I care about you.

I am a broken wide-open dancing poet.
I move. I write. I make art.
I expand. I unravel. I wonder.

Education & Training

Bachelor of Arts Psychology, University of Oregon, 1992

CoachU, Graduate 2001

Landmark Education Programs 2004-2006

Center for Grief, Loss and Life Transitions 2023

The Healing Ground, Francis Weller, 2023

I am a wild blue soul.
I love the ocean, most shades of blue, and vulnerable conversations about our heart’s deepest longings and fears.

Embodiment & Creative Expression

Beach Dance 2008-2020

Creative Movement Retreats 2009-2018

Tsunami Studio 2008-2009

5 Rhythms, Soul Motion, Life/Art Process, ZeroOne, Open Floor Events 1999-2023

Numerous movement & writing workshops and retreats 1999-Current

I am a fierce and softening warrior for the human spirit.
I value family, friendship, honesty, kindness, generosity, creativity, compassion, and love.

A few things to know about Lila

Grief Experiences

Uncle died after long hospital stay 1997
Car accident 1997
Wedding cancelled 1997
Friend committed suicide 2015
Grandmother died 2016
Aunt died tragically 2016
15 year old cat put to sleep 2017
Betrayal Trauma 2020
Worldwide pandemic 2020
Divorce 2022
Current state of the world Ongoing

Elemental Offerings from The Sea

I come to the sea to breathe
I come to the sea to move
I come to the sea to grieve
I come to the sea to love

I come to the sea to listen
I come to the sea to see
I come to the sea to deepen
I come to the sea to just be

I come to the sea to be held
I come to the sea to let go
I come to the sea to be swelled
I come to the sea to know

I come to the sea to create
I come to the sea to feel
I come to the sea to relate
I come to the sea to heal

I come to the sea to remember
I come to the sea to be free
I am the dance of water
I come home to the sea of me

(Special thanks to Mary Anne ‘em’ Radmacher for permission to use her words, “I come to the sea to breathe” in this poem.)