I first came across Umbanda in 2012 at a gathering called Condor and Eagle in Brazil, where Indigenous traditions from across the North and South American tribes were sharing their traditional ways. That’s where I discovered Umbanda an Afro-Brazilian lineage based in African cosmology, and my soul just gravitated towards it. So I kept going back year after year.

Over the years that followed, I studied the lineage, learned from the people around me, and built relationships within the traditions. For a long time, it was simply part of my own life. I wasn’t thinking about where it would take me. Eventually, that changed. My relationship with the lineage became part of the work I share with other people today.

One of the things I love about Umbanda is how somatic it is. You don’t just sit and think about your experience. You participate with your whole body, through movement. That has always made sense to me. We spend a lot of time trying to think our way through life. Sometimes another way in is through the body — through movement, rhythm, breath, sound and simply being present with other people.

Kambo came into my life later. I had known about it for years, but becoming a facilitator wasn’t something I had planned. My experience with Umbanda shaped the way I came to Kambo — with reverence for the practice and an understanding of how important connection is: to yourself, to your body, and to the responsibility of holding space for someone else’s experience. My approach is gentle and attentive.

Alongside this work, I’ve spent years studying the patterns that shape how we relate to ourselves and other people. This eventually became the foundation for my work in integration — helping people understand their own patterns, develop self-trust, and stop abandoning themselves.

Training & Lineage

• Initiation and ongoing training within the Umbanda lineage under Obaluaiê and Omolú
• Trauma-Informed Somatic Integration — ICF and CPD accredited
• Kambo facilitation training under Nadine Purdy, founder of Kambo Casita
• Ongoing study in positive psychology and post-traumatic growth

My work has been shaped by formal training, years of practice, and the people and traditions I’ve had the privilege of learning from.