Adam Candelaria
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Adam serves as InDiGO's Creative Operations Director. He is passionate about including Outdoor Education, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and the Arts as a part of a holistic approach. He brings a wealth of experience from his work as a teaching artist and youth mentor coordinating OST (Out-of-School-Time) programs. Adam values InDiGO's integrative approach to SEL. He feels that by fostering emotional intelligence, young people will be better equipped to handle the challenges and opportunities of life and achieve greater success and happiness.
In addition to his youth development background, Adam's expertise in graphic design, illustration, videography, and photography, has been invaluable. Adam's graphic design work includes notable organizations such as Johns Hopkins University, Friends School, Roland Park Elementary, McKim Center, and the Holistic Life Foundation. Additionally, he has collaborated with Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and Pediatricians to educate communities on Early Childhood Development through his creative work. |
Adam is excited to continue working with youth and developing engaging, interactive resources that make learning fun and exciting. His ability to tell stories through photography and videography helps capture and share inspiring moments from InDiGO’s work with youth. Adam is committed to using his creative skills and leadership experience to make a real difference in young people's lives and help them to reach their full potential.
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I started integrating yoga, mindfulness, and breath-based self-regulation in 2015 through my time at Omega Institute and the Holistic Life Foundation. I studied trauma-informed care at Penn State, Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and have continued developing my own practices and pedagogy as a healer and teacher.
As a part of my work with InDiGO, I am also passionate about training Systema as a breath-based healing martial art. I've been training with Gabriel Pickus since 2015 and also had the privilege of learning from his teachers, David Fouts and Vladimir Vasiliev.
My approach to martial arts based in healing and de-escalation. Our training focuses on building people up rather than breaking them down. I aim to develop softness, sensitivity, and the tools to help people overcome harmful patterns and behaviors. Systema helps people increase relaxation and mobility by releasing tension and trauma. Practicing Systema helps me feel free in my body and mind, and ultimately is just another way that I work on myself. The healthy relationship I have built with myself serves as the foundation for the healthy relationships I have with others and with Nature.
We can all discover how to best utilize our passions and talents to pursue our path, purpose, and potential. I am dedicated to using my talents as a vehicle to interweave Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), breath-based practices, and mindful, holistic approaches to guide youth in developing self-management skills, practicing well-being, expressing themselves authentically, and building healthy relationships with their peers, community, and the planet.
I started integrating yoga, mindfulness, and breath-based self-regulation in 2015 through my time at Omega Institute and the Holistic Life Foundation. I studied trauma-informed care at Penn State, Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and have continued developing my own practices and pedagogy as a healer and teacher.
As a part of my work with InDiGO, I am also passionate about training Systema as a breath-based healing martial art. I've been training with Gabriel Pickus since 2015 and also had the privilege of learning from his teachers, David Fouts and Vladimir Vasiliev.
My approach to martial arts based in healing and de-escalation. Our training focuses on building people up rather than breaking them down. I aim to develop softness, sensitivity, and the tools to help people overcome harmful patterns and behaviors. Systema helps people increase relaxation and mobility by releasing tension and trauma. Practicing Systema helps me feel free in my body and mind, and ultimately is just another way that I work on myself. The healthy relationship I have built with myself serves as the foundation for the healthy relationships I have with others and with Nature.
We can all discover how to best utilize our passions and talents to pursue our path, purpose, and potential. I am dedicated to using my talents as a vehicle to interweave Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), breath-based practices, and mindful, holistic approaches to guide youth in developing self-management skills, practicing well-being, expressing themselves authentically, and building healthy relationships with their peers, community, and the planet.
