" I do not understand the mystery of grace- only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us." Anne LaMott
Some people are born leaders and instinctively know they are destined for a purpose greater than themselves, Tanya Copprue is one such person. Working to help others has been a part of Tanya Copprue's life for as long as she can remember. There are not many who start a career of compassion so early in life.
At the tender age of 9 and eager to learn, think, and do Tanya attended community meetings of a local grass roots group called the " Talking Drum" with her father. It was there she developed her love for getting involved with her community and sparked her passion for helping others to help themselves. She marched and protested alongside her father at a very young age against apartheid, corporations refusing to reinvest in her community, and many other socio-economic plights. When her father and members of the " Talking Drum" decided to form an after-school program for local children, Tanya was the first one to volunteer to take fliers to her school and help to register kids after school.
By age of eleven Tanya began volunteering as a young community organizer working with the Eastern Service Workers Association, (ESWA) a non-profit agency focused on providing emergency services such as food, clothing, shelter, political and economical advocacy and education. It was at ESWA Tanya learned she had a gift of public speaking when she was able to move and quiet large crowds that seemed impressed by the young volunteer, so passionate for the cause.
Committed to service and influenced by her early experiences led her to work in the field of education. Tanya worked as an educator in the New Jersey Public School System for over 10 years.
Eventually, her desire to understand the whole person led her to the field of mental health where she worked for several years. Tanya Copprue currently serves as the Volunteer NJ State Coordinator for the Love Foundation, an organization whose mission is to spread the message of unconditional love.
She has assumed various roles in the social service field such as Child & Family Therapist, Program Director for non-profit community programs, and Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chairperson for Mental health housing respectively.
Tanya also serves as an adjunct Professor of Sociology for colleges in the New Jersey area.
Tanya Copprue is a proud member practitioner of the American Holistic Health Association!
Education:
Tanya received her Bachelors degree in Human Services from Metropolitan College of New York. She received her Masters degree in Social Work from one of the nations top-tiered schools - Yeshiva University in New York City, and graduated with honors. Tanya has studied with Pioneer of Vibrational Healing- Author & Healer Joy Gardner, who herself was trained & taught by the legendary Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Tanya also studied with & continues to study spiritual healing at The Foundation For Shamanic Studies. Tanya is a Board Certified Human Service Practitioner.
Tanya is also a gifted Spiritual Intuitive and she states that she "feels extremely blessed & humbled" to use her gifts in the area of spiritual & holistic healing!
Ms.Copprue continues to learn and share this knowledge & healing information with all who are willing to learn.
An avid reader, scholar, researcher, and writer Tanya is the author of the book Under The Mango Tree: A Spiritual Way of Living Merry. Her second book The Secret of The Masculine & Feminine Energies: A Guide to Healing Relationships was be released October 2010! She hopes to complete her doctorate degree in Psycho- Sociology in the future.
Tanya's Philosophy:
" We are not who others say we are, we are who God says we are. Our future is determined by our willingness and desire to grow, change our lives for the better, and live prosperously. All things living must continue to grow, if something does not continue to grow it becomes stunted, decays, and eventually dies. Like seeds planted to become a mighty Baobab tree, giving life to many as it develops its own ecosystem, so are we to live life in abundance and give back to others. We do this by adapting a healthy lifestyle of mind, body, and soul/spirit.When we are balanced we can begin to prosper and every area of our life will flourish."