elmo shade

Elmo Shade (M.Ed.) holds an ACC Coaching certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF), and a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Professional designation from the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA).

Elmo received his formal mindfulness training from the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center, Vanderbilt Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Development Program, and the Institute of Mindful Leadership.

He is the author of The Dark Side of White Bread- Surviving Our Fathers: A Poetry Chapbook; Atmosphere Press; 2023, as well as three (3) additional poetry collections. He is the founder of the first Poetry Open Mic in Camas, WA, as well as Youth Uptown Poetry in Vancouver, WA. He currently serves as the Poetry Moves Director for Artstra, a local nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts advocacy group in Vancouver, as well as a volunteer for Meals On Wheels.

His work has been published in The SubjectivJournal, Pointed Circle, Nine Cloud Journal, Western Washington Poets Network Anthology, Artstra Poetry Moves, and elsewhere. He is an avid fan of Italian Chianti, Opus-X Cigars, & RUSH.