lineages + credentials
I am a mosaic made from myriad teachers, mentors, and relationships. Below is a snap shot of my educational experiences, professional trainings and influences. I am deeply grateful for the many lineages and countless beings that have influenced me. I continue to be shaped by them.
formal education + trainings
University of Akron
Akron, OH
BFA Sculpture
BFA Ceramics
Minor in Dance
Brahmrishi Yoga
Kent, OH
200 hr certification
500 hr certification partial
Birthin Within
Portland, OR online hybrid
Doula
Child Birth Educator
Tom Ockller
Cleveland, OH
Muscle Energy Technique Certification 1, 2
John Barnes MFR
Sedona, AZ
MFR Certification 1, 2, 3
TMC School
Chaing Mai, Thailand online hybrid
300 hr thai massage certificate
Yoga Central
North Canton, OH
200 hr yoga teacher certification
500 hr yoga teacher certification
Upledger Institute
Craniosacral 1, 2 SER 1,2, SERTIP advanced
Carniosacral Pediatrics 1
Barral Institute
Ann Arbor, MI
Visceral Manipulation 1,2
Zero Balancing Institute
Arlington, VA
Zero Balancing certifiaction
Heiwa Center
Canton, OH
Reiki 1 certification
Biodynamic Craniosacral 1, 2
Zero Balancing Institute
Arlington, VA
Zero Balancing certifiaction 1, 2, 3
Stark State College
Canton, OH
Massage Therapy Program
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Bayo Akamolafe
online
We will dance with mountains 2022-2023
Making sanctuary. 2023-2024
Mid Atlantic Center for Healing
Leesburg, VA
RItual Arts Apprenticeship 2011-2012
Lara Velda Vesta
online
Wild Soul School of Unlearning 2021- present
mentorships, self study + influences
Below is a growing list of people, places, experiences and entities that have influenced me. This list is ever-evolving, for I am always learning.
mind-body-spirit
thinking/imagining- feeling/healing/earth/cosmos
Bayo Akomolafe
bell hooks
David Abram
Daniel Foor
John O'Donohue
Larissa Kaul
Malidoma Patrice Somé
Martin Shaw
Noam Chomsky
Ram Dass
Sobonfu Some
Stephen Jenkinson
Adrienne Marie Brown
Akilah S. Richards
Andrea Olson
Bonny Bainbridge Cohen
brontë velez
Carmen Spagnola
Christine Caldwell
Clementine Morrigan
Deanne Juhan
Eric Franklin
Francesca Annenburg
Frederick Matthias Alexander
Fritz Perls
Gabor Mate
Gabriela Gutierrez
Harriet Lerner
Hugh Milne
Ida Rolf
Irene Dowd
Joanna Macy
John Upledger
Kaye Wissler
Kimberly Ann Johnson
Lara Veleda Vesta
Lorie Eve Dechar
Mable Todd
Margot Milcetich
Maria Sabina
Mary Bond
Merlaue Ponty
Merlin Sheldrake
Michael Shae
Mike Curtis
Moshe Feldenkrais
Peter Levine
Robert Svoboda
Robin W Kimmerer
Sharon Blackie
Sophie Macklin
Sophie Strand
Susan Raffo
Stan Gerome
Tias Little
Vandana Shiva
Vasant Lad
brontë velez