Experience

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  Restaurants, bars, coffee shops

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2020

  Waitress, bartender, barista

  Assist patrons in finding their desired meal or drink for their food service. Provided speedy, efficient, and friendly service to patrons. Job skills relied on communication, connection, memory and remembering what patrons need, juggling multiple tables/parties/sections, working with back of house folks to ensure the highest quality of service to the patron.

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  Yoga studios, verity healing llc

  Aug 2015 - now

  Yoga teacher

  Establishing and cultivating a safe and empowering environment for students to empower themselves through the awareness of their mind-body connection through the practice of posture, breath, movement, meditation, and mindfulness.Guest teacher in advanced 300-Hour training.Private practice of therapeutic yoga-based session with people battling cancer, coping with auto-immune diseases, and survivors of sexual violence.Workshops offered: (1) Yoga & the Brain: Exploration of your Mind-Body Connection (public), (2) Neuroscience of Yoga- A Polyvagal Perspective (public & yoga teacher trainings), (3) Neuroscience of Yoga: Helping Your Students Cultivate Their Resiliency (yoga teacher training), (4) Somatic Healing Support Group. Show less

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  State university of new york college at old westbury

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Outreach & prevention intern- student wellness advocate, contemplative event facilitator

  Short-term internship >100 hours. Department of Psychological Wellness & Counseling- Outreach & PreventionContemplative Programing facilitated: Meditation, #MeToo to #MeNow Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, #MeToo to #MeNow Trauma-Sensitive conversations, The Wellness Space Room Facilitator, Student-Liaison for accessible contemplative options for students.

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  Long island integrated yoga

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Yoga studio manager

  Managed and maintained a clean, safe, & inclusive studio environment for clients to empower themselves through movement, breath, awareness, and presence in the yoga studio space. Encouraged instructors to teach authentically and in consideration to their student’s present-moment needs (i.e. verbal cues, demos, props, etc.). Workshop-stye teaching style with 1:1 feedback sessions with instructors. Curated and maintained sub-list and ensured class coverage as needed. Collaborated on seasonal schedule changes with studio owners, & adjusted schedule as needed. Promoted and attended weekly/monthly studio events (i.e. kirtan, workshops, circles, trainings, etc.). Liaison and leader among instructors with direct, resourceful, and supportive communication style. Show less

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  International rescue committee

  Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Psychosocial graduate intern- family stabilizations specialist

  Short-term internship (practicum) >100 hoursSupport Family Stabilization Specialists (FFS) Department with refugee resettlement, mental health referrals, and case management tasks for newly arrived people resettling in the Denver metro area. Assisted in community & resource connecting wellness calls. Facilitate individual therapeutic yoga for IRC’s FSS clients experiencing somatic symptoms in the aftermath of the trauma they have experienced- assists clients in connecting to their body, moving with their body, calming their mind throughout sessions, as well as provides resources for somatic empowerment, stress-reducing coping skills and resilience building skills. Show less

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  University of colorado boulder

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Health promotion graduate intern- alcohol & other drugs programs

  9-month internship- > 700 hoursMeeting with students of CU for mandated classes about substance use, as well as participation in the collegiate recovery center. Harm reduction framework paired with motivational interviewing community support, mutual aid, and psychoeducation.

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  Boulder integrated health

  Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  Therapist

  Recovery-focused organization that provides several treatments tracks- partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient, & community sober living. Clinical mental health counseling utilizing evidence-based practices for young adults and adults that was experiencing substance abuse and mental health struggles. Focusing on empowerment, collaboration, and community building to guide clients to breaking dysfunctional behavioral patterns and unhealthy coping mechanisms. All clinical therapy work entails: relational, humanistic and somatic clinical counseling orientation, with harm reduction framework that centers somatic awareness, freedom of choice, acceptance, and motivational interviewing. Group therapy work entails: skills-based group, psychoeducation group, and somatic counseling groups. Show less

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  Verity healing, llc

  Dec 2023 - now

  Somatic therapist & educator