This land-based retreat, held in the beautiful rolling hills of Marin County, offers a safe and supportive setting for reconnecting with the intrinsic intelligence of  Nature, Psyche, and Soul. Incorporating the powerful practices of Grof Holotropic Breathwork and the time-honored shamanic journey, we will explore both our rich inner landscape as well as our connection to the environment that surrounds us. We will allow both this deep listening to the wisdom of the body / psyche and an enlivened connection with natural world to inform our lives. Deep personal experiences will be supported and enriched through the use of guided time in nature, mindfulness practice, council and self-expression through art, writing, and sacred ritual. As we begin to REMEMBER who we really are, we align ourselves with what has heart and meaning- 

This retreat will be of value to persons interested in personal renewal, enhanced wellness and creativity, and heightened spiritual awareness.  It offers an excellent adjunct to therapy, as well as a powerful method of self-care for helping professionals. No previous experience is required.

CEUs: We are offering continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs. Theoretical material related to the psychotherapeutic application of both the 'transpersonal’ perspective and shamanic world view will be included in breakout sessions for those attending for continuing education credit. (optional for those who are not getting CEUs).


Diane Haug, LPCC is a licensed mental health professional and certified practitioner of Grof Holotropic Breathwork. Her background includes a decade of working with adults and children dealing with life-threatening and terminal illness, as well as a seven year cycle living alone in a wilderness setting. Her intimacy with the natural world has informed her interest in shamanism and the the wisdom traditions of earth-based cultures; she has a wide variety of experiences with healers from North America, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. As a senior member of the Grof Transpersonal Training staff, Diane currently teaches GTT training modules including Shamanism and The Art of Integration. She is currently an adjunct faculty member with Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Jan Edl Stein. MFT is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco And Marin and also the director of Holos Institute, a non-profit counseling center dedicated to ecopsychology. She has a deep interest in the healing power of spiritual practice and the importance of relationship to the nature and over 20 years of exploration of Jan has taught and presented at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Sonoma State University, Grof Transpersonal Training Program, Bioneers Conference, Association for Transpersonal Psychology and numerous private venues. For over 24 years she has maintained has a private practice which includes clinical supervision, individual and couples psychotherapy as well as consultation in earth-based wisdom traditions.

Starts at 4pm Wed, ends at 1pm Sun

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