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This weekend reminded me that taking time to pause for extended periods in community is crucial for restoration.

OCTOBER 2–4

Grandmother Moon

A Weekend Retreat for Grandmothers

NATALIE CAINE

Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Explore grandmotherhood as a major life transition, worthy of intention, community, and celebration.

Whether welcoming your first grandchild or another new life into your family, Grandmother Moon offers a rare and meaningful opportunity to pause, reflect, and consciously step into one of the most powerful roles of your life. Through guided conversations, reflective practices, and shared storytelling with women walking the same path, participants are invited to:

• Learn how to create meaningful traditions and joyful moments with grandchildren

• Honor mixed emotions with clarity, compassion, and grace

This retreat blends new insight, offering both depth and lightness—time to relax, laugh, and imagine what kind of grandmother you wish to be.

Natalie Caine, MA, is a speaker and retreat leader who helps people navigate life transitions with clarity and compassion.

OCTOBER 2–4

OCTOBER 2–4

Your Powerful Voice Sound, Healing & Creative Expression

SHAMINI JAIN

Tuition $455 ($410 Members)

Are you ready to explore the power of your voice as a source of creativity, healing, and authentic communication? This retreat invites you to reconnect with one of your most natural and expressive healing resources—your voice.

Through simple vocal practices, breathwork, and the chanting of shakti mantras in relationship to the divine feminine, you explore the elemental forces within the voice and how sound can support balance, vitality, and emotional clarity. Drawing from mind-body science and wisdom traditions, we explore how voice connects body, emotion, and creative energy.

No singing experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to explore your inner sound and the beautiful being that you are.

Dr. Shamini Jain is a clinical psychologist, scientist, singer, and teacher exploring the science and practice of self-healing through sound and embodied awareness.

Vitality, Purpose & Power

Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Women’s Health & Wellness Summit Reclaiming

Join seven women experts for a weekend exploring women’s health, vitality, and empowerment. From longevity medicine to intimacy, dream wisdom to embodied wellness, discover evidence-based strategies and ancient wisdom for thriving through every life stage. You explore:

• Longevity science led by Dr. Dawn Mussallem

• Bioregulator peptides with Nathalie Niddam

• How to navigate grief and burnout with Dr. Emma Jones

• Ways to reclaim passion with Dr. Laura Berman

• Plant medicine with Rachelle Robinett

• How to unlock your subconscious through dream analysis with Layne Dalfen

• Ways to embrace your inherent rightness with Ana Del Castillo

This summit honors the journey of being a woman while providing practical tools for radiant health, authentic connection, and purposeful living.

Across the

Lifespan

Dawn Mussallem, DO, is a leading global authority on precision medicine, early detection, and women’s longevity optimization.

Nathalie Niddam is a holistic nutritionist, longevity educator, and host of the Longevity podcast.

Emma Jones, MD, is a hospice physician, transformation coach, and best-selling author of The Phoenix Blueprint

Laura Berman, PhD, is a world-renowned sex, love, and relationship therapist with a mind, body, and spiritual perspective.

Rachelle Robinett is a clinical herbalist, author, health educator, and inspirational keynote speaker.

Layne Dalfen is a dream analyst with 50 years of experience working with dreams and dreamers.

Ana Del Castillo is a best-selling author and storyteller empowering women to break free from societal expectations and embrace their true selves.

Energy Medicine Weekend Experience Hands-On

Techniques for Radiant Well-Being

Note: Donna Eden and David Feinstein appear via livestream.

Eden Energy Medicine is a joyful and empowering approach to balancing the body’s natural energies. It combines ancient healing traditions with modern understanding of

Through profound exercises and easy movement, participants learn to sense, move, and harmonize the body’s energies for greater physical health, emotional balance, and

Guided by Donna Eden’s most experienced teachers, this weekend offers hands-on practice with simple, powerful techniques. You explore energy systems, such as the chakras, five elements, electrics, radiant circuits, and more. Dive into the aura and the assemblage point, learn tools to reduce stress and boost resilience, and discover how energy flows can enhance joy, strength, and connection.

The Rhythm of Renewal

Transformative Healing With Sound & Drumming

JIM DONOVAN

Tuition $445/395/295 ($355 Members)

Donna Eden is a New York Times best-selling author, a world-renowned expert on Eden Energy Medicine, and an authority on holistic health.

David Feinstein is a clinical psychologist who is an internationally recognized leader in the field of energy psychology.

Janie Chandler is a teacher, writer, and hands-on practitioner with decades of experience in Eden Energy Medicine and therapeutic massage.

Dondi Dahlin is author of the best-selling The Five Elements, has performed in more than 35 countries, and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Titanya Monique Dahlin is an Advanced Energy Medicine practitioner, a Waldorf teacher, and created Energy Medicine for Kids.

Marjorie Fein has been a senior faculty member of the Eden Energy Certification program since its inception in 2005.

Explore the ancient, powerful healing practices of sound and rhythm. Through a combination of sound healing, rhythmic drumming, and mindfulness practices, experience the profound effects of vibration on your physical and emotional well-being.

Over three transformative days, guided by Jim Donovan, you:

• Discover how rhythm and sound can be used as tools for self-healing

• Engage in group drumming experiences that promote connection, creativity, and inner harmony

• Learn sound-based techniques to activate the vagus nerve, relieve anxiety, and restore balance

Jim’s unique ability to blend the artistry of music with evidence-based wellness practices creates an environment where you can explore your own rhythm and discover paths to personal renewal.

The workshop is beginner-friendly. Drums are provided, or you may bring your own.

Jim Donovan, MEd, is a multiplatinum musician, TEDx speaker, and wellness expert. He cowrote Rusted Root’s hit “Send Me On My Way.”

OCTOBER 2–4

Chakra Radiance Yoga Retreat

SIANNA SHERMAN & MASOOD ALI KHAN

Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Awaken the radiant codes of the chakras as you learn the manifesting power of the seven key energy centers in the yoga tradition. These energy centers, called chakras, help transform key areas of life and bring about wholeness, integration, and celebration.

This is a tantric quest through the centers that relate to health, prosperity, intimacy, creativity, courage, love, expression, intuition, and the highest connection. They support us with greater vitality and healing energy.

Each session includes the alchemy of yoga with: asana (physical postures of yoga), pranayama (breathing techniques), mantra (healing sound vibration), mudra (energy seals created by the hands), meditation (expanded states of awareness), and vichara (self-inquiry).

Sianna Sherman, founder of Rasa Yoga and Mythic Yoga Flow®, is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, storyteller, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, and shadow work guide.

Masood Ali Khan is a sacred music artist and certified practitioner of Universal Energy Healing, Reiki, acupuncture, and traditional Chinese medicine.

OCTOBER 2–4

Live Turned On & Lit Up Reclaim Pleasure, Presence & Purpose

HAYLEY FOSTER AND BRIAN VALENZA

Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

This experiential weekend retreat is for individuals and couples ready to reconnect with themselves and others—emotionally, physically, and spiritually— while exploring the science of longevity and the art of embodied, orgasmic living.

Through a dynamic mix of group dialogue, movement, partner practices, and education, you explore:

• The relationship journey with yourself, your body, and others

• Foundations of wellness

• H ormonal health, peptides, and biohacking

• Masculine and feminine polarity dynamics

• B reathwork, journaling, and somatic integration

Partner work is woven throughout. Attend solo or with a partner. This program includes open dialogue around desire, healthy aging, and deep connection, and is designed to support transformation with honesty and care.

Hayley Foster is a certified health coach, longevity educator, entrepreneur, and cofounder of The IMMERSIV

Brian Valenza is a former Navy SEAL officer, entrepreneur, certified men’s performance coach, and cofounder of The IMMERSIV.

OCTOBER 2–4

Divine Essence in Portraiture

JEANNY TSAI Tuition $420 ($375 Members)

Join Jeanny Tsai in a transformative photography workshop exploring how to reveal divine essence through portraiture. We dive into personal and collective inquiry: What does divine essence mean? How can we witness it in others?

You cocreate portraits that reflect luminous presence during outdoor and indoor photo sessions. This hands-on journey includes guided photo shoots, technical and creative guidance, collaborative feedback, and image selection and editing, culminating in a group slideshow. While basic DSLR knowledge is recommended, the focus is on creative exploration rather than technical mastery.

All experience levels are welcome. Bring a DSLR or equivalent high-quality camera, a laptop with editing software, and personal props that support your visual narrative.

Jeanny Tsai is a photographer specializing in documentary, ethnographic, and portrait photography.

OCTOBER 2–4

Mothering the Mother African American Postpartum Healing Traditions

SHAFIA MONROE

Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Rooted in ancestral wisdom and shaped by more than 40 years of birth work, this workshop is a powerful immersion into the African American postpartum traditions.

Join Shafia Monroe as she shares healing practices—such as heat therapy, belly wrapping, herbs, nutrition for recovery, and the lying-in period—that support the body, mind, and spirit during the fourth trimester.

You learn the cultural history behind these traditions, why they remain essential for postpartum health today, and how to integrate them into modern life. Through teaching, storytelling, hands-on demonstrations, group discussion, and ritual, Shafia guides you to reclaim postpartum care that honors lineage, protects new mothers, and strengthens families.

Shafia Monroe is a midwife and doula trainer with more than 40 years of experience teaching African American postpartum healing and perinatal traditions.

OCTOBER 4–9

Shapeshifting & Healing

Shamanic Reiki Immersion Certification Program

LLYN ROBERTS AND CHRISTOPHER FRANZA Tuition $665 ($600 Members) PT

This master-practitioner-level training invites you to step into an expanded state of consciousness as you reclaim your innate power to heal. Transform through the combined wisdom of ancient shamanic practices and Reiki healing.

Through hands-on practice, partner exchanges, guided journeys, and sacred ceremony, you deepen your connection to spirit and nature, while refining your capacity to navigate unseen realms.

During the training, we:

• Attune to master-level Reiki energy

• Work with spirit guides, animal, and nature allies

• Transmute energetic cords and heal past trauma

• Retrieve past-life gifts and vital soul qualities

In this life-changing journey, you explore shapeshifting practices that open your heart and release limitations so you can create meaningful change.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Llyn Roberts, MA , is the award-winning author of Walking through Darkness and a celebrated teacher of healing and shamanism.

Christopher Franza, RN , is core faculty for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, Reiki master, and outdoorsman.

OCTOBER 4–9

Awakening the Creative The Painting Experience

STEWART CUBLEY AND MATT BELAY

Tuition $620 ($555 Members) LE

Artistic freedom is the right to create without being pressured to perform, produce, or succeed. Whether you are a veteran painter or are picking up a paintbrush for the first time, the experience is about creative process and free expression, rather than technique or expertise.

In a respectful and nurturing studio environment, you receive individual attention and gentle guidance to:

• Discover a creative voice entirely your own

• Trust your intuitive perception

• Follow your own authentic energy

• Explore process painting as a path to spiritual awakening

There are no critiques of the work. This workshop interests people from a variety of disciplines, including art, education, counseling, social change, and meditative practices.

Another session of Awakening the Creative is available June 7-12. See page 22.

Stewart Cubley is the founder of the Institute for Art & Living and coauthor of Life, Paint & Passion

Matt Belay is a senior facilitator with the Painting Experience and has been supporting people’s creative process in workshops for more than 20 years.

OCTOBER 4–9

The Realization Process

A Method of Embodied Healing & Awakening

THERESA SCOTT Tuition $785 ($705 Members)

Uncover the undivided, fundamental ground of your being with the Realization Process, a method of embodied psychological and relational healing and nondual spiritual awakening. Guided by Theresa Scott, the practices of the Realization Process can have a profound effect on your senses, breath, vitality, and authenticity.

This is an opportunity to practice all aspects of the Realization Process: meditation, embodiment and movement, relational attunement practices, and the Healing Ground traumarelease work.

Learn how to apply these practices to help release chronic patterns of pain, imbalance, and tension from your body, helping you expand your capacity for understanding, love, and pleasure, and your connection with other living beings.

This workshop offers a safe space to go deeply into the process of psychological healing and nondual spiritual awakening. However, it is not appropriate for someone currently in crisis or working with severe trauma.

Theresa Scott is a senior teacher of the Realization Process, having studied with Judith Blackstone since 2014.

OCTOBER 4–9

Dragon’s Way Qigong Qi & Consciousness Matter

GRAND MASTER NAN LU Tuition $690 ($620 Members)

Dragon’s Way Qigong® goes far beyond exercise and diet. True healing begins at the level of consciousness—the way we think, perceive, and connect with life. In traditional Chinese medicine, consciousness is the invisible driver of health. It shapes the flow of qi, influences organ function, and determines how the body responds to stress, emotions, and the environment.

This is a rare opportunity to study a complete healing system with Grand Master Nan Lu. In this immersive and interactive experience, you practice 10 Wu Ming Qigong movements, explore the Five Element Consciousness Framework in a personal way, and discover a cooperative qi perspective on food—seeing each meal as a partner in healing.

Grand Master Nan Lu, OMD, is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, founder of the Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, and a lineage holder of Wu Ming Qigong.

OCTOBER 4–9

Enter the Heart, Emerge in Light A Healing Journey Through Crystal Singing Bowls & Awakening Sound

ASHANA

Tuition $595 ($535 Members)

Step into a sacred container of sound, presence, and crystalline light. Release what no longer serves you, quiet your mind, find peace, and emerge radiant, renewed, and aligned with your highest self.

During our time together, you are led through deep processes, practices, and sound journeys that activate stillness, awakening, and luminous transformation. Experience the profound power of alchemy crystal singing bowls, sacred chant, and ceremony as medicine for your body, mind, and soul. This is your invitation into a sanctuary of healing sound that will hold you as you gently open to the fullness of your divine self.

Ashana is an award-winning musician, leader in sound healing, and creator of the internationally acclaimed Crystal Bowl Mastery® program.

OCTOBER 4–9

Thai Massage Intensive An

In-Depth Foundational Course for Massage Therapists

JILL BURYNSKI

Tuition $550 ($495 Members) PT

Step into the heart of Thai massage with this immersive experience designed to inspire, uplift, and transform your practice, guided by Jill Burynski. Learn how to give a full traditional Thai massage in both the supine and prone positions, while also discovering the secret to career longevity and lasting satisfaction in the work you love.

Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga) Training for Healing

Learn the Skillset to Find Lasting Freedom

LAUREN WALKER, BLAINE WILKES, AND HILARY CROWLEY

Tuition $610 ($550 Members) PT

Join a facilitator training that empowers you to guide yourself and others through stress and trauma healing and support change through energy work.

This course goes beyond techniques—you connect with the ancient roots of Thai massage through its history, philosophy, and the Sen (energy) line system of healing. By the end, you feel confident bringing the art of Thai massage into your sessions—whether as a complete offering or seamlessly woven into your table work.

Tuition includes a course manual and instructional USB. For licensed massage therapists only, 21 CEs awarded. See livingsabai.com/thai-massage-training for more information.

Jill Burynski is an internationally recognized teacher of Thai massage and founder of Living Sabai.

OCTOBER 4–9

Motherless Daughters

Exploring the Legacy of Early Loss

HOPE EDELMAN Tuition $510 ($460 Members) LE

The early loss of a mother creates ripple effects throughout a daughter’s lifetime—both her life and absence shape everything that follows. This workshop is for women who were up to age 21 when their mothers died. Guided by Hope Edelman, you discuss how the death of your mom has shaped you, identify coping skills you’ve relied on to manage without her, and find new ways to honor your enduring connection. Find a community that understands what it means to grow up without a mother, and that shares the same kind of triumphs and challenges you’ve had to carry alone. Come to talk, to journal, to share, to stretch, and to grow.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Hope Edelman , a world expert on early parent loss, has worked with motherless daughters since 1994.

Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga) integrates yoga with Eden Energy Medicine to increase strength, health, and resiliency. Learn to teach:

• Daily Energy Medicine Yoga practices that clear and regulate the nervous system

• The Five Element Theory and how it applies to trauma patterns

• Energy techniques that help the body process and release emotional energy

• Ways to deliver EMYoga workshops in your community

Leave this training with the confidence and tools to facilitate healing experiences for others, as well as the embodied wisdom that comes from doing the work yourself.

All workshop materials and a copy of The Energy to Heal are included. Registered yoga teachers are eligible for CEUs with Yoga Alliance. One year licensing included.

Lauren Walker is author of The Energy to Heal and founder of Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga).

Blaine Wilkes is co-owner and chief operating officer of EMYoga, studied energy with Eden Method, and completed advanced yoga training in Rishikesh.

Hilary Crowley is an energy medicine practitioner, intuitive healer, and the author of The Power of Energy Medicine.

OCTOBER 4–9

Memoir as Bewilderment

NICK FLYNN Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

When approaching the idea of writing a memoir, says Nick Flynn, we often write what we believe is our unique autobiography— but as we press on, we discover that our story is connected to everyone’s story, and only then can we access the deeper mysteries of life.

Under Nick’s guidance, we look for moments when we begin to stutter when talking about our projects. We push more deeply into the shadows of our misremembered past. We then wrestle with these deeper mysteries and the concept of bewilderment and how we can embody both.

Push deeper into this shadow world with Nick, and be open to question why you tell particular stories.

Nick Flynn is an award-winning writer, playwright, and poet. He teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.

OCTOBER 9–11

Radiate

Awaken the Divine Light Within Your Cells

SOPHIE FRABOTTA Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

Radiate is an uplifting retreat designed to help you reconnect with your inner divine light, expand your energy field, and align with the frequency of your highest self. This experience blends transpersonal psychology, intuitive guidance, ceremony, and Sophie Frabotta’s signature methods of divine light coherence inside a sacred container.

Explore Sophie’s unique approach to holding divine light and cleansing the bloodline through guided soul exploration and energy-shifting tools that dissolve what no longer serves you.

This retreat restores wholeness, helps you move into clarity, activates vitality, and enlivens your soul’s purpose. Return home to yourself—divinely charged, spiritually clear, and deeply connected to the living truth pulsing through your bloodline.

Sophie Frabotta is a spiritual healer and author known for her breakthrough cellular-healing methodologies.

OCTOBER 4–9

The Psychic Witch Retreat

An Immersive Experience to Awaken Your Power

MAT AURYN Tuition $555 ($500 Members)

Do you have hidden psychic and magickal skills? Sharpen your psychic senses at the Psychic Witch Retreat, where you discover how to awaken all your clair-senses and find balance between your higher, lower, and middle self while lighting up your inner witch fire.

Learn to practice spellcasting and ritual techniques, both with and without the use of tools. Explore various ways to create sacred spaces, collaborate with spirit allies, and implement powerful protection methods. Learn to perceive auras, access the Inner Planes, exercise mental magick, tap into various energy sources, and more. Whether you are new to the craft or an experienced practitioner, this retreat offers training to elevate your abilities.

OCTOBER 9–11

Wild Awakenings

CHERYL STRAYED

Tuition $445 ($400 Members)

Cheryl Strayed shares the most essential lessons she’s learned about how to write stories that are brave, revelatory, and crackling with life.

Through lectures and writing prompts, we explore the power of vulnerability and fearlessness in writing, the importance of delving beneath the surface by writing with a depth of consciousness, and the artistic energy that’s created when we write vividly about our senses.

Cheryl shares truths about the agony of writing, and also the delight of telling stories we long to tell. She gives practical advice about how to grapple with challenges writers face and craft advice too—how to make sentences sing, how to structure stories, and how to make every word matter.

This workshop is for writers at all levels of experience—whether you’re a published author or interested in using writing as a private form of self-expression.

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the best-selling memoir Wild. Her works have been adapted for both screen and stage.

Mat Auryn is an influential teacher in the fields of occultism and witchcraft who has an international audience. He is the author of Psychic Witch and Mastering Magick.

OCTOBER 9–11

Inner Nature Qigong

Flow in the Rhythms of Aliveness

BETHANY RYKER

Tuition $460/410/310 ($365 Members)

Nature’s rhythms are everpresent—the rising and setting sun, the turning seasons, and flowing waves—creating change in the living world. Qigong practice, rooted in the concept of yin and yang, offers skillful means for navigating change and shaping our lives.

In this experiential workshop, we:

• Learn dynamic movements and balancing exercises that shift physical energy, encouraging qi to flow into balance

• Tune to the breath and steady the mind to respond wisely in times of turbulence

• Craft a yearlong qigong practice that tends to your varying needs, guided by nature’s wisdom and Daoist philosophy

A felt connection to yourself, others, and the greater world unfolds, cultivating embodied resilience and aliveness.

Bethany Ryker, LMT, is the creator of Inner Nature Qigong and presents qigong workshops internationally.

OCTOBER 9–11

Wisdom From Beyond the Veil

Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

As October draws to a close, many cultures recognize this as a time when the veil between the physical and spirit realms is thinnest. In this immersive weekend, guided by expert mediums and spirit communicators, we explore otherworldly wisdom, communicate beyond the veil, and deepen our understanding of the metaphysical world. Together, we:

• Experience a live gallery reading, blending the seen and unseen worlds

• Explore near-death experiences, and soul healing

• Learn automatic writing technique to connect with loved ones and angels, receiving signs from the spirit realm

• Discuss intelligent life beyond our planet and open to its messages

Engage with your higher self and receive vital insights from spirit guides.

OCTOBER 9–11

Coming Home to Yourself

An Exploration of Life in Alignment

ADITI SHAH Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

Ever wondered how to bring your mindfulness practice and values into alignment with everyday life? Join Aditi Shah for a deep dive into mindfulness for all people. Develop a sustainable approach that integrates realworld demands with intentional, embodied practice. Learn how to:

• Apply mindfulness beyond a daily sit—into work, relationships, and decision-making

• Understand your relationship with yourself across past, present, and future

• Design a values-aligned way of living that feels realistic and nourishing

Through vibrant lectures, group discussion, and reflective journaling, explore meaningful practices to help you come home to yourself—supporting the future you’re creating while staying anchored in a fast-moving world.

Aditi Shah is a wellness expert known for founding Peloton’s meditation and yoga programs, and a wellness and beauty editor for The Shift

Garnet Schulhauser is presenting remotely

Garnet Schulhauser is a medium and author of Dancing on a Stamp, Dancing Forever with Spirit, and more.

Karen Noé is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, healer, and founder of the Angel Quest Center in Ramsey, New Jersey.

Gerry Gavin is author of Messages from Margaret and If You Could Talk to an Angel, and a shamanic practitioner, speaker, and life coach.

Donnabelle Casis is a medium, Reiki master teacher, and spiritual development mentor at SonorousLight, LLC.

Jacob L. Cooper, best-selling author of Life After Breath and The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder, is a clinical social worker, Reiki master, podcaster, and certified hypnotherapist specializing in past-life regression.

OWLC

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

OCTOBER 9–11

Joy of Life A Sacred Journey of Healing & Renewal

LIANA NAIMA AND SHIRIN ESKANDANI

Tuition $475/425/325 ($380 Members)

You give so much to everyone else. This weekend is for you.

Step away from the noise and into a sacred space of rest, play, and connection. This is your time to breathe deeply, release what’s been weighing on your heart, and remember the woman you are when you feel free, joyful, and whole.

Guided by Liana Naima and Shirin Eskandani, reconnect with your body’s wisdom and intuitive guidance through breathwork, energy healing, sound, movement, and somatic journaling. In community with women, rediscover the courage to express yourself fully and live in alignment with your essence. Leave with a calm mind, an open heart, and a renewed sense of possibility.

Liana Naima is a spiritual wellness practitioner and intuitive healer specializing in an array of healing arts.

Shirin Eskandani is a teacher, coach, public speaker, and founder of Wholehearted Coaching.

OCTOBER 9–11

Reclaiming Wisdom

The Practical Path to Harnessing Your Essential Power

JENNIFER BROWN AND TEVIS ROSE TROWER

Tuition $405 ($365 Members) LE

In times of rapid change and uncertainty, it’s easy to lose connection to inner clarity and truth. This immersive retreat offers practical, grounding tools to reconnect with your essential wisdom, strengthen discernment, and act from authentic confidence and presence.

OCTOBER 9–11

From Doing to Being Effortless Meditation & the Lost Art of Doing Less

CORTLAND DAHL AND KASUMI KATO

Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

In a world defined by endless to-do lists and constant notifications, many of us have forgotten how to truly rest. This retreat offers an antidote to that exhaustion—a chance to rediscover the simple joy of being. Through the practice of effortless meditation, you learn how to release striving, soften inner tension, and rest in a natural awareness that is always available beneath the noise of daily life.

Guided by Jennifer Brown and Tevis Rose Trower, participants explore embodiment practices, reflective inquiry, nature connection, ritual, and conscious dialogue to release outdated patterns, quiet external noise, and cultivate steady personal direction.

Drawing from modern leadership experience and timeless inner practices, Jennifer and Tevis offer a supportive space to reset, realign, and reclaim your power to choose your path with clarity and courage. Open to all levels; no prior experience is required.

Jennifer Brown and Tevis Rose Trower are transformational leadership guides whose work bridges personal growth, authentic expression, and embodied presence.

OCTOBER 9–11

Forged Adornments in Silver Transform Silver Into Unique Wearable Art

MARISSA PERKINS

Tuition $455 ($410 Members) LE

Develop silversmithing skills, immeasurable confidence, and treasured jewelry in a hands-on workshop designed for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Learn techniques such as soldering, forming, texturing, and finishing; giving you the essential skills you need to continue creating silver jewelry long after the workshop ends. Complete three unique projects—each one guiding you deeper into the craft.

In addition to growing your skills, you build community and confidence, forging not only incredible jewelry but also the ability to express yourself artistically.

Come away from the experience with beautiful adornments and the joy of knowing you created them with your own hands.

Warning: Your creations may attract nonstop compliments!

$210 materials fee; include when you register.

Marissa Perkins is the owner of Creative Roots Studio and a full-time, self-taught metalsmith and artist.

Drawing from both modern neuroscience and ancient Tibetan wisdom, Dr. Cortland Dahl and Kasumi Kato guide you through the science and art of effortless awareness—how this shift from doing to being nourishes body and mind, opens creativity, and reveals an inner reservoir of calm and clarity.

Cortland Dahl is a research scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the chief contemplative officer at Healthy Minds Innovations.

Kasumi Kato is an educator and meditation teacher who designed the Anytime Anywhere Meditation app in the global Tergar Meditation Community, and Tergar’s Meditation Teacher program.

OCTOBER 11–16

Raising Consciousness & Awareness

Awakening Your Infinite Potential Through Divine Light

MIRABAI DEVI Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Learn practical skills for transformative clearing and healing with Mirabai Devi.

Through experiential group processes, spiritual transmissions, inner work, guided exercises, sharing circles, and individual and group healing sessions, participants learn:

• H ow to raise their vibration and expand consciousness

• Awaken the heart through Divine Light Transmissions and spiritual practices

• G uided meditations, mantras, affirmations, forgiveness prayers, and self-inquiry

• Techniques for clearing negativity and emotional blockages

Return home with practical skills to clear and heal themselves, manifest inspired action, detox energetically, and sustain daily spiritual practices.

This workshop is open to all levels. Participants are invited to come with an open heart and a willingness to transform.

Mirabai Devi , founder of the Mirabai Devi Foundation, is a spiritual teacher, healer, and author.

OCTOBER 11–16

Total kNowledge Technique

Advanced Class

DR. T

Tuition $945 ($865 Members)

Join Dr. T for the advanced immersion in Total kNowledge Technique™: The Field of Angelic Healing—the groundbreaking method that bridges science, higher knowledge, and the energy of angels for deep and lasting transformation.

In this hands-on training, you dive deeper into the angelic and energetic realms through advanced principles and techniques that expand your capacity as a healer. Learn the very methods Dr. T uses in his own practice—powerful teachings and applications shared only here. This experiential class is designed for active participation, giving you the ability to enhance the physical expression of life and manifest positive change with intention. The prerequisite for this class is completion of Total kNowledge Technique.

Dr. T is the creator of Total kNowledge Technique™ (TNT)—a healing method that merges science, spirituality, and the energy of angels for transformation on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

OCTOBER 11–16

The Art of Aliveness

A Creative Return to What Matters Most

FLORA BOWLEY

Tuition $630 ($565 Members) LE Flora Bowley believes creative expression, intuitive wisdom, and personal freedom are intricately connected and offer a soulful way back to our human aliveness.

If you're seeking to reignite your creative spark and nurture the parts of yourself that make you feel most alive, this retreat offers a safe and encouraging space to connect to a deep well of creative practices, a loving community, and the remembrance that you were born to create.

Through a blend of hands-on intuitive art practices, gentle movement, free-form writing, breathwork, visualization, and community connection, you learn to:

• Find your creative courage

• Let go of perfectionism

• Drop into the present moment

• Nur ture self-acceptance

Flora Bowley is an internationally acclaimed painter, visionary creative guide, and author of four books, including The Art of Aliveness

OCTOBER 11–16

Listening to Our Ancestors

Qigong & Meditation for Strength & Connection

MIMI KUO-DEEMER

Tuition $575 ($515 Members) LE

When we look at mountains, rivers, and forests, what do we see? In Buddhist and Daoist traditions, nature itself is considered part of our ancestry, offering wisdom as valuable as that of our parents and grandparents.

In this 5-day immersive workshop, we learn to listen to and draw from this collective guidance through the practice of qigong and meditation. With movement, breath, and awareness, we discover how ancestral knowledge lives in our bodies, awakening inner resources for healing and connection. Leave with simple, sustaining practices to reconnect with yourself, your lineage, and the living world around you.

Mimi Kuo-Deemer, MA, is an author and teacher of qigong, meditation, and internal martial arts.

OCTOBER 11–16

Tarot for the Wild Soul

A Transformative Approach to the Cards

LINDSAY MACK Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

Developed by Lindsay Mack, Soul Tarot® is a system of learning for humans who desire to read tarot from a soul-centered, trauma-informed, evolutionary perspective. It is an invitation to learn how to read tarot for anything that arises, to show up to our decks in the present moment and engage with them as essential tools in moments of anxiety, uncertainty, chronic pain, or grief.

During this retreat, rooted in common sense and critical thinking, we learn about each tarot card from a Soul Tarot perspective through a weaving of lecture, practice with fellow participants, and Q&A sessions.

All experience levels from beginner to seasoned readers are welcome.

Lindsay Mack is an intuitive tarot teacher, author, and founder of Tarot for the Wild Soul, as well as the host of the popular podcast of the same name.

OCTOBER 11–16

Overcoming Overthinking

Nondual Presence for Clarity & Flow

CIRAK Tuition $500 ($450 Members)

If overthinking, striving, and self-improvement have begun to feel exhausting, this retreat offers a return to clarity and ease. Guided by Cirak, explore practical nondual presence teachings to meet burnout, imposter syndrome, and reactivity with steadiness and insight.

Through guided channeling transmissions, Vipassana-style meditation, qigong, the Conscious Release Method™ (somatic journeys for healing and energetic balance), interactive Q&A, and group sharing, you discover how clarity emerges when the mind stops managing life.

Return home with tools for nervous-system regulation, productive rest, resilience, and deeper connection, plus practical skills for reducing decision fatigue, entering flow states, communicating proactively, and fostering creativity without burnout.

This retreat is for all levels—beginners welcome.

Workshop begins Monday at 7:00 a.m.

Cirak is a contemporary spiritual teacher and author who bridges ancient wisdom with modern life.

OCTOBER 11–16

Awaken Your Inner Knowing A Journey of Intuitive Exploration

DONNABELLE CASIS Tuition $500 ($450 Members)

All the wisdom you seek lives within you. Join Donnabelle Casis for a powerful opportunity to awaken and trust your intuitive gifts.

Through meditation, breathwork, and energy-clearing practices, you quiet the mind and raise your vibration, creating space for clear inner guidance. Each day builds with hands-on solo and group exercises, such as aura reading, psychometry, oracle and pendulum work, automatic writing, remote viewing, and telepathy.

Explore the mind’s ability to influence matter and learn to discern fear from intuitive insight, strengthening your connection to your higher self. Return home with practical tools, deeper clarity, and renewed confidence to navigate life’s challenges with alignment, trust, and intuitive flow.

Donnabelle Casis is a certified evidential and trance medium, Reiki master teacher, and sound therapist.

OCTOBER 11–16

Therapeutic Yoga Works Training for Your Next & Best Decade

NYDIA TIJERINA DARBY

Tuition $520 ($470 Members)

Be in training for your next decade at any age. Experience the unique melding of physical therapy, fitness, and yoga designed to improve wholebody mobility within a breath-centered mindful practice, accessible to all.

Nydia Tijerina Darby guides you through daily therapeutic yoga practices that gently mobilize your whole body and encourage the relaxation response. Each practice leaves you feeling like you have experienced a whole-body massage.

Short learning sessions introduce the physiology of the breath, postural awareness, Nydia’s signature five areas of core strength principles, and more. Feel empowered to improve long-term well-being for life, with a multitude of resources to encourage your continuing therapeutic yoga practice.

Nydia Tijerina Darby, PT, DPT, CIAYT, is a physical therapist, therapeutic yoga specialist, educator, and researcher.

OCTOBER 11–16

MindfulnessBased Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Teacher Foundations & Development With Relational Mindfulness

CHRIS MOLNAR AND ALISSA YAMASAKI Tuition $630 ($565 Members) PT

The Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) curriculum can be transformational for health-care professionals. In this foundational professional training, habits of mind, body, and behavior underlying the suffering that is part of our human condition are revealed. During the training, you are immersed in the MBCT curriculum experientially. You experience a contemplative consultation process integrating exposure therapy during “teach-backs” with relational mindfulness practice (RMP).

Learn to sit with the challenges of unwanted or unpleasant emotions, while creating conditions for sustaining wellness. Discover practices and processes for building confidence while implementing MBCT with intentionality, embodiment, and compassion—benefiting conditions transdiagnostically and transtherapeutically. Foundational curriculum elements and mechanisms of MBCT are highlighted.

This workshop is for licensed professionals and those in training. PBTA is sponsoring continuing education credits for psychologists and qualified health-care professionals for no additional cost.

See eOmega.org for information.

For a full list of CE objectives and the training pathway for developing competence as an MBCT teacher, visit  https://philabta.org/event-6426126.

Chris Molnar, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, clinical investigator, and founder of the Mindful Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Psychological Wellness Center Inc.

Alissa Yamasaki, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who founded Ayama Psychotherapy, a group practice that works with chronic and complex anxiety.

OCTOBER 16–18

Meditation Party

Reckless Conviviality With Mindfulness Superfriends

DAN HARRIS, SEBENE SELASSIE, AND JEFF WARREN Tuition $500 ($450 Members)

Many of us meditate solo. This is a chance to get all of the high-occupancy-vehiclelane benefits of meditating in a group.

Join self-proclaimed meditation nerds Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, and Jeff Warren for a 3-day “do-nothing” party with lots of meditating. This is definitely not a silent retreat. It is an opportunity to connect with others, move your body, nap, and discover the power of applying your practice to everything in life.

Meditative superfriends Dan, Seb, and Jeff teach meditation from different perspectives. Their goal is to help you explore a variety of techniques, both for on-the-cushion practice and free-range living. Come whether you are a beginner or a seasoned practitioner.

OCTOBER 16–18

Intermediate & Advanced Mediumship

The Message & the Messenger

TONY STOCKWELL

Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Focus on “the message” aspect of a medium's work with Tony Stockwell. Push forward in your mediumship by not playing it safe and going for specific details in your spirit messages.

Tony covers intuition and practical work, employing exercises and techniques to help you resolve issues with your attunement, such as allowing evidence to flow, building a relationship with the spirit you are connecting with, and sustaining that connection.

You learn:

• How to use exercises for greater evidence

• How to take control when interacting with any audience, so that you are not being led or discouraged

• How to improve your confidence and tools to fall back on in wobbly moments

Meditation Party is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will likely have more than 300 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing.

Dan Harris is a former coanchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America, the author of 10% Happier, and the host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast.

Sebene Selassie is author of You Belong: A Call for Connection and a meditation teacher on the Ten Percent Happier app.

Jeff Warren is a meditation teacher on the apps Ten Percent Happier and Calm, and coauthor of the New York Times best seller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

OCTOBER 18–22

Trance Mediumship

Exploration & Discovery

TONY STOCKWELL

Tuition $575 ($515 Members)

Tony Stockwell shares his wealth of knowledge about the world of altered states of consciousness, often called trance mediumship, and teaches us how to develop, use, and control it.

Through theory and practice, you discover the many and varied energies and levels of this amazing phenomenon. Explore and expand your knowledge of trance mediumship in all of its forms, from light overshadowing to deep trance to inspirational guided speaking. Each of us is given support throughout the week to ensure that our trance mediumship development is enhanced as we experience trance demonstrations and connect with the power of spirit to journey through the many levels of awareness.

Tony Stockwell is one of the most wellknown psychic mediums in England and author of four books.

Somatic Liberation

Tending to the Effects of Racism & Supremacy Within the Body

RESMAA MENAKEM

Tuition $525/475/375 ($425 Members)

As a body of culture, an Indigenous body, or a white body, are you open to exploring and tending to the effects of racism and supremacy within your own body? Are you interested in doing the work of releasing racialized trauma and building an antiracist liberatory culture?

This is an opportunity for an extended retreat with Resmaa Menakem as he guides you through Somatic Liberation— an evolution of Somatic Abolitionism—an embodied antiracist practice of culturebuilding. As you engage in group discussion, somatic awareness, and personal reflection, the process makes visible the invisible within our own and collective bodies.

OCTOBER 18–22

Lucid Dreaming & the Inner Landscape

Exploring Conscious Sleep, Healing States & the Art of Inner Vision

EMMA ESTRELA Tuition $480 ($430 Members)

Lucid dreaming and shadow integration offer powerful ways to understand the mind, access authenticity, and transform fear. This retreat combines scientifically validated lucid-dreaming methods with Tibetan- and Toltec-inspired practices and grounded breathwork to explore both the shadow and the “golden shadow.”

Return home with foundational skills to cultivate Somatic Liberation personally and communally.

Workshop ends Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. This work can sometimes be provocative and challenging for some. A limited number of scholarships are available for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color students. Please contact registration at 800.944.1001 to apply, as spots fill quickly.

Resmaa Menakem, LHD, is an author, artist, and psychotherapist specializing in the effects of racialized trauma on the human body.

Through breathwork, mindfulness, dream preparation, reflective exercises, and group discussion, we illuminate the parts of ourselves we hide, as well as our creativity, intuition, and unexpressed gifts.

Learn the Four D’s of lucid dreaming, sleep-stage awareness, and practical methods that make shadow work safe, accessible, and transformative. This approach moves beyond diluted or overly theoretical shadow teachings into direct, actionable practices that create shifts in well-being, clarity, and inner strength.

Emma Estrela is a breathwork facilitator, Wim Hof Method instructor, and lucid dreaming guide integrating science, awareness, presence, and spiritual wisdom.

OCTOBER 16–18

Becoming Divine Light

Awakening the Heart Through Sufi Spiritual Healing

OCTOBER 18–22

JumpStart Your Memoir Write It From the Heart

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

Tuition $460/410/310 ($365 Members)

Jump-Start Your Memoir is an inspiring immersion for the beginning writer and nurturing for the burnedout professional. It is about honoring your own voice in a safe place.

Nancy Slonim Aronie says, “I can’t teach writing. I don’t think anyone can. But I can make it safe and I’ve learned when people feel safe, they go deep. The writing gets more powerful, the heart goes deeper, and the words flow faster. Getting the story of your life out of your body means you don’t have to carry the weight of it around anymore.”

Dive into writing and discover your own rhythms, use your own language, and tell your own story.

Nancy Slonim Aronie, author of Writing From the Heart, is a distinguished writer and founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard.

CINDY YASMINE RAHMANA LIBMAN, NASIR ANTON POSSENIG, AND RAHMA LAILA MONICA LANG

Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Step into a sacred space of remembrance where the heart becomes the doorway to divine light. Rooted in the Sufi healing tradition and the teachings of Dr. Ibrahim Jaffe, this weekend offers a direct taste of God’s presence—the source of true healing. Through guided prayer, invocation of the divine names, teachings on the heart and soul, and experiential spiritual healing, participants are supported in developing discernment, deepening trust in the heart’s knowing, and returning to a more intimate relationship with God.

Experience the Sufi APIIR-TB method of spiritual healing—alignment, pattern, images, issues, resolution, teaching, and beautification—and return home with tools to live as a vessel of divine love and radiance. All are welcome.

Cindy Yasmine Rahmana Libman is certified as a master healer by Dr. Ibrahim Jaffe, and brings the qualities of compassion and a keen intuition to her sessions.

Nasir Anton Possenig is a Sufi minister, teacher, and healer certified as a master healer by Dr. Ibrahim Jaffe.

Rahma Laila Monica Lang, M.Div., is a mother, seeker, Jaffe-certified master healer, and teacher on the Sufi path who walks in the service of divine love and healing.

OCTOBER 18–21

Fall Members Retreat

Nourishing Our Spirits

Tuition $135

We hold a special place in our hearts for Omega Members. Members help sustain the work we do year-round and receive benefits in return, like this beloved Members-only retreat, where we nourish our spirits and enjoy the spirit of community.

Join us Sunday evening for a welcome celebration where you’ll connect with other Members who also care deeply about Omega. Throughout your stay, enjoy the fall foliage while wandering Omega's gardens, nature trails, and waterfront on 250 acres.

Share meals and activities designed especially for Members, including art, mindfulness, forest bathing, movement, writing, and breathwork. Bring a friend, or come on your own and make new friends.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and ends Wednesday at noon. A Spring Members Retreat is also available May 29-31. See page 14.

Hope Elliott is a yoga and mindfulness teacher.

Fru Molnar is founder of Forest Baths and certified Forest Therapy Guide. August Tarantino is an author, writing teacher, and environmentalist.

Diana Benz is a breathwork facilitator & Marketing Projects Manager at Omega.

Kathleen Laucius is Omega’s Senior Director of Creative and Art Curator. Omega hosts: Sarah Urech is Omega Women’s Leadership Center Senior Strategist, and Reginald J. Earls is Omega’s Assistant Director of Organizational Culture & Engagement.

Become a Member today! eOmega.org/Membership

OCTOBER 18–25

Accessing the Genius Within

Cortical Field Re-Education

Tuition $975 ($875 Members) LE

How we sit, stand, move, and respond to our inner and outer world reflects deeply ingrained patterns wired into our nervous systems. It reflects our early solutions to physical survival in our family system. These strategies and beliefs can still run our adult lives and prevent physical ease and emotional healing.

Using Cortical Field Re-Education® (CFR), we slowly explore and sense small movements that bring these hidden patterns into awareness. When our wise “genius” nervous system becomes aware of a habit that is no longer useful, it extinguishes it. A greater experience of self-trust and self-worth is uncovered.

Return home equipped with simple, effective tools for continued self-healing.

OCTOBER 18–22

Creative Grief Tending Moving Grief Through the Body

BARRI LEINER GRANT AND KELSEY MORO

Tuition $505 ($455 Members)

Grief lives in the body—and sometimes words only arrive after we’ve paused to feel where it aches, pulses, or softens. In this gathering, you are guided through gentle movement, breathing techniques, meditation, and reflective writing prompts to help you access both embodied awareness and creative expression.

Together, we ground in the body, write from the heart, and tend to what is asking to be witnessed. This is not about fixing grief, but about befriending it— allowing space for release, reflection, and renewal.

This is for grievers who are at least six months from their most significant loss and who are looking to process their grief through a creatively expressive lens.

Barri Leiner Grant is a grief specialist, writer, and educator who is founder of The Memory Circle, a community for those learning to live with loss.

Kelsey Moro is a dance movement therapist and creative arts therapist who shares her Flowing with Grief® movement practice to support grief processing.

Harriet Goslins is the founder of CFR, a Feldenkrais practitioner, and an Integrated Awareness® teacher.

Judy Ban Greenman is an international retreat leader, empowerment coach, and CFR trainer.

Melissa Krikorian is a physical therapist with 25 years of experience, and a CFR trainer who has developed a breakthrough process of addressing injury.

Tomás Prietto is founder of Body Awareness Works, and lead instructor in CFR and CranioSacral Therapy®.

OCTOBER 18–22

Tantra for Women Awakening the Sacred Feminine

MONIKA NATARAJ

Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Enter a sacred temple space where tantra becomes embodied wisdom in motion. Through ritual, creative movement, breath, storytelling, and sisterhood, you explore what it means to live rooted in your body, nourished by the elements, and radiant with the grace that arises when energy and awareness unite.

The Mahāvidyās, the Ten Wisdom Goddesses, are introduced as mirrors of your vast feminine nature—each illuminating a facet of freedom, love, and connection to the Great Mother.

Experience practical techniques and inspiring ceremonies that awaken insight, sensual presence, and joy. Reclaim the intimate dance between sexuality and spirituality through cycles, rhythm, and spontaneity and return home attuned to your sacred feminine essence.

Monika Nataraj is a global teacher of women’s sacred arts, devoted to embodied wisdom through tantra, dance, and ritual.

OCTOBER 22–25

End-of-Life Doula Training

MARADAY DURAN AND NZINGA ABDULLAH-AZIZ

Tuition $995 ($895 Members) LE, PT

End-of-life doulas provide personalized, compassionate support to individuals, families, and their circles of care as they encounter and navigate death, loss, and mortality. An end-of-life doula imparts psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and practical care to empower dignity throughout the dying process.

Learn the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA) doula approach and the principles of honoring the autonomy of the dying person and the dying process.  Through lectures, exercises, and individual exploration, you discover:

• History of doula care

• Scope of practice and code of ethics

• Self-awareness and full-self listening

• Supporting the autonomy of those you support

• Physiological death and loss experience

• End-of-life planning, rituals, and meaning-making

• Reprocessing the death

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m. A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the training. Nursing contact hours are available. Faculty is independently offering CE credits; see eOmega.org for information. A 5-day program is also available July 12-17; see page 44.

Marady Duran is an INELDA-certified end-of-life doula, medical social worker, somatic trauma practitioner, and therapist.

Nzinga Abdullah-Aziz, a certified hospice and palliative care nurse, supports others through life and end-of-life transitions.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

OCTOBER 18–22

Alchemy & the Power of Plants

The Star Inside

ELIZA SWANN

Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Examine the mystical, energetic, and medicinal properties of plants through the lens of alchemical philosophy, with special attention to the teachings of Paracelsus, whose insights into the spiritual and cosmological nature of plants continue to shape modern esoteric and herbal practices.

We cover core concepts in alchemical botany, such as the doctrine of signatures, planetary rulerships, and the idea of nature as a mirror of the cosmos. Plants are approached as carriers of both physical and subtle forces, inviting intuitive, embodied relationships with the natural world.

Through sensory observation, guided plant explorations, and hands-on medicine-making practice—including harvesting, preparation, and distillation—you gain both theoretical and experiential insight into alchemical healing.

Eliza Swann is the founder of the Emerald School of Alchemical Arts and Golden Dome, and author of The Alchemical Imagination

OCTOBER 22–25

Learn to Read the Human Energy Field

CRISTO BOWERS

Tuition $460 ($415 Members)

In this 3-day experience, Cristo Bowers clairvoyantly perceives the structures of the human energy field and shares his insights, revealing both energy field distortions and underlying causes. Complemented by illuminating lectures on intuition, this workshop offers an experiential approach to developing psychic awareness.

Cristo guides you to:

• Clarify and enhance your dominant organ of subtle perception and gain practical tools

• Learn how the chakras and central channel can be used in psychic perception

• Explore common obstacles in intuition and learn techniques for overcoming them

Take this rare opportunity to study the human energy field, engage in hands-on practice, and learn to receive information both passively and intentionally, while validating your impressions.

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Cristo Bowers , author of The Evolution of the Human Energy Field, has devoted more than 30 years to studying the human energy field, spirituality, and consciousness.

OCTOBER 22–25

The Weight of Joy Navigating Change With Clarity & Care

ALEX ELLE Tuition $510 ($460 Members) Grief and joy often coexist, especially in seasons of transition.

As we evolve beyond relationships, jobs, loss, family dynamics, or even past versions of ourselves, we are met with both endings and beginnings—sorrow for what no longer is and gratitude for what is yet to come.

This workshop offers a reflective space to explore and process the dual presence of grief and joy through restorative writing, guided mindfulness practices, and meaningful dialogue. Together, we consider how self-awareness can help us approach change with clarity, compassion, and care.

Return home with original writing, ongoing prompts, and tools to navigate endings and beginnings with intention, resilience, and grace.

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Alex Elle is a New York Times best-selling author, wellness educator, and restorative writing teacher with more than a decade of experience.

OCTOBER 22–25

Movement Meditation for Creative Living A Continuum Retreat

OCTOBER 22–25

Seasons

of Renewal

Support Your Body as Temperatures Shift

NINA HERSHER AND FELICE CHAN

Tuition $525 ($470 Members)

As the seasons shift to cooler days and longer nights, join us for a rejuvenating retreat that blends Chinese medicine with the latest cutting-edge practices to help you restore balance in a fast-paced world.

Discover your essential toolkit for thriving through seasonal shifts, including acupressure techniques to ease headaches, stress, and digestive tension, along with somatic practices to regulate energy and enhance focus. Enjoy teas and restorative soup recipes crafted to support your body’s constitution and natural cycles. Explore how daily rhythms and rituals can nourish vitality and sustain emotional balance.

Enjoy this opportunity to learn from experts at the intersection of modern stress and ancient healing. Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m. This retreat welcomes all ages and pairs of family and friends because research shows that transformation deepens when shared.

ELAINE COLANDREA AND RORI SMITH Tuition $445 ($400 Members) LE

Center yourself in somatic practice and enliven your awareness with the breathing, sounding, and fluid-movement meditation practice of Continuum.

Together, we explore the expression of movement within our bodies and our world. Creativity is an inherent process in our biology. Continuum helps us to discover ways to bring it to the forefront of our actions.

Movement practice sessions include periods of silent reflection and options for self-directed art making, including gesture drawing, writing prompts, and creating contemplative visual compositions.

This workshop is for everyone, with or without prior movement, meditation, or artistic experience, and for all those who are curious about a life lived more freely—expressing ourselves as “living art.”

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Elaine Colandrea and Rori Smith are somatic practitioners, Continuum teachers, dancer/choreographers, and coauthors of the interactive workbook, The Elemental Body

Nina Hersher, cofounder of the Digital Wellness Institute, is a worldrenowned speaker on modern stress and digital overload.

Felice Chan, DAc, is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, celebrated for translating the depth and beauty of traditional Chinese medicine.

OCTOBER

22–25

Better Bones Solution Reclaiming Bone Strength Naturally

DR. SUSAN E. BROWN AND GINA GALLI Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Are you interested in learning a timetested program for gaining and maintaining bone strength naturally? Join Dr. Susan Brown and Gina Galli for a 3-day immersive workshop that blends ancient wisdom and modern science into one empowering program. You learn:

• The six steps of Dr. Brown’s Better Bones Solution, equipping you to create your own natural bone-building program

• H ow to optimize diet, nutrient supplementation, exercise, digestion, and stress reduction

• Practical guidance on medical testing to uncover hidden causes of bone loss and simple ways to assess your true fracture risk

• Daily bone-safe yoga, movement practices, and exercises designed to strengthen your body and calm your mind, with modifications for osteoporosis

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Susan E. Brown is a medical anthropologist, clinical nutritionist, and founder of the Center for Better Bones and the Better Bones Foundation.

Gina Galli , cocreator of the Exercise Evolution Channel, is a certified yoga teacher and health coach.

OCTOBER 22–25

Climate & Spirituality

Climate Awareness as a Spiritual Path

REGAN STACEY Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Gather, explore, and celebrate both the entanglement and enchantment of living on Earth at this time. In an act of radical presence, we attune to ourselves, each other, and Earth, creating a dynamic dialogue that invites us to consider the truth of our interconnection and inseparability from all of life.

Our time together weaves nature meditation, forest bathing/nature immersion, mindful movement, group discussion, and reflection practices that cultivate a deeper kinship with the living world and nurture our own sense of responsibility for its care.

We work with concepts of impermanence, deep time, equanimity, and more. Ultimately, we celebrate life—past, present, and future—as we harvest wisdom in these uncertain times.

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Regan Stacey is an artist, writer, and mindfulness meditation teacher who is founder of The Forest Therapy School.

OCTOBER 22–25

Tending the Bones Cultivate Ancestral Cultural Healing Through Reconnection

LYDIA VIOLET HARUTOONIAN AND LEAH SONG

Tuition $525 ($470 Members)

Step into a living tapestry of ancestral healing in this immersive retreat, where cultural selfdiscovery and soulful belonging converge. Hosted by Lydia Violet Harutoonian and Leah Song of Raising Appalachia, you engage in teachings, group discussions, folk singing, evening storytelling celebrations, and question-and-answer sessions.

Gather with kindred spirits in a space designed for deep connection and community. Discover the instruments and music styles singing in your blood, explore the stories and songs woven into your ancestral culture, and deepen your relationship with your ancestors, especially through the lens of diaspora resilience. In a world of disconnection, this retreat invites you to pause, root into story, and reclaim the culture in your bones.

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Lydia Violet Harutoonian is an Iranian-Armenian-American modern-day renaissance woman, scholar, healer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Leah Song is a storycatcher, singer-songwriter, Appalachian culture-keeper, and frontwoman of Rising Appalachia.

OCTOBER 22–25

The Not Awakened Experience

Own What You’re Not & Discover Who You Are

MICHELLE GARSIDE Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

What if the parts you’ve been hiding—the shame-soaked, secret, too-messy-to-post ones— were actually your superpower? The direct line to your calling on this planet?

The Not Awakened Experience is a 4-day truth-bomb with Michelle Garside that shatters the myth of Instagrammable awakenings. This is where the confessions you thought you’d never say out loud become your doorway to freedom.

Through storytelling, writing, circles, sound, movement, and ritual that rattle you loose, you integrate all of you.

You won’t leave faux enlightened. You leave lit—messy, lighter, freer, able to finally breathe—carrying language and truth that are wholly your own.

Because in your mess is the magic you’re looking for.

Workshop begins Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Michelle Garside is a brand architect, writer, and truth-teller devoted to helping people uncover why they’re here—and share it with the world.