Kelsey received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Dance/Movement Therapy from Lesley University in 2019. Since then she has worked at multiple grief organizations across the country facilitating individual and group grief support services for children, teens, and adults. As a Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist, Kelsey can approach grief in a unique way due to the incorporation of movement and emphasis on the mind body connection that her work entails. Kelsey is also a 200-hour certified yoga teacher and received her Advanced Grief Yoga® Teacher Certification with Paul Denniston to further her exploration of the embodied elements of grief through movement. Most recently, she has had the opportunity to join Claire on her in person retreats where she shares her Flowing with Grief movement practice that allows retreat participants to engage in grief processing through the body. Kelsey is the founder of Riverbend Grief Movement LLC, a private practice in Syracuse, NY where she continues supporting teens and adults who are grieving. Kelsey offers both individual and group grief support, as well as various Flowing with Grief practices.

Janna Weldum is a Certified Master Energy Practitioner and End of Life Doula. She has been an Energy Medicine Practitioner for over twenty years. Through her work as an energy healer  she has had the opportunity to work with many end of life clients and their families. This inspired her to seek additional training as an End of Life Doula and Grief and Loss professional. Janna combines her energy work with her end of life and grief and loss work to help support her clients in many areas of the mind, body, and  energy  connection. She currently has a private practice called Eagles Guiding Light where she provides one on one sessions consisting of Full Spectrum Healing, Reiki, Healing Touch, EFT Tapping and facilitates classes, workshops and retreats.

Erin is a Licensed Massage Therapist in NYS, as well as a registered yoga and prenatal yoga teacher and certified birth andpostpartum doula. Erin holds a bachelor’s in Women and Gender Studies and is passionate about holistic women’s health. She has also had the opportunity to work extensively with veterans for pain management throughout her massage career. She has always loved being part of wellness retreats and is so excited to be hosting one with her mom and sister.