RESOURCES

​Acupuncturists Outside of the Seattle Area:
As with any healthcare provider, it is important to contact the practitioner directly and determine if their services meet your particular needs.

Boise, Idaho:
Peter and Jennifer Games at Acupuncture Boise: (208) 377-1455, 6550 W. Emerald Street, Suite 112 Boise, ID 83704

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho:
Dr. Jerry Bailey at Lakeside Holistic Health: (208) 758-0568, 518 North 4th Street - Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

Spokane, Washington:
Laura Biem at Wolf Chiropractic Clinic:(509) 892-9800, 15404 East Springfield Avenue - Suite 100, Spokane Valley, WA 99037

Acupuncturists We Support: 
Black Acupuncturist Association is a network of African Diasporic Acupuncture Medicine practitioners around the US and Canada. They are a visionary organization, seeking to educate, amplify, and connect through a lens of equity. 

​Yoga Teachers Outside of the Seattle Area:
As with any healthcare provider, it is important to contact the practitioner directly and determine if their services meet your particular needs.

Boise, Idaho:
Brittany McConnell, B.A., RYT at Desert Bloom Yoga: (208) 918-1136
Kendra Womack Ickes, RYT, at Muse Yoga

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho:
Karen Sprute Francovich at Garden Street Yoga: (208) 660-9746

Troy, Montana:
Tyann Hermes, RYT at Shakti Soul: (406) 295-5237

My Yoga Teachers:
Key teachers who have guided my practice include:

Patricia Berger: One of my first teachers, she continues to shape my practice and philosophy to this day. She opened my eyes to the understanding that “the real world” isn’t something separate from yoga and meditation, but is an intrinsic part of it. Yoga is not just asana on the mat; the principles of the practice permeate everything we do.  

Mimi Kuo, Robyn Wexler, and Matthew Cohen: through studying with them in Beijing, China I came to understand what it means to “play at the edge” of one’s physical capacity as well as how to teach with intelligence and compassion. They also taught me that Hatha yoga and other Asian physical arts, such as qigong, have a natural synergy and can play off one another within the same practice.   

Donna Farhi: through her books, seminars and workshops she has taught me that it is possible – and sometimes preferable – to explore yoga asana independently of everything but the cues from one's own senses. To create a pose out of what feels appropriate in one’s body is as important as following a teacher’s instruction. 

Denise Benitez, Rainey and Karen Sprute-Francovich: Former and currently Certified Anusara teachers in Seattle and Idaho, respectively, who continue to provide structure to my deep dive into the history of yoga, its philosophy, and its modern manifestation. Jen Harbour, who also teaches at Garden Street Yoga, is an Anusara Inspired teacher and is currently assisting me down the winding, challenging road of Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand). ​

Other Resources
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Biodynamic Association: Beyond organics, this organization promotes a spiritual, ethical, and ecological approach to agriculture, food production, and nutrition.

High Falls Garden: A domestic non-profit working to restore authentic plant medicine to North America, including the cultivation of many of the herbs used in Chinese medicine.

End of Life Planning: We only do it once, so it is important to get everything in order to make the transition less about logistics and more about the celebration of a life well lived.  

Here are two resource I have found helpful in planning: Gyst and The Conversation Project.