Below are the trainings, teachers and lineages that have informed Chelsea’s practice, teachings, trainings and mentorships - each held with deep respect, devotion, humility and ongoing study.
TRAINING
BFA in Acting from CalArts
Certified Breathwork Facilitator
Certified EFT Practitioner
Certified Reiki Master Teacher
Certified Vision Quest Facilitator
15+ Years of Training with 5RHYTHMS
3+ Years of Nervous System Healing Training in 1:1 Mentorship with the Creator of EHA (Emotion Hygiene Alliance)
360 Emergence Apprenticeship (In Progress)
Yoga Nidra Practitioner Training (In Progress)
Non-Denominational Minister
Advanced Training & Performance in all Genres of Dance from age 4 - present day (Ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Modern, Tap, Lyrical, Swing, Salsa, Tango, African, Hip-Hop, House, Contact Improv, Gaga)
Founding member of Pre-Professional Dance Companies from age 8-18 (all genres)
Visual Arts and Ceramics Training from age 6-18
Advanced 1:1 Singing Lessons from age 9-18
Advanced Training at Groundlings Improv School
Advanced Comedy Training with Pretty Funny Women
Advanced Equestrian Training
Karate, BJJ, MMA & Stunt Training
Advanced Motion Capture Training with Richard Dorton
Advanced Voiceover Coaching with Pat Fraley & Marc Cashman
Advanced 1:1 Acting Coaching with Larry Moss
TEACHERS
Kate Shela
Amber Ryan
Gavin Taylor
Lena George
Natalie Kalustian
Dr. Eileen Shoals
Azita Moaleff
Samantha Sweetwater
Callie Sorensen
Julie Loewenstine
Jason Mcyntire
Kareem Battle
Arlene Saterlee
Joni Chancer
David Holmes
Dovas Zaunius
Raphael Lopez-Barrantes
Mirjana Jokovic
Gina Belefonte
Marvin Tunney
Denise Woods
Steven Lovelace
Alana Tilim
Tabitha & Napoleon D’umo
Lesley Arbour
Cherie Henderson
Dr. Kieran Kuykendall
KiaOra Fox
Joshua Schrei
Loden Nyima
Ruth Wharton
Larry Hobbs
Pat Jackman
IGNITIONS, INSPIRATIONS & ONGOING STUDY
The Elements, Indigenous Peoples, Redwood / Willow / Olive / Oak / Bayan / Magnolia Trees, Stained glass, Organic fabrics and textures, Fresh-cut grass, Church bells, Salt, Soil, Sunlight, Starlight, Moonlight, Candlelight, Cedar, Tobacco, Wachuma, Sage, Palo Santo, Frankincense, Copal, Daisies, Roses, Tulips, Moss, Butterflies, Moths, Caves, the Forest, the Ocean, Lakes, Rivers, Boulders, Sand, Mycelium, Fog/Mist, Vines of all Kinds, Wetiko, All species of all Animals, Honeybees, Ants, Hawks, Octopus, Whales, Hummingbirds, Tigers, Doves, Snails, Shells, Snakes, Horses, Cows, Sufism, Kabbalah, Gnostic Traditions, Celtic Folklore, French / Québécois language & culture, Glassblowing, Swimming, Backpacking, All forms of Dance across the ages and continents, Storytelling, Poetry, Le Petit Prince, The Giving Tree, The Monster Bed, R.C. Gorman, Georgia O’Keeffe, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., Lucille Ball, Audrey Hepburn, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Missy Elliot, Maya Angelou, Salvador Dalí, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, Emma Thompson, The Grateful Dead, Rising Appalachia, The Clash, Biggie, Outkast, TLC, The Verve, The Cars, The Beach Boys, Four Tops, The Foo Fighters, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Rage Against the Machine, Beethoven, Chopin, Vitamin String Quartet, Jónsi, Sigur Rós, Florence & the Machine, Bjork, The Rascals, Grease, The Neverending Story, The Secret Garden, The Little Princess, The Sandlot, Punch Drunk Theatre Company, RENT, Wicked, CATS, The Phantom of the Opera, Oliver, Les Misérables, Shakespeare, Henry Miller, Anaís Nin, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, Don Miguel Ruiz, Herman Hesse, Paulo Coelho, Charlie Chaplin, Chris Farley, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Viola Davis, Julia Child, Pina Bausch, Martha Graham, Bob Fossi, David Bedrick, Sigourney Belle, Lorie Ladd, Jane Goodall, Princess Diana, Hafiz, E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver, David Whyte, Veda Austin, Caroline Myss, Sophie Strand, Adyashanti, Grief, God.