Meet Sharron aka Gypsy Rose
Why The Four Corners?
I’m a Southwest travel writer, longtime Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, and lifelong wanderer exploring what places—and the journeys between them—can teach us.
There’s something about this region—the deserts, the mountains, the wide open-skies—that invites reflection. It slows you down. It creates space.
Space to think.
Space to feel.
Space to hear yourself again.
Four Cornering was born from traveling through these places and realizing that the outer journey and the inner journey were happening at the same time.
Every canyon.
Every trail.
Every quiet moment in nature.
They were all teaching something and I was asking “What is my body and my life trying to tell me?”
Listening Differently
That question changed everything.
It led me beyond conventional answers and into a deeper exploration of healing—one that included not only the body, but also the mind, emotions, and the subtle energies that connect them.
Along the way, I discovered practices such as vibrational medicine, Jin Shin Jyutsu, nature-based awareness, and reflective storytelling. Each offered a different doorway back to myself and helped me listen to my body in a completely new way.
Not as something to fix.
But as something to understand.
Something to listen to.
Why I Do This
I’ve always been drawn to the outdoors, growing up in Tucson, Arizona, surrounded by mountains and desert skies. Nature became my first teacher—especially during the more tumultuous years of my 20s, when I learned how deeply it can heal.
In 1989, after graduating from Regis University with a degree in Communication Arts and Technology, I followed a quiet pull to Colorado Springs, where I experienced Jin Shin Jyutsu for the first time. After months of receiving sessions, I began studying the practice and eventually became a practitioner myself.
It felt like remembering—something within me gently coming back into balance.
Over the years, I continued my training and spent more than five years offering Jin Shin Jyutsu as a hospice volunteer. Alongside that work, I have written about and traveled throughout the Southwest, including five unforgettable years exploring the Four Corners by RV with my late partner, Aaron.
My Writing
For more than two decades, I’ve written about travel, wellness, natural healing, and life in the Southwest. My work has appeared in Aquarius Journal, Sedona Journal of Emergence, Dave’s Travel Corner, Arizona Tourist News, Be Best Organics, Vitalmax, and other print and online publications.
Today, I continue sharing personal essays, travel stories, and wellness reflections on Medium and Substack, as well as here on Four Cornering, where my love of the Southwest, storytelling, travel, and natural wellness come together.
Another Piece of the Puzzle
My own struggles with dental health became another part of this journey, deepening my interest in the connection between the mouth, body, emotions, and everyday habits.
Healing isn’t a straight line. It’s more like a journey through changing landscapes—sometimes clear, sometimes uncertain, always unfolding. I’m simply walking it too.
If anything here helps you feel even a little more grounded, a little more hopeful, or a little more connected to yourself, then this space has done what it was meant to do.
Thank you for being here
— Sharron aka Gypsy Rose
