QUALIFICATIONS
Speaker for various topics in fitness industry including yoga, meditation, journaling, stress management, balance, and mind-body awareness. Numerous workshops and retreats internationally. Worked with children (infant/preschool) through senior level, and special populations (prenatal, MS, Parkinson’s, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, paraplegics, eating disorders). Believe in teaching fitness and self-care as a life-long goal.
WORK HISTORY
Fitness Instructor
- Group Exercise leader land/water (BWS/EWS)
- Yoga instructor / Personal trainer / Lecturer / Ballet teacher
- CPR/First Aid/AED instructor (American Heart Association)
- Licensed Massage Therapist / Educator-Registered Yoga Teacher
- Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) – formerly P.A.C.E. (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) Instructor
- Cruise Fitness Instructor –Royal Caribbean
- Director/choreographer (acting resume/headshot available)
- Chairperson for American Brain Tumor Association Dallas 5K
- Presbyterian Hospital – Cardiovascular Center, JC Penney Fitness Cent, Texas Instruments – Texins Fitness Center, Jewish Community Center, Goodbodys, Signature Club, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Olympic Gym, Health Fitness Corporation, MediFit, Lincoln City Club, Girls to Women, Alliance Data, Girl Scouts, Overture Senior Living, Traditions Senior Living
PE Instructor/Fitness Instructor/Theater
- Pre-school: Beth Torah, International Preschool, Parish Episcopal School
- Elementary: Wise Academy, Parish Episcopal School
- High School: Yavneh Academy, Jasper High School
- College: Northlake Community College, Brookhaven Community College
- Texas Family Theater: Acting Coach
Produced and wrote Guided Meditation CD
Published author: Engraved in my Heart, An Animal’s Love is Never Forgotten
Presenter: Presbyterian Hospital, Girls to Women, Girl Scouts, Alliance Data, Temple Shalom, Southwest Veterinarian Symposium 2012-2016, Medical City Dallas, Baylor Heart Hospital, Texas Center for Proton Therapy, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
EDUCATION
- BS Speech Communications University of Texas at Austin
- Massage Therapist Hands-On Therapy
CERTIFICATIONS
| 2024 | Senior Fitness Consultant |
| 2020 | Certificate of Completion: Master Hypnotherapist Diploma |
| 2020 | Certificate of Completion: Reiki Level I, II, Master/Teacher |
| 2018 | Hypnotherapy Studies |
| 2017 | Functional Power Training for Older Clients |
| 2017 | Senior Strength & Conditioning Specialist |
| 2014 | Brains & Balance Past 60 Specialist |
| 2013 | Certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist (Himalayan Institute) |
| 2012 | Certified Laughter Yoga |
| 2010 | Pilates Mat Work Specialist Certification |
| 2008 | Basic Thai Massage |
| 2007 | Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis |
| 2003 | Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance) |
| 2002 | American Council on Exercise |
| 2002 | Radiant Child Yoga Program |
| 1995 | American College of Sports Medicine |
| 1992 | American Massage Therapy Association |
| 1992 | Cooper Aerobics Center – Physical Fitness Specialist |
| 1992 | Registered Massage Therapist (MT 6356 Texas) |
LICENSES AND CECs
| 2025 | Contemporary Approaches to the Identification and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Athletes |
| 2024 | A Practitioner’s Guide to Improving Sleep in Athletes |
| 2024 | Hydration and Nutrition Requirements for Physically Demanding Occupations |
| 2024 | Sweat Biomarkers for Sports Science Applications |
| 2024 | Omega-3 fatty acids for training adaptation and exercise recovery: a muscle centric perspective in athletes |
| 2024 | Beyond Caffeine for Mental Performance |
| 2024 | Creatine Supplementation: New Insights and Perspectives on Bone and Brain Health |
| 2024 | Nutrition for Female Athlete Bone Health |
| 2024 | The Female Athlete: Energy and Nutrition Issues |
| 2024 | Strength Training Past 60 |
| 2024 | The Ethical Trainer:Fighting Age Discrimination in Fitnesss |
| 2024 | Core Training:Working Hard or Hardly Working? |
| 2024 | Planks and Bridges: The Foundation of Fitness |
| 2024 | ACE IFT Model: Program Design for Every Client |
| 2024 | Making every client a success: A Toolkit for Behavioral Change |
| 2024 | Leg Work! Dynamic Lower-Body Anatomy |
| 2024 | Dynamic Balance: Form & Function |
| 2024 | Facilitating Progress: Sustainable Exercise for the Older Spine |
| 2024 | Progressive Synchronization: Training Before & After Hip or Knee Replacement |
| 2024 | Forever Functional: An Integrated Approach to Balance Training |
| 2024 | Empowering Transformation: Managing Chronic Disease |
| 2024 | Reversing Dysfunction: Training Older Shoulders |
| 2023 | The Female Athlete: Energy and Nutrition Issues |
| 2023 | Secrets of Strength and Conditioning |
| 2023 | Exercise to Improve Neck and Back Function |
| 2023 | Comprehensive Recovery Strategies |
| 2020 | TRX Suspension Training Course |
| 2020 | ACE: Low Back Health Begins with Core |
| 2020 | NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine-Mental Toughness) |
| 2020 | Living Fearless: Exercise,Balance & Core Strength 2020 |
| 2020 | AMTA-Arthritis and Massage Therapy |
| 2019 | 2019 IDEA Personal Training Institute South |
| 2019 | IDEA Functional Training Mobility/Stability |
| 2019 | Accupressure for Massage Therapy-Advanced |
| 2019 | Massage:Intro to Pharmacology |
| 2019 | Massage:Headache Treatment |
| 2019 | Massage:Treatment for Clinical Massage |
| 2018 | The Carbohydrate Conundrum |
| 2018 | When Good Knees Go Bad |
| 2018 | Understanding Shoulder Dysfunction |
| 2018 | The HIIT Advantage: High-Intensity Workouts for Women |
| 2018 | The Aging Club Member Crisis |
| 2018 | Balance and Fall Prevention |
| 2017 | Mastering Sixteen Key Habits of Emotionally Resilient People |
| 2017 | Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation, and Nutrition |
| 2017 | Yoga: Adjust me Pleeeeeze! |
| 2017 | Fit for Two – Pre-and Postnatal Training |
| 2017 | The Female Physique – The link between Nutrition, Hormones, and Strength Training |
| 2017 | Carbohydrates, Performance, and Wight Loss |
| 2017 | Athletic Performance for Sport and Life |
| 2017 | The Future of Eating for Weight Loss |
| 2017 | Busy Days Call for HIIT |
| 2017 | Low Back Health Begins with the Core |
| 2017 | Reiki Studies (Usui Ryoho Reiki) |
| 2016 | Aqua Anthology |
| 2016 | Yoga Therapy: The Shoulder Girdle |
| 2016 | Women, Metabolism, and Hormones |
| 2016 | Overview of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome MT |
| 2016 | Myths, Motivation, and Weight Management |
| 2015 | Pilates Illustrated |
| 2015 | Fantastic Water Workouts |
| 2015 | Core 3×3 |
| 2014 | Aqua Salsa/Aqua Tabata |
| 2012 | Keiser M3 Indoor Cycling Instructor Program |
| 2011 | Graduate Richardson Citizens Firefighter Academy |
| 2011 | How the Brain Forms New Habits |
| 2011 | Massage Techniques for the Spa |
| 2009 | First Degree Reiki |
| 2007 | Anusara Yoga Studies |
| 2006 | 2006 Post Rehab for Hip/Knee Replacement |
| 2006 | Ortho Bionomy |
| 2005 | 2005 Functional Exercise Training |
| 2002 | Biometrics (Health Screenings) |
| 1997 | Acupressure Workshop (Sweden) |
| 1996 | Pre-natal massage certification |
| 1994 | IDEA member |
| 1994 | American Heart Association CPR/First Aid and AED Instructor |
| 1993 | The Health Instructors Network (THIN) |
| 1993 | Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program |
| 1993 | Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork |