I’ve always been a dancer at heart. I moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a career in dance after obtaining an undergraduate degree in psychology and dance from the University of Connecticut. One sunny morning I was up on my toes in dance class when I felt a bone in my right foot snap. Although I didn’t know it at the time, that “snap” changed the entire trajectory of my life. Recovery from the foot fracture led me to Physical Therapy. And when my foot continued to hurt long after the bone had healed, I tried acupuncture. Both experiences would lead me to my life’s work.

My experience receiving Physical Therapy led me to achieve a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy, with distinction, from Sargent College of Allied Health Professions at Boston University in 1986. Over the years I have helped hundreds of people regain health and function in rehabilitation hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, home care and senior day care centers. My last years in Boston were spent in my busy private practice, East Meets West Physical Therapy and as adjunct faculty at Simmons College in the Graduate School for Physical Therapy. I moved to California in 2005 where I worked in home care until I opened my current private practice, Comforting Hands Physical Therapy, in 2011.

My experience receiving acupuncture led me to the study and practice of Zero Balancing. My acupuncturist occasionally used Zero Balancing during my acupuncture sessions. I became curious and took my first class in 1992. I have been studying and exploring complementary and eastern-based therapies ever since. I became a Certified Zero Balancer in 2000. I was accepted into the 2-year Zero Balancing Teacher Training and joined the Zero Balancing faculty in 2004. I continued my teacher training, earning certifications to teach 3 certification level advanced classes as well as the entire Zero Balancing Expanded curriculum. I also designed and teach the Kinesthetic Signatures curriculum. 

In service, I became the Director of the Zero Balancing Certification Program beginning in 2007 and was invited to join the Zero Balancing Health Association Board of Directors, where I served from 2014 to 2022.