Teaching Positions:
- Director of teacher training and development at Sun Moon (12 years)
- Teaching 10–15 asana classes weekly (15 years)
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- Minnesota State University, Mankato, adjunct faculty; is currently Yoga Instructor, Human Performance/Exercise Science
Academic Degrees:
- Minnesota State University, Masters degree in Health Science from the College of Allied Health and Nursing; 1996
- California State University, Chico, CA; B.A., Mass Communications; 1976
Yoga Teacher Certifications (week- and month-long):
- Registered Yoga Instructor (R.Y.T.) since 2000
- White Lotus Foundation In-Depth Instructor Certification; 1995
- Ananda Expanding Light Advanced Yoga Instructor training; 1998
- Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Certification; 1999
- White Lotus Foundation Advanced teacher training; 2001
- Teacher training with Tias Little, Santa Fe, N.M.; 2002
Additional Training:
- Myfascial Meridian workshops with Tom Myers; 2002
- B.K.S. Iyengar week-long conference, Minneapolis; 2003
- Krishnamacharya Conference/San Francisco; Ashtanga training with Tim Miller. Workshops with TKV Desikachar; 2003
- Hot Stone Massage training; 2004
- Bikram Hot Yoga, Kripalu, Lenox, Mass., 2005
- Traditional Ashtanga with Manju, Yoga House, Edina, MN; 2005
- David Swenson, Ashtanga Yoga Intensive, Yoga House; 2007
- Michael Gannon, Ashtanga; 2009
- Sean Corne detox pre-conference intensive/Yoga Journal
Conference, Boston; 2010
Workshops & Intensives:
- Baron Baptiste, Erich Schiffman, Shiva Rea, Richard Freeman, Doug Swenson, Donna Farhi, Gary Kraftsow and many others.
Mona Promotes Healthy Leadership
Elizabeth Kearney Women’s Leadership Program
For many years Mona has enjoyed the opportunity to be involved with the YWCA Elizabeth Kearney Women’s Leadership Development Program.
An alternative wellness entrepreneur, Mona Ceniceros opened Sun Moon Yoga nine years ago.
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Mona Ceniceros with YWCA director Anne Ganey and Coffee Hag owner Jenn Melby. |
It’s Mona’s passion for including consideration of the body in EVERY endeavor of life that she shares. “Being physically fit is the most empowering thing I know of. Radiant health is essential to enjoying power and wealth. Sick people make weak leaders, and some people let their jobs make them sick - enough said,” laughs Ceniceros.
Mona introduces the Power of Movement at each meeting. She gets everyone out of chairs, stretching, breathing and thinking about including health in leadership goals.
Participant Evaluation Comments:
“I love Mona! She inspires us to take care of our bodies first.”
“Loved it! What a creative idea to put into a professional and personal leadership seminar.”
“Mona is a must . . . She makes that mind body connection, moves the blood around, which after sitting and absorbing so much is always helpful,“
“How does that much spunk come from a bitsy little lady? What a gem!”
Mutual admiration is Mona’s response, “What an honor to be allowed to share leadership development with these highly motivated female leaders in our community,” she says.
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