I have worn many hats and have held many titles over the years. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Wife. Adventurer. Teacher. Counselor. Coach. Leader. Advocate. Mentor. Light-Worker. Empath. Guide.

Since my youth, I have been a huge fan of the outdoors and all things nature. The majority of my days were spent outside, frolicking through the forest, laying in fields admiring the shape-shifting of clouds, the twinkling of the starlit sky, the phases of the moon, exploring new mountains to climb or snowboard, lakes and rivers to paddle, and collecting seashells along the seashore, when I wasn’t scuba diving and exploring coral reefs, that is.

I have always had a natural curiosity about the world, our human existence, and how things worked. When I wasn’t outdoors exploring, I enjoyed reading… a lot. I was the kid who was always asking, “But why?” In my younger years, I was profoundly interested in theories around creationism, evolution, consciousness, and co-existence, all of which form a deep bridge between science, philosophy, and spirituality.  At a very young age, I became aware that there existed a force much greater than us… a universal force that connected all of us as part of a unified web of life—a force sometimes referred to as God, Source, Spirit, Energy, Life Force. I felt security in knowing we are all just a small part of something much bigger.

In my early twenties, I started exploring mind-body practices like yoga, meditation, breathwork, and more holistic forms of health & wellness, in hopes of finding relief from anxiety and chronic health concerns. That is how I discovered the grounding and healing power of reiki and craniosacral therapy. These healing modalities helped me find emotional and somatic freedom by identifying and letting go of things I didn’t even know I was holding— things related to childhood trauma, the grief of loss, chronic stress, and serious illness. These practices transformed my life and the way in which I approached my work, relationships, and all of life’s challenges.

My longstanding curiosity, passion for life, love of learning, and desire to help others led me to choose a career in education, where I spent twenty years supporting youth, their families, and other educators. Having overcome my own adverse childhood experiences, I prioritized working with youth of diverse neurotypes and leading the development of systems and practices that support the whole child and each student's individualized needs through evidence-based and holistic approaches. As the director of alternative education, my staff and I were able to incorporate therapeutic practices like outdoor education, mindfulness, yoga, equine programs, place-based learning, and flexible pathways, all of which helped youth develop greater self-awareness, personal growth, self-advocacy, and resilience.

Since leaving public education, I still find myself feeling passionate about teaching and helping others. I have always known I am a teacher at heart. When I wasn’t teaching youth in a classroom or providing professional development for adults, I could be found teaching things I loved: snowboarding, ice hockey, yoga, meditation, photography, writing, and self-empowerment. I started teaching Hatha yoga and mindfulness in 2012, as a means of exercise, stress reduction, improved mental clarity, emotional regulation, and spiritual exploration. My teachings now focus on helping others navigate life’s challenges while improving their overall well-being.

I offer one-to-one and small group yoga classes at the Studio at One Earth in Shapleigh, Maine, and occasionally offer specialty classes in mindfulness and journaling. I also have an office at The Heritage Place in Springvale, Maine, where I offer transformational coaching and services of a more natural and holistic nature that incorporate quantum physics, subtle energy, and metacognition, with breathwork and anatomy and physiology.

At Hope Flows Holistic Health & Wellness, I offer compassionate, trauma-focused care for the mind, body, and heart, supporting clients emotionally, physically, energetically, and spiritually.  Through connection, co-regulation, and the light-touch of energy work, craniosacral therapy, and reflex zoning, I help support the clearing of blocked energy, stored emotions, self-defeating patterns, physical tension and, pain by improving the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and alignment of the body’s energy centers, known as chakras.

These light-touch modalities help restore balance, improve focus, reduce anxiety, reduce pain, enhance nervous system regulation, promote healthy coping mechanisms for stress, and awaken the client’s inner knowing, or truth.

It would be an honor to work with you and your loved one(s).

Light, Love & Healing

Tiffany