She has degrees in Ecology and Fine Arts and an MFA Creative Writing from Louisiana State University. Her writing has been published by Shambhala Press and her visual design work has found homes with small businesses such as the Baker Heirloom Seed Company. She is a student of Lama Surya Das, a practitioner of Waking Down in Mutuality and has been trained by non dual teacher Scott Kiloby. She has practiced many limbs of yoga including hatha for the past 20 years, until a back injury left her meditating more and bending less.