Ivor Edmonds, M.H.A. is the East Coast Representative for Training 4 Transformation (T4T) and co-author of the upcoming 3rd edition of Best Practices in Community Conscious Policing. EducationIvor is a trauma-informed systems builder who holds a Master of Applied Healing Arts (MHA) degree from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. He is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, Reiki Master, Qigong Instructor and a Certified Pilates Teacher. Ivor, also known as Ibsahu Ma'akmaha, initiated the Dogon Priesthood as a member of the Earth Center, which is an international non-profit started by Dogon High Priest, Prophet Neb Naba authorized by the traditional kingships of Africa to preserve and promote Kemetic culture in the world. He brings 20 years of experience working with gangs, troubled youth, houseless communities, victims of violent crime, survivors of trauma and rape, people experiencing mental health crisis, and senior centers.

ExperienceAs a Master of Gendai Reiki Ho, a Level II Usui Reiki Healer, an E-RYT 200 certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor, certified Qi Gong, Kemetic Meditation and Pilates Instructor, Ivor has taught seminars, corporate wellness programs and classes at Boston Public Schools, Oberlin College, Harvard Divinity School, the Reiki Association, St. Francis House, Action for Boston Community Development, the City of Boston Fitness Series (Summer and Winter), Tewksbury State Hospital and Boston Medical Center. He has also created and implemented many programs integrating traditional healing methods in modern contexts, including an ongoing yoga program for the MIT Track/Field and Cross Country Teams.As a Streetworker, Ivor was employed by the Mayor of Boston through the community centers to do gang outreach. He worked beside police on the street to lower the murder rate. He worked with Police Captains, the Gang unit, gun buyback programs, Special Mayoral Task-forces, MBTA Police, Boston Public School Police, community crisis response team (CRT), probation officers and the Massachusetts Juvenile Court System. There were also several youth, Latino and Police-clergy partnerships in which he was involved.Ivor ran his own wellness and yoga studio in Boston, called Taireiki, and he is currently the Chief Wellness Officer of Sága.