Colleen Gavan, MA, C-IAYT
Yoga Therapist at MATHIESEN MEMORIAL HEALTH CLINIC- Claim this Profile
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Colleen is an amazing teacher, friend, and co-worker. She loves her students and dedicated to her work. She's hardworking,creative, and passionate about education.
LinkedIn User
Colleen is an amazing teacher, friend, and co-worker. She loves her students and dedicated to her work. She's hardworking,creative, and passionate about education.
LinkedIn User
Colleen is an amazing teacher, friend, and co-worker. She loves her students and dedicated to her work. She's hardworking,creative, and passionate about education.
LinkedIn User
Colleen is an amazing teacher, friend, and co-worker. She loves her students and dedicated to her work. She's hardworking,creative, and passionate about education.
Credentials
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Certified Yoga Therapist
International Association of Yoga TherapistsOct, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner in Training
Somatic Experiencing®Int
Experience
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MATHIESEN MEMORIAL HEALTH CLINIC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Yoga Therapist
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Aug 2015 - Present
Design and implement trauma -sensitive and trauma healing therapeutic yoga and mindfulness groups at a low-income medical clinic. Educate patients on chronic pain, stress resiliency and movement patterns Collaborate with mental health providers on patient care Design and implement trauma -sensitive and trauma healing therapeutic yoga and mindfulness groups at a low-income medical clinic. Educate patients on chronic pain, stress resiliency and movement patterns Collaborate with mental health providers on patient care
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self-employed
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multiple locations
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Somatic and Yoga Therapist
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Jun 2002 - Present
--Engage, nurture and empower clients as they increase stress resiliency, mobility and wellbeing. --Create programs and curricula for individuals and group to help people feel strong, capable, and increase a sense of well-being. --Partner and collaborate with various organizations such as Area 12 Agency on Aging to provide these services. Specialties: Yoga therapeutics, Stress management, Yoga for back care and other chronic pain, Gentle yoga for aging, private therapy sessions. www.colleengavan.com Show less
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Oakendell
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San Andreas, CA
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Yoga Therapist
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Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Provide Trauma-sensitive Yoga therapy at a residential treatment facility for adolescents with a history of trauma that have committed offenses. Using mindfulness and somatically based practices, teens learn strategies to build stress resiliency and to facilitate their own healing from past traumas. Provide Trauma-sensitive Yoga therapy at a residential treatment facility for adolescents with a history of trauma that have committed offenses. Using mindfulness and somatically based practices, teens learn strategies to build stress resiliency and to facilitate their own healing from past traumas.
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High Tech High
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Environmental Science Teacher
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Aug 2005 - Dec 2010
--Created and taught project based environmental science curriculum for 12th graders.-- Collaborated with team teachers to design, manage and guide students through integrated, real-world, meaningful projects that involved a public exhibition element.--Led an advisory group for social-emotional student well-being
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6th grade science & math teacher
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Aug 2005 - Jul 2006
--Created and taught sixth grade math & science project-based curriculum --Collaborated with team teachers to design integrated, 'real-world' projects--Led an advisory group focused on social & emotional student health
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Education
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1991 - 1995
Boston College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
California Single Subject Clear Credential
General Science with Biological science focus -
1998 - 2000
Prescott College
Master of Arts (MA), Education, Environmental Education -
Rogers High School
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2016 - 2018
Niroga Institute
800 hour trauma-sensitive Yoga therapy program in Oakland, CA, Yoga Therapy
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