Monica is an award winning NY Times featured artist, educator, and certified trauma-informed holistic healthcare practitioner specializing in clinical herbalism, yoga, breathwork, and sound healing. Her work is integrative, bridging the worlds of visual art and health to create immersive, safe, grounded, inspiring, and exploratory art making and healing experiences for all ages thru a somatic lens. Sessions are customizable and can include a mix of art making, yoga therapeutics, meditation and breath guidance, sound therapy, aromatherapy, and herbal recommendations to support relaxation and creativity. Monica holds a BFA Magna Cum Laude in Painting & Animation (Savannah College of Art & Design), 4 yr certification in Clinical Herbalism (ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism), and is an advanced 500hr yoga instructor. She teaches visual arts thru 92NY & Creative Art Works, yoga at Abhaya Yoga, and clinical herbalism thru private practice and Haven Somatic & Holistic Healing.