08/31/2026
Healing, Motherhood & The Power of Purpose
Behind every great innovator is often a profoundly personal story that serves as the true catalyst for their life’s work. For me, that story is inseparable from my son, Dorian R. Kallen, one of my greatest and most beloved teachers.
When Dorian was just four years old, a neurologist diagnosed him with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive, debilitating neuromuscular disease, and told our family there was no cure and that Dorian would not be expected to live past his teens. For a young, gifted, single mother, this transformed me at the core of my being. It deepened my faith and led me to find other avenues that offered what modern Western medicine did not. This journey, coupled with a fierce maternal love and focused research, gave birth to CranioSacralQigong®.
Dorian lived a life that defied every expectation. He thrived, loved, laughed, and inspired everyone around him, living just short of his 32nd birthday, surrounded by people who loved him deeply. After his passing, spontaneously and organically, those who knew him began to refer to him as “Saint Dorian.” His story is honored in my book, a testament to the miraculous nature of life and the power of faith and Divine Intervention
As a single mother, I also raised my daughter, Kassandre Ann, now married to Wade Alex Grossman. I describe Kassandre as “a bastion in the family, facilitating the motion when motion was most restricted, while giving it strength when strength was fading away.” This experience of motherhood, of navigating both joy and profound challenge, has infused my clinical work with a compassion that patients immediately feel. It is my gift back, as I understand suffering not as an observer but as someone who has walked through it and learned to flow with grace.
My philosophy, crystallized through these lived experiences, is both simple and profound: every moment is a miracle and a blessing, one we ought to meet with gratitude and full presence. This is the living foundation of my practice, my teaching, and my way of life, for which I am deeply grateful.
