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* Discounted rate is for 2 or more adults that are connected to the same child or group of children (i.e. same family, shared classroom). Rate is also for anyone who perceives that this course could be valuable and finances are an obstacle.

Facilitator + Co-Author

Ashley Cooper, M.Ed.

Ashley is a trainer, facilitator, and supporting author for the course Self-Regulation for Early Learners: Trauma Informed Strategies and Practices. She partners with the primary author, Teresa Posakony, to bring this dynamic curriculum to educators, children, and organizations.

Ashley has 25 years of experience facilitating learning opportunities for people of all ages and from many different backgrounds. She’s worked as an early childhood and primary school teacher, school counselor, social and emotional educator, after school mentor, adult trainer, community engagement facilitator, organizational consultant, and coach/cheerleader/learning partner. Each of these roles has contributed to her deep understanding of group dynamics, human development, embodied learning, collaboration, and racial equity.

Most importantly, however, is the fact that Ashley loves children and is devoted to growing a world where all children can sleep well at night and thrive during the day. Ashley is a big-hearted human with a passion for learning, healing, play, and collaboration.

Facilitator + Primary Author

Teresa Posakony

Teresa is a leader, innovator, and consultant in the Self-Healing and Resilient Communities movement. She works with organizations and communities globally to help us realize our innate capacity to flourish. Teresa is a passionate student, researching at the intersection of neuroscience, anatomy, energy medicine, and somatic (body) intelligence. She loves seeing the change that happens when people discover the dynamic intelligence of their bodies and learn how to work with it.

Teresa’s curriculums, facilitation, and teachings span from early childhood to adulthood, and from community to clinical settings. Her favorite curriculum is Self-Regulation for Early Learners. The animal teachers are joyful, provocative, and wise. The superpowers within each of us get to play! Everyone deserves a chance to fly and to flourish.

Teresa has extensively studied embodiment, movement, and breath practices, including studying with exceptional teachers of Aston Kinetics and the Alexander Technique. Teresa has
an Anatomy Specialization from the University of Michigan. She is a practitioner of ReConnective Therapy and has advanced training in restorative anatomy, coaching, and conscious awareness. She is also a kid at heart and loves to play.