Vitae
Conference
Presentations
ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY Palo Alto, CA
February 13-15, 2004
Transpersonal Exploration of Ethics (2 hour workshop
presented with Kylea Taylor)
2ND SELF-RELATIONS PSYCHOTHERAPY CONFERENCE (Stephen Gilligan's
therapy model), San Marcos, CA
July 27-28, 2003
Somatic Awakenings to Sponsorship (1 1/2 hour
experiential presentation)
1ST SELF-RELATIONS PSYCHOTHERAPY
CONFERENCE Encinitas, CA, July 23-25, 1999
Movement Meditation for Self Relations
(1 hour experiential presentation)
ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Annual Conference, Asilomar, Monterey, CA, Aug. 1-4, 1996
Connecting with Body, Connecting with Earth
(1 hour workshop)
SACRED EARTH, SACRED SELF,
Prescott, AZ May 9-12, 1996
Connecting with Body, Connecting with Earth
(1-day workshop)
also led Opening & Closing
Ceremony, 2 Community Circles
COMMON BOUNDARY 15th Annual Conference,
“Inner Ecology, Outer Ecology,” Crystal City, VA, Nov. 10-12, 1995
Soulful Living (1-day
workshop presented with Duane Elgin)
Teaching
BASTYR UNIVERSITY, Kenmore, WA
Adjunct Faculty (January 2004 – present)
Addictions and Disorders
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION, SANTA CRUZ, Santa Clara, CA
New Perspectives on Clinical Issues in Psycho-Spiritual
Crisis (One of several presenters, my topic was:
Moving the Physical Body through the Spiritual Journey),
July 1994
JFK UNIVERSITY, Campbell, CA
Adjunct Faculty (graduate level) 1992-1993
Expressive Arts Therapy with Specific Populations: Movement
Therapy & the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Seminar in Addiction Studies: Movement Therapy and
Addictions
FREELANCE, California, North Carolina, Madrid (Spain),
Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon, Vancouver, BC 1985 – present
Awakening the Body (weekend workshop) July 2005
Ericksonian Hypnosis Training Assisting Stephen
Gilligan, teaching two evening sessions. July 6-19, 2004, July 9-21,
2005
Self-Relations Psychotherapy Supervision (5 day
workshop co-facilitated with 3 others) September 2003
Trance Journeys: Moving into Deep Connection (weekend
residential workshop)
June 2001 (CA), April 2002 (Kripalu Center), June
2004 (Vancouver, BC)
Psychology of the Chakras (previously called Advanced
Chakra Training, or 9-Day Chakra Intensive)
(7-9 day annual residential training for yoga teachers,
therapists, & bodyworkers, co-facilitated with Anodea Judith)
1994-1996 (Martha's Vineyard), 1997-1998 (Northern
Pines, ME), 2000-2005 (Kripalu Center)
Transformational Chakra Journey (4 day workshop
co-facilitator with Anodea Judith) August 1997, 1998, 2000
Chakra Intensive (9 month workshop) 2001, 1985-1997 (10
cycles co-facilitator with Anodea Judith)
New Directions in Ecological Leadership (co-facilitator
for 3 day residential workshop) May 1996
Ecopsychology: Health Professionals & the Ecological Crisis
(co-facilitator - 1 week residential training) Nov. 1995
Moving into Sacred Realms (movement for
self-exploration & spiritual growth, with diverse populations)
Dancing with Addictions (training for dance teachers in
working with addictions)
Group Energy Dynamics (workshop covering communication
skills, conflict resolution, consensus decision-making, working with
group energy, ritual planning & performance, offered as ongoing
groups or 1-time workshop)
MOVEMENT CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, GROUPS, 1969 - 1986, throughout the
USA, with children, adolescents, & adults
Yoga & Movement Awareness (classes for chemical
dependency treatment program) 12/84 -9/86
Inner Explorations (exploration of spirituality and
depth work, using expressive arts, meditation, visualization)
Movement Explorations: (using movement to explore
various themes): Body & Mind, Experiments in Ritual,
Creative Dance, Modern Dance & Ballet, Individual
movement counseling
Psychotherapy &
Counseling
PRIVATE PRACTICE. Santa Cruz, CA. On-going psychotherapy (including
expressive arts therapy). 6/95 - present
(As MFT intern under supervision, 9/92 - 5/95)
FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION, Santa Cruz, CA. Individual & couple
psychotherapy as MFT Intern. 9/91 - 9/92
STAR LODGE HOSPITAL, Scotts Valley, CA. Individual & group therapy,
movement therapy, and education with eating disorder, chemical
dependency & dual diagnosis patients. Assisted in the development of the
eating disorder program. 4/90 - 4/93
Organization
Founder & Director, SKYOTE MOUNTAIN, 9/01 – present
General operations & organization of workshops and accommodations
for retreat facility in Santa Cruz, CA mountains.
Consultant, SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE NETWORK, 5/97 - 5/98 (facilitating
collaboration with ITP, CIIS, & JFK University)
Ex Officio Member, Board of Directors, SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE NETWORK, 7/95
- 5/97
President, CAMFT (California Association of Marriage & Family
Therapists) Santa Cruz Chapter. 1996
President-Elect, Membership Chair, CAMFT Santa Cruz Chapter. 1995
Coordinator, THERAPISTS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Santa Cruz, CA. 9/93
- 5/95
General coordination of meetings for discussion, consultation ,
experiential work and activism focusing on the interplay of political,
social, ecological & spiritual issues.
President, Board of Directors, MOUNTAIN VIEW BRIARPATCH CO-OP (Food
co-op). Mtn. View, CA 7/84 - 7/86
Founder & Director, MOONDANCE (Dance company). Ft. Lauderdale, FL 11/82
- 8/83
Created improvisational works designed to present dance to the
community in non-traditional settings.
Assistant to the Director, UNIVERSITY CENTER (Dance & theatre school).
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 5/82 - 8/83
General operations & organization in addition to teaching.
Co-founder, PENTALPHA (Non-profit educational organization). Berkeley,
CA 12/78 - 1/80
Set up & taught classes in movement & ritual. Organized public
ritual events.
Program Assistant, MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS (Community arts organization).
Santa Cruz, CA 3/77 - 5/77
Grant proposal writing, research, general operations assistance.
Publications
Movement Practices for Self-Relations Therapy, chapter in Walking in
Two Worlds: The Relational Self in Theory, Practice, and Community.
Stephen Gilligan & Dvorah Simon (Editors.) Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker and
Thiesen Publishers. (2005)
Breathing into Fear: Psychospiritual Approaches for Treating Anxiety,
chapter in The Psychospiritual Clinician's Handbook: Alternative
Methods for Treatment and Understanding of Mental Disorders. Sharon Mijares
and Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, (Editors.) New York: Haworth Press.
(2005)
Editor, Spiritual Emergence Network Newsletter, 12 page
semi-annual publication of SEN, October 1994 - May 1997
Reaching for Consciousness, article in Spiritual Emergence Network
Newsletter, Winter 1996
Wider Perspectives, regular column in Santa Cruz CAMFT Newsletter,
Mar/Apr 1994 - Nov/Dec 1995
The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body & Spirit through the
Chakras (with Anodea Judith), Crossing Press 1993
translated into Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Hebrew
Recovering from Eating Disorders (with Lydia Hanich) in The Observer,
Monterey, CA, 3/28/91
Movement Magic in Circle Network News,
1984
Education
SAYBROOK GRADUATE SCHOOL AND RESEARCH CENTER, San Francisco, CA
currently in Ph.D. Psychology program, (Consciousness &
Spirituality concentration), September 2003-present
John F. Kennedy
UNIVERSITY (South Bay Campus), Campbell
M.A. Clinical Psychology (Addiction studies specialization),
December 1991
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz
B.A. Ritual & the Arts in Cross-Cultural Perspective (psychology,
anthropology, dance & theatre, religious studies), Dec. 1982
Television & Radio
Appearances
“Changes” KKUP FM Radio, interview on working with the Chakra system,
5/94
“Till Morning Come” KKUP FM Radio, interview on Movement, Ritual, the
Chakras, & Spirituality, 2/24/93
“News” KSBW TV, brief interview about holiday depression, 12/92
“Kruzin” KRUZ TV, interview about eating disorders, Spring 1990
CABLE TV, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art's program, “Sculptured Paintings”
dance piece created for Dorothy Gillespie exhibit at the Museum, 11/82
“Montage” NBC TV, “A Place to Create,” a documentary about Fairmount
Center, 1973
Research Projects
Danda Nata Festival. Member of Earthwatch research team investigating
the Danda Nata in Orissa, India, a festival rich in ritual and
performance aspects. Participant-observation and recording of rituals.
Primary investigators: Chandrabanu Pattanayak & Vibha Sharma (McGill
University). March 24 - April 14, 1996
Sacred Space in Bali. Member of Earthwatch research team investigating
ritual arts and sacred architecture in Bali. Participant-observation and
recording of rituals, interviewing ritual dancers, photography. Primary
investigators: Ann Norton Wood and Hans Guggenheim. August 1992
Choreography &
Performance
Many appearances in various roles in seasonal & celebratory ritual
events, 1979 - present
TREFOIL (3-member performance company, solo dances with 2 musicians),
1988
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge – Choreography for two hour ritual theatre
performance with cast and crew of 70 people, commemorating the release
of Anodea Judith's book, Wheels of Life, in which I also danced the
principal role. San Francisco, CA, November 1987
Descent of Inanna (Halloween ritual performance at Women's Bldg., San
Francisco), choreographed and danced the part of Inanna, October 1987
Fifth Chakra Poem - created for Merrymeet Conference, Saratoga, CA,
September 1987
St. Francis of Assisi - created for Peace Day at Holy Cross Church,
Santa Cruz, CA, June 1987
The Spiral Dance - ritual theatre performance, Ben Lomond, CA, October
1986
The Spiral Dance - ritual theatre performance with Reclaiming
Collective, San Francisco, CA, October 1985
Calling & Greeting the Auspicious Spirits, assisting Hi-ah Park in
shamanistic ritual for opening of the Korean exhibit at the Asian Art
Museum, San Francisco, 1984
TransCreation - created for Celebration of Eros, Santa Cruz, CA, April
1984
MOONDANCE (Dance company I founded & directed), Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Celebration - created for building opening of Univ. Cntr. for Perf.
Arts, January 1983
Holiday Dance - performance/workshop for Fort Lauderdale Hospital,
December 1982
Sculptured Paintings - created for Dorothy Gillespie exhibit, Ft.
Laud.Museum of Art, November 1982
Seasonal Rituals - public rituals created quarterly for Pentalpha,
Berkeley, CA, 1979
Three Renaissance Dances - created for St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA,
1974
FAIRMOUNT DANCE THEATRE (10-member modern dance company), performances
in Cleveland & New York, 1972
Needle-Brain Lloyd & the Systems Kid, with Meredith Monk, Connecticut
College American Dance Festival, Summer 1970
DANCE STUDIO WORKSHOP (6-member performance group), lecture
demonstrations and performances, Cleveland, OH, 1969 - 1971
CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE, GEAUGA LYRIC GUILD, (musicals,
lecture demonstrations, plays), 1968 – 1970
Psychotherapy Related
Training
Ethics
Intimate Partner Violence (2 hr. home study training): Ofer Zur,
Ph.D. 2004
To Dual or Not to Dual: Ethics and Dual Relationship (1 day): Ofer
Zur, Ph.D. 2004
Hypnotherapy & Self-Relations Psychotherapy
Ericksonian Hypnosis & the Generative Self, Adv. Hypnosis & the
Core Identity Process (12 days): Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. July 2001
Self-Relations Supervision (4 days each): Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.,
6/2000, 4/2002, 6/2002, 5/2003, 6/2003, 7/2004, 8/2005
Self-Relations Therapy with Couples (2 days): Stephen Gilligan,
Ph.D., April 2004
Hypnosis & the Generative Self (6 days): Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.,
July 1999
The Heart & Soul of Change (1 day): Scott Miller, Ph.D., 2002
Pharmacology: An overview for the Non-Prescribing Clinician (1 day):
Jerry Solomon, Ph.D. December 2001
Medical, Psychological & Social Aspects of HIV (1 day): Jerry Solomon,
Ph.D. April 1999
The Presence of Soul in Brief Therapy (1 day): January 1999
Process Oriented Psychology
Addictions & Relationships (6 days): Arnold & Amy Mindell, July
1990
Countertransference (2 days): Joe Goodbread & Kate Jobe, June 1990
Dance Therapy & Somatics
Body Wisdom Somatics Congress, February 1999
The Living Body, 1st International Somatics Congress, October 1995
(offered poster presentation)
Bay Area Movement Symposium, JFK University, September 1992
American Dance Therapy Association Conference, November 1991
Neala Haze, JFK University, Summer 1990
Joanna Harris, UCSC, Summer 1977
New Ways of Being: 10 day intensive: Jean Houston, June 1979
Dance, Yoga, Movement,
Theatre, & Music Training
Middle-Eastern Drumming: Michael Gruber, 1993-1996
Bharata Natyam (Classical Indian Temple Dance): Emily Mayne, Santa Cruz,
CA, Spring 1987 - Spring 1988
Continuum Movement Meditation: Emily Conrad Da'Oud, (one week intensive)
Summer 1986
Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga Institute of SF, Teaching Certificate Program, 1984 -
1985
Iyengar Yoga Center of Palo Alto, with Larry Hatlett & Catherine
De Los Santos Oliver, 1984 - 1985
1st International Iyengar Yoga Conference, San Francisco, CA
August 1984
UCSC, Ann Barros, Fall 1981
T'ai Chi Chuan: Master Wu Ta-yeh, Palo Alto, Fall 1983
Awareness through Movement: 4 day intensive: Moshe Feldenkrais, March
1981
Javanese Gamelan: UCSC, Spring 1980
San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop, CA: Movement Ritual Class: Keija, Fall
1979; Participation in CityDance, Summer 1977
Trance Dance: Anna Halprin (at UCSC), Summer 1976
Louis-Nikolais Dance Theater Lab, NY, February - June 1972
Modern Dance: Alwin Nikolais, Phyllis Lamhut, Claudia Gittelman,
Gladys Bailin, Murray Louis
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (dance major), September 1971 -
January 1972
Modern Dance: Sharon Kinney, Peter Saul, Karen Toepfer; Ballet:
Odette Blum
American Dance Festival, New London, CN, Summer 1970
Modern Dance: Lucas Hoving, Gay Delanghe, June Lewis, Margie Beals
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, Summer 1969
Modern Dance: Pauline Koner, Duncan Noble; Ballet: Sonja Tyven,
Manny Rowe; Theatre; Music Theory
Fairmount Center for Creative & Performing Arts, Cleveland, OH,
September 1969 - July 1971
Modern Dance: Laura Dean, Sara Shelton Mann, Peggy Cicierska,
Raymond Johnson
Ballet: Valentina Belova, James Waring, Janice Kumin;
Theatre: Phil Soinski, Anne Heil (now Anne Walsh)
The Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, September 1968 - June 1970:
Theatre: Stuart Levin, Anne Heil (now Anne Walsh), Phil Soinski
The Dance Studio, Chesterland, OH, September 1965 - June 1969: Ballet:
Janice Kumin; Jazz: John Magill; Spanish Dance: Libby Lubinger
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