Joanne Russo
admhy0@r.postjobfree.com
www.vibranthealthyalternatives.com
Writer-Publisher
Book -- Namaste: A Meditation Journal - Nov. 2013
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PROJECTS: editor and writer
Allied Industrial Technologies:
Technical writing project - 2020
Edited dissertations, wrote speeches,
Health and Wellness booklet titled, Inner You
for hospital wellness program - 2016
The Cleveland Gazette - Reporter, writer
Cleveland Racquet Sports - Co-publisher
The Sun Newspapers, Inc. - Reporter, Intern
Chagrin Valley Times - writer, intern
International Management Group - Public Relations Director The Cleveland Gazette - Reporter, Writer
Miss Millennia Magazine - Writer, feature articles Montessori Experience
Cleveland Montessori School — 2019 - 2020
(led Mindfulness circle daily with Early Childhood and Upper El students) Twin Parks Montessori School — 2015 - 2019
Park West Montessori School —Children’s yoga class (3 classes/week) Park West Montessori School — New York, NY —2015-present Riverside Montessori School — New York, NY — summer of 2015 Brooklyn Heights Montessori School --Brooklyn Heights, NY -- 2014-15 Montessori Children's House -- Westlake, OH --- 2004-06 Ruffing Montessori School — Cleveland Heights, OH — 1998 -2002 Yoga & Meditation
The Source Yoga Studio -- teach weekly Vinyasa yoga classes, 2014 Studio 11 Tremont – teach 3 weekly powerful flow yoga classes Acenda Yoga – teach two weekly yoga classes
The Geauga YMCA – teach two weekly yoga classes, 2012 The Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, Ohio. Teach seven weekly classes Life Time Fitness - teach three weekly yoga classes, 2011 Small group private - chair yoga
Westside Catholic Center – teach Creative Writing and Chair yoga, 2011 Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries -2100 Lakeside Emergency Mens' Shelter - Cleveland, OH. teach Meditation and Chair Yoga to the clients weekly The Free Clinic – Cleveland, OH. teach weekly chair yoga to patients and staff, 2012 Private weekly yoga classes - Studio 11 Tremont
Earth Angels Holistic Health, L.L.C. – Tremont - Teach weekly yoga class, 2010-2012 Meditation Class – University Hospitals - Ireland Cancer Center taught meditation to cancer survivors/patients---volunteer Hawken School—Lyndhurst, Ohio. Teach two weekly yoga classes, 2011 Bay Arts—Bay Village, Ohio. Teach two weekly yoga classes, 2008-09 Beach Yoga at Huntington Beach, 2008-09
Hope Lodge—Cleveland, Ohio. Teach weekly Meditation class, 2009 Learwood Middle School - Avon Lake, Ohio Taught weekly yoga instruction for three sections of 8th grade class, 2009
RuYoga – Avon Lake, Ohio. Two weekly group yoga and meditation classes and private lessons in home studio, 2006-10
Retail-Manager
Benetton -- Cleveland, Ohio. Store Manager, 1987
River Oaks Travel--Cleveland, OH. Travel Consultant, 1988 Dave's Supermarket -- Bakery Dept. Cleveland Heights, OH, 2012 Russo’s Stop N’ Shop -- Co-Manager Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1973-1988 Duties included: provide outstanding customer service, responsible for interviewing, hir- ing, scheduling, weekly cash reports, and providing an atmosphere of good morale amongst employees, provide weekly and monthly management reports, and more. Started health food department in
at Russo's, responsible for ordering, stocking, rotating and presentation of products. Certifications and Education:
Montessori Credential, New York, NY, 2018,
Montessori Teacher Education Program, TEP, Westside Montessori School Reiki Master, New York City, 2012
Sonic Yoga, YA Certified, E-RYT, New York City, 2008 British School of Homeopathy, Diploma in Homeopathy, Great Britain, 2003 Marquette University, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, 1981 Certified in CPR, AED and First Aid, Yoga Alliance registered. Yoga & Meditation Workshops:
India: Yoga and Meditation retreat with Akhilesh, 2012 Women’s Cancer Survivor Teacher Training – OM Yoga, NYC, April, 2010 Lineage Project – April, 2010, NYC
Meditation Retreat – Margot Milcetich – February, 2010, Hiram, OH Anatomy for Yoga – 50 hours of Brahmrishi Yoga Teacher Training 500 module – Margot Milcetich – Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2010, Beachwood, OH
Max Strom – Inner Bliss Yoga Studio, Rocky River
Mitcell Bleier – Inner Bliss Yoga Studio
Meditation & Yoga– David Nichtern and Cindy Lee – OM Yoga, NYC at Evolution Yoga, Cleveland. December, 2010
Yoga and Meditation retreat – Goa, INDIA -with Akhilesh Brahmchari and Denys Morgan. 10 day retreat included yoga, meditation, satsang, chanting, mantras, mudras. February, 2012
Meditation Series –weekly meditation class on the Kapila’s Samkhya Patanjali’s Yoga with Bill Milcetich. Spring, 2012 Interests:
Early Childhood Education, Yoga and Meditation, Reading, Biking, Creative Writing and Coaching,
Natural Healing, Nutrition and Integrative Medicine, Vegan, Raw Foods, and Macrobiotics.