Over 30 years ago I had my first breathwork experience and have returned to study, practise and become a breathwork facilitator over the last eight years.
In my experience breathwork is the most effective and efficient practice for transformation and healing. We all have experiences to heal from, limiting beliefs to let go of, and personal truths to reclaim. I’ve experienced this over and over again. Personal transformation is an evolutionary process, layer by layer, and for me breathwork has ceaselessly revealed truths, inner wisdom and my deep calm centre.
I am passionate and on a mission to support women leaders to cultivate presence, peace, and resilience so they can lead with clarity, calm and vitality.
When you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace.
~Author Unknown
My journey began with 18 years in the corporate world, where I held senior marketing and operations roles. Along the way, I earned a reputation as a rogue thinker — someone willing to challenge assumptions and bring innovative solutions forward. While that mindset didn’t always fit traditional corporate structures, it became the catalyst for my own unique entrepreneurial path.
In 2006, I created and launched Libre Tea, an innovative portable glass designed to solve loose tea ‘on the go’. The product grew, with e-commerce and over a 1000 retailers in North America, into a community of tea drinkers who valued tea moments – a moment to connect and reflect within the everyday mayhem. Building on that foundation, I expanded into wellness with Libre Inner Peace, and began teaching Somatic Stretch® classes and providing mindfulness/meditation experiences and resources.
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky, conscious breathing is my anchor.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
In 2017 I moved to California to access the market for growth of the glasses – yogi’s loved this glass:)
In California I encountered breathwork and Somatic Stretch® and over years of practise and training became certified in each of these modalities.
From my home studio in Vancouver I lead breathwork practises, meditation and Somatic Stretch classes both virtually and in person. A full weekly schedule is starting in November 2025.
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Across all these ventures, my focus is the same: to create tools, practices, and spaces where women leaders can pause, breathe, and reconnect with the clarity that fuels authentic leadership.
Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Below is a pic from our Somatic Stretch® retreat in the south of France
