YOUNG LIFE weekly singing and talking about Christ Fall 1971
TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION Spring 1972 age 17
CHAKRA & MICROCHAKRA PSYCHOLOGY 1986-1996
SRI Centre International (Self-Research, Sound Research International) Princeton, NJ & NY,NY. studying with Sri Shyamji Bhatnagar, Nada Yogi, & Dahlianaji Hohe, Disciple. Study of Chakras & MicroChakra Psychology, Mantra/Sound, Meditation, Human Development via the Chakra System; Worked as Dahlianaji's assistant for 2+ yrs
PRIMARY TEACHERS
Thich Hahn, Buddhist monk 1994 - Present Eckhart Tolle 2004 - Present Carl Rogers, Eugene Gendlin's teacher and colleague, Univ. of Chicago, author of On Becoming a Person & Client Centered Therapy 1975-Present Eugene Gendlin, psychotherapist, philosopher, FOCUSING TECHNIQUE 2012-Present
JYOTISH/ VEDIC ASTROLOGY 2010 - Present 1st Year Study Course w/ Sam Geppi 2013 - 14 1st Year Study Course w. Freedom Cole 2015 - Present
ENNEAGRAM & PapaJi's Teachings with Eli Jaxon Bear, The Leela Foundation 1999-2003
Macrotiotic Practitioner via my mentor, Kaare Bursell 2007 - Present
YOGA ASANA Practice and Training Studio Yoga Madison, NJ Study with Teresa Roland, 1994-96 includes: Teacher Training; Adm Assistant to yoga studio & yoga props business, Tools for Yoga Iyengar Institue of NY 1996-2000 study of asana and Teacher Training with Seinior Iyengar teacher,Mary Dunn, NY, NY Iyengar Institute of SF 2000-2004 study of asana and Teacher Training w/ Institute Staff, San Francisco, CA Westside Yoga Studio study of asana with Erick Thuss 2014-Present Sebastopol, CA
Taught yoga 1996-2013
ACADEMIC TRAINING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD & ELEMENTARY EDUCATION viaAlternative Education Program at the University of North Dakota. Chose to work with Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers primarily for thirty odd years
Post graduate work @ Bank Street College for Teachers, NY, NY early 1980's and several univeristies in New Jersey
The Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychoanalysis, Livingston, NJ 1998-1999
LIFEWAYS Waldorf Early Childhood Training, Sacramento, CA 2007-08
Resources for Infant Educare training, Los Angeles, CA 2008
PsychoSynthesis Life Coach Training 2017-18 San Francisco, CA