Dana's Story
Dana is an intuitive being who utilizes several modalities to assist patients and clients to achieve a state of vibrant wellness. Born and raised in New York, she was introduced to holistic practices at a young age, learning Qi Gong from her grandmother and attending Macrobiotic summer camp. Her connection to nature's kingdom was powerful, even as a young girl, she was always drawn to plants and animals. Dana also became aware of imbalance at an early age, watching her grandmother move deeper into Alzheimer’s as she aged, and her mother experience forms of alcoholism and depression.
First Stop, Movie Business
Dana initially resisted the call towards healing. With a respected psychiatrist as a father and coming from a long line of physicians, she majored in psychology at the University of Arizona, but found the methodology of diagnosis, too limiting. After college, she wanted to travel and see the world, so she gravitated to the film industry for several years of traveling, found herself partying, shopping, working around the clock and generally losing her self in the alternate reality that show business can create.
The Life Changing Adventure
On New Year’s Eve 1999/2000, while celebrating with friends in a remote village in Mexico, Dana fell from a deck onto her head, sustaining a serious injury but more importantly, the beginning of her spiritual awakening. Traditional healers from the village took her in, and when she recovered, she knew that her life path had taken a turn.
Dana is an intuitive being who utilizes several modalities to assist patients and clients to achieve a state of vibrant wellness. Born and raised in New York, she was introduced to holistic practices at a young age, learning Qi Gong from her grandmother and attending Macrobiotic summer camp. Her connection to nature's kingdom was powerful, even as a young girl, she was always drawn to plants and animals. Dana also became aware of imbalance at an early age, watching her grandmother move deeper into Alzheimer’s as she aged, and her mother experience forms of alcoholism and depression.
First Stop, Movie Business
Dana initially resisted the call towards healing. With a respected psychiatrist as a father and coming from a long line of physicians, she majored in psychology at the University of Arizona, but found the methodology of diagnosis, too limiting. After college, she wanted to travel and see the world, so she gravitated to the film industry for several years of traveling, found herself partying, shopping, working around the clock and generally losing her self in the alternate reality that show business can create.
The Life Changing Adventure
On New Year’s Eve 1999/2000, while celebrating with friends in a remote village in Mexico, Dana fell from a deck onto her head, sustaining a serious injury but more importantly, the beginning of her spiritual awakening. Traditional healers from the village took her in, and when she recovered, she knew that her life path had taken a turn.
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The Education & Expansion
The first step was to earn an Associate’s Degree in medical and five element massage from the Swedish Massage Institute, deepening her understanding of the body and human anatomy. While bodywork is an integral part of her work, Dana felt that she had more to offer and began studying Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, CA. In the midst of her acupuncture training, she deepened her personal yoga practice by completing a yoga teacher training program with Saul David Raye. It was here she began diving into the subtle bodies – the energetic, emotional, and spiritual layers that the practice of yoga seeks to align. She received her acupuncture license in 2007 and began to practice throughout the Los Angeles area, blending all of the healing traditions integrated experiences to meet each individual within their needs.
The first step was to earn an Associate’s Degree in medical and five element massage from the Swedish Massage Institute, deepening her understanding of the body and human anatomy. While bodywork is an integral part of her work, Dana felt that she had more to offer and began studying Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, CA. In the midst of her acupuncture training, she deepened her personal yoga practice by completing a yoga teacher training program with Saul David Raye. It was here she began diving into the subtle bodies – the energetic, emotional, and spiritual layers that the practice of yoga seeks to align. She received her acupuncture license in 2007 and began to practice throughout the Los Angeles area, blending all of the healing traditions integrated experiences to meet each individual within their needs.
The Sacred in Everyday Life
Dana embarked on yet another level of her journey as a healer in 2006, when she was introduced to the indigenous shamanic traditions of Peru and began an apprenticeship with the Celestial mountain spirits of the Andes. She has completed two journeys to the Andes and is currently immersed in a deep process of inner work that informs her work as a healer and a human on many levels. Dana walks the world recognizing the Sacred in everyday life. She has been taught how to hold a powerful healing space, and to recognize her function as a vessel of the healing process itself. She believes in empowering the individual to invest and take responsibility for there own healing with guidance and support.
The Integration
Through her work with the physical, emotional, and mental patterning, Dana promotes self-acceptance and self-love, and wholeness. Cleansing and purifying the body and mind may also be included as one works with Dana. This sets the stage for inner awakening and for consciousness to expand, as we need strong healthy bodies to go deeper within. This process gently yet powerfully supports the client to make the needed changes within their own lives to support the healing and growth.
Dana embarked on yet another level of her journey as a healer in 2006, when she was introduced to the indigenous shamanic traditions of Peru and began an apprenticeship with the Celestial mountain spirits of the Andes. She has completed two journeys to the Andes and is currently immersed in a deep process of inner work that informs her work as a healer and a human on many levels. Dana walks the world recognizing the Sacred in everyday life. She has been taught how to hold a powerful healing space, and to recognize her function as a vessel of the healing process itself. She believes in empowering the individual to invest and take responsibility for there own healing with guidance and support.
The Integration
Through her work with the physical, emotional, and mental patterning, Dana promotes self-acceptance and self-love, and wholeness. Cleansing and purifying the body and mind may also be included as one works with Dana. This sets the stage for inner awakening and for consciousness to expand, as we need strong healthy bodies to go deeper within. This process gently yet powerfully supports the client to make the needed changes within their own lives to support the healing and growth.
Most influenced by and in deep gratitude to:
- Dr. David Chan and Dr. Yvonne Farrell from the linage of Jeffery Yuan of the Jade Purity school.
- Dr. Mikio Sankey the founder of Esoteric Acupuncture.
- Saul David Raye’s teachings of Holistic yoga.
- Restorative Yoga with Judith Laseter
- The Golden Eagle, the Celestial masters, Juan Ruiz and the Pneuma System of Awakening
- Tantric Yoga in Divine Mother tradition, with Sri Shankaracharya.
- Bhakti Kriya Initiation
- Dr. Peeble's channeled guidance and wisdom teachings.
- Peruvian Andian Cosmology. The blessed teachings of Pachamama and the Apus. A special thank you to Jeffery Wuim of the Heart of the Matter.
- My family, I am forever grateful to them, immediate and extended, Soul and Blood, past and future, for all there their love, support and life teachings.
"Dana has this gentle, yet mindful way about her that I haven't been able to find from other practitioners. You know you're being treated by a Doctor, but her peaceful inner being shines all over me. From the times that I've been in pain from a wrist injury to being 2 weeks overdue with my baby, Dana knew just the right things to do to make my experience calm, relaxing and most importantly healing."
- Catherine McCord of weelicious.com
