Meet Your Guide
Welcome. I am so glad you found your way to this space.
I’m Yvonne. For a long time, I lived in a state of survival.
As a highly sensitive person who has navigated deep personal trauma, I know exactly what it feels like to live out of alignment.
I know the exhausting weight of carrying old emotional blocks.
I know how easily past experiences can keep you trapped, preventing you from truly living in the present.
My own journey to finding freedom and peace required me to completely change how I live and think.
It taught me the vital importance of slowing down, grounding myself, and learning to live consciously.
It also ignited my deepest mission: to ensure no other soul—human or animal—has to remain trapped in the echo of their past.
Bridging Science & Spirit
To help others find this same freedom, I spent decades bridging the worlds of clinical medicine and holistic healing, learning exactly how trauma imprints itself on both the physical body and the energetic field:
30 Years as a Registered Nurse (Intensive and Cardiac Care): Gaining a profound medical understanding of the anatomy of the human body, specifically the cardiovascular and nervous systems, and the physiological impacts of chronic stress.
Certified Holistic Practitioner: Combining my expertise as a certified yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, Neuro Emotional Integration (NEI) therapist, and life coach to bridge cellular biology with energetic healing.
Innate Animal Communicator: Applying a lifelong gift for connecting deeply with animals, understanding how they absorb and carry emotional trauma right alongside us.
Through Slow Living Spirit, I have woven my clinical experience, holistic certifications, and personal lived experience into a dedicated pathway for both people and pets.
I am here to serve two unique groups who are ready to break free from the past:
The Rescue Survivor
If you have opened your heart to a rescue animal from abroad—like a street survivor from the Mediterranean or Eastern Europe—or an ex-laboratory research animal taking their very first steps into a terrifyingly new world, I am here for you.
I live this reality every day as a proud mama to both a rescue lab beagle and a Spanish rescue beagle. I know the heartbreak, the household turmoil, and the varied and often expensive remedies.
You cannot simply train away deeply ingrained survival patterns when fear and anxiety are held at a profound, subconscious level. Through gentle, non-invasive NEI therapy, I work directly with your animal companion’s subconscious energy system to clear the deeply rooted survival patterns holding them back.
The Disconnected Soul
If you are completely exhausted from carrying old emotional blocks, chronic stress, or deep-seated trauma, I see you.
You might have tried traditional talk therapies but still feel stuck in your old narrative. Because of my medical background and personal history with trauma, I don't just ask you to talk about your past. Reliving the past through words often forces your nervous system to re-experience the original threat.
Instead, I help your body and energy field gently surrender trapped survival frequencies, let go of old blocks, and shift your life into a state of grounded, conscious serenity.
Healing Your Way
My practice is built on three essential pillars designed to help you step out of the past and into the now.
Surrender: We slow down, quiet the noise of the world, and ground your system so you can safely connect back to your true self and your authentic pace.
Let Go: We gently clear the old emotional blocks, stored stress patterns, and stagnant energies that keep you and your pets stuck in old patterns.
Shift: We create a fresh, conscious foundation, empowering you and your animals to step out of survival mode and live vibrantly, peacefully, and fully free in the present moment.