ABOUT ME

I am DeBORah.

My journey on this earth is deeply rooted in plant medicine and the human body. I started working with plants and their beautiful healing medicines almost 30 years ago. Even long before that, plants and the earth were my world. I pulled up roots, collected leaves and stems and flowers and berries and made tiny magical potions that never made it into the house. I spent centuries in the sun plucking dandelions from the lush green grass and rubbing her creamy yellow stain all over my tanned arms, legs, and barefeet. I also (maybe regrettably so) did this with lightning bugs… I would run feral through the moonlit grass, my face glowing with streaks of the gooey bioluminescence, if even just for a few minutes, trying to connect to the air, the earth, the ether, connecting to whatever I could catch a feeling of belonging to, plants, animals, bugs, the dirt, water, it didn’t matter, I just wanted to connect. I would swim in the river every minute that I could, always going under the water as deep as I could, holding my breath as long as possible, expanding and contracting my chest, imagining I was learning to breath under the water, so I never had to leave. I never did learn, but I also never stopped trying.

In my early 20’s I officially started studying the use of traditional plant and earth based medicines and I became an herbalist. In 2001 I became a certified aromatherapist. Over the years I owned several businesses: an aromatherapy candle company, a herbal skincare business, several versions of other herbal skin care businesses, an herbal tea company, yet another skin care business, and then I took a break and moved my interests into the world of fitness…

I started my fitness and wellness coaching journey in 2015. Early on I was absolutely obsessed with using kettlebells, specifically for their amazing use in womens strength training. I quickly went down the rabbit hole of learning everything I could about the them: proper use, form, technique, and safety of using kettlebells. I went to several seminars, and immediately started working my way to becoming a kettlebell specialist and eventually obtaining the highest level certification of kettlebell instructor available in 2021 as a StrongFirst SFG2.

From there, I have slowly headed down a much different path focusing more and more on the importance of the connecting all aspect of one’s health MIND BODY SOUL and circling back around to reconnecting to my roots, finding my soul again and again. I recently began incorporating all of my knowledge from various traditional plant, earth, and energy based modalities from the last 30+ years of my life and into my practices.

Everything comes full circle.

Here are just a few of my fitness and wellness certifications and achievements:

  • Personal Training

  • FRC Mobility Specialist (Functional Range Conditioning)

  • Kinstretch

  • StrongFirst SFG2 Kettlebell Strength Coach

  • GGS Womens Training Specialist

  • Precision Nutrition

  • Group Fitness

  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu kids coaching

  • Reiki Level 1 + 2

  • Cacao Ceremony Facilitator

And my skills + interests vary wildly!

  • Permaculture, urban gardening, and mostly my love for ruth stout style gardening

  • From scratch sourdough bread baking

  • Herbalism and wildcrafting - ongoing since 1996

  • Aromatherapy - certified aromatherapist 2001

  • Maker of herbal teas and natural skincare products since 1996

  • Reiki and energy healing practices

  • The magic of daily affirmations, meditation, and manifesting

  • Reading tarot and oracle cards

  • Raising my 6 kids and my 2 dogs

  • Creating intentional ands mindful wellness spaces for working out, meditation, study, etc.

  • Swimming, literal sunsets on the beach, sleeping in late with my dogs (mostly the later)

  • Basic crone and wise woman stuff… like reading, and houseplants, and soup, and storytelling.