1. What was your major in school? Masters degree? What school?
Accounting-BBA at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX
2. How did you decide that you wanted to become an accountant? Getting certified?
It seemed like the simplest route to make money/it would be a good career choice. In order to open your own CPA firm, you need the certification and it gives you more prestige and money.
Carolyn Cohen
1. Tell us about yourself – What is your educational and professional background (schools, degrees, jobs that led you to your current endeavor, location)
BA Psychology, Arizona State University, 1993
Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2002
After college, I worked in the field of social work but was quickly burning out. I sought Acupuncture for help with a chronic health issue and found great relief. Suddenly I was healthy and turned on to a new career path! I had massaged my friends informally for years and they encouraged me to go professional. I took workshops on massage and then completed my certificate for Swedish & Chinese sports massage as part of the acupuncture curriculum at ACTCM. I had also been practicing yoga consistently since 1993. When I graduated with my Master’s, I depended on my massage income while developing my acupuncture practice. Before I received my license, however, I took a well-needed vacation to Thailand, where I learned Thai massage.
As a massage therapist and anatomy geek, I’d long understood the therapeutic applications of yoga and offered yoga recommendations to my clients. I put all that knowledge to work in 2006 when I received my yoga training certificate. Also, a year prior, I collaborated with three other people to create a blended partner yoga practice called AcroYoga. Through that work, I co-led trainings, taught workshops in Europe and Asia, and became very comfortable in front of groups, teaching and (sometimes) performing.
