Ananda Goldstein M.Ed., PhD candidate
Summary
I work with smart children who struggle with reading, comprehension and math; I use a multisensory and multiple intelligences approach to open new potentials and learning pathways.
As a teacher and therapist for more than 20 years, I am passionate about providing a systematic, personalized coaching program through which I strive to offer the right interventions, at the right time, with the right level of intensity and for the right students (students I am sure I can help).
I have taught and spoken at conferences in India, Sweden, San Diego, North Carolina, New Mexico and New York City on various subjects involving healing, learning and the human spirit.
Tutoring children is something I did not seek out, but opportunities have always come to me through colleagues, neighbors and friends who decided that their children needed my help and that I would be a good fit.
I was professionally trained in the Lindamood Bell Method by Patricia Lindamood in San Luis Obispo, California in 1995 and subsequently practiced as a tutor in Kailua, Hawaii for two years. I have also worked as a third- and fourth-grade teacher in the North Carolina public school system. I have mentored as a clinician for Lindamood Bell Learning Processes and have been tutoring privately for about a year.
I most enjoy individualizing a curriculum and helping ambitious but frustrated children become confident and competent readers, such that they do not have to work so much harder than everyone else to thrive in school.
It is so gratifying to see a child go from frustration to confidence. I have used these methods to help my son learn to read, and he went from an IEP to an advanced above-grade-level reader very quickly.
Relevant Education
M.Ed., UNC Greensboro, Curriculum and Instruction. While in this program I developed a spirit-affirming multi-disciplinary curriculum that hit multiple state standards for NC Public Schools. I especially enjoyed studying Developmental Psychology. Dean’s List
Ph.D Candidate, UNCG, Educational Leadership, Spirituality in Education Focus
Bachelor’s degree, Naropa University, Dance/Interarts Therapy with a significant amount of additional training in Religious Studies, Contemplative Education and Contemplative Psychology. This has given me a wealth of tools I can use while tutoring to engage children’s multiple intelligences and allow them to be themselves while staying focused on learning.
Psychobiology Major, Arcadia University, emphasis on Research/Operant Conditioning and the Mind-Body connection. My first forays into studying the Mind and Brain and how to influence learning.
Relevant Certifications:
Non Violent Communication from Marshal Rosenberg – This is a foundation for the work of acceptance of who we are and what we are feeling, and that even unpleasant expression comes from deeper needs that are often rooted in our basic goodness.
Empowerment Life Coaching from the Empowerment Institute affiliated with the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY – Really excellent training, especially in learning to work with people in a vision-based, self-directed way from their growing edges in the right sequence instead of too far ahead or too far behind.
Transpersonal Life Coaching under the mentorship of Dr. David Wolf – Many years of study at his school and under his guidance to develop good listening and leadership skills in a way that supports people’s growth and self-realization while ‟getting out of the way.”
500-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Sri Dharma Mittra – In terms of tutoring, this offered me more help in deepening presence and developing a Stillpoint from which to help others and connect to life purpose.
Masters in Hypnotherapy degree from The Tribeca Health and Healing Institute – A continued study of leading adults and children on mythic journeys and guided visualizations to break through blocks and release hidden potentials.
Hobbies and Passions
Raising my son well, travelling as a family, skiing, walking in nature, meditation research, psycho-anthropology, teaching communications skills, taking inspiring seminars, yoga and spirituality, life coaching and reading lots and lots of books!
Relevant Skills: Tutoring, Literacy, Learning Disabilities, NVC, Coaching, Special Education, Therapy, Therapists, Arts Integration, Teaching Mindfulness, Individualized Instruction, Phonics, Contemplative Education