In the thirty-five years of working with individuals interested in their own mental, emotional, and physical healing, Shakti has found a number of tools and modalities which facilitate a person's health, healing and evolution. In particular, she specializes in helping a person identify and change the thoughts, beliefs, emotions, energy blockages, traumas, metabolic dysfunctions, toxicities, and nutritional deficiencies which cause poor health. Using nutrition, homeopathics, herbs, essential oil therapy, energetic healing, and counseling, an individual is able to discover what they need to optimize their well-being. Health is about making new choices and developing a new relationship with the body, mind and spirit. Shakti has many years of experience in assisting an individual in this transformation process.

Shakti received her BA in Sociology-Anthropology in 1968 with a specialization in comparative religion and musicology. She then worked in urban renewal for the federal government in Washington, D.C and for the Council of Organizations Servicing the Deaf, where she learned sign language.

In 1970 she began extensive travel in India and Asia and studied Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, aromatherapy and yoga. Returning to the U.S. in 1972, she continued her studies into the areas of natural health, iridology, and western herbology and began working as a health consultant.

In 1978 she entered the School of Social work at the University of Texas in Austin and specialized in medical social work and began her training as a therapist graduating with an MSW degree in Social Work. Working then for a Chiropractor as a nutritionist and interning with a Naturopath, she learned the art and science of muscle testing, or Applied Kinesiology, nutrition, and energy healing over the course of 2 ½ years, gaining invaluable clinical experience.

In 1984 she received her N.D. degree from Clayton School of Natural Healing and she continues to study in the field of natural and preventative healing with a particular interest in the mind-body connection. Spending time with Hanna Kroeger, learning her system of energetic evaluation and healing, has resulted in a large part of Shakti's naturopathic focus, utilizing the Kroeger system of seven physical and seven spiritual causes of illness. She also studied sclerology and herbology with Stu Wheelwright and Total Body Modication with Dr. Victor Frank as well. Shakti has also received Hakomi training with Ron Kurz. She continued her studies of psychological and energetic healing including the work of Rosalyn Breyere, Jaffe Institute, University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism, and EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique.