I spent my early years moving between the lush, vibrant tropics of Kerala, India, and the stark, sunbaked cityscapes of the Middle East. That nomadic childhood — with its contrasts of rich green and arid dust — planted within me a sense of awe and a quiet longing for belonging. It set me on a lifelong journey to discover what it means to be rooted, to be present, and to feel at home wherever life takes me.

In 2007, I found my way to Northern California, on the ancestral lands of the Patwin-Wintun people — and here, I stayed. I raised a family and committed to a life of contemplation: of art, yoga, and Insight meditation. Over the years, as my practice matured, I felt a calling to share teachings that had quietly transformed my life. This led me to pursue a 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training through the Himalayan Institute and certification of Buddhist Chaplaincy through the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley. Two decades of steady mindfulness, self-inquiry, and silent retreats have nurtured a deep reverence for the human mind — its boundless capacity for love, as well as its intrinsic pull toward suffering.

As a somatic practitioner certified in the Hakomi method and the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach, and a chaplain intern at Kaiser Permanente’s Spiritual Care team, I hold the belief that all living systems carry inherent wisdom. There is a natural, unspoken yearning within each of us for healing — an intuitive understanding of what we need to return to balance.

I am also honored to serve with the Davis Forest School, the Davis Yoga Collective and the Prison Yoga Project. Whether with a group or one-on-one, my life's work is to help cultivate a way of living that is awake, aware, and deeply connected — to ourselves, to each other, and to the world beyond.