Mary Ann received a master’s degree from the Milano/International Studies at The New School and earned an MFA in Film from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the recipient of several grants awarded by the Nobel Prize winning Biologist and Researcher, Robert Holley, from the Salk Institute. In 2003 Mary Ann began to incorporate acupuncture, movement, breath, and meditation into her practice and continues to bridge the art of healing with the art of writing. She danced professionally for 25 years and grounds her healing practice through the body working with breath, movement and walking in nature.