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Hi, I’m Monica. Transitions are my super power.

 

I am a Facilitator of Transformation in service of collective liberation and love.

The in-between times of my life have inspired some of my greatest insights and healing. When I was seventeen, my father came out to me as a transgender woman and started a process of gender transition. In her commitment to becoming her true self, my dad taught me an invaluable lesson about the incredible gift of personal evolution. Her courage inspired my own lifelong journey of authenticity and curiosity.

Eventually, I made my way to San Francisco to create a resource guide for people with trans parents and crack open the possibilities of what life could be. My spiritual sensibilities had been strong since childhood, but through the clarifying transition into my 30s, I shed countless beliefs that had kept me from pursuing my calling as a healer and teacher. In the following years, I completed a 2-year Clairvoyant Training at Psychic Horizons School of Meditation and Healing, and became a Minister of the Church of Natural Grace. I also completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Tree San Francisco and Relax and Renew® Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Judith Hanson Lasater.

Fifteen years later, I continue to cultivate a deep relationship with spirit and the cycles beyond the human realm, reveling in the wisdom and metamorphosis made available through embodied presence.

work with me

I offer individual clairvoyant readings and spiritual mentorship. Learn more about these offerings.

With two decades of experience serving nonprofit and mission-driven organizations, I view personal transformation as essential to building a more just and compassionate world. Called to both social and environmental justice work and the cultivation of inner resilience, I see these paths as deeply interconnected.

My work has included collaboration with renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson (on the Healthy Minds Program meditation app) and Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, as well as convening a compassionate leadership summit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I was also a co-founder of Architecting Curiosity, an experiential exploration of timeless principles for cultivating presence in the face of the unknown. Currently, I steward transformation with Deep Living Lab.

I offer project support as a facilitator, experience designer, project and event manager, and curious collaborator. Contact me to collaborate.