Strength-Based Systems

Danielle Rousseau is an Assistant Professor at Boston University. She is a licensed therapist and certified yoga teacher. Dr. Rousseau’s professional focus has been in trauma service and gender advocacy. She is a scholar activist and justice educator. Dr. Rousseau worked in the field of forensic mental health as a therapist in correctional facilities and served communities doing crisis response and victim advocacy. Her research, teaching and practice focus on justice, trauma, gender, mental health, mindfulness, inclusivity and resilience. She is an advocate of integrative, holistic approaches that support embodied self-care. Dr. Rousseau has received multiple grants including a grant to develop, implement and evaluate an opioid specific yoga curriculum. Her work is published in many academic books and journals. She is the editor of Yoga and Resilience: Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma. Dr. Rousseau is a sought-after national speaker and trainer and has developed a diverse range of curricula and training.

Jim Tanner was born in a small town in Vermont. He grew up trying to find his way as an entrepreneur but failed over and over. At the age of 28 he began again as an entrepreneur in the profession of direct sales. Unlike the previous attempts, this time he found the right environment for success.

In his book ON PURPOSE, Jim Tanner takes the reader through the actual steps he took to go from a struggling dreamer to massive success as a home-based business owner and now you can walk this path with the Jim Tanner by participating in this unique coaching environment.

Dani Harris is an Indigenous Studies and English teacher who has taught at-risk youth for nearly 20 years, bringing breath-based resilience practices to hundreds of educators and students in Toronto, the United States, and the UK. She co-founded Rebel Breath, a breath-based trauma-informed program dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to frontline resilience-building practices.

Dr. Kelsey Evans-Amalu is a professor of Social Studies Education at Delta State University. Her work focuses on the use of mindfulness, empathy, and compassion in k-12 and higher education. Kelsey is a yoga and meditation instructor (500 E-RYT), with a diverse background in teaching and training yoga students of all populations. You can also catch Kelsey on PBS as the star of “Happy, Healthy Kids”, putting her research into practice.

Angela Williams-Jones, E-RYT 200, E-RYT 500, YACEP is a genuinely nurturing soul with a deep love of networking, people connecting, assisting & elevating people to lead their best lives and connect with their highest self. Always filling her days with compassion, Angela is also an empath & intuitive healer thriving on sharing her gifts and knowledge. 

She has multiple (4) 200 hr Yoga Certifications, 500+ hours of Kundalini Training, 300 hr Advanced Teacher Training, Restorative, Yin, Yoga Nidra, Trauma Informed, Adaptive, Fertility, Anxiety & Depression, Children/Family, Ayurveda, Anatomy & Physiology, Trance Meditation, Trance Healing & Mediumship & Meditation modalities. In addition to teaching daily, she has been a Usui Reiki Master/Trainer for over 10 years offering private sessions & is a Yoga Teacher Training Faculty member offering CEU credits through Yoga Alliance in multiple arenas as well. Some accolades include being a legacy ambassador for lululemon, elite yoga trainer for Under Armour, NBA Elite Youth Teacher, National People Connector for NY Yoga+Life Magazine, Webinar Contributor, Contributor for Best Practice Book Series & Blog Writer for The Yoga Service Council, Yoga Teacher Mentor, Content Contributor & 200/300 hr Lead Teacher Trainer for MVP, Operating Manager of Inner Spirit Yoga, Flower Power Yoga & co-owner of Tantra Boutique NY.