CHRISTOPHER HIRSH (HE/THEY)
“Chris is passionate, thoughtful, and fun. He made sure to leave space for people to share how they were feeling. He was a great listener and his coaching was focused on the needs of each individual person in the room. I learned so much from him in just one day, and while it was a long PD it did not feel long to me at all.”
“Chris gave the moments, their moments. If it were to address feedback or group feedback, letting a speaker speak, or taking a moment after a tough story was shared, Chris gave the moment, its moment. ”
Christopher (he/they) is a white, queer, non-binary person located in what is now known as Portland, OR, the traditional village sites of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Christopher is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, facilitator, justice activist, consultant, and coach. They come from a family of educators—from grade school to higher ed, from classroom to special education— learning, and building the tools needed to support learning environments, is an embodied and life-long passion!
After working as a performer, director, and producer for 20 years in theatre and film they have spent the last decade studying and connecting meditation and mindfulness, the breath, movement practices, and nervous system regulation techniques with an intention to resource the human body, mind, and spirit, and deepen our capacity in moments of individual and social change. Christopher holds an MFA in Performance from UCONN, and they’ve trained in trauma-informed care, energy medicine, Yoga sciences, breath and vocal production, active listening, psychological first aid and so much more.
“I just really want to emphasize that Chris is an extremely talented facilitator who is able to provide exceptional feedback that’s reflective of TFA values. My only critique is that I wish we had a second day to interact.
Chris is exceptional. I’m not sure how else to articulate that. ”
“Christopher met me where I was at. At first I was really hesitant to engage in this activity and at the end I felt I received development in areas I did not realize I needed. Thank you Chris!”
“Christopher was an amazing facilitator and created a space for us to feel safe and vulnerable. The professional development he provided for us is SO needed across so many industries and I’m so grateful that we got this training to further our leadership presence and impact.”
“Chris modeled how to bring your authentic self into the space and created a space where we felt safe and engaged in the material; I also loved the low-tech approach!”
