ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Naropa University, CO 2005 ~ 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Traditional Eastern Arts
Concentration in Yoga, Minor in Dance
1000 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification
Teacher’s Assistant, Professor Nataraja Kallio
Yoga I Fall Semesters (2006, 2007)
Yoga II Spring Semesters (2006, 2008)
SUNY Brockport, NY 34 Credits, Dance Major 2003 ~ 2004
Hampshire College, MA 26 Credits, Dance Major 1997 ~ 1998
Relevant Coursework:
- Yoga I - Introduction to Hatha Yoga
- Yoga II - Psychology of the Chakras
- Yoga III - Advanced Integral Yoga
- Yoga IV - Integral Practice and Teacher Training
- Yoga V - Teacher Training
- Yoga History, Theory and Philosophy
- Yoga Meditation Practicum
- Shambhala Meditation I + II
- Body Mind Centering
- Contemplative Hinduism
- Anatomy: Learning Through the Senses
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Indian Devotional and Raga Singing
- Tai Chi I + II
- Taoist QiGong: Twelve Pieces of Brocade
- Introduction to Taoist Philosophy
APPRENTICESHIP
Arthur Hall International Dance Company ~ ME 1996 ~ 1998
African Festivals in American Schools Residency Program 1998 ~ 2000
This unique organization collaborated with various schools to produce student dance performances. Residencies were one or two weeks, four to five classes a day with as many as fifty students at a time. My responsibilities included teaching classes, performing and assisting with student performances. We worked at schools in Arizona, Maine and New Hampshire.
CONTINUED EDUCATION
Richard Freeman ~ The Yoga Workshop, Boulder CO
The Garth Fagan Dance Company, Rochester NY
Michael Stein ~ Ashtanga Yoga of New Paltz, NY
The Frequent Flyers, Boulder CO
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training ~ Reflex Arts, Sarasota FL
Jason Nemer ~ Vital Yoga, Denver CO
Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, Boulder CO

