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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shira Musicant is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a
registered dance/movement therapist. She has a private practice
in Santa Barbara and has led groups for a variety of mental health
agencies including Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Psychiatric Services,
Santa Barbara Pain Center, and Santa Barbara Women�s Center. She
has published professional papers for the American Journal of Dance
Therapy, and has a chapter coming out in a book on Authentic Movement
and its use in psychotherapy.
For over 25 years, Shira has been involved with Authentic Movement,
a movement, mindfulness and witnessing practice. She is the daughter
of a political activist, the mother of a Buddhist and environmental
activist and the wife of an avid nature lover. All have influenced
Shira�s thinking. She currently participates weekly with the Santa
Barbara in
Black silent vigil, protesting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
and the cycle of violence and revenge. She supports and volunteers
with the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, and participates
in their Community Supported Agriculture Program. More recently,
Shira�s interest in a mindful relationship to community and the
earth has led to her participation in the ongoing working conference
based on the Earth Charter Summit, Sustainable Santa Barbara. Shira
is deeply nourished by hiking in the local mountains, bird watching,
and being in community gatherings and rituals.
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