Gerry’s Educational and Wellness Training
Letting go of conditioning is a meditation on appearances.
1972-1975 Instructed in Martial Arts and Meditation by Grand Master Sang Kyu Shim. Expert in movement, balance and form.
1975 Instructed in Bija Mantra Meditation-Transcendental Meditation.
1979 In-depth study of functional anatomy, movement and meditation, began teaching Yoga.
1990 Instructed in Tai Chi/Qigong-Chungliang Al Huang and his senior students.
1992 Received Advanced Meditation Techniques.
1996 Formulated Tai Chi/Qigong for Special Conditions through Occupational Therapy.
1996 Member of the International Association of *Yoga Therapists
1997 Professional training in clinical Ah-Shi acupressure.
1998 National Yoga Certification-Yoga Institute @ N.M.
1999 Advanced Yoga & Received Sanskrit Name “Swarup” from Baba Hari Dass @ Mount Madonna, CA.
2000 Trained with Ana Forest, David Swenson, Gary Kraftsow and others.
2001 Received Advanced (post-professional) OT Master of Science degree-Academic Fellowship, Western Michigan University, Thesis: Bija Mantra Meditation. Post-graduate study in Educational Leadership
2001 Received-Registered Yoga Teacher RYT designation-Yoga Alliance.
2006 Trained in CranioSacral Therapy.
2006 Trained in Myofascial Release by John F. Barnes.
2009 Participant in the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) Council of Schools: Curriculum
2010 Received E-RYT designation from Yoga Alliance after reaching over 1,000 hours of additional teaching experience.
2011 Post-graduate study: Project Management, Villanova University
2011 Post-graduate study: Principles of Business, Mendoza College-University of Notre Dame.
2011 Certified to administer Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki.
Treatment for Minutiae
2016 Received C-IAYT designation as a *Certified Yoga Therapist. Charter member.
2018 Professional member of the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association.
2019 Received National Tai Chi Instructor Certification (Level III) through American Tai Chi and Qigong Association.
2022 Received E-RYT 500-Yoga Alliance.
Mr. Sander is also a former exercise specialist with the American Council on Exercise (20 years). He was also certified in forensic functional capacity evaluation, biomechanics and ergonomics. Gerry has provided wellness and ergonomic consultations in private practice and communities, and corporate and industrial settings including Kellogg, Pfizer, and Medtronic.