Professional Certification:
Certified Birth Doula
* I am also a certified NASM Personal Trainer (nasm.org)
* I am also a certified Heart and Soul Practitoner (kenpage.com)
Professional Resume:
Tara Page (323) 445-8580 Gumbygirl11@gmail.com
Education: California Institute of the Arts- B.F.A. Dance and Choreography, 2002.
University of Santa Monica- M.A Spiritual Psychology (Estimated Grad. 2008)
National Academy of Sports Medicine, Certified Personal Trainer.
Certified Heart and Soul Practitioner, HSH.
DONA Certified Birth Doula.
Red Cross CPR and First AID.
Experience: DANCER, DANCE /GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR, AND CHOREOGRAPHER: 1999- Present
Responsible for instructing, organizing, developing, and scheduling dance classes for children ages 2-18 and adults for United States dance studios, fitness gyms and schools. Including New World Dance, CA; New Dance, NY; City of Boulder, CO; Gymboree Play and Music, CA/ CO; YMCA, CA; Montabello High School, CA; El Toro High School, CA; CRUNCH Fitness, NY.
Travel and perform professionally; including the platinum selling rock band Panic! At the Disco, Grammy Award Wining Toni Braxton, The Los Angeles Opera, Lifetime Television, NBC, MTV, SONY, MICROSOFT, PERRIER, and 20th Century FOX.
Expertise with innovative teaching styles in ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, tap, musical
theater, creative movement, gymnastics, contortion, and mommy and me classes for groups up to 40.
Create unique choreography and co-direct national award winning dance competition teams.
Accustom to working with and networking with celebrities and musicians
Specialize in alignment and injury prevention.
MOVEMENT THERAPIST/ PERSONAL TRAINER: 2002- Present
Specialize in one-on-one and small group whole body integration for both commercial gyms and private clients; including Bally Total Fitness, CRUNCH, and Dr. Michele Longoria D.C.
Work with clients balancing emotional, mental and physical aspects of the body, through movement, strength, stability, flexibility and cardiovascular training; unwinding old injury and dis-ease patterns, establishing a strong kinetic chain, alignment and neuro-muscular system.
Experience working in a chiropractic office with chiropractic patients, under chiropractors referral.
Expert training pre-post natal clients, pre-post surgery clients, and rehabilitation; including children, Multiple Sclerosis patients and Stroke patients.
Maintain client confidentiality and counsel clients on emotional issues.
Strong knowledge and experience in supplements and nutrition.
Responsible for developing and teaching Ballet Body and Ballet Boot Camp type physical training.
BIRTH DOULA/ LABOR SUPPORT: 2006- Present
Responsible for being present at the baby?s birth, while assisting birthing mother and father in techniques for pain reduction and labor support; including movement, birthing-ball techniques, massage, acupressure, water therapy and visualizations.
Maintain a calm loving demeanor in an often-fast paced, high stress environment.
Support and inform parents of birthing choices and help maintain their decision during the birthing process.
Skilled working with doctors, nurses and midwives.
Skills: Computer: Windows and Mac OS Proficient, Microsoft Office, Montage.
Company Description:
My expertise is in Movement Therapy, Intuitive Counseling and labor support for pregnant woman. And rehabilitation for post-partum. I have developed a therapy technique that allows mothers to stay connected to their body and their baby through movement and guided meditation. I have been working with women and the birthing process for years, using this technique that I have developed. I have seen amazing results in my clients as they resolve their issues and release karma for the last time.I have found the more mother's stay connected to themselves and their baby, and the messages the baby is communicating, the easier pregnancy and the birthing process is for everyone involved. I have used this technique with women trying to conceive, woman who are "high risk," as well as with breech babies, and I have seen amazing results. I have my BFA in Dance and Choreography, I am a NASM Personal Trainer specializing in rehabilitation and pre-post natal, a DONA certified Birth Doula, a Certified Heart and Soul Practitioner and has received my training in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
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