My search for truth began as a child, a believer in magic, I was convinced that there was something mystical surrounding me. An energy untaught, but deeply felt. The wind speaking to my bones. The trees dancing in the breeze. A giggle from a sparrow as I look up at the vast sky above. I began to lose faith in the words of the adults around me, prescribing definitions of 'reality' that did not align with what I sensed.
In early adolescence, I was confronted with my gender and sexuality. Developing crushes on boys had my heart and body entangled with desire, timidness and shame. I felt an excruciating resistance with the gender I was given, and any attempt to flamboyantly dance or frolic was met with judgment, projected fear, and suppression. Femininity leaking out from every direction, I was in conflict with who I wanted to be and who I thought I had to be. At 17, I was at a crossroads — End it now, or take the risk of living in pursuit of a life aligned with my truth. So, as most teenagers do, I began to rebel, expressing myself through freakishly feminine fashion and makeup. Freedom and shame danced in my stomach.
In college, I was drawn to psychedelics, reconnected with the magic I experienced as a child, touching the pulse of my soul’s purpose. Experiences of psychosis, dissolution, and hopelessness guided me to begin HRT and the path of Yoga. At 20, I received the language for what I was experiencing and as my hormones were shifting, I had the sacred container of asana to hold my inner transformation. I dove into my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Our Echo (Full Circle: The Art of Being Whole) in 2025. After completing my training, I was guided to the path of Karma Yoga, devoting my energy to serve others. I have been volunteering with various aligned projects, emptying myself of the ego's expectations, desires, and seeking nature.
Through deep self intimacy, I have been gifted the space to create, and transform the way I show up in the world. I am being initiated. I am painting. I am praying. I am sharing my voice. I am in the midst of transformation, and I surrender to what is unfolding.