CARMELA CARLYLE
Carefully observing which way my heart is drawn, I have followed it to diverse work settings with consummately professional colleagues and to clients who have been exquisite teachers.
My lifelong work as an Integrative Psychotherapist, Career Counselor, Organizational Training Specialist, Art Therapist and Educator has evolved over the decades to include Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing, Non-Duality, Yoga Nidra Meditation Journeys, and Laughter Yoga in my professional offerings. All have contributed to my own healing process. I also delight in ceremony as a Wedding Officiant and Ceremonialist for Goddess Gatherings.
My intention is to offer Counseling, Yoga, and Meditation as compassionate practices of discovery and awareness ~ exploring aspects of your essential true nature and befriending the light and the shadow. It is my calling to support you in gaining insight, letting go of that which no longer serves you, practicing radical self-care, and embracing your heart's desire.
Carefully observing which way my heart is drawn, I have followed it to diverse work settings with consummately professional colleagues and to clients who have been exquisite teachers.
My lifelong work as an Integrative Psychotherapist, Career Counselor, Organizational Training Specialist, Art Therapist and Educator has evolved over the decades to include Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing, Non-Duality, Yoga Nidra Meditation Journeys, and Laughter Yoga in my professional offerings. All have contributed to my own healing process. I also delight in ceremony as a Wedding Officiant and Ceremonialist for Goddess Gatherings.
My intention is to offer Counseling, Yoga, and Meditation as compassionate practices of discovery and awareness ~ exploring aspects of your essential true nature and befriending the light and the shadow. It is my calling to support you in gaining insight, letting go of that which no longer serves you, practicing radical self-care, and embracing your heart's desire.
Psychotherapist
M.A. Clinical Psychology with focus in Feminist Therapy, Antioch University, San Francisco, CA
Art Therapy Certification, U.C. Berkeley, CA
Post-Graduate Studies, Adult Development, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Post-Graduate Studies, Psychology and Spirituality, California Institute of Integral Studies, S.F., CA
M.A. Clinical Psychology with focus in Feminist Therapy, Antioch University, San Francisco, CA
Art Therapy Certification, U.C. Berkeley, CA
Post-Graduate Studies, Adult Development, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Post-Graduate Studies, Psychology and Spirituality, California Institute of Integral Studies, S.F., CA
- Private Integrative Counseling Practice in Sayulita, Mexico
- Private Psychotherapy Practice over 20 years in San Francisco, CA
- Graduate Psychology Instructor, Antioch University and New College, San Francisco, CA
- Director Career Counseling Program, for entire U.C. Berkeley Professional Staff, Berkeley, CA
- National Conference Speaker addressing Stress Management, PTSD, Vicarious Trauma, and Adult Life Transitions.
- Hospice Bereavement Counselor and Hospice Volunteer Program Director, SF Bay Area, CA
- Eldercare Consultant, Counselor, and Conference Speaker, Marin County, CA
- Altar-Building Community Educator, San Francisco, CA, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Petaluma, CA
Yoga Therapist
Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher, year of training with Jean Grant-Sutton and other members of The International Yoga Therapy Association
Decades of training including studies with: Anodea Judith, Scott Blossom, Dr. Baxter Bell, Dr.Timothy McCall, Joseph Le Page, Gary Kraftskow
iRest Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra trained with Richard Miller, PhD, Yogic Scholar, Founder of iRest and Co-Founder of IYTA.
Mindfulness and Meditation studies with Jack Kornfield and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher trained with Dr. Madan Kataria, M.D., Creator of International Laughter Yoga Movement, Mumbai, India
Restorative Yoga Teacher, Advanced Training with Judith Lasater
Yin Yoga Teacher, Advanced Training with Erin Fleming and Sarah Powers.
Training Specialist for Human Development in the Workplace
Certified Coach for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
Certified Experiential Learning Specialist for Teams
Certified Myers-Briggs Personality Type Interpreter
Partial Client List for Yoga and Meditation ~ Conference Keynotes, Workshops, Trainings, Retreats:
Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher, year of training with Jean Grant-Sutton and other members of The International Yoga Therapy Association
Decades of training including studies with: Anodea Judith, Scott Blossom, Dr. Baxter Bell, Dr.Timothy McCall, Joseph Le Page, Gary Kraftskow
iRest Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra trained with Richard Miller, PhD, Yogic Scholar, Founder of iRest and Co-Founder of IYTA.
Mindfulness and Meditation studies with Jack Kornfield and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher trained with Dr. Madan Kataria, M.D., Creator of International Laughter Yoga Movement, Mumbai, India
Restorative Yoga Teacher, Advanced Training with Judith Lasater
Yin Yoga Teacher, Advanced Training with Erin Fleming and Sarah Powers.
- Yoga Teacher, Twice-Weekly Hatha Yoga for five years at Hotelito Los Suenos Yoga Center, Sayulita, Mexico
- Yoga Therapy Practice, Home Yoga Studio in Downtown Sayulita, Mexico for past seven years.
- Over 20 years as Guest Teacher for Yoga Teachers' Intensives, Yoga Retreats, and YTT Certification Trainings, US and Mexico.
- Yoga Therapy Training Specialist for Professional Staff at Osher Integrative Wellness Center, UCSF Hospital, San Francisco.
- Yoga Therapist for Cancer Wellness Centers, Hospital Chronic Pain Support Groups, Dementia and Eldercare Communities,Veterans Programs, Sports Injuries Clinics, Dental Practices, Organizational Settings, Community Programs, Yoga Studios and Mental Health Programs for over 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area
- National Conference Speaker and Organizational Consultant addressing the Health Benefits of Yoga, Meditation and Laughter Yoga
- Creator of Laughter Yoga with Older Adults, my yoga training DVD that is used all over the world
Training Specialist for Human Development in the Workplace
Certified Coach for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
Certified Experiential Learning Specialist for Teams
Certified Myers-Briggs Personality Type Interpreter
- Career Counseling Program Director for Staff, U.C. Berkeley, CA
- Leadership Development Coach, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
- Mulitcultural Diversity In the Workplace Instructor, U.C. Santa Cruz International School of Business, CA
- Director for Management Skills Assessment Program Retreats, University of California System
- Keynote Conference Speaker addressing Stress in the Workplace, Coaching Skills for Leaders, and Managing Change.
Partial Client List for Yoga and Meditation ~ Conference Keynotes, Workshops, Trainings, Retreats:
- Kappa Forum Women's Retreat, Punta de Mita, Mexico
- YPO Men's CEO Life Transition Retreat, Punta de Mita, Mexico
- Haramara Retreat Center, Sayulita, Mexico
- Myskova Staff Trainings, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Las Diosas Yoga and Surf Retreats, Sayulita, Mexico
- Sky Temple Yoga Retreat Teacher, Yelapa, Mexico
- Hotelito Los Suenos Yoga Retreat Teacher and Meditation Workshops, Sayulita, Mexico
- Maya Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training YTT200, Villas Sayulita, Mexico
- Bodyworks Yoga, YTT 200 Yoga Teacher Trainings, Petaluma, CA
- POST Wellness by Design, YTT 200, Yoga Teacher Training, Petaluma, CA
- Eileen Fisher, Fashion Designer, Management Team Retreat at Tiburon Lodge, CA
- Old Navy Executive Management Team Retreat, San Francisco
- Charles Schwab IT Team Staff Trainings, San Francisco Offices
- JSI Research and Training Institute, Conference Speaker, Denver, CO
- US Federal Health Care, Conference Speaker, San Antonio, TX
- National Reproductive Health Institute, Conference Speaker, Denver, CO
- Kaiser Permanente’s Physicians’ Retreat Speaker at The Fairmont Hotel, Sonoma, CA
- Kaiser Nurses’ Staff Retreats, Marin,California
- Sutter Hospital and Hospice Staff Retreats, Santa Rosa, CA
- California Nurses’ Unions Alliance, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco
- Osher Wellness Center, UCSF Hospital, Staff Trainings, San Francisco
- SEIU Nurses' Alliance, Conference Speaker, Sacramento, CA
- California Dental Association, Conference Speaker, USA
- Sutter Hospitals' Cancer Wellness Centers, Trainings, CA
- Palm Drive Hospital’s Pain Management Program, Sebastopol, CA
- Marin Park Rangers’ Stress Management Program, Novato, CA
- National Aging in Place, Conference Speaker, USA
- National Alzheimer’s Task Force Symposiums, Conference Speaker, USA
- Bayclub Marin Yoga Teachers' Training, Marin, CA
- Yoga Garden Studio, Workshop Leader, Marin, CA
- Sonoma Mission Inn Yoga and Spa, Retreat Leader, Sonoma, CA
- Zenergy Studio, Laughter Yoga Workshop Leader, Sonoma, CA
- POST Wellness Yoga Studio, Yin Yoga and Meditation, Petaluma, CA
- Villa Varenna, Yoga Therapy Classes, Santa Rosa, CA