Char began her professional career in 1980 as a member of the Esalen Massage Staff. In 1985 she began teaching at Esalen Institute which expanded into teaching at Mckinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland Ca, the Monterey Peninsula College Therapeutic Massage faculty for 13 years and teaching internationally. Char's focuses on bodywork's energetic, emotional and spiritual aspects. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher, a Circle of Life Coach, and a graduate of The Center for Spiritual Healing.