Presentation Title: Nurtured by Nature: Adoptee Experiences and the Healing Power of Nature

Bio: Whitney Dawn Pyles is a multi-faceted helping professional who weaves together her experience and training as a certified Body-Oriented Coach, accredited Life Coach, Human Design Guide, Somatic Practitioner, Authenticity Advocate, Artist, and Community Architect. She has a dynamic background in coaching, training and development, self-improvement systems, corporate wellness, dance and movement, and education. She is dedicated to guiding individuals and groups toward self-forgiveness, nervous system regulation, passion, purpose, and play. She believes the magic happens when we allow ourselves to show up authentically in all of our beautiful complexity, that dance is our BIRTHRIGHT, movement is medicine, and that our job, during our short time on this planet, is grounded in enJOYment and empathy.