A Bit About Me
When I was 28, I started having symptoms of "unwellness"--I was feeling tired and lethargic; my skin and hair were dry and I was gaining weight. I sought out medical care and was told that I was fine; I was just getting older, but they would test my thyroid. The tests came back normal and I was told that I needed to start exercising and eat healthier. As a fitness professional of 10 years at that point, I was doing all the right things already, so I knew there was something else going on. The next 3 years, I went back and got the same answer.
In 2007, I moved to St. Louis and went to the doctor when suffering from bronchitis. She asked me if I had ever had my thyroid checked. Frustrated, I told her that there was nothing wrong with my thyroid. She disagreed and I left with meds and a prescription for a thyroid ultrasound, which ultimately produced a diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Thanks to this doctor, I was able to be treated and cured.
Despite the cancer being gone and my numbers coming back fine, I still felt the same as I had when I first went in. When I told my endocrinologist I still didn't feel well, I was told to "get used to it" because it was going to be my "new normal." At that point, I realized that feeling well was going to be 100% my job. I started exploring many different forms of movement, and the one that did the trick was Qigong. Upon exploration, I found out that Medical Qigong can work on ALL systems of the body and help treat many symptoms of illness.
I was fortunate enough to start training with Grandmaster (GM) Michael Leone and his Master teachers of Zen Wellness in Avondale, AZ in 2013 and soon earned my 200-hour certification in 2014. In 2015, I opened Longevity Wellness Center, where I taught Qigong until March 2020, when my studio was ordered to close due to Covid. Through this whole time, I continued to train with GM Leone and earned my 500-hour teaching certification. I have been continuing my studies with GM Leone and am now offering 200 hour training for Zen Wellness as an affiliate teacher trainer. I have launched QiRoots Training in order to continue offering Qigong Classes in the St. Louis and St. Charles, MO area in various facilities.
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