Yoga Teacher's Tutorial videos and Yogaland Podcasts with Jason Crandall & Andrea Feretti: 5 Best Plank Pose Variations; 5 Ways to Reduce Yoga Sequencing Overwhelm; How to Create a Supportive Yoga Practice When Life Throws You Curveballs; Yoga and the Art of Letting Go; What it Takes to Make It as a Yoga Teacher; 5 Essential Ideas for a Healthy Spine; Making Your Yoga Teaching More Accessible with Jivana Heyman; Demystifying Office Yoga with Maryam Sharifzadeh; Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Brett Larkin; 7 Reasons to Make Your Home Practice a Priority; Yoga for Perimenopause & Menopause with Judith and Lizzie Lasater; 5 Common Mistakes Yoga Teachers Make; Your Injury Questions Answered; 8 Best Practices for Minimizing Yoga Injuries; The 5 Compartments of the Hip & How to Strenthen; Mind-Flow Mastery with Dr. Daya Grant; Essential Life Skills for Yoga Teachers; Building Resilience: Yoga for Immune Health w/Lisa Walford (about 11.75 hours) Judith & Lizzie Lasater Video Trainings (most with Mary Richards): Somatic Shoulder Strength; Yoga Beyond Menopause; The Menopause Belly; Lower Back Love (3.5 hours) STOTT Pilates Athletic Conditioning with Twist Ball with Jen Dahl (2.5 hours) Cueing & Modifications on the Reformer for a Client with Postural Issues with Debra Hunt (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic The Thorax & Pelvis: The Integrated Systems Model with a Focus of Application to Pilates with Diane Lee, PT (16 hours) Pain and the Brain In-Service Training with Kate Smith, ND (1.5 hours) Upper Extremity Client Case Study In-Service Training with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1.5 hours) Fall Prevention Strategies with Leslie Braverman and Melanie Byford Young, PT (1.5 hours)
Training 2023
Yoga Teacher's Tutorial videos and Yogaland Podcasts with Jason Crandall & Andrea Feretti: Best Options for setting up forearm balances; Is stretching really good for you?, Best strengtheners for handstand and forearm balance; Most essential sun saluations; Best tips for teaching yoga on zoom; Alternatives & modifications to chatturange dandasana; Essential sequencing concepts for teaching beginners; How has yoga changed?; 5 Essential Ideas for a Healthy Spine; 5 Essential Ideas for a Healthy Core; Everything you Need to Know about Practicing & Teaching Pigeon Pose; 5 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier in my Teaching Career; Mastering the Art of Content Creation; Yoga Teachers Share Their "Whys", How to Teach Backbends to Beginners; 10 Essential Asana Concepts; 4 Sequencing Challenges & How to Fix Them; Six Inversion Variations & Transitions; Yoga Sequence for Back Strength (about 11.5 hours) Video Lessons from Judith and Lizzie Lasater: To Tuck or Not to Tuck (1.25 hours) STOTT Pilates Rehabilitation on the Reformer Level 2 with Melanie Byford Young (24 hours) Conditioning for Core & Rotational Power with Weights with Holly Shaw (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic The Thorax: The Complex Complex with Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours) Client Case Study In-Service Training with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1.5 hours) Injury Consultation with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1 hour)
Training 2022
Yoga Short & Sweet practices with Ada Lusardi: knees, shoulders, sacrum, hips, chair workout, core integration (3 hours) Teacher's Tutorial videos with Jason Crandall: skillful breathing, unpacking yoga myths, teaching, modifying, and adjusting chatturanga dandasana, effective core strengtheners, shoulder mobility, hip mobility, building strength in flexibility, flexibility vs. mobility, backbend preps, how to tilt pelvis in backbends, shoulder openers to prepare for handstand and forearm stand, the best preparations for splits; best preparations for lotus; sequencing for backbends; change up & reinvigorate sun salutations; cues for practicing & teaching twists. (about 7 hours) How to Sequence for Workshops with Jason Crandall (1 hour) STOTT Pilates The Knee: Matwork Programming for Mobility and Function with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Zen•ga Mindful Movement: Breathing Workout with Katherine Brown (2 hours) Prenatal Matwork Pilates with Stability Ball and Flexband with Katherine Brown (2 hours) Bodyweight Bonanza Workshop with Holly Shaw (1 hour) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Complex Clients Consultation with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1.75 hours) Videos with Martha Peterson, Essential Somatics (about 3 hours) Videos with Colm McDonnell, Learn Somatics (about 3 hours) Bunions Q&A with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1.5 hours) Breath by Design with Kim Kraushar (3.5 hours, two workshops) Clarifying The Core: Bringing a Balanced Approach to the Art and Science of Breath and Dynamic Stability with Kim Kraushar & Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours)
Training 2021
Yoga Yoga + Anatomy for Healthy Feet with Ada Lusardi (5 hours) Resistance Band Practice Series with Ada Lusardi (3 hours) Yoga + Anatomy for Knees with Ada Lusardi (5 hours) Yoga with Hip Focus with Ada Lusardi (2 hours) STOTT Pilates Precision & Control with the Fitness Circle with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) Ultimate Body Sculpting with Flex-Band with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Mini Stability Ball Workout with Katherine Brown (2 hours) Flexion-Free Workshop with Holly Shaw (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Somatics for the Pelvic Floor with Kristin Jackson (1 hour)
Training 2020
Yoga Yoga + Anatomy for Healthy Knees with Ada Lusardi (3 hours) Yoga + Anatomy for Healthy Shoulders with Ada Lusardi (3 hour) Yoga for Feet with Ada Lusardi (2 hours) During quarantine, I have listened to many podcasts with yoga masters Jason Crandall and Andrea Ferretti on topics ranging from common yoga injuries to tips on successfully teaching online. I have also been reading and watching videos with Yoga for Heathy Aging creator, Baxter Bell. I've also been educating myself about anti-racism practices by reading, listening to podcasts, and having ongoing live conversations with a group from the studio. STOTT Pilates Total Back Care with Melanie Byford Young, PT (4 hours) Bodyweight Training with Holly Shaw (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Myofascial Release and Mindful Movement with Ada Lusardi (6 hours) Somatics for Scoliosis and Uneven Postures with Laura M. Gates, Certified Hanna Somatics Educator and CCSE (12 hours) Somatics for Knees with Laura M. Gates, Certified Hanna Somatics Education and CCSE (2 hours) Somatic Movement Classes with Martha Peterson, Certified Hanna Somatics Educator and CCSE (8 hours) Zen•Ga Fascial Focus: Exploring the Arm Lines with Katherine Brown (2 hours) Lumbar Disc Herniation Forum lecture with Melanie Byford Young, PT (1 hour)
Training 2019
STOTT Pilates Bone Heath & Osteoporosis: Create Effective Reformer Workouts with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Foam Roller Workout with Holly Shaw (2 hours) Lumbo-Pelvic Region Stability & Function: Mat and All Equipment with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic The Thorax: The Complex Complex with Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours) Somatics for Scoliosis and Uneven Postures with Laura M. Gates, Certified Hanna Somatics Educator and CCSE (16 hours) Therapeutic Pilates: Advanced Postural & Dynamic Movement Assessment Level 1 with Melanie Byford Young, PT & Erica Loder, PT (4 hrs) Heal, Move, Train Progressions with Leslie Braverman and Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours)
Training 2018
STOTT Pilates Reformer & Padded Platform Extender with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Reformer for the Older Adult with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Twist Ball Workout for Fascial Hydration with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Cupping the Legs and Hips to release the myofascial tissue, self taught (many hours)
Training 2017
Yoga Hatha Yoga with Ki McGraw (3 hours) STOTT Pilates Pilates with the Mini Stability Ball with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) MyoFascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Fascial movement Foundation Course Level 1 with Melanie Byford Young, PT (16 hours) Restore & Manage Flexibility & Mobility with Melanie Byford Young, PT (4 hours) Fundamentals of Hanna Somatics with Theresa Evans (14 hours) Hanna Somatic Exercise with Theresa Evans (1.5 hours) Hanna Somatic Exercise with Cheryl Ramette (11 hours)
Training 2016
Yoga Hatha Yoga with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (3 hours) Myofascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Training Scoliosis Management on the Reformer with Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours) The Knee: Stability & Function on the Reformer with Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours) Hanna Somatic Exercise Coach Level Two Instructor Training with Martha Peterson (24 hours) Hanna Somatic Exercise with Cheryl Ramette (10 hours)
Training 2015
Yoga Training Centering in the Psoas with Tias and Surya Little (2 hours) Myofascial/Somatics/Therapeutic Training Hanna Somatic Exercise Coach Certification Level 1 with Martha Peterson (24 hours) Thorax and Upper Extremity with Melanie Byford Young, PT (9 hours) Zenga Fascial Fitness: Exploring Arm Lines with Kim Krausher (2 hours) Stability Chair for the Older Adult with Kim Krausher (2 hours) Understanding the Foot and Ankle with Melanie Byford Young, PT (5 hours) Hanna Somatic Exercise with Cheryl Ramette (12 hours)
Training 2014
Yoga Training Strong + Integrated Core with Jason Crandall (2.5 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) Integration for Yoga with Emily Soiney, PT and James Anderson, PT (16 hours) Demystifying Faulty Movement Patterns of the Spine & Lower Extremity with Matt Walsh, PT (2 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release for the Whole Body with Michelle Gass (3 hours) Melt Strength Intensive with Jean Leavenworth (3 hours)
Training 2013
Yoga Training Hatha Yoga Workshop with Ki McGraw (3 hours) Hatha Yoga Workshop with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (3 hours) Moving into Creativity with Eugene Lewins (3 hours) STOTT Pilates Training Injuries & Special Populations Course, with Melanie Byford Young, PT (19 hours) (audited) ZenGa Instructor Foundation Course, Equipment with Carol Burnham (7 hours). ZenGa V2 Vinyasa on the V2 Max Plus Reformer, Level 1 with Carol Burnham (2 hours) (ZenGa is a “synergistic blend of mind-body modalities, supported by the latest findings n fascial fitness.” It is a hybrid of pilates, yoga and zen.) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Melt Method Myofascial Release for the Whole Body with Michelle Gass (1 hour) BodyReading: Visual Assessment of the Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers (DVD series) The Science of Fascia, Breath & Movement with Laurie McLaughlin, PT (3 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release for Hips with Jean Leavenworth (1.5 hours) Psoas/Walking Workshop with the Franklin Method with Traci Culberson (2 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release for the Low Back with Jean Leavenworth (2 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release for the Whole Body with Michelle Gass (2 hours)
Training 2012
Yoga Training Yin & Restorative yoga with Ada Lusardi (3 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Myofascial Release workshop: deep front line & shoulders/neck with Ada Lusardi (6 hours) Advanced Neck Stabilization with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (2 hours) Small Group Advanced Shoulders with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (6 hours) Small Group Advanced Sacroiliac Joint with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (6 hours) Physiology of Stretching with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (2 hours) Hip and Knee Replacements with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (3 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release for upper body with Terree Rodakowski (2 hours) Ayurvedic Doshas with Dr. Vivek Shanbhag (7 hours)
Training 2011
Yoga Training Yoga for Stress Management with Baxter Bell, MD (10.5 hours) Yin & Restorative Yoga with Ada Lusardi (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Ki McGraw (3 hours) STOTT Pilates Training Cardio-Trampoline on the Reformer with John Garey (2 hours) Athletic Conditioning with John Garey (2 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Osteoporosis workshop with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (2 hours) Pilates for Back Care with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) Franklin Method Workshops with Traci Culberson: Pelvic Placement & Core Integration; Imagery for Healthy Knees; Happy Feet (3 hours) Melt Method Myofascial Release Techniques with Sue Hinzman, LMT (2 hours) Lower Extremity: Hip to Foot with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (14 hours) Pilates for Scoliosis with Melanie Byford-Young (2 hours) Anatomy Immersion: The Psoas with Ada Lusardi (6 hours) Core and Pelvic Floor with Ada Lusardi (3 hours)
Training 2010
Yoga Training Yoga for the Immune System with Baxter Bell, MD (10.5 hours) Yoga workshop with Ki McGraw (3 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Created Back Care Basics for Everyone DVD Anatomy Trains Myofascial Release training with Lauren Christman, LMP (14 hours) Anatomy Trains recap with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (3 hours) Upper Extremity workshop with Suki Braverman, OT and Melanie Byford-Young, PT (14 hours)
Training 2009
Yoga Training Yoga workshop with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Jason Crandall (8 hours) STOTT Pilates Training Wobble Cushion Workout with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (1.5 hours) Flexband Workout with Traci Culberson (1 hour) Pilates Matwork with Props with Leslie Braverman (2 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Joints and Working with Injuries with Baxter Bell, MD (13.5 hours)
Training 2008
Yoga Training Yoga for the Core & Digestion, Baxter Bell, MD (11 hours) Yoga workshop with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (6 hours) STOTT Pilates Training V2Max with John Garey (2 hours) Abdominal Strength without Flexion with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (1.5 hours) Triad Ball workshop with Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt (2 hours) Meridians and Movement workshop with Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt (2 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Sacroiliac Joint workshop with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (2 hours)
Training 2007
Yoga Training Focus on the Spine with Baxter Bell, MD (8 hours) Yoga retreat with Baxter Bell, MD and JJ Gormley (25 hours) STOTT Pilates Training Toning Ball workshop with PJ O’Clair (3 hours) Stability Ball workshop with PJ O’Clair (3 hours) Jumpboard workshop with PJ O’Clair (3 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Rehab for Mat and Reformer Level 2 with Melanie Byford Young, PT (28 hours) Psoas Workshop Immersion with Liz Koch (15 hours)
Training 2006
Yoga Training Asana/Meditation workshop with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw (10 hours) Yoga for Stress Management with Baxter Bell, MD (5 hours) Ki McGraw: Asana/Pranayama/Meditation (2.5 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Pelvic Floor with Debbie Lehner, PT (3 hours) Sacroiliac Joint with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Osteoporosis with Michelle Gass, PT (2 hours) Upper Extremity with Melanie Byford Young, PT (12 hours) Advanced Neck Stabilization with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Lower Extremity with Melanie Byford Young, PT (3 hours) Rehab for Mat and Reformer Level 1 with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (28 hours)
Training 2005
Yoga Training Holiday Johnson & Kim Ivy: Yoga & Qigong (3 hours) Ki McGraw: Asana/Pranayama/Meditation (10 hours) David Magone: Prana Vayu Asana/Pranayama/Meditation ( 3 hours) Mary Paffard: The Sacred Sacrum (10 hours) STOTT Pilates Training Advanced Reformer, Advanced Cadillac Chair and Barrels, Advanced Mat (19.5 hours) Pilates for Golf with John Garey (2 hours) Armchair Pilates with Leslie Braverman (3 hours) Myofascial/Therapeutic Training Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training w/Judith Lasater (25 hours) Norm & Laura Allard: Shoulders Workshop (10 hours) Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher Training w/Elise Miller (25 hours) Osteoarthritis with Melanie Byford Young, PT (2 hours) Myofascial Release Techniques with Nora St. John (6 hours)
Training 2004
Yoga Training Living in the Body Yoga Workshop with Larry Novick, DC (3 hours) YOGA JOURNAL CONFERENCE Aadil Palkhivala: Breath & Asana Teacher Training (8 hours) Elise Miller: Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher Training (8 hours) Rodney Yee: Developing Observation Skills (2 hours) Sarah Powers: Yin Yoga (2 hours) Judith Lasatar: Yoga Abs (2 hours) Gary Kraftsow: Diagnosis/Prescription (2 hours) Gary Kraftsow: Shoulders/Upper Back (2 hours) Gary Kraftsow: Chakras (2 hours) Elise Miller: Shoulders/Kyphosis (2 hours) STOTT Pilates training Intensive Cadillac, Chair and Barrels with STOTT Pilates (50 hours) Hip Stabilization with Melanie Byford-Young, PT (2 hours) Pilates for Pregnancy (3 hours) Pilates for Dancers (3 hours) Stability Chair Pilates (3 hours) Rehab/Therapeutic Training Shoulders/Rotator Cuff Yoga Therapy with Sarahjoy Marsh (2 hours) Neck Yoga Therapy with Sarahjoy Marsh (2 hours) Wrists/Carpal Tunnel Yoga Therapy with Sarahjoy Marsh (2 hours) Teaching Yoga for Scoliosis with Elise Miller (22.5 hours)
Training 2003
Yoga Training Yoga workshop with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (2.5 hours) Yoga workshop: Inversions Prep with Julie Gudmestad (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Rodney Yee (10 hours) Yoga workshop with Holiday Johnson (3 hours) Jivamukti Yoga workshop with Sharon Gannon and David Life (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Judith Lasater (10 hrs) STOTT Pilates Training Intensive Mat Plus Pilates (40 hours) Intensive Reformer Pilates (50 hours) Injuries & Special Population Pilates (24 hours) Lumbo-Sacral Stabilization with Greta Von Gavel, PT (24 hours) Stability Chair Pilates (3 hours) Arc Barrel Pilates (3 hours) Advanced Postural Analysis with Melanie Byford, PT (3 hours) Yoga Teacher Training with Rodney Yee (3 hours) Therapeutic Yoga with Dr. Larry Payne (3 hours) Back Problems Pilates (2 hours) Cancer Survivor Pilates (2 hours) Advanced BOSU Pilates (1.5 hours) Rehab/Therapeutic Training Yoga RX with Dr. Larry Payne (3 hrs)
Training 2002
Yoga Training Yoga Anatomy & Physiology Workshop with Roger Cole (10 hours) Yoga workshop with Angela Farmer & Victor VanKooten (2.5 hours) Yoga workshop with Baron Baptiste (2 hours) Yoga workshop with Kali Ray (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Ana Forrest (7 hours) Yoga workshop with Bob Smith & Ki McGraw (3 hours)
Training 2001
Yoga Training Scolosis Workshop with Elise Miller (3 hours) Finished 2-year, 200-hour yoga teacher training program with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw (Became nationally certified in September) (40 in-class hours) Anatomy in Asana workshop with Julie Gudmestad (10 hours) Rodney Yee teacher training (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Larry Hatlett (3 hours) Yoga workshop with Judith Lasater (9 hours)
Training 2000
Yoga Training Continuing 2-year yoga teacher training program with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw “Back Problems” workshop with Julie Gudmestad (10 hours) Anatomy relating to yoga workshop with Roger Cole (10.5 hours) Anatomy in Asana workshop series with Julie Gudmestad (22 hours) Yoga Workshop with Angela Farmer & Victor VanKooten (13 hours) Special Focus Yoga Workshops with Julie Gudmestad (6 hours) “Yoga as a Spiritual Practice” workshop with Eugene Lewins (3 hours) Yoga with Luciana Proaño, a workshop focusing on energy, chakras, and breath work (4 hours) All Levels Yoga Workshop with John Friend (2 hours)
Training 1999
Yoga Training Yoga teacher training workshop with Mary Dunn (3 hours) Began 2-year yoga teacher training with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw (25 hours) Completed yoga teacher training with John Friend (14 hours) Yoga Teacher Training with Julie Lawrence (54 in-class hours) T’ai chi workshop with David Dorian Ross, (including the yoga/t’ai chi connection and teacher training (8 hours)) Restorative Yoga and Meditation workshop with Paul Tucker (3 hours) Weekend yoga workshop with Gabriella Giubilaro (10 hours) Weekend yoga workshop with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw (6 hours) Continuing to study T’ai Chi and Qi Gong Began studying the Alexander Releasing Technique