Welcome! I am honored to welcome and celebrate you, exactly as you are. Through an accessible and body-affirming lens, I use invitational methods to support you in accessing your agency and discovering your capacity for healing.
I am dedicated to helping you connect with your whole self—body, mind, and spirit, and your own interior landscape—in creative and meaningful ways.
I am guided by my love of humanity in all its complexity, my own experience of living with chronic illness, and my extensive training and professional background. I have been a certified Integrated Movement Therapist since 2019 and a yoga instructor since 2008. My areas of specialty are chronic illness and anxiety. My social justice values are reflected in my work. I have experience working with BIPOC and LGBTQ2SIA+ clients.
I have a deep love for animals and spend a lot of my free time with my six rescue companions—four cats and two dogs! I also spend my days navigating the many ups and downs of living with chronic illness, which is one of the reasons I connect deeply to Integrated Movement Therapy.
I find great fulfillment in being able to support others who also struggle with complex life challenges and circumstances.
❤︎ Bonny (she/her)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Integrated Movement Therapist
200hr & 500hr Yoga Instructor Certifications & 1000+ teaching hours
Certified Accessible Yoga Instructor
EQUITY TRAINING:
Your Movement Science is Racist w/ Jesal Parikh
Practicing Presence w/ Michelle C Johnson
Cultural Appropriation in Yoga @ Unfold Portland
Spectrum Balancing w/ Living Yoga
Skill in Action w/ Michelle C Johnson
Racial Equity w/ Kenya Budd
Yoga & Cultural Appropriation w/ Molly Kenny
Yoga & Social Change with Molly Kenny
Yoga, Race, & Inclusion w/ Dianne Bondy
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
IMT continuing education & mentorship w/ Molly Kenny
Thai Yoga Technique w/ Molly Kenny
Contemplative Retreat w/ Molly Kenny
Bedside Yoga & end of life care training w/ Molly Kenny
Yoga for Healthy Aging w/ Baxter Bell
Yin yoga training w/ Paul Grilley
Yoga Nidra training with Living Yoga
Yoga of Recovery w/ Durga Leela
Yoga for the special Child w/ Sonia Sumar
Yin Yoga / Therapeutic yoga training w/ Matthew Schulman
Yoga & Body Image w/ Dianne Bondy & Melanie Klein
Trauma Informed Yoga w/ Judy Weaver
Chair Yoga w/ Stacie Doorek
Yoga for Everyone w/ Dianne Bondy
The Neuroscience of Yoga & Meditation w/ Sarasvati Hewitt
Bhakti Yoga Movement Center YTT programming : Intro to Ayurveda, Yoga Anatomy, Sanskrit, Teaching Restorative Yoga, Asana A-Z