Qualifications

BACKGROUND, TRAINING, AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Graduate
Pacific Institute for Human Growth, Tacoma Washington 1976

Graduate
Mind Development Incorporated
Alex Merklinger, trainer (eventually became Life Spring) Seattle Washington 1977 and Bellevue Washington 1978

Graduate
Gary Peacock personal growth seminars, Seattle Washington 1977

Graduate
One year training in Bon (Inner Essence)
practice for Western practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Bellingham Washington 1978-79
Under the direction of Chenlepo also known as Li Po
Chen.

"This practice (Bodhicitta) had an aspiration to "liberate the Mind" for the benefit of others, and an application to provide healing, teaching, and liberation of creative energies for all beings. The knowledge system learned was Laya (Kundalini) Yoga, which involved work with energy centers (chakras) and energy channels (chen); dream work; spiritual reading and healing; and visualization and path working. The method system used was the inner teachings of Pa Kua and Hsing-i Gung-Fu, which worked with Awareness training; Body, Voice, Mind unification training; mind development training; dual (Subject / Object) meditation training (Anu); and non-dual (Essence) meditation training (Ati)."

Completed
Individual and group instruction in NLP and hypnosis, with Bob Shue though a Fairhaven College independent study 1977-1979

Dianic (Wiccan) introduction craft training
Bellingham Washington 1981

Washington Psychic Institute (Church of Divine Man/CDM Psychic Institute) Intensive training:

Completed 1981-82
Healing I&II
Meditation I&II
Body Magic
Women's class I&II

Other workshops/classes completed through CDM
Astral Body workshop
Male/female energy balancing workshop
Clearing Pain Pictures workshop
Community Healing class
Kundalini Class

Continuing education and certifications through CDM

Completed
Seminary Clairvoyant /Ministerial Training 1982

Ordained
Minister, Church of Divine Man, Nov 7th 1982 .

Completed
Counseling program 1983
Teacher Training program 1984
Additional teacher training 1987

Certified
Meditation and Healing Teacher 1984, 1987

MINISTERIAL AND TEACHING FOR CDM

1989-1991

Staff Minister/Teacher; presented healing classes in Bellingham, Everett and Seattle. Assisted in organization and presentation of annual staff conferences. Co-taught Kundalini class Rose Hill CDM and Everett CDM

1992-1993

Program Director of Meditation Program at Seattle CDM: Developed program goals, coordinated volunteer committees, worked with Board of Trustees. Procured and enrolled students, tracked program finances, directed outreach and publicity, taught 8 week classes in meditation, ran weekly meditation hour, presented Sunday talks. Offered spiritual counseling, reading, and healing, to students and community members.

OTHER TRAINING

Completed
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree 1986
Western Washington University - Fairhaven College

Completed
Body Electric for Women workshops 1994 and 1999
Body Electric School

Received
Herbal folkcrafter certificate 1994

Graduate
Foundations course 1995, 1996, CSL member, Choir of Light Member 1995-2007.
Center for Spiritual Living, Seattle WA

Practitioner
Paramukta Yoga "Yoga of Emergence"
Completed
8 hours of Teacher Certification in the practice of Paramukta Yoga 1999 Presented by Dr. William Mitchell and Jille'Gleason Feb 5,6&7 1999

Ordained
Minister
Universal Life Church, 1996
http://www.ulchq.com/

Practitioner
Pagan/ritual craftwork

Completed
Sylvan Grove outer Grove class 1996

Member Gosedd of Bards of Caer Pugetia,

Bards of Caer Pugetia (British Druid Order) is a Druid Gorsedd circle in the Order's Bardic tradition. It holds Gorsedd (Druid ritual and Bardic circle) and Eisteddfod (Druid ritual child blessings, hand-fastings and remembrance of the dead). Call (206) 329-6260, send e-mail to miach52@hotmail.com or write Bards of Caer Pugetia, 1011 Boren Ave., PMB #828, Seattle, WA 98104.

a Gorsedd of the British Druid Order on Turtle Island Founded April 20 1997 by http://www.britishdruidorder.co.uk/gorsedd_bards.htm

Dedications and Initiations
Dedicated into Sylvan Grove 1996
Initiated 1st Degree Sylvan Grove 2000
Received 2nd Degree Initiation Sylvan Grove 2007
Received final Initiation and elevated to 3rd Degree in the Sylvan Tradition, becoming Pagan Clergy as
Lady Sanguis Bella - Rev. Erika Ginnis HPS; Sylvan Tradition High Priestess December 5th 2008

Completed
DNA1 and DNA2 ThetaHealing(tm) Class, March 23rd 2008
DNA2 Advanced ThetaHealing(tm) Class, November 16th 2008
Received Basic ThetaHealing(tm) Certification March 2008
Received Advanced ThetaHealing(tm) Certification November 2008

FOUNDER

Inspiration is the Inbreath of Spirit

1994, Seattle Washington

http://www.inbreath.com

A private practice that draws from a variety of energetic and

healing traditions to provide spiritual guidance to any spiritual

seeker, regardless of religious background, sexual orientation,

ethnicity and/or gender.

Erika offers classes, lectures, workshops, readings, healing work, spiritual counseling, weddings, and individual training in the spiritual arts.

Meditation/Body Wisdom Class 1st and 2nd level
Energetic Healing 1st and 2nd level
Beginning the Inner Journey
Very beginning Astrology
Kundalini Classes and Workshops
Tapping into the Power of Pre-menopause workshops series
Spiritual Leadership
Rose and Aura reading Intensives

She can also be reached through her web site at which contains copies of and/or references to
her writings, some of which will be featured in her recently completed book "Essential Mysteries; A User's Guide for the 21st Century Mystic".