Background~

BA in Psychology 1998, Kent State University

Published co-author in the journal, The Psychological Record 2001

Certified yoga teacher - 2003 (200hr), 2017 (500hr)

I founded and direct Gathering Tree Yoga which is an official School of Yoga offering Yoga Teacher Trainings and continuing education through the Yoga Alliance since 2015

Student of shamanistic practices through the teachings of Cynthia Gale

Regional outreach coordinator for the global Save Soil conservation movement 2021-2023

Women’s certified health coach & spiritual guide - combining the sacredness of aging with spiritual practices that support our deepening wisdom, conscious ways of living and connection to mother earth

Licenced Minister in the State of Ohio

Spiritual offerings throughout the seasons~

Guided birding hikes during migratory season

Writer and facilitator of poetry as meditation

Earth-Centered ceremonial practices in community and individually - Blessing ways, wedding ceremonies, seasonal ceremonies & transitional times in life

Spiritual centered retreats and silence offerings

Weekly yoga classes at Cultivate Yoga Studio - a non-profit, gift based intentional community in Lakewood, Oh

Feminist offerings through various writers, excerpts, poetry and perspectives

Personal plant-based organic chef and cook for families, retreats and ceremonial gatherings

Psychology of the Archetypes through the energy systems of the body writer and facilitator based off of Jungian Psychology

“If I am ever not in awe, I have lost my way.” ~ Kimberly Urban Payne