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iRest Certified Teacher
Silver Springs, MD

Robin's life took an unexpected turn during adolescence when she gave birth at age 16. The challenge of leaving high school and raising her son called for every ounce of strength and perseverence Robin could muster, along with a generous amount of grace. This early crisis plunged Robin into a life of self-inquiry that continues to this day.

Finishing her undergraduate education at age 33, Robin went on to attend Harvard Divinity School and later also received graduate level instruction in clinical social work at Boston College for 1.5 years. She graduated from Boston College Graduate School of Management with honors in 1988, focusing her studies on Organizational Development.

After serving as an organizational development consultant and trainer for large and mid-sized companies for 8 years, Robin decided to take just three months off in 1996 to take a deep breath. She never looked back. After co-authoring Sacred Circles: A Guide to Creating Your Own Women’s Spirituality Group (Harper San Francisco, 1998), she went on to be certified in iRest yoga nidra meditation, as well as becoming a certified yoga teacher. She has taught nationally and internationally for the past 13 years. Robin is especially proud of her work as a co-organizer of 9 major women's spirituality conferences at the Washington National Cathedral, Sacred Circles: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality. She offers yearly women's yoga and creativity retreats in the Caribbean.

Robin currently serves as the yoga and meditation instructor for the Specialized Care Program, a multi-disciplinary PTSD treatment program funded by DOD, since 2006 and served as the lead instructor in the DOD feasibility study of iRest meditation for PTSD symptoms. Robin's most passionate professional interests are to facilitate greater availability of iRest meditation in military settings, as well as to train and prepare iRest teachers to be optimally effective with military students.

Robin is married, lives in Silver Spring, MD and is so happy to be the grandmother of Skyler, now 5 years old.