Betsy's journey into healing work began when she stepped onto a yoga mat at age eleven, not knowing that this practice would become the foundation for a lifetime of guiding others toward embodied living and wholeness. After nearly a decade of practice, she earned her 200-hour certification at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2011, drawn to their inclusive, compassionate approach that honors every body and every story.
What started as personal healing naturally evolved into a calling to create safe spaces where others can create their own path to transformation. For over twelve years, Betsy has taught yoga and meditation to students from ages four to one hundred, believing in making these practices accessible to all.
Her understanding of the body's wisdom deepened through her study of Polarity Therapy, a holistic healing modality that combines eastern and western medicine to support whole-body wellness and nervous system regulation. After experiencing the life-changing effects of this gentle, body-centered approach, Betsy pursued training with Janice Marie Durand at the Tree of Life Center. Betsy sees Polarity Therapy as a modality that support clients feeling embodied and reconnecting with their innate capacity for healing. This work beautifully complements her Reiki practice and yoga classes, offering another pathway for people to discover the resources they already possess and develop practical tools for living well.
When her father died, Betsy faced one of life's most profound transitions and discovered that grief can be a portal to higher purpose. She fulfilled a promise to her father to transform for grief into art through co-producing Captain Scott B and the Great Adventure, a documentary that follows her journey of completing the film project her father began in the last year of his life. Through vulnerable storytelling, writing, and narration, she illuminates how we can turn our deepest losses into sources of healing, connection, and creative expression.
This experience of walking through grief with presence and courage led her to create the Embracing Death, Dying, & Living Course, where she guides others to live more fully by embracing life's impermanence and preparing mindfully for its transitions.
[Watch the film trailer here] | [Rent the film on Amazon here] | [Book a screening event with Betsy here]
