About Anastacia

What Motivates me:

I love learning how things work, especially on the deeper levels, and sharing what I learn. My path of study has taken me from science to esoterica. My goal is to encourage people to engage in self-discovery. This takes several forms:

• Dancemeditation™
• Ayurveda
• Jyotisha / Vedic Astrology
• Hatha Yoga

Qualifications & Certifications:

Western:

• BS, Biology, with minor in Chemistry and Physiological Psychology, University of New Mexico.
• MA, Education, minor in Women’s Studies, University of New Mexico.
• New Mexico Secondary Teaching Certificate, Mathematics and Science.
• Certified Massage Therapist (NM) with over 1000 hours training and over five years professional experience.
  
  

Dancemeditation™ 

• My sufi studies began in the late 1980’s.
• I performed and taught expressive middle-eastern dance and movement meditation for over 12 years.
• Certified Dancemeditation™ Teacher (CDMT) - a system based on the expressive arts, somatics, and Sufism.
  
  

 Vedic Studies:

• Ayurvedic Studies Program, certificate, plus additional Ayurvedic studies with Dr. Vasant Lad, The Ayurvedic Institute, Albuquerque, NM, 1995-2000
  Curriculum included: Sanskrit, Vedic philosophy, Hatha Yoga, herbology, and Marma Therapy.
  While studying, I simultaneously ran and worked in Dr. Lad’s Panchakarma clinic - using the “hands-on” techniques of Ayurvedic healing, including massage (abhyanga), and other traditional techniques (shirodhara, swedana, netra basti, nasya, etc.).
  
  

• Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology) studies with Hart de Fouw and The Vedic Vidya Institute, intensive study, 2004-present.
  
  
• Yoga studies began in the mid 1980’s.
  Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher certification, Greenpath Yoga Studio, San Francisco, 2003
  Advanced Yoga Studies, + Yoga Therapy certificates,Tantric College of America, 2001, 2004

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