Tara Rynders
Tara “the dancing nurse” Rynders, she/her, MFA BSN BA RN is a keynote speaker, performer, and the Executive Director of The Art and Heart of Healthcare; offering interactive keynotes, arts-based coaching, and evidence - based (Re)Brilliancy workshops to healthcare systems across the nation and Europe, including Kaiser Permanente, CommonSpirit, HCA Healthone, MD Anderson and more.
Rynders has been a registered nurse for over twenty years and received her MFA in Dance at CU Boulder. Rynders, an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, is extremely honored to have been the recipient of: The Colorado Nightingale Luminary Award, The Oncology Nursing Foundation’s Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lecture Award, A Blade of Grass Fellowship, a Hamilton Award National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), and the EY Next Wave Leader Award. Most recently Rynders was named a Fulbright Specialist where she facilitated (Re)brilliancy workshops in the Netherlands and researched best practices in arts and health. Tara is most proud to be a mother to her 9 year twins Femka and Soren. They remind her daily what it looks and feels like to SHINE.
Interests
Tara loves to dance.