Tess Clarkson, a dynamic and inspiring speaker, delivers practical strategies you can implement today to live more authentically. Discover simple ‘hacks’ to transform your daily life and find deeper meaning. Plus, learn how to create a compassionate and empowering ‘best goodbye’ for yourself and your loved ones, easing future burdens. Tess’ engaging talks and workshops, informed by her diverse experiences and personal journey, provide actionable steps to live a more fulfilling life right now.
Whether you’re a corporation seeking employee well-being, a healthcare professional looking for patient and caregiver support, or an individual ready for personal growth, Tess offers the tools you need to thrive.
While practicing financial regulation law, Tess Clarkson trained as an end-of-life doula at the Open Center in New York and served the community as a hospice social and vigil volunteer. After relocating to Missouri, she served as a hospice volunteer and a member of the Advisory Council for the St. Louis Elder Financial Protection Coalition. She received her end-of-life doula and elder care doula certificates through Doulagivers, and she earned her proficiency badge through the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance. The deaths of both of Tess’ parents greatly influenced her perspective on end-of-life planning. Through creative expression, she also has found the power of art with the grief process.
Tess is passionate about sharing what she’s learned to help others find the cathartic power of creative expression, prepare for their final finales, and give the gift of planning. Her tips have been published by AARP’s The Ethel and The Girlfriend, and her workshops have been presented to communities in New York and Missouri.
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Your Best Goodbye Workshop
Receive a death doula’s advice on preparing for the end of life and creating legacy projects. Gain guidance on how to tackle some of life’s hardest discussions and tips on how to capture your most meaningful stories.
Grief & Creativity Workshop
Through creative expression, explore and make space for grief and anticipatory grief and their meaning in your life. Be guided through a creative writing lesson, a meditation, and several writing exercises. No writing experience required.
After studying astrology and practicing yoga for many years in New York City, Tess Clarkson, a former dancer-turned-lawyer, took her pastimes to a deeper level. She became certified as an astrologer through the International Society of Astrological Research. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training through West East Yoga and her 300-hour yoga teacher training through Detox Yoga. She loves sharing what she’s learned and helping people begin reading their own astrological charts. With a Cancer Sun and Scorpio Moon, Tess leads moon meditations, too. She can teach yoga, meditation, and astrology classes online and in the community.
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Astrology Workshops
Unlock the mystery in your astrological chart, and discover a fresh way to reflect on your life and path. With your time, date, and location of birth, learn how to create your natal chart and to understand transits – the sky today. You don’t have to be a “believer” in astrology to find meaningful information upon which to reflect and grow. Using different language can provoke different thoughts.
Vinyasa Yoga + Guided Meditation
Relax, stretch, and strengthen your body with basic to advanced vinyasa yoga. Warm up, flow through fundamental yoga poses, and relax with a guided meditation designed to create a union of body and mind.