Certified Alumni Archives - CMBM

Vanessa Haywood, MBA

Isabel Gilmour — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:46:38 +0000

Vanessa Haywood has served as a Recreational Therapist and an Employee Whole Health Coordinator for the Department of Veteran Affairs. She is also the CEO of VAMIHA, LLC, an online education company that focuses on improving the lives of adolescent girls. Her online course, “Girl, Unleash Your Super Powers!” can be found on Mastermind.com.

Vanessa is a proud University of Florida alumni and an even prouder US Air Force veteran.

“The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.” – Greg Anderson

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Myriam P. Garzon, MD, MBA

Isabel Gilmour — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:28:43 +0000

Dr. Garzon is a board certified anesthesiologist, currently Chief Well-Being Officer. She works as wellness consultant and focuses on a systems-level process improvement approach to wellness. She practices Integrative Medicine and conducts Mind-Body Skills Groups in-person and virtually, and is certified in mind-body medicine through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. As an anesthesiologist she has seen the power of the mind over pain and stressful situations. Stress robs us of health. She actively practices a holistic approach to medicine through meditation, music therapy and in addition is also a certified health and life coach.

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Kelly McFadden, RYT

Isabel Gilmour — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:24:47 +0000

I am a certified, trauma-informed yoga and meditation instructor serving Castle Rock and the greater Denver Metro area in-person as well as anyone, anywhere who can meet me online utilizing Zoom. I have a background in Biological Anthropology and Integrative Therapeutic Practices and am currently pursuing certification as a Yoga Therapist. I believe we are our own best guides and healers and I am dedicated to bearing witness as other’s open unto their path and learn to navigate this life in their most authentic and unique form. I am always new here and always learning and I invite you to share this journey of insight, acceptance and transformation with me.

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Maria C. Molina, LCSW

Isabel Gilmour — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:01:24 +0000

Maria C. Molina introduces herself as Yoeme-Tlamanalcah. Her commitments include nurturing 6 children and her husband, justice, and collective healing through culture, ceremony, and resistance. She belongs to Calpolli Teoxicalli, a constellation of families living the values, culture, and traditions of their ancestors as caretakers of the land, water, and sacred bundles. She is a clinical social worker employed as a therapist for the Pascua Yaqui Centered Spirit Program and the manager for The Tu’iriauvicha Vo’o – Path to Recovery Homes that includes a men’s and a women’s facility on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation. She also teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Pima Community College for the Social Services and Behavioral Health Department. Justice, healing, us-determination, and Indigenous values are the foundation of her practice and way of living.

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Tonya D. Lewis, LPN, NBC-HWC

Isabel Gilmour — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:59:45 +0000

Tonya is a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). She is the CEO/Founder of Motivation Magnified LLC, a company fueled by love, hope, and determination. At Motivation Magnified, Tonya facilitates virtual Mind-Body Medicine groups that are open to all populations. Focused groups are available upon request.

Tonya is dedicated to increasing self-efficacy through health and wellness coaching, building resiliency through Mind-Body Medicine skills groups, and empowering others through motivational speaking.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” -Lao Tzu

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Susanna Lack, PsyD

Isabel Gilmour — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:57:07 +0000

Over the past 25+ years I have worked as a therapist with individuals and groups, engaging children, adolescents and adults. I specialize in addressing depression, anxiety, grief, loss and trauma, and applying psychological first aid in crisis situations. I run Mind-Body Skills/Self-Care groups for women. In all my clinical work, I bring a wide variety of therapeutic techniques designed to enrich and strengthen each person’s inherent health, well-being and power. Being a practitioner of mindfulness-awareness meditation for the past 30 years, I have pioneered applying mindfulness-based methods in many therapeutic settings over the years. I have engaged children, adolescents, adults, teachers, and corporate leaders in individual and group mindfulness – meditation practices designed to awaken the mind’s natural health at: University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Philadelphia Federal Detention Center, GlaxcoSmithKline, Charter schools in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Temple University, Cape Cod Institute, Philips Health Care Corporation and The Mindful Leadership Conference in New Delhi, India. As a trained yoga instructor, a certified Meditation Instructor and certified in Mind-Body Medicine, I am delighted to bring these cutting edge methods to my private practice to help clients embrace a personal path to healing and renewed psychological health.

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Theresa B. Skaar, PhD

Isabel Gilmour — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:55:18 +0000

I’m a passionate public speaker, life coach, and Mind-Body Skills facilitator with a special focus on body image, grief, death & dying, and aging. I am dedicated to supporting individuals navigate these complex and sensitive topics to find healing, growth, and self-acceptance. If you’re looking to embrace self-acceptance, navigate grief, investigate life transitions, or explore the joys and challenges of aging, I invite you to connect with me. Together, we can embark on a journey of growth, empowerment, and profound transformation.

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Kimber R. Olson, MSW

Isabel Gilmour — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:29:28 +0000

Kimber R. Olson is a member of the CMBM Supervision Team. Certified in Mind-Body Medicine, Kimber is a member of the Indigenous Initiative supervisory team.

With over 30 years of experience working with and for Tribal Nations and communities, including 15 years providing training and technical assistance, Kimber brings a strengths-based perspective to her interactions with others. She has previous experience as a Head Start Family Advocate, Mental Health Consultant and Director, a Tribal CCDF Administrator, a Tribal Child Protection Case Worker, and faculty for the Northwest Indian College. Kimber works to ensure that collaboration efforts include equity, culture and a population-specific focus that recognizes the knowledge and experience base of the participants involved.

Kimber holds a master’s degree in social work and certificates in Inclusive Leadership, Change Management, Trauma-Informed Care and Counseling, and Alaska Indigenous Research. She is an Embodied Resiliency Educator, a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and a Trauma Conscious Yoga Teacher (RYT-200, MYT-100, TCYM). She is also trained in Advanced Trauma-Informed Mindfulness. Kimber grew up living a subsistence lifestyle in her homelands and waters of Homer, Alaska in the 1970s and ‘80s.

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Erin D. Dixon

Isabel Gilmour — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:24:44 +0000

Erin Dixon is a member of the CMBM Supervision Team. Certified in Mind-Body Medicine, she currently facilitates online Mind-Body Skills Groups in partnerships with Minneapolis and St. Paul communities. She walks CMBM facilitators through the process of Certification while upholding her values of being a good relative through the lens of her cultural teachings.

Erin is a multifaceted student of life as well as a committed practitioner of her cultural beliefs. She is highly skilled in delivering insightful education that aids in substance use recovery and birthing (prenatal and postpartum wellness).

Erin holds a Doula/Perinatal Educator certification from The Florida School of Midwifery and is currently pursuing an Alcohol and Drug Counseling(ADC-1) Level 1 through the Upper Midwest Indian Council on Addictive Disorders in Bimidji, MN. She is a member of the Navajo Nation (NM, AZ, UT, CO).

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Annette Dawson Owens

Isabel Gilmour — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:21:24 +0000

At the Children’s Advocacy Alliance we work to improve outcomes for children and families in four areas, education, health, safety and economic well being. I have also worked with individuals in the Clark County Detention Center to provide women with hope, healing and tools to use while incarcerated as well to support reentry success.

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