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, Organizational Training Specialist and Consultant, Mental Health Program Director, Art Therapist and University Educator has evolved over the decades to include Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing Journeys, Non-Duality and Yoga Nidra Meditation 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.
It is my calling to support you (and maybe your partner, as I work with couples) in a compassionate practice of embracing your light and your shadow, gaining insight, owning your power, practicing radical self-care, letting go of that which no longer serves you, and embracing your heart's desire ~ with a few laughs along the way.
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
- Integrative Counseling for Individuals and Couples, Home Studio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- Private Integrative Counseling Practice in Sayulita, Mexico for 7 years.
- Private Psychotherapy Practice over 20 years in San Francisco, CA
- Hospice Bereavement Counselor and Hospice Volunteer Program Director, SF Bay Area, CA
- Eldercare and Dementia Care Specialist and Conference Speaker, Marin County, CA
- Altar-Building Community Educator, San Francisco, CA, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Petaluma, CA
- Graduate Psychology Instructor, Antioch University and New College, San Francisco, CA
- Director, Career Counseling Program for Professional Staff, U.C. Berkeley, CA
- National Conference Speaker addressing Stress Management, PTSD, Vicarious Trauma, Adult Life Transitions, Aging and Eldercare.
Yoga Therapist
Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher, Trained 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
Sound Healing, Studied with Jan Cercone, R.N. and Music Therapist, SF Bay Area, CA
- Yoga Therapy Home Studio, Individuals, Couples and Groups, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. Currently.
- Yoga Teacher, Twice-Weekly Hatha Yoga for five years at Hotelito Los Suenos Yoga Center, Sayulita, Mexico
- Private Yoga Therapy Practice, Home Yoga Studio in Downtown Sayulita, Mexico for seven years.
- 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.
- Guest Teacher for Yoga Retreats, and YTT Certification Trainings, ten years in US and Mexico.
- Yoga Therapy Training Specialist for Professional Staff at Osher Integrative Wellness Center, UCSF Hospital, San Francisco.
- 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
- Professional Development 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, Northern California.
- Keynote Conference Speaker addressing Stress in the Workplace, Coaching Skills for Leaders, and Managing Change.
Partial, Client Listing for Yoga Therapy: Keynote Conference Speaker, Presenter, Group Facilitator and Retreats
- The Yoga of Sound, Presentation for Yoga Teacher Training, Villas Sayulita, Mexico
- Thriving with Diabetes Type 1, Customized Meditation and Sound Healing for Dr. Jody Stanislaw's Retreat, Sayulita, Mexico
- Rock Your Bliss Retreat, Customized Gratitude Meditation and Sound Healing, Sayulita, Mexico
- Personal and Professional Development, Kappa Forum Women's Retreat, Punta de Mita, Mexico
- YPO Men's CEO Life Transition Retreat, Punta de Mita, Mexico
- Meditation and Crystal Bowls Sound Healing, Haramara Retreat Center, Sayulita, Mexico
- Laughter Yoga for Myskova Staff Trainings, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Las Diosas Yoga and Surf Retreats, Sayulita, Mexico
- Activating Your Anandamaya Kosha, 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, 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
- Sonoma Mission Inn Yoga and Spa, Retreat Leader, Sonoma, CA
- POST Wellness Yoga Studio, Weekly Yin Yoga and Meditation, Petaluma, CA