"To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin."
- bell hooks
I strive to bring an accessible approach to all my material, and always tailor to the audience. A group of undergrad students are very different from a group of foster parents, who are very different from a group of social workers who are very different from a group of educators. And yet, as you can imagine there are universal truths among all of us.
These are the truths I enjoy speaking to and teaching about.
teaching and speaking
Emotional Regulation for Kids & Teens
Trauma-Informed Learning
Living with Grief
Self Care for Service Providers
Yoga &
Meditation
Trauma-Informed Self Care
I am happy to provide one-time or recurring talks/classes. Here is just a selection of talks and classes I have provided:
What I teach
Audience: Employees of SCC Social Service Agencies
Organization: Title IVE Collaborative
Trauma-Informed
Self Care
Audience: Foster & Adoptive Parents
Organization: Santa Clara County KAFPA
Emotional Regulation for Kids & Teens
Audience: College Staff & Faculty
Organization: West Valley College
Trauma-Informed Learning
Audience: Teen students
Organization: Hospice of Santa Cruz County
Living with Grief
I am happy to provide one-time or recurring talks/classes. Here is just a selection of talks and classes I have provided:
What I teach
Audience: Varied
Organization: Luma Yoga, 1440 Multiversity, West Valley College, Santa Cruz Warriors, Title IVE Collaborative, various elementary schools
Yoga &
Meditation
Audience: Varied
Organization: Santa Clara County KAFPA
Self Care for
Service Providers
I use a variety of teaching skills such as engaged speaking, small/large group discussion, interactive visual slides/graphics, live ‘experiments’ or practices to put concepts to use in the here-and-now, Q&A, and other creative ways to keep folks curious and engaged in the material. I also love to provide as many resources as possible, which includes a link to my slide deck if applicable.
I have adapted classes//talks for both in-person and virtual delivery. I love what I teach. And I rarely teach the same thing exactly twice!
What to expect
Acknowledging identity is a value of mine. One way I practice this is by sharing & using accurate pronouns. Mine are she/her. What pronouns do you use?