Danielle Ancin's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

The study of Buddhism and mindfulness meditation opened up the door to an observational study of conflict from the inside out. I began to understand conflict and see possibilities to work to promote peace starting with the individual.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am a yoga teacher and recent graduate of the Monterey Institute of International Studies Master of Public Administration program. I have worked in Spain, Paraguay, Senegal, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and the United States.

I'm interested in using yoga and mindfulness techniques in violence prevention programs, especially with youth, and in post-conflict and post-disaster situations to support emotional, mental, and physical health and resilience. I recently worked in Colombia with the international NGO Mercy Corps, training social workers and facilitators to integrate yoga and mindfulness into their psychosocial interventions with at-risk youth and displaced families.

I currently reside in San Francisco, California.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Brazil, Colombia, Senegal, Paraguay, Spain, United States

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

United States

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Yoga teacher, recent graduate (Master of Public Administration) from the Monterey Institute of International Studies

How many years professional experience do you have ?

3-5

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://danielleancin.miis.efolioworld.com/

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.mbaproject.org/index.php?c=About

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://streetyoga.org/

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Education, Environment, Facilitation, Internally Displaced, Organizational Development, Psychosocial, Refugees

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Evaluation, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Measuring the impact of yoga and mindfulness practices on at-risk youth, former child soldiers, homeless and displaced people, and people suffering trauma

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Urban Reforestation in Rio de Janeiro: Reducing Risk in Informal Settlements in the Context of
Climate Change. United Nations Human Settlements Division, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2008)

El asociacionismo de los inmigrantes senegaleses y marroquíes en la ciudad de Granada.
Conferencia Internacional sobre la Inmigración, Girona, Spain. (2004)