My work reflects an abiding interest in the experience of being an individual within a community–a body within an ecosystem. The connections that bring us together, inside of our individual organisms and as people inside groups, are what continue to intrigue me. Within and between the body, the soul, the emotional world, and the mind–what might we find?
MY DELIGHTS:
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learning, deepening, remembering
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re-spiriting our world with agency and meaning
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reclaiming the body, mind, and spirit for individual and communal liberation
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support with the process of croning/aging
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support for feminist, anti-racist, anti-bias learning
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parenting and relationships
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ancestral and lineage healing
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MY EDUCATION:
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DEGREES & CERTIFICATIONS
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Registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist
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Tamalpa Life Art Practitioner
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MA Student in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling at Naropa University
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Practitioner Training with Jason Holley at the Hermes Hestia Institute
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Practitioner Certification @ Forrest Center for Evolutionary Astrology
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MFA in Choreography
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BFA in Modern Dance
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Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification
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Tamalpa Institute Embodied Leadership Certification​​
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ASTROLOGY
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Mythopoetic / Experiential Astrology Mentorship with Jason Holley
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ongoing supervision since May 2023
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Foundational Training @ Astrology University
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Astrology Mentorship and Coaching with Gina James
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SOMATICS
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Ongoing Experiential Anatomy study with Wendy Hambidge 2021-present
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Experiential Anatomy (Body-Mind Centering) Courses— 150 hours
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Senses and Perceptions
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Basic Neurocellular Patterns
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Fluids Systems
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Endocrine Systems
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Ontogenetic Development
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Contemporary Alexander Technique— 180 hours​
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Ongoing and Various Somatic Training in Hatha and Iyengar Yoga— 1991-present
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Ongoing and Various Somatic Training in Authentic Movement and Ecstatic Dance— 2015-present
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RITUAL ARTS
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​​Under the Eagle’s Wing Mentorship & Apprenticeship with Shayne Case 2021-2023
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​​​Ancestral Healing Mentorship with Larisa Noonan since 2018
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Various Experiential Self and Co-led Artistic Projects since 1993
​ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
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Justice Journey anti-bias, anti-racism training with Katie Kissinger 2016
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Reggio Emilia Study Tour Italy 2016
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Building a Business 60-hour Management Training 2013-2014
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Opal School Center for Children’s Learning Mentorship Program 56-hour training in constructivist education and learning 2011-2012
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State Certified School Director with professional accolades 2010-2020
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Step 10 on the Oregon Registry equal to a Bachelor's Degree in Education 2013
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MY TEACHERS
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Jason Holley
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Larisa Noonan
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Barbara Carter
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Natal Daskal
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Teresa Haase
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Wendy Hambidge
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Chris Calarco
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Tracy Broyles
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My Ancestors
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Cedar
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Sequoia
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Dahlia
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Peony
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Tall Cinquefoil
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RECENT
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Daria Halprin
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Rosario Sammartino
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Dohee Lee
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Shayne Case
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Steven Forrest
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Jeanine Canty
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Mary Lou Seereiter
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Linda K Johnson
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PAST
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Abby Fiat
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Ford Evans
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Dana Appling
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John Scoville
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Jeanine Canty
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Mary Lou Seereiter
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Linda K Johnson
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Della Davisdon
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Kim Epifano