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I had a sudden and unexpected experience with death when I was seven years old.  My six year old sister died unexpectedly from undiagnosed internal bleeding in 1951. My parents went into shock because of their suffering and were not able to support me in my grief and loss. This buried me in isolation and underlying distressful thoughts and haunting questions. At the time, I did not know it but my sister's death marked the beginning of my unnamed spiritual journey. With many years of emotional obstacles I longed for answers about death and dying. I discovered my answers in the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and meditations which explore the reasons of individual suffering through contemplative practices. More particularly the unique teaching about the everyday groundlessness experience of vulnerability, insecurity, and uncertainty which opens deeper compassion toward self and others. Ultimately, I learned we have a choice to fear, or to relax into our feelings and thus not bypass our individual experience. I also resonated to the deep ecological teachings and understanding of the 5 elements; earth, water, fire, wind, and space. The inner energy of all living organisms. How we are each impacted moment to moment physically and emotionally increasing our awareness. To further my professional life I earned a master's degree in contemplative psychotherapy.  My intention was to guide families and children into more intimacy and joy by exploring their basic goodness and developing their intuitive wisdom while uncovering conditioned negative habitual patterns. With time I wanted to deepen my ecumenical perspective by studying deeper spiritual teachings of Christianity,  Judaism and Sufism with a Doctor in Ministry.