I have been a seeker of sorts my entire life. I have spent countless years following an intuition somewhere deeply embedded within me that ushered me forward. My path was messy, unclear, and quite troubled. It was this way because my inner world was messy, unclear, and troubled. Through trial and error and a well of suffering, angst, and self-pity, I had a few wake-up calls that brought me out of my victimization and into conscious choiceful living.
I was deeply humbled in the darkest of my days. 
​I also held a lot of joy in my life, but the undercurrent of my inner landscape had a darkness to it that eventually tainted all of my most intimate relationships. I did not know how to receive love, and for a long time, my goal was not to love but to be loved. Like so many of us, I was looking for completion somewhere outside of myself only to be led back to my center. And once I was led there I realized how much I had neglected and not known the truth of my being, of my own needs, of my desires, of my fears and dreams. I was quite exhausted at my turning point with just how much work would be necessary for me to come into mental health and healthy relating.

​I cannot change the past. I did not know what I know now, about myself, about relating, about accountability and about curiosity.
What I can do is have compassion, empathy and space for the parts of me that in their deep grief burned bridges and connections.
What I can do now is slow down and feel into what I am needing at any given moment to feel safe so that I may not project my fears onto the world around me.
What I can do is know my triggers, and coping mechanisms and articulate them in a way that brings me closer to those I love and myself. ​

I can tell you about all of the education I have received, the trainings, the certifications, the programs, the retreats, and the therapy but what has shifted my life's direction is my desire.
My true desire to be a better person, a better lover, and a kinder and more responsible human within the global ecosystem.
That is what finally brought about change. Once I saw the suffering I was perpetuating within myself, and its effect on those closest to me I dove into "The Work." I have been on this journey for a lifetime, but in the last several years it has been my guiding light. My lighthouse.

Here I am on the other side of my victimization with an objective in this life to help others come out of theirs.
May I be a resource, a tool, a guide to assisting others to come back home to themselves,
to their center, to their truth, to love over illusion. 
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We live in a multiplicity of worlds... some clouded by novelty, indecisiveness, selfishness, and illusion.
And some full of devotion, love, truth, and adventure.
We have choice with how we want to spend our precious moments here.
I choose the path of love, and I hope to assist others on a similar path within themselves.
May I be useful in this life to shedding light in the darkest places and help people gain the strength to take back the power in their lives.
​We all need a helping hand at times, so here is mine.​

​​"If you have ever rooted for me, ever,
Thank you.
If you have not, and I truly mean this,
I love you.
I am rooting for you."

​"If you imagine someone who is brave enough to withdraw all his projections, then you get an individual who is conscious of a pretty thick shadow. Such a man has saddled himself with new problems and conflicts. He has become a serious problem to himself, as he is now unable to say that they do this or that, they are wrong, and they must be fought against… Such a man knows that whatever is wrong in the world is in himself, and if he only learns to deal with his own shadow he has done something real for the world. He has succeeded in shouldering at least an infinitesimal part of the gigantic, unsolved social problems of our day." -- Carl Jung

QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
Black Swan 200 Hour Hatha Vinyasa YTT
Denise Payne and One Song 300 Hour Advanced YTT
Sri Gaia Institute 200 Hour YTT
Trauma-Informed Yin Yoga Training with Angela Jervis 5o Hour YTT
The Practice: Tantra Training with Octavio Salado 50 Hour YTT
Gabriel Sol Kula Tantra 6 week Training
Abandonment & Rejection Training with Gabor Mate
Anatomy of Emotions 4 week program with Janet Stone
From Trauma to Dharma with Hakomi Institute 
Introduction to Hakomi Therapy 
Yoga For Trauma Y4T 8 week training with Lisa Danylchuk
Trauma-Informed Plant & Animal Medicine Facilitator 8 week Training with Atira Tan
Theta Healing Therapist Training with Hen Rotem
NARM INSTITUTE - Nueroaffective Relational Model Trauma Informed Therapy 6 month Training
Somatic Sex Educator Level 1 Training 5 week training 
Internal Family Systems Level 1 Practioner 
Death Doula - Going With Grace Certification

TESTIMONIALS

Kia ora Echo,
Thanks so much for this!! It feel so good to have completed it. It really has been a great journey and I feel I have I have finally set my spiritual and holistic foundation for myself. I feel more grounded in who I am as a being. Not just Amber, flesh and blood, but the whole me. Boundless energy flowing in and around me. Connection. I've come home to myself. The most exciting thing is that this has come about through subtle shifts and I know that this is just the beginning. I know that I will continue to evolve and grow. I have learnt through this course that subtleties are just as exiting as big bangs. That it takes time, stillness and patience to feel and see what is needed and what is growing within and round us.
I am also so happy with the foundation of knowledge and tools I have gained from this course. I found it rather stressful and hard but I feel incredible knowing that I did it and it was worth all the late nights and practice and study. The information is essential and I now have a deeper insight and understanding of my practice and the beauty of all the yoga is.
-Amber (New Zealand)

What this training brought to me is a deeper understanding of what yoga really means and is able to bring into experience, besides doing asanas. I gained a better body feeling while doing the asanas and a more aligned connection to breathing. Learning about breathing techniques was a revelation to me. Breathing helps me in many situations now to stay focused and see the benefit in all that is happening. I once more realized I do not need any external Gods to worship. I am not looking for a religion. I understand the Gods we learned about as our own trades of character we can acknowledge and deal with  to be in better harmony and equilibrium with ourselves. Yin Yoga helped me especially with my back pain. I also can use it with the people I
work with and help them with relief. I am grateful for reminding me of Nonviolent Communication. I consider it as an
important tool in daily work and meeting people. I experience relationships to become
more valuable, understanding and people more lovable.
- Camilla (Germany)

Echo's 200 Hr Teacher training truly changed my life and has allowed me to pursue my dream of being able to teach yoga to others and has inspired me to continue to delve deeper into this incredible practice. Yoga is so much more than our asana practice, there is so much wisdom to be learnt in the ancient teachings of yoga. Echo as a teacher is truly inspirational, you can see the knowledge and passion for yoga that passes through her. She is kind and loving, and equally strong and wise; I am truly grateful for the time she spent curating this training. The course is set out in such an easy-to-follow day-to-day schedule, with classes, lectures and homework, which made it so much easier to time manage and keep up with the course material. I highly recommend anyone who is wanting to teach yoga or even just learn more about yoga or themselves to sign up and embark on this journey. 
-Anna Lisa ( Australia)


​Echo has been such a beautiful source of joy and inspiration in my life. Enrolling in her Tantra workshops and later her Full Circle Yoga Teacher Training has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Her teachings are truly transformative, be it in a yoga class, a meditation circle or even a YTT lecture, she has a way around words and poetry that makes you connect deeper to yourself and take in the experience fully. I came into this Yoga Teacher Training to learn how to teach yoga and I came out of it learning how to live my yoga and how to be a better communicator, yogi and person in general. The depth of the program astounded me. I can’t imagine a more complete program, I would recommend it to everyone. Forever in my heart. 
Big hug, 
Imane (Morocco)
 
‘Meeting Echo for the first time was like meeting an old familiar friend. She is someone that sees the true potential in others, and brings that joyful feeling back into the individual through movement experiences, friendship, play, guidance, trust, and creativity. She has the quality of planting seeds of Yes, I am, and I will into others and no doubt delights in seeing the fruit of people with newfound, fresh belief in themselves. She is a leader of change.
Josh Fergus  (New South Wales)

My very first experience with a Yoga class of any kind was because of this beautiful spirit. Echo took me in and showed me a world that I have come to love beyond measure. From the moment that first class ended, I knew I was hooked, forever. Echo has been my guide and mentor in Yoga and travel for the last 3 years and she has become like a little sister to me. Echo is a Wildling at heart. One of the most free spirits I have ever met, and I have met a few! The guidance and attention she provides in each class is beautiful and serene. From a peaceful Yin flow to a balancing act of Jivamukti and the hot flowing Yang energy of Vinyasa, Echo has created her own dynamic, and beautiful movements based upon hours of study and self-love. I am honored to say that I will be taking my 200 hour course with her in 2019 in the beautiful country of Guatemala. Being a teacher of my own is something that she has long seen within me and that it has taken a long time to see fully within myself. Her guidance and love have always been there for me and I can never thank her enough for everything! Much Love Little Sister! Namaste!
John Stebbins (Texas)
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Echo is an uplifting and inspiring teacher. Her good spirits are infectious and her big smile too. Her teachings are very deep and playful at the same time, which make for a lovely combination when practicing with her. She is as devoted to the practice of yoga, as one can be. Don't miss out on her.
Frederikke Elisabeth-Kragh Thøsing (Denmark)

I had the pleasure of taking Echo’s classes at a kitesurfing camp in Sri Lanka. She was absolutely awesome, designing each class specifically for the needs of Kite surfers and mixing it up every day so it was never repetitive. She’d always clearly explain each posture so you rarely had to look up to check if you were doing something right. She gave the more advanced guys (not me!) harder variations and would kindly correct you if you were doing it wrong. I would love to take classes with her again. She also has a Spotify playlist to die for!  
Sarah Hughes (Mannar, Sri Lanka)
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"I was never really interested in yoga but because of Echo's enthusiasm, I gave it a try. Really enjoyed her lessons. With patience and respect, she lets you find your own limits. After leaving Sri Lanka I started watching her instruction videos on YouTube. I really recommend them as well. 
Hope to meet Echo again soon. An inspirational, enthusiastic, funny and good person." 
6 stars out of 5.
Matteo (The Netherlands)