Richard Bonk, M.Ed.
Minneapolis, MN 55417
rbonk@usiwireless.com
Objective:
To serve a progressive organization which supports health and wellness, edu- cation, community, human potential development, creativity and sustainability and values effective communication and cooperation and which would be supportive in the utilization and further development of my creative, educational, counseling, organizational, management and research skills.
Mission:
To improve the health and wellbeing of society by exploring and applying evidence based, innovative means to reduce stress, suffering and disease, and to increase awareness and happiness and to better understand the mind and forward the realization of human potentials.
Vision:
Blending current advances in neuropsychology, developing technologies and millennial old contemplative traditions, there exists great potential to explore consciousness, deepen our understanding of the mind and apply findings in a practical manner to aid society. I seek to personally and professionally engage in initiatives and partnerships to forward the exploration, understanding of the brain/mind and to establish and promote a working infrastructure to develop, apply and continue and expand efforts.
Education: • Master's of Education in Counseling, University of Toledo (OH), 3/90
• Bachelor's of Art in Humanities, University of Toledo. Interdisciplinary major with course work in science, psychology, philosophy, studio art, museum methods and creative writing
• coursework in Art Therapy, University of Bowling Green, OH; • Certification in Hypnotherapy, Oasis Center for Human Development, Chicago IL, 5/89
• Holistic Health, Yoga, Meditation, Relaxation and Biofeedback Training, The Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy, Honesdale, PA. 3/94
• Tobacco Interventionist, Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Seminar, Counselor Training and Program Development, 5/00
• Customer Centricity Ambassador training, Cigna, Chicago, 4/13 • Mindful Leadership, Institute of Mindful Leadership training, Minnesota Arboretum 3/14 • Buddhist study group, Common Ground Meditation Center, ongoing
• 30 years + practitioner Mindfulness and other forms of meditation, including multiple retreats and trainings
Work Experience:
11/08 – current: Case Manager /Wellness Coach, CIGNA, Changing Lives by Integrating Mind and Body (CLIMB) Program
1/13 – current: Mindfulness Oriented Stress Solutions (MOSS) founder and co-lead
8//06 – 11/08 Health Educator & Wellness Coach, Health Partners, Health Promotions
2002- present: Visual artist, Artist in Residence, Workshop Facilitator, MandalArt Owner * for detailed art info see list at end of resume • offer classes, workshops and residencies for local schools and private organizations
• images on display and for sale in local galleries, gift shops, on inter-net, and local art fairs • commissioned artwork for health facilities, magazines and private individuals
7/99 – 10/06: Research Study Coordinator, the Reduction of Smoking in Cardiovascular Patients, the Timing of Alcohol and Smoking Cessation, and
other studies, University of Minnesota @ the Veterans' Administration Medical Clinic.
5/99 - 3/01: Wellness Specialist, Hazelden
10/94 -12/99: Assistant Operations Manager, Wellness Center, Etc. •
10/94 -12/99: Counselor, Wellness Center, Etc.
4/91 - 3/94: Assistant Art Director, Yoga International Magazine, Himalayan Institute
10/90 - 3/94: Combined Therapy Program Assistant, Himalayan Institute • managed biofeedback program
5/83 -7/89: Education Assistant, Toledo Zoo, Education Dept.
Teaching Experience:
9/01 –9/07: Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation, Integrative Relaxation Instructor: Boynton Health Services, and the Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota and the VA Medical Center.
9/99 –11/06: Stress Management, Consciousness Exploration, Yoga, Biofeedback, Dream Work, Holistic Health: Wellness Center Etc.
5/99 - 3/01: Integrative Relaxation, Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga and Biofeedback for adults: Hazelden at Center City
5/99 - 3/01: Coping Skills, Integrative Relaxation, Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga, Biofeedback, Reflexology, Guided Imagery, Art and Creative Writing Therapy, for adolescents: Hazelden Center for Youth and Families
10/90 - 3/94: Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation Skills, Biofeedback, Holistic Health, Diet and Lifestyle: the Himalayan International Institute
2/13- present: Mindfulness Meditation trainer and facilitator, on-site and telephonic, for individuals and custom sessions for business units
Other Relevant Experience: • founding member of the Upper Midwest Arts and Healing Network
• founding member and group leader of Contemplative Creatives for Common Ground Meditation Center
• founding member and leader for Partners At Lake Smetana (PALS), a collaboration or creative conservation of businesses, property owners, city, parks and watershed district
• former Project Arts for Nature member
• Current Vine Arts cooperative arts gallery member / supporter
• Current Northeast Minneapolis Artists Association member (14 years)
• Past arts committee member of the Minneapolis Monarch Festival
• Past member of the 2010 planning committee for the Society for Arts in Healthcare 2010 international conference
• Past President and founding member of the Twin Cities Artist’s Forum • Current Nokomis East Neighborhood association (18 years)
• Coordinator of VA Wellness Week, Co-chair of VA 5K Run, Walk and Roll • Smoking Cessation Counselor for Minnesota Partnership for Action Against
Tobacco, Minnesota State Fair and other events, 2003 through present.
• Committee member for The Otto Schmitt Symposium on Consciousness Re- search; Reflections and Insights for the Center for Spirituality and Healing, the U of MN, 2003.
• Developed the "Alternate Waking States Induction Method" (AWSIM), a technique to produce unique lucid states of consciousness with a regularity allowing for laboratory and personal investigation. Presented paper at the international REST Investigator's Society Conference.
• Developed the "MandalArt Healing Images" technique, a process which trans- forms personal information and human energy patterns into mandala and symbolic art images for appreciation and meditative contemplation.
Workshops and Lectures (partial list)
• International REST Investigator's Society Conference, 1998 • Normandale Community College, winter 2000 • Gustavus Aldolphus College, winter 2000 and 2001 • University of Minnesota, Boynton Health Services holistic health, 10/01 • The Role of Imagination in Healing, U of WI Medical School, 9/03
• The Midwest Labyrinth Festival, University of St. Catherine, 10/03 • The Gathering of Artists and Illustrators of Nature, 2/05 • Emerging Digerati, U of MN, Institute for New Media Studies, 3/04 • The Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 10/05 • The Mayo Clinic Cancer Education Center, 2/06
• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Buddha’s Birthday, 4/06 • The Society for Arts in Healthcare International Symposium, 4/06 • Regions Hospital, Health Resources Center, 4/07 • Saint Paul College, 4/07 • Ways of Knowing, University of MN and Life Sciences Foundation, 5/09 • CIGNA Lifestyle Management Program, Behavioral team trainings, 2-4Xs per year from 2009 • Cigna trainings for various business units, several per year (see above) • Cigna presentations for clients (see above) – ongoing as needed
Artist Residencies
• Upsala, MN, K-12 school, 11/02, • Stonebridge Elementary at Stillwater MN, 4/03 • Langdon, ND, K-12 school, 10/03
Exhibitions (partial list)
• Minnesota State Fair, 1998, 2001, 2012 • Minnesota State Fair, Artist in Residence, 2016
• Minnesota Artist Organization’s 5 minutes of Fame web cast, 10/2002 • Rolling Plains Art Gallery, administered by Plains Art Museum, Fargo ND, 02-03 • Solo show as part of the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality
& Healing's Otto Schmitt Symposium on Consciousness Research, 2/2003 • 5th International Exhibit of Digital Art, Havana, Cuba • Gathering of Artists and Illustrators of Nature (GAIN), MN Wildlife Refuge, 01/04
• A Leap of Faith, Sue Hensel Gallery, 11/04 • Who Do You Think You Are?,The Digital Self Portrait, Post Picasso on-line, 11/04 • North East Minneapolis Artist’s Association Fall Fine Art Show, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10 • Southshore Annual Digital Show, Cohasset, MA, Spring 05 • Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, LA, CA, Fall 05 • Institute if Health and Healing, Abbott Northwest Hospital, Mpls, MN, 10/05 • Gathering of Artists and Illustrators of Nature (GAIN), Bell Museum, U of MN, 06 • Hudson Hospital Healing Arts Exhibit, fall 06 • Gallery 469, Northrup King Building, NE Mpls, shared studio space, 08 • Art-A-Whirl, NE Mpls, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11. 12,13, 14 • Gallery 360, Mpls, ongoing • Powderhorn Art Fair, Mpls, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11 • Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson WI,winter/spring 07 • Medtronic International Center, MN, spring-summer 07 • Hennepin County Medical Center, Mpls, MN, summer 07 • Northland Bioneers Conference Nov, 07 • Boynton Health Services, U of MN, spring 08 • Abbott Northwestern Institute for Health and Healing, Dec 08 – Jan 09 • Vine Arts Center, ongoing as part as artists’ cooperative, including Seward Art Crawl • Hennepin County Government Center, Jan 09 • Bethesda Hospital, Apr – May 09
• Mandala Meander, various sites as part of the Midwest Arts in Healthcare Community
Celebration, Apr – May 10 • League of Longfellow Artists (LOLA) Art Crawl, August 09, 10, 11 • Project Art for Nature (PAN), summer 11. summer 2014 • Minneapolis Convention Center, 2015
Commissions and Other Venues:
• Life Sciences Foundation, Summer 05 • Institute if Health and Healing, Abbott Northwest Hospital, Mpls, MN, Fall 05 • Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Secret Gardens & Art to AMaze, summer, 06, 07, 2009 – collaboration with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater • Forecast for Public Art Work, Spontaneous Storefronts, Mpls, winter/spring 07 • Otto Schmitt Lecture Series, Center for Spirituality & Healing, U of MN, 2007 • Hennepin County Medical Center, Mpls, MN, summer 07 • Prism Research, St. Paul, MN, 08 • Boynton Health Services, U of MN, spring 08 • Minnesota Healing Touch, spring 09 • the Society for Arts in Healthcare art for fundraiser, winter/spring 2010 • the Hudson Hospital, Hudson WI, winter 2010/2011 • the Virginia Piper Cancer Center, Unity Hospital, Fridley, MN winter/spring 2011 • Regions Hospital new Mental Health facilities, St Paul, MN c/c Hovde Art Consultants, 2012 • University of Minnesota Clinics c/o Sarah McGrill Art Consultants, 2012 • Journey’s Inn, Earth Room, Maiden Rock, WI, 2013 • the Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2013 • Abbott Northwestern Penny George Clinic, Plymouth,2014, Woodbury 2015 • Hazelden and Prairie Care, through Corporate Art Force, 2015