Cyndy Phillips (MA, RYT, CYT) has practiced Hatha Yoga for 13 years; however, her recent studies with Senior Iyengar teachers in India, Mexico and the United States have influenced her the most. Cyndy is certified to teach yoga though the Yoga Alliance (RYT) and is also certified as a yoga therapist (CYT) through the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She currently teaches classes in Iyengar-based yoga locally and is accepting clients for private yoga therapy sessions.

Humphry Ricon
I grew up in southern California and moved to Humboldt County in 2006 to attend HSU.  I graduated in December with a BA in Art (studio emphasis) and a certificate in Museum and Gallery Practices.  I typically work with variations of landscape painting and whimsical sculptural forms.   Currently I am working on developing my portfolio and exploring options in the area of education.  In my leisure time I enjoy surfing, camping and hiking to remote backcountry destinations.  I am awed by the grandeur and raw power of the north coast and draw heavily from its breathtaking scenery and emotional intensity as part of my creative process.

Merit Cape
Inspired by Native American bead styles and weaving patterns, Merit has been doing bead work for 20 years. she enjoys working with a needle and thread because of the freedom it affords and designs projects without conventional rules or patterns. Her favorite materials are from Nature....gemstones, shells, seeds, and pearls. Merit makes jewelry, fashion and home decor. She will also do custom work for weddings or stage performers costumes.

Monica Jurkovich
Hi, I'm Monica Jurkovich and I just recently became a certified Zumba instructor! :)  I attended Shasta College where I completed all my prereq's to apply to the dental hygiene program.  As a stress reliever from all the studying I started taking Zumba at a local gym with a girlfriend of mine.  We instantly fell in love with the music and movements.  I now crave Zumba.

Adam Wolter
Adam Wolter is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Holistic Health Practitioner in
Arcata. He graduated from Heartwood Institute in 2004, completing over 1300
hours of instruction in seven modalities. His approach focuses on specific deep
muscle work, alleviating chronic pain patterns, and helping the body integrate
lasting changes.
Massage prices are $40/hour (or $20/hr if you are a Humboldt Patient Resource Center patient)

Lori Cortez-Regan
Lori first discovered the joys and benefits of movement when she took her first dance class at the age of two.  While pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Dance Studies (awarded in 2005) at Humboldt State University, she began to explore both Pilates and Middle eastern Dance.  Lori has been a principle dancer with the Lailaa Chandani Dance Ensemble and with Tribalesque Dance company.  She has also studied Middle Eastern Dance with Shoshanna, Rachel Brice, Elizabeth Strong, Zoe Jakes, Suzan Tekbilek, Delia Carella, and teachers from both Ultra Gypsy and Fat Chance Belly Dance.

Cheryl Johnson, MA
Bio – As a Career/Life Coach and Educator, Cheryl helps people achieve a healthy, well balanced lifestyle. Group and individual sessions offer opportunities to enhance your work life, explore personal growth and change, and define a creative retirement. It’s all about Living, Loving, Laughing and Learning!

Kathy Hinz
Kathy Hinz is a local health advocate and entrepreneur who works in
the wellness industry, specializing in helping others to enrich their
lives through better nutrition.

Chelsey Brown, Registered Dietitian
Chelsey Brown graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelors degree in Nutritional Science-Dietetics. She completed a dietetic internship at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center in La Jolla and obtained her license as a Registered Dietitian in 2006. She worked as a Health Educator and Wellness Coach for American Specialty Health and as a clinical dietitian for United Indian Health Services. She is currently employed as a dietitian for Humboldt Patient Resource Center. She is passionate about preparing healthy meals from whole, fresh ingredients and sharing her enthusiasm for culinary arts and nutrition with others.

Glenda Hesseltine, M.A.
Instructor in the “art of effortless effort”, has taught Tai Chi and Qigong for the past 23 years.   Using gentle movement, guided meditation, sound therapy, and breathwork, she has worked with clients of all ages and with a variety of conditions and health challenges.   As a core teacher for 7 years with Kaiser’s Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia classes, she helped hundreds of people reduce stress and restore joy through movement.   Her passion continues to be working with people to help them awaken  “the healer within” and discover their own natural resources to reduce pain, feel good,  and stay healthy.

Trained originally by Dr. Sau-Wa Chan from China, she is certified in Tai Chi for Arthritis by Dr. Paul Lam of Australia, and endorsed by the American Arthritis Foundation.   She is also certified in Tai Chi for Diabetes, and proficient in Yang Style and Swimming Dragon.

For a full description of Glenda’s history, as well as a definition of  Tai Chi and the results and benefits it provides, please see  www.taichiforeveyone.net, or call Glenda at 268-3936.

Joanne Fornes
Always a dancer & nature lover, Joanne’s careers have ranged from teacher (French, English, Older Adults) to mermaid (college job).  Inbetween she’s been a Peace Corps volunteer, a girl Friday to a horse trainer, publicist covering thoroughbred horses, body worker with horses,  catalog writer (for self-improvement tapes), and Pilates instructor.  She’s been a Laughter Yoga instructor for 2 years, finding nothing releases stress faster than a good laugh.  She’s inspired by Laughter Yoga leader Joy Harden who creates  a incredibly playful context for being our silliest selves.

Joy Hardin
You may know Joy from the Breast Health Project, or from Y.E.S. at H.S.U., or from the Arcata Gospel Choir. Her passion for Laughter Yoga stems from its power to connect people --- some of whom seem highly unlikely to joyfully laugh together. (e.g. people who see themselves as "type A," "old," "rowdy," "shy," "disabled," "penniless students," "non-English speaker")
"Two years of practicing-and leading-laughter yoga has made me healthier," Joy says. "I've eliminated or reduced my medications for depression, pain, and blood pressure. I used to run marathons. Now I can again experience that "runner's high" ---even though I use a walker. My abs are stronger and my relationships more playful. One of my wedding vows back in '94 was 'to be ridiculous and always remember to laugh.' Laughter Yoga helps me keep that vow---and have a lot less arguments with my spouse!

Jessica Callahan
I have 8 years of experience as a teacher and teacher/parent-trainer for early childhood through school-age levels. I have facilitated parent support and education groups. As well as hosted play groups for parents with children birth-5. I developed activities for a leading PreK-6 education magazine and for The Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots for Young Children.

In addition to by college background in early childhood and child development I have had specialized trainings in;

Family Preparation, Understanding the Child's Special Needs, Children of Substance Abuse Parents and Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT), an evidence based program developed to teach families with children ages 2-8 that exhibit behavioral problems new an innovative ways to parent the high needs child.

I am also a mother to 4 year old and a one-year-old baby.

Sarai Lucarelli
Sarai Lucarelli is a Humboldt resident who received her BA in psychology from HSU and is a crisis counselor at Humboldt Domestic Violence Services where she also leads women support groups for survivors of violence. Extremely interested in reclaiming our ancient ways of community and passionate about all matters relating to healing and well-being, Sarai hopes to inspire others to see their own unique and innate powers and light while feeling a sense of belonging to something greater than oneself. Sarai looks forward to meeting all the wonderful women who feel similar and she desires to create a sacred space in which we can learn from ,and grow through, one another. NAMASTE!

Michele Dulas
Editor of Living Green Gazette, homesteader, publisher, gardener... Buddhist scholar... community organizer & sprout queen... offering classes that help build a healthy, self-reliant community.

Obadiah Switzer
Certified Master Practitioner of Nero-linguistic Programing 2009
On going researcher of hypnosis and related fields since 1998

Damion Sharpe
Damion Sharpe was teaching improv and acting for 5 years in sacramento. In sacramento he was involved as an actor in a 3 theatre performances, over 15 independent films, and performed with two Improv troupes. Damion is currently a member of, Random Acts of Comedy, a local Improv troupe performing every 3rd Thursday at Arcata Theatre Lounge. He holds a BA in theatre arts from UCD. He has a strong interest in making more films (Improv and scripted), creating 'The Art of presence' workshop (!coming soon!), and raw food preparation.

Valerie Vosburg
My name is Valerie Vosburg and I have been studying this gentle body therapy for almost 1 1/2 years.  I have 112 hours of education and have given and received several sessions as part of my educational process.  My first experience was one of complete healing.  As a lifelong waitress/bartender I had developed chronic shoulder pain in my right arm.  I had been suffering for nearly nine months and had minimal relief with chiropractic manipulation.  I was beginning to think that I would need surgery to alleviate my pain when I found a therapist who helped my body heal itself.  When I walked into her office, I could not even raise my hand up from my side because the pain was so excruciating,  Forty minutes into my first session, with gentle manipulation and overall relaxation, the pain was completely gone.  I was given very simple homework as to how to position myself if the pain persisted.  It has been a year and a half and I am still healed! (And yes, I do still waitress and tend bar.)  I am very excited about my own healing and am looking forward to helping others heal.

Jo Hannah
Jo Hannah earned a Masters Degree in Social Work in 1989 and worked with foster and adoptive children and families for 17 years. She is now working independently as a Radical Forgiveness Coach following her passion for rekindling the trust and vulnerability of the heart and the peace it reveals. Through deep listening and coaching clients through the Radical Forgiveness process, she guides them toward dissolving fear, resentment, grief, anger, or suffering of any kind. Jo considers it a great blessing to play a part in healing hearts and by extension, the heart of the world. She also provides Radical Forgiveness presentations and coaching with groups. She can be reached at 707-667-6262.

Lou Moerner
Lou Moerner is the Community Wellness and Tobacco Education Programs Director for the Northern California Indian Development Council. She oversees various culturally relevant commercial tobacco prevention, cessation and training programs, in an effort to preserve Traditional uses of tobacco for many tribes. Lou has presented to diverse audiences at local, state and national health conferences. She is trained in five nationally recognized cessation curriculum and revised a version of the Native American specific Second Wind Cessation Model, which has since gained Center for Disease Control and Prevention approval. Lou is a member of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Board of Directors, as well as the current Chair of the Tobacco Education Network (TEN), a community coalition comprised of local health care specialists, medical facilities, concerned citizens, law enforcement agencies and local non-profits, supported by the Humboldt County Department of Health.

Ashley Duskin
Ashley Duskin is a Humboldt County native, a student at CR, and the mother of a wonderful 6 year old boy.  She works for Community Health Alliance and is a trained leader for Our Pathways to Health, a chronic disease self-management program.  She is pursuing a career in the medical field and is interested in healthy living, cooking, and enjoying the outdoors.

Mary Heisick
Mary Heisick is a trained leader for Our Pathways to Health.  Mary lives in McKinleyville.  She has been living with chronic kidney disease for 35 years.  During that time she has experienced both peritoneal and hemodialysis.  She is currently enjoying a kidney transplant received from her sister.  Mary is a Social Worker and became involved with The Community Health Alliance and the Pathways program when relocating from Southern California in 2007.

Paulette Suzanne, BA, CNC, of Whole Person Health Services in Pacific Grove, CA
Paulette’s background includes serving thousands of clients and students for almost 30 years through Nutrition Counseling, Naturopathic Health Counseling, Iridology, and Mind-Body-Spirit Healing. You will be inspired by her compassion, wisdom, and deep personal commitment to the health and well-being of humanity.

Holly Young
I, Holly, graduated from Humboldt State University in 2006 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a B.A. in Psychology in 2006. I am currently doing independent study through Trinity College of Natural Health, focusing on a Doctor of Naturopathy degree. I love to cook beautiful, healthy food, explore nature, travel, take time to be spiritual and figure what this life is all about. I believe that everything is connected, in one way or another, including aspects of ourselves such as: physical well-being, mental well-being, cultural upbringing, spiritual exploration, the community around us, the natural world around us, and even the global community as a whole. It is important for our survival that we pay attention to these connections and honor them. I have experience making soup and healthy baked goods at Has Beans Cafe in Eureka, catering, and cooking for individual clients in their homes. For me, cooking is like art where you should feel free to express your creativity and passion.

Alison McCall
Ali started doing hatha yoga in 2002 at her Junior college in the Bay Area. Since then she has practiced Hot Yoga and Anusara Yoga. In 2009 she completed the Anusara Teacher Training with Robyn Smith in Arcata. Ali loves to incorporate proper alignment and heart filled fun into her classes. Ali teaches yoga at Oshun Yoga in Trinidad, Health Sport by the Bay in Eureka, and The Humboldt Wellness Center in Arcata. She has also received a Teaching Credential from Humboldt State University and is a Elementary School substitute teacher. Ali spends her summers at festivals selling hand printed apparel and working on her clothing business, 3 Fold - Good Karma Apparel.

Kathleen Dillon
Kathleen Dillon has been practicing Kettlebell since 2006. She trained with Redwood Kettlebell Club's coach Kevin Jodrey, and is certified with the World Kettlebell Club (WKC) as a Kettlebell Fitness trainer.

Stephanie Silvia
Stephanie Silvia is a school teacher, modern dancer and writer. After surviving cancer last year, she became a member of Amazon Writers, a writing and support group of the Humboldt Community Breast Health Project. In her adult work she is exploring the relationship between healing with words and movement. With kids, she just wants to have fun with the poetics of summer . Stephanie holds a California teaching credential, an MFA and is a student of American poet of Beat era fame, Diane di Prima. You can read some of her work in the Northcoast Journal.