Trainings & Certifications
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
- Centrepoint School of Yoga Therapy (Leila Stuart)
- 2004-2010 Certification Yoga Therapy (1200 hours)
- 2011-2013 Assistant Teacher for Yoga Therapy Training (800 hours)
- Breathwave (Robin Clements)
- 2018-2002 (Two Annual 5-days Retreats- 60 hours each)
- Facilitator’s Training in process (Level 2)
- Vijnana Yoga International (Gioa Irwin and Orit Sen-Gupta)
- 2011-2013 Certification Vijnana Yoga (800 hours)
- Armit Yoga Institute
- 2015 Yoga Nidra (John Vosler – 100 hours)
- 2016 Yoga Therapy (Kamini Desai – 100 hours)
- 2018 Meditation in Motion (Chandrakant – 100 hours)
- MELT Method (Sue Hitzmann)
- 2013 Hand & Foot Treatment Certifitcation (40 hours)
- Movement Patterns (Donna Farhi)
- 2006 Training & Certification (145 hours)
- Prana Yoga College (Shakti Mhi)
- 2014 Teaching Anatomy & Restorative Therapeutics for 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
- Kairos Yoga Studio (Sandra Sammartino)
- 2000-2004 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training
- Urban Yoga (Janice Clarfield)
- 2006 Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training
- Restorative Yoga Training
- 2014 Biodynamic Living (Swan and Nevah Eyton – 35 hours)
- 2011 Semperviva Restorative Yoga Training (Evelyn Neumann – 20 hours)
- Studies In India – 1983-1985
- Muktidrama Ashram 2 months (Living and practicing)
- Sivanananda Ashram 3 months (Living and practicing)
- Discourse with the Dalai Lama (10 days in Bodhgaya)
- Yoga Nidra with Swami Janankananda
- Vipassana Meditation with Christopher Titmuss
TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
- BackMitra Teacher Training Foundations (2012-Current)
- Designed and developed a 12-hour Teacher Training Program integrating restorative yoga, yoga therapeutics, & restorative alignment
- Taught at Yoga Studios through B.C.
- Trained over 50 teachers in B.C.
- Restorative Therapeutics (2014)
- Developed and designed manual for 35-hour Training Program
- Taught 20 students in Prana Yoga Teacher Training
- Anatomy of Movement for Manual Therapists (2015)
- Designed and developed training and manual for Deep Flow
- Taught with Myle´ne Bergeron in El Rio, El Salvador
WORKSHOPS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, & DELIVERY
- Over 150 workshops (2012-2022)
- Taught in British Columbia, Mexico, and El Salvador
- Topics include:
- Spinal Health & Restoration
- BackMitra Magic
- Awaken Your Spine
- Magic Roller ~ Unwinding Spinal Tension
- Mitra and MELT
- rEvolutionize Your SpineSpinal Health & Restoration
- The Dance of Your Diaphragm
- Core Connection
- Pelvic Floor Power
- Tensegrity & Our Fascial Web
- Enlivening Your Legs Lines
- Awaken your Feet
- The Living Domes of your Body
- The Subtle Power of your Psoas Muscle
- Spinal Health & Restoration
PROGRAMS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, & DELIVERY
- Yoga for Depression (2016-Current)
- JumpStep Program B.C. in conjunction with Mood Disorders B.C.
- Program development and delivery
- Inspiring Breath 8-hour Educational Program Online (2021-Current)
- Integrating science of breath with inquiry
- Experiential components: mapping breath & pranayama
- Yoga Nidra 8-hour Educational Program Online (2021-Current)
- Science of Meditation
- Guided Practice
COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS & RITUALS
- Swan, The Path Yoga Centre (2017-2018)
- Community Grief Rituals Based on 5 Gates of Grief by Francis Weller, “Wild Edge of Sorrow”
- Swan & Nancy Fischer, The Path Yoga Centre
- Workshop on Spinal Health YTT program
- Ginny Gold, Golf Pro with University Golf Course
- Spinal Clinics for Golfers
- Alexandra Jai Millman, Master Percussionist
- Blending Yoga & Hand Drumming
- Co-Creating Belly Beat workshops
- Maggie Reagh, Yoga Therapy International
- Yoga Outreach Retreat 2018
- Workshop on Grief
- Swan & Nancy Fischer, The Path Yoga Centre
- Workshop on Spinal Health YTT program
COLLABORATIVE RETREATS
- San Agustinillo, Oaxaca (2011-2020)
- Brigitte Longueville, Solstice Yoga
- 5 and 10-day Yoga Retreats
- Rancho Cerro Largo, Playa Aragon, Oaxaca (2017-2020)
- Mario Corelli
- 7-day Yoga Retreats
CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Soulful Life: Convivium (2021-Current)
- Exploring the World of Soul & Community with Francis Weller
- Weekly Online Meeting, Micro-Rituals, Writing Practice, and Grief Vigils
- An Apprenticeship with Sorrow (2020)
- Teachings with Francis Weller
- A 4-week series exploring the core skill of grief work in a time of radical uncertainty
- Ontogony (2018-Current)
- Body-Mind Transpersonal Therapy Program to expand personal growth and therapeutic skills
- Dr. Carlos de León
- Theoretical Fundamentals of Transpersonal Psychology
- Principles of Ontogony: Liberation through Reconnection
- Anthony Abbagnano (2021)
- Alchemy of Breath Online Program
- Conscious Connected Breath
- Yoga Nidra (2021)
- Lily Goncalves, Blooming Lotus
- Online Training Program
- Gary Kraftsow (2019)
- Tantra Online Program
- Antonio Sausys Retreat (2019)
- Yoga for Grief (20 hours)
- Intensive exploration of Grief from yogic perspective
- Deep Flow Massage Course (2017)
- Myle´ne Bergeron
- 35-hour training in Bodywork-Alignment-Mindfulness
- Edgewood Vancouver – Education on Addiction and Co-Dependency
- Insite Program 2011
- On-going group process (2011-2016)
- Thich Naht Hanh (2015)
- 10-day Meditation Retreat, UBC
- Dharma Teachings
- TRE: Trauma Release Exercises (2013)
- Based on work of Dr.David Bercelli
- 8-hour training with Maria Alfaro
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Yoga Outreach
- BYSCC- teaching youth in prison
- On-going Annual Fundraiser and teaching for YO
- Breathwave
- Facilitaition Support Bi-Annual Retreats
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