Gina DuranGina Duran is a mixed media artist, poet, substitute teacher, 252 hour yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, 850 hour Certified Massage Therapist, art and poetry teacher for the youth, and has her Associate of Arts degrees in Liberal Arts and Science and tudio Art from Chaffey College, Bachelor's of Arts degrees in English and World Literature: Creative Writing and Studio Art from Pitzer College, and is a VONA (Voices of Our Nation Artist Foundation) alumna. She is also the founder of the IE Hope Collective; an outreach that helps the homeless living on the streets and in shelters, as well as provides poetry and art workshops for low income, homeless, foster, refugee, and LGBTQ2+ youth (ages 7-18)--focusing on coping skills, empathy, introspection, and community building, which she developed during her time as a volunteer Community Health Worker for the San Bernardino county and from her studies in child development, psychology, criminal justice, and her research as a summer fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a yoga instructor, Gina teaches Restorative with Self-Care which allows her to combine her knowledge and practice of yoga and massage therapy for adults, as well as teach youth in schools and foster care in after school programs mindfulness and breath for stress relief. As an artist, poet, and educator, Gina plans to continue her education in Art Therapy to continue to help marginalized youth. Read More Read Less