Lying on weathered stone in the center of my medicine wheel,
Gazing up at clouds drifting in the wind,
My soul told me I was meant to be here on Earth, this visit, to
Learn, Love & Serve
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
— RUMI
I have had a life woven richly by opportunities, challenges and grace. As a child, I was the younger sibling to a special needs brother who gifted me a childhood where every day compassion and humility grew in me. In my middle and high school years, for some reason that was not yet clear to me, I volunteered summers in both Veterans Administration and geriatric sections of hospitals. I have vivid memories of that time: moments of beauty reading a book to a patient coupled with the feelings of loss when I returned and the bed was empty.
Hello, my name is Lynn.
I have worked in communications, brand-building and non-profit management. I have been blessed to live almost ten years of my life in other countries, including China and Argentina. I love learning languages and I value the experience of living in and learning about other cultures.
In earlier iterations of my adult life…
Another layer of deep clarity came to me in 2017 when I was faced with the devastating addiction of a family member and the sudden death of my beloved brother. My heart broke open that day, supercharging my spiritual journey and setting me on this path. These personal challenges led me to The Chaplaincy Institute: Interfaith Seminary where I did my studies in “Spiritual Direction” (a misnomer, I prefer Spiritual Companion).
supported by healers, teachers, family and friends—I began the process of healing my own ancestral grief which included tragic deaths and generational substance abuse.
Much later in my life…
I have had the honor to be present for others in both life & death. I have seen that death can be a beautiful, sacred final journey filled with laughter, love & healing. Attending to our lives & our deaths, opens our hearts & helps us live each moment more fully—with more presence & more love.
Credentials & Related Learning
INELDA Certified
(Intl. End of Life Doula Assoc.)
Spiritual Directors International
Since 2021
Chaplaincy Institute:
Spiritual Direction Certified 2020
Spirit Rock: A Year to Live Sangha • ACAMAID (American Clinicians Academy for Medical Aid in Dying) • Women’s Forums, member and moderator from 2011-2018 and 2023-ongoing • Animas Institute: Dreamwork Intensive • Zen Caregiving Project, Volunteer and Sangha Member • By the Bay Health, Hospice Volunteer • Living Dying Project, Volunteer • End of Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC) Trained • The Hoffman Process, November 2018 • Meyers Briggs Type Indicator, Certified • MS Organization Development, Pepperdine University • BA English Literature, University of CA, Los Angeles
Certified
Grief Educator
I engage in my own spiritual development through community and being companioned myself. I am supervised both for my spiritual companioning and end of life work.
Dedication
Important guides have helped lead me to this work:
Deep gratitude to JohnHenry, Alexandra and Frances. Each has played a profound role in how I arrived here. Many blessings to these beautiful souls.
…a profound sense of connection, often recognized when something magical, mystical, beyond words, moves us and we sense there is a Presence guiding us. In relationship, grace is an act of love—an essential practice—whereby we give and receive grace to heal, to grow, and to practice compassion.
Grace is…
Grace Weaving is…
…the ever-emerging awareness of grace in all aspects of our exquisite lives—in the moments of joy, curiosity, self-expression, and even in heartache and challenge. Grace Weaving is the act of weaving all of life’s experiences into something more beautiful because we are grateful for the having of them all…a collective sense of wonder at the interconnection of lives that, woven together, are stronger and more exquisite for the holding of each other—like Indra’s net, cosmically connected, brighter, resilient and more bejeweled as we reflect back to each other the beauty of our entire experience—our complete existence.