My story
My life journey began as a gift…. The gift of a new born baby from my father to his sister. And so it was that my aunt who was living in Kenya when I was born, raised me for most of my childhood, in a culturally rich coastal town called Mombasa, until we moved to India. Mumbai’s chaos and vibrance colored my teenage years, and following high school I was catapulted to the United States where I studied the biomedical sciences in Boston. Soon after graduation, marriage brought me to New York City, where I built my life, with my husband. Here I raised two children, while simultaneously shaping my worldview and just beginning to learn who I truly am. I was searching for a steady mind, free from emotional reactivity, and one beautiful day I stumbled upon Compassion Cultivation Training. Through compassion I found the gift of self-awareness, inner peace, openness to give and receive. This in turn gave me the resilience to float more graciously (not aways, I still stumble sometimes!) through the ups and downs of daily life. With these new strengths I was able to find find my sense of purpose, and to live my best life, which for me is defined by a strong desire to share and help cultivate this inner joy, lasting joy, what I call SoulJOY!
Armed with SoulJOY, I want to help others to both find inner peace and to the next step of clarifying and finding their passion, their unique sense of purpose.
My Qualifications
- Introduction to Wholebeing Happiness, Wholebeing Institute
- Positive Psychology Coaching Fundamentals, Wholebeing Institute
- Certificate in Compassion Cultivation Training, Compassion Institute/CCARE at Stanford, Teacher Training
- Philosophical Perspectives of Compassion, Weiss, L. Compassion Institute
- Science of Compassion, McGonigal, K., Compassion Institute
- BS, Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Med, Boston University
Teaching Experience
I have facilitated over 20 compassion and mindfulness based programs, book discussion groups and meditations at various institutions including Tibet House US, Rubin Museum and other private and public institutions