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Wed 9:00-10:00am
Fri 9:00-10:00am
Sat 9:30-10:30am
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About Domonick

I grew up on a farm in Indiana and am a real Nature boy at heart. I love my daily hikes in the redwoods here in the East Bay.

Before yoga I conducted cognitive neuroscience research at Columbia University in New York City.  The studies focused on the aging brain and the impact of aging on memory and executive functions, like attention. While at Columbia, I began studying yoga and mindfulness meditation. These practices helped me realize that fear had been a big player in my life, and continued to influence much of my decision-making. This insight and the practice of being mindful of when fear was present helped me to make decisions from a different place, from a place of love. 

My background in dance (modern, jazz, contact improvisation and ballroom) informs my work.

Following my heart, I am now swimming in the beauty of movement through yoga and exploring the ever-fascinating mind-body-heart relationship. My life is enriched enormously by my husband, Steven, and our schnoodle, Sophie.

Yoga Credentials
  • Teacher Training for Chakra Yoga - Pyramid Yoga Center (Koh Phangan, Thailand)
  • Children's Yoga Teaching Certification - Karma Kids Yoga (New York City)
  • 500-hour TT with Janet Stone Yoga.
  • Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) with the Yoga Alliance with a YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) designation.
Massage Therapy Credentials
  • Apprenticeship in Swedish Massage and Jin Shin Do with Brian Bucchiarelli, LMT
  • Reiki Master Certification with Carole Harbard
  • Cranial Sacral Therapy from the Upledger Institute
  • Thai Massage with Therdchai Chumphoopong in Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Shiatsu and Acupressure Certification at the McKinnon Institute.
  • Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) in the City of Oakland.
Mindfulness Credentials
  • Teaching Training from Jon Kabat-Zinn and other senior Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teachers - University of Massachusettes.
  • Retreats with several other vipassana teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Larry Yang, Steven Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Phillip Moffitt, and Spring Washam.
  • I am influenced by the mindful writings of Pema Chodron and Mary Oliver.
Acknowledgements
I am very grateful to all of my teachers, especially these wise souls:
  • Yoga: Janet Stone, Annie Carpenter, Richard Rosen, David Goulet, Marina Halleran
  • Mindfulness: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jack Kornfield.
  • Anatomy & Massage: Brian Bucchiarelli, Therdchai Chumphoopong (mac), Stacy Kinirons.
  • Neuroscience: Chuck Nelson, Yaakov Stern.
  • Spirituality: Melissa Halsey, Joseph Aldo, Carole Harbard.
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