Kristen Ryder, Certified School Psychologist, TCTSY-F, RYT500 (she/her)
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​Stillness and Strength Yoga LLC, was created in 2015 to house my specific certification to work with cancer survivors and grew to include other areas of training and passion: offering support via yoga and mindfulness to youth, caregivers, and direct service workers who have experienced complex trauma. 

Currently, I am a Certified School Psychologist and community yoga instructor. I am contracted to offer yoga classes through Munson Medical Center's Health & Wellness Suite at Cowell Family Cancer Center. I specialize in individual and small group sessions. I am passionate about the connection between our lived experiences, our nervous system, mindfulness, breathwork, and movement, and strive to help participants embody this connection as an act of self-care during times of discomfort. My Yoga for Survivors oncology certification, as well as my TCTSY-F training (Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga-Facilitator), is in addition to my foundational 200-hour Hatha yoga teacher certification through Yoga 4 Peace, a non-profit yoga studio located in Metro-Detroit.

I am a lifelong learner. I love the field of relational neuroscience and enjoy learning about how yoga, mindfulness, and other stress-reduction practices impact our brain and nervous systems. As I am currently taking a break from the public school setting, my current studies include: Applied Educational Neuroscience Graduate Certificate Program at Butler University, Medical Neuroscience Graduate Certificate Program at Michigan State University, and Masters in Clinical Social Work Program at Michigan State University.

I look forward to increasing Stillness and Strength's offerings and am grateful for this opportunity to be of service to those who feel these practices might be valuable. Wishing you stillness and strength in all that you do.
**Available for private sessions, group sessions, and teacher consultation remotely or in person**
Land Acknowledgement: Leelanau County
From Leelanau County Conservancy: "We acknowledge the waters and lands the Leelanau Conservancy cares for and owns are located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg—the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples. Since time immemorial, the Anishinaabeg have lived, worked, honored, and respected these lands. We further acknowledge that the land known today as Leelanau County is comprised of lands acquired under the 1836 and 1855 treaties between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Nation of Indians. Our recognition of the full history of the land we cherish and work to protect is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those on whose ancestral lands we reside. We give thanks to the generous care with which the Anishinaabeg, and those of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, have given and continue to give to this land and our Leelanau community."
https://leelanauconservancy.org/land-acknowledgement/ 

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