Training and Experience: Yoga, Health and Healing

Experience: Yoga Instruction

2001-Present

Berkeley YMCA, Berkeley, CA

Tina Gurerro,  Fitness Director    510 . 665 . 3208

Intermediate, Basic, Senior, Child Yoga

Latin Dance, Brazilian Dance, Dance Journey/TransDance

2004-2006

Studio RASA, Berkeley, CA

Marissa Lamagna, Director     510 . 843 . 2787

Basic & Intermediate Vinyasa Flow

2004-2007

Albany YMCA, Albany, CA

Mary D’Elia, Fitness Director     510 . 525 . 1130

Basic & Intermediate Yoga

2001-Present

7th Heaven Body Awareness Center, Berkeley, CA

Jennifer Hubbard    510 . 665 . 4300

Vinyasa, Hatha all levels

2005

Yoga Mandala, Berkeley, CA

Arundhati, 510 . 486 . 1989

Vinyasa all levels

2002-2004

YWCA, Berkeley, CA

Charlene Van Ness, Director    510 . 848 . 6370

Ashtanga Yoga

2002-2003

Yogeshwari Arts, Emeryville, CA

Laura Cornell, Owner     510 . 658 . 3169

Kripalu Yoga

2002

Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

Deborah Marcus, Yoga  Instructor    510 . 597 . 9977

Substitute Instructor: Yoga for Chronic Pain

2001-2004

Gold’s Gym, San Francisco, CA

Larry Hall, Group Fitness Director    415 . 626 . 4488

Substitute Instructor:  Intermediate Yoga

2001-2002

Montessori Family School

Bev Farrell, Director    510 . 528 . 5233

Children’s Yoga, Ages 6-10

2001

7th Heaven Body Awareness Center, Berkeley, CA

Karim, Manager    510 . 665 . 4300

Basic Hatha Yoga

Experience: Movement Retreats | Workshops

2009

Jessica Hadari Summer Yoga Retreat

2007

Berkeley YMCA Annual Yoga Retreat, CA

2005

White Lotus Winter Yoga Retreat, Biduyit K Bose , Sonoma County

2004

White Lotus Fall Yoga Retreat, Biduyit K Bose, Sonoma County

2003

Berkeley YMCA Annual Yoga Retreat, CA

2001

Ecstatic Dance Wokshops, 7th Heaven yoga Center & Shiela Rae, Berkeley, CA

2000

Trance Dance Journey Workshops with Parashakti & Wilbert Alex , New York, NY

Experience: Massage Instruction

Present

World School of Massage

San Francisco / Pleasanton

Heatherly Stanky, Course Coordinator 415 . 505 . 9588

  • Lymphatic
  • Swedish
  • Hot Stone Therapy

2006 – present

Spa Garden Hot Stone Massage Trainings

I teach theses 2-day Professional Trainings and 1-day Professional Clinics via my personal business, Spa Garden.

These programs provide 8-12 hours of Professional instruction in Hot Stone Massage. Students Learn 60minute-2hour sessions and expand massage skills, clientele and marketability in the spa industry. A Professional Certificate of completion awarded upon completion. Class size is open to 4-8 students.

2006 – present

Family Massage Workshops

Families and Caregivers learn massage & loving appropriate touch for

  • Teens
  • Infants
  • Elders
  • Medically vulnerable individuals
  • Adults

Basic massage techniques are taught and practices. Contraindications are discussed thoroughly. I am open to teach groups of 2-8 family members

Training:  Holistic Health . Healing . Wellness

2007 – Advanced Holistic Massage Therapy Training, 250 hours
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net
Transformational Breath and Bodywork and holistic counseling techniques, which cleanse the body’s cellular and emotional memory of trauma, and promote mental clarity, physical well-being and increase self-awareness.

2006 – Holistic Health Practitioner Training, 500 hours
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net
Advanced program for practitioners seeking to refine their skills, extend the scope of their work to include a more diverse client base, open doors to new professional arenas in the Holistic Health field. Using the Ayurvedic system for wellness and balance, students will discover their own personal constitution and develop a wellness profile, learning how to maximize vitality and health. Students will learn to facilitate personal growth, educate for stress prevention and stress management, and gain important skills for nutritional and lifestyle counseling. This program will also address a variety of clinical situations, including pregnancy, recovery from catastrophic illness, injury and disease, and special needs clients, such as children and the elderly.

2007 – Hot Stone Therapy Massage II
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net

2006 – Hot Stone Therapy Massage I
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net

2006 – Holistic Massage Therapy Training, 120 hours
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net
Learn important tools for your own wellness as well as leading edge techniques for holistic massage including polarity therapy, lymphatic drainage, reflexology and much more. This course also includes a business component to provide guidance in marketing, legalities, and other aspects of beginning a private massage practice.

2004 – Energy Medicine Training
Theresa Pack, Director 707 . 485 . 8197 Mendocino School for Holistic Massage, Redwood Valley, CA http://www.holisticmassage.net
Transpersonal Breathwork, Rebirthing, Guided Meditation, Polarity Therapy, imagery and metaphor (Hypnosis), and Creative Visualization as well as other holistic bodywork modalities. An in-depth and highly experiential study of the Subtle Body or Quantum Energy Body.

2001 – Love is In the Earth Melody Crystology Practitioner Training Level I & II, UK, 2 day Intensive
Angela DelFranco, London, England http://www.melodycrystals.co.uk

1999 – Emotional Healing Through the Chakras
Sarah Shapiro, Instructor 212 . 629 . 1856 Integral Yoga Center, New York, NY http://www.integralyogany.org
An in depth study of the seven major energy centers of the body as part of the yogic anatomy.

1998 – Emotional Healing Through the Chakras
Sarah Shapiro, Instructor 212 . 629 . 1856 Integral Yoga Center, New York, NY http://www.integralyogany.org
An in depth study of the seven major energy centers of the body as part of the yogic anatomy.

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