It began with movement.
It all started with little Renee, dressed in her favorite culottes, devouring classic movie musicals like The King and I, South Pacific and Jailhouse Rock, while she ate Twinkies or Cracker Jacks in the den on the family sofa. I was drawn to how the blending of music and dance was used to tell stories. It was a complete package that combined two elements that were so dominant in my house growing up. Those films inspired a passion for storytelling through movement that soon began to shape my life.
When it was time for college, I found one that allowed me to at least minor in dance, Morgan State University in Baltimore. I then continued my training at Sarah Lawrence College. After graduate school, I spent the next twenty years building my career and touring with brilliant choreographers like Ronald K. Brown and David Rousseve whose work had a theatrical flair.
Throughout that time, I started realizing another part of my life that was divinely appointed early on: becoming a teacher. I discovered my love for teaching through my own teachers, most notably Mrs. Banks in the third grade. I knew even then that I was destined to guide others. I have now spent over 30 years in higher education. What I have always enjoyed most about teaching is the interpersonal engagement, which I now recognize as connecting with souls and guiding them towards seeing the light in themselves.
During my time as a dancer, I was introduced to meditation and yoga. That was the beginning of my spiritual development. I became a Destiny Life Coach, a Reiki Master/Teacher, an Integrated Energy Therapist, a Certified Movement Analyst, and studied several forms of meditation. It was all of this work, combined with my self-study, and training to become a Contemplative Psychotherapist that laid the groundwork for me to become an Intimacy Director.
Today, everything I do is a weaving together of the skills I’ve honed over time. My work centers on helping people build meaningful relationships with themselves and with others. I focus on cultivating harmony within spaces. My aim is to reduce stress and anxiety and strengthen communication and connection. It's all about creating space for people to breathe more freely, relate more deeply, and move through the creative process with a little more ease.
- Renee