Presenter Spotlight Q&A: Tom Francescott, ND

Please share what you do: Provide a safe and therapeutic setting for people to learn about themselves deeply — physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Through awareness and acceptance, we learn to release blocks or obstacles to living our true authentic lives.

Why do you do what you do?
Many years ago, I realized my calling is to help others realize their full health and wellness potential. It was through major life events and deep inner work as a result, that I learned what true healing is and on all the levels that it is possible for someone.

What are you currently fascinated by in your work?
I am always amazed how the healing process is unique to each person and the process unfolds. I am particularly interested in how the cleansing process is a catalyst for change and transformation. Also, I am very much interested in helping people deal with Lyme disease since it is so pervasive in my local area.

How did you come to your path? Any aha moments or key teachers?
It’s a long story, but the short version is that through the loss of both of my parents and my sister, I had a wake-up call to help others with loss, grief, and transformation. My deep inner work with Stan Grof and his teachings on Holotropic Breathwork radically changed my life and healing process.

What book(s) are you currently reading?
Awakening the Sacred Body by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Why Can’t I Get Better? by Richard Horowitz, MD

What surprises you about teaching at the ashram?
I really enjoyed the strong international and multicultural feel of the ashram. I met so many people from all over the world.