SURAYA SUSANA KEATING

(510) 841-0888

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Ten year yoga practice, and five years of experience as a yoga instructor, certified through Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Program.
Three years experience as a mat pilates instructor.
ACE certified group exercise instructor since 1996.
Creative and eclectic teaching style; able to adapt to a variety of class needs.

HIGHLIGHTS OF YOGA AND FITNESS CERTIFICATIONS

ACE-Certified Group Exercise Instructor since 1996, CPR certification since 1989.
Sivananda Certified Yoga Instructor since 2003.
Currently selecting advanced teacher training program in yoga to enroll in during 2008.
Pilates Mat Tech Level 1 Certification and ACE Fitness Mat Pilates Course, 2008.
Certification in Resistaball Pilates, 2004.
Over 30 continuing education credits in pilates, including courses such as Pilates Toolbox and Pilates for Pre and Post-Natal clients since 2003.
Certified Arthritis Exercise Instructor, Arthritis Foundation, 1999.
American Aquatic Exercise Association, Certified Instructor from 1998-2002

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maverick’s Sports, 2007-present: Currently teaching ongoing classes in vinyasa YOGA and subbing for PILATES and BODY SCULPTING classes.

24-Hour Fitness, 2005-present: Currently teaching two vinyasa style, mixed-level YOGA classes per week, with approximately 16-20 in every class.

Bladium Sports Club, 2003-2007: Three years teaching weekly MAT PILATES, YOGA and GRAVITY classes.

Mariner’s Square Sports Club, 2005-2006: Taught a weekly MAT PILATES and BODY SCULPTING class; ongoing sub for YOGA classes.

Sivananda Yoga Ashram, India, October-December, 2003: Trained in and taught ongoing yoga classes in the Sivananda tradition to an international population of students.

Berkeley YMCA, 1997-present: Taught 2-3 classes per week in water fitness for adults and for individuals with arthritis; subbed for water yoga and other water fitness classes.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Drama and Dance Instructor, San Quentin State Prison, San Francisco County Jail, Performing Arts Workshop, Marin Shakespeare and other locations, 1998-present.
Adjunct Professor, Child Development Dept., Santa Rosa Jr. College, 1998-present.
Registered Drama Therapist, Living Arts Counseling Center, 1999-2005.
Expressive Arts Therapist, Berkeley High School, 1999-2000.
Women’s Activist, Service of Peace and Justice, Ecuador, 1994-1996.

EDUCATION

MA, Expressive Arts and Drama Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies, SF, CA, 1999.

MA, Psychology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, 1996.

BA, Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, NY, GPA: 3.98, 1993.

REFERENCES available upon request.