About Sandi Anders: Professional Qualifications
Education:
Certified Yoga Instructor at 1000-Hour Level from the Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors, E- R.Y.T., Nashville, TN
Advanced Life Coach Training Certification, Coaches Training Institute, Atlanta GA, 116-Hour Certification
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training for Professionals - University of Massachusetts - Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
M.Div., Pastoral Psychotherapy Emphasis
B.M.E., Baylor University, Waco, TX, Vocal Emphasis
Published Works and Audio Recordings
2005 The Alchemy of Peace & Love: Magical Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Lift Your Spirit - Guided CD available at Imagery4Relaxation.com
2004 to present - Various Self Help articles and websites: The Guide to Self Help Books, Imagery4Relaxation, SavingTheEarth.net, and Joy of Making Love.
Clinical and Teaching Experience
- 2001– Present Private Practice, Nashville, TN 37212
- Mind and Body Psychotherapist
- Psycho-Spiritual Life Coach
- Yoga and Meditation Teacher; Stress Management Specialist
- Tantric Sexuality Educator and Tantric Couples Coach
- Guided Meditation CDs, Recording Artist, Writer
- Conference Presenter
1998-2001 WellSpring Health Services, Nashville, TN 37212
- Co-owner: Integrative Medicine Clinic
- Mind and Body Psychotherapist
- Yoga and Meditation Teacher; Stress Management Specialist
- Chinese Medicine Clinic Administrator
- Co-facilitator: psychotherapy group for Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Facilitator: Body Image Groups
1992-1998 Private Practice, Center for the Family, Nashville, TN 37212
- Mind and Body Psychotherapist
- Yoga and Meditation Teacher; Stress Management Specialist
- Facilitator: Body Image Groups
- Co-Facilitator of psychotherapy groups combining cognitive behavioral therapy with modes of healing using the body as resource for that healing
1988-1992 Yoga Teacher and Therapist, Nashville, TN 37204
- St. Thomas Hospital Adult and Geriatrics Psychiatric Units
- Cumberland Hospital Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Units
- West Side Athletic Club
- The Yoga Room (general beginning and intermediate classes, stress management and relaxation skills, restorative classes, body image, therapeutic back and neck care classes)
- St. Thomas Hospital Good Health School
- Workshops for Middle Tennessee State University students
- Green Hills Chiropractic Center
Related Training and Experience
Certified Yoga Instructor at 1000-Hour Level from the Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors, E-R.Y.T., Nashville, TN
2008 Field Center Certified Facilitator, Field Center
2001-2002 Advanced Life Coach Training, Coaches Training Institute Atlanta, GA, 116-Hour Certification
1999-2001 Sex Therapy Training
- Masters and Johnson, Treatment for Trauma Based disorders, Sexual Compulsivity and Eating Disorders
- Dr. David Schnarch, The Crucible Approach Introductory Workshop: The Integration of Sex and Marital Therapy
1998-2000 Tantra Training
- Love and Ecstasy (LET) Training with Margo Anand
- Basic and Advanced Training with Charles and Caroline Muir
- 4-day New Year's Eve Tantra Training in CA
- Assisted with LET in CA
- Assisted with weekend trainings in CA
1989-2009 Intensive Yoga and Meditation Training and Workshops
- Yoga Intensives and Teacher Training with internationally certified Iyengar teachers including: Ramanand Patel; Rodney Yee; Felicity Green; Adil Palkivala; Manouso Manos; Roger Cole; George Purvis; Gabriella Guibilaro; Judith Lasater; Mary Pullig Schatz, M.D.; and John Schumacher
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training for Professionals with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- St. Thomas Hospital Stress Reduction Program Training for Facilitators
1984 Internship: Clinical Pastoral Education, Highland Hospital, Louisville, KY
- Chemical Addictions Unit: treatment based on 12-step recovery model
- Medical/Surgical Unit: trauma and grief counseling, stress management, family crisis counseling
Professional Organizations
- Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, E-RYT
- Alliance for Sexual Health, Nashville, TN
- AASECT
