Resumé Beth Martens,  Contemplative Artist & Consultant Phone: 204.775.1100 Email: beth@bethmartens.com See Past Events Education BA-Hons (Gold Medal, 1992) Cultural Anthropology, University of Winnipeg 8 year Program in Meditation, International Meditation Institute, Kullu, India, 1992-2000 Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Training, Pitabi Jois, Mysore, India (1993) Year One of Yoga Centre Winnipeg Yoga Teacher Training

Skills

Performing and facilitating music for yoga, meditation & movement
Teaching meditation & yoga
Inspirational speaking
Speaking and singing training
Lifestyle health and nutrition consulting
Workshop facilitation
Original music composition
Professional collaborations

Currently

Teaching meditation & yoga out of two Winnipeg Community Centres (Norwood and Lindenwoods 2006 - current)
Performing and leading kirtan out of the Hollow Reed Holistic Centre
Individual yoga, speaking and singing training
Yoga sessions for the Canadian Mental Health Association Days of Mindfulness (2005 - current)
Recording fourth CD, Two Foot Take Off

Experience Highlights

Winnipeg Folk Festival 1996
Concert and workshop performances for 3-day, outdoor, international
music festival

Deepak Chopra Lecture & 3-day Seminar 1998
Provided musical introductions to renowned author and teacher in
Winnipeg and Toronto

Sakgeeng International Sacred Gathering 1998
Concert performance and talk for First Nations, international
conference, Sakgeeng, MB. Open for Susan Aglukark.

Jehan Sadat 1999
Provided musical opening to lecture by peace activist, widow to Anwar
Sadat, Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg.

Centre for Self Awareness 2001
Contemplative concert performance for Winnipeg centre.

Portage Arts Centre,  2002
Eight week yoga & singing class series, Portage la Prairie, MB.

National Oncology Nurses Conference 2002
Opening ceremonies music and speech for 400 delegates from across
Canada, Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg.

12th Annual Provincial Hospice Palliative Care Conference 2002
Closing ceremonies music and speech with Rev. Johnathan Ellerby for 800
participants from across Manitoba.

Cancer Care, Health Sciences Centre 2002
Half-day professional development workshop with 100+ staff of Winnipeg
cancer facility, including singing, speaking and facilitation with two other
presenters.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 2002
Singing and speaking as part of wellness development meetings for staff
and executive of Winnipeg's health facilities governing body.

School Division #1, National Addictions Week 2002
Provided music and talk for forum on addictions for students and parents
in the Winnipeg school division.

Transcona School Division, Anti-Racism Awareness Week 2003
Wrote original composition, sang and spoke for assembly of 400 at this
Winnipeg school.

Canadian Counselling Association, National Conference 2004
Performed and soloed with the Spirits Call Choir and presented workshop called "Music Meditation & Self Care for Counsellors"

National Association of Social Workers,  Conference 2004 - Saskatoon, SK
Performed live music at opening ceremonies & banquet, and presented workshop called "Music Meditation & Self Care for Social Workers"

Manitoba Association of School Counsellors - SAG Conference 2004
Performed live music and presented workshop,
 "Mindfulness, Music & Meditation"

To Your Health!  An Alternative Wellness Day, Chapters, Winnipeg, 2004
Co-produced, MC'd, performed and presented two talks:
An N-Chanting Experience & The Healing Gourmet:  Eating for pleasure and energy

Maya Spa,  Winter 2005
Taught yoga, meditation, performed music for special occasions in Tulum, Mexico. 

Manitoba Artists in Healthcare
Cancer Care Manitoba - St. Boniface & Health Sciences Hospitals (April/May 2005)
Performing music 4 hrs per week for patients and staff as part of the Music to My Ears program

Source Yoga Studios (Spring 2005)
Yoga, Breath & Meditation, Hatha Yoga, Pre-natal Yoga, Basic Alignment Yoga, as well as conducting a regular Kirtan 

Centennial Pool - St. James, Winnipeg (Spring 2005)
Yoga for Kids, Pre-natal Yoga and Yoga for Adults

Ongoing Yoga Classes (2003 - 2010)
    Lululemon Athletica
    Norwood Community Centre
    Lindenwoods Community Centre

  
Ten Spa Yoga Spa Weekends, Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg (2010)
Teaching participant classes

Accomplishments

CD recording, "Where There's Beauty" (2003)
CD recording, "Living Knowledge" (1999)
2nd Place, 1998 Q-94 FM (Winnipeg) song-writing contest (1998)
CD recording, "The Yoga Lullabies"

Business Experience

Eight years of seasonal office management with Wordsnorth Communication (1980-1988)
Six years vice president and executive consultant for Wordsnorth Communication (1993-1999)
Organization of six annual meditation seminar series (1993-1999)
Spa management, media relations, VIP handling for Maya Spa, Tulum, Mexico (2005)

Personal Experience

Survived cancer twice (1999 & 2002)
Sixteen years daily yoga and meditation (1992-2008)

The Yoga Lullabies (full-length CD)  Abstract

Music for Yoga, Kirtan and New Beginnings:
Recorded during her pregnancy with her son Liam, The Yoga Lullabies is back to the roots of ancient Indian wisdom through mantras.  Original music carries the mantras through the many paths of spiritual practice, celebrating the joy of singing and inviting listeners to lend their voices to the devotional tones.

Where There’s Beauty (full-length CD)  Abstract

Music Without Boundaries:
An original, eleven-song collection of hopeful and soul moving songs driven by Beth Martens’ passion for beauty, creativity and innovation. Riveting performances by award-winning producer Dan Donahue suspend the music in a richly textured landscape, in the traditions of the likes of Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell and the Beatles.

Vijaya: Living Knowledge (full-length CD)  Abstract

Music for Yoga, Meditation & Singing:
Recorded in the foothills of the East Indian river valley, Kullu, this is Beth's musical and poetic interpretation of mantras and Sanskrit verses from a selection of ancient  texts.  Having learned to read Sanskrit during her ten year study course there, she learned to unlock the power and mystery waiting inside these mantras, honouring the originally intended maatra's (rhythm and timing), while musically innovating a new sound vehicle for their vibrations.  This music is a good companion to  meditation, yoga and self-study.   

About the Artist  

Song-writer, performer and speaker, “Beth speaks to both the creative and reflective sides of our being, and in doing so, taps into an essential aspect of the human condition. There will always be an audience drawn towards her, and it knows neither age, religion, colour nor creed,” says Dan Donahue, producer of her newest recording.