Colleen Ackerman

Colleen Ackerman has been on staff as a yoga instructor at HVRC/Sage Retreat since 2009. She has extensive education and experience teaching in the field of Health and Fitness, with her emphasis always being on holistic wellness. In 1982, Colleen received her MS degree in Physical Education from the University of Arizona, with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and spent 28 years teaching Health, Nutrition and a variety of physical education classes, including yoga, at Mount San Jacinto College in Menifee, CA. Her yoga training and certification has been through Yoga-Fit, and is ongoing. In 2019 she became a certified Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) leader. In her desire to become more informed and more effective as a staff member and instructor, Colleen received her RADT certification, enrolled in the CCAPP Academy Alcohol and Drug Treatment Studies program, and is working on fulfilling her internship hours to complete all requirements for CADC certification. Colleen’s belief that the practice of yoga is an effective holistic method for continued sobriety and relapse prevention is based on science, personal experience, and patient feedback. All individuals are encouraged to participate to the best of their abilitity. This enthusiastic, inclusive and joyful approach fuels hope and positive change in individuals of all ages and abilities.