Registered Nurse, Wellness Specialist, Master Personal Fitness Trainer, Registered Yoga Teacher and More!
 

Bonnie Berk, MS, RN, HNB-BC, E-RYT

Experience

Yoga Teacher/ Therapist
  • Bonnie Berk’s Yoga for Health™ Course (2007- Present)
  • Partners in Wellness: Yoga for Cancer (2003 – present)
  • Motherwell® Yoga – Founder, Teacher, Trainer (1980 – Present)
  • Carlisle Family YMCA – Developed Yoga Program (1998 – Present)
  • Dickinson College (2003 – Present)
  • Carlisle Regional Medical Center (1998 – Present)
  • Carlisle Area School District (2007- Present)
  • South Middleton School District (2007 – Present)
  • Cumberland County Employees (2006 – Present)
  • Albert Einstein School of Nursing (1975-77)
Total Health Counselor
  • Carlisle Family YMCA (2005- Present)
  • Carlisle Health and Wellness Foundation – Wellness at Work (2002- Present)
  • Cumberland County Redevelopment Authority – Senior Wellness (2007 – Present)
Wellness Specialist
  • Author, Consultant and Speaker (1985-present)
  • Carlisle Family YMCA Women’s Wellness Retreat (2003-present) and School Field Trip Programs (2007- present)
  • Global Health & Fitness (1998-present)
  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation (2004-present)
  • Onsite Fitness – Editorial Board (2007- Present)
  • Assistant Faculty – Dickinson College – Co-developed and
  • Teach: Spiritual Dimensions of Healing Course (2007-Present))
IDEA Master Personal Fitness
  • Motherwell® Land/ Water Fitness/ Shape Up with Baby Programs (1980-present)
  • ACE Faculty (2000 – Present)
  • Fitness Expert: Daybreak/WHTM- TV27 (ABC affiliate) (2001- 05)
  • Developed DOD Pregnant Soldier PT Program (1985)
Registered Nurse
  • Methodist Hospital,Phila. Emergency Room (1982-83)
  • St. Agnes Medical Center, Phila. Clinical Maternity
  • Instructor and Patient Educator (1979-81)
  • Pennsylvania Hospital, Phila. Ob & Med/Surg (1977-79)

Degrees and Certifications

Unique Healing Solutions Qigong Certification (2006)
California College for Health Sciences Master of Science Degree /  Health Services & Wellness Promotion (2005)
AMFPT Pilates Instructor (2003)
Gigi Jantos  Reiki Levels I & II (2002)
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher – 500 Level (2002)
Teacher Trainer (2007- present)
AAAI/ ISMA Hatha and Power Yoga Instructor Course (1998)
NFPT First Class Personal Fitness Trainer (1994)
Temple University Bachelor of Science Degree / Health Education (1981)
Council of Childbirth Education Specialists Basic (1978)/Level II (1979) / Specialist (1980)
Albert Einstein Medical Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania RN Diploma (1977)

Partial List of Publications

  • Yoga for Health. (2008). Holistic Health Networker. Spring 2008.(10)3
  • Building Core Stability During and After Pregnancy. (2007). Onsite Fitness.
    Oct/Nov. (2)5.pp. 37-41
  • Work it Out. (2006). Lamaze Parents Magazine.
  • Yoga can help cancer patients and survivors. (2006). Woman: Cumberland
  • County Edition. September/October, Middletown, PA.
  • Motherwell® Maternity Fitness Plan, (2005). Human Kinetics, Inc.
  • Recommending Exercise During and After Pregnancy: What the Evidence Says.
    (2004).International Journal of Childbirth Education. (19)2. June, pp. 19-22.
  • The Perfect Pregnancy; Your guide to staying fit though the trimesters. (2004).
    Hersports. September/October.
  • Masters Level Exercise and Fitness Course for California College of Health
    Sciences. (2002). National City, CA.
  • Yoga for Moms. (2001).Midwifery Today, Autumn, pp. 27-29.
  • Body Image and Pregnancy: Bridging the Mind-Body Connection – A Guide for Health Care Professionals.(1993).
  • The Journal of Perinatology, Mosby, St.Louis, July/August,(13)4, pp. 300-04.

Partial List of Public Speaking Engagements

  • Keystone Health Promotion Conference
  • Can-Fit-Pro International Fitness Conference Toronto
  • East Coast Fitness Alliance
  • American Association of University Women – Central PA Chapter
  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation
  • Carlisle School District
  • YWCA Carlisle
  • Dickinson College
  • National Perinatal Association
  • March of Dimes
  • Family Health Council of PA
  • Rite Aid Corporation
  • MidAtlantic 4-All-to-Hear Association
Awards and Special Recognitions
  • Carlisle Rotary Club – Board Vice President (2008-2009)
  • IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year Finalist – (2007)
  • Club Exemplary Service Award – Carlisle Rotary Club (2005)
  • IDEA Master Personal Fitness Trainer Recognition (2002)
  • Pennsylvania “Best 50 Women in Business” (2001)
  • National Health Information Award for Motherwell® Programs (1994)
  • “Telly” Award Videos: Motherwell® Maternity Health and Fitness (1994)
  • Motherwell® Yoga Video for Expectant and New Moms (2001)
  • IDEA’s 10th Anniversary Essay Contest: “What Will Fitness Be Like in the Year 2002?” (1992)

For more information contact Bonnie Berk, MS, RN, HNB-BC, E-RYT
at
717.258.4641
or
send email to
bonnie@bonnieberk.com