Education

M.ED in Education – Curriculum and Instruction (University of Texas at Austin), 1988.

BFA in Film and Television (Tel Aviv University), 1983.

Yoga teacher for children (Reidman College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Israel), 2001.

Yoga instructor for adults (Wingate Institute, Israel), 2009. 

Phototherapy (Diploma, the Open University, Israel), 2015.

 

Work Experience

2001 - Present: Staff member, tutor, teacher, The Kfar Saba Democratic School:

• Tutor for children with autism, teacher of Bible Studies, Literature, Yoga, and Phototherapy.

2016 – Present: Instructor of movement workshops, ALUT Foundation Hostel, Kfar Saba.

• Lead movement sessions for adults with severe autism.

2014 – Present:  Empowerment workshops leader:

• Initiated and leads the Przysucha Empowerment Gathering a yearly multi-cultural meeting in Poland, dedicated to empowerment workshops based on Jewish stories originated in Poland.

• Led empowerment workshops at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow; the Pedagogical University in Warsaw; Schools and educational conferences in Israel. 

2008-2014: Mindfulness Course Moderator, the Israeli High-School Teachers Association:

•  Coordinated and instructed an annual course, "Change and Growth", for teachers in Sabbatical year: Introduced teachers with methods of mindfulness and empowerment - Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi, Rio Abierto, storytelling - to be used in their personal and professional life.

1996-2000: Lecturer, The Kibbutzim Teachers College, Tel Aviv:

• Taught Implementation of Educational Technology Systems in education.

1988-1996: Instructional Designer:

• Developed of instructional programs for corporate clients in Israel and the USA.

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