Holistic Health Counselor, Laughter Yoga Teacher, Founder & Director of Soaring Eagle Wellness
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Founder & Director at Soaring Eagle Wellness & Portland Laughter Yoga
- Past
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- Public Safety Coordinator at PacifiCorp
- Training Coordinator at PacifiCorp
- Customer Service Associate at PacifiCorp
- Education
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- Dr. Kataria School of Laughter Yoga
- International Center for Reiki Training
- Institute of Integrative Nutrition
- Teachers College of Columbia University
- Oregon State University
- Gresham Union High
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Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Summary
My husband died from the complications of Lupus at the age of 36. His myriad of specialized doctors didn't know what to do. Each specialist treated his particular organ as if it was a closed system; completely unrelated to the other symptoms or issues. They never treated him as a whole human being. There was no focus on healing. The medications used to try and mask the symptoms became part of the problem. If the Lupus didn’t kill him the pills surely would. His experience with western allopathic medicine and my own personal struggles with anxiety, fatigue and reoccurring urinary track infections lead me down the road to health counseling and healing.
Through health and life-style coaching and incorporating Laughter Yoga, my intention is to guide my clients on their life long journey to balance and wellness so they can experience a joy-filled life without limitations. I serve as a personal advocate for living an energized, passionate and joyful life.
I believe a true holistic approach to life incorporates things that nourish other than food, including honest and open relationships, a meaningful spiritual practice, a career that inspires, and enjoyable physical activity. I work to help clients find balance in both these areas and the foods eaten on a daily basis. Whatever the concern, my passion is to help find which food and lifestyle choices work best for the life that is desired.
I often work with people suffering from stress related conditions. I also specialize in working with people in the midst of crisis following a great loss (parent, spouse, child, friend, job, chronic illness diagnosis). I help my clients find the strength to live their best life by focusing on a healthy diet, exercise, extreme self-care and finding joy in everyday living. It is my belief that by taking into account the body-mind as a whole and addressing the role of diet, stress and emotions the body can often times heal itself.
Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Specialties:
Individuals & groups - anxiety, auto-immune diseases, balance, self-care, health benefits of Laughter, abundance, avoiding hereditary conditions, and developing healthy life long habits.
Workshops - consult to develop material to address issues confronting the organization. one time or a series, in person or via tele-conference.
I look forward to working with companies looking for unique holistic ways to improve employee health and wellness and decrease health insurance costs long term.
Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Experience
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Founder & Director
Soaring Eagle Wellness & Portland Laughter Yoga
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
As a health counselor it is my goal to help women with chronically ill partners or husbands and young widows find the strength to live their best life by focusing on a healthy diet, exercise, extreme self-care and finding joy in everyday living. Laughter Yoga, which incorporates our innate ability to laugh with yogic breathing, has become an integral part of this process.
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Public Safety Coordinator
PacifiCorp
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
July 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 1 month)
During my last position at PaifiCorp, I coordinated and managed the public safety program across six Western states (1.5 million customers). We had one of the most successful utility-specific public safety programs in the country, reaching over 50,000 people each year with more than 1700 presentations.
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Training Coordinator
PacifiCorp
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
October 2001 — July 2004 (2 years 10 months)
During this time I ran the company's Portland area learning center which consisted of employee and management development, the management of a computer lab, online training and video library. The center was available to employees, family members and select community organizations. Our center partnered with the employment department and a local youth outreach organization.
I also assisted in the transition from this physical learning center to a company-wide system of learning access points to help facilitate online learning and employee development in diverse geographical locations across the company.
At the end of my time, I also coordinated and delivered instructor-led training. -
Customer Service Associate
PacifiCorp
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
February 1999 — October 2001 (2 years 9 months)
I began my time at PacifiCorp in the business center handling customer billing inquiries. During this time I quickly moved into roles requiring proficiency in the computer billing system and a higher level of trust (back office). I successfully volunteered for many projects. I served as the first customer service employee on the company's employee volunteer committee. I co-coordinated the company Race-For-The-Cure team in 2000. I participated in a task force for the VP of Customer Service and I served as a QA and tester during the development of a new customer service user interface.
Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Education
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Dr. Kataria School of Laughter Yoga
Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher , Laughter as the best medicine! , 2008 — 2008
April 7-11, 2008 Harbin Hot Springs, CA
The unique concept of Laughter Yoga and Laughter Clubs is the brain child of Dr. Madan Kataria, a physician from Mumbai, India and his wife Madhuri, a yoga instructor. Laughter Yoga combines simple laughter exercises (simulated laughter) and gentle yoga breathing, which turns into real laughter when practiced in a group. Any one can laugh in a group for 15-20 minutes without depending upon great sense of humor, jokes or comedy.
Laughter helps us keep healthy by enriching the blood with ample supplies of oxygen, the lifeline of our system.Laughter helps to remove the negative effects of STRESS and boosts the immune system. -
International Center for Reiki Training
Reiki II , energy work , 2007 — 2007
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Institute of Integrative Nutrition
CHHC , Holistic Nutrition , 2006 — 2007
During my training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) I learned from experts in the field of health and wellness such as AnneMarie Colbin, David Wolfe, Walter Willet, Deepak Chopra, Michio Kushi, John Douillard, Paul Pictchford, Debbie Ford, Geneen Roth, Neil Bernard, Mark Hyman, Andrew Weil and the founder of IIN Joshua Rosenthal.
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Teachers College of Columbia University
Certificate , Integrative Nutrtion , 2006 — 2007
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Oregon State University
1994 — 1998
I lived in the on campus cooperative Reed Lodge where I held various executive council positions. Most notably, I was President from Spring term 1995 through Winter term of 1996.
I minored in Women's Studies and worked at the Women's Center on campus. -
Gresham Union High
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Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Interests:
I like to spend free time with friends and family. Although I do like a good sci-fi novel, I read mostly non-fiction books about politics and spirituality. Especially, exploring the congruence of science and spirituality (quantum physics). I enjoy the outdoors; camping, hiking and riding my bike with my partner Dan. I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania during January 2008. I have been volunteering as a WomenStrength self-defense instructor since March 2006. I enjoy public speaking and have joined ToastMasters International to improve upon those skills.
Andrea (Wright) Crisp’s Groups:
WomenStrength Volunteer (Portland Police Bureau)
ToastMasters - Portland AdLibs
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The Institute for Integrative Nutrition Alumni Group -
Business on a Bike
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