{"id":54,"date":"2014-06-05T16:43:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T16:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2020-09-23T21:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T21:04:06","slug":"about-sherry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"About Sherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SherryKnee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-401 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SherryKnee-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SherryKnee-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SherryKnee-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SherryKnee-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sherry Cassedy, <\/strong>JD,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>MA, offers spiritual guidance, yoga instruction and seasonal retreats on spiritual topics. \u00a0See also <a href=\"http:\/\/sacredthreshold.org\">Sacred Threshold<\/a> She is also a licensed minister and works with couples in preparing and officiating marriage ceremonies. \u00a0Ms. Cassedy has practiced law and mediation for over 35 years and continues her work in dispute resolution, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thresholdresources.com\/home\/\">Threshold Resources<\/a>. \u00a0She has also served as adjunct faculty at Sofia\u00a0University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), and in the Religious Studies Department at Santa Clara University. \u00a0In addition to her Law degree, she has a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology with a Certificate in Spiritual Guidance. \u00a0Sherry weaves the wisdom gained through all of her life&#8217;s work into her teaching and spiritual guidance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoga\n<ul>\n<li>Chrysalis Studio individual offerings<\/li>\n<li>Pleasure Point Yoga (pleasurepointyoga.com):\n<ul>\n<li>Morning Satsang, Mondays 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.;<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Teacher for Sutra study and Yin Yoga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Yoga Hanalei (yogahanalei.com):\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting Teacher for Morning Satsang and Teacher Training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjunct Faculty:\n<ul>\n<li>Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, MA program, \u201cLaw &amp; Ethics\u201d, 2007-2013.<\/li>\n<li>Santa Clara University, Religious Studies Dept., \u201cTheology of Marriage\u201d, 1999-2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Grief Presentations:\n<ul>\n<li>Grief as Spiritual Journey, Grief Relief TV, Palo Alto, June 2014<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOur Experience of Suffering in Culture and in Faith\u201d, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Palo Alto, May 2012<\/li>\n<li>Teen Suicide Inter-Faith Panel, Palo Alto, September 2009<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Lenten Witness, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Palo Alto, April 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Spiritual Retreats Organized and Offered by Sherry:\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;River Flow: Journey of the Sacred Feminine&#8221; Full-Day Retreat 2019<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Our Bodies, Our Souls&#8221; Full-Day Retreat 2019<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Invitation of the Heart: An Advent Retreat&#8221; 2018<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhen the Heart Waits\u201d 4-week Advent Retreat 2006<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCompanions on the Journey\u201d 6-week Lenten Retreat 2002<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cWomen at the Well\u201d 6-week Lenten Retreat 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education:<br \/>\n<\/strong>A.B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stanford University 1978, Major course of study &#8211; Human Biology<br \/>\nJ.D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgetown University Law Center 1983, <em>Magna Cum Laude<br \/>\n<\/em>M.A.\u00a0\u00a0 Institute of Transpersonal Psychology 2006, Spiritual Guidance Certificate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal Employment History:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Threshold Resources 2005 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Lakin Spears, LLP, 1988\u2013 2004<\/li>\n<li>Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison, 1985-1988<\/li>\n<li>Congressional Caucus for Women&#8217;s Issues, US House of Representatives, 1983-1985\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Certifications:\n<ul>\n<li>Certified Yoga Instructor, Yoga Alliance, 2011<\/li>\n<li>ITP Spiritual Guidance Certificate, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Rose Ministries Licensed Minister, 2005<\/li>\n<li>San Jose Diocese Marriage Preparation Certificate, 1996<\/li>\n<li>Certified Family Law Specialist, 1992<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Awards:\n<ul>\n<li>ITP Community Engagement Award, 2010<\/li>\n<li>AAML Fellow of the Year, Northern California AAML, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Best Lawyers in America, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Revson Women, Law and Policy Fellow 1983-1984<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-Profit Boards:\n<ul>\n<li>Co-founder and Board Member, Tanzania Health and Education Mission (tzmission.org), 2007-2013.<\/li>\n<li>Board Member, Overcoming Barriers, Inc. (overcomingbarriers.org), 2011-2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personal: \u00a0<\/strong>Ms. Cassedy is married to Matthew J. Sullivan, PhD. \u00a0They have three children, Tyler, Cassedy, Timothy (deceased 2010), and three blessed grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherry Cassedy, JD,\u00a0MA, offers spiritual guidance, yoga instruction and seasonal retreats on spiritual topics. \u00a0See also Sacred Threshold She is also a licensed minister and works with couples in preparing and officiating marriage ceremonies. \u00a0Ms. Cassedy has practiced law and &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/?page_id=54\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449,"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thresholdguidance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}