Hello, fellow human.

My name is Tonks.

The intention that is woven through all of my work is to bring humans into greater alignment with the truth of themselves. In other worlds, to grow the courage and clear vision to pursue their Personal Legend.*

I am a guide rooted in connection with nature. I am a guide who moves from the heart-space. I love to assist fellow bipedal animals in deepening their connection with nature, and thus with their own inner nature.

*a term that Paulo Coelho used in ‘the Alchemist.’

And for those who find it helpful to see the credentials, here are some lists that you might enjoy…

Ecotherapy / Wilderness Guide Background

  • Rites of passage training and apprenticeship with The School of Lost Borders, including over 100 days in the field, 2022-2025

  • Organizing and guiding independent Rites of Passage programs since 2021

  • Organizing and guiding Mindful Backpacking Retreats as a long-term resident at Deer Park Monastery, part of the Plum Village Practice birthed by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • Supporting young adults and teens as they learn self-efficacy, emotional awareness, and wilderness skills through various wilderness-based programs including wilderness therapy, backpacking and canoeing programs, and wilderness-awareness programs

Mindfulness Practice + Somatic Background

  • Member of the Order of Interbeing, since 2024

  • Long-term resident practitioner at Deer Park Monastery, 2022-2024

  • Transformational Breathwork Facilitator Training, 400 hr in-person training, 2024-2025

  • Studied Advanced Practices in Eco-Therapy through Pacifica College, 2023

  • Play and experimentation in the conscious movement world, including 5Rhythms and Contact Improv

Sleeping-in-the-dirt Background (Highlights)

  • Thru-hiking the Grand Enchantment Trail (Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM), 800 miles

  • Paddling 1,515 miles around the entire coast of Florida on the Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail

  • Section hiking the Washington section of the PCT

  • Spending significantly more nights in my sleeping bag then a bed from 2018 to 2020


Art and Design Background

  • Twelve years working as a graphic designer, illustrator, and UX designer.

  • I have been working as a machine-free tattoo artist for five years.

  • BA in Fine Art from Pitzer College with a focus on drawing

  • MFA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art in San Francisco