Lyn Matthew
Lyn was born and raised in Southern California. Her first love has always been drawing, painting and teaching. She painted her first store window with Christmas murals in high school and it was about that time she began to teach sewing to 10-12 year old girls through the 4-H Club program. Lyn taught in the public school system for five years and since that time has continued to teach in the college system. She created a class called Art Marketing, teaching the business aspects of art to students in the Community College System more than two decades ago and continues to teach that class and offer guidance to those wishing to make a living from making art. Lyn also offers workshops for therapists aspiring to set up their own business. Her background includes experience as an art editor for a magazine, art publicist, sales and marketing director for several hotels and leadership in professional and community organization. Lyn also teaches ongoing private and group classes in sketching and painting. She paints weekly in her Flagstaff studio. View her artwork at lynmatthew.com
CREDENTIALS:
• BS degree in
Education, University of California, Davis Campus
• Master of Fine
Art Education Degree, Arizona State University
• More than 1,000
hours of training in the Asian Program of the Southwest
Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe.
•
Graduate of Lynn Andrews Center for Sacred Art and
Training
• Certified Meeting
Professional (Designation by examination, Meeting
Planning Skills)
• ABT Designation
through the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies
of Asia
• Visiting Faculty,
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona
• Teacher, Southwest
Institute of Healing Arts
• Student Advisor,
Graduate Program, University of Natural Medicine,
New Mexico
• Course Facilitator,
Pathways of Light Spiritual College
RESUME
I have alway had an interest in the healing arts and the power of positive suggestion. I have worked with children and adults most of my life in classroom situations. I feel every teacher is a healer and through the teaching and coaching experience and interaction lives can be changed. My mission in life is about healing the wounds, walking, with my clients, through the pain and tears to find a gateway to balance and happiness. The first energy work that I learned and practiced was Reiki, powerful modality for personal use and for the healing of others. While practicing this energy modality, I started healing circles and worked with people through ceremony, conversation and creation of art. When i went back to school full time I decided to learn Zen Shiatsu. I was hooked on Chinese Medical Theory. It made sense to me. It fit with the tai chi and qi gung I was doing do build up my energy. I took every class in my modality three times in order to learn the meridian pathways and how to balance them to create health and well being for my clients. I began to work with clients in private practice and became certified in other modalities which I also use in my practice: Jin Shin Jyutsu, TuiNa and learned Anma and Chi Gung TuiNa as well a Zen Shiatsu advanced practices. I have a passion for the healing arts and for teaching.
Education:
BS, University of California, Davis Campus
MA, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona
More than 1,000 hours of Asian Bodywork Therapy (graduate)from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe
Graduate and Mentor, Lynn Andrews School of Sacred Arts and Training.
Designations:
ABT (Asian Bodywork Therapist) Designation through the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (Zen Shiatsu and Jin Shin Jyutsu)
CMP (Certified Meeting Professional), a designation of the Convention Liaison Council (High proficiency in meeting planning through professional experience and superior examination performance).
State of California Life Teaching Credential, Secondary Education
State of Arizona Post Secondary Education Certification
Teaching:
I have been teaching since I was 14 years old beginning with 4-H club classes in cooking, sewing and animal showmanship. I spent five years in secondary education as a teacher, went on to develop teaching programs through a Ford Foundation Grant and then moved into post secondary education.
Current teaching:
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts: Teaching Zen Shiatsu and/or Asian Bodywork classes for more than a decade.
Scottsdale Community College: Have been visiting faculty for more than 30 years.
Mentor/Teacher: Lynn Andrews School of Sacred Arts and Training (10 years, correspondence course).
Professional Organizations:
The American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA): Currently Western Regional Director