Teresa Sedano is a resident of Santa Rosa, California and a retired adjunct faculty at American River College, instructing sign language interpreting students in the area of Ethics and Professional Standards. She continues to provide workshops and mentoring to interpreters and is particularly interested in the area of self-care.
In 2011, Teresa suffered an injury to her left side and retired from interpreting, focusing on teaching and mentorship while completing her Master’s degree in Contemplative Education at Naropa University in Colorado.
She has a passion for art, and is a member of the Northern California Art Therapy Association. Teresa has a certificate in “Expressive Art Therapy”, and has taught young pre-school children at “Young Rembrandts”, an after-school art program, as well as courses at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, involving instruction in mixed media as well as working as an assistant in guiding patrons in basic meditation via their ongoing program, “Artful Meditation”.
Teresa is also the owner of Awakened Heart Designs, providing workshops and 1-1 instruction in contemplative art concepts: mindfulness, presence, and breath work, in order for each individual to explore the joy of self expression during the creative process. It is Teresa’s desire that interpreters benefit from many of these post-assignment control techniques.
Teresa welcomes any and all questions or comments whether via email, phone call, texting, Skype, or snail-mail.