hi, i’m Lisa

i’m an artist, musician and facilitator who is passionate about life and cultivating one that i love, by doing what i love.

i love to create and lead groups of people in creative, authentic and freely expressed ways that is both attuned and expansive.

i’m an expert space holder, having practiced holding space for my own overwhelm mentally and emotionally on varying levels, as well as 1:1 coaching clients across holistic health coaching and somatic practice of processing stuck emotion.

i’m a musician, songwriter, actor and artist, finding deeper connection and healing through these creative modalities.

i’m also a wellness instructor teaching at the top wellness spaces in Toronto, including:

Othership

Jaybird

Sweat & Tonic

backstory

i grew up being conditioned to believe that what I really wanted to do, my dreams of artistry and my most wildly creative heart, was not legitimate nor a lifestyle i could thrive off.

of course, every lie that we get told is there to catapult us into our deepest truth.

and so, since 2019 post my career in advertising (which i only chose because it involved some art), i have been on a journey of reclaiming my truth, my ambition and my life according to who i am down at the core.

along the way, i have been the most mentally unsettled, overwhelmed and stressed out human being.

and that’s how i know how to calm and regulate myself on a daily basis.

since a psychosis in 2015 that pushed me to meditate daily everyday since, i’ve continued to grow and expand my lived experience and expertise around holding space, directing awareness and calming the nervous system.

this has been key to my own craft across acting, music-making, singing and creating art. it’s also been key to driving my choices around self-publishing, following the clues, directing energy in audiences and practicing performing in front of large groups of people.

paper certifications:

  • IIN (Institute of Integrative Nutrition) - Certified Health Coach 2020

  • Reiki Level 1 + 2 - Devi Ma 2024

  • 200hr Yoga TTC - Luna Alignment 2020

  • Certificate in Astrology - Sydney Astrology School 2021

  • Various and ongoing acting training with

    • Ben Matthews,

    • Kim Farrant,

    • Anthony Meindl,

    • Anthony Brandon Wong in Ivana Chubbuck technique

    • and more

  • Bachelor of PR & Advertising - UNSW 2014