As a Niasziih (nī-'ə-zē-ī/)  energy practitioner, I encourage mind~body~spirit~soul wellness, rooted in the Earth. Aligned with this, I am an Apprentice Tracker, and a Vision Quest protector. I have also learned Tellington TTouch Method for humans and companion animals from Linda Tellington-Jones. 

After decades in higher education, I am focusing on bringing people together who want to explore deep relationships within nature, themselves and others. I bring natural design principles (8 Shields) to my classroom for first time-in-college students to reflect on what they need from their college experience to successfully accomplish what they want.

I’ve settled in the Texas Hill Country that reminds me of the rolling ridges of upstate New York where I lived before leaving for college in Mexico. After roaming and rambling throughout the US and Central America, I found the caver community in Austin and have lived in Texas since. A merry band of mapmakers and surveyors, I crawled through mud and rappelled into pits, making discoveries far from paved roads with my friends.

My explorations have spiraled inward and flowed outward. I’ve studied indigenous ways of Huichol, Mazatec, Nahuatl and many Mayan-speaking people.  I’ve tried my hand at digging clay and making pottery, weaving and basketry. Can you picture me as a 20-something, sitting with a primitive loom strapped around my back, trying to learn to weave a brocade pattern? The female Mayan children around me had mastered back strap weaving all by the age of 10! 

Back in the USA, I was an archeologist in Texas and New Mexico. When I worked for The University of Texas at Austin in the Apache Wilderness area of New Mexico doing archeological survey, I noticed a scattering of pottery shards and stone chips washed out at the bottom of a ravine. Following this trail up to the top of the mesa, I discovered the depression of a Great Kiva in the earth and multiple toppled Pueblo walls surrounding it!  I tell you, I felt the presence of this sacred place at that moment.

As you might imagine, these things forever changed me.

What I do is make heart-centered contact with the intention to spark awareness that allows for a shift in patterns of health and behavior. I track internal landscapes asking reflective questions about "What happened?" and "What does this mean?". The exploration is done together to discover potential and deeply rooted purpose.
We work together to create movement and allow peace, love, joy and purpose into daily life.

Asking questions to gain awareness allows different perspectives to be catalysts towards well-being.
What if we could be aware of the infinite choices we have in any moment?

I offer online (Zoom), phone or email contact to explore possibilities for growth and health. I might guide you through balancing left, right and primal brain or explore other ways that can help the nervous system to help to settle into your body. I also do in person sessions outside of Austin.

How can I help you to move toward your potential and purpose?

Gratitude, Purpose, Awareness and Rooting in the Earth are the threads woven together to create Heartfelt Touch. 

~ Martha

Note: 

I am not a medical professional. I do not provide medical or any psychological treatments. 

I teach people tools that empower awareness and transformation.