Holly is a healing practitioner and holistic nurse, with 18 years of training in the healing arts, and 22 years in nursing. For the past decade, her extensive studies in Craniosacral Therapy have inspired and transformed her life and work. Since 2019, Holly has held a private practice in Sebastopol California, where she creates a sacred space for clients to connect deeply with the innate wisdom within their own bodies. She is humbly guided by the healing forces that create and sustain life, heal the body, and connect us with the natural word.
“Holly has a real gift for putting her hands on my body and allowing what needs to be healed to unfurl and rise to the surface. Each session is unique as her calm, clear energy holds the space for transformation to happen. It is the essence of what true healing should be.”
Registered Nurse + Hospice Care
Holly has been a Registered Nurse for 22 years, working at the bedside of patients in hospitals and home care. She has worked primarily in Hospice Care since 2012, and is currently a Nurse Manager at Hospice By the Bay.
For the past 6 years, Holly has been teaching community workshops on Death and Dying. In these workshops we explore the physical, emotional, energetic and spiritual aspects of End of Life. And learn how to create a sacred space for End-of-Life Transitions.
Biodynamic Craniosacral
Holly was initiated to Biodynamic Cranial Touch in 2012 by founder of the work, Charles Ridley. She mentored privately with Charles in 2012 and has continued with the inner practices ever since. It is a deep calling, and an immense honor to continue on this path. Holly is a Certified Practitioner through the Touch of Presence® school, a branch of biodynamic practice that follows the lineage of William Sutherland’s Cranial Osteopathy. Holly graduated from the Mentor Course with Giorgia Milne in 2019 (200+ hours).
“I cannot praise Holly’s work enough. With her sensitivity and guidance I discovered what was going on with me. After months of anxiety and consultations with Western Medicine, I still was not better. Holly listened carefully and tapped into subtle body issues. I am now on a solid road to recovery.”
Additional Craniosacral Trainings
2019: Tibetan Cranial Therapy with DeAnna Batdorff @ dhyana Center.
Specialty studies in palate release.
2020-2022: Specialty trainings with Etienne Peirsman at Peirsman Craniosacral Academy. Studies include: Trauma Release, Immune System Health, Toxin Release, Nervous System & Stress Response Recalibration, Kidney & Adrenal Healing, Heart & Pericardium healing, Sphenoid, Jaw & Psoas Release, + Death & Dying (300+ hours).
2021 - present: Assistant teacher for Koa Kalish in her course: Breath of Life, The Fundamentals of Craniosacral Biodynamics.
Energy Medicine
Holly is an Energy Medicine Practitioner with a masters certificate in Intuition Medicine® (MIM). She graduated from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in 2012 (500+ hours). Holly is a regular faculty guest teacher at the Academy.
Additional Energy Medicine training includes 10 years of mentorship with Melissa Sophia Joy, ND, Medical Intuitive & founder of Somatic Awakening®. Holly had the honor of being a lead assistant in Melissa’s in-person workshops and trainings for 6 years.
Yoga Training
Holly has practiced and studied dance, meditation & yoga for over 20 years. She became a certified yoga instructor (RYT® 200) in 2009 and taught yoga classes in San Francisco. Movement, breathwork & meditation are woven into her daily life and work.
“Electrifying life force energy, healing, unwinding, the works.”