I am a conduit
for our innate wildness.

Upon arrival on this Earth,

I was born to parents from Bahia, Brazil. My blood is a blend of African, European & Indigenous. Selvagem has saturated my bones, yet for decades I tuned her out - rejecting my roots & denying my expression.

After grief cracked me open in my twenties, I tamed myself for safety, trying to fit the boxes of a good daughter & then eventually, a responsible single mom.

Only when her drum beat deepened & my soul felt suffocated did I listen. I turned inwards to the darkness & let myself die. I surrendered to the unknown & sought my own magic instead of the approval of others.

I began to breathe again, perform again & unlocked the exquisite mysteries of my body & sex.

Now, I am claiming my place on stage as a performance artist, ceremonialist & sensual Shaman, calling others to a remembrance of Selvagem - their wildness.