John Rene Berard, BS, MBA, CYT, CMT

ultrarun@rocketmail.com

www.tantratolove.com

207.632.6699

2003 – Present    Tantra Educator (World Wide Workshops and Retreats) and Massage Therapy Practice, Portland, Maine, Boulder, CO, Conway, MA and worldwide

Cofacilitate Tantra Yoga Workshops, Retreats and Private Couples Sessions with Prana Regina Barrett www.pranaheals.com. Provide Deep Tissue Massage with Therapeutic Yoga Stretches

Winter 2012/2013 – Power Yoga Instructor and Massage Therapist, Jakes Resort and Spa, Jamaica www.jakeshotel.com

2010 – Present Host & Facilities Manager for Retreats, Portland, MA    www.pranaheals.com/retreats

2010 – Present     Power Yoga Instructor, Greater Portland YMCA, Portland, ME

2005    Taught Outdoor CorePower Yoga Class, Chautauqua Park, Boulder, CO

2004 & 2005   Workshop Facilitation and Yoga Class Assisting, Dreamtime, Paonia, CO

Cofaciltated Opening to the Love Tantra Workshop and Assisted Yoga Classes on Main Stage with Prana Regina Barrett www.pranaheals.com

1999 – 2003     Facilities Management & Host of Gaia Center for Transformational Healing, Conway, MA

Hosted and cofacilitated a wide range of holistic health workshops & retreats, including priestess path apprenticeship, moon circles, sweat lodges, kirtan, JourneyDance, weekly mysore & breathwork

Tantra Workshops

Cofacilitate with Prana Regina Barrett www.pranaheals.com

John Rene has over 25 years of workshop facilitation experience in holistic health and telecommunications

Sept 2012 – Present     Tantra to Love™ Lifestyle Mastery Program, Portland, ME

Sept. 2012 – Present    Tantra to Love™ Educator 50 hr. Certification Program, Portland, ME

Mar 2013    Tantra to Love™: Intro to Sacred Sexuality, Tantra Yoga & Qi Gong, Kripalu, Lenox, MA

Summer ’12    Intro to Tantra to Love™ Workshops, Portland, ME

May 2012      Tantra to Love™ Sacred Touch, Boston, MA

Mar 2012     Sacred Sexuality:  Intro to Tantra Yoga, Kripalu, Lenox, MA

Jan 2012      Tantra to Love Yoga Series & Masters Class, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Nov 2011      Tantric Partner Yoga, Boston, MA

Oct  2011       Tantra Yoga, Northampton, MA

Sept 2011      Hosted Fall Tantra Gathering:  What is Tantra Anyway?, Portland, ME

June 2011      Tantric Partner Yoga, Northampton, MA

May 2011        Tantra Yoga, Boston, MA

May 2011        Tantra Sampler, Portland, Maine

Spring ‘11       Sacred Sexuality~Intro to Tantra Yoga, Kripalu, Lenox, MA

Winter ‘10     Intro to Tantra as an Individual Practice, Virtual World Yoga & Meditation Conference, World wide

Fall 2010        Intro to Tantra, Portland, Maine

Fall 2010        Tantric Massage, Portland, Maine

2010                 Kama Sutra (yoga & energy movement flows), Portland, Maine

2010                 Intro to Tantra (Sacred Sexuality) , Portland, Maine

Break due to relocation back to east coast & wife’s breast cancer healing

2004                 Opening to Love, Solstice Institute, Boulder, CO

2004                 Opening to Love, Northampton, MA

2004                 Opening to Love, Dreamtime Festival, Paonia, CO

Education/Training

1997 – Present            Assist for various Holistic Health, Tantra and Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training workshops and retreats with Prana Regina Barrett www.pranaheals.com

2000 – 2007     Massage Therapy Mentoring with Patty Gates www.pattygates.com

1997 – 2007     Tantra Yoga Instruction with Satya Marga, Middleton, CA

2004 – 2007     Sangah Member of Eldorado Mtn. Ashram, Boulder, CO (“White” Tantra Yoga & Meditation practiced here)

2006    Healers Training Weekend with Sylvia Brallier www.sylviabrallier.com

2005    Tantric Massage with Steve and Lokita Carter www.ecstaticliving.com

2005    CorePower Yoga Certification 200hrs., CorePower Yoga, Boulder, CO

2004    Intro to Tantra with The Muirs

2002    Massage Therapy Certification 250 hrs., Amherst School of Massage, Amherst, MA

2000    Taoist Men’s Sexuality Weekend w/Charlie (Acupuncturist), Nine Mtn, Plainfield, MA

1996    MBA, Northeastern University

1986    BS in Engineering, UMass, Amherst