Monica’s first job at 16 was at Comstock, Ferre & Co., the oldest seed company in America, making wreaths and arrangements. It was here she fell in love with herbs and attuned to the New England seasons, spending time at Caprilands Herb Farm learning from Adelma Grenier Simmons, owner, author, herbalist, and resident witch. When not at high school, Monica lectured at garden clubs and botanical and tree societies, immersing herself deeply in empirical learning before teaching. Her first co-founded company at the age of 17 sold dried flower and herb creations wholesale to Crabtree & Evelyn and other finer retail stores. In a quest for earth knowledge and history, she studied with prolific author Rosemary Gladstar (herbalist), Laurie Cabot (high priestess), Agneta Borstein (astrologer), and Bonnie Nadeau (Tarot).

Having many planets in Earth, with an Ascendant, Sun, and Mercury (all in 1st) in Capricorn, and a Taurus (4th) Moon led Monica to The University of Connecticut where in her dorm, Holcomb, she would host talks about herbs, making baked goods as an incentive to attend. Although Monica entered college with a pre-law curriculum, it was her teaching assistant role with Professor Michael Meyer that changed the trajectory of her career to writing after helping his research and having her paper published in the third edition of The Bedford Introduction to Literature.

Monica’s first job after college was as a Software Specialist for the Connecticut Business & Industries Association. Although technically focused, she was also able to write for the CBIA News and organized learning lunches and holiday craft fairs where employees could showcase their passions and skills, establishing deeper connections within the company. From CBIA, she went on to work in other fields to build skills in consumer packaging, design, and production, before starting her own communications and marketing consultancy in 1996, with Pitney Bowes as her first client, followed by other Fortune 100, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Monica received her Yoga Teacher certification from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2000 and after teaching in various studios across the U.S., hosted her first international retreat in 2004, InSabina Italy. With a focus on teachers and students, she became certified in Angel Bear Yoga and Next Generation Yoga leading training for classroom educators. She wrote and co-published The Art of the Yamas and Niyamas with Bruce Bowditch, which sold over a thousand copies globally, including at the Omega Center in New York, Kripalu in Massachusetts, and the Yoga Institute in Australia. Monica created the pre-K curriculum “Bringing Virtues to Life,” which incorporates diverse learning styles and included movement, creative expression, and breathwork for Unity Church of the Hills.

While preparing to expand her family in New Jersey, she attended the International Center for Photography. She worked as a professional photographer specializing in portraiture and story-telling through “Day in a Life” books. Her son Gabriel continues to be her constant inspiration and photographic subject to his chagrin.

In 2014, she graduated from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts with a specialization in Baking and Pastry Arts and hosted her first gastronomic tour in Tuscany, Italy with Chef David Bull. Monica also volunteered in a production role for various culinary events such as "Chefs Under Fire," "Sommes Under Fire," and "Citywide 86'd" as well as at major food festivals like Food and Wine and Austin City Limits Festival.

In 2018 she served as a fractional CMO for a fitness software startup and in 2019 co-founded Logictry, a low-code platform based on symbolic AI that captured expertise interactively for better decision-making. She exited in 2022 and serves as a mentor in brand strategy for various accelerators and incubators, including Tech Ranch, where she worked with the U.S. Embassy and the JIC in the Czech Republic to build bridges for startups ready to scale to global markets.

In a full-circle moment and now honoring her Venus in the 12th house of desiring to experience Love on a higher and more intimate level, she returns to her roots in astrology, Tarot, medical herbalism through food, and writing. She is a certified professional astrologer and consummate student of Adam Elenbaas, Chris Brennan, and Andrea Michelle Haekel; medical astrology with Kira Sutherland and Elizabeth Brookes; and medical herbalism with Sajah Popham, Judith Hill, and Ashley Elenbaas. Her Neptune in Scorpio in the 11th house of community and networks requires sharing this magical wisdom on a deeper level.

Monica’s outer planets of Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto in Virgo in the 9th house bring about transformation and innovation through traveling, learning, philosophy, and teaching. And true to this Saturn-ruled, 5-2 Emotional Manifesting Generator, she masters cycles. In this latter part of the wheel, Ritual Resonance is born.