Kaysi Contreras

Why I love what I do?

Because I get to bring all my love languages to my work - my hands, my heart, good dirt, little bouquets of flowers, exquisite smells, and a gorgeous copper Alembic still supporting the unseen to be seen as an Artisan Distiller & Certified Clinical Aromatherapist.  When it comes to death & dying, the ultimate distillation, I weave my plant world with those leaving this one, as a Certified EOL Death Doula, Grief & Loss Coach, Reiki Practitioner, Yoga Nidra Guide & Educator.

I have loved teaching for

  • Women CARE Complementary Treatment Forum

  • Sutter Health Maternity & Surgical Center

  • Stanford’s SMASH summer program

  • Santa Cruz Trauma Consortium

  • Monterey Bay’s Health Project Center

  • Elizabeth Van Buren, Inc.

  • Luma Yoga & Wellness Center

  • New Brighton Middle School

  • Santa Clara Department of Education

  • Beyond Liberty Horse Sanctuary

  • The College of Botanical Healing Arts

Proud to partner with

  • National End-of-Life Doula Association

    www.neda.org

  • National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

    www.naha.org

  • Beyond Liberty Equine Education Center

    www.beyondliberty.org

  • A Better Exit End of Life Options

    www.abetterexit.org

Education

  • Aromatherapy Program w/ Elizabeth Jones & The College of Botanical Healing Arts

  • Death Doula Training w/ Alua Arthur’s Going with Grace Program, End Well Project

  • Continuing Essential Oil Education w/ The Tisserand Institute

  • Distillation Study w/ Alice Duvernell, Joanna Miller, Ann Harman & Marco Valussi

  • Grief & Loss Mentorship & Study w/ Golden Willow Retreat Center in NM, Mirabai Starr, and NICABM, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine

  • Yoga Nidra w/ Karen Brody’s Daring to Rest Program

  • Yoga Teacher Training w/ Valerie Moselle

  • Reiki Practitioner Training w/ Jenna Monaco

  • University of Vermont Environmental Studies, Anthropology, & Plant and Soil Science