Breathe, Bison

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with your little one(s) that includes a book reading of the children’s picture book Breathe, Bison by its author Nikki Beinstein; a guided meditation and breathwork exercise developed especially for children and their caregivers by Tara Sheahan; and a sing-along of the original song Breathe with Oniya written and performed by Pam Rosenthal followed by a singing bowl healing session.

FACILITATORS

• Nikki Beinstein / The Serious Type
• Pam Rosenthal / Bonte Lane Medicine Music
• Tara Sheahan / BreatheLab + the Oniya Bison Rewilding Project

BIOS

Nikki Beinstein, Founder + President of The Serious Type, began her career working in the fields of technology, healthcare, retail banking, and nonprofit development. It wasn’t until she had two children, however, that she discovered education as a professional calling. After teaching Sustainable Business at Colorado Mountain College, she attained a Colorado teacher’s license in English Language Arts for Grades 7-12 and founded the 501c3 nonprofit The Serious Type while an educator at the Marble Charter School. Nikki won a Colorado Book Award in 2009 for with and about her co-author and mentor, the late George Stranahan; authored the young adult chapter book (2016) as well as the children’s picture book Breathe, Bison (2024) illustrated by Elizabeth Argüello. Nikki is a graduate of the Horace Mann School in New York City, Cornell University (BA, Psychology) and Yale University (MBA, Finance and Strategy) where she was chosen by her classmates as their student class commencement speaker. 

Tara Sheahan is the Founder of and the outside of La Jara, Colorado, bringing wisdom from her personal and professional journeys, neuroscience studies, and meditation practices to create, share and teach intentional breathing. Breathelab is a culmination of her personal and professional wisdom presented in a simple practice and process. After being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 1998, Tara began working with renowned Ayurvedic practitioners and neuroscientists, using breath work and meditation to support her healing from chronic illness to full recovery. She was eventually able to manifest her dream of cross-country ski racing in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at age 45 and within 2 years, was finishing among the top 10 ski racers in the country. Tara has trained at One World Academy global leadership and wisdom school and has also worked with renowned neuroscientists including Dr. Rudy Tanzi of Harvard Medical School and Aruvedic expert Dr. John Douillard. A student of indigenous wisdom traditions that reconnect us to Grandmother Earth, she has taught breathwork and meditation at eBay, Conscious Capitalism, The Aspen Brain Institute, World Caring Conference and on the TedX stage with her son Aidan through Conscious Global Leadership, another organization she established. Tara is also an active Board Member of Agape Rescues Children, Ameliorate Your Life and The Serious Type as well as a graduate of Middlebury College where she studied 

Pam Rosenthal is also known as Bonte Lane, which means "Path of Kindness" and is what Pam uses as the DJ name for her KDNK Community Radio show as of 2014. Since then Bonte Lane has hosted many community events with crystal singing bowls and song circles through her company, . Pam began her adulthood hosteling across Europe and New Zealand where she soon met her husband Dan; together they became ski instructors, real estate developers, pizzeria owners, tour guides and parents to two daughters. In 1999, Pam began her musical journey, buying her first instrument, a bass. With her daughters as students and she as a teacher at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, Pam became a professional musician, playing with several bands since, including Pam and Dan, The Queen Bees, and Starfish Enterprise. Pam Rosenthal holds a BA in Music from Naropa University and studied Yoga of the Voice with Silvia Nakkach and Sound Healing with Jonathon Goldman. In February 2025, she participated in Sadhguru’s 21-day residential program (Yoga Marga), at the Isha Yoga Center located in southern India. Pam is a current Board member of The Serious Type.

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