Meet Your Adventure Team
Adventure Leaders
James Coker
Since I was born before this HSP understanding I can say that I realized after reading the attributes that it is true- I am a HSP.
I found my center in life by exploring nature in fullness and assisting as many people, as possible. Experiencing simple surroundings, listening to music, impressionist paintings that affected me deeply.
I often found my solace in nature by hiking and exploring as well as learning to fly planes.
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EQWELLNESS welcomes Mr. Coker to lead our Earth Group on a morning hike about Elders, Trees and Me:
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An exploration about the wisdom of Trees and how it relates to our past-present and future well being relationship with nature on our planet.
Elaine Chou
Elaine is a life scientist and educator. Her specialty is biotechnology and cancer, and she has degrees (BA, MS, PhD) in cancer biology from Cornell, Northwestern, and UC San Diego. With her STEM background, she is a strong advocate of STEM education and mentoring, and has worked for 20+ years with preschool children as well as college graduates and everyone in between. She has served as a science judge for Intel and Santa Clara County science fairs, run youth athletic leagues, and created fun and creative science curriculum for schools.
Elaine balances her deep roots in intense science with a joy for the outdoors – and all the living species that can be found there. Nature is her “outdoor classroom” and she believes that we are all stewards of the earth. ​ Naturalists and explorers like Charles Darwin, Jane Goodall, and John Muir are her inspirations. She has been a scientific interpretive guide and volunteer ranger for 10+ years at the Don Edwards U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge in the Bay Area. She loves taking visitors on tours of the bay, reclaimed salt ponds, and ghost-town tucked in the salt marshes. Her role as a guide allows her to draw on her knowledge of botany, ecology, geology, microbiology, and zoology to weave tales for the naturalist that lives within all of us.
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Elaine looks forward to introducing everyone to this magical outdoor “classroom” all you need to participate is really easy to pack - your natural curiosity and your 5 senses.
Debbie Rosenblum
University of Vermont - BA
Masters in Conflict Resolution - University of Denver
Masters Certificate in Palliative Care
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University of Colorado Denver
Reiki certified - Level III
300 hr YTT - Yoga
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Debbie will help navigate and facilitate conversations around life changes and the impact it has on self and our loved ones at Ether Adventure.
Lou Bermingham
Lou Bermingham is a world-renowned artist. He has a BA in Art from San Jose State University and ran his own Aikido school for 25 years in Los Gatos. For many years his studio was in the ghost town of Holy City, in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Lou taught Visual Arts for over 20 years at a high school in San Jose, as well as teaching at community college, and has taught workshops for teens at the Triton Museum of Art in Silicon Valley.
Lou lived abroad in Egypt and France and has traveled throughout parts of Morocco, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Mexico, and other countries and has an international clientele.
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Lou’s passion for creating Art, for training in and teaching Aikido, and for teaching Visual Arts to youth and adults has led him to believe in the restorative power of Art, Aikido, and Creative Consciousness.
Lou looks forward to exploring emotions through his art adventure classes this summer and discussing how he came to realize he too is a highly sensitive person.
Jon Rasmussen, Shaman Jon
Jon Rasmussen is a full-time Shaman, Advisor, Speaker, and Author of the book, Dreaming Your World Into Being: The Shaman’s Secrets to Having the Life You Desire Now, the CDs Practical Meditations for the Modern Lifestyle and Shamanic Journeys to Empower Your Life. Jon regularly conducts individual, couples, and group shamanic healing sessions at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, CA and Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, CA. He offers group and corporate seminars.
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Shaman Jon looks forward to joining Air Adventures to share his Condor and Eagle stories and ceremonies.
Briana Jarboe
Brianna’s mission is to be a positive influence to the evolution of others. Practicing yoga for over 15 years & a Doula for 10 years Brianna experiences this journey as transformative, an expression of personal power, self love and self acceptance. She shares this passion of self love & self compassion through retreats & workshop. Brianna has led a mother daughter retreat Sacred Sweeties, The Art of Self Love woman’s retreat and several Sacred Birth Journey workshop for couples. Brianna is a highly sensitive person and has developed a lot of patients and compassion to others through her life’s experiences. She fosters community and supports her students by creating space rooted in elemental energy. This provides room for self exploration, greater awareness, and the opportunity to ask yourself “what do I need in this moment?” And “how can the elements support me in my experience?” Brianna received her 500 hour training through Sri Yoga and has also attended an 85 hour Sacred Yoga Prenatal teacher training. She is currently deepening her knowledge through a 220 hour Kundalini Yoga teacher training. Her classes will leave you feeling balanced, steady, grounded and spacious, with a deeper connection to Self.
Briana looks forward to joining Fire Adventures to discuss diversity and lead you in a project to create your own fire drums.
Mikal was a highly decorated Navy SEAL. After leaving the military he founded Vital Warrior, a 501(c)3 nonprofit and a system that increases performance and resiliency through​ stress mitigation modalities. He is regularly sought out for his expertise in storytelling. Mikal’s qualifications include but are not limited to Navy SEAL, Bomb Squad (Senior EOD Tech), Cast Master, Parachutist, U.S. Secret Service Presidential Security Detail Operations, Combat Leadership, Precision Driver, Firearms, SCUBA/Mixed Gas diving supervisor, Cold Weather Environment Survival Trainer and Martial Artist. His accomplishments include, Technical Director for NBC’s The Brave, directing and producing several independent film projects, and was accepted into the Veterans WGA Mentorship program.
Mikal looks forward to sharing his stories of how he is a highly sensitive person and overcame many obstacles including bullying. He will also share many tools and techniques including yoga.