Growing up in a small town called Wairoa, Samantha spent most of her childhood engrossed with learning music. She started piano lessons at age 8 then picked up a guitar at age 12 and became a prolific song writer and performer during her teen years.

Samantha was encouraged at a young age to follow music as a career. However her resistance to being in the lime-light lead her to keep her musical talents as a hobby.

After high school she studied at Massey University in Palmerston North graduating with a degree in Communications. She then spent the next 10 years working in the corporate world searching for a sense of purpose and belonging. 
 
During this time she also spent 2.5 years abroad teaching English in South Korea and traveling South East Asia. It was in Rishikesh, India where she completed a teacher training in Hatha Yoga then went on to discover Vipassana meditation in Thailand. 

After coming back to NZ Samantha still felt like something was missing from her life and that she was ignoring a silent nudge that was getting louder and louder.
 
The moment that changed her path forever occurred during a weekend retreat where she witnessed music being used as a healing modality to help guide people through personal pain, stress, anxiety and unresolved emotions. 
 
Since discovering the healing powers of music and medicine songs, Samantha has devoted her time and energy to sharing this modality with others which is where she finds the most purpose and fulfilment in life.