A life-long practice of listening, and a formal meditation practice begun in 1997, have shaped Cynthia’s work as an intuitive and writer of story and song.  Her work in transformation coaching emerged in the context of over three hundred hours of study of the Essential Self with healer and spiritual guide David La Chapelle (author, The Sounds True CD “Destiny Lines” and the book, “Tides of Change”). 

Cynthia has a keen ability to anchor to a person’s deeper vision and capacity for their life work.  In addition to working with individuals, she works with business owners and leaders who want to discover unique ways to capture their vision and bring this to the public.  Her background in public relations for such entities as Princeton University, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine provides a rich backdrop for this work. 

The use of music as a healing art has been part of Cynthia’s life since childhood.  In the churches where her father was a minister, music went hand-in-hand with spiritual transformation.  She began writing songs in her mid-twenties, and since 2005, she has led group chant sessions in the Princeton, New Jersey, region.

Cynthia’s formal education includes graduate literature studies at Columbia University, an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College, and a BA in Communications from Goshen College.  Her publications include articles in New Jersey Monthly, Mothering, and appearances in such places as Glamour, Woman’s Day, and First For Women. She has given talks at Yale School of Divinity, Princeton University, Barnes and Nobles bookstores, the American Association of University Women (Lansdale, PA), and many other universities and forums.

Cynthia is currently writing a spiritual memoir, inspired by a vision quest on Mt. Rainier in 2005.