About Sarableen Kaur (Lisa) Clendening
B.Ed., M.S.W., R.S.W
Certified Yoga Instructor, The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India
My
Masters of Social Work degree is from Wilfrid Laurier
University.
I also have a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University and
qualifications in Ashtanga yoga from Mumbai, India. I am
currently completing a 200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training with
Sat-Dharam Kaur in Toronto.
I have worked in diverse places, including Japan, the Guelph Correctional Centre, College Heights Secondary School, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Community Care Access Centre, and Therapy Partners.
In addition to accepting private clients, I am currently an EMDR Certification Associate at the Niagara Stress and Trauma Clinic. I also present Wellness Seminars for Homewood EAP, and teach power, hot, and kundalini yoga at Guelph’s Athletic Club.
Additional Training
Some of the additional trainings I have attended include:
2008 — EMDR level 2 (Fraiser EMDR Training)
2007 — Mindfulness for Clinicians (Michael Stone)
2007 — Intermediate Clinical Hypnosis (Ontario Society of Clinical
Hypnosis)
2007 — Reiki level I and II (Barbara McKell)
2007 — Crystal Healing (Barbara McKell)
2007 — Yoga in Toronto
Kundalini Yoga, Anatomy and Asana, Anusara Yoga
2006 — Yoga in Toronto
Teaching Yoga for Anxiety and Depression, Taoist Yoga, Yin
Yoga,
Hip Opening and Pranayama, Anusara Yoga — Shoulders, Wings of the
Heart, The Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga
2006 — Working with Male Adolescent Survivors (C.M.H.A.)
2005 — Non Violent Crisis Intervention Training (Cambridge Memorial
Hospital)
2003 — Trauma Informed Helping Skills (C.M.H.A.)
2002 — Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (C.M.H.A.)
My involvement in the Guelph community has included volunteering at the Community Mental Health Clinic, the River Run Centre, and co-managing and playing on the Guelph Originals II women’s recreational soccer team.
Volunteering for two years at the Yoga in Toronto conference and show, has allowed me the opportunity participate in many inspiring yoga workshops given by leading teachers from around the world.
All of these experiences have given me a thorough understanding of the many challenges that people face and ways to overcome them. I continue to study to enhance my professional qualifications and personal growth.
Professional Associations:
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Ontario Association of Social Workers
- Guelph Women in Networking
