Colleen Clark, MFA, OCPS1, CIYT, has an MFA in dance from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, is a Level 1 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and a certified Relax and Renew Yoga Instructor, and works as an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist.
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In 1999, after decades of being an artist, she began her career at Centers for Families and Children-RapArt as a drug-prevention specialist. There she worked with at-risk youth to support them in making healthy lifestyle choices.
Colleen connects her love of dance and movement with her desire to make a difference in the world. She finds this to be an extraordinarily satisfying journey, and looks forward to continuing doing good work in the world as a prevention educator. Colleen is currently teaching Gentle Chair and Restorative Yoga at Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts and chair dancing for elders at McGregor PACE.
Colleen had a long dance career and performed on nearly every dance stage in Cleveland. She also taught modern dance, ballet, jazz, improvisation, dance ethnology and dance appreciation at Cleveland State University, University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University and Hiram College. Colleen holds a vision of a peaceful world where people can connect to themselves and each other on a basic human level through body and self-awareness.