About Leslie

As a seeker and a mystic, my personal journey of self-discovery has been through deep investigation into the dimensions of consciousness, archetypes and alchemy. I am passionate about exploring the realms of non-ordinary reality and subtle energy for guidance and healing. This informs the purpose of my work in compassionate service supporting the collective awakening in communion with mother Earth, and all that is alive. I believe in the power of story, myth and archetypes to strengthen inner intelligence. Initiated as a Shamanic practitioner, an Usui Reiki Master, sound practitioner and Psychotherapist, I believe in the holistic healing power of ancient ritual practices interwoven with Western psychology.

Non-ordinary reality has been a presence in my life since I was a child. Beyond daydreaming, at night, the walls and ceiling of my room would spontaneously pixilate into millions of light particles and then infinitely expand, my body expanding and floating into this space. I didn’t know that this was the experience of the quantum field, of non-duality.

At those moments, what I did feel was my true Self, and hope beyond words. A hope that was a much needed peaceful oasis as a child.That experience has been a guiding force throughout my life.

My desire to intentionally touch this magical, non-ordinary place never waned leading me to delve into the universal mysteries of Eastern and Western spirituality, to learn from First Nations peoples, to journey to the mythic and mystic lands of England, Scotland and Ireland immersing in their powerful energies. I’ve immersed with breath and stillness into sacred cold water in the Netherlands. From the Andes to the Amazon jungle, I gathered in sacred ceremony with Shamanic lineage keepers and Curanderas on their ancestral lands for teachings and healings.

My graduate academic training is from Columbia University, University of Rochester and University at Buffalo. I am grateful to all of my mentors throughout the world; Nan Moss, Marvin Skorman, Monique Lang, Wim Hof, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Reyes, Sri Mati, and many others, who have selflessly shared their wisdom with me for my personal growth and healing and that of the collective. I honor them all with deep love and gratitude.