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Eyes of the World Yoga Teacher Training, Providence, RI (Nov., 2007 – July, 2008)

• 200+ hour in-depth vinyasa style training with Tom Gillette
• yoga anatomy; philosophical ideas underlying yoga tradition; 75 postures (with Sanskrit names); emphasis on the study of language and metaphor; interpersonal skills; assisting

Cortiva Institute: Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy, King of Prussia, PA (Professional Massage Therapy Diploma, 2011)

• 600 hour program culminating in Diploma in Massage Therapy, COMTA accredited school
• Extensively trained in Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Release, Hydrotherapy and prenatal Massage
• Coursework included: Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and Pathology

• 75 hour Yoga Alliance-approved program with Laurel Hicks 
• Sessions in: physiology of pregnancy, asanas for discomfort, partner poses, meditation and relaxation, pranayama, fetal positioning, nutrition, and postnatal yoga

• Intermediate Alignment Workshop with Shannah Green (Eyes of the World, 2008)
• Insight Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah Powers (Kripalu, 2010)
• Yoga for the Nervous System with Bo Forbes (Kripalu, 2011)
• “MotherMassage®: Massage During Pregnancy” Certification Workshop with Elaine Silverman (April, 2012)

• Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA:
  • Lead 90 minute co-ed, mixed level class for high-schoolers (2015 and 2016)
  • Led one hour beginner yoga/meditation sessions for middle school girls (Winter, 2012)
• In-Home Private Sessions, Brooklyn, NY: Led weekly one hour and fifteen minute intensive/beginner classes for individual clients or small groups (2009-2011)
• New Design High School, New York, NY: Led weekly beginner class for high school teachers and staff (2010-2011)
• “Brooklyn Boulders”, Brooklyn, NY: Led weekly one hour and fifteen minute classes for rock climbers (2009-2010)
• “Third Root” Community Health Center, Brooklyn: Substitute yoga teacher, taught children’s yoga class (2008-2009)
• “Yoga House” in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn: Led weekly one hour and fifteen minute class and monthly workshops, open to neighbors (Fall/Winter, 2008)
• Paul Cuffee Middle School, Providence, RI: Led weekly one-hour yoga class for teachers and staff (Fall, 2007 to Spring, 2008); led “Yoga Club” for 6th – 8th graders once a week (Fall, 2006 and Spring, 2007)
• Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, VT: Led a one hour and fifteen minute class outdoors, twice a week (Summer, 2007)