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 a Psychotherapist, Career Counselor, Organizational Training Specialist and Educator has evolved over the decades to include Integrative Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing, 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.
I do not believe that Counseling, Yoga, and Meditation are about trying to get rid of ourselves to become something better. They are explorations of awareness; discovering all aspects of our essential true nature and befriending our light and the shadow with radical self-acceptance and compassion. It is my calling to support others in letting go of that which no longer serves them to joyfully embrace their heart's true desire.
In my twenties, I drowned in a riptide, visited another realm, was rescued, and brought back to this life. It forever changed my perspective. During my thirties, I lost many friends to AIDS and began my community work with dying and ritual. In my forties, I healed through a de-bilitating physical trauma which blinded me for over six months, prevented me from working or driving, and obliged me to use a walker and do physical therapy for over a year. I re-trained my brain and body with yoga, meditation, Shamanic healing and energy work. I healed beyond the expectations of the medical community and learned a lot about pain and resilience along the way.
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 a Psychotherapist, Career Counselor, Organizational Training Specialist and Educator has evolved over the decades to include Integrative Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing, 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.
I do not believe that Counseling, Yoga, and Meditation are about trying to get rid of ourselves to become something better. They are explorations of awareness; discovering all aspects of our essential true nature and befriending our light and the shadow with radical self-acceptance and compassion. It is my calling to support others in letting go of that which no longer serves them to joyfully embrace their heart's true desire.
In my twenties, I drowned in a riptide, visited another realm, was rescued, and brought back to this life. It forever changed my perspective. During my thirties, I lost many friends to AIDS and began my community work with dying and ritual. In my forties, I healed through a de-bilitating physical trauma which blinded me for over six months, prevented me from working or driving, and obliged me to use a walker and do physical therapy for over a year. I re-trained my brain and body with yoga, meditation, Shamanic healing and energy work. I healed beyond the expectations of the medical community and learned a lot about pain and resilience along the way.
Psychotherapist
M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University West, 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, Antioch University West, 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
- Counseling Practice over 20 years in San Francisco,CA
- Personal and Professional Development Counseling Program Director for entire U.C. Berkeley 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
- Dementia Care Specialist, Counselor, Consultant, and Conference Speaker, Marin County, CA
- Altar-Building Community Educator, San Francisco, CA, Santa Fe, NM and Petaluma, CA
- Graduate Psychology Instructor, Antioch University and New College, San Francisco, CA
Yoga Therapist
Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher with Jean Grant-Sutton, Anodea Judith, Dr. Baxter Bell, and Richard Miler, PhD and decades of Advanced Training with many leading Yoga Teachers of our time.
iRest Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra, trained with Dr. Richard Miller, PhD, Yogic Scholar and Founder of iRest
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
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 with Jean Grant-Sutton, Anodea Judith, Dr. Baxter Bell, and Richard Miler, PhD and decades of Advanced Training with many leading Yoga Teachers of our time.
iRest Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra, trained with Dr. Richard Miller, PhD, Yogic Scholar and Founder of iRest
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
Yin Yoga Teacher, Advanced Training with Erin Fleming and Sarah Powers.
- Creator of Laughter Yoga with Older Adults, my yoga training DVD that is used all over the world
- Yoga Teacher on Staff, Hotelito Los Suenos Yoga Center, Sayulita, Mexico
- Yoga Therapy Practice, Home Yoga Studio in Downtown Sayulita, Mexico
- Guest Teacher for Yoga Teachers' Intensives, Yoga Retreats and Yoga Teacher 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 in the San Francisco Bay Area
- National Conference Speaker and Organizational Consultant addressing the Health Benefits of Yoga, Meditation and Laughter Yoga
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
- Leadership Development Coach, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
- Career Counseling Program Director for Staff, U.C. Berkeley, CA
- 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 Staff
- 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