Colleen Bishop a doctoral student of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis in Somatic Psychology at CIIS and a graduate alumni of Naropa University—with an MA in Transpersonal Ecopsychology. She serves as co-director for Alchemy of Prana—a nature-based nonprofit operating foundation fostering the liberation of deep consciousness and relationship with the natural world. Colleen is also a trail runner, writer, artist, somatic coach, yoga instructor, and a wilderness rite of passage guide. Her work in the world interweaves a deep dive into understanding and embodying the inter-relationships of psyche, body, nature, animal, spirit, + community.