Leader of the pack and an unruly teenager, starving for connection. Kicked out of 3 high schools and a boarding school.
1995DecLife took off in a different direction
#1 Australia Ranking
#10 World Ranking
1997Nov3 ACL reconstructions, 7 knee surgeries, 2 broken ankles, a fractured neck, broken shoulder, dislocated elbow, broken forearm, broken tailbone, broken thumb… after 7 years as a Professional Snowboarder I hung up my boots with a #2 Ranking and my best season yet.
2003FebOn one of my 9 pilgrimages to India, as a personal experiment, I went into a cave for weeks and practiced all aspects of yoga, in complete isolation. It was one of the most intriguing and magical experiences I have ever had.
MIND BLOWN.
2006JanDengue fever and typhoid at once. 3 weeks in a hospital in India with no one followed by an 18 month recovery. One of the most challenging and enlightening experiences of my life.
2010OctSuffered the greatest heartbreak, cried for months. Moved to California.
2010AprilOpportunity to share what I love with more people anywhere in the world on Gaiam TV.
2011NovAfter doing it all on my own for so long, I decided to get out of my comfort zone and be a part of the creation of Yoga Six. I served on the Executive Team for 5 years as the Chief Program Officer.
2011NovOn Thanksgiving morning, my partner Mike proposed and I said yes, a few months later we got married and very shortly after he left for his special operator training pipeline which was followed by multiple deployments.
2012JanAt TEDx. Telling my story and taking ownership was the final step of the healing process and forgiving myself for what turned out to be one of my greatest life lessons and learnings.
2012FebWe welcomed Aspen Gisele June 2nd, 2015 under a strawberry full moon.
2015JuneWith a desire to further support yoga teachers in their professional and personal growth I launched The Yoga Professional® Business + Personal Growth Incubator. A unique six-month implementation immersion that provides expert mentoring and step-by-step strategy to transform your career, your cashflow, and your life.⠀
After learning of being BRCA 2 positive, and a very dense history of cancer, I made the choice to undergo a series of elective preventative surgeries to minimize my chances of cancer, starting with an oophorectomy (removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries, which sent me straight into menopause at 39).
2017September
On January 5, 2018, I underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, the first of three to five surgeries to remove my breasts, surrounding tissue and reconstruct. It has been challenging, painful, breathtaking, and amazing all at the same time and I am right in the middle of it all and not yet out the other side. Wow – what a journey!
I navigated the most intense, traumatic year of my life as I chose to end my marriage and navigate divorce. The unbelievable support from those closest to me was incredible and I truly learned the depth of my own strength and resilience and the many, many gifts and insights that come alongside life’s biggest challenges. I am unbelievably grateful for the blessing of our daughter.
2020 LIFE IS FREAKING AWESOME!!
A farmer of awareness, planting little seeds in everybody. I continue to travel the world, share my gifts of leadership, entraprenuership, skillful living, and transformation.
LOVING IT!
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