When not teaching bicycle riding, Pata is a spirit artist, healer, educator, urban shaman, avid cyclist and newbie bicycle racer.

She makes spirit jewelry, medicine and spirit pouches, sun crystals, and smudging feathers.

She is an herbalist and a Reiki master. She also has a Ph.D. in education and does individual instruction in study strategies, writing, and teacher preparation, as well as diversity training.