degrees, certifications, training & more…

Degrees:

M.A. Liberal Arts – Creation Spirituality, Naropa University - Oakland, CA

B.A. Theatre Arts – Dance ~ Magna Cum Laude – Department Distinction
Sonoma State University – Rohnert Park, CA

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Certifications:

RYT-200 Yoga Alliance

Ordained Minister
Universal Life Church ~ Seattle, WA

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Facilitator
White Lotus Foundation ~ Santa Barbara, CA

Star Flower & Gem Essence Practitioner
Star Flower Essence Academy ~ Santa Barbara, CA

Tian Gong Energy Healer
Tian Gong International Healing Association ~ San Francisco, CA

California State Certified Massage Practitioner
Jupiter Hollow School of Massage ~ Santa Rosa, CA

Training:

Heart Circles - Ashland, OR
present, real, creative and connected ~ heart centered communication

Tamalpa Institute – Halprin Life/Art Process - Kentfield, CA
Expressive Arts Training ~ movement, drawing and word

Motherwavework Institute for Transformation – Mill Valley, CA
Healing through movement, breathwork, hypnotherapy & physics

Center for Non-Violent Communication ~ Bay Area NVC - Sonoma, CA

Weya Energy Circles with Pomo Shaman Lorin Smith – Sebastopol, CA

Astrology ~ Many Teachers -

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Selected Performance History:

The Cosmic Mass ~ Post-Modern Multi-Media Ritual Celebration

12-12-10 Mass of the Angels - Ashland, OR ~ Mass Director, Producer & Co-creator ~ Ritual Leader

6-18-10 One River, Drinking from the Source – Burlingame, CA ~ Mass Creative Director & Co-creator ~ Ritual Leader

7-16-09 Hot & Holy – Asheville, NC ~ Consultant

5-19-2007 The Green Man – Oakland, CA ~ Mass Creative Director & Co-creator ~ Ritual Leader

5-15-2007 Cosmic Mass Certificate Course – Oakland, CA ~ Course Designer & Main Facilitator

3-19-2006 Time to Hona’ the Black Madonna - Oakland, CA

2-13-2005 Holy Inebriation – Oakland, CA ~ Assistant in Creating the Cosmic Mass Intensive

3-25-2001 Mass of the Flowers - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

1-14-2001 Sacred Psyche, Sacred Cosmos – Oakland, CA

5-21-2000 Honoring the Great Mother - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

4-16-2000 Resurrecting the Cosmic Christ - Oakland, CA

3-19-2000 Celebrating Nature’s Power – Hildegard & the Greenman - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

2-13-2000 Uniting Divine Feminine & Masculine - Oakland, CA

1-23-2000 Dreaming a New Millennium - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

12-5-1999 Festival of Lights - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

11-25-1999 Native American Thanksgiving - Oakland, CA

11-1-1999 The Soul of Youth – Remembering Gabe Catalfo - Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

10-17-1999 African Heritage American Jazz Mass - Oakland, CA

9-26-1999 Body as Sacred – Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

6-29-1999 Reviving the Sacred Masculine - Oakland, CA

5-9-1999 Return of the Divine Feminine – Oakland, CA ~ Ritual Leader

2-21-1999 Wisdom of the African Diaspora - Oakland, CA

Dance Performances:

4-2007 Dancing People Company ~ Salon Series – Ashland, OR
2-2007 Transforming the Outcast - Ashland, OR

Goddess Embodiment Dances ~ Solo Improvisational Dances

March 2011 Fiery Lakshmi ~ with Pujamaya @ the Luscious Temple Culture Works – Ashland, Or July 2009 Dancer Arises ~ CSC Conference at Jubilee – Asheville, NC
May 2009
Star Goddess ~ 13 Indigenous Grandmother’s Benefit – Williams, OR
Aug. 2008 Yellow Tara ~ Women’s Good Medicine Gathering – Williams, OR
July 2002 Brown Skin ~ Isis Oasis- Geyserville, CA
Dec. 2001 Liquid Fire Dance ~ Sea Of Dreams – San Francisco, CA
Dec. 1998 Warrior Dance of the Future Goddess ~ Solstice Crafts Fair- Sebastopol, CA
June 1998 Inanna of the Seven Gates ~ Health & Harmony Festival – Santa Rosa, CA
Nov. 1994 Dervish Dance for Kali Ma ~ Sonoma State University – Rohnert Park, CA
May 1994 Candle Dance for Isis ~ Studio Z – Sebastopol, CA

Travelers of Light Multi-Cultural Ensemble ~ Solo, Duet & Group Dances

1994 Sleeping Beauty; A Post-Modern Tale ~ Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA
1994 Where Is The Love ~ LBC, Santa Rosa
1993 The Glass Onion ~ Johnny Otis Club, Sebastopol
1993 As Old As The Earth and In The Earth Am I ~ LBC, Santa Rosa
1992 500 Years Now 1492-1992; Re-Discovering Multi-Cultural America Through Dance & Myth ~ LBC, Santa Rosa

1994-1995 PaNaCaEl Dance Co. ~ Solo & Group Dances - Sonoma County, CA

1991-1992 Neo Danz Co. ~ Petaluma & San Francisco, CA

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Luminous Yoga Photos by DL Johnson

Projections by Laura Dubois