EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Salt Lake City, UT
Dance major

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU)
New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

40 years practices and skills for the body from yoga

45 years esoteric practices for mind from Yoga

17 years skills as professional dancer

12 years Toastmaster

12 years Nonviolent Communication skills

17 years as a Life and Performance Coach

CERTIFICATIONS

Yoga and meditation instructor (US and India)

Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500

Professional Life Coach CPC

Nonviolent Communication, Compassionate Leadership certificate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creator, COACHING FOR CHAMPIONS LLC (2009)

Providing performance enhancement practices and skills for athletes and high achievers

Founder / Consultant January 2009– present

Providing performance consulting to athletes, through the use of various adaptations and concepts from the science of YOGA to optimize performance and promote balance and interpersonal skills

Direct training including developing individual training programs to enhance the performance of elite and professional baseball, soccer, volleyball, gymnasts, free divers, MMA, football, ballet, rowers, triathletes, runners, cheerleaders

PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST

Addressing specified challenges

FREE Diver, who then beat the U.S. Record

SWIMMER, who came in 2nd and 4th place at Masters

BASEBALL PLAYER, who then was drafted by professional team

BASEBALL PLAYER, who saved his contract, and increased his batting averages

SOFTBALL TEAM, went from losing games to State of California runner-up, divisional champions

Individual training modules developed and used to treat the following conditions: knees, low back, upper shoulder and upper back, hip mobility, leg alignment and tightness, recuperation, ankle and foot stiffness, as well as challenges with focus and self management

Skills for the mind and empowerment: high school travel baseball team, 500 high school football players for performance, and on radio to elite athlete populations

Provided performance enhancement services to assist athletes with removing various body and muscle pains due to injury and training imbalances, extending “range of motion” with stability of the joints in various body parts, quick recuperation during competition, and for overall body resilience

Provided practices for the mind: overcoming distractions, fear, exhaustion, team discord, and offering skills to condition and care for the mind.

Hired to provide services to multiple NCAA Athletic Departments, elite sport training facilities, yoga corporations, resorts and individual services to athletes.

• Redline Athletics Baseball, Orange County, CA, Private Instructor

• U. California San Diego Athletic Department, Performance Coach

• U.S. Junior Olympic Team, Girls Gymnastics, Performance Coach

• Saddleback College Athletic Department, Women’s Softball –Performance specialist

• Foundations of Yoga, including asana and yoga philosophy, IUPUI (Indianapolis, IN) 1-credit course

OTHER CLIENTS

MMA athletes—session to increase hip mobility—one professional said his kick went up 6 inches from the session

U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Coaches, Yoga seminar, showing yoga asanas for the teams

UCSD softball team, San Diego, CA: recuperation, concentration, correcting training imbalance

Junior Olympic girls gymnastics team: mental resilience

High school cheerleader, overcame fear of a fall the previous year to nail a perfect performance in international competition

Professional ballet dancer: range of motion post ankle surgery, correct imbalance in shoulders, coaching on career change

High school travel baseball team: Setting and manifesting goals

Triathlete: Regained stride after knee injury

Ballet company trainee group: Self-management, communication skills

Volleyball player: alleviating patella tendonitis and self-management skills

Kayaker: Relief of neck, shoulder, and back pain

Tennis player: relief from back pain, expanded range of motion, increased wins

MMA professional increased kick 6 inches in one session

Pro volleyball player, increase range of motion hips and shoulders

Pro beach volleyball coach, relief of back pain

US mens olympic volleyball coaches: workshop using yoga for athletes

Golf pro: increased range of motion to improve swing

Soccer players—alignment and flexibility for legs and hips

Yoga for runners workshop: physical and mental tools to increase performance

YOGA EMPLOYMENT


Siddha Yoga Foundation, 1977-1995


Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN


Yoga Works, Crunch, Fitness Elite, Ballys, women’s recovery center, OC Dojo, Orange County, CA


UCSD Athletics, San Diego, CA


Grand Del Mar Resort, San Diego, CA 


Yoga Jones, Ventura, CA

Oahu Club, Honolulu, HI


Owner/teacher, Yogadanse yoga studio, St. Louis, MO (2001-2003)


Founder/owner, Yogacoach, Orange County, CA (2002-2009)

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

Working In Course—three part course elite performance, including skills for self-empowerment, for the mind, and for the body

Learning to meditate


Yoga for the back


Managing exhaustion

Restorative yoga 


Yoga for runners


Yoga for the neck and shoulders

Creating a home practice

PUBLICATIONS

-Book: Working IN, The Elite Athletes Guide to Working Out from the Inside

-Spring Training, Avoiding the DL (2017)

-How can a baseball player stay focused when under stress (2017)

-A baseball player asked for simple yoga practices (2016)

-Sound advice for tennis parents (2016)

-How can a tennis player stay focused under pressure (2016)

-The Strength in a Silent Workout. Askthetrainer.com, 2012

-What does Yoga say about Diet and Nutrition, Askthetrainer.com, 2012

-How can a football player stay focused during stressful events, Football Reporters Online, 2012 NFL draft edition

-Athletes Employment Anxiety, Football Reporters Online Radio, 2011

-Research paper: The Powerful Effect of Yoga in Life Coaching

Tips to Increase Performance: Network 90 and International Baseball Players, 2014

SPEAKER

Pro sports conference, LA (2016)

Watkins Award, LA (2015)

California Classic, LA (2015)

RADIO

Guest, Parenting Aces Radio show with Lisa Stone

Guest, Tom and Kat Show, Ventura, CA

Guest, Rick Limpert, Tech of Sports, Modern Life Radio

Life Improvement Radio

Creator and Host, Peak Performance Talk, BlogTalkRadio: Interviews, and tips for athletes

Guest, Football Reporters Online Radio

Guest, BSN radio (under Football Reporters Online): tips for elite football players