rooted in relationship with the earth & ancestors.
guided by rhythm of the drum…
My work is grounded in the Sámi folk tradition — a living lineage of song, drum, and earth-based wisdom.
These teachings move quietly through everything I offer. They shape how I listen, how I drum, and how I help others remember the intelligence that lives inside their own bodies. My practice bridges ancient ways of knowing with modern somatic science — each honoring the other, neither diluted nor divorced.
I don’t teach the Sámi tradition itself; I walk beside it. This page exists in gratitude to the teachers, ancestors, and lands that continue to hold this work.
This lineage informs everything I do, from how I listen to a client’s body to how I write, move, and lead ceremony. It reminds me that transformation doesn’t require transcendence — it asks for relationship.
When I guide a somatic process or hold an integration session, I’m listening for what the land inside a person wants to say. When I write about nervous systems, I’m really writing about belonging.
This work bridges the ancient and the modern: indigenous cosmology and neuroscience, myth and muscle memory, ritual and regulation. I don’t separate them — they’ve always spoken the same language.
Ceremony, Ethics & Respect.
I do not teach Sámi tradition or speak for it. My work is a personal continuation of the teachings I’ve received, integrated through my own ancestry, body, and cultural context.
Each ceremony, drum journey, and somatic offering is designed with respect for cultural boundaries and trauma-informed care. When I reference lineage, it is in gratitude — to the wisdom keepers, the teachers, and the land that continues to hold these ways.
My commitment is to protect the integrity of what’s been shared with me and to honor where these teachings come from, not to commercialize them or gain profit from them. All services are in reciprocity. This page exists as an act of transparency and acknowledgment, not ownership.
The Drum as a Bridge
The drum is both heartbeat and map — a way to travel through the unseen while staying grounded in the body. In Sámi tradition, it’s said the drum helps you find your way home when you’ve wandered too far into your thoughts.
In my sessions and group work, I use the drum as a somatic instrument — a way of entraining the body back into rhythm. The sound doesn’t lead; it listens. It helps people find the pace that’s true for them. This awakens the deepest parts of our brains, quiets the DMN, and puts us into a centered trance state.
Bridging Two Worlds
I was raised in a modern Western world that values speed and intellect — yet I’ve always known another rhythm underneath it all. Bridging these worlds is the center of my work.
I bring the rigor of behavioral neuroscience and trauma integration into conversation with the mystery of ancestral knowing. My role is to translate between systems — nervous systems, cultural systems, and spiritual systems — so that healing becomes both embodied and accessible.
Gratitude & Ongoing
Relationship
I offer deep gratitude to my teachers, mentors, and the land that continues to teach me. To the Sámi elders who preserved these ways through persecution and silence — thank you.
This page will evolve as I continue to learn, unlearn, and remember. Tradition isn’t static — it’s a living pulse, and my work is to keep listening.