Professor, Teacher, Pratitioner, Therapist, President of AUM non-profit@Arts Unity Movement (AUM)
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Coleen is a board certified dance/movement therapist, group psychotherapist, resilience advantage trainer, and reiki master. She received her Bachelor and Master degrees from UCLA in the area of clinical psychology with a specialization in Dance/Movement Therapy. Coleen has presented on mind/body wellness at conferences, retreats, and events throughout California. She offers trainings and workshops in neuropsychology and the healing power of neural arts using movement, creativity, and play.
Coleen is co-founder of the non-profit Arts Unity Movement (AUM), providing education and workshops in the expressive arts therapies. She is Artistic Director of the AUM performance group; a multimedia theatre and dance troupe providing storyline messages about unity, inclusivity, compassion, and connection in today’s world. Coleen served as professor and Director of the Dance Department at Notre Dame de Namur University from 2003-2017. She is currently adjunct professor at Cañada College and Notre Dame High School teaching courses in psychology, dance, mindful movement and meditationMore...
Elizabeth Herrera
Chief Joy Officer@Happy People Happy Planet
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Elizabeth (Eli) Herrera serves as the Chief Joy Officer at Happy People Happy Planet, where she empowers individuals to navigate life’s crossroads through heart-centered coaching and ancestral wisdom. With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, creative facilitation, and transformational healing, Eli is a dynamic force who bridges operational excellence with soulful connection.
As Executive Director of The American Jewish Theatre and former President/Executive Director of Congregation Beit Tikva, she has led impactful fundraising campaigns, rebranded an organization, managed a full website rebuild, facilitated transformational workshops, and handled day-to-day administrative responsibilities in both academic and business environments.
Eli has written compelling content for newsletters, published weekly updates, booked creative talent, coordinated rehearsals, maintained financial records, and nurtured donor and community relationships. On the creative side, she has organized, produced, and emceed events; she is also a passionate voice actor, singer, speaker, and workshop facilitator.
She is the creator of the Be Tao Now I Ching Drumming app for iOS and successfully led a team through the design, development, and marketing of the product. Eli seamlessly integrates creativity and consciousness into everything she does. Whether guiding a healing journey, producing content, or bringing a community together, she is devoted to inspiring joy, unity, and purposeful transformation.More...