My roots are in the Arizona desert and I often refer to myself as a desert rat. While I grew up in this beautiful place, I enjoy getting away in the summer months and often migrate up to the cool pines of the Arizona mountains, the beautiful waters off San Diego on the West Coast and now am spending full summers at our eighty acre sanctuary on Nanticoke Creek in Upstate New York on the East Coast.

I am a high achieving first born. In my 20’s and 30’s, I tried to be super everything to everyone by working day and night. I robbed my body of rest and experienced burnout and a failed first marriage. I survived a debilitating illness, the tragic loss of my only sister and the end of a 15 year marriage within a few months of each other. Loss and limitations have taught me the value of fresh perspectives and precious moments. I expect miracles everyday. I live my life with gratitude and with the expectation that the possibilities are endless. Now I have a heart to encourage others to discover their own peaceful potential, and to balance their lives for inner peace, total health, and rich relationships.

I worked in the accounting industry for 20 years before focusing on meditation, coaching, art and writing. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a degree in Family and Human Development and Gender Studies, I became a certified  Coach and Hypnotherapist, and launched my private practice in 2006. With a desire to reach more women, I expanded my practice to include group meditation classes and vision board workshops in 2011, and in 2014 an opportunity arose to make a even larger impact in the community, so in 2015 on Valentine’s Day  I opened the multifaceted, and exceptionally curated, Alis Living Lifestyle Boutique in Scottsdale, Arizona.   Organic fashion, local art, artisan jewelry, organic skin care, and sustainable home goods were intentionally curated, and as an integral part of the boutique, a dream team of local holistic teachers, artists, writers, and organic farms and chefs shared their experience and knowledge in meditation, mindful art, home crafting, and organic cooking.