A Healer’s Journey

When I was born, my parents gave me a Japanese nickname, "Miko," because I looked Japanese. Decades later, as I embarked on my shamanic journey, I discovered that Miko means "the emperor’s shaman"—a bridge between royalty and the divine. Today, I serve everyday people (though emperors are free to apply for an emperor’s fee).

My path to healing began in an unlikely place: the sciences and the military. Raised by Filipino parents who instilled in me a curiosity for health and philosophy, I studied biology and sociology. I graduated from UC Irvine and later earned a master's degree from Columbia University. In the midst of university, I served in the Army as a medic with a deployment to Iraq, and as an EMT in New York. Later, I became a journalist, drawn to uncovering hidden truths.

As a child, I had occasional prophetic dreams and a keen emotional intelligence that allowed me to sense people’s true intentions. But without tangible validation, I dismissed anything I couldn't prove. For over a decade, I embraced atheism.

Then, in the midst of COVID-19, I reached a breaking point and reached out to the universe to prove there’s more than what meets the eye.

On the 14th night of deep meditation, two columns of light—one blue, one green—appeared before me. I blinked, turned away, turned on the light, but the columns remained. No hallucination, no rational explanation—just the profound knowing that I was being shown the truth: that life extends beyond what we can see, that I was loved, and that I had a greater path ahead.

That moment gave me permission to pierce the veil. I began studying shamanic traditions, reconnecting with my Filipino roots and finding guidance from mentors. Under their teachings, I quickly realized that I already knew how to work with energy—I had simply forgotten. Healing, channeling, and moving between worlds came naturally.

My approach blends the analytical with the spiritual. My background in biological science and as an EMT gives me the vocabulary to explain the energetic roots of disease, while my military experience provided an intimate understanding of human psychological and physical pain.

I don’t see myself as someone who "heals" others—I help people heal themselves. Through energy work, we uncover the emotional and spiritual wounds that manifest as physical illness, guiding the body back to harmony. I work intuitively, but I also understand disease processes on a cellular level.

Though my work is deeply spiritual, my path to this place has been rooted in logic, service, and the search for truth.

If you’re an emperor looking for a healing, I am your man.