{"id":667,"date":"2020-04-10T14:38:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiclife.net\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2024-05-09T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:21:21","slug":"professional-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythiclife.net\/?page_id=667","title":{"rendered":"Professional Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"667\" class=\"elementor elementor-667\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5097408c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5097408c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3466cb\" data-id=\"d3466cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de986fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de986fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24ba067\" data-id=\"24ba067\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f161f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39f161f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mar\u00eda Luisa D\u00edaz de Le\u00f3n Zuloaga. 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Through <b><i>Mythic Life<\/i><\/b> I facilitate meaningful and transformational experiences to women from all over the globe. I developed a <i>mythosomatic<\/i> framework, which is a forward thinking integration of myth, arts, somatic movement and archetypal psychology. This framework, while embodied in my professional praxis and ethos, is articulated in an unpublished collection of academic essays, <i>Somaphilia: Re-membering the Soul and the Aesthetics of Being<\/i>, which is my masters&#8217; thesis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am a registered <b>Expressive Arts Therapist through<\/b> the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, and I am a registered <b>Master<\/b> <b>Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator<\/b> from ISMETA -the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. I served on the <b>ISMETA Board of Directors <\/b>for nine consecutive years, the last three as Board President. Through my Board service I gained organizational embodied leadership and insights into the work that it takes to collectively support an emerging field and profession. I continue to serve as a volunteer in the Professional Standards and Equity, Justice, and Accessibility Committees. I enjoy collaborating with the ISMETA Board of Directors to grow the field of somatic movement and advance the profession of somatic movement.<\/p>\n<p>As an adjunct faculty at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swc.edu\/\">Southwestern College<\/a> I teach graduate courses on the concentration on Consciousness in Action; as well as in the community programs through the New Earth Institute. I am an Associate Teacher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamalpa.org\/\">Tamalpa Institute<\/a> where I previously served as Program Director and core faculty.&nbsp; I supervise advanced students\u2019 fieldwork projects and also offer public workshops where I highlight and celebrate the Tamalpa Life\/Art Process in my life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>I obtained my M.A. in Engaged Humanities with Emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. I am a Tamalpa Life\/Art practitioner and did a comprehensive certificate program in movement-based expressive arts therapy. Most recently I\u2019ve studied with Mark Taylor at The School of BodyMindMovement; in particular the modules on the Endocrine System and Motor Human Development; I completed a certificate in Advanced Mythology at Pacifica Graduate Institute; and an in-depth course on Trauma-informed practice through ISMETA\u2019s Professional Development Center. I have countless hours of self-studies and I consider myself a perennial learner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d00cab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d00cab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ismeta.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mythiclife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ISMETA-BadgeMSMET24-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mythiclife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ISMETA-BadgeMSMET24-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mythiclife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ISMETA-BadgeMSMET24-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mar\u00eda Luisa D\u00edaz de Le\u00f3n Zuloaga. MA, REAT, MSMT, MSMEPROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND My professional experience in psychology, somatics, and the arts spans over twenty-five years and includes work in education, private practice, community intervention, and organizational development.&nbsp; I am the creator of Mythic Life: Embodying Wisdom, Beauty and Courage. 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