Education:  

1969-1972 University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC- Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
1993  Montgomery College, Rockville, MD- Certified Cartographer
1993 Reddemeade Farm, Silver Spring MD. Completed Riding Instructor course.
1997-2000 Meditation Workshops with Pennie Harvison , Ashton MD
1997  Centered Riding Instructor- Certified at Level I in 1997, Level II in 1999
1997-present.  Wendy Murdoch, The Murdoch Method. www.wendymurdoch.com
1998  Alexander Technique- lessons and workshops
1999-2000 Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, PRYT Level I and Level II completed
2000 PRYT Level III training completed and 650 hour certification received.   www.pryt.com .
2001  National Center for Homeopathy- Homeopathy 101-Foundations in Homeopathy
2002 Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, founder Joseph LePage. 200 hr certification   www.integrativeyogatherapy.com
2002 Thai Yoga Massage, Completed Level I training with Kam Thye Chow at the Potomac Massage Training Institute in
Washington, DC. 30.0 CEU’s
2003 Thai Yoga Massage, Ahjarn Pichest Boonthamme, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 60 hr Advanced Certification.
2004 Maniken Myologik , Human Anatomy in Clay,  Zahourek Systems. Morvan Park, Va. 40 hr study
2004 Naader Shagagi Yoga workshop, Montanabliss, Big Fork, MT
2005 The SaeUn Method intensive, Flathead Lake, MT
2005 Jenny Otto Yoga workshop, Big Fork, MT
2006 Judith Lasater Yoga Workshop, Big Fork, MT
2007 JJ Gormley Yoga Workshop, Hot Springs, MT
2008 JJGormley-Etchells Yoga Workshop, Hot Springs, MT
2008 JJ Gormley-Etchells, Yoga for Neck Care Workshop, Eureka, MT
2008 BodyTalk Modules 1 & 2, Missoula, MT  March
2008 BodyTalk Access, Hot Springs, MT  July
2008 BodyTalk Module 3, Whitefish, MT  August
2008 BodyTalk Interactive, Missoula, MT  October
2008 BodyTalk Monitor Module 1 & 2, Missoula, MT November
2009 BodyTalk practitioner certification achieved.
2009 BodyTalk Module 6, Missoula, MT  March
2009 JJGormley-Etchells Yoga Workshop, Hot Springs, MT June
2009 BodyTalk Module 9, Missoula, MT September
2010 Breakthrough, BodyTalk Life Science, Missoula, MT February
2010 BodyTalk Module 4/7, Missoula, MT April
2010 Mindascape, BodyTalk Life Science, Dayton, MT June
2010 BodyTalk Orthopedic Evaluation Level I, Missoula, MT October
2011 Jimmy Bernaert, Anusara Yoga Workshop, Pablo, MT April
2011 BodyTalk Chinese Medicine for BodyTalkers, Missoula, MT May
2011 Daniel Tautenhan, BS, LMT, OBMT, Traditional Thai Massage, Hot Springs, MT June
2011 JJ Gormley-Etchells, Yoga Workshop, Hot Springs, MT August
2011 Mark Whitwell Yoga Workshop, Whitefish, MT October
2011 Dr Kausthab Desikachar Yoga Seminar, Ft Walton Beach, FL December


Riding & Work History and Influences:

Pony club Roswell, GA
Pimlico Race track, Baltimore, MD
1980-1990 Managed various restaurants in the Washington DC metropolitan area     
1982-1985 National Center for Therapeutic Riding in Washington, DC
1987-1991  Assistant Manager, Swartz farm, Derwood, MD
1991-1993  Barn Manager and Assistant Trainer, Noteworthy Farm, Sandy Spring, MD. Owned by Wendy Carlson, R Judge,
trainer and instructor, taught and trained in the manner of Nuno Oliveira  with whom she studied at both the Potomac Horse
Center in Potomac, MD. and in Portugal.
1993-2002  Riding Instructor, Reddemeade Farm, Silver Spring MD.
2000 -2002 Clinic Organizer and Main Riding  Instructor, Trinity Farm, Burtonsville, MD.
1994-2002 Phillips Publishing International, Potomac, MD. Manager, Consultant      
1998-present.  Yoga Instructor, offering Yoga for EveryBody,  Workshops and Classes.
2002- present.  Earth & Sky Studio, owner & studio coordinator offering Yoga, BodyTalk and Massage.
2002 - present.  Ridinglight  birthed, offering lessons & clinics throughout NW Montana and on the East Coast.
2003- Trainer introducing Oberlander horses, owned by Bob Ricketts, to the dressage world, Elmo, MT
2003 - present.  Salish-Kootenai College-Yoga Instructor
2009- present   BodyTalk offered in Hot Springs, MT

Riding Clinics, training and additional course work:
1991-1993  Barn Manager and Assistant Trainer, Noteworthy Farm, Sandy Spring, MD. Owned by Wendy Carlson, R Judge,
trainer and instructor, taught and trained in the manner of Nuno Oliveira  with whom she studied at both the Potomac Horse
Center in Potomac, MD. and in Portugal.
1993 - 2001 Ride or audit clinic’s with Walter Zettle, German Gold Medalist and past Canadian 3 Day Olympic team coach
monthly at Reddemeade Farm, Sandy Springs, MD. Walter instructed the Reddemeade instructors.
1997 - Attended the Open Centered Riding clinic instructed by Wendy Murdoch at Potomac Horse Center, Potomac MD
1997 - Attended  CR Instructors training Level I with Susan Harris, at Sprucelands in  Java, New York.  Received certification as
CR Level I Instructor.
1998 - Audited two USDF pre-certification clinics on lunging, teaching and riding. Served as scribe for Gerhardt Politz during the
lunging clinic.  
1998 - Audit Charles de Kunffy clinics at Evergreen Farm, Fulton, MD.
1998 - Attended CR Update clinic with Saundra Cabell at Springdale Farm, Mendenhall, PA.
1999 - Attended CR International Symposium at University of Delaware.
2000 – Audited Gerhard Politz Lunging Clinic and Understanding the Training Scale at Bluebird Farm, Friendship, MD.
2000 - Attended CR International Symposium at University of Delaware
2000 - Attended Instructor Update clinic with Wendy Murdoch at L .G. Equestrian Center
2001 - Recognized as Centered Riding Level II instructor by Centered Riding, Inc.
2001- 2002 Instructor clinics with Jean Paul Pare’ monthly at Trinity Farm, Burtonsville, MD. Jean Paul’s original training was with
Nuno Oliveira and he imparts that to his students.          
2001- 2002  Organized, participated in and assisted Wendy Murdoch lesson clinics monthly at Trinity Farm, Burtonsville, MD.
2001-2002 Weekly lessons with Carolyn Del Grosso, USDF Certified Instructor, USDF Gold Medalist,  MD.  
2004  Attended  Wendy Murdoch clinic, Corvallis, MT
2006  Attended Tracy Lert clinic, Polson,MT
2006-7  Attend Wendy Murdoch lesson days, Culpeper, VA
2007 Audited Arthur Kottas 3 day clinic, Ashanti Farm, VA
2007 Lesson with Wendy Murdoch, Culpeper, VA
2008 Dr. Gerhard Heuschmann Clinic, Bozeman, MT
2008 Alice Trindell Clinic, Kalispell, MT
2009 Equivisions Farm-Cheryl Burt, Paradise, MT
2010 Equivisions Farm- Cheryl Burt, Paradise, MT

Showing:

1991-2002 Schooling Shows, Potomac Valley Dressage Association, 60% average
1993  Potomac Horse Center,  Recognized Show, Training Level 3, 65% average
2003  Unrecognized Schooling show-Dressage Intro 1,66%, First place & Training 2, 60%,third place- First dressage show with
Digger, Oberlander horse owned by Bob Ricketts.
2003  Missoula Horse Trials, smurf level, 28%, First place dressage, disqualified cross country, clean round stadium jumping.
First event for Digger, breed Oberlander, owned by Bob Ricketts.
2007 Missoula Horse Trials, Schooling, Intro test, 24% First time out for 'Mouse'
2010 Extreme Trail Challenge, Equivisions Farm, Paradise, MT , 1st place Intro Level in hand, Mouse

Professional Society Memberships:

1997 - 2005. Centered Riding © Inc.
1997 - 2003. Potomac Valley Dressage Association
1997-  present. United States Dressage Federation affiliate member
2000-present. Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance
2002 - present. Certified Yoga Teacher with Integrative Yoga Therapy
2008-present. International BodyTalk Association  membership.