I grew up in rural Oregon, where music, nature and a natural inclination toward spirituality marked my earliest years.  I always have, and always will, consider my life a spiritual journey.  My music reflects my deep-seeded need to reconnect with my inner divine nature.

My grandmother was a piano teacher and started me on music at a very young age. Singing was my true passion.  In my pre-teens I became interested in the guitar, which I began to play and then to use as a vehicle for songwriting and performing. 

As a teenager I was introduced to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and meditation.  I became a life-long member of  Self Realization Fellowship  www.yogananda-srf.org, the organization he personally founded to carry on His work,  My spiritual practice and membership in SRF have seen me through the many ups and downs of my life.  Young adulthood brought me marriage, and the birth of my one child, who was diagnosed with Autism.   When my son was several years old his father and I divorced and I enrolled in the music program at Boise State University, with a dual emphasis in jazz guitar and music education.

Throughout my life, I have continued to write music and perform in a variety of bands.  I have played and performed nearly every style of music at one time or another. Over the years,  arthritis in my hands has made it harder and harder for me to play guitar.  At present, I play piano and keyboard, sing and write songs. 

In 2000, I enrolled in the Boise State University Master of Education program where I got a degree with a focus on music as an early childhood intervention.  When I completed the Masters Degree I decided to continue my studies, in pursuit of a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. My primary concern at that time was the injustice created by taking music and the other arts out of public schools and making them a privilege experienced only by those who are financially fortunate, and the effect this has of stiffling the imagination.  As a part of my dissertation I wrote songs but I also wrote children’s stories, autobiographic narratives and poetry.

I successfully defended my dissertation in 2004 and relocated home to the Pacific Northwest, where for several years I was the Music and Educational Director for a residential addiction recovery program for teenage boys.  In my work there I used music, writing, drama and meditation to inspire the young men to draw on their strengths and continue their educations. In 2008 I was forced to give up full time teaching and performing because of health challenges.  

I am now self employed as a singer/songwriter, performer and teacher.  I have one recorded album, This Dream, which can be purchases through CD Baby. I currently live with my husband (also my number one fan!) and our three pets. We share a common love of the spiritual life, meditation, music, and Indian arts and culture. We are activiely involved with the SRF group near our home, and have dedicated our lives to spiritual work.  My son is now an adult and lives at Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch, in Arizona, a wonderful residential program for adults with Autism. www.rmr.org