As a shamanic guide, empowered by ancient traditions, Karen assists in liberating souls from illusion and igniting their true purpose, using transformative and proven practices. Through powerfully facilitated shamanic journeys, meditations, dance, song, and ceremony, she helps individuals reclaim their voices, embody intrinsic self worth, and discover their unique divine purpose and expression.

Growing up in upstate New York, Karen always had a passion for nature, animals, spiritual exploration, and reflection, even as a child. At age 21, a serious life threatening illness, and near death experience, gave her a vision and new found purpose, and she embarked on a path of healing and spiritual exploration. Karen joined a church ministry, where she studied meditation, family dynamics, forgiveness, and 12 step practices. In 1996, she was initiated by a Peruvian tribe into the shamanic path, and received her initial call to the White Serpent path. Upon her return, she studied leadership training and shamanic study with transpersonal psychologist Linda Heron Wind. During this time she also studied and participated extensively in traditional sweat lodges, pipe ceremonies, and other Native American traditions with multiple elders in Upstate New York and Pennsylvania.

In 2008, she graduated with her masters in shamanic practice from The Four Winds Society Healing Light Body School, and embarked to Peru and the states to work directly with the Q'ero medicine men and women in ceremony, Munay Ki rites, and despacho ceremonies. She continued to round out her spiritual studies with Buddhist, Taoist, and hermetic elders. She feels very blessed to have met some of the highest level teachers along her journey.

In 2017, Karen began her own White Serpent teachings, and fire ceremonies in St Petersburg, Florida, and the surrounding Tampa Bay area, where she currently resides. She combines a unique blend of quigong, breathwork, deep shamanic journey, song, and ritual in her classes and ceremonies. She also provides individual and group sessions, classes, and ceremony tailored to the needs of her community.

Karen is a strong advocate for environmental protection and thinking of generations to come. Along with prayer and ceremony, she has been an avid percussionist since 1996, where she participated in African and other methods of drumming. She continues this passion with a drumming and dance community in Tampa Bay. Also an accomplished classical pianist, she has performed professionally over the years as a musician, vocalist, and accompanist.

Combining her unique training and experience, Karen hopes to assist in ushering in a new way of living and dreaming a new world into being.