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- 1. About me… • Passionateabout teaching yoga and inspiring others to utilize it to enhance their lives • 500 RYT Certified Yoga Instructor July 2015 • CPR and AED Certified May 2015 • Serving private yoga clients since January 2014 and teaching yoga classes since September 2014 including Flow (All Levels), Hot Flow, Prenatal, Kids, Restorative, Yin, and Yoga Nidra • Developed and presented creativity/yoga workshops including Creative Cakra Collages and Drawing as Meditation • Experienced instructor of art/design/history (since 1984) with expertise in presenting to large groups and making television appearances Yoga Related Education 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training toward 500 RYT, THE AUTHENTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, 7/2015 (RYT 500 Yoga Alliance) 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification, THE AUTHENTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, 1/2014 (RYT 200 Yoga Alliance) CPR and AED Certified, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BLS CURRICULUM FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 5/2015 Pre/postnatal Yoga + Energetics of Birthing Certification, DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, 1/2014 Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training with Stephen Price, DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, 10/2013 Reiki I Training with Emily Horning, DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, 7/2013 Degrees Earned EdD in Educational Leadership, ARGOSY UNIVERSITY, Phoenix, 8/2005 Doctoral dissertation titled, Retention Rates: Student Success Relating to Freshman Seminar and Developmental Courses MFA in Fine Arts (Photography), ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, 12/1987 BFA in Graphic Design, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, 5/1984 Yoga and Related Teaching Experience • PRIVATE CLIENTS, Phoenix and Flagstaff, AZ, January 2014 – Present – work with individual clients on Yogic Breathing, Postures, Prenatal Yoga, Restorative, Yin, Yoga Nidra, and Youth Yoga. • SUMMIT HEALTH AND FITNESS, Flagstaff, AZ, September 2014 – Present – teach Flow (all levels), Yoga Nidra, Hot Yoga Flow, Yin, Restorative and Yoga Pilates Fusion classes • DAVE’S ASTANGA YOGA, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2013 – April 2015 – taught yoga and creativity/meditation workshops during yoga teacher training intensive workshops • FREE ARTS OF ARIZONA – January 2006 – September 2007, on a weekly basis, volunteered as a mentor bringing art and yoga to abused and homeless children
- 2. Yoga Workshops Attended(a sampling of workshops and teachers) Stories Behind the Asanas, Matt Rulli Authentic Yoga Teacher Training (AYTT), Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Psychological Alignment, Danny Neuman AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Energy Management for Yoga, Sarah Grace AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Kids Yoga, Paige Mollen AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Teaching from The Heart, Beri Golding AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Meditation, Sarah Grace Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Baby-wearing Yoga, Sierra Ramm Cantrell AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Arms Balances & Inversions, Matt Rulli AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Yoga for PTSD, Duane Armitage AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Pranayama, Brady Garrison AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Small Business Skills for Yoga Professionals, Michelle Neal AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Construct a Class That Makes Sense, Mimi Kelly AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Cakra Yin, Ilaiza Perez Cochrane AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 How to Teach Restorative Yoga, Kathryn McEntire AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Therapeutic Yoga, Desiree Lapre-Grobstein AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Crystal Energy and Healing, Natanya Washburn AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2015 Chakra Aromatherapy, Suzanne Zupancic Surya Yoga, 6/2015 Qi Gong, Adam Montoya Desert Song Healing Arts Center, 6/2015 American Veda, Philip Goldberg Desert Song Healing Arts Center, 6/2015 Anatomy for Yoga, Martin Kirk Online Course, 2015 New Sequencing for Vinyasa Flow, Julie Boyd AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Let it go… with Ganesh, Julie Tuomisto-Bell AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Cakra Awakening with Gongs & Crystal Bowls, Kathy Koziol AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Pose Clinic, Barbara Radwan-Kuzelewski AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Teaching Yoga in U.S.: Distilling Your Message, Hamid Jabbar AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 The Invisible Practice, Dan Neumann AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Crystal Bowls 101, Ronee Kipnes AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Maximizing your Presence on Social Media, Gordon Ogden AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Prenatal Yoga, Gila Shire AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Healing Your Knees, Amanda Manfredi AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Senior Yoga: Intro to Boomer Plus, Amy Kraft AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 4/2015 Pre/postnatal Yoga Cert., Bridget Boland + Lauren Wessinger Dave’s Astanga, 1/2014 Prana and Ashtanga, Stacy Plaske Dave’s Ashtanga Yoga, 1/2014 Psoas Release, Danielle Godfrey AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 1/2014 Essentials of Yoga Therapy, Martin Kirk AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 1/2014 Anatomy for Yoga, Tish Hegel AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 1/2014 Sacred Geometry meets Asana, Adriana Grossi Herrara AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 1/2014 Philosophy Works, Niall Mandal The School of Practical Philosophy, 12/2013 Karma, Destiny and Jyotisa: An intro. to Vedic Astrology Steven Highburger, 11/2013 Intro to Ayurveda, Lorilee Gilmore Moksha Ayurveda, 10/2013 Yoga Nidra Facilitation Training, Stephen Price Dave’s Astanga, 10/2013 Pose Clinic, Tara Martell AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 10/2013 Writing as Yoga, Rebecca Lammerson AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 10/2013 Elements of Lightness, Danny Neuman AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Magic of Mudra, Julie Tuomisto-Bell AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Ahimsa-Creating Space for Trauma Survivors, Rachel Grayczyk AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Reiki I Training, Emily Horning AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Bhagavad Gita, Chelsea Sage AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Anatomy for Yoga, Cheryl Oliver AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Inversions, Dave Oliver AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Vedic Chant, Cheryl Oliver AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Fitness Fusion for Kids Yoga, Jeanie Farley AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Flow Class & Sequencing Discussion, Kandi Neal AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 Adjustments, Dave Oliver AYTT, Dave’s Astanga, 7/2013 4 part Sanskrit and Devenagari, Cheryl Oliver Arizona Vedic Chant, 6/2013 Private classes with Jeanne Farley, Casey Fernandez and Lorilee Gilmore
- 3. Personal Yoga Practice Personalyoga practice 2004 - present; Bikram yoga practice 2005 - 2007; Sumits yoga practice (various studios) 2007 – 2010; Ashtanga yoga practice March 2013 - present I took my first yoga class during undergraduate school and since that time yoga beckoned me. I have attended many yoga classes since then and developed a consistent personal practice yoga in 2004. I have had the pleasure of attending many different classes from a variety of teachers and studios including: Dave’s Astanga Yoga, Desert Song Healing Arts Center, Humble Monkey, LifePower Yoga, Lifetime Fitness – Scottsdale, Metta Yoga, Moksha Yoga, Paradise Valley Bikram, Sumits Yoga (various studios), Surya Yoga, The Village at Camelback, Urban Yoga, Yoga because…, Yoga Pura, and At One Yoga. College Level Teaching Experience • THE ART INSTITUTE ONLINE, Pittsburgh, January 2006 – June 2006 + August 2011 - Present • THE ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, June 2001 – June 2014 • Al Collins School of Graphic Design (currently named Collins College), Tempe, Fall 1998 • CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Chandler, Spring 1998 • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Glendale, Fall 1993 – Spring 1995 • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Phoenix, Fall 1994 • PHOENIX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Phoenix, Spring 1988 • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, August 1984 – December 1987 Additional Employment Experience THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH-ONLINE DIVISION, Spring 2006 + August 2011 – Present Adjunct Online Faculty Member THE ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX, PHOENIX, July 2006 – June 2014 Dean of Academic Affairs THE ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX, PHOENIX, May 2001 – July 2006 Senior Academic Director of Graphic Design SCOTTSDALE CULTURAL COUNCIL, Scottsdale, December 1998 – May 2001 Graphic Design Manager ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER, Phoenix, April 1996 – December 1998 Design Manager and Senior Graphic Designer Professional Affiliations and Community Participation • YOGA ALLIANCE, RYT 500 Member published profile available through teacher directory https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=116539 • LINKED IN - profile available at: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?locale=en_US&trk=prof-0-sb-preview-primary-button • AIGA FELLOW The first AIGA Fellow awarded (September 2007) by Arizona AIGA in recognition for dedication to the field of Graphic Design through education and professional design work in the industry. • FREE ARTS OF ARIZONA – volunteered as a mentor bringing art to abused and homeless children
- 4. References CHERYL OLIVER JANROMINGER GIL MEJIA Owner/Instructor Fitness Class Coordinator Dean of Academic Affairs Dave’s Astanga Yoga Summit Fitness and Health The Art Institute of Phoenix 480-216-2602 928-699-1562 602-331-7506 authenticyogatt@gmail.com janrominger@hotmail.com gmejia@aii.edu