Passionate Teacher experience in helping adult learners and kids develop self-awareness/connection and advanced physical self care. Imparts extensive knowledge and a deep love of Yoga through well-planned themed lessons. Certified Yoga Teacher guides students in yoga through variety of postures, asanas and breathing exercises in class or one-on-one settings. "Ability to connect with a wide range of students and connect the poses to their needs. Engaging presence and great humor."- Melinda (Yoga Student) Well Versed in Modifying specific postures to accommodate various skill levels or physical ailments. Compassionately takes responsibility for health and safety of others.
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Highlights
Worked for clients from: Japan, Canada, Australia, Finland, Italy, U.S, Hong Kong, U.K, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Thailand.
Health/Nutrition/Wellness:
Since 2002 I have apprenticed an Ayurvedic chef in 3 one month yoga teacher trainings. I do a lot of reasearch on the medicinal properties of food and proper supplimentation and healthly nutritional recipies for various physical ailments.
Psychology/Communication : I believe good communication is one of the most important skills of being a human. I have taken numourous courses in the psychology of interpersonal relationships. I have also taken courses in cognitive behavoral therapy and trauma informed therapies and neuro linguistic programming. Having awareness for mental and emotional factors are key in understanding people's context and making them feel seen heard and understood. These courses along with over 20years experience of working one on one with people has also given me the tools to access how people learn and taylor my teaching to how they take in information.
Meditation :
I have been a meditator since 2009. I successfully completed four 10 day Vipassana Meditation courses as taught by S.N Goenka.
I have been a practitioner of Conscious Movement Meditation for 15years
Ecstatic Dance : I have been a practitioner of Ecstatic Dance and contact movement since 2011.
Neuroscience/Metaphysics :Since I started meditating in 2009 I have become fascinated by the brain and the science behind what it can do. In my spare time I like to listen to talks and podcast on neurobiology and brain health, neuroplasticity, brain training and quantum physics.
Painting and Sculpture : Over thirty years experience. Experiementing with all kinds of mediums.