Leadville, CO, Online, and Traveling Van
details behind TANYA S. MILLER
a Virtual C.V.
An exploration into the professional planetary path
my soul has walked. . .
For nearly 30 years, my professional life has unfolded to encompass fields of expertise rooted in nature based education, wilderness experiences, physical and spiritual wellness, personal and community human development, leadership, and small business ownership and administration.
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Presented here as my professional paths, my background contains countless hours of training and education as well as direct experience in various career fields and applications. Thus, my culminating professional history epitomizes a life trajectory that is diversified between education, wilderness guiding, entrepreneurship, and employment by others.
Any traditional chronological timeline outlining my path quickly becomes intertwined with many touch points that occur simultaneously or overlap. This visual depiction is but a small glimpse of what has occurred leaving much description, interpretation, and understanding to direct communication with me about my background.
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Small Business Owner
a place thought leaders, change agents, and visionaries come
to learn about
Soul-directed LIVING! Infused with Nature™ through
aer and earthe connection
since 2015
Education
M.A. Adventure Education
2016
B.S.Geology
1993
Certifications
3 yr Program | Energy Medicine Facilitator Certification
2006 - 2009
200 HR | Transformational Facilitator Certification
2019 - 2021
50 HR | AIReal Yoga Teacher Trainer Certification
2018
Pegasus Pilates
20 HR | Aerial Pilates Instructor Certification
2016
200 HR | Yoga Instructor Certification
2005
50 HR | AIReal Yoga Instructor Certification
2015
Other Current Positions
Lead Backcountry Guide
2013 - Present
Co-Owner | Transformational Facilitator
2020 - Present
Yoga Program Manager
2017 - Present
Landscaping Company
Bookkeeper/
Administrative Assistant
2017 - Present
Former Owner | Lead Guide
Trailwise Guides, Inc. is committed
to sharing
the Soul of Outdoor Adventure™
through tailored tours
for individuals, groups, and families.
Small Business Owner | Lead Backcountry Guide
1997 - 2013
hiking • mountain biking • snowshoeing
nordic skiing • wildlife/bird watching
yoga • retreats
Other Positions of Note
Yoga Studio Manager
2014 - 2016
Summer Youth Program Director
2011 - 2015
Instructor | Canyon Orientation
Spring 2019
Instructor | Yoga Instructor
Fall 2019
Geologist
1993 - 1997
Continuing Education
Wilderness | Experiential Learning | Eco-psychology
Vision Quest, Animus Valley Institute, Aravipa Canyon, Arizona - 2015
Inter-generational "The Work that Reconnects" Workshop with Joanna Macy, Ojai, CA- 2009
Romancing the World, Animus Valley Institute with Bill Plotkin & Geneen Haugen, Eselan, CA- 2014
Association for Experiential Education- Member, Conference Attendee since 2011
Extended Learning in Ecopsychology and Deep Ecology, Naropa University Fall/Spring Semesters 2008
Wilderness Therapy Symposium, Naropa University, Boulder, CO- Attendee since 2007
Shadowed Wonder, Animus Valley Institute with Bill Plotkin & David Abram, Oregon- 2008
Inter-generational “The Work that Reconnects” Workshop with Joanna Macy, Ojai, CA- Attendee 2009
Leadership | Entrepreneurship
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Upward Facing Business Academy with Dr. Alanna Kaivalya, Online- 2017
Vail Valley Leadership Institute- 3 Year Leadership Program- September 2010 - 2013
Vail Valley Leadership Institute Base Camp Intensive Entrepreneurial Training & Certification- Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Art of Heartful Living Leadership Program, San Diego, CA- 2009 - 2010
Women’s Conference on Intuitive Leadership, Paris, France- Attendee 2009
EnlightenNext: The Evolutionary’s Guide to Changing the World, 6 wk Telecourse- June - July 2010
Health | Wellness | Energy Medicine
AIReal Assist Teacher Training, 15 hrs CEUs, Online- 2020
AIReal Restore Teacher Training, 15 hrs CEUs, Online- 2021
Various Workshops in Energy Medicine through Matrix Light, San Diego, CA- 2011 - Present
Systematic Constellation Workshops with Scott Bader, San Diego, CA- 2007 - 2011
Yoga Journal Conference, Estes Park, CO- Practitioner 2006 - 2010
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Photography | Contemplative Photography
"Miksang" Workshop, Part 1with Michael Wood and Julie Dubois, Boulder, CO- 2014
Photography Workshop, Denver, CO- 2013
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YOGA Profile
CERTIFICATION
50 - Hour AIReal Yoga™ Teacher Trainer’s Certification, Ventura, CA - 2018
20 - Hour Aerial Pilates Certification, Solana Beach, CA - 2016
50 - Hour AIReal Yoga™ Certification, Avon, CO - 2016
200 - Hour Yoga Teacher Certification, Shoshone Retreat Center, Nederland, CO- 2005
YOGA PROFICIENCY
Hatha Yoga | Vinyasa Flow | Hot Flow | Alignment Based Practice/Anusara- All Levels
Restoratvie Yoga
Partner Yoga- Level 1 & 2
Guided Meditation
Aerial Yoga and Pilates
AIReal Yoga Teacher Trainer
BLUE PLANET LIVING STUDIO- Owner & Instructor
Leadville, CO & Traveling Van- Aerial Yoga 2018 - Present
PRIVATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Yoga Instructor (Mat and Aerial), Self Employed- 2012 - Present
Various Individual Private Clients, Vail, CO- Private Instructor 2012 - Present
Women’s Empowerment Workshop, Vail, CO- Private Instructor September 2011 & 2012
Yoga for Tennessee Pass Residents, Tennessee Pass, CO- Private Instructor 2007 - 2010
FESTIVALS
Wanderlust, Across US and Canada- 2017 & 2018
Telluride Yoga Festival, Telluride, CO- 2017 - Present
Breckenridge Yoga Festival, Breckenridge, CO- 2019
Go Pro Games, Vail, CO 2017
Camp Out for the Cause, Buena Vista, CO- 2016 - Present
YOGA STUDIO MANAGER
Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa, Avon, CO- Yoga Program Lead 2015 - 2017
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO- Yoga Program Manager 2016 - Present
STUDIO INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE
Ray of Light, Leadville, CO- Yoga Instructor 2018 - Present
Betty Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO- Yoga Instructor 2017 - Present
Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, CO - Yoga Instructor Fall 2019
Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa, Avon, CO- Aerial & Mat Yoga Instructor 2012 - 2019
Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, Edwards, CO- Aerial & Mat Yoga Instructor 2017 - 2019
Shaw Cancer Center, Edwards, CO- Yoga Instructor 2011 - 2012
Synergy, Avon, CO- Yoga Instructor 2010 - 2011
Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, Vail, CO- Yoga Instructor 2007- 2011 & 2014
YOGA WORKSHOPS FACILITATED
Aerial Restorative Workshops, Westin- 2016 - Present
Partner Yoga Workshop (4 Part Series), Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Co-Yoga Instructor Spring 2013
Valentine’s Partner Yoga, Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Co-Yoga Instructor February 2013
Solstice Workshop, Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Facilitator December 2012
Gratitude Workshop, Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Yoga Instructor November 2012
Facilitated happenings: workshops & retreats
Private Wilderness Immersion, Leadville, CO- July, 2021
Deep Nature Fast, Leadville, CO- 2019
The Art of Connection (1 day workshop), Trailwise Guides, Vail, CO- Facilitator Spring 2008
The Adventures in Heartful Living (4 day retreat), Trailwise Guides, Buena Vista, CO- Facilitator Fall 2008
Wilderness Immersions
Soul Session Workshops
Discovering your Mandala, a ReSOUL Sisters Program, Online- January 2021
CIRCLES, a ReSOUL Sisters Program, Leadville- September 2020 - April 2021
Discovering your Mandala, a ReSOUL Sisters Program, Leadville- June 2020
Health & Wellness
Aerial Yoga, a Blue Planet LIVING Institute Program, with Ray of Light Studio, Leadville, CO - July 2019
Earthday Aerial Yoga Workshop, Sonnenalp at Vail, Edwards, CO- April 2019
Partner Yoga Workshop (4 Part Series), Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Co-Yoga Instructor Spring 2013
Solstice Workshop, Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Facilitator December 2012
Gratitude Yoga Workshop, Westin, Spa Anjali, Avon, CO- Yoga Instructor November 2012
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Backcountry Guide Training
SOS Outreach, Avon, CO- Facilitator Spring/Summer 2012, 2013, & 2014
Guide Training, Trailwise Guides, Vail, CO- Facilitator 1997 - 2013
Leadership
The Chrysalis Project; A Rites of Passage Program for Teenage Girls, Eagle, CO- Guide 2009 - 2011
Contemplative Photography
Photography Program, Nature Connection, Get Outdoors Leadville, Leadville, CO- Jan 2019
Weekly Contemplative Photography, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO- 2018 - Present
Photography Day Workshop, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO- 2018 & 2019
Academic Conferences
Qualitative Conference, Kansas- April 2013
Graduate Thesis
Applied Ecobricolage: Mountain Being(s)/ Mountain Becoming(s)
Miller, Tanya Sterett. Prescott College. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2016. 10195721.