Vonita Burke
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Recent yoga therapist graduate and skilled yoga instructor certified in Hatha, Kemetic, and Kundalini Yoga and familiar with Yin, Restorative, and Yoga Nidra practices. Builds effective relationships with students of all backgrounds and skill levels. Hardworking, dedicated and supportive with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Yoga Instructor/Therapist
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
01.2024 - Current
- Facilitates and substitutes community yoga classes for 3-20 practitioners.
- Enhances practitioners overall well-being through meditation and mindfulness practices in each class session.
- Develops tailored yoga programs for practitioners with specific health concerns or injuries to ensure safe practice.
- Elevates practitioners' mental focus by integrating the importance of the breath throughout classes to complement physical movement.
- Demonstrates proper form and technique to prevent injury.
Orientation And Assessment Clerk
Cuyahoga Community College
03.2019 - Current
- Provides quality clerical support through data entry, document management, and email correspondence
- Interacts with students by phone, email and in-person to provide information
- Conducts orientation sessions with 5-50 students to provide information about adult basic education and English language learning
- Administers assessments to determine current academic achievement and English fluency levels in order to place students in appropriate classes as well as to provide information to instructors
- Develops and maintains rapport with instructors and students to cultivate supportive environment conducive for learning
- Manages multiple responsibilities efficiently under tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy in all tasks performed.
Yoga Instructor/Trainer
My Village Yoga
11.2016 - Current
- Discusses different yoga lineages and styles as well as poses and breathing techniques to students.
- Leads up to 2 classes of 2-10 practitioners per week.
- Develops safe and effective yoga sequences for practitioners.
- Cultivates positive relationships with practitioners through personalized and knowledgeable services as well as interacting with the group during classes.
- Promotes total wellbeing by encouraging practitioners to practice body awareness, and stress management techniques.
- Facilitates safe practices for both mat and chair practitioners when necessary.
Yoga Instructor
Pop Life Yoga Studio
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Discussed different yoga styles and lineages as well as poses and breathing techniques to practitioners.
- Taught 1 yoga class per week.
- Arrived early to set up room, greet students and answer questions.
- Assisted practitioners of different ability levels with variations and modifications with or without the use of props.
- Promoted total wellbeing by encouraging practitioners to practice self-awareness to improve stress management.
- Developed safe and effective yoga classes for practitioners.
- Maintained positive relationships with practitioners through personalized and knowledgeable service.
Vocational Resource Manager
Positive Education Program
08.2000 - 03.2019
- Provided group (5-10 students per class) and one-on-one instruction of career development as well as job/career related social/emotional and self-regulation skills
- Provided support to classroom and case management staff
- Partnered with local businesses and community organizations to ascertain volunteer and/or employment opportunities and subsequently provide candidate recommendations
- Administered various assessments to determine strengths, areas to refine, and areas of interest in order to assist with most appropriate post-secondary education/training path
- Assisted classroom staff with implementation of student self-regulation activities in order to assist students with skills needed to successfully transition back to their home school district, or post-secondary education, programming, or training
Associate Teacher Counselor
Positive Education Program
08.1999 - 06.2000
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms (10-12 students maximum) by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Promoted academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and community activities.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Helped lead teacher set up and manage academic and social/emotional learning
- Actively listened to students, and parents, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor
Job Coach
Positive Education Program
08.1988 - 06.1999
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education and employment history.
- Assisted clients in building successful job search strategies.
- Maintained detailed records of individual histories, scores and documents.
- Worked with job seekers to determine job targets based on skills and personality.
Education
Yoga Therapy Certification - Holistic Yoga Therapy
PIES Fitness Studio
Alexandria, VA10.2023
TESOL Certification -
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH05.2022
300 Hr Yoga Certification - 300 Hr Therapeutic Essentials
Art of Yoga Level 2
California10.2021
Certified Kundalini Level 1 - Kundalini Training
Kundalini Research Institute
Cleveland, OH09.2020
200 Hr Certification - 200 Hr Kemetic Certification
YogaSkills School of Kemetic Yoga
Chicago, IL06.2017
200 Hr Yoga Certification - 200 Hr Hatha Yoga Training
Ananda Bhakti Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
Cleveland, OH11.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL05.1985
Skills
- Breathing Techniques
- Group and Individualized Instruction
- Pose modifications
- Practitioners of varying ability and preferences (mat and chair) in a class
Timeline
Yoga Instructor/Therapist
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
01.2024 - Current
Orientation And Assessment Clerk
Cuyahoga Community College
03.2019 - Current
Yoga Instructor
Pop Life Yoga Studio
11.2018 - 03.2019
Yoga Instructor/Trainer
My Village Yoga
11.2016 - Current
Vocational Resource Manager
Positive Education Program
08.2000 - 03.2019
Associate Teacher Counselor
Positive Education Program
08.1999 - 06.2000
Job Coach
Positive Education Program
08.1988 - 06.1999
Yoga Therapy Certification - Holistic Yoga Therapy
PIES Fitness Studio
TESOL Certification -
Cleveland State University
300 Hr Yoga Certification - 300 Hr Therapeutic Essentials
Art of Yoga Level 2
Certified Kundalini Level 1 - Kundalini Training
Kundalini Research Institute
200 Hr Certification - 200 Hr Kemetic Certification
YogaSkills School of Kemetic Yoga
200 Hr Yoga Certification - 200 Hr Hatha Yoga Training
Ananda Bhakti Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
Bachelor of Arts - English
Tuskegee University
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