Welcome! I’m Julie.
I'm a Medicine Womban, Family Constellations facilitator and coach living in Taos, New Mexico. I believe that bringing back respect and reverence for the Feminine Divine - alongside the masculine - is the key to creating a harmonious, loving world.
I support women and men to heal imbalances and connect to their own divine essence so that you live with more peace, happiness and freedom. I offer Family Constellations, transformational 1:1 programs for women and private retreats.
Here’s a bit of the story of how I got here.
Growing Up
I was the quintessential “good girl” at least since kindergarten - which left me over-thinking, over-performing and over-conforming. I suppressed my emotions, my intuition, my voice, my inner authority. Since my late 20s, I’ve been peeling back the layers to reveal and express who I really am. I find that many of the women I work with are in a similar process.
Corporate Life
After graduating from Princeton in 1992, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. I taught bilingual second grade in Los Angeles through Teach for America before stumbling into a career in advertising, which I thought was a short-term thing until 18 years had gone by and I was Managing Director of a big NYC ad agency.
Spirit Journey
In 2013, I realized I simply couldn’t continue to do work that didn’t resonate with me. I quit my job, met a guy, and 3 months later we took off on our Spirit Journey in a 2-door Jeep Wrangler, sleeping in a rooftop tent. We called the journey “Only the Wind Knows” and ended up visiting 69 countries over 5 years.
Our takeaway from our Spirit Journey was:
The world is safe. The world is beautiful. There are good people wherever you go.
The guy’s name is Russ. We just celebrated eleven years together, counting from our first date - because that’s when our souls reunited in this lifetime. We were married twice on September 10 - first in 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal by a spiritual advisor called Mr. Shiva and again the next year after hiking to the top of Mt. Minsi on the Delaware River.
Medicine Teachers
On our Journey, we visited three of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers in their homes, were introduced to the “niños santos” (psilocybin mushrooms) in the mountains of Oaxaca and participated in many plant medicine ceremonies with a variety of medicine people across South America. One night in the Peruvian Amazon, I sang love into the medicine space, and when I finished, the shaman announced “Ladies & Gentlemen, you are witnessing the birth of a medicine woman.”
While I’ll always be learning to fully embody my healing gifts, I’m grateful for all the teachers in the form of plants, animals and humans who’ve helped me to connect with my heart, my womb and the medicine I’m here to share.
I believe that we ALL have medicine to share.
My role is to help others to remember their true selves, share their gifts and live with freedom, love & authenticity.
Explorations & Trainings
Around age 27, when I received my first astrology reading, I realized there are forces at work in our lives that are way beyond our human understanding. I became deeply interested in my own healing and expansion - and in deepening my connection with Spirit.
I’ve since studied and practiced Reiki (master level), Siddha Yoga, Christianity, ancient Egyptian spirituality, tantra, energy healing, somatic coaching, neuroscience, women’s empowerment, healing of our sexuality & relationships, astrology, embodied public speaking, shamanic ancestral work, psychedelic therapy and harm reduction, Family & Systemic Constellations and a lot more.
Taos
I live in Taos, NM with my husband overlooking the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, surrounded by the sweet smell of sage, hanging out with our friends -- the coyotes, bighorn sheep, hummingbirds, quails, tarantulas, red-tailed hawks and the occasional rattlesnake.
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I would be deeply honored to support you on your journey.
Watch the video of my 12-minute talk
Set Yourself Free to hear the story of how I came to do this work.
Photo by: Kim Marquez