Koa is a healing practitioner, artist, and educator who carries a deep commitment to the living intelligence of the body and the wisdom of the natural world. In her work, she invites individuals to remember and reconnect to the inherent capacity of their bodies to heal, transform, and awaken to the fullness and sacredness of life.
Through the teachings of the School of Biodynamic Healing Arts, Koa guides her students in cultivating an embodied presence that emerges from deep listening — to the pulse of the earth, to the silence between thoughts, and to the subtle currents of life-force that flow through all beings. It is from this place of inner attunement that healing unfolds.
Her approach is trauma-sensitive, rooted in a profound understanding of the body’s language and the impact of experience, both individual and collective, on our systems. This work is not just about “fixing” or “healing” — it’s about coming into relationship with the stories our bodies hold and creating the space for them to shift naturally, to reconfigure, to transform.
For Koa, every healing session, whether in person or remotely, is an invitation into something greater than the individual self. It is an opportunity to meet life as it is — with humility, unwavering presence, and heart. Her work is less about what we do and more about who we become when we remember the deeper currents of wisdom within. It is a continual unfolding into the mystery of life, the tender knowing that we are part of something far larger than ourselves.
In the School of Biodynamic Healing Arts, Koa teaches through the wisdom of the body, through the art of stillness, and through a deep relational intimacy that connects us to the divine and to one another. This work is not about learning techniques; it is about cultivating a way of being — a way of being that can hold both the light and the shadows with grace, integrating them into the sacred wholeness of existence.
Her path is one of presence and inquiry, inviting others to listen deeply, to trust what is emerging, and to surrender into the unfolding mystery of the world. Koa’s life and practice are a reflection of her deepest devotion — to the healing power of the body, to the intelligence of the earth, and to the subtle, yet powerful, forces that weave all things together.
With 15 years of craniosacral training (read more: Honoring Roots and Lineage), Koa has also received profound teachings from indigenous wisdom keepers, mystic spiritual leaders, and through her own personal journey of healing trauma from concussions, brain injuries, and near-death experiences.
In addition to her healing work, Koa is a professional photographer, published writer, textile weaver, musician, and herbalist (see more: Devotional Arts).
For Photography, Writing, Weaving, Drum, and Tea:
Featured Interview: LAROTA
“I hold places on the body that allow the system to rest, and healing happens naturally. Craniosacral assists the nervous system in reclaiming the health that is never lost.”
Journal Entry: HEALING BIRTH TRAUMA
“Craniosacral helps heal trauma. Even and especially the trauma of birth. Luckily, we are never too old to heal, and we are never too old for a rebirth.”
WRITTEN Publication: CATORI LIFE
“My work in Craniosacral Biodynamics is informed by the bioenergetic blueprints of our embryological development. One of the most fascinating moments of our journey of incarnation is at the fourteenth day after conception. At day fourteen, held within the dark watery depths of the womb, in the center of the embryo, a streak of light emerges.”
SHORT Film: RUMI, BELOVED
“O lovers, lovers it is time
to set out from the world.
I hear a drum in my soul’s ear
coming from the depths of the stars.”
- R U M I // جلالالدین محمد رومی