Credentials
Education and Professional
- Bachelor Of Science, Missouri State University: Business Communication and Commercial Recreation
- Goals/Leadership Development: Leadership Management, Inc. Paul J Meyer
- Non Violent Communication: The Language of Compassion; Dr Marshall Rosenberg and Ike Lasater
- Masters Immersion: “Mediate Your Life” John Kinyon
- Art of Teaching Yoga: BKS Iyengar
- Yoga Education: including Yoga Philosophy, Meditation, Ancient Language of Sanskrit, Swami Veda, India
- Leadership Coaching: Life Coach Institute; Dr Shad Helmstetter
- Greater Missouri Focus on Leadership
- Office of State Court Administration
- Certification in Yoga Therapy: Knee and Back Rehabilitation; Ruth Bender, Yoga Teacher and recipient of the Presidential Award for fitness
- Certified as a Relax and Renew Yoga Therapist: Judith Lasater, PhD, PT, RYT
- Certified as and Experienced Yoga Teacher at the highest level, E-RYT 500; Registered Yoga Teachers Alliance
- Certificate of Experiential Anatomy: Judith Lasater, PhD, PT
- Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT): International Association of Yoga Therapists
- Member of California Yoga Teachers Association
- Member of Greater Missouri Focus on Leadership
- Yoga Alliance Registry: Certificate of Registration
What clients have to say.
"Loa has provided training for years, personal image consulting for our entire staff to communication engagement. Very effective and we continue to benefit from them. I highly recommend Loa and her training."
"Loa is a skilled corporate trainer... teaches compassion based leadership & a communication style that I use daily in the challenges of managing several law offices across multiple states."
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Awards and Community Service
- Better Business Bureau (BBB): Ethics in Small Business Award (several years) and the Torch Award
- Springfield Business Journal: One of Twenty Influential Women Feature Article on Success Naturally Yoga & Image Center, Inc.
- Today’s Woman Journal: Woman of the Year; One of 21 Women in the Twenty-first Century
- 417 Magazine: Feature article on prenatal yoga
- Springfield News-Leader Health (special section): Feature article
- Springfield Business Journal Top Women Executives: Leadership Lessons Learned
- Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Isaac Garrison Chapter: Chair; Literacy Committee, Reading Committee, Funding Committee, Nominating Committee for DAR for Johnny Morris; award at the annual convention
- Fairbanks House: Drew Lewis Foundation
- History Museum on the Square: Board of Directors
- Greene County Landmarks Committee: Member
- Carol Jones Recovery Center: Staff training
- Matrix, A Professional Women’s Networking Organization: Founder, Organizer, President
- Greene County Jail: Yoga classes for alleged offenders and offenders
- Doula Foundation of Mid-America (DFMA): Co-founder; Chair, Board of Directors; Co-founder and Chair of Advocacy Council