Hi, I’m Sam. If we haven’t met yet, I am honored that you found your way here! Wow, what a journey it’s been, am I right?

Growing up in Washington State, USA, I was always surrounded by green—mountains, lakes, rivers, trees. I loved nature ever since I was young, spending as much time outside as I could. I’ve always been quite a traveler, wanting to see and do and experience as much as I can in this life. I never wanted to live a conventional life, it just wasn’t in the cards for me. I have been fortunate enough to see some of the most beautiful places in the world and meet some beautiful souls along the way and I believe to some extent that that is why I am here—the very rich human experience. But that comes with its trials and tribulations, ups and downs, and the vast range of emotions.

Entering adult life presented some challenging health issues that I mainly just learned to manage and deal with, even though I had always known that one day I would figure out a way to heal myself fully. Over time this drove me to not only become more conscious of what I was putting into my body, but also more conscious of what healing actually was and how it works. As my understanding grew, so did I, and I began working with many healers and healing modalities of all kinds—much of which took place during my time living in Mexico. This allowed me to have many powerful experiences including some very magical moments and also some very difficult ones too within my inner and outer worlds. Opening up, slowly and steadily. All of this paired with an evolving yoga practice and a new version of me began to emerge.

As time progressed, I realized that I too had gifts to share with the world (as do you) and that lead me to India in 2023 to take my first Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) based in Hatha and Ashtanga. After my return to the US, I began learning and studying Reiki and was initiated into the Holy Fire lineage with my teacher in Montana. I felt this energy immediately and worked with it more and more on a personal level. After moving to Santa Cruz in 2024, I studied with a teacher in a more classical Japanese lineage called Usui Reiki Ryoho where I received my Reiki master certification. This brought upon powerful shifts in me and I very much longed to share my voice. I still felt that I needed more training in yoga though before becoming a teacher. I then found a great local studio offering more well-rounded teacher trainings where I began to embody the practice and principles of yoga on a deeper level. I completed this Vinyasa/Breathwork based 200hr training in April of 2025 and began teaching classes.

After all of this, I still had so many questions about my body. Why can’t I access so many of these poses? Why do I feel like my body is still so tight and locked up in so many places?

Enter: Fascia and Fascial Maneuvers.

I had discovered the group called Human Garage a few years back, tried their “3 Day Reset”, and woah. I remember feeling a big release and not knowing how to describe it. But it was not the right time in my life to begin a new practice like that and I knew it. Fast forward about two years later and somehow it came back around. The timing was right and I was ready. I dove in head first and started learning about the body in a completely different way while experiencing it firsthand. I took their Fascial Maneuvers Coaching program and finished in September of 2025. It really feels like this practice includes the mind, body, and spirit and was the missing key for me.

As someone who has spent a lot of time up in their head, I needed practices to come back to the body and come back to the heart. I truly believe that allowing yourself to full inhabit your body is the best, most enlightening thing that you can do for yourself. The body holds so much wisdom and if we can calm the nervous system enough, the body will unwind and heal itself, allowing us to have access to so much more than we know. I now get to combine all of this knowledge, all of this training and experience, and help everyone as best that I can.

So here I am, offering you an invitation to join the healing journey with me. I can’t wait to connect with you!

Much love,

-Sam