Hi! I am so happy you are here!  My name is Monica Watson, a.k.a. Monica Sparking River! This may be your first step in seeking to manage your own health or you may have spent years, decades, seeking answers for pain and distress, anxiety, depression, auto-immune disorders ...and not feeling like you have made any progress. I get it, I went through years of the same but learned to manage and eventually heal the worst of my suffering. There is HOPE!

 

For much of my life, I went through many health challenges, chronic pain and life altering circumstances and knew that I was being prepared for something. I was learning to heal myself so I could help others find their own way to wholeness. I first trained in Advanced Meditation and Distance Healing in 1986 and have practiced yoga since 1995. It is true that some things we grow into, I had to grow into the work I do now, it is not something you can find in the "career options" section of University Guidance Services!

 

Although I have experience as an elementary school teacher, life changed abruptly, and I opened the GAMA Pilates & Yoga Center in 2016 to teach yoga, pilates, meditation and developmental movement, Yoga Teacher Training and Reiki Certification. GAMA has been incubating as GAMA Healing Arts Center since 2022, when the studio closed. I continue to offer Sound Healing, Reiki, Breathwork, Thai Massage, and Reiki Certifications, NLP and intuitive medicine services. I am also an experienced Birth Doula, and when asked, I am excited to support Moms and Dads in birthing a baby into the world ,with birth songs and ceremony as well as prenatal and birth support. 

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The natural world has fascinated me since I was a child, and the last few years I have spent time making herbal remedies from plants in my garden and in creating Sacred Cedar Lodge. Here, in the forest and in the Ceremonial Teepee, I hold space for people needing a space to regroup and heal, to do vision quests, to attend or lead retreats, to reconnect to their True Selves and Mother Earth. It is here I learned the power of  sacred medicines like Kambo and was initiated as a medicine carrier in 2021 with the IASP, the International Association of Sapo Practitioners. 

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I offer Ascension Coaching for those who want to expand their intuitive abilities and this year I furthered my own training  by certifying in FEEL, Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning, and also earned Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach Certifications.

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I continue to seek greater understanding and awareness of how to improve the human condition so I can teach and empower others!

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I am a Teacher, Coach, and Medicine Woman with a mission to elevate people beyond pain and trauma. 

 

You have everything you need to heal and be happy within you and I can't wait to support you on YOUR personal journey with your individual wellness plan or training! 

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