About Caitlin M. Gill, phd candidate, matp
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phd candidate | performance artist | scholar/practitioner in somatic & transpersonal psychology, creativity & innovation, transformational life coaching, women's spirituality & theatre/dance
Caitlin’s (they/she/it) passion is to provide a safe, sacred space for communities and persons to access their authenticity through meditation, movement, creativity and play. They believe that spending these focused moments together cultivating self-awareness, authentic witnessing, compassion, divine failure, and curiosity, like a drop of water on a still lake, will ripple out to positively touch and deepen not only our personal lives, but our intimate communities and the collective whole.
Starting her journey as a performance artist and clown, Caitlin M. Gill is now currently in pursuit of their Ph.D. in Transformative Inquiry at California Institute of Integral Studies. Their choice of study is expansive with ranging influences, including:
Dharma Art and Contemplative Dance Practice
Crazy Wisdom and the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Dark Night of the Soul and Shadow Work
Authentic Movement Practice
Divine Feminine Descent and the Myth of Innana
Process Based Performance Technique
Intentional Creativity and Group Work
Psychosynthesis and Eco-psychology
Dreamwork
Red Nose Clown
The Baohaus, Dadaism, and the Theatre of the Absurd
Tarot Practice and Altar/Ritual
See Caitlin’s Full Teaching Lineage Here
In 2010, she received her BFA in Performance from Naropa University where she trained in Contemplative Dance Practice, Dharma Art, Mary Overlie's Viewpoints practice, Mudra Space Awareness, Suzuki, improvisational performance techniques, and ensemble group process. She was introduced to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's teachings of Sacred Warriorship and Crazy Wisdom and after 300+ hours of meditation training took their Buddhist Refuge Vows in the winter of 2012. Their journey has been deepened through the experience of Deep Grief & Dark Night of the Souls, clown work, and in all of their performance processes.
In 2015, she earned her M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology through Sofia University where she focused her education on Creativity & Innovation, Transformational Life Coaching, and Women's Spirituality. They also offered classes for women based on CDP to come together and explore their inner process through body awareness & movement, guided meditation, sacred play, shadow work, and awakening the heart.
Since 2018, Caitlin has been redefining their identity, and within that journey, redefining their position within their own research and communities. In 2024, they became a PhD Candidate at CIIS and began their research study on Contemplative Dance Practice with dreams of defending their dissertation in Spring of 2026.
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