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You may know me as a yoga teacher/licensed massage therapist as much as journalist, or, maybe you know me as the journalist only. The career path that sees me from full-time newspaper journalist-to-massage therapist/yoga teacher isn’t so odd, though.

My life’s work is driven by desire to shine light in dim places and bring relief where there is suffering, whether in our world with journalism; or in an individual body with yoga and massage. I also teach a lab in Intellectual Property & Law and assist with Client Relations at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla., one of the nation’s top institutions for studies in film, audio, and digital media. I enjoy helping the talented students there begin their promising careers in media.

See www.ahimsatoday.com if you have more interest in massage, yoga, meditation. See www.fullsail.com for more information on this cool college.

KUMARI KELLY

SPECIAL INTEREST

I hold keen interest in stress management,  Eastern and Western techniques and helping people find healthy stress-management options that support their lives, careers, and families. My areas of expertise include massage therapy, yoga and meditation instruction, journaling.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* Owner/Licensed Massage Therapist – Ahimsa Massage, Bodywork and Yoga, Clermont, Florida — Current

www.ahimsatoday.com

Therapeutic massage therapy, hot stone massage, Swedish, yoga instruction, Traditional Thai Bodywork, meditation instruction, journaling workshops.

* Freelance Columnist (Florida Health News online news service – Floridahealthnews.com) — Feb. 2009-Current

Write weekly column called “Living Well,” under “Consumer Corner” tab.

* Lab Instructor (Intellectual Properties and Law class; Digital Publishing Dept.)

Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) — June 2008-Current

Teach graphic design students techniques in research and reporting as it relates to trademark, copyright, and licensing intellectual properties.

PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* Senior Reporter

Orlando Sentinel – 2001-July 2008 (www.orlandosentinel.com)

* Also held roles of assistant bureau editor, bureau chief, columnist and blogger.

* Sales/Recruiting

Computer Software Consulting Firm — 1998-2001

* Features Editor/Asst. City Editor

Bradenton Herald (Knight-Ridder-owned daily) – 1995-1998

* Asst. City Editor/Reporter/Copty Editor

Shreveport (La.) Times (Gannett-owned daily) — 1988-1995

Copy Editor (news)

USA Today – May 1994-Sept. 1994 (Loaner for Gannett)

Sports Copy Editor — Monroe (La.)

News-Star (Gannett-owned daily) — part-time in college

EDUCATION

Westside Technical Institute, Winter Garden, Florida

* Massage Therapy

University of Louisiana-Monroe

BA – Journalism – News-Editorial

Yogi Hari’s Ashram, Miramar Florida

Residential Yoga Teacher Training Program, 2007

Vedic Conservatory, Naples, Fla.

Thai Assisted Yoga Bodywork Training, 2007

REFERENCES

Upon Request

kumari_kelly@yahoo.com

I am available for freelance opportunities with publications that want passionate, accurate journalism that points to better health, a cleaner planet and social justice.  I may be reached at kumari_kelly@yahoo.com or 352-536-2565. I also have a passion revealed in Ahimsa Yoga and in massage therapy and am easily found on Facebook.

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