John Rene Berard
John Rene Berard, BS, MBA, CMT, CYT practices therapeutic massage, Core Power yoga and sacred sexuality practices with groups and couples, alongside his wife, Gina. They offer couples private sessions, workshops and retreats in the Crestone and Salida, Colorado area and world wide. Off the mat, John Rene enjoys living the Yoga off grid as a project director in the Telecom Industry. John Rene brings humor, sensitivity, intuition, love and excellent communication skills to all he shares.
John Rene has been an active participant and co-creator of men’s empowerment experiences, including men’s groups, sweat lodges, rites of passage for boys, vision quests and completed a men’s 9 month mythic warrior training. John Rene also has advanced training in Conscious Communication.
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2016 – Present Sacred Sexuality Educator (World Wide Workshops and Retreats) and Massage Therapy Practice Salida and Crestone, CO
2003 – 2016 Sacred Sexuality Educator (World Wide Workshops and Retreats) and Massage Therapy Practice in Portland, ME, Boulder, CO, Conway, MA and world wide
Co-facilitate Sacred Sexuality Workshops, Retreats and Private Couples Sessions with Prana Regina Barrett and provide Deep Tissue Massage with Therapeutic Yoga Stretches
2012 – 2016 Power Yoga Instructor and Massage Therapist, Jakes Resort and Spa, Jamaica
2010 – 2016 Host & Facilities Manager for Retreats, Portland, MA
2010 – 2014 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
Co-facilitated Opening to the Love Tantra Workshop and Assisted Yoga Classes on Main Stage with Prana Regina Barrett
1999 – 2003 Facilities Management & Host of Gaia Center for Transformational Healing, Conway, MA
Hosted and co-facilitated a wide range of holistic health workshops & retreats, including priestess path apprenticeship, moon circles, sweat lodges, kirtan, JourneyDance, weekly Mysore & breathwork
Tantra Workshops
Co-facilitate with Prana Regina Barrett
John Rene has over 25 years of workshop facilitation experience in holistic health and telecommunications
2016 – Present TantratoLove™ Lifestyle Immersion + Educator Program, Salida and Crestone, CO
2012 – 2016 TantratoLove™ Lifestyle Immersion + Educator Program, Portland, ME
2011 – 2014 Intro to Tantra Yoga, Qigong & Sacred Sexuality Retreat, Kripalu, Lenox, MA
2013 Co-facilitated Tantra Series: Qigong, Intro to Tantra & Vinyasa, Burdock Gathering, Pittston, ME
2013 Sponsored Teacher Ann Carroll, PhD: Qigong in Spiritual Gardens, Brunswick, ME
2013 TantratoLove™ Sacred Touch, Medway, MA
2012 Intro to TantratoLove™ Workshops, Portland, ME
2012 Tantra to Love™ Sacred Touch, Boston, MA
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 2011 Sacred Sexuality~Intro to Tantra Yoga, Kripalu, Lenox, MA
Winter 2010 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 Holistic Health, Tantra and Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training workshops and retreats, assist Prana Regina Barrett
2000 – 2007 Massage Therapy Mentoring with Patty Gates
1997 – 2007 Tantra Yoga Instruction with Satya Gita Aunt, Middleton, CA
2004 – 2007 Sangah Member of Eldorado Mountain Ashram, Boulder, CO (“White” Tantra Yoga & Meditation practiced here)
2006 Healers Training Weekend with Sylvia Brallier
2005 Tantric Massage with Steve and Lokita Carter
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 Mountain, Plainfield, MA
1996 MBA, Northeastern University
1986 BS in Engineering, UMass, Amherst
Media
Three Reasons Why Men Enjoy Tantra, Lighter: Living Tantra Book Blog, Aug. 2013