In the 1990s I attended the Nine Gates Mystery School and studied Taoist meditation, chi kung (qi gong) and internal alchemy with Mantak Chia's senior instructors. I became a certified instructor of the Healing Tao. Also part of my path during that decade was extensive healing using energy work, Riki, massage, channneling, acupuncture, cranial sacral therapy and Chinese Five Elements theory.

When I was ready to become a professional psychic I took a class in clairvoyance with the Imagine Spirit Intuitive Arts school.

My prior careers were in journalism and organizational consulting. I have a B.A. with honors in journalism and political science and completed two years of classwork towards a master's degree in sociology.