About My Music
I have loved singing for as long as I can remember. My original
training was in acting, and it was in BFA and MFA theatre programs
that I received much of my vocal training. In 1978, during what
turned out to be my last year of acting training, I had some
powerful spiritual experiences that disrupted and powerfully
changed the direction of my life.
Over time, my interest in healing, consciousness and the spiritual
realms of life became so compelling that I gave up acting as my path.
I was inspired to study transpersonal psychology, and received a
master's degree from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in
Menlo Park, California in 1984.
I moved to Santa Fe in 1985, married Richard and gave birth to my children
in 1985 and 1989. I spent years singing my children to sleep, with a repertoire
of chants I had learned at ITP, songs I made up, and traditional lullabies
that I loved. In 1991, while singing to Mischa one night, I had a clear
and dramatic inspiration come to me: “Consider the possibility that
the songs you sing to your children could be a gift to adults who were never
sung to ...". That was the seed that flowered into “Songs For
The Inner Child” and began a powerful and deeply fulfilling new direction
in my life. Songs For The Inner Child was released in 1992, and my three
other CD’s released between 1995 and 2007.
Being inspired to combine my love of singing with my deep interest in healing
and the journey of spiritual awakening has been a profound gift in
my life. The creation of each CD has been its own rigorous process that challenged
me to grow, heal and become more conscious, contributing deeply to
my own spiritual journey. That the songs have gifted so many people around
the world has been a truly awesome experience for me, one that has completely
fulfilled a deep and abiding desire to be useful and make a real contribution
to the world. You can read more about people's experiences of my songs in
their Stories posted
on my website.
I am also a writer, spiritually oriented coach and consultant, offering
insights and support through my life
path profiles and private sessions
I do in person or by phone. My music, life path profiles and private sessions
are all offered with the intent of deepening self-acceptance, inner peace,
and trust that we live in a spiritual universe and all is well.
That’s some of my story. If there's more you'd like to know about me
and my work, there's a lovely article that was written about me in 2004. If
you have a specific question, please feel free to
write
to me and ask. I answer
all e-mail that comes to me as soon as I am able.
