TAMALPA - Key Persons
Alice Rutkowski, Ph.D., is a movement specialist, humanistic artist and master teacher. In the course of the last three decades, she has consulted widely in the fields of allied healthcare, higher education, the arts, and corporate business. A highly sought after coach and trainer for alternative healing arts practitioners/businesses, artists, teaching professionals and Fortune 500 executives, Alice has literally moved from 1 to 1,000 people at a time blending innovation, imagination and the language of the body. Her method, Motional Processing, is rooted in the renowned work of Anna Halprin, Daria Halprin and the Tamalpa Institute - the flagship program of its kind in the world. Motional Processing has deeply and profoundly impacted the lives of thousands of people from all walks of life.
Amy Lynn McGrath has danced and performed her entire life. She holds her B.A. in theatre arts, with a dance concentration, from Sonoma State University and has been teaching dance for 24 years. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Amy has taught dance and choreographed musicals all over the country. From 2008 to 2013, she was the proud owner of McGrath's Performing Arts Academy, a dance studio in Sonoma County. She also co-founded the non-profit organization STAR Kids, a musical theatre company for children, and has taught for other non profit organizations in Northern California. Amy currently teaches dance and choreographs throughout the Bay Area and is extremely excited to be a part of the Tamalpa Institute team. Her favorite "job", however, is her role as Auntie Amy to two of the greatest growing young men.
Brian is an entrepreneur, graphic designer and dancer. He's worked with a variety of companies, primarily in the fashion industry; Esprit, Levis, Gap, Banana Republic and Benetton. In 2011 he launched Yolo Farmstand, purveying premium organic nuts & dried fruit. In 1999 he began his 20 year artistic relationship with Anna Halprin. He performed with Anna in ‘Intensive Care' at JCCSF in 2006. His work with Ms. Halprin has been seen at YBCA, Berkeley Art Museum, the De Young Museum and a number of other Bay Area venues. He continues to lead Anna's Performance Lab.
Dana is a movement based-expressive arts facilitator trained in the Tamalpa Life/Art Process. Dana used the Tamalpa approach to facilitate 50 Angolan youth in a week-long expressive arts workshop and performance that explored issues of conflict and peace in their community. Dana holds a Master's degree in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is a doctoral candidate in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. For the past 12 years Dana has lived overseas in Angola, Africa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and currently resides in Jakarta, Indonesia. She believes that a body based, expressive arts approach is a powerful way to engage and address personal and community issues in any culture.
Co-Founding Director Daria Halprin: dancer, poet, teacher, and author, is among the leading pioneers in the field of movement/dance and expressive arts education and therapy. In 1978 Daria co-founded the Tamalpa Institute with Anna Halprin, where she directs training programs in movement/dance and expressive arts education, consultancy and therapy. She teaches in educational, health and art centers throughout the world. Her work bridges the fields of somatic psychology, movement/dance therapy, expressive arts therapy, community based arts and health education, organizational consultancy, leadership development, social change and performance. Bringing a life-long practice in the arts to her work, published writings include and appear in : Coming Alive; The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy; Expressive Arts Therapy: Principles and Practices, Poesis: Essays On the Future of the Field; Body Ensouled, Enacted and Entranced, Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities; de l'une `a l'autre ContreDanse.
Daria is the co-founding director of Tamalpa Institute where she directs training programs in movement/dance and expressive arts education, consultancy, and therapy. She teaches in educational, health, and art centers throughout the world.
Dr. Ken Dychtwald has, over the past 35+ years, emerged as North America's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, healthcare, and workforce implications of the age wave. He is a psychologist, gerontologist, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur, and best-selling author of sixteen books on aging-related issues.
Job Titles:
- Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
Iu-Hui, RSMT/E, ACC, holds an MFA in Dramatic Arts/Choreography and a BA in Sociology/Race and Ethnic Relations. She received her Movement Ritual Certification from Anna Halprin and worked intensively with her for many years as both a performer and associate teacher. Iu-Hui currently teaches at University of California Berkeley and Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. She was a resident artist at Djerassi, CounterPulse, Shawl Anderson Dance Center, and Penasco Theater Company.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Founding Director of Spirit Rock
Jack Kornfield Founding Director of Spirit Rock, is one of the pre-eminent and most popular teachers in the vipassana movement of American Theravada Buddhism. He has taught meditation worldwide, and authored many books on Buddhism philosophy and practice as a daily learning and art.
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- Co - Founder and Principal of Sustainable Systems, Inc
James Nixon is Co-Founder and Principal of Sustainable Systems, Inc., a business and economic development corporation, located in Oakland, CA, that provides market-based strategies for the achievement of sustainable development and smart growth. He is also on the Leadership Team of Our Planet Our Future. He has participated in the work of the Halprins since the early 1970's and served as the Chair of Tamalpa's first board of directors.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Professor in the Theater and Performance
Janice Ross is a professor in the Theater and Performance Studies Department and director of the Dance Division at Stanford University, is the former dance critic for the Oakland Tribune. She is the author of San Francisco Ballet at 75, Anna Halprin: Experience as Dance, and Moving Lessons: Margaret H‘Doubler and the Beginning of Dance in American Education.
Lori is a Tamalpa graduate and holds a Masters degree in Psychology from Meridian University. Her employment history includes over a decade of experience in the non-profit industry as an administrative professional and 10+ years of experience as a computer programmer/systems analyst. Lori has always had a passion for the arts. She has led weekly collaborative creative arts groups and incorporated the expressive arts into her volunteer work with hospice patients. She has also presented the Tamalpa Life/Art Process® at the International Psychosynthesis Conference in Italy.
Maren Oom Galarpe is a RSME/T and multidisciplinary performing and visual artist. She is a Tamalpa graduate, and holds a Master's in Dance Education from the University of Hawaii and a BFA in Theatre Studies from Emerson College. Her professional career spans over 25 years in arts education and leadership with an emphasis on the creative process and co-creation of new programming and design in PreK-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Maren's experience includes dance, theatre, instrumental and vocal music, visual arts, environmental/spatial design, creative writing, and curriculum design/consulting. She shares the Life/Art Process® through her private practice, workshops and online communities. Maren is passionate about cultivating a lifelong love of learning to live more artfully and sustainably within ourselves, our communities and the planet.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Common Weal Group, Founder of the Flow Fund, and a Life - Long Supporter of the Healing Arts
Marion Weber, member of the Common Weal group, founder of the Flow Fund, and a life-long supporter of the healing arts.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Co - Founder of the Esalen Institute
Michael Murphy is the co-founder of the Esalen Institute, a key figure in the Human Potential Movement, and author of both fiction and non-fiction books on topics related to extraordinary human potential.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Gestalt Therapist, Founder of the Lomi School, and Meditation Teacher, Was One of the Early Pioneers in the Somatic Psychology Movement
Robert Hall, an MD, Gestalt therapist, founder of the Lomi School, and meditation teacher, was one of the early pioneers in the somatic psychology movement.
Rodman Marymor is a graduate of the inaugural Tamalpa Training Program in 1978 and also has a BA and MFA in Music. A musician, composer and entrepreneur, Rodman has received industry recognition as a visionary business leader and has served on numerous professional trade and non-profit boards.
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Performance Artist, Writer, Editor
Sue Heinemann, a visual/performance artist, writer, editor, and Tamalpa graduate, has assisted Anna Halprin on various projects, including the Venice Biennale, and belongs to Anna's performance lab. She is the author of Timelines of American Women's History and worked with Heresies, a seminal feminist art journal. She also served as a principal editor at UC Press.
Toby Symington has headed up a small family foundation for 30 years. The foundation supports visionary, grassroots cancer programs that offer healing on multiple levels. He also has a private practice in astrological counseling, especially designed for people going through major life transitions. Toby's core vocation is philosophy, understood both as the love of wisdom and as an integral way of being.