Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, RYT, Los Angeles, CA
~ 300 hours of Hatha Yoga Training and Certification with teacher, Rosie Good, owner of Yoga Bindu Studio, San Pedro, California. Guest Lecturers on Body Anatomy and Astanga Yoga. Member of International Association of Yoga Therapists IAYT. Insured.

Traditional Mayan Spiritual Healing – Arvigo Institute, Belize
~ 54 CE Hours, Introductory & Advanced Mayan Spiritual Healing with Dr. Rosita Arvigo at her home in Belize. Provides practical training in the Mayan concepts of mind/body/spirit healing, pulse diagnosis of spiritual illnesses, & the gentle form of shamanic journeying through the use of pulse prayers, flower & plant baths that cleanse the auric field & balance a client’s energetic life force. Instruction is also provided in recognizing indigenous Central American rainforest plants, as well as the use of herbal teas, amulets, flower essences, dowsing with a pendulum & space clearing to assist in protection & restoring balance.

Traditional Mayan Advanced Spiritual Healing – Arvigo Institute, Belize
~ 20.5 CE Hours in the Arvigo Advanced Mayan Spiritual Healing techniques: Experiential workshop expanding relationship with plant allies, prayers, pulse diagnosis, Spiritual Bathing, Space Clearing, connection with the 9 Maya Spirits, and Maya Cosmology. Review of case studies, mentoring guidance and support will be an integral component of this week's intensive.

Professional Course Training in Flower Essences, Terra Flora, Grass Valley, CA
~ A week long on-site educational program of the Flower Essence Society to train flower essence therapists to have a thorough grounding in both the clinical uses of flower essences and the theoretical foundations of the therapy. This includes an understanding of the soul-spiritual nature of the human being, and of the healing forces of the natural world. Intensive plant and flower studies, case studies, lectures, hands on essence therapy with students. Trained directly with Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz. Current member of FES Society.

Psoas Workshop with Liz Koch, Grass Valley, CA
~ 12 CEU hours of work study on Psoas muscle and it’s relationship to skeletal, emotional and muscular health. Emphasis on anatomy, posture, relationship, balances, removing obstacles, keeping a healthy psoas and preventing injury. Lecture and individual participation and application.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Intensive with Professor Jonathan T. Casey, PhD, Los Angeles, CA
~ 15 hours of in-depth study: reading, analyzing and working with all 4 Padas of the Sutras. Lecture and application.

Living your Yoga, Judith Lasater, Mt. Madonna, CA
~ 23 CEU hours of Restorative Yoga intensive, with emphasis on body anatomy, philosophy, asanas, and living the practice of your yoga daily in action, word, deed.

Learning to Stay retreat w. Pema Chodron, Shambala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO
~ 52 hours of lecture, group study, noble silence, meditation, chanting, Great Stupa walks centered around teaching of the Tibetan word shenpa or attachment.

Loving Kindness Meditation Workshop w. Sharon Salzberg, Loyola Marymount College, LA, CA
~ 20.5 CEU hours of lecture, meditation, silent walks, group study and exercise to develop concentration, connection, fearlessness, and genuine happiness through direct instruction and guided meditation using classical techniques in a modern idiom.

Japji, The Sound of Naad, with Yogi Bhajan, Espanola, New Mexico
~ 46 hours of studying the sound of the soul. Jap means to repeat, and Ji means soul. The repetition of Japji gives you a consistent projection and allows you to access your own infinite source of inspiration and depth. The Sound Current of Japji when meditated upon with openness and love, awakens a soul to its destiny. Night lectures by Yogi Bhajan.

International Herb Symposium, Wheaton College, Norton, Mass
~ Intensive studies with Ayurvedic guru, Anne McIntyre, Master Herbalist and Earth poet, Stephen Harrod Buhner, Master Herbalist and author, Matthew Wood, fasting and cleanse expert, Nancy Phillips, and Plants and their Allies with Susun Weed. Various CEU credits accumulated.

Seven retreats and workshops w. poet, David Whyte, at Mt Madonna, Watsonville, CA,
Add’l Irvine and La Jolla, CA

Various lectures and retreats w. Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hahn, Deer Park Monastery, CA

2011 Frank Natale Trance Dance Certification with Ralph Ciccone direct disciple of Natale
~ “Enter the world of the spirit, voyage beyond time and space; experience the ecstasy of spiritual wholeness. Trance dance as shamans and indigenous peoples have for thousands of years. This ancient transformational and healing technique takes dancer deep into their inner souls seeking clarity and vitality through music and movement. Natale’s purpose was to empower the individual through Trance Dance Music.”

Various yoga and poetry workshops with Judith Lasater, Shiva Rae, Tias Little, Rodney Yee, Saul David Raye, Gurmurkh Kaur Khalsa, Alison Luterman, Sata Sat Kaur, Thich Nhat Hahn, Pema Chodron, Liz Koch, Sharon Salzberg, Luke Kettenhagen, Wahe Guru. Sacred sound healing workshops, Sacred Circle workshops.