Sol Rites was created from a lifetime of experiences in education, creativity, and care, rooted in a deep commitment to nurturing children and supporting families through meaningful, connected learning.

I had the privilege of attending a Montessori school as a child and never forgot the calm, connected, and joyful environment that allowed me to feel safe and truly learn.

I went on to earn my second-degree black belt in Taekwondo as a teen and became an instructor for our school’s “Little Dragons” program.

I attended the Charleston Arts School, where I trained intensively in music theory, improv, and performing arts.

After moving to Tennessee to pursue music, I discovered a deep sense of fulfillment working as an organic farming intern at Allenbrooke Farms in Spring Hill, where I spent four years learning the natural cycles of the land.

During that time, I was also invited into the home of a wonderful family with three children, grades 5th–12th, to serve as their private, live-in homeschool teacher on a 100+ acre farm filled with forests, creeks, gardens, chickens, and horses.

The children thrived within the creative curriculum I brought to life… one that extended beyond textbooks into real, lived experiences.

I also developed curricula for a Martial Arts and a Music & Movement program that I was hired to instruct at Lifetime Fitness in Franklin, Tennessee.

When I became a mother, I knew I wanted to continue this legacy: educating children from a foundation rooted in the beauty and wonder of life and the world around them.

During their young years, I received mentorship from the Farm Midwives as I became a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula. The skills of holding a safe, attuned space for children naturally translated into supporting mothers during one of the most vulnerable and transformative times in their lives.

As I reflected on the next step in my path, I felt called to deepen my work by pursuing a Master’s in Social Work, with the intention of becoming a Licensed Clinical Therapist specializing in play therapy for children. I am currently working toward that dream as a virtual student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Each day, as I teach the children in my program, I have the opportunity to observe, integrate, and grow alongside the very skills I am studying. It is a beautiful pairing, serving as a teacher to so many incredible children, while always remaining a student of life myself.