PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
ADDITIONAL YOGA TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Personal Information
Timeline

DANIELLE TRIDENTI

Independent Practice
St. Louis,MO
1
Certification
18
years of professional experience

Somatic yoga educator, facilitator, coach, and liberatory change practitioner with 20+ years of experience teaching yoga and embodied practices and guiding individuals and groups through personal, relational, and organizational transformation. I create experiential learning environments where people can develop greater body awareness, agency, resilience, self-trust, and capacity to respond skillfully to complexity and change. My work integrates yoga, somatics, trauma-responsive practice, coaching, facilitation, social justice education, and embodied leadership. I have taught 15,000+ yoga classes, coached and mentored 70+ yoga teachers, created 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher-training curricula, delivered 200+ DEIA trainings, and facilitated programs addressing embodiment, trauma, equity, racial justice, accessibility, belonging, conflict, and liberation. I bring an approach grounded in curiosity, dignity, inclusion, relational practice, and the understanding that sustainable transformation happens when insight becomes embodied action.

Results-driven professional with a focus on leadership and achieving organizational goals. Known for enhancing team collaboration and delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes. Adaptable to evolving demands and skilled in strategic decision-making and conflict management.

Work History

YOGA BOUTIQUE LEADER & ELI YOGA INSTRUCTOR

3 Years 8 Months
Life Time – Frontenac | 01.2023 - Current
  • Led yoga boutique programming, operations, and instructor support to enhance member experience in large-scale wellness environment.
  • Teach yoga and embodied practices integrating movement, breath, mindfulness, body awareness, and nervous-system regulation.
  • Supported instructor development and fostered collaborative, inclusive teaching culture to elevate quality of instruction.
  • Coordinate programming and operational priorities to strengthen engagement, community, and quality of experience.
  • Coordinated programming and operational priorities to boost community engagement and enrich overall experience.
  • Oversaw day-to-day activities of 6-12 employees in wellness establishment, fostering an inspiring atmosphere to optimize employee experiences.

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, FACILITATOR & SOMATIC COACH

11 Years 8 Months
Independent Practice | 01.2015 - Current
  • Design and facilitate transformative experiences integrating somatic practice, yoga, coaching, dialogue, experiential learning, and social justice education.
  • Support leaders, teams, and individuals in developing greater self-awareness, embodied presence, emotional regulation, resilience, and agency.
  • Facilitated workshops, retreats, trainings, and dialogues to address embodiment, trauma, conflict, equity, belonging, leadership, and culture change, fostering inclusive environments for participants.
  • Created and delivered 200+ DEIA trainings across private and public sectors on topics including anti-oppression, equity, cultural awareness, accessibility, belonging, and inclusive practice.
  • Designed diversity and inclusion strategies for organizations with up to 1,500 employees, including cultural awareness campaigns, competency initiatives, employee and leadership training, and Employee Resource Group partnerships.
  • Guide individuals and groups through difficult conversations and relational challenges using embodied, trauma-responsive, and restorative approaches.
  • Created learning environments centered on dignity, body wisdom, agency, belonging, and capacity for meaningful change, empowering participants to engage fully and transform their experiences.
  • Help participants translate somatic awareness and reflective insight into values-aligned action.

VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, HG UNIVERSITY

3 Years
Handel Group, LLC | 01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Led development and training of incoming coaches, integrating experiential, relational, and coaching-based learning methodologies to enhance coaching effectiveness.
  • Designed and facilitated coach education curricula incorporating DEIA, relational practice, communication, and behavioral change.
  • Designed and facilitated coach education curricula focused on DEIA, relational practice, communication, and behavioral change to equip coaches for diverse challenges.
  • Developed individualized training plans and provided ongoing evaluation and case management to support coaches' professional growth.
  • Designed the coach onboarding experience to strengthen connection, clarity, readiness, and integration.
  • Led HG University through a complex reorganization while prioritizing trainee care, communication, and continuity.
  • Increased division revenue 24% in six months through strategic recruitment and program development.
  • Increased division profitability 57% through restructuring and operational leadership while maintaining minimal employee turnover.

SENIOR COACH

2 Years
Handel Group, LLC | 01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Coached leaders and professionals through personal and professional transitions, enhancing their adaptability and effectiveness.
  • Supported clients in developing self-awareness and emotional capacity, fostering resilience and accountability for purposeful action.
  • Helped clients identify conditioned patterns, enabling them to respond more effectively to relationships, conflict, decisions, and pressure.
  • Guided clients in aligning behavior with values, commitments, and desired outcomes.
  • Maximized profits by 57% with minimum employee turnover by directing division in complex restructuring.
    Increased division revenue by 24% in six months through trainee recruitment strategy execution.
    Steered 30+ Coaches in Handel Method in US, Europe, Switzerland and coordinated with President of HGU to assess efficiency of training program, such as curriculum, group process calls, length of training, ultimately restructuring training to increase value and reduce cost/resources.

COACH

3 Years
Handel Group, LLC | 01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Delivered transformational coaching that empowered clients in personal development, leadership, relationships, accountability, and behavioral change.
  • Facilitated reflective and experiential practices, enabling clients to translate insights into actionable steps.
  • Built trusting relationships that fostered agency, growth, experimentation, and sustainable change.

YOGA INSTRUCTOR & WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

3 Years
YogaSix | 01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Taught 8-10 yoga classes weekly and facilitated workshops that integrated movement, breath, mindfulness, and personal development to enhance student well-being.
  • Developed inclusive, accessible learning environments that responded to diverse bodies, identities, and experiences, fostering a sense of belonging.
  • Guided hundreds of students in cultivating body awareness, resilience, presence, and agency, empowering them in their personal growth.
  • Mentored junior instructors, fostering professional growth and teaching excellence.
  • Integrated mindfulness techniques into sessions, improving client focus and relaxation.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with clients, increasing loyalty and community engagement.

SOLE PROPRIETOR / YOGA FACILITATOR / INSTRUCTOR / CONSULTANT

7 Years
Damaru Healing Arts & D’s Yoga Home / Sanctuary Yoga Studio | 01.2009 - 01.2016
  • Founded and operated yoga and healing arts businesses integrating yoga, somatics, community education, social justice, and personal development, fostering inclusive community well-being.
  • Coached and mentored 70+ yoga teachers, supporting teaching development, leadership, and embodied practice.
  • Created 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher-training curricula incorporating BIPOC experiences, accessibility, social justice, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression.
  • Designed and facilitated workshops and retreats exploring trauma, anger, grief, community agreements, unpacking whiteness, decolonizing yoga, queering yoga, 2SLGBTQIA+ affirmation and inclusion, Ahimsa, yoga and social justice, spiritual bypassing, cultural appropriation, and equitable practice.
  • Designed accessible spaces and learning environments that expanded participation and challenged exclusionary norms within yoga culture, promoting equity and inclusivity.
  • Applied decolonial, intersectional, anti-oppression, and trauma-responsive frameworks to teaching, programming, and community engagement, enhancing cultural competency and awareness.
  • Founded and operated yoga and healing arts businesses integrating yoga, somatics, community education, social justice, and personal development.
  • Managed programming, marketing, financial planning, sales, client relationships, community partnerships, and day-to-day business operations.
  • Cultivated strong client relationships through personalized wellness consultations.
  • Evaluated client feedback to continuously improve service offerings and enhance experiences.
  • Built a solid reputation in the industry through consistent delivery of excellent workmanship and professionalism.

Education

Master of Arts - Psychology

Antioch University | Culver City, CA

Master’s Coursework in Psychology

Bachelor of Arts - Individualized Studies: Social Sciences & Gender/Queer Studies

Providence College | Providence, RI | 1998

Skills

Yoga & Somatic Practice
Somatic education
Trauma-Responsive Practice
Body awareness
Teaching & Program Development
Facilitation & Human Development
Liberatory & Social Justice Education
LGBTQIA+ inclusion
Community building
Leadership development
Conflict resolution
Email campaign software
Relationship building
Strategic planning
Motivating teams

Affiliations

  • Member, AWARE LA
  • Member, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
  • Member, Providence College Women & Gender Studies Group

Certification

Yoga, Somatics & Trauma-Responsive Practice, 500-Hour Prana Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training | 2003–2007, 200-Hour Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training | 2008–2009, 144-Hour Somatics & Thai Healing Training | 2008–2010, Street Yoga Trauma-Informed Training | 2014, Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga | 2015, Healing Trauma with Peter Levine | 2017, 2020, Accessible Yoga Conference Trainings | 2017–2021, 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training: Yoga & Social Justice | Ignite Yoga & Wellness | 2021, Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatic Practices | Hala Khouri | 2021, Social Justice, Facilitation & Liberatory Practice, Handel Group Coach-in-Training, Two-Year Program | 2014–2016, NCCJ Inclusion Institute — DEIA | 2021, The Art of Skillful Facilitation, Presencing Race, Gender & Collective Healing | 2022–2023, Community Agreements | 2022, Transformative Justice Training | Mia Mingus | 2022, Race & Resilience Year-Long Leadership Training | 2022, Yoga & Social Justice in Marketing | Six-Month Training, Communal Consultations for White Bodies | Education for Racial Equity, Cultural Somatics Institute, Training in Cultural Somatics, Racialized Trauma, Ethics of Somatic Abolitionism, Somatic Elicitation Practice, Foundations of Communal & Individual Somatic Abolitionism, Racialization & Communal Leadership, and Land Theft & Racialization Trauma of BIPOC.

ADDITIONAL YOGA TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Yoga Source | 2003–2007; 2017
  • Washington University | 2006–2014
  • Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa | 2004–2009
  • Nutriformance | 2003–2009
  • Big Bend Yoga Center | 2002–2008

Personal Information

Title: SOMATIC YOGA EDUCATOR & LIBERATORY CHANGE FACILITATOR

Timeline

YOGA BOUTIQUE LEADER & ELI YOGA INSTRUCTOR

Life Time – Frontenac
01.2023 - CurrentRead More

VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, HG UNIVERSITY

Handel Group, LLC
01.2021 - 01.2024Read More

SENIOR COACH

Handel Group, LLC
01.2019 - 01.2021Read More

COACH

Handel Group, LLC
01.2016 - 01.2019Read More

YOGA INSTRUCTOR & WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

YogaSix
01.2016 - 01.2019Read More

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, FACILITATOR & SOMATIC COACH

Independent Practice
01.2015 - CurrentRead More

SOLE PROPRIETOR / YOGA FACILITATOR / INSTRUCTOR / CONSULTANT

Damaru Healing Arts & D’s Yoga Home / Sanctuary Yoga Studio
01.2009 - 01.2016Read More

Antioch University

Master of Arts from Psychology
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Providence College

Bachelor of Arts from Individualized Studies: Social Sciences & Gender/Queer Studies
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DANIELLE TRIDENTI