Welcome and congratulations on making it this far – reaching out for support is a major victory when life seems challenging and confusing with so many options out there.  I am happy that you are here.

Long-term sobriety has gifted me with personal knowledge of the path of recovery and the wealth of tools available and my role is to guide, reflect, motivate and empower you to be the best you can be in this moment.  Few enter sobriety gracefully so having an ally and a coach on your team can make the world of difference.  It is imperative to create a safe space for you to explore options, clarify your intentions, learn tools for self-care, and process your experience and that is why being a good fit is key.  This is important on so many levels because safety (trust) allows our inner doors to open and our shadow parts to be revealed and come in to the light.  I will meet you where you are at, to move towards a new way of being – to experience your SELF in a WHOLE new way and to move from survive to thrive.

​​My personal recovery from 25 years of alcohol and drug addiction has consisted of many modalities and my belief is there is no one way to finding peace within.  After a couple of years in AA, I explored plant medicine work (Aya, San Pedro, Peyote, Ketamine, Kambo, Bufo, Microdosing) as well as Family Constellations and other modalities which allowed transformational symbiotic relationships to occur.  The 12 Steps radically changed my world and yet, I intuitively knew that there were new depths for me to explore in other ways.  We can explore these options together to reveal your path of recovery and discovery using somatic practices, breathing techniques, talking and whatever magic arises when your nervous system exhales and spaciousness occurs.

My deepest wish is to witness your journey to wellness and the areas that I focus on are addiction, anxiety, depression and trauma recovery.  Helping folks with preparation and integration for psychedelic medicine experiences is also a passion of mine so that the greatest benefits and insights can be gleaned to support you to move forward with long lasting shifts in your life and way of being.

And what makes my world go around?  Well, I am a nomad and currently travel between Nelson, BC, Canada and San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico.  I am blessed to lead two trauma-informed (slow flow) yoga classes in Lo de Marcos in high season and work in-person in recovery retreats in Yelapa and San Miguel Allende.  When I settle, my dream is to live in a tree house and that’s when I can finally have my own dog again. I love riding my bike, swimming in the ocean, tasting new cuisine (I used to own and operate an amazing restaurant in my other life) and dancing.  I simply love to dance.  Next winter, my goal is to learn how to surf and to ride the waves of the ocean and life with as much grace and humility as I can.

Wishing you goodness, peace and harmony until we meet again                                                                                   Tisana