Hi there! I’m Julia.

If you want to know me better, you’ll understand my stance that summing yourself up in one neat narrative feels a bit reductive, but here we are.

I am many things and many labels, including a gifted, neurodivergent, multi-hyphenate cancer survivor. INFJ, Enneagram 2,1,5, Manifesting Generator, Aries, dedicated non-conformist, highly sensitive, intuitive, Questioner, Abstainer, animist, introvert. CliftonStrengths: Input, Learner, Individualization, Empathy, Achiever. Life coach, death doula, yoga instructor, meditation facilitator, graphic designer, critical thinker, philosopher, writer, creative, and an excellent folder of clothing.

I believe true wellness lives in reconnecting to our true selves and cultivating our relationship to nature. I believe in stillness and self-reflection. I believe emotional intelligence can save the world. I believe in sloughing off societal norms in service of more authenticity. Because f*ck the haters, right?

I want to know you beyond what the world has forced you to become, and more than that, I want you to know you. I love to support fellow humans navigate life, and thereby death, in order to live a life full of intention and feel fully alive.

Certificates + Continuing Education

  • 200HR Yoga Teacher Training at Black Dog Yoga

    Teachers Amy and Larry Santiago, Sigrid Matthews; Hatha lineage

    Fall 2023

  • Going With Grace Death Doula

    July 2022

  • UCLA MARC Training in Mindfulness Facilitation

    UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA’s Semel Institute

    2021 Cohort

  • Yoga Nidra Certification

    Teacher: Alex Nashton

    2020

  • Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach

    2019 Cohort, Re-Certifications up-to-date

  • Reiki Levels 1 & 2

    Usui Lineage; Teacher: Heidi Koch

    October 2019

  • BFA in Graphic Design

    University of Iowa 2011; I got over a 4.0 in my major

  • Continued Education

    The Science of Well-Being; Yale University

    The Science of Success; Michigan University

  • Languages

    Fluent: English, German

    Elementary knowledge: Japanese, Dutch

    Previously studied: Greek, Italian

I can’t wait to meet you.

There’s nothing worse than feeling rushed, so the link below is for an hour of my time. We can use 5 minutes or we can use the whole time. I want to get to know you, and you me, to make sure we are a good fit.