Dr. Ramona Beresford-Howe is a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, anxiety, and stress management. Before establishing her private practice in Grass Valley, she worked in hospitals and the correctional system, helping patients recover from trauma. She takes a holistic approach to healing, combining practical stress-management tools based in science with an emphasis on the mind-body connection, often drawing on nature’s calming influence in her sessions.

Before becoming a psychologist, Ramona worked as a registered nurse.

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Outside of her work, she finds solace in the outdoors, frequently hiking in the Sierra foothills or traveling to music festivals around the state. She plays bluegrass and old-time music on her fiddle, often in natural settings where music and nature blend harmoniously.

Ramona will be conducting our workshop on stress and anxiety, featuring excerpts from her new book, Take Five Steps to Reduce Stress and Calm Your Mind, which explores how nature, movement, and mindfulness can help restore inner balance.

Dr. Todd Drybread has been practicing Chiropractic since 2001.  In addition to teaching yoga, he currently runs his own practice as well as teaching Anatomy and Physiology at Consumnes River College.  As a Chiropractor, Exercise Specialist, Yoga Teacher, and College Professor, Dr. Todd has a great knowledge of proper biomechanics of the body and proper rehabilitation.   Dr. Todd uses his knowledge of the body and the expertise gained from his studies to provide an understanding of how the body works in a unique way that is both easy to understand and applicable to not only your yoga practice but your everyday activities. 

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His classes are powerful and incorporate subtle body cues that bring awareness to your body while allowing freedom to take your practice where you need to go.  No two bodies are alike, and no two people will experience the pose in the same way.  Dr. Todd will guide you through classes in a way that allows you to find your body and have an experience on your mat, rather than just another class.

Prior to becoming a Chiropractor and Yoga Teacher, Dr. Todd Drybread worked in the health care field for over 13 years as an E.M.T., Nurse, and lifeguard.  He continued (and still does continue) to increase his education and later became a QME for the State of California, Personal Trainer, Certified Exercise Specialist and has had over 300 hours of Yoga Teacher Training.  He received his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West and graduated Magna Cum Laude.  He began practicing in the Folsom/Sacramento area in January 2001 and has been teaching yoga since 2009.

Todd will facilitate our yoga sessions.
 

​Lisa Boulton has studied Hypnotherapy since 2009 when she was first diagnosed with cancer.  She is happily in good health and found that her studies in hypnotherapy directly impacted her ability to heal. These experiences led her to become a certified clinical hypnotherapist in 2014, allowing her to help others benefit from her expertise. Her passion is helping others realize their own inner wisdom, strength and power as they move forward in accomplishing their goals. She has been a Peer Navigator at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for other cancer patients as well as a Spiritual Care Volunteer. She has given talks on the practice of hypnotherapy for various organizations over the years and is currently in private practice in Grass Valley, California.

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Lisa will be facilitating the meditation sessions.