Omega 2024 Catalog

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“Chaos theory tells us that a very small shift in a complex system can have a huge impact somewhere else in the system. And that, to me, feels like an opportunity.”

—CARLA GOLDSTEIN

Dear friends,

Change is constant. We know this.

But what feels di erent these days is the pace of change. It’s as if we are absorbing one seismic and painful event after another, with little or no time to process what just happened the moment before. It feels chaotic.  And yet, chaos theory tells us that a very small shift in a complex system can have a huge impact somewhere else in the system. And that, to me, feels like an opportunity.

For more than 45 years, Omega has provided hope and healing for individuals and society based on the idea that the well-being of the individual is essential to the well-being of all living things. Every year, we witness the wondrous alchemy that happens when we all gather together—teachers, participants, and sta —and hold space for change the same way one might hold space for a friend in need.

Surrounded by the beauty of our campus, our living classroom, we discover that it’s OK to be troubled yet optimistic, bold and bewildered, all at the same time. We discover how healing practices support people in times of great change, and expand our capacity to serve humanity and the world, all at the same time.

With that in mind, I invite you to explore the more than 300 workshops, conferences, and training opportunities in the pages that follow, and find your sweet spot between self-care and the care of all living things.

Warmly,

Carla M. Goldstein President & CEO

We need each other! Join us to connect, make friends, network, and support others. Omega’s community extends beyond our Rhinebeck campus, with Members, teachers, and participants in just about every corner of the world!

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A Typical Day on Our Rhinebeck Campus

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Daily Open Classes

Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi

We o er a variety of practices in a beautiful setting to help you unwind and de-stress. From rigorous to restorative, develop or deepen a practice with us.

7:00–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m.–noon

Workshops

Noon–2:00 p.m. Lunch

Come together with other participants from your workshop and meet new friends while sharing a meal. In our Dining Hall you’ll enjoy the bounty of the Hudson Valley with mostly plant-based meals, with produce sourced from local farms.

reflection, prayer, or quiet contemplation.

Step inside the Ram Dass Library and browse more than 7,000 books on holistic living. Read quietly in a window seat, listen to an audiobook, or study the work of a favorite teacher.

Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of campus at the Omega Café, where you will find takeout light fare, beverages, and desserts for purchase. Insider tips: Use the Café’s water station to refill your thermos when the Dining Hall is closed. It’s also where the only ATM machine on campus can be found.

Stop by the Omega Store to browse our collection of books, jewelry, sustainably sourced clothing, toiletries, and more. You’ll find unique gifts that help support small and women-owned businesses.

Join a basketball game or play a game of tennis or pickleball. We have plenty of balls and rackets you can borrow.

Gluten free? Vegan? You’ll find delicious and nourishing options at every meal. We also take special care to provide options for people with allergies.

An Omega tradition, the blowing of the conch shell signals the start of mealtimes.

5:30–6:30 p.m. Daily Open Classes

Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi

We o er our Daily Open Classes again in the evening, as a perfect way to decompress before dinner.

6:00–7:15 p.m. Dinner

Refuel at dinner, where our chefs feature seasonal ingredients from local farms. Fun fact: All of our food scraps are sent to our local resource recovery agency, where they are transformed into nutrient-rich compost.

When evening falls, join us for special classes, concerts, films, community gatherings, and other “pop-up” events. Check kiosks and information boards for times and locations.

Long Pond Lake: Take a canoe or kayak for a spin, learn more about the local ecosystem, or relax in a lounge chair.

Hiking: Pick up a trail map at Guest Services and explore the natural landscape surrounding our campus.

The OWLC convenes, trains, and inspires women to Do Power Di erently®. Located in Omega’s Main O ce, the OWLC wing was the first commercial project in the United States to be certified as a passive house, designed to save up to 80% of energy consumption.

Our Wellness Center Feel Good.

Make Time For You: Our wellness concierge can h elp you find the perfect treatment—from massage to facials, acupuncture to Reiki. Eco-friendly products are used for all applicable treatments. Browse services and make an appointment today. 5

The OCSL, an essential part of Omega’s Climate Initiative, demonstrates and teaches what is possible through regenerative design. Visit the OCSL to learn how you are part of our closed hydrological cycle that has reclaimed more than 50M gallons of wastewater.

Learning inside and outside the classroom

“My weekend at Omega is still living on in me. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful place filled with wonder, inspiration, and beauty. My only regret is that there was so much to do and not enough time to do it all. I can’t wait to come back and experience more that Omega has to o er.”

—MAUREEN RYAN, OMEGA PARTICIPANT

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

May

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

MAY 17–19

Meditation Party

Reckless Conviviality With Mindfulness Superfriends

Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, and Jeff Warren

Course 1302-627/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

Many of us meditate solo, especially these days. This is a chance to get all of the high-occupancy-vehicle-lane benefits of meditating in a group.

Join self-proclaimed meditation nerds Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, and Je 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 Seb, Je , and Dan teach meditation from very di erent 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 looking to up your game.

Meditation Party is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will host as many as 425 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing. This workshop is also o ered October 11-13. See page 115.

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. tenpercent.com

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

Je 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 je warren.org

SEBENE SELASSIE

JEFF WARREN

DAN HARRIS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

MAY 19–22

Fru Molnar Founder of Forest Baths and Certified Forest Therapy Guide

Avalon Way-Shower and Energy Healer, Omega Institute

Riva May Mindfulness & M editation Teacher, Omega Institute

Kavitha Rao Yoga & Mindfulness Facilitator

Diana Benz Breathwork

Facilitator, Omega Institute

Omega hosts:

Lauryn Franzoni M embership Director

Reginald J. Earls Sta Relations Assistant Director

Kathleen Laucius S enior Director of Creative and Art Curator

Spring Omega Members Retreat

Just for you!

Course 1403-662/Tuition $125 SS

A Members-only retreat just for you! Join us Sunday evening for a welcome party where you’ll meet other Members who care as deeply about Omega as you do. For the next two days, enjoy Omega’s spring awakening as our 250-acre campus comes alive. Explore Omega’s nature trails, waterfront, Ram Dass Library, the Omega Café, and Store.

Retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.A Fall Members Retreat is also available October 25–27. See page 125.

Share meals and special activities designed with Members in mind, including art, meditation, forest bathing, energy work, movement and so much more! Do as much or as little as you want while you soak in the magical energy that Omega’s campus provides.

B ecome a Member today! eOmega.org/Membership

MAY 19–22

Essentrics Level 1 Teacher Training

Stretching, Strengthening & Pain Relief

Miranda Esmonde-White and master educators

Course 1403-674/Tuition $670 ($605 Members) SS, LE, PT

Due to popular demand, renowned fitness educator Miranda Esmonde-White, host of the long-running PBS series Classical Stretch, is bringing Essentrics® teacher-training to Omega. Become part of an international teaching community and join the Essentrics team in its mission to get people fit, healthy, and moving at every stage of life.  Essentrics is a low-impact, stretching, and strengthening program that rebalances the full body by gently unlocking tight joints and restoring the body’s natural range of motion, resulting in a vibrant, pain-free body.

This workshop of classes and lectures prepares you to teach your first pre-choreographed workout, complete coursework, and submit your exam with confidence. It introduces the principles of Essentrics and the science behind them. You learn how to incorporate Essentrics techniques as you teach clients how to do the exercises safely.

All ages and fitness levels are welcome.

This workshop is also o ered September 29–October 2. See page 110. Training begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Refunds are available (less a $60 processing fee) up to 15 days before your program or stay. No refunds or credit will be available after 15 days.

Miranda Esmonde-White is a leading educator and best-selling author on healthy aging. She is the creator of the Essentrics fitness technique and the PBS fitness show Classical Stretch essentrics.com

FRU MOLNAR

AVALON

RIVA MAY

KAVITHA RAO

DIANA BENZ

MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Friday at noon

DESIGN YOUR THIRD ACT

Uncover Your Wisdom, Wholeness & Authenticity

Karen Moon and Debra Krumholz

Course 1405-639/Tuition $590 ($530 Members)

Many women spend their lives focused on satisfying the needs of others in work, family, and relationships. Aging is often accompanied by a longing to move beyond these roles and make choices with more purpose and meaning.

Join psychotherapists

Karen Moon and Debra Krumholz as they guide you with warmth, humor, and insights to explore, experiment, and slow down enough so you can gain clarity and connect with what feels most meaningful for you in this next phase of life.

Utilizing experiential learning, guided meditation, journaling, and group discussions, you relax, reflect, and retreat from the daily routine. You leave with more compassion for yourself, an understanding of your truth, and approaches to design the rest of your life.

This workshop is intended for women who are interested in creating more meaning, authenticity, and fulfillment in their third act of life.

Karen Moon, LCSW, is a psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience working with individuals, families, and organizations to cope with grief and trauma. karenmoontherapy.com

Debra Krumholz, LMHC, MEd, MPH, has worked as a psychotherapist, educator, group facilitator, and trainer for more than 35 years. debkrumholz.com

MAY 19–24 PAINT YOUR INNER SACRED FEMININE SELF-PORTRAIT

Jo Jayson

Course 1405-650/Tuition $490 ($440 Members)

The beautiful and poignant paintings of divine feminine energies in intuitive artist Jo Jayson’s award-winning book, Self-Love Through the Sacred Feminine, illustrate powerful lessons of love and healing. In this weeklong retreat, Jo guides you to create a painting that expresses your own inner sacred feminine—the aspect of yourself that you see mirrored back to you in these Sacred Feminine archetypes.

In a supportive and creative environment, you learn to express the divine feminine connection within yourself in an intuitively intimate, soulful, self-portrait painting. Engage in meditation, journaling, and intuitive and creative exercises to access this connection and learn its unique lessons for you. Using mixed media, collage, and artistic instruction, you learn to project this reflection onto the canvas.

Return home with a deeper understanding of and connection to your own sacred feminine and an intuitive and healing self-portrait that you create.

Jo Jayson is an acclaimed intuitive artist best known for her "Goddess Chakra” and “Sacred Feminine” series of paintings. jojayson.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday

Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

MAY 24–26

From Lonely to Free

Kyle Cease Course 1502-545/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS

It’s easy to feel alone in this world. As you do the work to release your attachments, heal your traumas, and change your life, you move toward the truth of who you are. At times along the journey, you may feel like you don’t belong.

Award-winning actor, comedian, and best-selling author Kyle Cease explains that the real reason you are feeling lonely, o , or lost is that you are expanding. Your consciousness is trying to purge your old story and your old ways and move into the magical truth of who you truly are.

Through lecture, discussion, partner work, meditation sessions, and Q&As, discover how you can live in the vibration of possibility. Immerse yourself in a new way of being and embrace your ability to move from lonely to free.

Workshop begins Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and ends Sunday at 5:00 p.m.

Kyle Cease is an award-winning actor and comedian, creator of Evolving Out Loud, and New York Times best-selling author of The Illusion of Money kylecease.com

KYLE CEASE

DEBRA KRUMHOLZ

KAREN MOON

JO JAYSON

MAY 24–26

A MOMENT IN SILENCE Find the Space Between That Changes Your Life

Brittany Mondido

Course 1502-601/Tuition $430 ($385 Members)

A Moment In Silence (AMIS) is the opening of a portal through which you receive the pressures of life as an invitation into a whole new world. Everything we are searching for is behind what we are running from, and that is what this workshop guides you toward and through: the hidden spaces that o er you another way.

Spiritual teacher Brittany Mondido guides you on a journey, an adventure, where "carrying the weight of the world" doesn't seem so heavy because you know and feel who and what is carrying you.

During this workshop, you:

• Gain a deep inner-knowing and sense of trust

• Develop a sacred connection with your Self and all that is around you and within you

• Discover a new relationship and approach to life through the space between

• Enjoy newfound insights, answers, guidance, and truth

Brittany Mondido, author of A Moment in Silence: The Space

Between That Changes Your Life, is a spiritual teacher and founder of An ARM's Reach Global™, a teaching and learning format focusing on the art of education and embodiment.

brittanymondido.com

MAY 24–26

The Power of Radical Imagination

Awakening Wonder & Prosperity Through the Currency of Dreams

Course 1502-636/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

From rainbows to clouds, the sun, moon, and stars, we are connected to nature as children through dreams, wonder, and imagination. At any age, the same tools of radical imagination encourage us to claim stories of joy, hope, and beauty.

Join creative artists Valerie June, Ayesha Ophelia, Jacqueline Suskin, and Sarah Walko who embody practices that strengthen our collective gifts and deepen our relationship with nature.

Through music, poetry, art, and mindfulness, you focus on themes of planetary healing in conversations, prompts, and exercises that enrich interconnectivity through the lens of creativity and wonder.

Throughout history, dreamers have opened the door for positive changes that reshape the world. Our dreams and the stories we tell ourselves have the power to attract individual prosperity and success. When used

MAY 24–26

GET HEALTHY WITH SOUND

Tuning Forks & Voice for Vibrant Health

Eileen McKusick

Course 1502-573/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Discover a new and empowering lens through which to view your life and your health with Eileen McKusick, an innovator in the fields of therapeutic sound, electric health, and the human biofield.

Originator of the sound therapy method Biofield Tuning and founder of the Biofield Tuning Institute, Eileen shares easy and accessible techniques for working with the body’s electrical system to reduce stress, improve focus, and increase energy.

Through lecture and hands-on practice, you:

• Learn to use a variety of tuning forks and your own voice to improve health and well-being for yourself and others

• Gain a new view or deepen your knowledge on health as electrical and sonic rather than chemical and mechanical

• B uild a skillset of simple, repeatable exercises that don’t take long but have big impact

collectively, each person carries a light that can cultivate a more harmonious planet.

Valerie June Hockett, a Grammynominated artist from Tennessee, is a poet, certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor, and author. valeriejune.com

Ayesha Ophelia is a rising voice in spirituality and wellness. Her latest project is The New Romantics, a divination system based on sound and frequency.

ayeshaophelia.com

Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats, and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. jacquelinesuskin.com

Sarah Walko is an artist, director, curator, and writer. She is the director of visual and performing arts at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. sarahwalko.com/blog

EILEEN MCKUSICK

Eileen McKusick, MA, is originator of the sound therapy method Biofield Tuning and author of the best-selling books Tuning the Human Biofield and Electric Body, Electric Health eileenmckusick.com, biofieldtuning.com

VALERIE JUNE HOCKETT

JACQUELINE SUSKIN AYESHA OPHELIA

SARAH WALKO

BRITTANY MONDIDO

MAY

24–26

ELEVATING YOUR LIFE SCRIPT

Crafting Personal Narratives With Quantum Human Design

Karen Curry Parker

Course 1502-510/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Journey with Dr. Karen Curry Parker as you bridge the gap between your Human Design chart and the narratives that shape your identity and potential. As you unravel the layers of your chart, you illuminate the path to crafting intentional narratives to shape the life you truly desire.

At the heart of this workshop lies the revelation that we are the architects of our reality. Guided by the ancient practice of storytelling, through the lens of Quantum Human Design and pivotal chart elements, you perceive your narrative through a new lens. Write yourself free from the constraints of outdated programming, unveiling the parts of your story you've longed to transform. Through the process, you manifest quantum possibilities from the vast tapestry of the universe.

Emerge with a potent tool, your newly crafted manifesto—a guiding light to propel you toward uncharted horizons.

Karen Curry Parker, PhD, is an author, Quantum Human Design™ creator, and impactful speakerteacher. quantumhumandesign.com

OWLC

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

MAY 24-26

CENTERING LEADERSHIP IN PRESENCE I & II

Drawing Power From What Matters in Challenging Times

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Roshi

Course 1502-661/Tuition $430/355/280 ($385 Members) LE

Are you ready to take your leadership capacity to the next level and use your power to a ect what matters to you?

Rev. angel Kyodo williams's Third Way methodology brings you into deep discovery, exploration, and the practice of centering your leadership in the only place that matters: presence. O ered in-person solely at Omega, this training is designed specifically for those who identify as women and are looking for practical skills, increased clarity, and enhanced confidence in their purpose and leadership.

Through a series of embodied exercises, you learn to transform how you source power, manage personal energy, and exhibit grace under pressure. You tap into the deep wisdom of your body to develop positive boundaries, increase self-awareness, and release unwanted behaviors with self-compassion, humor, and love.

Return participants are welcome to deepen into Level II training. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Roshi is an author, Zen priest, activist, master trainer, and founder of Transformative Change. revangel.com

MAY 24–26

Psychedelic Harm Reduction & Integration

Introductory Training for Licensed Mental Health Professionals

Elizabeth Nielson and Ingmar Gorman

Course 1502-460/Tuition $565 ($505 Members) SS, PT

Psychedelic compounds have a rich and fascinating history of use in spiritual and health-care settings. Recent advances in clinical research indicate that these medicines may soon be available to the public. Providers are increasingly called upon to help clients integrate meaningful psychedelic experiences into their daily lives.

This training, designed for licensed clinicians and healthcare providers, is led by psychologists Elizabeth Nielson and Ingmar Gorman, cofounders of Fluence. As a group of researchers and psychotherapists with direct experience in psychedelic clinical trials, Fluence’s mission is to educate the health-care community about psychedelic science and equip practitioners with relevant clinical skills.

Through experiential learning, role-plays, self-reflection, and group discussions, you learn how to translate current psychedelic research into actionable practice, including how to work with patients who have a history of psychedelic use or have expressed an interest in using psychedelics.

Workshop ends Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Teachers are independently o ering CE credits that are included in the tuition; see eOmega.org for more information.

Elizabeth Nielson, PhD, is chief visionary o cer and cofounder of Fluence and a psychologist with a focus on developing psychedelic medicines as empirically supported treatments for PTSD, substance use problems, and mood disorders. fluencetraining.com

Ingmar Gorman, PhD, is chief executive o cer and cofounder of Fluence, a psychedelic education company training mental health providers in psychedelic treatments. fluencetraining.com

ELIZABETH NIELSON

INGMAR GORMAN

KAREN CURRY PARKER

REVEREND ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS ROSHI

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

MAY 24–26

PATH OF THE BUTTERFLY

Be Fearless in Life & Art

Suzi K. Edwards

Course 1502-546/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Like a magical butterfly, who transmigrates from humble caterpillar to magnificent winged creature, we can each find lightness and vision as we experiment with di erent art techniques. Throughout this weekend workshop, artist Suzi K. Edwards guides you to fearlessly explore your creative spirit.

Combine your favorite colors in a soul mosaic, using glass and ceramic smalti, gravel, twigs, orphan earrings, crystals, and other special objects . Tell your story through your very own tarot collage, which you create using tarot cards, colored paper, photographs, magazine clippings, and text. Use shapes, colors, forms, gestural marks, paint, recycled plastic, and found objects to fashion a non-objective abstract artwork.

Engage in kirtan, movement, mantra, mindfulness, walking, and silent meditation practices to inspire and relax you as you find an easy creative spirit.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and professional artists. All materials will be provided.

Suzi K. Edwards is a storyteller, designer, public artist, yogi, and author of Quiet Mind Crazy Heart: A Spiritual Memoir suzikedwards.com

MAY 24-26

RADICAL REMISSION

10 Healing Factors to Change Your Life

Liz Curran and Karla Mans Giroux

Course 1502-372/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS

Thousands of people have overcome cancer against tremendous odds. In this workshop, you can learn how they did it. Based on the book Radical Remission by Kelly Turner, certified Radical Remission workshop instructors

Liz Curran and Karla Mans-Giroux share the 10 healing factors survivors share in common. You learn to:

• Take charge of your healing

• Strengthen your immune system by radically changing your diet

• Choose supplements that are right for your body

• Identify your strongest reasons for living

• Release suppressed emotions held in your body

• Accept love and support from others

• And more

You leave with 1-, 6-, and 12-month action plans to implement right away. Those who wish to prevent or overcome cancer or another health challenge, and those supporting friends or family, are welcome. Health-care professionals learn valuable tools they can use with patients.

Workshop ends Sunday at 5:00 p.m.

Liz Curran is codirector of the Radical Remission Project and a certified Radical Remission health coach, educator, and speaker. She cofounded the Health Navigators, a virtual cancer wellness community. healthnavs.com

Karla Mans Giroux, codirector of the Radical Remission Project and a holistic cancer health coach and speaker, is a radical remission survivor living with stable metastatic breast cancer (MBC). She cofounded the Health Navigators with Liz Curran. healthnavs.com

SUZI K. EDWARDS

LIZ CURRAN

KARLA MANS GIROUX

June

“As a yoga novice, I found [the] beginner yoga class to be a beautiful way to unwind and stretch at the end of the day. … It left me wanting to pursue an ongoing practice, something that I have never felt compelled to do before now.”

—JENNIFER PLOURDE, R&R PARTICIPANT

JUNE 2–7

RESILIENCE RETREAT, TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Science-Based Skills for Bouncing Back Better

Emiliya Zhivotovskaya

Course 1805-624/Tuition $625 ($560 Members) SS,PT

In a world that constantly tests our spirit, learn to navigate life’s challenges with grace, grit, and mastery. Join leading positive psychology and mind-body medicine expert Emiliya Zhivotovskaya to gain essential life skills for navigating any challenges that arise.

Guided by Emiliya, known for her exuberant energy, joyful experience-curation, love, and generosity, you master the essential life skills that transform how you experience stress and face life’s triggers. Through this systematic training, you explore the 16 core resilience skills, diving into mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual mastery. Elevate your existence and enlighten your spirit through interactive, embodied learning experiences, enabling you to absorb resilience and positive psychology through joy and play.

Upon completion, receive a certificate of course completion in the Bounce Back Better® Resilience System and exclusive access to the Flourishing Center’s Online Resilience Tools and Community.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP, MCC, RYT, is creator of the Bounce Back Better® Resilience Training System and chief executive o cer and founder of The Flourishing Center and the Center for Positive Education. theflourishingcenter.com

JUNE 2–7

DUDE DEEP DIVE A Retreat for Men

Adam M. Lamb and Ben Curtis

Course 1805-694/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS

In a world where societal norms often dictate the definition of masculinity, reclaiming a healthy sense of manhood becomes a crucial journey. Ben Curtis and Adam M. Lamb, cofounders of the Dude Nation™, share a path for men to rediscover and embrace their own version of healthy masculinity and the healing power of the masculine heart.

Engage in a profound experience of personal growth through guided activities, discussions, self-reflection, and exploration of your values, desires, and personal identity. You:

• Gain awareness of your strengths, weaknesses, and areas for personal development

• Foster a healthier relationship with your feelings and those of others

• B uild meaningful connections within a supportive community and authentically connect with other men

Participants will explore storytelling, poetry, breathwork, griefwork, group sharing, and time outdoors in nature.

Emerge from this workshop with increased resilience and confidence, a renewed sense of purpose, and a deeper connection to your authentic self.

Adam M. Lamb and Ben Curtis are cofounders of the Dude Nation, an organization dedicated to assisting men in navigating the complexities of modern masculinity.

JUNE 2–7

BECOME A MEDIUM & HEALER FOR THE TROUBLED DECEASED

Tina M. Zion

Course 1805-568/Tuition $465 ($420 Members)

Take mediumship beyond communicating with the deceased. Guided by intuitive medium Tina M. Zion, you learn to become a healer for the deceased as well as the living. Learn how to heal their troubled relationships so the living and the deceased can both move forward in their advancement as eternal souls. Not all deceased people cross over into the light, according to Tina. Some are troubled, confused, or deeply emotional. Many spirit people are here on Earth and not aware they have died. Spirit people who have died with unresolved issues or heavy emotions are often locked into certain moments in time.

Join us in this immersive experience, and become an extraordinarily accurate medium who clearly communicates with the deceased and the living to resolve and heal issues and conflicts that have remained a heavy burden for both of them.

Tina M. Zion, author of Be Your Own Medical Intuitive, is an acclaimed intuitive medium, a registered nurse, and an expert in medical intuition. tinazion.com

ADAM M. LAMB

BEN CURTIS

EMILIYA ZHIVOTOVSKAYA

TINA M. ZION

JUNE 2–7

JUNE 2-7

BREAKTHROUGH BREATHWORK

Divine Alignment & Intuition

Koya Webb and Liana Naima

Course 1805-593/Tuition $525 ($470 Members)

Immerse yourself in the life-changing healing modality of Breakthrough Breathwork, where every breath holds the sacred power to reveal presence and your true self. Led by spiritual wellness practitioners Koya Webb and Liana Naima, you’ll embark on a 5-day transformative healing retreat.

This journey guides you in examining your mindset and habits that hinder your growth, opening the door to a renewed life filled with greater awareness, intuitive knowing and divine alignment. You’ll experience:

• Daily movement

• J ournaling and revelational conversations

• Breathwork meditations

If you are seeking tools to remember your essence, release stagnancy, and build energetic capacity for greater love, presence and play, this experience is for you. Our time together focuses on how we can practice living in intuitive knowing and divine alignment. You'll take home a tool kit for ongoing growth, equipped to navigate life's challenges. Koya Webb, founder of Get Loved Up yoga school, is a holistic health and wellness coach, yoga teacher, and motivational speaker. koyawebb.com

Liana Naima, a White Light Reiki Master, is a spiritual wellness practitioner specializing in an array of healing arts. liananaima.com

THE ART OF ALIVENESS A Creative Return to What Matters Most Flora Bowley

Course 1805-404/Tuition $595 ($535 Members)

Artist and gentle guide Flora Bowley believes creative expression, intuitive wisdom, and personal freedom are intricately connected and o er 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 the most alive, this retreat o ers 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 soulful 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

• D rop into the present moment

• N urture self-acceptance

JUNE 2–7

PRIMORDIAL QIGONG Healthy Body, Awakened Mind

Ken Cohen

Course 1805-413/Tuition $525 ($470 Members)

Primordial Qigong is an outstanding example of “medical qigong,” as it is the legacy of Hu Yaozhen, the Taoist healer who coined the term “medical qigong” (yi gong) and was one of the first to o er qigong in hospitals.

In this 5-day retreat, you learn all 12 meditative movements of Hunyuan (Primordial) Qigong, a comprehensive system of health and longevity exercises that dissolves impure and

Flora’s gentle approach to the creative process is perfect for anyone willing to show up with an open and curious heart. No previous experience necessary.

Flora Bowley is a painter, gentle guide, and author of Brave Intuitive Painting and Creative Revolution. florabowley.com

stagnant qi (life energy), moves pure qi through the major acupuncture meridians, and recharges the body with fresh vitality.

By harmonizing with the qi of nature and the universe, you reset and tune the body’s original healing system and deepen your well of tranquility. You enjoy intensive, detailed practice and complementary qigong meditations for relaxation, clarity, and inner peace. Leave with a deeper understanding of healing energy as well as a complete workout for vibrant well-being.

Ken Cohen is a renowned expert of qigong and tai chi with more than 50 years of experience. qigonghealing.com

KOYA WEBB

LIANA NAIMA

FLORA BOWLEY

KEN COHEN

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JUNE 2–7

IMPROVE YOUR MIND AS YOU AGE

Strengthen Memory, Creativity & Learning Ability

Michael J. Gelb

Course 1805-581/Tuition $525 ($470 Members)

Contemporary neuroscience makes it clear that your brain is designed to improve with use. The key question is: What’s the best way to use it?

Delve into the answers in this experiential, evidence-based workshop with Michael J. Gelb, a world-renowned innovator in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and leadership development.

Throughout the week, you learn practical methods for generating measurable improvements in memory, creativity, mind-body coordination, and learning ability.

You discover research-validated practices to prevent dementia and feel rejuvenated and inspired as you access your full mind potential.

Based on Gelb’s best-selling book, Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age, described by Dr. Daniel Amen as “a blueprint to optimize your brain and improve the rest of your life,” this workshop is appropriate for anyone wanting to get smarter, sharper, and more creative with every year of life.

Michael J. Gelb is a leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is author of Brain Power, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, and 16 other books. michaelgelb.com

JUNE 2–7

VISIONARY HEALING Unraveling the Mysteries of Pain & Trauma

Steven Weiss

Course 1805-551/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) SS, LE

Embark on a transformative journey with physician and healer Steven Weiss, as he unravels the mysteries of healing, trauma, and recovery. This exploration fuses elements from osteopathy, energy medicine, sacred geometry, embryology, engineering, martial arts, and the wisdom of the Tibetan Bon and Zuni native traditions to create a holistic approach.

Learn to:

• Listen to your body's wisdom and self-calibrate

• U nderstand the Invisible Wound paradigm for better assessment and troubleshooting

• Connect with the sacred geometry of the early embryo for guidance in healing

• Tap into your body's innate healing wisdom and power

• Acquire practical tools for personal and professional healing

This intensive training o ers hands-on healing experiences and direct guidance from Dr. Weiss and his team. All are welcome, regardless of background or experience. Workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Steven Weiss, DO, is medical director of the Medicine Lodge Clinic in New York City and the founder of The Altar of Creation School. altarofcreation.com

STEVEN WEISS

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 7–9

Humanity Rising in the Leo-Aquarius Age

Astrology, Ceremony, and the Star Lions

Course 1902-501/Tuition $370 ($335 Members) SS

Join expert astrologers, a visionary mystic artist, and special guest Linda Tucker, keeper of the sacred white lions, and learn to navigate the paradigm shift and new consciousness of the emerging Leo-Aquarius age.

Through chaos and creation, we come together through star knowledge, artistic magic, Indigenous wisdom, and ceremony for higher understanding and a complete experience that promises to touch your deepest core.

Whatever your level of astrological knowledge, you emerge from this weekend with a vaster perspective, understanding, and vision. Today, astrology is not only a tool to track future cycles, but also one of the most profound bodies of knowledge for self-realization. Hear the galactic roar as we transition into this new epoch.

Beginners in astrology can contact Maurice Fernandez prior to the event for tools and guidance: info@mauricefernandez.com

JUNE 7–9

Linda Tucker, author of Saving the White Lions and Mystery of the White Lions, is a conservationist and founder of the Global White Lion Protection Trust. lindatuckerfoundation.org

Lynn Bell teaches at Astrology University online and the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer school in Oxford, UK. lynnbellastrology.com

Maurice Fernandez is a leading evolutionary astrologer and author, recipient of an Orion Award for Outstanding Contribution to Astrology, and the founder of I-Astrologer and River of Stars conferences. mauricefernandez.com

Amir Bey is a New York City-based multidiscipline artist and astrologer whose work includes The Equinox Celebration Tarot and The Equinox Celebration Tarot Reader equinoxcelebration.com Rick Levine is an award-winning professional astrologer, author, and subject of the DVD Quantum Astrology. patreon.com/ricklevine

RECOVERING FROM AUTOIMMUNE & MENTAL ILLNESS

Muneeza Ahmed

Course 1902-520/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

Improve your health and prepare to liberate yourself from the mental, physical, and emotional e ects of autoimmune and chronic disease, guided by Muneeza Ahmed, who has come to be known as the Intuitive Medicine Woman™.

In this weekend workshop with Muneeza, you begin to understand the root causes of autoimmune, chronic, and mental illnesses and find out how to bolster your adrenal and circulatory systems.

During this intensive with Muneeza, you learn how to:

• Create a step-by-step plan for emotional and physical detoxification to bolster your adrenal and circulatory systems

• Rebuild immune and digestive systems

• Sustain hydration and weight loss through personalized nutrition

Return home with tools that can be instrumental in navigating your way out of chronic illness, and uncover the secrets to stable and peaceful mental health.

Muneeza Ahmed, the Intuitive Medicine Woman™, is a holistic health, nutrition, and emotional wellness coach who has guided thousands of people with chronic and mystery conditions. muneezaahmed.com

LINDA TUCKER

LYNN BELL

MAURICE FERNANDEZ

AMIR BEY

RICK LEVINE

MUNEEZA AHMED

Arrive

JUNE 7–9

Getting The Love You Want

A Spiritual Path for Couples

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Course 1902-385/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) per person

The Getting the Love You Want Workshop, based on Imago Relationship Therapy, gives couples the concepts and skills they need to cocreate a safe relationship, experience and sustain deep connection, and experience joyful aliveness.

Using the Imago Process, couples transform their unconscious relationship to a conscious partnership to create their dream relationship. In the process of becoming connected to each other, you experience connecting to a larger reality, which makes intimate partnership a spiritual path.

Together with your partner, you learn a new way to talk, how to remove negativity, and practice daily connecting behaviors to activate the innate healing powers of intimate partnership. $50 per person materials fee; include when you register.

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JUNE 7–9

BUDDHIST YOGA FOR MINDBODY & TRAUMA HEALING

James H. Bae

Course 1902-493/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

Buddhist yoga encompasses the subtle body, breath, and awareness of practices of Tibet, India, and the Himalayan regions. The uniquely embodied and somatic nature of these methods highlights their profound impact on mind-body and trauma healing.

In this retreat, Dr. James Bae draws from his clinical experience in traditional Asian medicine, neuroscience, and somatic therapies around trauma healing, and extensive training in various lineages of traditional Buddhist yoga.

Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, are cocreators of Imago Relationship Therapy and the concept of “conscious relationship.” Coauthors of three New York Times best sellers, their newest book is The Space Between harvilleandhelen.com

JUNE 7–9

UNCOVER YOUR LIGHT

Clear Energy That Blocks Your Intuition & Calling

Wendy De Rosa

Course 1902-396/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

Do you feel disconnected from your soul? Is stress taking over instead of soul connection, intuition, and confidence? As intuitive energy healer Wendy De Rosa explains, we all carry conditioning that has helped us survive, belong, and coexist in an evolving world. Underneath is your light that is meant for this world.

The central channel in the energetic system is the center of this light.

Discover the healing and inspiration that

You learn traditional yogic movements and postures, core breath practices, and a variety of meditations. You also explore how to modify these practices for accessibility as well as for autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation and deepening embodiment and integration.

The integrative nature of Tibetan and tantric Buddhist yoga can illustrate potent ways to weave healing modalities. Throughout the weekend, you discover a broad array of resources for inner healing, transformation, and resilience.

James H. Bae, DACM, E-RYT, C-IAYT, has a therapeutic background in traditional Chinese, Japanese, Ayurvedic, and Tibetan medicine. He is also an author and independent researcher. drjamesbae.com

occurs when you release the blocks to your soul’s light in this guided journey with Wendy. In this workshop, you:

• Release survival conditioning that no longer serves you

• Explore the power of your central channel as the dwelling place of your soul

• Experience guided energy clearings to release embedded patterns in your body

• Gain access to your inner light, deeper truth, joy, and intuition

Wendy De Rosa is founder of The School of Intuitive Studies and the Intuitive Healer Training Program & Certification. She is a speaker, teacher, author, and leading faculty member of The Shift Network. wendyderosa.com, schoolofintuitivestudies.com

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

JAMES H. BAE

JUNE 7–9

THE YOGA FACE

Face Yoga Fundamentals for Wellness & Rejuvenation

Annelise Hagen

Course 1902-530/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Facial wellness is largely overlooked in contemporary yoga practice. Ancient techniques for facial yoga exist and can be applied for facial wellness, holistic health and integration, and rejuvenation.

Yoga Face, the world’s first facial yoga system, combines traditional yoga, acupressure, massage, breathwork, and other modalities to help you look and feel your best. In this weekend workshop with Yoga Face creator Annelise Hagen, you explore the eight-limbed path of yoga as applied to facial wellness, including breath, asana, meditation, and philosophy.

JUNE 7–9

Super Qi Weekend

Energy Flow for Healing, Happiness & Creative Resilience

Incorporating gua shua, a traditional Chinese healing method, Tibetan energy medicine, plant medicine, mantra, and chanting, you improve facial wellness and magnify your natural beauty. You release tension, increase tone, and gain skills to apply this work to your home yoga practice or your healing or teaching practice. Annelise Hagen is a yoga teacher, performer, and author of The Yoga Face. yogaface.net

JUNE 7–9

Michael

J. Gelb, Ken Cohen, and Robert Peng

Course 1902-414/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

This workshop is a living demonstration of the creative flow of qi—the vital energy of life—and how it can improve health and vitality, increase resilience and creativity, and promote overall well-being. You experience simple elegant movements, guided visualizations, breathing exercises, and powerful group healing sessions complemented with informal dialogue and question-and-answer sessions.

ALIGN WITH THE DIVINE Connect With Your Inner Power & Knower

Karen Brailsford

Course 1902-506/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Whether you are just starting to explore qigong or tai chi, or have been practicing for years, this weekend will supercharge your sense of buoyancy, aliveness, and enthusiasm. The practices can be done by anyone in any physical condition.

Michael J. Gelb is author of Creativity on Demand and How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci michaelgelb.com

Ken Cohen, MA, is a renowned grandmaster of qigong and tai chi. kennethcohen.com

Robert Peng, author of The Master Key, is founder of Elixir Light Qigong. robertpeng.com

trust your inner awareness, guidance, power, and knower—the divinity within yourself—even as you experience very human emotions such as worry, fear, doubt, and denial.

“…There’s no need to confer with your mother, your father, your posse, the constellations, or even a crystal ball…you need only look in the mirror to arrive at the truest of answers…for you are what’s happening; you are the answer.”

–Karen Brailsford, Sacred Landscapes of the Soul

Join spiritual counselor Karen Brailsford for a joyful, uplifting, interactive, and inner-active weekend to find the answers you seek. Learn how to attune to and

Engage in experiential practices, including journaling, guided meditation, intentionsetting, creating a rmations, a rmative prayer, and chanting. Return home with a spiritual toolbox of techniques to help you access a deeper understanding of your connection to the divine while rising above the vicissitudes of life in all its fullness.

Karen Brailsford is a licensed spiritual counselor, literary agent, and author of the award-winning Sacred Landscapes of the Soul. karenbrailsford.com

ANNELISE HAGEN

MICHAEL J. GELB

ROBERT PENG

KEN COHEN

before and after

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday

Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

JUNE 7–9

IMPROVISATION FOR ALL A Music for People Workshop

Mary E. Knysh, David Rudge, and guest teachers

Course 1902-678/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) SS

Immerse yourself in a weekend of creative exploration, musical mindfulness, personal renewal, and community building that encompasses a range of traditions and styles—from folk, blues, and jazz to classical and world music.

Expert musical improv teachers Mary Knysh, David Rudge, and their Music for People (MfP) team lead you in expanding your musical vocabulary, whether you are a professional, a student, or an amateur. Music for People has been a leader in social improvisation and inclusive musicmaking for more than 30 years.

No instrument? No problem. All you need is your voice—and the desire to express yourself. The workshop includes breakouts providing instruction on leading social music improvisation and exploring tools and techniques for educators, performers, and therapists.

People of all ages and abilities are invited to attend and experience bold, new approaches to singing, drumming, dancing, and instrumental playing.

Mary E. Knysh, a professional musician and founder of Rhythmic Connections, is an experienced teacher, trainer, and consultant in musical improv for Music for People. She was honored with the 2022 NJ Governor's Award for Excellence in Arts Education. musicforpeople.org

Dr. David Rudge taught free improvisation at the State University of New York at Fredonia for more than 20 years, where he founded The Improv. Collective. A violinist with the Human Potential Movement, he has performed with Paul Winter, Paul Horn, Arthur Hull, Don Campbell, and David Darling. nowrongnotes.com

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday

Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

JUNE 9–14

Dance Yourself

Free

A Transformative Somatic Activated Healing Intensive

Sah D’Simone

Course 2005-571/Tuition $530 ($475 Members)

Ignite your mental and emotional well-being with the powerful Somatic Activated Healing (SAH) Method™—the ultimate body-mind workout for ecstatic psycho-spiritual expansion, delivered through a trauma-informed lens—with spiritual guide Sah D'Simone.

Traditional therapies use a top-down approach to healing, focused on changing the way we think to change how we feel. But this often requires mentally revisiting painful experiences. The SAH Method utilizes a bottom-up approach: using the body and our feelings to address emotional baggage— changing the way we feel to change the way we think.

Come and embody resilience, letting go, happiness, self-love, and transcendence on the spiritual dance floor. Release the

emotions and stories that block you from experiencing them and develop and amplify those qualities through this potent combination of somatic movement, ecstatic dance, rhythmic breathwork, dynamic meditation, and positive a rmation.

Sah D'Simone, creator of the Somatic Activated Healing (SAH) Method™ and host of The Spiritually Sassy Show podcast, is a best-selling author and trauma-informed spiritual teacher. sahdsimone.com

JUNE 9–14

JUMP-START YOUR MEMOIR

Write It From the Heart

Nancy Slonim Aronie

Course 2005-523/Tuition $385/310/235 ($345 Members)

Jump-Start Your Memoir is an inspiring immersion for the beginning writer and is nurturing for the burnt-out professional. It is about honoring your own voice in a safe, inviting 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. When people ask if it’s therapy, I answer, ‘No, but it’s therapeutic to write the truth.’ ” Dive into writing and discover your own rhythms, use your own language, and tell your own story. Together, we laugh, we cry, and we write.

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

chilmarkwritingworkshop.com

SAH D’SIMONE

MARY E. KNYSH

DAVID RUDGE

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive

JUNE 9–14

CLEAR YOUR ENERGY

How to Increase Flow in Your Life

Melanie Mattison

Course 2005-494/Tuition $485 ($435 Members)

Have you ever met someone and thought, “I really enjoy being with this person,” or conversely, “I wish this person would leave me alone?” This is your energetic system at work. You are receiving information about how your energy interacts and responds to the energy of another.

When our energy is flowing in a balanced state, we can dance with all the energy around us, allowing us to feel contentment, joy, connection, and happiness. When our energy is stuck or blocked, we can experience anxiety, frustration, sadness, and fear.

Join energy worker and metaphysical practitioner Melanie Mattison and learn an energetic clearing practice to tune into your inner knowledge of your energy and allow it to flow optimally.

Throughout the week, you develop deeper connection to your intuition, build confidence in your decision-making process, and discover increased love and acceptance for your truest self. Melanie Mattison, MEd, is an energy worker, educator, and metaphysical practitioner who has a foundational belief in self-care and living from one's authentic strengths. melaniemattison.com

JUNE 9–14

POWERED BY ME

From Burned Out to Fully Charged

Neha Sangwan

Course 2005-631/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Do you experience a world changing faster than you can keep up with? Do you wonder if it’s possible to achieve your goals, maintain health, happiness, and a strong connection to those you love? Most importantly, what about your connection to passion and purpose?

Are you ready to upgrade your human software to meet this new pace? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Join Dr. Neha Sangwan and a group of like-minded peers and get the answers you’ve been searching for.

We’ll start by determining where you are on the spectrum from burned out to fully charged by assessing where you have a net gain or a net drain of energy on a physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual level.

We spend one day on each of these energy levels, learning practical tools to unleash your greatest potential.

Neha Sangwan, MD, chief executive o cer and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, is an internal medicine physician, international speaker, executive coach, and corporate communication expert. intuitiveintelligenceinc.com

JUNE 9–14

HIGHEST SELF MAGNETISM RETREAT

Course 2005-487/Tuition $600 ($540 Members)

Immerse yourself in the power, mysticism, and modalities for change and self-realization with energetic and soul-lifting masters of alchemy Regan Hillyer, Juan Pablo Barahona, Maryn Azo , and Patrick Surdam. This gratifyingly deep retreat, led by these genuine, grounded guides, encourages you to learn, model, and act in order to arise in full human potential.

During this 5-day journey toward higher self-expression, you:

• Gain a greater understanding of the human nervous system

• Learn how to release what is blocking happiness and true acknowledgements from the past

• Sink into a deeper understanding through every layer of our beings

This Highest Self Magnetism Retreat uses the healing power of the voice combined with primeval voice release to enact the keys to manifestation, the ability to step into your power, and showcase your true human potential.

Regan Hillyer is a motivational speaker, mindset coach, and entrepreneur. She is creator of the Energetic Architecture Method™ for manifestation and coauthor, with Juan Pablo Barahona, of The Abundance Codes reganhillyer.com

Juan Pablo Barahona is a global transformational leader, yoga teacher, musician, and coach. He is founder of JuanPa Global and Kawoq Conscious Living School. juanpablobarahona.com

Maryn Azo is a singer, vocal transformation coach, and creator of the Vocal Transformation MethodTM vocaltransformation.com

Patrick Surdam is a musician, author, songwriter, and charanguista. He has been writing and performing music for more than 20 years.

JUAN PABLO BARAHONA AND REGAN HILLYER

MARYN AZOFF

PATRICK SURDAM

MELANIE MATTISON

NEHA SANGWAN

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JUNE 9–14

THE FREEDOM & PEACE SONGWRITING PROJECT

Terry Jenoure

Course 2005-667/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Group singing has been central to social movements throughout history. It is how communities show solidarity and gather momentum for worthy causes.

Experience the excitement of writing and singing freedom and peace songs with musician and writer Terry Jenoure. In this workshop we draw inspiration from traditional forms such as call and response, rounds, and more. Through collaborative brainstorming, we discover themes, lyrics, melodies, and rhythms to create joyful works, and then sing them as a group. Then, we place all of our passionate words onto the page and experience the unsurpassed power of group singing.  Our very own peace and freedom songs nourish and lift us high. They highlight our deep desires for a peaceful world and equal treatment for all creatures. This is a workshop that merely calls for passion. No prior singing experience is required. Every voice is welcome.

Dr. Terry Jenoure is a musician, writer, visual artist, and educator. She is a 2023 Creative Capital Award-winner whose project transforms women’s personal stories into musical compositions. terryjenoure.com

JUNE 9–14

DEATH JOURNALING

Creating Keepsakes of a Lifetime

Francesca Lynn Arnoldy

Course 2005-509/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Join doula and death lit author

Francesca Lynn Arnoldy for a gentle immersion into death journaling–an exploration of mortality and the creation of meaningful remembrance gifts. It’s an invitation to reflect back, turn inward, and plan ahead with intention and insight.

First, we cultivate a mindset of compassion as we become our own doulas. Next, we explore our connections to self, strength, source, story, and support. Then, we discuss “mortality awareness” and “death wellness” while developing memento mori practices. We also focus on “planning, preparing, and processing” as we create components of our death journals, including core self lists, life stories, and more. Infused throughout will be guided meditations and visualizations to foster clarity and healing.

Return home with memories of a lifetime and a death journal that is overflowing with creative, inspired entries.

Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a community doula, death literacy advocate, and hospice volunteer. She is the author of Cultivating the Doula Heart, Map of Memory Lane, and The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared francescalynnarnoldy.com

JUNE 9–14

BIRDING FOR A BETTER WORLD & A BETTER YOU

Molly Adams and Meghadeepa Maity

Course 2005-684/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS, LE

The Feminist Bird Club’s Birding For A Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature reframes the simple act of enjoying birds as not only a meaningful way to experience nature, but also one inseparable from social and environmental justice.

Join FBC leaders Molly Adams and Meghadeepa Maity in this 5-day retreat as they approach the pursuit of bird-joy through the lenses of resistance, connection, liberation, reciprocity, and healing. Explore the major themes in the book through a diversity of practices, including mindful birding, community reflection, and creative expression.

Prior birding knowledge is not necessary, but participants should be prepared to grapple with the roles they occupy while being outdoors. Feminist Bird Club aims to make birding and the outdoors safe, accessible, a rming and joyful— especially for those who haven’t historically had equitable access to the outdoors.

Molly Adams is founder of the Feminist Bird Club and coauthor of Birding For A Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature feministbirdclub.org Meghadeepa Maity is the co-chair of the Feminist Bird Club. They are also a writer, scientist, and advocate for increased safety and accessibility in the outdoors.

FRANCESCA LYNN ARNOLDY

TERRY JENOURE

MOLLY ADAMS

MEGHADEEPA MAITY

JUNE 14–16

NATURE AS SPIRITUAL TEACHER

Return to Your Wildness

Maryam Hasnaa

Course 2102-462/Tuition $370 ($335 Members)

Across various traditions, nature has been held in deep reverence. Many mystics, medicine people, and now neuroscientists state that a return to the wild is necessary, both personally and collectively.

In this workshop with intuitive and Etheric GardeningTM practitioner Maryam Hasnaa, you

• Discuss the crisis of the current nature deficit

• Learn practices for returning to nature in an honorable way

• Discover how being in the right relationships, with consent and permission, are important parts of this work

• E xplore sustainability from a mystical perspective

• E xamine roadmaps provided by various spiritual lineages and traditions

Allowing nature to be your spiritual teacher this weekend, you are guided through meditation practices that cultivate reconnection with the natural world. You begin to repair your sacred relationship to nature and transform the way you live in harmony with your own divine nature.

Maryam Hasnaa is an intuitive, channel, energy healer, and creator of New Earth Mystery School and Resonance Apothecary. maryamhasnaa.com, resonanceapothecary.com

OWLC

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

JUNE 14–16

ENVISIONING OURSELVES AS FUTURE ANCESTORS

The Stories We’ll Tell

June Kaewsith

Course 2102-596/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) What is the legacy you want to leave behind when you yourself become an ancestor? When we learn to accept the impermanence of life, we can dream into how we desire to live as inspiration for the next generation. Visionaries and seekers who identify as women are invited to join wellness consultant and life doula June Kaewsith for this embodiment and storytelling workshop. Through lecture, discussion, gentle movement, guided meditation, and journaling practices, you:

• Gain clarity in your purpose, and reclaim the wisdom of your body

• B uild confidence to courageously share your story with others

• Reconnect with your ancestors through ritual and ceremonial practices

• Receive guidance on how to connect with a greater vision beyond this lifetime

JUNE 14–16

Come away with a deeper commitment to embodying liberation as you dream into the kind of ancestor you’ll one day become.

June Kaewsith, a.k.a. Jumakae, is an inspirational speaker, storytelling coach, wellness consultant, and life doula. She is host of the podcast Your Story Medicine jumakae.com

Aging Backwards for All Ages

Miranda Esmonde-White and Master Trainer Team

Course 2102-634/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) LE This workshop is for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels, who want to learn how to maintain or regain a youthful, pain-free body.

Join Miranda Esmonde-White—host of the longrunning PBS series Classical Stretch and New York Times best-selling author—along with her team of master Essentrics® trainers for a weekend of education and science-based workouts that leave you feeling younger, healthier, and ready to live a pain-free, vibrant life.  Essentrics is a program of stretching and strengthening which several published scientific studies have shown can reduce pain, make you stronger, and feel younger. Essentrics o ers dynamic workouts that combine smooth, full-bodied, easyto-follow movements set to inspiring music. You learn to:

• Increase your body awareness

• Raise your energy

• Improve your range of motion, alignment, and posture while relieving chronic pain

Refunds are available (less a $60 processing fee) up to 15 days before your program or stay. No refunds or credit will be available after 15 days.

M iranda Esmonde-White is a leading educator and best-selling author on healthy aging. She is the creator of the Essentrics® fitness technique and the PBS fitness show Classical Stretch essentrics.com

MARYAM HASNAA

JUNE KAEWSITH

MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 14–16

Secrets of the Afterlife

Unlock the Mysteries & Establish a Connection

Anita Moorjani

Course 2102-575/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Embark on an enlightening adventure where death's mysteries become keys to unlocking the full potential of your present life. Join inspirational speaker Anita Moorjani, best-selling author of Dying to Be Me, for a soul-stirring exploration that transcends the boundaries of conventional understanding.

Drawing from her own near-death experience and miraculous recovery, Anita guides you on a transformative journey as she unveils the mysteries of death and what lies beyond. Through discussions, meditations, and exercises to explore the mysteries beyond the physical, you:

• Gain insights into the soul, death, and interconnectedness

• Discover practical tools for connecting to the other side and living a purposeful and authentic existence

• Receive answers to questions previously considered unanswerable Together we take time for deep reflection and accept the challenge to embrace profound possibilities.

Anita Moorjani is a premier expert on near-death experiences known for her own transformative journey beyond the brink of death. She is the New York Times best-selling author of Dying to Be Me and other books. anitamoorjani.com

JUNE 14–16

CAREER, HEALTH & WEALTH

JUNE 14–16

INSIGHT MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS

Developing a Calm & Clear Mind

Matthew Daniell

Course 2102-423/Tuition $370/295/220 ($335 Members)

Insight Meditation, also known as Vipassana Meditation, is a simple technique that originated in the Buddha's teachings more than 2,500 years ago. Its practice teaches us to calm and steady our mind by grounding our attention in the present moment.

When our mind is calm, it is fit to look into itself and all of life with more openness and clarity. This clarity leads to insight, which frees us from our own reactive patterns.

Embrace a growth mindset no matter what your age with hormone health expert Dr. Taz Bhatia and executive career coach Elizabeth Pearson. On the heels of Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh’s acceptance speech that ended with her statement, “Ladies,

Through discussion and periods of silent meditation, we learn sitting and walking meditation methods, how to pay attention to our breath and body, and how the power of present moment awareness can touch and transform our hearts and minds.

This retreat is paced to support beginners; it is appropriate for anyone interested in Insight Meditation.

Matthew Daniell is founder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport, Massachusetts. matthewdanielldharma.org

chosen career path. Receive a step-by-step action hormone shifts from setting us back and instead propelling us into our power. Dr. Taz and Elizabeth have integrated ideas from Eastern and Western philosophies to bring you the tools to reach peak energy, balance, health, success, and happiness.

a.k.a Dr. Taz, is a board-certified integrative medicine physician

MATTHEW DANIELL

TAZ BHATIA

ELIZABETH PEARSON

ANITA MOORJANI

OCSL

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

JUNE 14–16

GROW FOOD EVERYWHERE DIY for Well-Being & Joy

Deb Habib and Ricky Baruc

Course 2102-562/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members)

Rising food costs, coupled with supply-chain fragility, make growing food for yourself and your community ever vital—and possible—in any setting.

Join Deb Habib and Ricky Baruc in this weekend workshop that includes hands-on experience and support to create and improve food-producing gardens, from windowsills to lawns to urban lots. Gain ideas and learn methods for using low-cost and recycled materials, and simple garden tools to create healthy soil and low-maintenance, climate-resilient gardens and farms. You:

• Learn techniques to build healthy soil naturally, while reducing watering and weeding

• Get tips for vegetable, herb, and flower gardens that promote your well-being while supporting pollinators

Those new to gardening return home with knowledge and skills to grow their own food. Experienced growers learn new techniques to enrich their current practices. We all gain inspiration to transform our gardening, communities, and lives.

Ricky Baruc and his wife Deb Habib are cofounders of Seeds of Solidarity, a visionary farm and education center based in Orange, Massachusetts, that has transformed the lives of hundreds of youth. seedsofsolidarity.org

JUNE 14–16

JUNE 14–16

Living With Long COVID

A Guide to Thriving

James C. Jackson

Course 2102-424/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Millions of people around the world live with long COVID, a condition that can contribute to feelings of hopelessness and even despair. Long COVID poses significant challenges to those who experience it. Practical strategies, informed by research and clinical experience, can help people find ways to recover and even thrive, instead of merely surviving.

In this workshop, Dr. Jim Jackson, one of the world's leading experts on long COVID, provides focused and empowering guidance on wide-ranging topics, including how to:

• Assemble a medical team

• Advocate with attorneys, employers, and physicians

• Learn to coexist with unwanted thoughts, feelings, and symptoms

• Experience growth and find meaning even in the midst of health challenges

• Embrace your story without making your illness your identity

Return home with a toolkit for improved functioning, better quality of life, and the ability to live more fully and meaningfully.

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

James “Jim” C. Jackson, PsyD, author of Clearing the Fog, is a licensed psychologist specializing in neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation. He is cofounder and director of behavioral health at the ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt University.

TANGO ZEN Mindfulness Through Dance & Meditation

Chan Park

Course 2102-443/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Tango Zen is a method through which you can meditate while walking and dancing. It combines the beauty and passion of tango with Zen's mindfulness and the age-old practices of tai chi, qigong, and chakra exercises.

This Tango Zen workshop is designed to help you connect with your energy and enhance your tango experience by letting go of self-consciousness and fully engaging with the music, the movement, and the partner, allowing emotions to flow through the body.

with a foundation in Tango Zen to help harmonize your body, mind, and spirit, empowering you to dance in a way that is genuine, expressive, and emotionally resonant.

Come solo or with a partner. This workshop is crafted for everyone, from beginners to seasoned dancers.

Throughout the weekend you learn how to connect with your partner on a deeper level and how to navigate the dance floor with grace and fluidity. You return home

Chan Park is an engineer, English communication coach, and tango dance instructor. He is author of the book

Tango Zen and director of the documentary film Tango Your Life tangozen.com, tangoyourlife.com

JAMES C. JACKSON

DEB HABIB AND RICKY BARUC

CHAN PARK

Arrive

OCSL

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

JUNE 16–21

Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

Course 2205-403/Tuition $1,200 ($1,100 Members) SS, LE Join a community of writers, improve your craft, and reimagine how you think about nature.

Guided by award-winning instructors, the Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop provides an intimate space to connect with writers, artists, and editors, spark creativity, and renew, illuminate, and deepen your relationship with place.

Whether your passion is nonfiction, fiction, or poetry, Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop is a creative laboratory for anyone seeking to reflect their environments through their work. The course features breakout sessions dedicated to intensive craft practice, faculty readings and lectures, student readings, and panels on publishing. Each participant receives individualized attention, feedback, and focused time with faculty and Orion editors. Throughout the week, literary agents and editors will stop by and o er advice on bringing out your work in the publishing world.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30pm. This program, by application only, requires submitting a writing sample and cover letter. To apply, visit https://www.orionmagazine.org/omega/

Erica Berry is a writer and teacher whose essays appear in publications such as The Guardian, the New York Times, Emergence Magazine, Aeon, Yale Review, and more. Her first book, Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About , was shortlisted for the Pacific Northwest Book Award. ericaberry.com

Alison Hawthorne Deming is the author of six books of poetry and five books of nonfiction, most recently A Woven World: On Fashion, Fishermen, and the Sardine Dress and Stairway to alisonhawthornedeming.com

Alexandra Kleeman is the author of Something New Under , one of the New York Times ’ “100 Notable Books” of Intimations, a short story collection; and the novel You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine alexandrakleeman.com

Kathryn Miles is the author of five books including Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders, which was named a 2022 best book by the New York Times. She teaches in the Eastern Oregon University creative writing master’s program. kathrynmiles.net

Katrina Vandenberg, a frequent Orion contributor, is the author of two books of poems, The Alphabet Not Unlike the World and Atlas. Her work has appeared in The American Poetry Review, The Southern Review, The American Scholar, Poets & Writers, and more.

katrinavandenberg.com

Felicia Zamora, associate professor of poetry at the University of Cincinnati, is the author of six books of poetry, including Quotient, I Always Carry My Bones, winner of the 2020 Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2022 Ohioana Book Award in Poetry. feliciazamora.com

JUNE 16–21

EMBODIMENT OF BEING Form as Emptiness, Emptiness as Form

Sharon Landrith

Course 2205-569/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) SS

The heart sutras teach us “form as emptiness, emptiness as form” is one indivisible whole.

Through silent meditation, inquiry, and question-and-answer sessions with spiritual teacher Sharon Landrith, we explore what each moment reveals from the “Ground of Being.” The awake radiance brings forth the overlay of past conditioning to be made conscious. The images from the past are spontaneously dissolved.

In deep seeing, we have a direct experience that the interior within the true body and the vast being of the outer, the everything, are simply the whole. All is included.

In silence through Sharon’s transmission and guidance, you experience a palpable expression of love and intimacy that allows you to feel safe dropping into the deep vulnerability required to know yourself as the “All.”

Retreat begins Monday at 7:00 a.m. Participants must reside on campus during the retreat.

Sharon Landrith is a spiritual teacher and intuitive counselor, in the lineage of Adyashanti, whose teachings are deeply rooted in silence.  sharon-landrith.com

ALISON HAWTHORNE DEMING

ERICA BERRY

KATHRYN MILES

ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN

KATRINA VANDENBERG

FELICIA ZAMORA

SHARON LANDRITH

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

JUNE 16–21

The Heart of Awareness

Exploring the Foundations of Mindfulness

Will Kabat-Zinn

Course 2205-602/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS

In many Asian languages, the words for "mind" and for "heart" are the same word; we can understand mindfulness better if we simultaneously understand it as "heartfulness.” The practice of mindfulness allows us to dwell in openhearted awareness with our unfolding experience as it is.

Guided by meditation teacher Will Kabat-Zinn, we immerse ourselves in the four foundations of mindfulness: mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and the tendencies of mind that lead to su ering or liberation. This is a powerful practice for cultivating openhearted awareness with the full dimensionality of our human experience—from stress, pain, and relational challenges, to joy, love, and connection.

As we engage in a range of practices—including sitting, walking, standing, and lying down meditations—we cultivate intimacy with our experience as it unfolds, meeting it with loving awareness and letting life itself become the curriculum.

Workshop begins Monday at 6:00 a.m.

Will Kabat-Zinn is a mindfulness and meditation teacher whose passion is to help people awaken to their own deepest nature. sundaysangha.net, spiritrock.org

JUNE 16–21

OPEN TO PEACE

Energy Healing for Global Transformation

Course 2205-668/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS

Become a catalyst for global redirection of outdated patterns and help create a new way of living on planet Earth. Together, we renew our relationships to all sentient life, communicate deeper with the animal realm, and learn methods to send divine love and protection to our Earth mother.

Receive and become empowered to give and initiate others in Sai Maa Diksha, the transference of divine light directly into the brain and nervous system that facilitates a feeling of deep peace. Experience Holy Fire Reiki and other energy healing to release ancestral trauma and the collective grief of countless generations of war. Learn

Psychic Reiki and Magical Awakening energy techniques to support us as we shift our consciousness into the paradigm of peace.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

JUNE 21–23 HOLISTIC EYE CARE

Awaken Your Third-Eye Vision

Marc Grossman

Course 2302-426/Tuition $345 ($310 Members)

How you see helps determine who you are. Visual symptoms provide valuable messages that allow you to become more aware of your true soul nature.

Based on his acclaimed book Natural Eye Care, this workshop with integrative eye-care leader Marc Grossman integrates the art, science, practicality, and spiritual aspects of expanding vision as a means to reprogramming your consciousness. You gain skills to enhance your perception of the world and improve your vision—whether you have myopia, presbyopia, cataracts, macular degeneration, or other eye conditions.

Return home with a daily peace practice to support the maintenance of the empowerments activated in this workshop.

Hethyrre is a Reiki master, Magical Awakening® teacher, sound healer, and dowser. Over the past decade, she has devoted herself to global energy projects as requested by Spirit.

Avalon is a healer, teacher, and coach. She is trained in Reiki, reconnection healing, Vortex Healing, magical awakening, and the kyrstic energy system. beingwithavalon.com

Pam Allen-LeBlanc is a Reiki master teacher, assistant director of the International Center for Reiki Training, and author of The Reiki Business Book reikifromthefarm.com

Keith Van Damm is a certified Magical Awakening teacher, certified Reiki Master of Usui and Karuna Reiki, and has studied and practiced Vortex healing extensively.

Using a range of mind-body therapies, including Chinese medicine, applied kinesiology, holistic vision, and Continuum Movement therapy, Marc’s innovative approach helps you see more into all areas of your life, from personal and business relationships to career and financial decisions.

Marc Grossman, OD, LAc, takes an integrated approach to vision and its influence on the body, mind, and spirit of each of his patients. He is cofounder of naturaleyecare.com and author of five books. naturaleyecare.com

MARC GROSSMAN

HETHYRRE AVALON

PAM ALLEN-LEBLANC KEITH VAN DAMM

WILL KABAT-ZINN

JUNE 21–23

The Magic of Surrender

Finding the Courage to Let Go

Kute Blackson

Course 2302-612/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) SS

We’ve been told surrender is weak. We fear that if we surrender, we won’t get what we desire. Someone else will take what is ours.

Yet, what if you got so much more? Surrender is the invitation to take all limits o of life itself, so that magic can happen.

In this powerful workshop, Kute Blackson inspires you to surrender and tap into the power of the universe to manifest your greatness. He says surrender is the unspoken key to all the great inspirational leaders throughout history. You learn how to:

• G et out of your own way and live in a state of constant flow

• Connect with your deepest truth and make powerful decisions

• Develop intuition and strengthen your ability to follow inner guidance

• Stop self-sabotage and train your mind

Kute Blackson is author of the best-selling books You.Are.The. One. and The Magic of Surrender, and winner of the 2019 Unity New Thought Walden Award. kuteblackson.com

JUNE 21–23

NONDUAL AWARENESS

An Exploration of E ortless Presence

Lama Tsultrim Allione

Course 2302-616/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

We all have an awakened presence within us which is created as a spark of bliss at the moment of conception. This spark remains within us and can never be stained or tainted, but it can be hidden.

Drawing from more than 50 years of training and practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, best-selling author of Feeding Your Demons and Wisdom Rising Lama Tsultrim Allione guides us in the awakening and identification of this natural state of self-cognizing awareness through stories, dialogue, experiential exercises, and meditations in nature.

Lama Tsultrim Allione is the best-selling author of Women of Wisdom, Feeding Your Demons, and Wisdom Rising. A Buddhist teacher in the Tibetan tradition, she is the first American woman to be ordained as a Tibetan nun, and the founder of Tara Mandala retreat center in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. taramandala.org

KUTE BLACKSON

LAMA TSULTRIM ALLIONE

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 21–23

The Wisdom of Reiki Conference

Course 2302-355/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS, PT

“The most important quality a Reiki practitioner can have is continually seeking to develop the quality and quantity of Reiki energy one can channel,” said Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki.

Whether you are new to Reiki or a Reiki Master, embark on a profound healing journey that empowers you through direct experiential teaching. During this auspicious full moon Summer Solstice weekend intensive, you:

• Receive the Psychic Reiki empowerment

• B ecome immersed in a Reiki sound healing

• Deepen your Reiki business skills

• Discover the healing power of your Reiki story

• Learn tools for animal Reiki sessions and Shamanic Reiki

• E xperience a Psychic Reiki full moon healing

You also experience Reiki community healing opportunities and receive a Holy Fire Reiki group healing from the founder of Holy Fire Reiki.

JUNE 21–23

THE WAY OF MIRACLES

Mark Mincolla

Course 2302-527/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

William Lee Rand is founder and president of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT), publisher of Reiki News magazine, and developer of the Karuna Reiki® system of healing. reiki.org

Brett Bevell is a Reiki Master and author of several books, including Psychic Reiki, The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing, and Healing Racism Within brettbevell.com

Stacey Gibbons holds a master certification in traditional Reiki. She has taught traditional and Shamanic Reiki since studying with Llyn Roberts in the 1990s. shamanicreikiworldwide.com

Colleen Benelli is a Reiki Master teacher, coauthor of the ICRT Animal Reiki course, co-director of the Licensed Reiki Master Teacher Program; and founder of Reiki Lifestyle podcast. reikilifestyle.com

Pam Allen-LeBlanc is a Reiki Master teacher and assistant director of the ICRT. She teaches Usui/ Holy Fire® III Reiki, ICRT Animal Reiki, and Animal Communication. reikifromthefarm.com

Phyllicia Bonanno is a sweat yoga instructor, wellness influencer, and sound bath facilitator based in New Jersey and New York City. phylliciabonanno.com

Michèle E. Denis, MA, RYT-500, is founder of the Westcoast Reiki Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, and an Usui and Karuna Reiki® Master teacher. westcoastreikicentre.ca

Accessing Your Superconsciousness

Miracles don't happen randomly, says nutritional therapist and quantum energy healer Mark Mincolla. By learning to see beyond the material aspects of the body, we open to healing on all levels, including spiritual, emotional, and mental health.

Embark on a transformative adventure for your mind, body, and spirit, led by Dr. Mark Mincolla. Drawing upon more than three decades as a holistic physician, Dr. Mark imparts a profound understanding of the superconscious mind.

Join us for an immersive experience where each attendee embarks on a personal journey of transformation guided by Dr. Mark's trailblazing Electromagnetic Muscle Testing. This exceptional method tailors itself to uncover and address your distinct nutritional requirements, coupled with techniques aimed at dissolving energetic barriers within the chakra system. Through conscious elevating meditations and practical yet profound protocols, you cultivate the ability to heal and manifest miracles for yourself and others every day.

MARK MINCOLLA

Mark Mincolla, PhD, author of The Way of Miracles: Accessing Your Superconsciousness, has integrated ancient Chinese energy healing techniques with nutritional science in what he calls Electromagnetic Muscle Testing. markmincolla.com

STACEY GIBBONS

BRETT BEVELL

COLLEEN BENELLI PAM ALLEN-LEBLANC MICHÈLE E. DENIS PHYLLICIA BONANNO

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday

Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JUNE 21–23

YOGA & WRITING FOR ANXIETY

Tools for Managing Burnout & Stress

Lisa Jakub

Course 2302-466/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

JUNE 21–23

The Greatest Love of All

Lisa Jakub retired from an 18-year Hollywood acting career with anxiety, depression, and a debilitating panic disorder. She ultimately discovered yoga and mindfulness as powerful ways to manage her mental health and thrive. She has found a deeper sense of purpose in sharing these techniques with others.

Join Lisa for a weekend of lecture, mindful group discussions, writing exercises, beginner-friendly asana, and meditation practice. You learn to:

• Create a powerful practice to support your mental and emotional well-being

• Access your creativity in order to address trauma and heal from past experiences

• E xplore and transform your inner critic, identifying narratives, and detrimental mental patterns

• Create or deepen your meditation practice

• Gain a deeper understanding of your purpose, connection, and authentic power

Return home with new ways to connect with self and show up in the world, as well as valuable tools for managing mental wellness.

Lisa Jakub, RY-500, is an author, therapeutically focused yoga teacher, and retired actor. She is CEO of BlueMala, a resource for mindful mental wellness support. bluemala.com

Cultivating Self-Love for Personal & Collective Liberation

Course 2302-448/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members)

Many of us long for a world filled with more joy, love, and freedom. Yet most of us move through life with inner critics constantly mumbling words of misery, self-judgment, and limiting beliefs. It can be hard to quiet these voices, let alone make them stop. If we can't prioritize love for ourselves, how can we manifest love for our family, friends, communities, nature, and the Earth itself? With practice, we can learn how to cultivate this love.

Join us for this weekend of centering and cultivating self-love through contemplation, meditation, time in nature, and joyful connection with others. Expert meditation teachers share teachings and practices that alleviate su ering, cultivate true happiness, and support the liberation of all beings. Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.

Kate Johnson, MA, is a core faculty member of MIT’s Presencing Institute and a mentor in Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s online Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Certification. katejohnson.com

Dawn Mauricio (she/her) is a True North Insight meditation teacher and cofounder of the True North Insight BIPOC practice group. dawnmauricio.com

La Sarmiento (they/them) is a teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW) and guiding teacher of the IMCW People of Color and LGBTQIA+ sanghas. lasarmiento.com

Sebene Selassie (she/her) is author of You Belong: A Call for Connection and a popular teacher on the Ten Percent Happier meditation app. sebeneselassie.com

INTEGRAL QIGONG & TAI CHI TEACHER TRAINING, LEVEL 1

Course 2307-644/Tuition $1,175 ($1,075 Members) SS, PT

Roger Jahnke is presenting virtually via livestream.

Become a qigong teacher certified by the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and learn to bring mind-body practices into community settings from hospitals, schools, and yoga centers to social service agencies, veterans centers, and military bases. Learn to teach qigong methods that people can use to increase vitality and promote healing. With confidence-building practice teaching in small groups, this training explores nine accessible qigong methods: vitality enhancement practice, the Nine Phases of Mastery practice, connective tissue transformation, bone marrow bathing, seven precious gestures, cancer recovery walking practice, spontaneous practice, numerous qigong breath practices, and qi transmission healing.

This program covers everything from qigong’s ancient philosophical foundations to the similarities and di erences between yoga, qigong, and tai chi, and includes physiology, psychology, and a survey of business skills. Return home fully prepared to teach qigong in your community.

Roger Jahnke, OMD, is a doctor of Chinese medicine with 35 years of clinical practice and 45 years as a teacher of qigong and tai chi, and author of The Healer Within and The Healing Promise of Qi. iiqtc.org

Brian Trzaskos, PT, LMT, CSCS, CMP, MI-C, is the cocreator of Sensation-Based Motivation, a somatic, trauma-sensitive coaching methodology. He holds advanced certifications in Western and Eastern healing arts and is the president of NEW Health Inc. iiqtc.org

Josie Weaver is a core faculty member of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and has trained teachers and developed curriculum for training. With certifications in tai chi, qigong, yoga, and bodywork, Josie teaches mind-body arts in medical settings and in the community. josieweaver.net

KATE JOHNSON

DAWN MAURICIO LA SARMIENTO SEBENE SELASSIE

LISA JAKUB

ROGER JAHNKE BRIAN TRZASKOS

JOSIE WEAVER

JUNE 23–28

Freedom From Chronic Pain

A Mind-Body Approach

Nicole Sachs and Guest Instructors

Course 2405-381/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Understanding the mind-body connection is key to freeing ourselves from the protective mechanism by which the brain and nervous system create chronic pain.

When repressed emotions are allowed to surface, the body settles into an equilibrium that eliminates pain signals sent in a fight or flight mode.

Guided by Nicole Sachs and her guest instructors, you discover how to invite these repressed feelings to rise and bring on a

JUNE 23–28

HOLY FIRE III WORLD PEACE KARUNA REIKI TRAINING

William Lee Rand

Course 2405-456/Tuition $1,295 ($1,195 Members) SS, PT Holy Fire III World Peace Karuna Reiki Training is the next step after Reiki Master and is designed for practitioners and masters.

This workshop, led by Karuna Reiki founder William Lee Rand, includes two levels, eight treatment symbols, and the Holy Fire Master symbol. There are also four Ignitions, similar to attunements (and much easier to do), along with the Empowered by the River of Peace Experience.

This training includes practice time giving and receiving each of the symbols along with instruction on how to teach all Reiki as Holy Fire classes. It is a deeply healing experience that upgrades your Reiki energy.

See application requirements at eOmega.org.

William Lee Rand is founder and president of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT) and developer of the Karuna Reiki system of healing. reiki.org

mind-body transformation. Through discussion, group work, meditation, art therapy, nonlinear movement, and other healing practices, you establish a bedrock foundation for long-lasting wellness.

Nicole Sachs, LCSW, is creator of JournalSpeak, a groundbreaking language of wellness. She is author of The Meaning of Truth and the online course Freedom From Chronic Pain. thecureforchronicpain.com

JUNE 23–28

AWAKENING THE CREATIVE

The Painting Experience

Stewart Cubley and Matt Belay

Course 2405-400/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) SS, 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, training, or expertise.

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

• Discover a creative voice that is entirely your own

• Trust your intuitive perception

• Follow your own authentic energy

• Explore process painting as a path to spiritual awakening

There will be no critiques or judgment of the work. This workshop may interest people from a variety of disciplines, including art, education, counseling, social change, and meditative practices.

Materials will be provided. Faculty is independently o ering CE credits. See processarts.com for information.

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

Matt Belay is a creative builder and has worked with The Painting Experience since 2004. processarts.com

MATT BELAY

NICOLE SACHS

WILLIAM LEE RAND

STEWART CUBLEY

Arrive

JUNE 23–28

The Sufi Path of Love

With Pir Zia Inayat Khan & Friends

Course 2405-513/Tuition $445/370/295 ($400 Members) SS

The Sufi seeks the presence in this world of the One from whom the world has come and remembers that we are not here for ourselves, but for the One to whom we belong.

There is no higher calling than to make one’s life a pure channel for this primal force. Sufism is the path of purification and remembrance by which the heart is made its vessel.

Join Pir Zia Inayat Khan and guest teachers Ayeda Husain and Omid Safi, accompanied by Shams al Haqq Farzad Attar Jafari, Sara Tarana Jobin, and Julianna Takacs in this 5-day retreat as they guide us in the Sufi forms of spiritual discourse (suhbat), contemplation (muraqaba), meditation (mushahada), inner listening (sama), and ritual remembrance (zikr). Together we grow this primal force of love, further crafting our own hearts and collective vessel.

JUNE 23–28

RHYTHMS OF THE CHAKRAS

Workshop for Frame Drums & Shakers

Glen Velez

Course 2405-516/Tuition $600 ($540 Members) SS

Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, carries the Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, and author of a variety of books on Sufi traditions and wisdom. inayatiyya.org

Nizam un Nisa Ayeda Husain, a senior teacher and guide in the Inayatiyya, teaches Sufi meditation, chanting, and philosophy with an emphasis on Rumi’s poetry as a means of healing and evolving. thesufitarot.com

Omid Safi, founder of Illuminated Courses & Tours, is a professor at Duke University specializing in Islamic spirituality and contemporary thought. illuminatedcourses.com

Shams al Haqq Farzad Attar Jafari is classically trained in the practice of sama. A graduate of Sulūk Academy, he serves Sufi communities in Canada through Rumi Canada. rumicanada.ca

Sara Tarana Jobin, Inayatiyya’s music director and an opera conductor, is dedicated to reviving the musical legacy of Hazrat Inayat Khan. inayatiyya.org/music

Julianna Takacs, director of programs for the Inayatiyya, has been a student and teacher of yoga and meditation for more than 20 years. juliannayoga.com

Glen Velez, four-time Grammy Award winner and founding father of the modern frame drum movement, is regarded as a legendary figure among musicians and audiences worldwide. Drawing inspiration from his album Rhythms of the Chakras, Glen takes us on a journey of sound healing to focus awareness, stimulate, and activate each chakra. Using two essential shamanic instruments, frame drum and shaker, we explore the energy fields around the body. Drawing on our innate awareness of the special qualities of our corporeal left and right, as well as our bodies' electric connection to the earth, the two instruments lead us on a path of ecstatic self-discovery.

Focusing our attention on the ergonomic production of sound through repetition, simple movement, and vocalization, we easily learn the fundamentals of these two elemental instruments.

No prior experience is necessary. Frame drums and shakers are provided. Glen Velez is a seminal figure in the history and performance of the frame drum. He gives regular master classes at the Juilliard School and other prestigious universities and conservatories around the world. glenvelez.com

JUNE 23–28

TOTAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNIQUE

Anthony “Dr. T” Cahill

Course 2405-461/Tuition $895 ($805 Members)

Total kNowledge Technique™ (TNT) is a simple, rapid, and proven method that can be learned by anyone to correct conditions a ecting the body, mind, and spirit.

This TNT training condenses 25 years of Dr. T’s clinical practice into five powerful days where you acquire the tools and kNowledge to transform your life and the humans and animals you share it with.

In this workshop, you:

• E xperience an upgrade in your thought process that gives you instantaneous access to the Field of Angels used for TNT healing

• Access a condensed form of consciousness that opens you to this omnipotent ancient field

• E xplore the causative factors of emotional and physical decline and discover how to eliminate them using vibratory angels

• Learn to manifest improvements in your life exponentially by having this kNowledge and training available at your fingertips

Anthony “Dr. T” Cahill holds a doctor of chiropractic degree and a human biology degree. He is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and certified massage therapist.

ahumanengineer.com

ANTHONY “DR. T” CAHILL

GLEN VELEZ

SARA TARANA JOBIN

PIR ZIA INAYAT KHAN

JULIANNA TAKACS

NIZAM UN NISA AYEDA HUSAIN OMID SAFI

SHAMS AL HAQQ FARZAD ATTAR JAFARI

JUNE 23–28

ANIMAL MINDFULNESS

Sarah A. Bowen, Judy Liu

Ramsey, and Amanda Ree

Course 2405-503/Tuition $555 ($500 Members)

Unleash your ability to relate to animals on a deeper level as you develop stronger connections and increased understanding of the more-thanhuman world.

Guided by fellow animal enthusiasts Sarah A. Bowen, Judy Ramsey, and Amanda Ree, you:

• Attain insight into the spiritual lives of animals

• Discover mindfulness practices that create harmonious bonds, boost relaxation, and reduce negative emotions

• Practice interspecies coping strategies to tackle compassion fatigue

• Learn to use holistic modalities like Ayurveda and chakras for animal-focused healing

• E xperience shamanic journeying as a conscious connection to animal wisdom

• Reflect and grow from your stories of animal love and loss

• Try unique methods of animal communication, enhancing your ability to explore the world through an animal’s perspective

All animal lovers are welcome on this mutual, soulenriching journey. No prior experience is necessary.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 28–30

Sarah A. Bowen is an animal chaplain educator and author of Sacred Sendo s: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful and Healing the Planet. thisissarahbowen.com

Judy Liu Ramsey is a shamanic teacher, professional animal communicator, and interspecies counselor with more than 40 years of experience in counseling, teaching, and mentorship. judyramsey.net

Amanda Ree is a certified animal chaplain and holistic educator devoted to expanding animal and human wellness. She is a former leadership team member for the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and founder of Sama Dog. samadog.com

JUNE 28–30

YOGA SHRED

Sadie Nardini

Course 2502-409/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS

RECLAIM YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF

Thema S. Bryant

Course 2502-398/Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

Are you tired of your wounds running your life? Do you miss the authentic you? Are you ready to reclaim yourself or ready to get to know the “you” that you were never free to be? Psychologist, ordained minister, and host of the critically acclaimed mental health podcast Homecoming, Dr. Thema S. Bryant invites you to join her on this healing and empowering retreat imbued with inspiring teachings, meditation, journaling, music, poetry, and embodied healing. Utilizing psychological science, cultural traditions, expressive arts, and sacred wisdom, Dr. Thema taps into the richness that your soul longs for, as she educates and demonstrates key steps to healing and reclamation.

Thema S. Bryant, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, tenured professor of psychology, sacred artist, and author of the best seller Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self drthema.com

Get ready for a weekend where you sweat, strengthen, laugh, and learn how to keep yourself holistically fit—in less time and at any age.

In this empowering, invigorating weekend retreat, you flow through warming yoga sequences, move to soul-activating music, and explore mindful, joint-safer Yoga Shred® HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) cardio moves. Return home with:

• A more toned, refreshed, and energized body, mind, and spirit

• A library of 10 essential Yoga Shred moves you can add into your home routine to stay strong and healthy in just minutes

• Simple yoga flow, meditation, breath work, somatic flexibility, and selfempowerment practices to keep you grounded, centered, well rested, and confident in your daily life

• A renewed understanding of how easy it can be to bring holistic fitness into even the busiest schedule

Sadie Nardini, E-RYT 500, is the chief executive of Yoga For Life, an online wellness course, marketplace, and yoga/fitness studio. sadienardini.com

THEMA S. BRYANT

SADIE NARDINI

SARAH A. BOWEN

JUDY LIU RAMSEY

AMANDA REE

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 28–30

ENHANCING YOUR INTUITION & PSYCHIC ABILITIES

Karen Noé

Course 2502-488/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

We are one with everything and everyone, says psychic medium Karen Noé. In this immersive retreat, she shares a way to intuitively access important information in every area of your life.

Throughout the weekend, you learn how to:

• Clear the energy in your aura in order to increase insights

• Quiet your mind to improve clarity

• Raise your vibration to receive guidance

JUNE 28–30

Living in Alignment

Quiet the Ego & Connect with Your Soul

Cory Muscara

Course 2502-390/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) SS

There's a place within you, separate from thoughts, beliefs, trauma, and external influence, that serves as your inner compass. It's an incredibly simple voice, but it's shrouded in years of conditioning, doubt, and outside noise.

When we’re not in touch with this voice, we experience being out of alignment. We start doing things based on other people’s ideas, rather than our own knowing.

It’s a slippery slope, and we can fall fast.

Join Cory Muscara on this journey, to get in touch with the ways we’ve been out of touch, and rebuild our life from a place of embodied listening and quiet knowing. We explore what it means to live from the voice of the soul rather than the noise of the ego. Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Participants also receive 30+ meditations, practices for connecting to intuitive guidance, a 31-day mindfulness and positive psychology course, Mindfulness Starter Kit, and audio courses related to sleep, anxiety, and relaxation.

Cory Muscara is a former monk, host of the Practicing Human podcast, and best-selling author of Stop Missing Your Life corymuscara.com

JUNE 28–30

LET’S FLOURISH Transformation Through Ancient Wisdom & Modern Science

Michael Lee

Course 2502-574/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

Gain clarity around your unique life journey and learn how to live in greater alignment with your personal true north in this experiential workshop with Michael Lee, creator of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.

• Receive guidance and signs from those in the celestial realm

• Enhance communication with angels with the use of an oracle deck

Enjoy fun exercises to test your instinctive abilities. Working with others, you learn to receive intuitive messages in pictures, feel the energy of an individual’s personal objects, sense and see auras, and use a pendulum to receive innate answers to questions big and small.

signs spiritual

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

Based on principles of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, modern psychology, neuroscience, and Michael’s Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy program, this workshop provides you with tools and insights to experience more contentment, less anxiety, and abundant freedom in your life.

University, Michael’s this to abundant Engage sharing, Delve and strengthened ongoing

Engage in hands-on experiences and exercises, group sharing, and discussion. Enjoy time spent in nature. Delve into deep listening, journaling, and meditation and contemplation practices. Return home with a strengthened commitment to nurturing your life’s ongoing unfolding along with new skills and practices that support your flourishing.

Michael Lee is founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. He has traveled the world teaching and presenting at conferences since 1986. pryt.com, michaelleeyoga.com

KAREN NOÉ

MICHAEL LEE

CORY MUSCARA

JUNE 28–30

Queer Pride Weekend

A Celebration & Exploration of Queerness, Soul & Spirituality

Yuval Samburski and German Henry

Course 2502-605/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Finding our identity as a queer person can be confusing. Finding the connection of our uniqueness to our spirituality can be even trickier.

Join Yuval Samburski and his husband German Henry in an inclusive, safe, and welcoming space to explore what being queer means to us and how we can feel the most open to become our brightest selves. Together, we examine how queer identity connects to spirituality, who we are in spirit, and how we can inspire others.

Yuval Samburski, E-500RYT, YACEP, is a sound healer, yoga instructor, teacher trainer and mentor, and Reiki level 2 practitioner.

We engage in yogic and creative practices, including meditation, art, dance, movement, restorative yoga, gentle breath (pranayama), and sound healing. We also take part in an intention fire ceremony and Omega’s first all-campus queer pride parade. Together we are stronger, our lights brighter, our voices louder. Let’s unlock the power of our authentic selves and shine bright.

JUNE 28–30

PARENTING WITH AN EX

The Pro-Child Way

Ellen Kellner

Course 2502-534/Tuition $340 ($305 Members)

Raising children with an ex? Whether you are in the middle of—or long past —a divorce, learn how to create parenting solutions that nurture your child’s spirit with Ellen Kellner, author of The Pro-Child Way. Ellen guides parents through the Pro-Child of responding to divorce-parenting challenges, stressing that divorce is an opportunity to consciously create a nurturing environment for children of any age, one that isn’t contingent on the other parent’s agreement. The workshop starts within a container of stillness, where you are invited to acknowledge your past, understand where you are, and hear love speak. In addition, you learn a “Communication Top 15 List” for e ective communication with your ex.

You address visitation, holidays, joint events, communication, extended families, and more. Return home with tools to shift your perspective, your child’s experience, and your communication with your ex.

Ellen Kellner has shared her pro-child message and techniques with thousands and is the author of The Pro-Child Way: Parenting with an Ex anewdivorce.com

thethreadyogacollective.com/yuval-samburski

German Henry is a Honduran-born, gay, cis-male, aesthete. A creative, unique, and ever-changing being, German invests time and e orts in various passionate projects including developing and managing his family’s boutique hotel in Honduras.

JUNE 28–30

FIND HEALING FROM WITHIN

Amplify Love, Happiness, Success & Relationships

Brandy Gillmore

Course 2502-552/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

The ability to heal and transform your life resides inside of you. Brandy Gillmore, host of the award-winning podcast Heal Yourself, Change Your Life, learned this for herself after a devastating injury left her in excruciating pain for more than six years. Now, she shares the breakthrough discoveries she used to heal herself of physical and emotional pain by learning to work with her thoughts, emotions, mindset, and energy.

During this experiential retreat, you:

• Dive deep into a process of profound self-discovery

• Gain a deeper understanding of what is holding you back and how to create an easier process for yourself

• E xplore what to do di erently to achieve real and measurable results

You learn a unique, radical approach to align your mind and energy for rapid results. Leave with the clarity and empowerment needed to make tangible changes in your life.

Brandy Gillmore, PhD, HHP, known worldwide for her discoveries in self-healing and personal transformation, hosts the award-winning podcast Heal Yourself, Change Your Life brandygillmore.com

YUVAL SAMBURSKI

GERMAN HENRY

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday

Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

JUNE 28–30

FALLING DOWN & GETTING UP

Discovering Your Inner Resilience & Strength

Mark Nepo

Course 2502-371/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

When asked how they practiced their faith, medieval monks would say, “By falling down and getting up.”

Based on his new book, Mark Nepo guides us on an exploration of the perennial practices and choice-points we all face in falling down and getting up. These include surviving and thriving, managing risk and enhancing risk, opening and closing, giving and receiving, living a balance between solitude and community, enlarging our sense of things when pain and fear make us small, and the never-ending practice of course-correcting and tuning as we go.

In his teaching, Mark remains committed to introducing students and readers to their own gifts and wisdom, so we each can live both close to the bone and close to the light.

Mark Nepo is a spiritual teacher who has been convening circles and guiding retreats for 50 years. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, he is the New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Awakening

MARK NEPO

July

“The Ram Dass library is a treasure. Love the layout of the building, and the nooks, balcony, and trove of spiritual books.”

—ERIC HANSEN, OMEGA PARTICIPANT

Arts WEEK

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

Calling all artists! Be a part of one of the most creative and community building weeks of the year—Omega Arts Week. Immerse yourself in your art—painting, storytelling, writing, movement, and more—during mornings and afternoons. Mingle with other creative souls during mealtimes and evening events. Share what you’ve created during participant showcases on Thursday night. All are welcome, from the budding to the accomplished artist. Join us as we celebrate and support the creative spirit.

JUNE 30–JULY 5

FREE YOUR VOICE

Amanda Kate Nisenson

Course 2605-648/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Find your voice and gain confidence in performing, teaching, and public speaking with opera singer and music educator Amanda Kate Nisenson.

Amanda guides you to connect to your authentic voice through hands-on vocal lessons, group singing, master classes, yoga, drawing, meditation, and performance opportunities. You learn how to strengthen your speaking voice and sing through breath, meditation, classical vocal technique, and movement.

You:

• Learn classical Italian bel canto technique and more

• E xperience meditation and restorative yoga to help release mind/body tension

• Sing in di erent languages and be guided into bigger vocal ranges

• Find group connection

Piano playing also will be incorporated for anyone who wishes to learn accompaniment.

Free Your Voice workshops are designed to help you develop a deeper understanding of the mind-body-soul connection and heal from trauma, pain, and anxiety through vocal release.

Free Your Voice is appropriate for people of all ages, all levels, singers and nonsingers, musicians, dancers, teachers, yogis, artists, or anyone who has a desire to learn how to sing.

Amanda Kate Nisenson is an award-winning opera singer, yogi, music educator, and interfaith pastor. After losing her voice due to vocal issues, she studied yoga and meditation with monks at The Soul of Yoga, which led her to develop “Free Your Voice.”

JUNE 30–JULY 5

A CONTEMPLATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY

Explore How Meditation & Photography Intersect

Christopher Jordan

Course 2605-685/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

Explore the intersection between photography and meditation to bring a fuller awareness to the visual present moment. Photographer and art educator Christopher Jordan encourages participants to see the world anew through their camera lenses, guided by meditative and yogic practices, drawing insights from his recent book on contemplative photography, Nowhere in Place

This 5-day retreat emphasizes hands-on experience in various settings, including field trips. You engage in visual exercises, gentle yoga, and meditations, fostering a transformative journey in both photography and self-awareness. Participants are asked to bring a digital camera, along with comfortable clothing for light physical activity. Although no prior experience in yoga or meditation is required, an understanding of basic camera operations is helpful.

Discover a deeper connection to the visual world, leading to a collection of photographs memorializing the experience.

Christopher Jordan, a trained yoga instructor, is a photographic artist, educator, author, and coach, guiding others through discoveries of awakened creativity. jordanphoto.com

AMANDA KATE NISENSON

CHRISTOPHER JORDAN

JUNE 30–JULY 5

UKULELE ZEN

Music, Mindfulness & Creative Play

Stu Fuchs

Course 2605-454/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS

The ukulele o ers an accessible way to bring music-making into your daily life.

Whether you're new to the ukulele or have been playing it for years, join teaching artist Stu Fuchs in this weeklong Ukulele Zen retreat. Learn how to create a deeper music practice for cultivating joy and relieving stress.

You focus on how to:

• Listen deeply to the present moment in order to approach music-making from a more joyful, nonjudgmental, and relaxed perspective

• N urture your connection to the intuitive musician within

• Access a more relaxed technique so you can enjoy playing for longer with less discomfort

Ukulele Zen is a unique method that weaves music study with mindful movement and accessible mindfulness practices from the Plum Village tradition of the late Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Leave with new skills and inspiration to continue your music journey.

Workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Stu Fuchs is a classical guitarist, ukulele virtuoso, teaching artist, and sound healer who is passionate about sharing the healing benefits of music. stufuchs.com

JUNE 30–JULY 5

FEARLESS WATERCOLORS

Jan Guarino

Course 2605-508/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

SS, LE

Explore watercolors and embrace the unexpected with artist and educator Jan Guarino.  To be successful, you need to know how to both control and give up control. It should look and feel e ortless—yet it takes an understanding of the medium.  In this weeklong workshop, we see what happens when you get out of the way and allow the paint to move for you with paint, splatters, drips, and color. We embrace the unexpected and the unplanned.

Relax and find ease in your body, mind, and soul through art. Workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Jan Guarino is an artist, educator, author, and graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. She designed marketing materials for businesses for 40 years as a graphic artist, and now focuses entirely on painting and teaching. janguarinofineart.com

JAN GUARINO

STU FUCHS

Sunday

Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

A Deep Dive Into Your Life & Writing

Chris Wells

Course 2605-470/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) LE

Bring your best idea or writing project and dive deep into a joyful and moving exploration of yourself and your work.

Chris Wells, creator of the Writing Life workshops, guides you through an evocative series of conversations, deep and reflective questions, and assignments that take you on a passionate journey of self-discovery.

With dynamic writing prompts and creative exercises, his expertise helps you get at what you want to write and make decisions on how to move forward. You write as much as possible over the course of the week and leave with a ton of new writing and a greater sense of yourself as an artist.

Writers of all genres are welcome—bloggers, memoirists, playwrights, academics, historians, performers, novelists, travel writers, you name it. No previous writing experience is required.

Chris Wells, an Obie Award-winning performer, writer, and community leader, is founding artistic director of the arts organization ArtChurch, The Secret City. mrchriswells.com

JUNE 30–JULY 5 THE ART OF BREATHING

A Continuum Retreat

Elaine Colandrea and Megan Bathory-Peeler

Course 2605-558/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

SS, LE

Reclaim the pleasure of breathing. Breathing is central to being at ease in relationship with our bodies, our selves, and the world around us. Continuum gives us elegantly simple and relevant tools that engage the transformative nature of breathing while exploring fluid movement.

CHRIS WELLS

All breath-stopping patterns—whether screen apnea, news apnea, or sleep apnea—are eventually paralyzing. Continuum dissolves internal restrictions, providing ease and comfort in our bodies with cleansing movement practices. Conscious breathing restores equilibrium, without having to understand or fix what is wrong.    Collective engagement grows while practicing and exploring in our workshop sessions together. Our creative exchanges will generate benefits that extend far beyond the workshop. This retreat is for those who wish to sustain themselves in a fluid state of wholeness, well-being, spontaneity, and joy.

Elaine Colandrea and Megan Bathory-Peeler are joined by additional Continuum teachers.

Megan Bathory-Peeler and Elaine Colandrea are movement artists, Continuum teachers, somatic educators, massage therapists, and collaborators at Watermark Arts. Their work has been deeply infl uenced by Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum. watermarkarts.com

MEGAN BATHORY-PEELER AND ELAINE COLANDREA

JUNE 30–JULY 5

THE IMPROVISOR’S MINDSET

The Art of Playful Connection

Dion Flynn and George Walsh

Course 2605-522/Tuition $485 ($435 Members)

Would you like to improve your mental agility? Increase your awareness? Gain confidence? Learn to trust your creative self? Be more spontaneous? And have fun?

Join performing arts experts and improvisors Dion Flynn and George Walsh as they guide you through the basic tools of theatrical improv. Dion says improv is like Zen meets jazz meets comedy—and among the very best medicines for the soul.

Attend this 5-day retreat and expand your sense of connection to others in a safe and outrageously fun environment, while strengthening skills, such as confidence, presence, and selfexpression. Return home with the basics of improvisation, which also happen to be the basics of human connection.

Dion Flynn is a teacher, comedian, improvisor, and founder of the Improvisor’s Mindset. He is an expert in fun ways to help people connect with themselves and others. improvisorsmindset.com

George Walsh is a lead Improvisor's Mindset improv teacher. He studied improv at People's Improv Theater and has performed with Blunderbuss, Fairfield of Dreams, and the NYC Improv Festival. improvisorsmindset.com

JUNE 30–JULY 5

THINKING THROUGH DRAWING

Observe, Discover & Invent Together

Andrea Kantrowitz

Course 2605-502/Tuition $460 ($415 Members)

Drawing can help us observe our external environment and also get in touch with internal ideas and perceptions that lie below the surface of our conscious minds. In this workshop led by Andrea Kantrowitz, we engage in individual and group drawing activities to unleash and expand our powers of observation, discovery, and invention. Using a variety of materials, we explore several drawing techniques and develop and hone our skills. Through collaborative exercises and group sharing, we learn from each other and surprise ourselves. Andrea shares recent findings in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, as well as accounts of her own artistic and teaching practices. Throughout the week, we discover—and rediscover—universal human capacities to invent and imagine new objects, beings, and worlds.

JUNE 30–JULY 5

TIBETAN ART RETREAT

Draw Green Tara or Her Mandala in Ancient Tradition

Carmen Mensink

Course 2605-629/Tuition $585 ($525 Members)

Create meaningful art in a meditative setting—and a joyful experience that lasts longer than the course—in this 5-day retreat guided by Carmen Mensink, a renowned painter of thangkas, traditional Tibetan scroll paintings of Buddhas, and mandalas.

Choose either Green Tara or the Green Tara mandala as your subject. Learn how to draw it by using the ancient grid proportions of Carmen's lineage as a helpful tool. Her personal approach and guidance makes this retreat suitable for students of all levels.

You learn di erent colored pencil techniques and are also welcome to work with other materials such as watercolor, pastels, or paints. New students will first learn the basics by drawing a Buddha face before continuing with this week's subject.

In addition to the art sessions, discover the background, symbolism, and mantra of Green Tara, and enjoy guided meditations.

Carmen Mensink is an internationally renowned painter of thangkas, traditional Tibetan scroll paintings of Buddhas and mandalas. She is founder of the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art.  tibetan-buddhist-art.com

All levels, from novice to expert, are welcome. Materials will be provided by the instructor and you are also welcome to bring your favorites.

Andrea Kantrowitz, EdD, is an artist, educator, and author of Drawing Thought. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally. andreakantrowitz.com

CARMEN MENSINK

ANDREA KANTROWITZ

DION FLYNN

GEORGE WALSH

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

JULY 5–7

OVERCOMING TRAUMA, TENSION & ANXIETY

The Stress Is Gone Method

Brett Cotter

Course 2702-553/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS

Feel tension leave your body as you break through deep blocks to happiness, helping you move forward and re-engage in life. Through intuitive core-issue discovery, guided release work, inner-child empowerment, music, movement, and meditation, Brett Cotter walks you through mending deep emotional pain to bring lasting peace throughout your life. During this weekend intensive, you:

• Release deep emotional stress, trauma, and tension

• Reconnect with your source of joy and self-love

• Learn how to clear your mind and ground your body

JULY 5–7

Elevate Your Consciousness

Accelerate Your Spiritual Awakening With an Enlightened Master

Sai Maa

Course 2702-609/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS

Join Her Holiness Sai Maa for an immersive experience to align with your soul’s purpose and elevate your life and consciousness.

A revered spiritual luminary, humanitarian, and healer, Sai Maa is widely regarded for her ability to perceive your life experiences, including all incarnations, and support you in removing the roots of su ering, recognizing your true nature, and taking action to experience freedom.

Work directly with Sai Maa, and experience guided meditations, breathwork, question-and-answer sessions, and activated visuals designed to stimulate new awareness and awakenings. Learn to tap into inner peace and to be of service during this critical time on the planet.

Return home with an elevated experience of yourself as light. From this vibrational state, life decisions become more e ortless, and joy and bliss flow into your life. This experience is ideal for those committed to their spiritual path and ready for a transformative leap.

Elevate Your Consciousness is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will host as many as 425 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing.

Sai Maa is the first female Jagadguru in 2,700 years of the VishnuSwami Lineage in India. Known as a beacon of love and compassion, she embraces wisdom from Eastern spiritual wisdom and Western therapeutic knowledge. sai-maa.com

The Stress Is Gone Method, as taught by Brett in Fortune 500 corporations, schools, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations, quickly releases layers of stress and anxiety by:

• Safely surfacing the unconscious fear fueling your stress, anxiety, or pain

• Releasing core fear on a cellular level with guided expressions

• Reconnecting with your essence to feel lasting inner strength, peace, and security

Tuition for all veterans is $100 o using code VETCOTTER. Every participant gets a retreat workbook and a 1-year membership to the Stress Is Gone Academy. See online for more details.

Brett Cotter is author of 3 Keys to Managing PTSD and founder of the Stress Is Gone Method. stressisgone.com

BRETT COTTER

Retreat WEEK

During the annual Omega Retreat Week, we bring together a group of extraordinary teachers from many traditions to add breadth and depth to the spiritual journey. Among these retreats you will find a number of practices, ranging from inward contemplation and healing, to self-expression and reclaiming your intuitive wisdom.

JULY 7–12

Just Come Sing

Join Body & Soul With Voice

John Del Cueto

Course 2805-606/Tuition $525 ($470 Members) SS

Immerse yourself in the powerful connection of body, soul, and song. Find your pathway to connect body and spirit through singing as you make your own joyful noises within a safe, welcoming, and supportive community.

Through gospel music, freedom songs, traditional spirituals, popular music, and folk songs, we strengthen our abilities for self-expression and self-awareness, appreciate the gift of our individual voices, and deepen our experience of how that builds the community around us.

Together we explore unison and part singing, improvised singing, rhythm, and body work. We engage in group listening moments, discussions, and of course, hands-on singing individually and in groups. We also create songs and rhythms together using various percussion and pitched instruments.

Together we explore unison and part singing, improvised singing, rhythm, and body

All who enjoy creating music in community, no matter their experience level, are welcome.

John Del Cueto is a musician, educator, and director of music and choirs at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City.

Retreat WEEK

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JULY 7–12

SHIFTING THROUGH FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS

What’s Behind Us Lives Inside Us

Suzi Tucker

Course 2805-407/Tuition $575 ($515 Members)

The philosophy of Family Constellations reveals the streams of di cult connection that move under the surface of current life—the underground entanglements, loyalties, and patterns, says systemic coach Suzi Tucker. In releasing the baggage of previous generations, we become more available to ourselves, she says, freer to live in service of the future rather than in service to the past.

In this experiential retreat, Suzi uses the lens and process of Family Constellations to guide participants as they establish their families of origin and the lineages in which they are nested. You learn to:

• Tap into the resilience of the ancestors

• Release inherited resentment and regret

• E stablish a deeper wellspring of resources

• Develop an action plan that is generative, optimistic, and possible

• Take your place in the present and prepare better for the future

Suzi Tucker has presented her work for a broad spectrum of venues, including New York University, Union College, the West Coast Constellations Intensive, and the East Coast Constellations Intensive. She is the author of Gather Enough Fireflies. suzitucker.com

JULY 7–12

Rise Sister Rise

Returning to the Wisdom Within

Rebecca Campbell

Course 2805-670/Tuition $599 ($539 Members) Connect with your soul and the ancient rising sacred feminine within in this transformative 5-day retreat led by best-selling author Rebecca Campbell. Throughout this heart-led workshop, you activate and honor your innate wisdom, power, and soul’s voice through healing meditation, channeled soul journeying, chanting, ritual, and personal inquiry. You clearly hear your intuition, connect with your ancestors and guides, and step into the most authentic expression of your soul’s plan. During this life-changing gathering, you:

• Deepen your connection with your intuition

• Activate your inner power

• H eal your ancestral lines

• Attune to the unseen world of spirit

• Embrace the changing seasons of your life

• Connect with soulful people

The sacred feminine exists within us all and all are welcome. Unleash the wise, wild feminine within.

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Rebecca Campbell is an international best-selling writer, mystic, and teacher whose creations are dedicated to weaving the sacred into everyday life. rebeccacampbell.me

JULY 7–12

SPIRITUAL WARRIOR KUNDALINI YOGA RETREAT

Reconnect With Empowerment, Courage & Magic

Jeannie O’Neill and Francine Reynolds Course 2805-408/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS Kundalini Yoga is often called the yoga of householders, meaning that we do not need to be on the monastic path to experience divine love.

During this Kundalini Yoga retreat, Yoga Farm Ithaca founder Jeannie O’Neill and advanced yoga teacher Francine Reynolds lead us to engage our inner magic— with a practice that cultivates a sense of courage and power inside the self. Remember the magic you were born with and return to that sense of freedom and vitality that you long for. Use your voice, body, and intention to create deep resonance that attracts what you want, and release what is no longer serving you.

This is the week to unlearn stories of limitations and “not good enoughs” and instead embrace the masterpiece that you are, shine your light, and return to your life renewed.

Jeannie O’Neill, e-RYT500, is the cofounder and director of education at Yoga Farm Ithaca, a vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga teacher, mindfulness meditation instructor, and Ayurvedic health practitioner. yogafarm.us Francine Reynolds, e-RYT500, is a vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga instructor who specializes in meridians, traditional Chinese medicine, Kundalini chair yoga, and sound healing. yogafarm.us

JEANNIE O’NEILL

FRANCINE REYNOLDS

SUZI TUCKER

REBECCA CAMPBELL

LISA WEINERT JAMIA WILSON

JULY 7–12

NARRATIVE HEALING

Lisa Weinert and Jamia Wilson

Course 2805-505/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS

Embark on a transformative journey with a program that invites you to unlock your voice, amplify your creative potential, and unleash your healing power.

Whether you are on a healing path or seeking ways to deepen writing as self-care, Narrative Healing™ o ers an inclusive, integrated approach to writing that facilitates the release of your stories, providing you with the tools to listen wholeheartedly.

Throughout this nourishing retreat, you:

• E xperience the art and science of expressive writing and compassionate listening

• Practice self-care with exercises for deep relaxation and rejuvenation

• Practice yoga for writers; sequences to strengthen and protect the writing body; and breathing practices to ground and regulate

• G enerate new creative work

Join a vibrant community of writers, harness the power of community for personal expression, and discover a new circle of support around writing and creating.

Lisa Weinert is founder of Narrative Healing™, a program designed to help writers reconnect to their bodies, and the author of Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story narrativehealing.com

Jamia Wilson is a feminist activist, writer, and speaker. A leading voice on women’s rights issues for more than a decade, she is also coauthor of Roadmap for Revolutionaries jamiawilson.com

JULY 7–12

TOOLS FOR MINDFUL LIVING

Florence Meleo-Meyer

Course 2805-444/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS

Engage with daily mindfulness meditation, cultivate compassion, and learn to identify the root causes of stress during this retreat. Finding stress patterns in our daily lives is a step to greater freedom. Another step is learning how to relate wisely to what is challenging or unwanted in our lives.

Based on world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), this workshop invites inner exploration as we practice, experience, and investigate mindfulness and its potential to impact our quality of life. We share the good company of

YOU ARE NOT YOUR PAIN A Signature Program of Breathworks Mindfulness

Jon Aaron, Mary Rothfusz, and Vidyamala Burch

Course 2805-653/Tuition $470/395/320 ($425 Members) SS

Chronic pain and illness can feel unbearable and debilitating. Discover powerful tools for managing your symptoms in this 5-day immersion based on Breathworks’ renowned 8-week Mindfulness for Health program.

Mixing mindfulness, compassion, and meditation practices with modern pain management strategies, this transformational program is evidence based and results driven. Guided by highly skilled teachers Jon Aaron and Mary Rothfusz, with live video presentations from the founder and creative director of Breathworks in the United Kingdom, Vidyamala Burch, you engage in:

• B ody scan and breath awareness meditations to help relax, release tension, and use breath as an aid for pain management

• G entle, restorative mindful movement techniques to experience meditation in motion

• Mindfulness and pacing practices for daily living

• Activities designed to help you overcome the negativity bias of attention, live with gratitude, and cultivate joy in the small pleasures of life

Vidyamala Burch will be presenting remotely. Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Jon Aaron, cofounder of the online meditation community Space2Meditate, is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Relief (MBSR) Teacher Trainer and certified Somatic Experience practitioner.

Mary Rothfusz is a psychologist, clinical mental health counseling student, and yoga, meditation, and MBSR teacher.

Vidyamala Burch is founder and codirector of Breathworks. She is author of Illness, which is based on the Breathworks program. vidyamala-burch.com

others as we explore the cultivation of wise living. Mindfulness is an innate resource in all human beings that is often overlooked. With step-bystep guidance, you explore your relationship with the body, mind, heart, and with one another in an environment rich in care and engagement.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Tools for Mindful Living is a unique opportunity to learn key elements o ered in an 8-week MBSR class.

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, has been a student and practitioner of meditation and contemplative practices for more than 50 years and is codeveloper of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program (IMP). She is coauthor of MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

JON AARON

VIDYAMALA BURCH

MARY ROTHFUSZ

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 12–14

Mary Magdalene Revealed

Meggan Watterson, Traci S. Jackson, and Jake Wesley Rogers

Course 2902-389/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

The gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a radical love that sits at the heart of the Christian story. Mary’s gospel says we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed or unworthy for being human. In fact, our purpose is to be fully human—a person who has remembered that we are a limited ego, and also, a limitless soul.

Through lecture, discussion, and practice of the Soul-Voice meditation together, we uncover an understanding about Mary Magdalene as a figure of profound spiritual authority in the earliest form of Christianity. We discover why Mary’s gospel was excluded from the current form of the New Testament, and explore the secret teachings Christ gave to her.

Return home with a deeper understanding of why Mary Magdalene's teachings are so relevant and with a personal experience of the love Mary's gospel reveals.

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Meggan Watterson, author of Mary Magdalene Revealed, is a Harvard-trained feminist theologian and founder of the REDLADIES. megganwatterson.com

Traci S. Jackson (Siri Preetdev Kaur) is a certified Kundalini and hatha yoga instructor as well as an attorney, spiritual seeker, and writer. tracisjackson.com

Jake Wesley Rogers is a pop musician and songwriter whose bold music is queer storytelling refracted through a universal lens. jakewesleyrogers.com

JULY 12–14

SACRED MEDICINE

Lissa Rankin

Course 2902-397/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

In her best-selling memoir, Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing, Dr. Lissa Rankin details her journey to mind-body medicine and her own path toward hope and healing. In this trauma-supportive spiritual retreat based on the material in her book, she shares Sacred Medicine tools and invites you to experience a healing connection with your divine self.

First you receive an “energy transfusion” using embodied movement, singing, art, and ritual designed to open the group field, calm the nervous system, and re-source yourself. Then you dive deeper with “memoir as medicine,” therapeutic writing practices, basic Internal Family Systems (IFS) “parts” meditation, and Somatic Experiencing practices for grounding and orientation.

This nervous system reset helps you enter sacred space so you can reenter your life with more self-led clarity, insight, creativity, connection, and compassion for yourself and others.

Lissa Rankin, MD, is a mind-body medicine physician, best-selling author, and founder of the physician training program, Whole Health Medicine Institute. lissarankin.com

JULY 12–14

SOUL LEVEL ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

Learn What Animals Are Really Saying

Danielle MacKinnon

Course 2902-495/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS

Have you ever longed to psychically communicate with animals? Is there a way to understand what dogs, cats, horses, and even wild animals are thinking and feeling?

Animal communicator Danielle MacKinnon shows you how to access your innate intuition and connect with various animals using the universal language of all species. Learn how to move between the physical level and soul levels of connection with each animal to assist in achieving the greatest possible outcome for both animal and human.

Throughout the weekend, you develop your animal intuitive senses to cultivate healing, harmony, and a deeper connection. You also learn about animal lessons and how animals help us evolve through them.  Return home with valuable animal communication skills you can put into immediate practice. No prior experience is necessary.

Danielle MacKinnon is a nationally recognized intuitive, animal communicator, coach, and author of Animal Lessons daniellemackinnon.com

DANIELLE MACKINNON

MEGGAN WATTERSON TRACI S. JACKSON JAKE WESLEY ROGERS

LISSA RANKIN

JULY 12–14

Courage & Resilience In Climate Justice Education

Mindfulness & Education Conference for Educators K-12

Course 2902-654/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members) SS,PT

How do we cultivate hope in ourselves and our students, amid the uncertainty of the climate emergency and growing inequality? Join us for a transformative experience focused on kinship as a key to climate education.

This conference empowers you to inspire climate action, to build communities of support, and to instill in the hearts and minds of students a sense of responsibility for— and kinship with—our fellow humans and environment.

Join with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and mindfulness leaders to:

• Cultivate practices to promote well-being, inner resilience, a sense of belonging and courage

• Wrestle with a vision of what pre-K-12 education needs to be in the face of climate crisis

• Create action plans to implement climate-justice initiatives

• E xplore ways to support Indigenous people and people of the Global South who are now in line to su er the most from climate change

JULY 12–14

FIRST & SECOND DEGREE REIKI TRAINING

Brett Bevell

Course 2902-439/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) PT

Reiki is one of the most popular and widely recognized forms of energy healing. Founded by Japanese mystic Mikao Usui, Reiki translates as “divine (or universal) life force.” When properly applied, Reiki maintains health and well-being and can unveil our deepest spiritual nature.

In this Reiki training, we receive initiations for firstand second-degree Reiki using a sacred process called attunement. For many, simply being attuned to Reiki is life-changing as it raises our overall

Bayo Akomolafe is a speaker, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, Yoruba poet, and internationally best-selling author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences and We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak. bayoakomolafe.net

Linda Lantieri, MA, author of Building Emotional Intelligence, is a cofounder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a Fulbright scholar, and senior program advisor for TEL. lindalantieri.org

Meena Srinivasan, MA, NBCT, author of Teach, Breathe, Learn, is a national boardcertified teacher, a South Asian-American edupreneur, and executive director of TEL. meenasrinivasan.com

Simone Gonyea is a Snipe clan member of the Onondaga Nation who is senior health project coordinator in the Pediatric Behavioral Department at the University of Rochester. She served as the first Onondaga woman administrator of the Onondaga Nation School.

Mychal Mills is a sound healer who cofounded Konscious Youth Development & Service (KYDS), a nonprofit that partners with more than 120 New Jersey schools to bring mindfulness, SEL, and restorative practices to students. konscious.org

This gathering is held in partnership with Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL). For more information, go to teleadership.org.

Tom Roderick is a teacher, writer, and education activist based in New York, and author of Teach for Climate Justice. He is the retired founding executive director of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. teleadership.org/tom

energy vibration, causing us to shed negative life patterns.

With compassion and humor, Reiki master Brett Bevell guides us in learning Reiki techniques for self-treatment and teaches us how to perform healing sessions on others.

We also learn how to engage sacred Reiki symbols to increase the power of Reiki treatments and send Reiki treatments distantly.

No previous Reiki experience is required. $15 materials fee; include when you register.

Brett Bevell is a Reiki master and author of several books, including Psychic Reiki and The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing brettbevell.com

BRETT BEVELL

BAYO AKOMOLAFE

LINDA LANTIERI

MEENA SRINIVASAN

SIMONE GONYEA MYCHAL MILLS TOM RODERICK

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

JULY 12–14

Yoga & Transformational Inner Work (TIW)

Seane Corn

Course 2902-688/Tuition $435/360/285 ($390 Members)

Dive deep into the psychosomatic experience of Transformational Inner Work (TIW) that leads to personal growth, guided by yoga activist and cofounder of Global Seva Challenge Seane Corn.

Within the realm of yoga, TIW seamlessly incorporates asanas, pranayama, energetic anatomy, meditation, contemplation, and an exploration of yoga philosophy and spiritual practices. Seane says that, through this work, you can reshape hidden patterns, beliefs, and emotions that influence your thoughts, actions, and relationships.

These practices also include reflection, journal writing, and introspection as you begin to unpack the complexities of your inner world, uncovering elements that may be obstructing your progress or causing conflict or su ering.

This meaningful experience goes beyond the physical aspects of yoga, allowing you to tap into your inner wisdom, cultivate self-compassion, open your body, heart and mind, and nurture profound connections with yourself and others.

Seane Corn is an author, yoga teacher, and public speaker who has been at the forefront of yoga, activism, and community service for more than 30 years. She cofounded O the Mat, Into the World® and the Global Seva Challenge. seanecorn.com

JULY 12–19

ATTACHMENT-FOCUSED EMDR BASIC TRAINING: PARTS I & II  A 7-Day Professional Training

Laurel Parnell

Course 2907-489/Tuition $1,300 ($1,200 Members) SS, LE, PT Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapeutic method for healing trauma-based problems. It stresses the importance of creating safety for the client, it recognizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of the work, and it respects the complexity and diversity of clients who present in therapy.

This training teaches thoughtful modifications of the standard EMDR protocol and extensive resourcing for stabilization and ego strengthening, which helps repair attachment traumas and developmental deficits. The need to be flexible and adapt treatment according to client-centered cultural and individual needs is emphasized.

In a supportive environment, you learn how to integrate AF-EMDR into clinical practice through lectures, hands-on practice, and demonstrations. You learn firsthand the power of AF-EMDR transformative therapy.

$25 materials fee; include when you register. Faculty is independently o ering CE credits; see eOmega.org for more information.

Laurel Parnell, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, director of the Parnell Institute for EMDR, and author of A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR. parnellemdr.com

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

JULY 14–19

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION FOR BEGINNERS

Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman

Course 3005-418/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Immerse yourself in the language and cultures of Spain and Latin America. Spanish Language Immersion for Beginners is taught exclusively in Spanish, with a focus on communication rather than grammar to help you form questions and grow your vocabulary.

In a comfortable, upbeat environment, instructors Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman create real-life situations— in the classroom, the dining hall, and elsewhere on campus—that inspire you to use your Spanish.

Through a variety of interactive activities, including conversations, music, poetry, movement, and meeting native Spanishspeakers, you rapidly develop a level of fluency and ease. Through the use of cognates, blending simple and complex language, repetition, gestures, visuals, and props, you learn to express yourself in any tense—past, present, or future. You master a surprising amount of material to make speaking Spanish more interactive, and a lot more fun.

Diana Zuckerman is a certified Spanish instructor and advocacy chair for the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers.  Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman grew up bilingual and lived in Spain. He has been teaching Spanish immersion with his mother, Diana Zuckerman, since 2006.

DIANA ZUCKERMAN

ARIÁN GUTIÉRREZ ZUCKERMAN

LAUREL PARNELL

SEANE CORN

JULY 14–19

JULY 14–19

The Shadow

Forging a Relationship With the Source of Authentic Self-Expression

Barry Michels and Kristan Sargeant

Course 3005-507/Tuition $520 ($470 Members)

The shadow is a hidden being inside each of us—one that we try to ignore, because it embodies our vulnerabilities, flaws, weaknesses, and inferiorities. But denying the shadow pits us against ourselves and prevents us from realizing our potential.

During an intimate exploration of the stranger within, author and psychotherapist Barry Michels and therapist Kristan Sargeant show you how shadow work builds confidence and helps you express yourself more freely.

Beyond that, shadow work connects you with something greater than your ego. As you develop a relationship with your shadow, you:

• B uild true confidence

End-of-Life Doula Training

Omni Kitts Ferrara and Wilka Roig Course 3005-406/Tuition $975 ($875 Members) PT End-of-life doulas provide companionship, comfort, and guidance to those facing a terminal illness or death. They o er resources to help the dying person— along with their family and loved ones—to make informed decisions in a supportive environment. During this training, you learn the International End-ofLife Doula Association (INELDA) doula principles of self-awareness, honoring the autonomy of the dying person, and the dying process.

The end-of-life doula’s non-medical support encompasses emotional, spiritual, and practical care. Through lectures, exercises, and individual exploration, you learn:

• History of doula care

• S cope of practice and code of ethics

• S elf-awareness and deep active listening

• Physical changes of the body

• Vigil planning, rituals, ceremonies, and more

A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the training. Nursing contact hours are available. Faculty is independently o ering CE credits; see eOmega.org for information. A 2-day program is also available September 27-29. See page 107.

Omni Kitts Ferrara is a somatic facilitator and INELDA educator who has spent her life educating about the body, working to dampen misinformation and disconnection. inelda.org

Wilka Roig is a death doula and grief counselor, an ordained interfaith minister, dream worker, writer, Taoist arts instructor, cellist, and silversmith. As a teacher with INELDA, her commitment is to grow and promote the end-of-life doula movement in Latin America and globally. inelda.org

JULY 14–19

• E xpand your capacity for intimacy

• Gain the ability to express yourself with an authenticity you never thought possible Explore how embracing your fears and vulnerabilities can be your path back to wholeness.

All are welcome. No previous experience with The Tools or shadow work is necessary.

Barry Michels is a psychotherapist and coauthor of the New York Times best seller The Tools and its sequel, Coming Alive. The resident therapist for goop.com, he has been featured in The New Yorker, Psychology Today, Vanity Fair, and more. thetoolsbook.com

Kristan Sargeant is a coach, therapist, and three-time TEDxWomen producer. She works with individuals around the globe, helping them find the courage, creativity, and willpower to realize their potential. kristansargeant.com

Qigong Empowerments

Robert Peng

Course 3005-415/Tuition $480 ($430 Members)

As a boy in China, Robert Peng apprenticed under the legendary Buddhist monk Xiao Yao, who trained him in the martial and healing arts. As part of his training, Peng spent 100 days meditating and fasting in a dark, underground chamber.  Afterward, Robert discovered he had developed extraordinary spiritual powers, including the ability to discharge energy that felt like a powerful electric current. Now, he o ers a distillation of his training in Qigong Empowerments.

Peng reveals the fundamentals of qigong to awaken, empower, and integrate important energy centers that regulate your wisdom, love, and vitality. You learn:

• H ologram palm to empower your three dantians

• B reathing empowerment of the central meridian

• Three treasures standing meditation to strengthen your willpower

• Four golden wheels movement exercise to make your body more supple

Robert Peng is a world-renowned qigong master and healer. He is author of The Master Key and the DVD/CD companion series. robertpeng.com

BARRY MICHELS

KRISTAN SARGEANT

OMNI KITTS FERRARA

WILKA ROIG

Messages of Hope

Connecting With Loved Ones & Guides Across the Veil

Suzanne Giesemann

Course 3102-373/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

We all have a natural ability to connect with those who exist beyond this physical dimension. Discover your own innate gifts and how to develop your spiritual skills with instructor and evidence-based medium Suzanne Giesemann.

Combining evidential stories, theory, and practical exercises, you learn how to personally make connections with any aspect of higher consciousness— including loved ones who have passed and your own team of unseen helpers. As a bonus, you experience the palpable energy and wisdom shared in a special session with Suzanne’s guide, Sanaya. You return home with the heightened ability to experience the love, joy, and messages of hope that your team in spirit will bring.

Suzanne Giesemann, MA, a former US Navy commander, author, and host of the Messages of Hope radio show, has been recognized as a medium by Dr. Wayne Dyer and others. suzannegiesemann.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 19–21

THREE STEPS TO FREEDOM

Harnessing the Brain’s Power to Transform Anxiety & Habits

Jud Brewer and Robin Boudette

Course 3102-544/Tuition $425/350/275 ($380 Members) SS

Do you ever find yourself eating or drinking too much because you're feeling anxious? Do you judge yourself harshly, or worry yourself into procrastination?

We all struggle with something. Anxiety, emotional eating, smoking, internet scrolling, and other habits can rob us of happiness, health, sleep, and connection.

Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, has studied the science of habit change for decades. Join Dr. Jud and psychologist Robin Boudette, PhD, to learn tested, three-step model of behavior change. Through individual and group exercises, guided meditations, dialogue, and inquiry, you:

• Learn the brain processes involved in habit formation

• E xplore an evidenced-based model for changing habits

• Discover sustainable strategies to adopt healthy new behaviors

• Connect with a caring community

The workshop is for those who want to change their relationship with anxiety and other habits, as well as health-care professionals. Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Jud Brewer, MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, author of Unwinding Anxiety, and director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. drjud.com

Robin Boudette, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, behavior-change expert, and mindfulness teacher with more than 25 years of clinical experience. robinboudettephd.com

JULY 19–21

ASCENSION MAGICK

Christopher Penczak

Course 3102-395/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Ascension Magick is a system of magickal practice for spiritual evolution. It draws from the wisdom of Western magick and the traditions of theosophy, lightwork, and Eastern spirituality.

Deeply explore the mythos and practices of Ascension Magick during this weekend intensive with Temple of Witchcraft cofounder Christopher Penczak. Understand the ascended masters, and how to invoke allies in the angelic, faery, and starry worlds. Explore the nine dimensions of light, from the heart of Mother Earth to the great Central Sun of the cosmos. Experience the seven rays, their masters, and archangels. Explore the Great Ages and learn your soul’s first age in this world. Throughout the weekend you deepen your knowledge of your soul’s story to find your plane in the New Aeon. You explore the pitfalls of ascension spirituality in order to fully integrate love and harmony in your identity in a harmonious world.

Christopher Penczak is a witch, teacher, writer, ordained minister, and healing practitioner. He is cofounder of the Temple of Witchcraft and author of Spirit Allies, Ascension Magick, and other books. christopherpenczak.com

JUD BREWER

ROBIN BOUDETTE

CHRISTOPHER PENCZAK

SUZANNE GIESEMANN

OWLC

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

JULY 19–21

FIND YOUR VOICE

With Wisdom, Authenticity, Insight & Compassionate Awareness

Sará King and Nichol Chase

Course 3102-432/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

Finding one’s voice is the very essence of meaning making, of living a life of purpose. The subject is intertwined with fundamental questions about truth, identity, agency, and empowerment.

In this workshop for all who identify as women, join neuroscientist Sará King and yoga and mindfulness educator Nichol Chase on a journey of self-discovery at the nexus of science, art, and contemplative wisdom. Contemplative wisdom traditions are rooted in practices that heighten awareness and help cultivate wisdom and authenticity. These practices come to life through creative artistic expression. They have the propensity to reveal your unique gifts and passions, and bolster your resolve to speak powerfully.

Together we explore all the layers of our identity—individual, relational, and collective—through lectures, discussions, art making, and practices involving music, movement, and meditation. Throughout the weekend we gain insight, compassion, and wisdom as we discover our true voice.

Dr. Sará King is a neuroscientist, political and learning scientist, education philosopher, social-entrepreneur, public speaker, and certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. mindheartconsulting.com

Nichol Chase, ERYT-500, YACEP, is a yoga and mindfulness educator, musician, and writer. nicholjoychase.com

JULY 19–21

THE EMBODIED VOICE

Thorald Koren and Isaac Koren

Course 3102-557/Tuition $400 ($360 Members) SS

The Brothers Koren believe singing and speaking are radical acts of self-expression, and that exploring your instrument with full freedom takes tremendous courage. Intentional vocalization creates immeasurable vitality and joy, and empowers the whole body experience.

This weekend, we set safe space for you to reclaim your power while grounding into the gravity of your whole body instrument and sounding out powerfully what it feels like to be you. The benefits are clear—whether speaking at conference, raising your voice at work, speaking your truth to loved one, teaching a class, or singing in an arena—we see it all as one center of personal gravity, held deeply in the embodied voice you’ve been gifted in this lifetime. This workshop will be filled with fun and safe vocal toning, for beginners and professionals alike. No experience necessary.

Thorald and Isaac Koren are leaders in expanding creative expression and earned a Gold Record over the course of their music career as The Kin and The Brothers Koren. brotherskoren.com

JULY 19–21

THRIVING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY WITH A COURSE IN MIRACLES

Tama Kieves

Course 3102-640/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

When life doesn't go according to plan, that’s precisely when your creative destiny begins, says author and career coach Tama Kieves.

A Course in Miracles is a wisdom path studied by millions to uncover their own inner guidance and sense of purpose. Using this work, combined with the strategies of Tama's book, Thriving Through Uncertainty, she teaches you how to unlock astonishing opportunities. Together, we practice breakthrough exercises to discover inspired answers and make the best decisions of our lives, to see our lives through the lens of love instead of fear, and master our mindset to feel happy and confident now, not later.

Whether in a career transition or expanding your business, navigating relationship or health issues, learn to use uncertainty as your launch pad for clarity and joy.

Tama Kieves, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, is author of This Time I Dance! Creating the Work You Love, Inspired & Unstoppable, and Thriving Through Uncertainty. She is a career coach featured on TEDx and USA Today

SARÁ KING

NICHOL CHASE

THORALD KOREN AND ISAAC KOREN

TAMA KIEVES

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 19–21

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING: LEVELS 1 & 2

Combined Certification  Stacey Gibbons

Course 3102-483/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) SS, PT Shamanic Reiki blends the timeless wisdom of two ancient healing traditions with new approaches and embodied teachings.

Join Reiki master Stacey Gibbons in this experiential weekend retreat and practice time-tested methods that enhance intuition and expand consciousness. In the shamanic worldview, we are interconnected through time and space by a living, conscious web that connects and informs all sentient life. Stacey shares how to:

• E xpand your inner and outer sanctum into the human experience of oneness

• E xplore shamanic methods that open you to the healing forces of the earth and the elements

• Release energy blocks through lifeshifting shamanic practices

• Deepen your work with sacred items, such as flowers, stones, drums, and rattles

Return home with a systematized yet intuitive approach to activate and empower your innate ability to heal.

Stacey Gibbons holds a master certification in traditional Reiki. She has taught traditional and Shamanic Reiki since studying with Llyn Roberts in the 1990s. shamanicreikiworldwide.com

JULY 19–21

UNLOCK YOUR INFINITE POTENTIAL WITH BREATHWORK

Samantha Skelly

Course 3102-459/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

Activate your body’s natural ability to feel and heal through the power of breathwork. Pause Breathwork founder Samantha Skelly is your guide on this transformative journey of selfdiscovery, teaching you to breathe away stress and step into a life of tranquility and growth.

Discover sustainable techniques to alleviate anxiety and unlock your boundless inner potential. Pause Breathwork techniques are designed to maximize healing and transformation so you can access deeper states of bliss, peace, and happiness. These practices help you release stuck energy so you can operate at a higher frequency with more ease.

Learn to regulate your breath in order to calm your mind and cultivate resilience. Become empowered to access a wellspring of untapped potential within, fostering emotional balance and heightened self-awareness. Unleash the innate power of your breath and thrive with newfound vitality. You are one breath away.

Samantha Skelly is founder of Pause Breathwork, which has trained and certified thousands of breathwork facilitators operating businesses worldwide. samanthaskelly.com, pausebreathwork.com

JULY 19–21

DANCING WITH THE BEAR Healing Through Dreams & Imagination

Robert Moss

Course 3102-417/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

Our dreams show us what is going on inside our bodies and what we need to stay well. They give us fresh and powerful imagery for selfhealing. When we learn to go back inside our dreams and dream them onward, we open paths of healing for others and ourselves.

The Bear is the great medicine animal of North America. In Native tradition, the most powerful healers are those called by the Bear in dreams and visions. In ancient Europe, the Bear was a goddess. In this weekend adventure into shamanic lucid dreaming, we explore how Bear medicine can heal and re-enchant our lives. We discover that active dreaming is central to soul recovery, reclaiming vital energy we lost through pain, heartbreak, guilt, or addiction. We learn how to bring a dream to someone who needs a dream. Together, we grow the compassionate circle of energy that makes the extraordinary easy.

Robert Moss is a best-selling novelist, prize-winning journalist, and independent scholar. He is founder of Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of shamanism and modern dreamwork. mossdreams.com

SAMANTHA SKELLY

ROBERT MOSS

STACEY GIBBONS

Family WEEK

This week at Omega offers families a unique balance of time together and time apart—so everyone can have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends. We invite veteran family weekers to return, and welcome new folks to join the community—the “village” it takes to raise our kids...and us!

adult workshops

JULY 21–26

SOULCOLLAGE EXPLORATION

Cultivate Inner Wisdom With Images, Intuition & Imagination

Kimberly Lee

Course 3205-618/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) LE

Follow your intuition and creativity on an artful journey of self-discovery with gentle guidance and support from Kimberly Lee, a versatile creativity coach with a passion for nurturing the imaginative spirit.

SoulCollage® is a creative process blending imagination and images as a path to self-discovery. Through a process of meditation, journaling, and group sharing, and using only a few simple materials (a pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board, and images, all of which are provided), you create cards that represent facets of your unique self.

The cards connect you with the language of symbols, dreams, and archetypes, and invite your inner wisdom to answer big questions, remove inner obstacles, and stir your bold creativity. You return home with several cards to start your deck and the knowledge to work with them.

No prior art experience is necessary.

Kimberly Lee, JD, is a writer, editor, and creativity coach. She is a SoulCollage facilitator, executive editor of SoulCollage newsletters, and a member of SoulCollage’s leadership team. kimberlylee.me

How to Register: Adults choose one workshop. Kids choose one camp. Adults with children too young for a camp can register for an R&R Getaway Retreat. Call 1.800.944.1001 to register.

Adult Workshops: Workshops meet each morning from 9:30 a.m.–noon and on Monday through Wednesday afternoons from 2:30–5:00 p.m. On Thursday from 2:30–5:00 p.m. take time o to relax or enjoy Dabblers (see page 55)—informal classes led by workshop teachers and special guests. In the evenings, everyone gathers for family entertainment.

Kids and Teens Camps: Kids meet every morning from 9:00 a.m.–noon and afternoons from 2:30–5:00 p.m. Please note that Omega has a 10:00 p.m. noise curfew and that all children and teens are expected to be with their families after 11:00 p.m.

Registration: Registration begins March 29. Camps fill quickly; register early. If you don’t have children you may still participate in Family Week, but be advised that services and schedules are geared for children and families. Schedules and registration information di er this week from other weeks at Omega.

JULY 21–26

SINGING IN THE STREAM

Songs of Joy & Healing for the Times

Maggie Wheeler and Arnaé Batson Course 3205-614/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Experience the deep, healing power of the voice as we learn and sing ancient and contemporary songs of joy and healing. Together, led by passionate singers Maggie Wheeler and Arnaé Batson, we embark on a vocal journey to investigate the vibrational power of song. From chants and spirituals to protest and original music, we sing open the doors to a deeper level of listening to one another.

Throughout the week we learn songs by call-and-response, a technique accessible to beginners and experienced singers alike. Magic happens when we are bathed in the vibrations of beautiful songs and combined voices. Singing this way relieves tension and creates a sense of well-being that resonates in our bodies and lasts far beyond the moment.

Maggie Wheeler is an actor (best known for her role as Janice on Friends), singer, songwriter, and codirector of the Golden Bridge Community Choir in Hollywood. goldenbridgechoir.com

Arnaé Batson is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and song leader who uses music to create spiritual pathways for health and wholeness while advocating for progressive social change.

KIMBERLY LEE

MAGGIE WHEELER

ARNAÉ BATSON

JULY 21–26

YOGA AND MINDFUL MOVEMENT

A Recharge & Reset Retreat

Pilin Anice

Course 3205-619/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

Join Pilin Anice for a breath-centered, rhythmic yoga practice with live music that flows in sequences to stretch and strengthen the body, reduce stress, increase body awareness, and activate joy. Pilin is a beloved yoga and wellness guide trained in vinyasa, Kripalu, meditation, and yoga nidra, as well as Ayurvedic and nutritional wellness tools, and movement and dance techniques from around the world.

In addition to movement meditation, Pilin guides you to soothe your nervous system with pranayama, Ayurveda, and restorative practices that encourage self-inquiry, body awareness, and mindfulness. With live drumming and music, the class becomes a moving meditation, a dance party, and an inner journey all rolled into one healing experience.

Return home with a toolkit of self-care practices to support your health and well-being long term. The workshop is for all levels.

Pilin Anice is a yoga, dance, and meditation instructor, health coach, and model who has been featured on Good Morning America, TODAY, and in the New York Times pilinanice.com

JULY 21–26

TENNIS INSIDE THE ZONE

The Journey Beyond the Score

Rob Polishook

Course 3205-677/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, LE Imagine playing tennis with awareness, balance, and clarity. Moving with ease, adapting to competitive situations, and freeing your mind while competing. Imagine experiencing freedom and joy in the game.

Rob Polishook’s "whole human athlete” approach will empower you to bring your heart, energy, and spirit to your game, both on and o the court. The journey beyond the score is focused on the process, the here-and-now moment, and bringing who you are to what you do, by connecting to your unique personal and physical talents. Through drills, games, meditation, music, and o -court individual and group exercises, you learn how to play aware, breathe to stay centered, and concentrate on what you can control.

JULY 21–26

FROM THEATER TO LIFE

Improvisation Workshop

Anthony Arkin and Amelia Campbell

Course 3205-608/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) LE

This energetic, inner-game oriented workshop is for tennis players of all skill and experience levels.

Rob Polishook is a mental training coach and founder of Inside the Zone Sports Performance Group. insidethezone.com

This workshop isn’t about becoming a stand-up comic or learning how to be an actor. It’s about reawakening the sense of joy and abandonment we had when we were kids. It’s about remembering how to be authentic in imaginary situations. It’s about entering the world of improvisation.

Learn tools for creating authentic, interesting characters, letting the characters dictate where an event wants to go, and jumping into a sense of easy flow with other people using nothing but the imagination. With a few simple concepts, we quickly enter into a creative place without feeling strain or self-consciousness.

In a supportive, spontaneous group environment, we begin to make conscious

connections between our work in the scenes and our own emotional lives. We reconnect with the important work of play. And we have a heck of a good time.

Anthony Arkin is an actor, teacher, and award-winning filmmaker whose work has shown at festivals all over the world. Amelia Campbell is a Canadian-born actress best known for her performances in the films Single White Female, Leaves of Grass, and What Maisie Knew

PILIN ANICE

ANTHONY ARKIN AMELIA CAMPBELL

ROB POLISHOOK

JULY 21–26

UNLOCK YOUR STORY

Kickstart Your Novel, Memoir, or Personal Essay

Ruthie Ackerman

Course 3205-604/Tuition $455 ($410 Members)

Brené Brown says vulnerability is the "birthplace of trust, love, belonging, and courage.” In this writing workshop, we explore the many sides of ourselves, including those secret parts we don't want anyone else to see. Through that process, we learn something critical about life and writing: What we assume others will dislike about us is actually what connects us most deeply.

Whether you are new to writing or have a manuscript you’ve been chipping away at, magic happens under Ruthie Ackerman’s guidance and the support of a tight-knit writing community.

Through generative exercises, suggested reading and listening, and writing, writing, writing, we unlock our creative brains, roll up our sleeves, and find the heart of the story waiting to be told. We leave with the nuts and bolts of a draft in place and the building blocks for a sustainable writing flow once at home.

Ruthie Ackerman’s awardwinning journalism has taken her around the world—from war-torn nations to Wall Street. Her wildly popular piece for the New York Times Modern Love column inspired her upcoming memoir and shifted her focus from traditional reporting to personal stories. ruthieackerman.com

DABBLERS’ DELIGHTS

Adults are welcome to choose from the following workshops o ered on Thursday afternoon from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pickleball

Rob Polishook

Change Your Breathing, Change Your Life

Robert Soulliere

kids camps

For kids ages 5-10

JULY 21–26

LITTLE FOREST PEOPLE

Kesse Humphreys and The Ranger Sta

Course 3205-638/Tuition $275 LE

The woods surrounding Omega are filled with magical groves, fun, fantasy, and little newts. The Rangers are looking for campers to help create woodland structures, drum, sing, climb fallen trees, and cook up a hearty batch of bread-on-a-stick and s’mores. Half the program is spent in the Omega woods; the other half is spent boating, spotting painted turtles, and exploring the natural (and supernatural) wonders of Omega’s Long Pond Lake.

The Ranger Sta  is a team with extensive experience running youth programs that nurture and challenge children in safe environments. The team includes Kesse Humphreys, artist and educator; and other Ranger sta .

The Joy of Play

Joe Killian

From Empty Nest to Enchanted Forest

Kimberly Lee

For kids ages 3-5

JULY 21–26

LITTLE LIGHT PLAY CAMP

Janice Zito

Course 3205-598/Tuition $210 LE

Let your child’s imagination soar in Little Light Play Camp as they join in creative expression, play, and mindfulness. This camp, for children ages 3 through 5 (must be potty trained), is led by Janice Zito, a Montessori elementary school teacher and a health and fitness instructor. The program is focused on joyful play, nature exploration, musical expression, creative arts, and childcentered mindfulness.   Janice Zito is a Montessori elementary school teacher and a health and fitness instructor.

JANICE ZITO

Kids camps are open only to children accompanied by a parent enrolled in a workshop.

RUTHIE ACKERMAN

For kids ages 7-12

JULY 21–26

PUPPETRY CAMP

Design, Craft & Bring Your Puppet to Life

Tiffany Iris and Orlando Mendez

Course 3205-657/Tuition $375 LE

Led by professional actress and puppeteer Ti any Iris and magician and actor Orlando Mendez, this creative camp guides kids in designing and crafting original, fuzzy puppet characters out of cloth, ribbons, felt, and other found objects. After all of the puppets are complete, together we create stories and learn to manipulate and give voice to the puppets. It all leads up to a final showcase for the Family Week community! This play camp helps children gain confidence and develop creative, social, and emotional skills.

For kids ages 8-12

JULY 21–26

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS

Ellen Riley and Kino Calderon

Course 3205-589/Tuition $335

This multi-sport camp— for boys and girls of all skill levels—is led by veteran Family Week coaches Ellen and Kino. Many sports and games are played, including basketball, baseball, flag football, kickball, and wi eball. The emphasis is on fun, skills, fitness, injury prevention, and mental focus. Yoga and stretching are introduced as a foundation for fitness and injury prevention. Campers enjoy stories from the big leagues, music, prizes, friendly competition, and opportunities to dive deeper into particular sports in breakout sessions.

Ti any Iris is a versatile artist who excels as a musical theater, improv, and puppet-making teacher. She is the resident actor at WCS Wildlife Theater in the Bronx Zoo. ti anyiris.com

Orlando Mendez is a magician and actor who seamlessly merges magic with live theater. He is a featured participant in the History Channel's Knight Fight

For kids ages 12-17

JULY 21–26

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE

A Role-Playing Adventure for Teens

Joshua Smith and Melissa Bowe

Course 3205-588/Tuition $375 SS, LE

The Wayfinder Experience is a live action role-playing camp that combines improvisational theater, athletics, and play to give teens a safe environment to build community.

Camp activities include theater games, capture the flag, and “play-safe” swordplay, all building toward the centerpiece of the week: the Adventure Game. The game is an immersive adventure similar to popular fantasy books and movies, played out on the Omega campus over two days. Donning costumes and equipped with foam weapons, campers play characters whose choices determine how the story plays out. Through playing di erent roles and forging supportive relationships, participants are given a chance to try on new parts of themselves, developing confidence and self-esteem that last far beyond the workshop’s end. $25 materials fee; include when you register.

$20 materials fee; include when you register.

Ellen Riley is a veteran of the Omega basketball camp for grownups, taught by NBA coach Phil Jackson and CBA coach Charley Rosen.

Kino Calderon is a certified personal trainer who specializes in strength and conditioning, as well as working with young teens in sports conditioning.

For young adults ages 18-24

JULY 21–26

ADVANCED WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS

A Theater & Life Training Workshop

Rebecca Bowe and Wayfinder Staff

Course 3205-599/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS, LE

This workshop is designed to o er young adults (ages 18-24) a dynamic and engaging introduction to theater training, acting, and directing, while learning techniques for improving their selfconfidence in a safe, playful, and communitycentered environment.

In fun and engaging exercises, participants connect through trust games and active listening, understanding “stage presence,” and opening their imaginations to playing characters. We also work on developing key characters and theatrical scenes for an exciting live-action game—the Adventure Game—played throughout the Omega campus on Wednesday evening.

Because theater work is also life training, participants can expect to find new, deeper connections to others and their own creativity, unlocking profound layers of empathy through character exploration.

$25 materials fee; include when you register.

MELISSA BOWE

REBECCA BOWE

TIFFANY IRIS

ORLANDO MENDEZ

ELLEN RILEY

KINO CALDERON

JOSHUA SMITH

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 26–28

LIVING RADICAL GRATITUDE

The Key to Navigating a Crazy World

Tosha Silver

Course 3302-514/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

It’s easy to be grateful for the good stu . But when we start to practice gratitude for the challenging emotions that loss or disappointments bring—everything shifts. Radical gratitude encompasses everything—including our most painful emotions.

Join author and spiritual guide Tosha Silver for a deep dive into radical gratitude. In this intensive weekend, you learn how to embrace radical gratitude no matter your current challenges.

Some benefits of this approach include:

• Inspiring deep and honest space for your feelings

• Feeling and releasing entrenched emotions, melting away bitterness, disappointment, resentment, blame, and shame

JULY 26–28

WRITE & PUBLISH NONFICTION

Navigate Your Publishing Journey Like a Pro

Stephanie Chandler

Course 3302-591/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

If you have a mission to impact the lives of readers, join this inspiring weekend workshop to learn how to write a complete nonfiction manuscript in 60 days (yes, really!), navigate the overwhelming world of publishing, and promote your book.

Guided by the founder of the Nonfiction Authors Association Stephanie Chandler, you learn how to choose a topic for your book (prescriptive, memoir, or other nonfiction) that aligns with your goals, create an outline, and develop your writing practice. We also explore the pros and cons of traditional, self, hybrid, and vanity publishing, along with the process needed to land a traditional book deal and steps to selfpublish your book. Finally, we cover simple book marketing tactics to ensure your success.

This course is loaded with real-world examples and resources to help you transform your writing goals into a published book.

• Stopping the argument with reality

• Acknowledging the inner shadow

If you’ve taken a workshop from Tosha on radical gratitude before, please join us again. Each workshop is a dynamic examination of the topic interwoven with new ideas, topics, and shared experiences. Living with radical gratitude takes practice.

Tosha Silver is a spiritual guide and author of It’s Not Your Money, Outrageous Openness, and Change Me Prayers toshasilver.com

Stephanie Chandler is the chief executive o cer of the Nonfiction Authors Association and Writers Conference. She is also the author of 10 books, including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan. nonfictionauthorsassociation.com

JULY 26–28

The Light of Hope

Lorna Byrne

Course 3302-093/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

We need to see hope in front of us every day, to give us faith, courage, and strength to persevere. Join Lorna Byrne for a retreat dedicated to deepening your spiritual connection to recognize hope in your life.

For more than a decade, Lorna has been helping people around the world, of all faiths and none, connect to their spiritual side. According to Lorna, when you allow this connection to your soul and your relationship with your guardian angel to deepen, you discover more of who you really are—an incredible spiritual being. Lorna guides you to:

• Reconnect to your own unique, spiritual side

• U nderstand how the angel of hope guides you in your life and how other angels encourage you

• Find moments of hope even in the toughest of circumstances

Throughout the weekend, you receive teachings and meditations from Lorna, tailored exercises, and time for reflection. Lorna Byrne is a spiritual teacher, philanthropist, and inspiration to people around the world. She is the author of seven best-selling books, including Angels in My Hair, A Message of Hope From the Angels, and Love From Heaven lornabyrne.com

LORNA BYRNE

TOSHA SILVER

STEPHANIE CHANDLER

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

The Way of E ortless Mindfulness

A Weekend Retreat With Loch Kelly

Loch Kelly

Course 3302-391/Tuition $395 ($350 Members) SS

Learn the next stage of mindfulness —an advanced, yet simple approach— in this workshop taught by licensed psychotherapist and leading expert in meditation, Loch Kelly.

Loch’s unique approach, called e ortless mindfulness, is a way to shift out of our chattering mind and into an already awake consciousness that is embodied and openhearted. The goal of e ortless mindfulness is not just stress management, but to learn to access and live from your already installed awake consciousness and compassionate heart.

You learn to:

• Shift your awareness by doing “micromeditations,” or small glimpses with your eyes closed or open

• Overcome some of the common emotional obstacles by recognizing your parts with Internal Family Systems (IFS) meditations

• Find doorways and tools of awareness to access freedom, love, and flow in the midst of daily life

• Tune immediately into your awake, joyful nature, which is already present Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW, is the creator of the Mindful Glimpses app, an award-winning author, licensed psychotherapist, and leader in the field of meditation and awakening. He is the founder of the E ortless Mindfulness Institute and has worked in community mental health. lochkelly.org

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 26–28

CREATING MINDFUL MOVEMENT CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE A Professional Training

Char Grossman

Course 3302-402/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS, PT

As many as 1 million Americans have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a chronic illness both progressive in nature and without a cure. During this weekend professional training, you are invited to join a community of like-minded people to gain tangible, adaptive, therapeutic yoga tools that increase the wellbeing of those living with PD and other movement disorders.

Through hands-on experiences, breathwork, discussions, lectures, small group interventions, asana practice, and brain games, you learn to:

• Deepen your understanding of PD and how it impacts those living with it

• Teach breathwork and mindful stress management techniques

• Develop skillful language to use during instruction, discussion, and practice

• Comprehend the care partner’s role

• Appreciate how mindful movement practice improves skills on and o the mat

Return home ready to launch mindful movement classes for those living with PD and other movement disorders in your community.

Char Grossman is an educational psychologist, certified yoga therapist, and creator and founder of YogaReach®LLC, an adaptive therapeutic program for those living with neurological and neuromuscular disorders. yoga-reach.org

JULY 26–28

STRENGTH-BASED DEMENTIA CARE

A Holistic Approach to Living With Dementia

Judy Cornish

Course 3302-464/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

When a companion or loved one is living with dementia, knowing what your own life skills are—as well as what their life skills are—can empower and enrich both of your lives.

Guided by Judy Cornish, founder of the Dementia and Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network (DAWN®) and creator of the DAWN Method®, you participate in open discussions, learning circle questions, and role play exercises in order to:

• Deepen your understanding of human cognitive skills and learn which are retained and which are lost with dementia

• Learn to recognize the emotional needs that develop when cognitive skills decline

• E xplore a variety of ways for helping to manage moods with dementia

• Discover communication tools to help people living with dementia express themselves in conversation and nonverbally

Leave with a new understanding of dementia, how it changes our ability to function and interact, and with new skills for living with and supporting someone who is experiencing dementia.

Judy Cornish is a retired elder law attorney, author of The Dementia Handbook and Dementia With Dignity, and creator of the DAWN Method®. thedawnmethod.com

JULY 26–28

LOCH KELLY

CHAR GROSSMAN

JUDY CORNISH

JULY 26–28

THE RELATIONAL LEADER

Kerena Saltzman and Ben Saltzman

Course 3302-600/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Being in charge can be isolating and lonely. It can feel like others are looking at a projected image instead of the real you. When you are a leader, people often don’t understand the complexities you face or the weight of your responsibilities. Your capacity to form solid and trusting relationships is key to your success.

In this workshop, we create opportunities to shift these patterns. Through experiential activities, small group work, and Gestalt-based experiences, you:

• Discover new skills to understand others

• Learn dynamic ways to build rapport quickly

• B uild confidence to navigate conflict and tension

Along the way, you get to know a new network of organization leaders, team managers, coaches, and other like-minded leaders you can tap into for understanding and support.

Kerena Saltzman, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, consultant, and coach for individuals, couples, and business collaborators. kerenasaltzman.com

Ben Saltzman is an internationally known leadership coach, Enneagram expert, and cofounder of the Israeli Enneagram Center In Tel Aviv, Israel. touchedandtransformed.com

5-DAY WORKSHOP

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

VORTEXHEALING

Divine Energy Healing

Lorraine Goldbloom

Course 3405-412/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, LE, PT

The VortexHealing® Foundational training is a spiritual evolution toward awakening to our essential nature, the truth of our being—that we are always connected to the oneness of creation.

Join VortexHealing teacher Lorraine Goldbloom in an immersive experience that will transform your health and awaken magic in your life.

JULY 26–28

From Su ering to Salvation

Panache Desai

Course 3302-561/Tuition $445/370/295 ($400 Members) SS

To be human is to experience some form of hardship, trauma, or adversity. An unwillingness to accept the experience and move through it prolongs that su ering.

Panache Desai has grown a global following by empowering people to meet su ering and hardship, not through spirituality, but through the realization that being human is the most spiritual thing of all.

Through lecture, discussion, meditation, and question-and-answer sessions, Panache uses humor, empathy, wisdom, and vibrational expansion to teach his method of returning to your authentic self.    You learn to:

• Accept your emotions and soften into your fear and insecurities

• Let go of the false stories, beliefs, and baggage you’ve used to invalidate your greatness

Your willingness to be vulnerable, authentic, and available to what is unfolding invites you to uncover the gift your life is. Your salvation comes from your freedom to be you.

Panache Desai is a best-selling author, speaker, thought leader, and advocate on behalf of the embodiment of human potential.  panachedesai.com

In this weeklong retreat, participants develop a better understanding of our complex human energy systems. You learn to:

• Develop a heart-centered energetic structure to channel VortexHealing energies on yourself and others

• Discover healing for both the physical body and the subtle energy systems

• B ridge awareness into everyday issues such as anxiety or depression, helping you to break entrenched patterns and to transform those issues

Experience the grace of the Merlin lineage and the transformational power of VortexHealing.

Lorraine Goldbloom is a teacher of VortexHealing Divine Energy Healing, and has worked in the healing field for more than 20 years. lorrainegoldbloom.com

KERENA SALTZMAN

BEN SALTZMAN

PANACHE DESAI

LORRAINE GOLDBLOOM

WORKSHOPS

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

The Changing Sky

Creating Your Future With Transits, Progressions & Evolutionary Astrology

Steven Forrest

Course 3405-511/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

Planets are always moving through the natal chart, pressing our developmental buttons, and with the swarm of events, it’s often hard to stay focused on the heart of the message. Everything depends on a full understanding of the basic birth chart—and that’s a feat in itself.

No need to be discouraged. Evolutionary astrologer Steven Forrest o ers a methodical, step-by-step process for surfing the astrological complexity— one that helps you keep first things first, knowing what to leave out, and keeping your precious intuition in the mixture. Forrest’s choice-centered evolutionary astrology is a system that marries humanistic psychology and ancient metaphysics, placing them in the context of free will and personal responsibility. Imagination also pervades this evolutionary approach.

Once some basics have been introduced, we’ll demonstrate them by working in real time with the randomly drawn charts of volunteer class members.

Steven Forrest, who teaches at the Forrest Center for Evolutionary Astrology, is author of The Inner Sky, Yesterday’s Sky, The Book(s) of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water, and The Endless Sky forrestastrology.com

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

TEACHING YOGA & MINDFULNESS TO CHILDREN

Principles & Practices to Strengthen Connection, Build Resilience & Cultivate Joy

Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez & Argos Gonzalez

Course 3405-393/Tuition $945 ($865 Members) SS, PT Children are growing up in a rapidly changing world. One that can often be overwhelming. But they have inner resources—such as their breath, body, and mindset—and relational resources, like you. When we support our children in accessing the practices of awareness, and connection to self and others, we help them build valuable life skills.

This training provides you with the tools you need to share yoga and mindfulness with children and teens ages 3 to 18. It focuses on the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of students and teaches you how to share these tools in a playful way that is also trauma-informed.

The foundation of this training is building self-awareness and deepening personal practice. You return home with a deeper understanding of child development, the capacity and confidence to create programming that meets children’s needs, and the knowledge to teach in a safe, engaging, and compassionate way.

$45 materials fee; include when you register. Training begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Jennifer Cohen Harper is a mindfulness and yoga educator and founder of Little Flower Yoga, littlefloweryoga.com

Mayuri Gonzalez, E-RYT, RCYT, is director of LFY’s School Yoga Project. littlefloweryoga.com Argos Gonzalez is director of professional development for LFY’s School Yoga Project. littlefloweryoga.com

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

CORE ZERO BALANCING

Transform Your Practice Using Energy & Structure

Jim McCormick

Course 3405-457/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS

Zero Balancing (ZB) is a mind-body system of healing and personal transformation that was developed in the 1970s by Dr. Fritz Smith. Its theories and practices combine Western ideas of anatomy with understanding of energy and enlightenment from the East. It is a valuable system for reducing physical pain and improving alignment, and has helped many people gain a mindful connection to their core self.

In this foundation-level workshop with leading teacher and practitioner Jim McCormick, you explore the framework behind ZB.

You learn to:

• Perform full ZB sessions

• U nderstand the theories and principles of ZB

• Distinguish the body energy and body structure through touch

• Improve your ability to use energy as a working tool

• B ecome familiar with the energetic anatomy of a skeleton Return home with the skills you need to perform a complete ZB session for clients.

Course begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. This workshop qualifies for credit toward Zero Balancing Certification. Jim McCormick, LAc, is co-president of Cambridge Health Associates, where he practices Zero Balancing and traditional acupuncture. Author of Zero Balancing: Conscious Touch and Transformation, he is on the faculty of the Zero Balancing Health Association. cambridgehealthassociates.com

JENNIFER COHEN HARPER

MAYURI GONZALEZ

ARGOS GONZALEZ

STEVEN FORREST

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

Yoga & Longevity

8 Secrets to a Long, Happy & Healthy Life

Beryl Bender

Course 3405-382/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS Join author and activist Beryl Bender, who is celebrating her 39th summer teaching at Omega, for five days of yoga, meditation, conscious breathing, hiking, (or bring your bike if you like), resting, reading, and—most importantly—laughing.

Yoga practices o er us a way to choose between the road to su ering and dis-ease, and the path to freedom, happiness, and a long life. In this yoga retreat for practitioners of all levels, you learn to tell the di erence and choose wisely.

Start your mornings with inspiring meditation, enjoy wonderful, wholesome plant-based meals (cooked and served by someone else), break a sweat, stretch, walk, and luxuriate in the healing, restorative environment of yoga at Omega.

You return home with practices that help to detox your system, stretch your limits, restore resilience, and reboot your life.

Workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Beryl Bender, director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute, has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1974, and has trained a global community of teachers as spiritual revolutionaries. power-yoga.com

JULY 28–AUGUST 2

TAI CHI EASY

Practice Leader Certification Training

Vince Sauter, David Lehman, and Kele Baker

Course 3405-492/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, PT

Tai Chi Easy™ is an easy-to-learn method to enhance energy and cultivate chi—the vital essence that creates health and harmony. Tai Chi Easy combines gentle movements, breath practices, self-massage, and meditation to provide a healing boost for body, mind, and spirit. In this step-by-step program, you learn how to create a transformative self-care practice routine. Discover why the slow, flowing movements of tai chi and qigong o er so many health-enhancing benefits, such as increased blood flow, improved cardiovascular fitness, brain plasticity, better sleep, balance, and mood. You also learn how you can share tai chi practices with others in an e ective way.

JULY 28–AUGUST 4 YOGA DARSHANA

A 7-Day Workshop

Kofi Busia

Course 3407-394/Tuition $635 ($570 Members) SS

In Yoga Darshana, Kofi Busia leads us on an exploration of how to live a wise and fulfilled life through Iyengar Yoga as a physical and spiritual darshana (Sanskrit for view, or system), and as a way to be in the world.

Using postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama), and learning to focus and develop the mind, we tap into both the practical and esoteric teachings of yoga that can dramatically improve the way we think and feel.

For all ability levels, Tai Chi Easy is a gentle yet powerful practice you can share in your local community, at schools, hospitals, social service agencies, and more.

$50 materials fee; include when you register.

Vince Sauter is a senior teacher of Tai Chi Easy and a certified Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi instructor. clearstreamtaichi.com

David Lehman is a Tai Chi Easy senior trainer who leads classes for the Veteran’s Administration at Castle Point and Samadhi Recovery Center. opencenter.org/david-lehman/

Kele Baker is a Tai Chi Easy and Healer Within senior trainer, a Holden Qigong senior instructor, and an Alexander Technique teacher. kelebaker.com

During the week, Kofi guides each of us as we study our body’s capacities and limits, correcting our postures—with surgeonlike precision—to change our relationship to our body and how we approach yoga.

Yoga Darshana is for those already familiar with Iyengar Yoga. Yoga and fitness instructors, helping professionals, and anyone seeking to further their study will find this workshop useful.

Kofi Busia studied with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and has been teaching yoga in the Iyengar tradition for more than 40 years. kofibusia.com

DAVID LEHMAN

VINCE SAUTER

KELE BAKER

BERYL BENDER

KOFI BUSIA

Urban Sadhu Yoga 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Course 3428-446/Tuition $4,500 ($4,400 Members) SS, PT

Are you looking for a yoga teacher training that embraces the spiritual and ethical teachings of the yoga tradition? Then, join the Urban Sadhu Yoga 300-hour Teacher Training.

This training is not only for prospective yoga teachers, but for anyone who desires to create positive change through the six pillars of the Urban Sadhu Yoga Method: Sadhana (daily practice), Ahimsa (non-violation), Svadyaya (self-study), Dhyana (meditation), Aikyam (oneness), and Dharma (spiritual activism).

Urban Sadhu is a modern, integrated yoga method that incorporates tools like “intelligent sequencing” to develop critical thinking about science-based anatomy, resulting in a deeper understanding of both the physical body and the subtle energetics of prana.

You learn teaching skills throughout the training alongside world-renowned facilitators, and the sacred yogic texts and philosophy are brought to light.

You return home able to conduct a dynamic yoga class with confidence.

Training begins on Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Austin Sanderson, the founder of the Urban Sadhu Yoga Method, is an artist, designer, advanced certified Jivamukti instructor, sound and energy healer, and ordained minister. urbansadhuyoga.com

Devdutt Pattanaik is a speaker and author who writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance, and leadership. devdutt.com

Kate Szekely is a multi-hyphenate artist and dedicated yoga practitioner who holds an 800-hour Jivamukti Yoga certification. She is also a NASM-Certified personal trainer and a corrective exercise specialist. kateszekely.com

Catherine Miranda is an 800-hour certified Jivamukti yoga teacher known for her music, storytelling, and vigorous asana practice. urbansadhuyoga.com

Hari-kirtana das is an author, speaker, mentor, and teacher who opens doors to higher consciousness, inner peace, and meaningful engagement with the world. hari-kirtana.com

Lori Zucker, PT, DPT, MA, CYT, co-owner of YogiAnatomy, is a physical therapist and a certified yoga teacher who employs an integrative approach with the goal of achieving maximum recovery for patients. yogianatomy.com

Ellen Zambo Anderson, PT, PhD, E-RYT, co-owner of YogiAnatomy, is a professor emerita of physical therapy from Rutgers University who has been a physical therapist for 40 years and is a board-certified geriatric clinical specialist. yogianatomy.com

AUSTIN SANDERSON DEVDUTT PATTANAIK

KATE SZEKELY CATHERINE MIRANDA

HARI-KIRTANA DAS

LORI ZUCKER

ELLEN ZAMBO ANDERSON

“I loved my time kayaking on Long Pond. As I gently floated by lily pads and turtles, I quietly reflected on my retreat experience. Being on the pond reminded me that meditation is not simply done on the cushion, it is a way of seeing and being in the world.”

—BROOKE THOMAS, OMEGA PARTICIPANT

Rest & Rejuvenation Retreats

Make Time For You

Did you know you can enjoy all Omega has to o er without taking a workshop?

Omega’s R&R retreats allow you to take advantage of our tranquil setting and welcoming community to step away from the stress of our fast-paced world. Stretch your body and quiet your mind with daily open classes in yoga, tai chi, and meditation. Indulge in delicious meals, enjoy Omega’s amenities, explore our natural surroundings, and meet new friends.

Available mid-May to October, learn more at eOmega.org/rest

A 2-night minimum stay and All-Inclusive Accommodations & Meals Package required.

“I was able to get the peace and quiet I needed. I loved how there was seating scattered in just the right places where I could sit and take in nature. The option to borrow an art bag at Guest Services was fun—I am not an artist but for the time I used the art bag, I was.”

—KAREN LIPTON, R&R PARTICIPANT

Omega Wellness Center

Embrace Self-Care

The fully renovated Omega Wellness Center is a peaceful haven o ering services to enhance your stay. From massage and facials, to acupuncture and Reiki, you’re sure to find an option that’s right for you. Can’t decide? Our wellness concierge will help you find the perfect treatment and make sure you don’t miss a moment of your workshop, meals, or other Omega events.

Join us and remember what it’s like to feel good. Guests are encouraged to book in advance.

Visit eOmega.org/FeelGood or email us at FeelGood@eOmega.org or call us at 800.954.0082 .

Your Stay

Sleep. Eat. Play. Explore.

Omega’s all-inclusive stay includes:

• Your choice of accommodations

• 3 delicious farm-to-table meals per day

• Daily Open Classes in meditation, yoga, and tai chi

• C anoeing and kayaking

• Pickleball, basketball, and tennis

• E xtensive gardens, nature trails, and waterfront on our 250-acre campus

• Access to Omega art experiences, the Ram Dass Library, Sanctuary, Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), and more Accommodations & Meals Package does not include workshop tuition.

Visit eOmega.org/stay

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Rates do not include tuition.

Lodging can only be booked as part of an Accommodations & Meals Package. Commuter Fee is required only for those not staying in Omega accommodations. *5-night rate is based on weekday prices.

August

“I love sitting down to meals and meeting new people. The kindest seekers seem to gravitate to this place. I heard stories of grief, loss, determination, exploration, elevation, and miracles told with open hearts, humor, and grace. All this while eating delicious locally grown food.”

—BARBARA SINCLAIR, OMEGA PARTICIPANT

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

AUGUST 2–4

Miracles

Happen

The Transformative Power of Past-Life Memories

Brian Weiss

Course 3502-474/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

This program is sold out; please call 800.944.1001 to be added to the waitlist.

Past-life regression therapy has gained widespread recognition as a therapeutic model. Brian Weiss, best-selling author of Many Lives, Many Masters and Miracles Happen, is known as the nation’s foremost expert in the field. Explore the latest in hypnotic past-life regression therapy to find a new level of healing for your body, mind, spirit, and relationships. Using experiential techniques, including hypnotic regression exercises, healing visualizations, meditation, and intuitional and right-brain training, we harness the power of love and understanding to transform our lives.

Dr. Weiss demonstrates hypnotic regression in a series of sessions with volunteers from the group. There is ample time for questions and answers.

Note: This workshop is valuable for health-care professionals as well as nonprofessionals who want an in-depth experience of this approach to self-exploration.

Brian Weiss, MD, is chairman emeritus of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami and the nation’s leading authority on past-life regression therapy. brianweiss.com

5-DAY WORKSHOP

AUGUST 4–9

Past-Life Therapy Training

Brian Weiss and Carole Weiss

Course 3605-475/Tuition $1,395 ($1,295 Members) SS, LE, PT

This program is sold out; please call 800.944.1001 to be added to the waitlist.

Gain theoretical knowledge, intensive practical skills, and experience in past-life regression therapy in Brian and Carole Weiss’s only Past-Life Therapy Training in 2024.

Health-care professionals add a new dimension to their therapeutic repertoire, while nonprofessionals explore their own past lives as a way to increase understanding of self and the nature of human existence. You learn:

• Hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation, and past-life regression techniques as well as history and current research

• Mind-body connection and its relationship to healing physical and psychological illness

• H ow to identify the capacity of a client to undergo hypnosis, conduct a hypnotic induction, and interpret the content of a client’s hypnotic recall

Participants receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of this training.

Note: No refunds once this workshop begins.

Brian Weiss, MD, is chairman emeritus of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami and the nation’s leading authority on past-life regression therapy. brianweiss.com

Carole Weiss, MSW, CHT, has been coteaching with her husband, Brian Weiss, since 1995.

AUGUST 4–11

CULTIVATE COMPASSIONATE PRESENCE DESPITE FEAR & AWKWARDNESS

Karen Kissel Wegela

Course 3607-512/Tuition $815 ($735 Members) SS

When going through a di cult time, most of us long for a sense of connection, for being with someone who really cares what we are going through and can stay present with us. In the Buddhist tradition, there are meditation practices and contemplations that have been used for centuries to cultivate compassionate presence, the foundation of all healing relationships.

Karen Kissel Wegela, author of Contemplative Psychotherapy Essentials and The Courage to Be Present, shows us how to develop our inherent

compassionate impulses and our ability to be present in this experiential workshop. We engage in sitting and walking meditations, listen and share in large, small, and dyadic groupings, and give ourselves the time and space to learn about and go deeper into these Buddhist traditions and practices.

Karen Kissel Wegela, PhD, is a professor and former director of Naropa University’s graduate program in contemplative psychotherapy and Buddhist psychology.

KAREN KISSEL WEGELA

BRIAN WEISS

CAROLE WEISS SS

5-DAY WORKSHOP

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 4–9

Wisdom of the Tarot

Mary K. Greer, Carolyn Cushing, and Terry Iacuzzo

Course 3605-620/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) SS

Embark on a mystical, magical adventure, like that of the Fool, as you explore the profound world of tarot. This transformative 5-day workshop invites you to delve into the wisdom of the tarot, discovering insights that not only enrich your spiritual path but also o er guidance in meeting everyday challenges.

The tarot, an ancient repository of wisdom, unveils life’s lessons and provides invaluable support in navigating your daily life. Guided by renowned tarot experts Mary Greer, Carolyn Cushing, and Terry Iacuzzo, you gain:

• A fresh understanding of all the cards

• Engaging new spreads and processes that are enjoyable and profound

• The ability to dive deep into your own wisdom and truth, aligning them with the insights provided by the tarot

• The opportunity to learn what tarot can truly be about when you open yourself to its teachings

Mary K. Greer is an independent scholar, writer, teacher, and professional tarot consultant. With nearly 50 years of experience, she is the author of 11 books on tarot and magic, including Tarot for Your Self. marygreer.com

Carolyn Cushing is a tarot practitioner, poet, and seeker of justice. Her tarot practices and writings are included in The Gaian Tarot Companion Guide and Tarot for Troubled Times. soulpathsanctuary.com

Terry Iacuzzo, a legend in the paranormal world, is author of Small Mediums at Large: The True Tale of a Family of Psychics. She hosts an exclusive weekly Tarot Salon by invitation only in New York City. terryiacuzzo.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 9–11

Masters of the Tarot

Enhance Your Tarot Experience

Course 3702-626/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS

Take your tarot knowledge to the next level with four esteemed experts who guide you in exploring tarot as a path to creative inspiration both for yourself and when working with others. Learn new ways of working with the cards in order to solve practical problems and bring your imaginative visions to fruition. Explore new decks, nurture your individual growth, and engage with a vibrant community of practitioners.

Through question-and-answer panels, demonstrations, readings, and working with partners and groups, you:

• Find inspiration for your tarot work and cultivate trust in your intuition

• E xplore personal issues and important life decisions

• E xpress your creativity and share insights in a supportive environment that encourages trust and growth

This weekend is designed to echo the tarot's origins as a game. It is a profound, wondrous, liberating, and mysterious experience approached in a spirit of play.

Mary K. Greer is a professional tarot consultant with nearly 50 years of experience. She is author of 11 books on tarot and magic, including Tarot for Your Self. marygreer.com

Jaymi Elford is cohost of the podcast Cardslingers Coast to Coast, creator of the Triple Goddess Tarot deck, and author of Tarot Inspired Life innercompasstarot.com

Michelle Welch is founder and owner of SoulTopia Holistic Boutique in Dallas, Texas, and author of Spirits Unveiled michellewelch.com

Nancy Antenucci is a seasoned tarot reader and a teacher of visionary strategies. She is author of Psychic Tarot and Tarot Rituals betweenworlds.us

MARY K. GREER CAROLYN CUSHING

JAYMI ELFORD

TERRY IACUZZO

MICHELLE WELCH NANCY ANTENUCCI

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday

Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 9–11

Transformative Practices for Cultivating Health & Vitality

Robert Peng and Jon Gabriel

Course 3702-577/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

The less stress you have in your body, the better you feel and perform in life. With just a few minutes a day of breathing, movement, and visualization practices, you can reduce stress, improve physical health, and increase your vitality.

This weekend, join top wellness experts and learn to replace poor habits that no longer serve you with practices designed to help you transcend life's obstacles. Discover simple and practical ways to strengthen your willpower and improve well-being with qigong master Robert Peng. Use Gabriel Method™ healing and visualization practices with expert Jon Gabriel. Learn awakening awareness techniques to open your heart and visualization techniques to help you achieve greater success in life.

AUGUST 9–11

RADICAL SELF-LOVE

These easy-to-learn practices can be done anywhere, at any time. Return home with practices that help you become healthier, energized, focused, and resilient to stress.

Robert Peng, qigong master and founder of Elixir Light Qigong, is author of The Master Key robertpeng.com

Jon Gabriel is a health and weight loss expert, and best-selling author of The Gabriel Method. thegabrielmethod.com

Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez

Course 3702-695/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

We are born with the capacity for radical unconditional love, but with life experiences we often forget this and become jaded. This retreat reminds us that we are incarnated to love radically and unconditionally. Choosing love is a powerful act and requires us to be vulnerable and open, which isn’t easy for many of us to do.

Join Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez for an immersive weekend of meditation practices, mantras, mudras, breathwork, boundary setting, as well as energetic and thought practices to learn to:

• G o beyond the limiting beliefs we impose on ourselves

• Recognize negative self-talk and quiet our inner critic

• Increase our ability to radically and unconditionally love ourselves and those we interact with

• Tap into the light of our universal Self and let that love shine

Return home with techniques and practices to support this in your daily life.

Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez are cofounders of The Holistic Life Foundation, providing yoga and mindfulness education in Baltimore, Maryland, across the nation, and globally. holisticlifefoundation.org

AUGUST 9–11

TTAPS PART I SEMINAR

An Evidence-Based Practice for Releasing Pain

Alan Bonebrake

Course 3702-463/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) PT

When the body su ers an injury, the memory of it remains in the brain. Even over time, the brain acts like it is a relatively fresh injury, causing ailments including fibromyalgia, sciatica, regional pain syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and more.

Developed by Dr. Alan Bonebrake from his 38 years of experience and multiple degrees and certifications, Tapping to Tangoreceptors to induce Anodynia (freedom from pain) to correct Proprioceptive information for Sanative (healing) e ect (TTAPS) uses light skin manipulation to provide new information to the brain about body movements and position.

In this TTAPS Part 1 Seminar, you learn several of Dr. Bonebrake’s evidence-based techniques, drawn from known tenets of acupuncture, trigger-point therapy, and neurology to release the memory of injury and normalize the reflexes.

This workshop fulfills the American Chiropractic Association “EvidenceBased Medicine and Best Practices.”

Alan Bonebrake, D.C., is a boardqualified chiropractic orthopedist and creator of the TTAPS technique. ttapscenter.com

ALI SMITH ATMAN SMITH ANDRES GONZALEZ

ALAN BONEBRAKE

ROBERT PENG

JON GABRIEL

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 9–11

SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

Dawson Church and Mirjam Paninski

Course 3702-484/Tuition $400 ($360 Members) SS

Mystics, monks, and inspiring luminaries such as Rumi, Saint Teresa, Gurdjie , Khalil Gibran, and Thomas Merton have described extraordinary spiritual states.

Spiritual intelligence, or SQ, is the ability to enter these states of oneness with “the all that is.” SQ connects us with the universal consciousness beyond our limited human minds. It is associated with extraordinary compassion, happiness, gratitude, and love.

Join integrative health-care researcher  Dawson Church, author of Mind to Matter, in this weekend retreat as he explains what SQ is, how to develop it, and the function of the four specific brain circuits active in mystics of all traditions.

New research, he says, shows that the ability to reach these states is hardwired

AUGUST 9–11

MEDITATION & MODERN LIFE

A Zen Meditation Retreat

Dan Zigmond

Course 3702-465/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

into everyone's brain. We all have SQ and during this weekend we learn to use it. Dawson Church, PhD, is founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare and director of the Veterans Stress Project. dawsonchurch.com

When was the last time you gave something your undivided attention? Nearly 2,500 years ago, Buddha worried we had become distracted—and that was long before smartphones. Now our days are filled with distractions that promise happiness while mostly delivering busyness and frustration.  For this weekend workshop, Dan Zigmond guides us to disconnect, slow down, and meditate together. We learn the ancient Zen practice of bringing our full awareness to what is now.

Our time together follows a gentle schedule of sitting meditation punctuated by brief lectures and group discussion, all while exploring the process and practice of mindful living.

Whether you’re brand new to meditation or even if you’ve been practicing for years, you leave prepared to bring meditation into your life and mindfulness to your work and home. Come reclaim a healthier and happier way to be.

Dan Zigmond is a writer, technologist, and Zen teacher. He is a guiding teacher at Jikoji Zen Center and has led teams at some of the world’s most successful companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. shmonk.com

Mirjam Paninski is a clinical EFT and healing practitioner, mindfulness teacher, writer, and researcher. She holds a master’s degree from Brown University where she conducts PhD research on perinatal trauma. mirjampaninski.com

AUGUST 9–11

TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Lara Land

Course 3702-497/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) PT

Delve into the multifaceted nature of trauma, expanding your perception of where it hides and its lasting impact on the nervous system. Through in-depth exploration, you learn specific techniques and practices designed to foster a safe, nurturing environment in your yoga classes, reducing triggers and promoting healing. You gain invaluable insights into the intricate dynamics of the nervous system during and after traumatic events.

Our journey extends beyond the yoga studio, equipping you with tools to make yoga accessible in person and virtually. By enhancing self-awareness and understanding, the essence of trauma-informed teaching, you deepen the levels of skill and compassion you bring as a yoga instructor.

Redefine your teaching, empower yourself, and embrace the art of trauma-informed yoga instruction.

Lara Land is author of The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga and host of The Beyond Trauma podcast. She is certified in trauma-informed mindfulness, life coaching, and somatic experiencing. laraland.us, threeandahalfacres.org

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

MIRJAM PANINSKI

DAWSON CHURCH

LARA LAND

DAN ZIGMOND

AUGUST 11–16

The Gabriel Method

A 5-Day Total Transformation Retreat

Jon Gabriel

Course 3805-595/Tuition $675 ($610 Members) SS

The Gabriel Method™ is a holistic, mindbody approach to weight loss that focuses on addressing and eliminating the root causes of obesity.

Stress, poor digestion, toxins, dysfunctional beliefs, and chronic yo-yo dieting can cause chemical reactions in the body. By systematically addressing specific triggers, you can reverse this chemistry and regain the ability to lose weight.

When you address the real issues of weight gain, then weight loss is no longer a struggle. You’re simply less hungry, you crave healthier foods, your metabolism speeds up, and you become e cient at burning fat.

Through lectures, discussions, and experiential exercises, we dive deep into the Gabriel Method principles and examine each of the core triggers that cause weight gain, and help you create a balanced and sustainable approach to weight loss that focuses on nourishing and healing your body, mind, and soul.

Several guest speakers join us for sessions throughout the week.

Jon Gabriel is the author of The Gabriel Method, which is based on his experience becoming obese and losing more than 200 pounds. thegabrielmethod.com

AUGUST 11–16

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES

EFT Tapping Professional Skills Training

Dawson Church and Mirjam Paninski

Course 3805-485/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) SS, PT

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a method that has revolutionized the practices of thousands of professionals such as life coaches, therapists, and health-care workers.

In this professional training, develop your own skills in evidence-based Clinical EFT, which has demonstrated e cacy in more than 100 studies.

With guidance from Dawson Church, author of The EFT Manual, build your understanding and practice the 48 core techniques, including more than 12 hours of hands-on demonstrations and supervised exercises.

Learn how traumatic experiences are encoded in the brain and how EFT can remove the emotional charge from negative childhood experiences and address trauma. Gain advanced tools to help your clients, such as 2-minute EFT techniques that are proven to reduce stress.

This course is a beginner-to-intermediate level training for health workers, coaches, or anyone interested in using EFT. Faculty is independently o ering continuing education credits. View an important prerequisite for this program at eOmega.org/EFT.

Dawson Church, PhD, author of The EFT Manual, is founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare and director of the Veterans Stress Project. dawsonchurch.com

Mirjam Paninski is a clinical EFT and healing practitioner, mindfulness teacher, writer, and researcher. She holds a master's degree from Brown University where she conducts PhD research on perinatal trauma. mirjampaninski.com

AUGUST 11–16

HANDS OF LIGHT

5-Day Immersion Into Brennan Healing Skills

Priscilla Bright

Course 3805-449/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) Enter into a supportive community as you deepen your natural healing gifts in this inspiring hands-on training guided by international healing teacher Priscilla Bright. Developed by Dr. Barbara Brennan, best-selling author of Hands of Light, Brennan Healing Science is a comprehensive approach to energy healing and human transformation. In this weeklong retreat, guided and individually assisted by Priscilla, you learn how to:

• E xpand your intuitive energy-sensing abilities

• Give a deep full-body energy healing

• Practice useful energy selfcare, including healthy energy boundaries

Brennan Healing Science is one of the most comprehensive approaches to energy healing and human transformation. This training is of value to both beginners and experienced healers, and participants should be generally healthy physically and emotionally.

Priscilla Bright, MA, is an international teacher and energy healer. She is the former dean of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. priscillabright.com

JON GABRIEL

DAWSON CHURCH

PRISCILLA BRIGHT

AUGUST 11–16

ASHTANGA YOGA INTENSIVE 50-Hour Primary Series Yoga Teacher Training

Caroline Klebl

Course 3805-517/Tuition $1,000 ($900 Members) PT

Immerse yourself in a comprehensive Ashtanga Yoga primary series teacher training designed for yoga teachers, aspiring teachers, and yoga practitioners.

Caroline Klebl’s training combines high standards of yoga asana practice with the development of teaching skills necessary to introduce students to yoga safely and e ectively. With a doctoral degree in yoga and extensive knowledge of the ancient art, she has trained more than 500 yoga teachers in the US, Central and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

During the intensive, you learn the postures of the primary series of

AUGUST 11–16

Ashtanga Yoga, adjustments, and teaching techniques, as well as the principles of vinyasa, bandhas, drishti, and ujjayi pranayama. You also have the opportunity to assist in teaching classes with supervised feedback from Caroline, and receive an introduction to:

• Ayurveda

• M editation instruction

• Chanting and philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras

Caroline Klebl, PhD, author of The Illustrated Guide to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, is known internationally as an Ashtanga Yoga teacher trainer. sourceofyoga.com

BECOME A MEDICAL INTUITIVE Seeing With X-Ray Eyes

Tina M. Zion

Course 3805-427/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) SS

Build your natural intuitive skills and empower yourself to feel, sense, and see the entire person in this experiential workshop with medical intuitive Tina M. Zion.

Through presentations and hands-on practice sessions, learn detailed steps to view causes of illness within the human body. Gain understanding into the electrical nature of emotions, thoughts, and the human body and enhance your skill for perceiving the aura by scanning.

Deepen your understanding of the ethical nature of medical intuition, discover healing techniques to include during your medical intuition session, and reduce your fear as a practitioner and as a client.

Leave with the recognition that medical intuition is a learned skill and with new awareness and understanding to welcome spiritual guidance into your work. This workshop is for medical practitioners, energy healers, and anyone who wants to develop medical intuitive skills.

Tina M. Zion is author of Be Your Own Medical Intuitive tinazion.com

AUGUST 11–16

SOCIAL MEDIA STORYTELLING

Create Videos That Connect With Your Audience

Bob Sacha

Course 3805-416/Tuition $645 ($580 Members)

Gain the confidence and competence you need to communicate e ectively with your audience on social media.

In this hands-on workshop with multimedia producer and documentary filmmaker Bob Sacha, you learn how to craft captivating stories, use a variety of tools and techniques, and optimize your videos for maximum reach and engagement on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. You:

• Practice essential skills of video production, such as framing, interviewing, and adding text and graphics

• Learn to adapt your videos to di erent platforms and audiences

• Create a short social media story about your local community that showcases your creativity and personality

This is a practical and fun course that requires only a smartphone with 5GB of free space and a basic editing program. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this workshop helps you take your social media video skills to the next level. Bob Sacha is a director, cinematographer, editor, teacher, photographer, and collaborator on visual journalism projects. bobsacha.com

TINA M. ZION

BOB SACHA

CAROLINE KLEBL

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 11–16

SONGWRITING

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Course 3805-658/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) SS, LE

Join celebrated singer/songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore to explore songwriting as a tool for self-exploration and social connection.

Whether you are a beginning or advanced songwriter, Jimmie Dale cultivates an environment of collaboration as a means to access insight, perspective, and motivation for your creativity.

Together, the group explores what makes songs such an essential and potent part of human communication. In a supportive setting, everyone is encouraged to interact both as participant and observer in the creative process.

A small amount of time is given to discussion of the business aspect of songwriting. All are welcome to attend. It is not a prerequisite to play an instrument or to sing.

AUGUST 11–16

CALM YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

Soothe, Stabilize & Restore Your Inner Core Priti Robyn Ross

Course 3805-467/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS

Is your soul calling for a sacred timeout? As we face various challenges in the world today, it is important to engage in self-renewal practices to replenish our systems. Stress symptoms left unchecked can adversely a ect our moods, sleep cycles, and cardiovascular, digestive, and immune systems. Throughout this restorative and nurturing week, Priti Robyn Ross shows you how to implement easy, fun, and innovative strategies to refresh your whole being and counteract the chronic e ects of stress.

In this workshop, you:

• E xperience deep therapeutic relaxation and meditative breathing practices

• Engage in creative journaling and lively, interactive discussions

• Gain understanding of the physiology of stress and imbalances

• E xplore what blocks you from consistent self-care and resilience

Learn to reframe discouraging beliefs and open your heart to authentic lovingkindness toward yourself. Leave inspired to ignite lifestyle choices that cultivate resilience, vitality, and joy.

Priti Robyn Ross is an author, inspirational speaker, teacher trainer, soul-coach, and international workshop leader with more than 25 years of experience. lifeasyoga.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 16–18

ADVANCED SONGWRITING

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Course 3902-659/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) LE

In this Advanced Songwriting workshop with Grammy-Award nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, we further explore songwriting as a tool for selfdiscovery, building on insights and techniques from the Songwriting workshop. The interaction and strong communication experienced in this supportive setting is a fruitful means of opening new possibilities and inspiration for further individual work.

Prerequisite: Admission to this workshop is limited to people who have studied previously with Jimmie Dale, with no exceptions.

Three-time Grammy-nominated musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates resonant music that blends esoteric philosophy, literature, psychology, and spirituality with elements of country, folk, pop, blues, and rock music. jimmiegilmore.com

AUGUST 16–18

THE NATURAL SINGER

Free Your True Voice

Claude Stein

Course 3902-447/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, LE Find confidence through the gentle whisper of a lullaby, release emotion with the cry of the blues, rekindle your passion with a driving rhythmic chant, or learn to sing like you’ve always wanted to.

Whether you are a total beginner or want to take performing to the next level, Claude Stein’s signature workshop o ers results for all styles of singing, chanting, and public speaking. During this weekend intensive, you learn exercises to relax the throat, deepen breathing, improve tone and range, and overcome vocal blocks. We hit the notes better, project confidently, reduce shyness, and share inspiring breakthroughs in authentic self-expression. Each person, no matter where they start, uncovers a better voice and presence.

Come and sing out fearlessly and overcome any self-limiting beliefs you may hold. There are group songs, harmonies, and individual attention to support your process.

Claude Stein, creator of Natural Singer Method™, is a multiplatinum, award-winning voice coach.  claudestein.com

JIMMIE DALE GILMORE

CLAUDE STEIN

PRITI ROBYN ROSS

AUGUST 16–18

Being Human Takes Practice

A Meditation Retreat for Open-Minded Explorers & Fidgety Skeptics

Jeff Warren

Course 3902-380/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Explore what meditation teaches us about being human. It teaches us about resistance and over-thinking, about humor and mercy, about healing stuck emotions and expanding stuck views. All this and more happens when we sit and get quiet. It also happens when we sit and don’t get quiet. So, all neurotic brains welcome!

The main teacher is meditation itself, which has a way of organizing the nervous system all on its own. We also learn from other people's reports of their experiences, their insights and challenges, through sharing and discussion.

Every kind of experience can happen on the cushion—our internal processes are as distinct as our fingerprints. The goal is for everyone to return home with a clear understanding of why they meditate, and a clear feeling for their own strange and beautiful practice.

AUGUST 16–18

THE MYTHOLOGY TOOLKIT

How Stories Shape Our Minds, Resolve Conflicts, Heal Trauma

Devdutt Pattanaik

Course 3902-445/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

Take a deep dive into the profound impact of cultural truths, or myths, on our collective psyche as they manifest through stories, symbols, and rituals with acclaimed Indian mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. Embark on a captivating journey of exploration and introspection in this weekend retreat and gain a deeper understanding of the intricate tapestry of human narratives. You learn to:

• E xamine the common threads that bind humanity across generations

• Raise awareness about the harm caused by the failure to acknowledge other people's truths

• E xplore how secular myths, like religious myths, are often incomplete and insu cient

• Investigate the challenges faced by diversity and inclusion, and the resistance they encounter

• Q uestion the glorification of revolution in the pursuit of just causes

By considering contentment as a noble and less tumultuous goal than relentless ambition, a sense of inner peace and harmony is fostered.

Devdutt Pattanaik is a speaker and author who writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance, and leadership. devdutt.com

AUGUST 16–18

WALKING WELL

Experience Comfort & Vitality in Every Step

Bruce Fertman and Michael J. Gelb

Course 3902-643/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Hippocrates referred to walking as humanity’s best medicine. In this workshop for anyone of any age who can walk unassisted, from those who want to get o the couch to advanced hikers, you learn to receive greater benefit in every step.

Discover how to walk in a way that positively changes you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Experience more comfort, ease, vitality, and power as you learn to:

• Connect with your animal body and walk in accordance with your natural design

• Release unnecessary tension and discover how to be simultaneously soft and strong, relaxed and ready, calm and alert

• Practice inspirational walking methods to fuel imagination and creativity

• Minimize e ort while maximizing awareness as you walk through life

Leave with practical skills to enliven your consciousness, coordinate your breathing, and feel more connected to and supported by Mother Earth.

Bruce Fertman is a teacher, author, movement coach, and founding director of WalkingWay™. He has been teaching people how to move well for 60 years. graceofsense.com

Michael J. Gelb is a master teacher of the Alexander Technique, aikido, tai chi, and qigong. He is a past recipient of the Brain Foundation’s “Brain-of-the-Year” award and author of 18 books. michaelgelb.com

Je Warren, a journalist and meditation instructor celebrated for his accessible style of teaching, is coauthor of the New York Times best seller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics je warren.org

JEFF WARREN

BRUCE FERTMAN

DEVDUTT PATTANAIK

AUGUST 16–18

Trauma & the Soul

A Journey to Sacred Wholeness

Course 3902-570/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS

Embark on a deep exploration into the intricate connection between trauma and the soul. Led by renowned energy medicine experts, you uncover how to use some of the most empowering and e ective healing techniques to address trauma at the soul level.

During this weekend, you: earn energy medicine techniques to address trauma scover Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping meditations to release ancestral burdens you aren’t meant to carry onnect to an expanded awareness and your own unique healing and creative ability through a Source Mystery School healing xperience a VortexHealing® Divine Energy Healing to integrate soul rupture from childhood trauma earn techniques to release trauma from departed loved ones

Join us on a journey from trauma toward sacred wholeness. As we explore trauma's e ects on consciousness, we find safe strategies to reintegrate the fragmented aspects of ourselves.

Donna Eden and David Feinstein present via live video.

Donna Eden is a leader in the field of energy healing and author of the classic book Energy Medicine innersource.net

David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and international leader in the field of energy psychology. energypsyched.com

Dawson Church, PhD, is founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare and director of the Veterans Stress Project. dawsonchurch.com

Mary T. Sise, LCSW, coauthor of The Energy of Belief, teaches internationally, integrating brain science, energy psychology, and spiritual psychology in her work. marysise.com

Tina M. Zion, author of Be Your Own Medical Intuitive, is an intuitive medium, a registered nurse, and an expert in medical intuition. tinazion.com

Liana Naima is a spiritual wellness practitioner specializing in an array of healing arts, such as mindfulness meditation, energy healing, and breathwork. liananaima.com

Mirjam Paninski is a clinical EFT and healing practitioner, mindfulness teacher, writer, and researcher. mirjampaninski.com is a mentor, speaker, psychic, and healer. She is founder of LightWorks Healing Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

AUGUST 16–18

RETURN TO THE SOURCE WITH TAI CHI

Michael Craft

Course 3902-565/Tuition $390/315/240 ($350 Members)

Tai chi (taijiquan) is a system of serene, flowing movements originally based on martial arts and used by millions of people around the world as a graceful, moving meditation that provides a refreshing retreat from the busy world.

The traditional standing meditation practices are especially powerful for increasing personal vitality and supporting longevity.

Tai chi’s interactive partner practices also support flexible, healthy boundaries and conscious relationships. Regular practice of these mindfulness-based arts promotes health, strength, confidence, longevity, calmness, and peace of mind.

Join us for this refreshing, revitalizing exploration of traditional solo and partner practices emphasizing the fundamental principles of tai chi and qigong as contemplative experience. This retreat is designed to give beginning and returning students alike a solid foundation upon which to continue the enjoyment of these wonderful exercises.

Michael Craft has been a practitioner of taijiquan, qigong, and mindfulness meditation for 40 years. He has worked closely with many leading Buddhist and Daoist teachers.

MICHAEL CRAFT

DONNA EDEN

DAVID FEINSTEIN

DAWSON CHURCH

MARY T. SISE

TINA M. ZION

LIANA NAIMA

MIRJAM PANINSKI ALEXANDRA MARQUARDT

AUGUST 16–18

Build a Community of More Just and Mindful Educators

Course 3902-428/Tuition $385/310/235 ($345 Members)

The diverse members of the Mindfulness in Education Network Board invite you to a transformational weekend of mindful awareness and contemplation.

Through experiential activities and teaching instruction, we examine our biases, deepen our relationships, and transform our teaching. We explore di erent modalities for interrogating and examining race, power, privilege, and di erence, and the skills to correlate that to the classroom. We:

• Learn playful strategies to engage in mindful self-awareness

• Develop skills for deep listening and building empathy

• B egin to recognize our capacity for discomfort so that we can hold space for ourselves, our students, and our communities

• Gain a foundational understanding of the importance of embodying and adopting these practices in our work for peace, social justice, and transformation

Return home with practical skills in mindfulness, mindful communications, and distress tolerance as part of a community dedicated to mindfulness and justice in education.

Michelle C. Chatman, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist, community ritualist, vocalist, educator, and founder of the Black Mindfulness Summit.

Morris H. Ervin Jr., founder of Mansa Consulting, is an educator, speaker, coach, and youth development professional. therealmansa.com

Elizabeth Kriynovich, MA, CYT, board president of the Mindfulness in Education Network, is an educator and teacher leader who has brought mindfulness practice into her work with students and adults for more than a decade. mindfuled.org

AUGUST 16–25

The Healer Training

Levels 1-5

David Elliott

Course 3909-384/Tuition $2,250 ($2,150 Members) SS, PT Empower the healer within as you learn to bring the healing experience out into the world in this rare 9-day, 5-level training program with author, teacher, and breathwork healer David Elliott.

In Level 1, practice the 2-stage pranayama breathwork meditation, the foundational tool of David’s healing work. Learn why the breath is used in clearing your mind and body of stuck energy.

Renee Metty, M.Ed, is founder of The Cove School, the first mindfulness-based, Montessori-inspired preschool in the country. withpause.com

Andrew Jordan Nance, a theater educator since 1991, is founder and lead trainer for Mindful Arts San Francisco and author of Mindful Arts in the Classroom, The Lion in Me, and other books. andrewjnance.com

Dzung X. Vo, MD, is a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine and founding director of the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness. He is author of The Mindful Teen mindfulnessforteens.com

Level 2 helps you delve into the business side of healing work, with an exploration into the concepts of self-love, exchange, value, worth, and money.

Level 3 gives you the skills necessary to lead groups, and Level 4 and Level 5 are the final steps in receiving certification. This work takes you deep in your personal healing process, as well as continually bridging into compassionate and empathetic ways to use your experiences in life to help others. This training provides full certification with 64 hours. See eOmega.org for further information. David Elliott is a healing artist who uses breathwork and energy work to help others. davidelliott.com

MICHELLE C. CHATMAN MORRIS H. ERVIN JR.

ELIZABETH KRIYNOVICH RENEE METTY ANDREW JORDAN NANCE DZUNG X. VO

DAVID ELLIOTT

AUGUST 18–23 WAKE UP TO LIFE

From Lucid Dreaming to Lucid Living

Toni Porrello

Course 4005-607/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Lucid dreaming is a scientifically proven state of dreaming during which we are conscious that we are dreaming. During this state we are able to practice acting out our dream goals and make connections to our inner selves—spiritually, emotionally, physiologically, and psychologically—and explore parts of ourselves we never imagined possible.

Through discussions, lectures, interactive activities, and guided meditation, you learn about boosting dream recall, using guided meditation and self-hypnosis, selfinterpreting dreams, and improving sleep hygiene. You explore and practice daytime and nighttime lucid dreaming techniques to increase awareness of self, others, and the world around us.

Discover how bringing your conscious mind to your dreams can significantly impact your waking reality. Return home with skills and knowledge along with a new perspective to apply in daily life.

Toni Porrello is host of the Dream Rebels podcast, which explores all things sleep- and dream-related, and owner of True Definition Pilates and Aerial Yoga studio in Martinsville, New Jersey.

AUGUST 18–23

EMBRACE YOUR AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION

The Remedy

Toni Bergins and Joy Lynn Okoye

Course 4005-521/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS

Join a vibrant community of selfexpression that allows you to dance your truth and write from the depths of your soul. This retreat is a sanctuary for selfdiscovery, where you uncover your true essence through a fusion of movement, music, and writing.

As you let go of societal masks and tap into your inner wisdom, you delve into profound questions: What is my personal medicine? What unique gifts do I o er? How can I integrate mine and others' experiences into my life journey?

During this retreat, you:

• Move to inspiring soundscapes

• Journey into yourself through the synergy of movement and writing

• Express your voice

• Relax and rejuvenate with yoga nidra and sound healing

Join us in this celebration of unfiltered expression, where healing, growth, and connection converge. When we reveal ourselves to others, we can be known, seen, and heard.

Toni Bergins, MEd, founder and director of JourneyDanceTM and recording artist, is an artistic alchemist and passionate catalyst for people to transform their angst into art and their vulnerability into strength. journeydance.com

Joy Lynn Okoye is a 500-hour Integral Yoga Teacher and the cocreator of JourneyDance’s The Remedy and The Body Love Course: Angst to Art. joylynnokoye.com

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

AUGUST 18–23

OVERCOMING TRAUMA & RECLAIMING SELF-LOVE

The Stress Is Gone Method

Brett Cotter

Course 4005-590/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) SS

Heal old wounds, break free from the past, and reconnect to your source of joy and self-love with Brett Cotter, founder of the Stress Is Gone Method.

During this 5-day intensive, you:

• Identify the hidden source of your emotional stress

• Release layers of anxiety and trauma from your body on a cellular level

• Reconnect with your essence and source of self-love

• Acquire techniques, tools, and aftercare for lasting relief

The Stress Is Gone Method is an intuitive healing process designed to help you overcome emotional pain, process trauma, and reclaim joy and self-love.

dream-revolution.com, toniporrello.com

Through music, movement, meditation, group sessions, one-on-one coaching, and inner-child work, Brett guides you through releasing old layers of pain to bring peace to your past. Tension leaves your body as you break free from hidden blocks to happiness, helping you move forward and reengage in life.

Tuition for all veterans is $100 o using code VETCOTTER. Included following the retreat are a complimentary Stress Is Gone Workbook, mobile app, and 1-month membership which includes 25 live touchpoints to ensure you stay on track with the fully renewed you.

Brett Cotter is author of 3 Keys to Managing PTSD and founder of the Stress Is Gone Method. stressisgone.com

TONI PORRELLO

TONI BERGINS

JOY LYNN OKOYE

AUGUST 18–23

MARROW–SOMATICS, EMBODIMENT & MEDITATION

An Emergent Experience of Aliveness and Connection

Sandrine Harris

Course 4005-548/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) SS

MARROW is a generative experience of unearthing aliveness. It is an unlearning and a repatterning. Grounded in deep process, it is an invitation into quiet internal exploration, meaningful conversations and listening, personal writing, creativity and movement, and flows of guided meditation.

Through a weave of somatics (body sensing and process), embodiment (presence of the layers of mind, heart, and body), and meditation (movement and stillness), we integrate our whole human experience. Together, we forge a path connecting our inner landscapes with community care and belonging within the natural world.

Elements of this program include Feldenkrais® somatics, applications from interpersonal neurobiology and Somatic Experiencing®, creative mark-making on paper, forest bathing, and more.

No experience is necessary, and the program is facilitated through trauma sensitivity and sensing community. The final evening includes an energizing dance party with a global playlist.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:15 p.m.

Sandrine Harris is a Somatic Experiencing and Feldenkrais Practitioner, and an embodied mindfulness meditation facilitator and trainer. Emergent Nature represents her collective o erings in private sessions and group experiences. sandrineharris.com

AUGUST 18–23

THE HOW & WHY OF MEMOIR WRITING

Ada Calhoun

Course 4005-532/Tuition $460 ($415 Members)

Dig into your memoir writing skills with New York Times best-selling author Ada Calhoun. Learn to interweave the personal and the universal in a work of art that lets readers in on a new way of being human in the world.

Discover how to develop the themes of your memoir and make significant progress on telling your story. Each day we read and discuss one another’s work, as well as the work of important memoirists. We also take part in multiple writing exercises, explore characters, narrative arcs, research, and style, and talk practically about the editorial and proposal process.

This class is a safe, supportive, and casual place to develop ideas and get a lot of writing done.

Ada Calhoun is author of the New York Times best seller Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis, St. Marks Is Dead, and Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give adacalhoun.com

AUGUST 18–23

YOGA NIDRA RETREAT Rest, Restore, Remember Yourself

John Vosler

Course 4005-482/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) Experience five days of deep restoration, relaxation, and reflection in a retreat with John Vosler that draws on various lineages of yoga nidra, including iRest and the Integrative Amrit Method. Yoga nidra uses the biological process of sleep to systematically release stored physical, emotional, and mental tensions. Through this restorative process, we can begin to release unconscious programming that keeps us locked in the past. All we have to do is show up, lie down, and let go.

This week, we move our bodies before we take a resting position, where we clear our minds, allow our emotions to be experienced, and create intentions to live from a new perspective.

John Vosler, a senior teacher at the Amrit Yoga Institute, leads yoga nidra teacher certification programs and is an Integrative Restoration Institute Certified iRest teacher. johnvosler.com

ADA CALHOUN

JOHN VOSLER

SANDRINE HARRIS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 18–23

FLYING SOULO

Your Story on Stage

Tracey Erin Smith

Course 4005-435/Tuition $545 ($490 Members) SS

Transform your life's stories into a 10-minute solo performance or keynote talk, guided by Tracey Erin Smith, the founder of SOULO Theatre and an award-winning director and performer (Best of the Fringe, Broadway World Award, and the Audience Choice Award). Through innovative writing techniques, improvisation, group work, and one-on-one coaching with Tracey, you uncover the stories that need to be told and reveal your truth and message in a powerful and entertaining show. This workshop culminates in a community sharing of the work created in class. All levels of experience are welcome.

Tracey Erin Smith is host and creator of the popular Amazon Prime documentary Drag Heals and founder and artistic director of SOULO Theatre. She is a two-time recipient of the Diamond First Place Toronto Star Readers Choice Award for Best Theatre Instructor. soulo.ca

AUGUST 18–23

Trance Mediumship

Exploration & Discovery

Tony Stockwell

Course 4005-336/Tuition $545 ($490 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 phenomena. 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.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 23–25

Intermediate & Advanced Mediumship

The Message and the Messenger

Tony Stockwell

Course 4102-337/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

Focus on “the message” aspect of a medium's work with well-known psychic medium 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 own 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 or private sitter, so that you are not being led or discouraged

• How to move beyond evidence and allow spirit guides to convey what they want to, through intelligent communication

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

Tony Stockwell is one of the most well-known psychic mediums in England and author of four books. He has had four television series, The Psychic Detective, Street Psychic, Psychic School, and Psychic Academy, and appeared regularly on 6ixth Sense. tonystockwell.com

TRACEY ERIN SMITH

TONY STOCKWELL

AUGUST 23–25

THE LOVE FREQUENCY

Embody Heart-Centered Sacred Self-Leadership

Adora Winquist

Course 4102-679/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Explore how to transform and lead your life through the profound teachings of The Love Frequency®. In this engaging workshop with alchemical healing expert Adora Winquist, you discover meditations, activations, clearings, and other practices to develop a more authentic, abundant, and harmonious life.

Learn to create not from ego’s distortion but from the lens of the Sacred Triad that emerges from a deeper alignment from above and below, and so within. This journey is a transformative process that peels away past patterns, frees you from emotional constraints, and unlocks inner joy and vibrancy.

Develop a personal modern alchemical toolbox for ongoing transformation, complete with essential oils, crystal healing, guided meditation, and insights from the Akashic Records. These practices are gateways to selfmastery to maintain peace and balance upon returning home. Adora Winquist is a visionary in the nascent field of quantum alchemy and a trailblazer in the fields of vibrational medicine and aromatherapeutic healing. She is an author, alchemist, and founder of The Soul Institute. thesoulinstitute.co

AUGUST 23–25

Activating Human DNA Potential

A Trinity of Transformation

Judy Satori

Course 4102-681/Tuition $500 ($450 Members) SS

The years 2020-2033 are a powerful Ascension activation cycle, and August 2024 marks the beginning of a pivotal nine-year cycle of immense change, says multidimensional channel Judy Satori. Ascension is not going up, or going anywhere, she says. It is the expansion of what it is to be a human being, an evolutive process of metamorphosis for the human race.

In this special weekend with Judy, receive transmissions of energy words of new creation, which she describes as a Universal Source Creation language that is divinely designed to activate and expand human capacity and consciousness. Her work also includes the transmission of an energy spectrum called “Ultralight,” which she describes as creating an alchemical change at the level of the cells and the DNA—positively transforming people physically and emotionally and opening them to their spiritual gifts and abilities.

This course includes 11 hours of advanced information and energy transmissions, plus access to postedited energy transmission recordings.

Judy Satori is a spiritual teacher, multidimensional channel, sound healer, and Ascension way-shower. She is the author of Sunshine Before the Dawn and transmits energy words of new creation, speaking a Universal Source Creation language. judysatori.com

AUGUST 23–25

ANGELIC AWAKENING

Unlock Healing Energies with Archangels, Guardian Angels & Sacred Numbers

Course 4102-592/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Join us for a journey into angels, energy healing, and the power of numbers with some of the world’s finest angel healing experts. Discover the profound healing power of working directly with archangels to improve all areas of your life.

During this transformational weekend, you:

• E xplore manifestation skills, using angels within the group to amplify the manifestation process

• Work with angels to clear blocks and adverse thought patterns that limit abundance

• Learn how to work with your guardian angel, and the guardian angel of each of your family members, to release family trauma and restore self-love and self-confidence

• Delve into the world of angel numbers, unlocking their hidden meanings and harnessing their transformative power in your life

Each individual who attends will experience group and individual angelic healing to address physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns.

Sunny Dawn Johnston is a psychic medium, thought leader, author, and spiritual business mentor. sunnydawnjohnston.com

Anthony “Dr. T” Cahill is a certified massage therapist and clinical hypnotherapist with knowledge of consciousness, applied quantum mechanics, and angels. ahumanengineer.com

Karen Frazier is a best-selling author, psychic, channel, energy and crystal healer, Reiki practitioner and teacher, and ordained minister. authorkarenfrazier.com

Avalon is a yoga and meditation teacher and coach trained in reconnection healing, VortexHealing, magical awakening, and kyrstic energy for healing. beingwithavalon.com

KAREN FRAZIER AVALON

SUNNY DAWN

JOHNSTON

ANTHONY “DR. T”

CAHILL

ADORA WINQUIST

JUDY SATORI

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 23–25

TRAINING IN TENDERNESS

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Course 4102-425/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

The Buddhist Mahayana teachings show us how to soften our hearts and minds in our relationship with ourselves and with the world. These teachings put things in perspective, helping us to see that we and all beings are equal in our search for happiness, fulfillment, and peace, and therefore we all deserve to be met with warmth and kindness.

During this weekend spiritual retreat, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche shares teachings and practices from his book Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World. Explore the building blocks of compassion, the purest and deepest form of happiness. Learn to transform attitudes and open up to life-changing energy needed to heal our fractured world. Return home with tools to navigate life with a tender, open heart.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche is founder and spiritual head of Mangala Shri Bhuti, a genuine sangha of the Longchen Nyingtik Lineage. mangalashribhuti.org

OWLC

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

AUGUST 23–25

GET ROOTED

Mexica (Aztec) Practices to Find Peace, Purpose & Joy in Uncertain Times

Robyn Moreno

Course 4102-533/Tuition $360/285/210 ($325 Members) SS

The ancient people of Mexico called the world “slippery slick,” referencing their view of the world as an unstable place. As we experience unsteadiness in modern times, how can we anchor ourselves and regain our peace, purpose, and joy?

We do it by rooting. Rooting back into nature, our ancestry, and the truth of who we really are before the world told us who we should be. Under the guidance of curanderismo practitioner Robyn Moreno, we explore Mexica (Aztec) practices for finding our way home again.

During this experiential and heart-opening weekend, we root in the support of our sisterhood through movement, meditation, sharing circles, inspired journaling, connecting to nature, and sacred ritual.

This workshop is designed for those who identify as women and are being called to heal, lead, and grow.

Robyn Moreno is a curanderismo practitioner, life coach, author, Latine leader, Emmy-nominated TV host, and host of the podcast: Get Rooted with Robyn Moreno robynmoreno.com

AUGUST 23–25

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH POSTURE

Restore Natural Poise & Confidence

Esther Gokhale

Course 4102-438/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Having arrived on the planet without a user’s manual, we depend on our culture to help us develop healthy movement and posture habits. In modern times, this cultural support has largely eroded and even become counter-productive. Common posture cues such as “chin up, chest out,” and “sit up straight” undermine rather than support our structural integrity.

Esther Gokhale created the Gokhale Method®, a breakthrough in back pain relief, after experiencing crippling back pain during her first pregnancy and unsuccessful back surgery. Using posture as a springboard, Gokhale guides you to examine the connection between physical well-being and emotional empowerment. Focusing on everyday movements used for sitting, sleeping, standing, walking, and bending, you gain a clear understanding of how to improve your individual posture and restore your natural, healthy, and confident body and mind.

Esther Gokhale is creator of the Gokhale Method, host of Back Pain: The Primal Posture™, and author of 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back gokhalemethod.com

ESTHER GOKHALE

DZIGAR KONGTRUL RINPOCHE

ROBYN MORENO

AUGUST 23–25

LEAVE WITH LOVE

A Weekend of Deep Heart Healing, Connection & Loving Acceptance

Athena Monet

Course 4102-528/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Embark on a journey of healing and self-discovery filled with shamanic wisdom and approaches to heal emotional wounds from past relationships.

During this transformative weekend retreat, Athena Monet, author of Leave With Love, draws from her own experiences and a decade of guiding hundreds of clients through di cult relationship endings and transitions.

Athena shares practices to soothe your heart and find inner peace when grief strikes.

Through guided journaling, meditation, shamanic journeys, and group discussions, you:

• Learn shamanic approaches to healing wounds left by painful relationship endings and transitions

• E xplore shamanic practices to soothe the heart and find peace when the pain of grief strikes

• Discover how to connect with the “higher self” of others, fostering acceptance and understanding.

Leave with newfound understanding, acceptance, closure, and connection as you realize that relationships never truly end, they merely transform.

Athena Monet, a.k.a. the Seaside Shaman, is author of Leave With Love and a full-time practicing shaman, intuitive healer, and spiritual guide. seasideshaman.com

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 25–30 OCSL

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

BIODIVERSITY, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE & THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH

A Reflective Retreat for Youth Leaders and Elders

Vandana Shiva

Course 4205-617/Tuition $445/370/295 ($400 Members)

“The only way to build hope is through the Earth.”

—Vandana Shiva

This retreat is a rare opportunity to experience the revolutionary, regenerative work of Vandana Shiva, one of the world’s leading activists for biodiversity, Indigenous and traditional cultures, feminism, and the environment. Through lecture, circle discussion, and personal reflective time in nature, we explore the nature of the interconnected crises facing life on Earth, and how the deep wisdom to be found in traditional agroecology and Earth-centered cultures o er humanity a sustainable roadmap for a positive future, both locally and globally.

Physicist, ecologist, activist, and author of numerous books, Vandana is a tireless defender of the environment, of natural seeds, and all living things. She fights for changes in the practice and paradigms of agriculture and food, stating, “I don’t want to live in a world where five giant companies control our health and our food.”

Vandana Shiva, PhD, is an internationally renowned author, physicist, ecologist, and advocate of biodiversity and protection of Indigenous farmers’ and women’s rights.

AUGUST 25–30 MIXED MEDIA DRAWING

Jane Davies

Course 4205-580/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, LE Free your creative spirit and discover practices that take the intimidation factor out of drawing. Find out what happens if you draw without looking at your paper, use a tool you can’t control, draw over collage, with thread, without a subject, inside and outside the lines. Through these exercises and more, you make friends with drawing and explore new ways of expressing yourself.

Using an expanded interpretation of “drawing,” we use paint and collage, as well as drawing tools, to create abstract and representational images. If you are a painter, collage artist, mixed-media artist, or even if drawing is your main medium, this workshop gives you tools to move through the places where you get stuck.

This workshop is for moderate to advanced artists; brave beginners are welcome, though it’s best to become comfortable with your materials in advance.

Jane Davies is a full-time artist working in collage, paint, and encaustics. She is author of three books on collage, ceramics, and mixed media. janedaviesstudios.com

ATHENA MONET

VANDANA SHIVA

JANE DAVIES

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 25–30

Pranic Healing & Essence of Meditation

Glenn J. Mendoza and Dawn M. Myers

Course 4205-660/Tuition $2,200 ($2,100 Members) SS, PT

The Center for Pranic Healing describes Pranic Healing as a no-touch, energy-based therapy, developed as a science by GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui, that uses prana, chi, or the body’s life energy to improve health, be it physical or psychological. In this experiential workshop, you discover powerful Pranic Healing techniques to bring harmony and balance to the body, mind, and spirit.

You:

• Complete GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui Pranic Healing workshop levels 1-3 (basic, advanced, and psychotherapy)

• Explore advanced energy healing practices utilizing color pranas

• Learn to bring physical and emotional healing and balance to mild and complex issues

• Practice energy hygiene, self-care, and self-healing techniques

You engage in gentle movement, breathing exercises, meditation, and partner work to deepen and enhance the overall experiences. You strengthen your spiritual connection and enhance your health and well-being with this integrated approach to healing.

Glenn J. Mendoza, MD, MPH, is one of eight masters of Pranic Healing directly mentored by the founder, GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui. He is a neonatologist, teacher, speaker, and author of several books. masterglenn.com

Dawn M. Myers is a Pranic Healer, mentor for The Center for Pranic Healing’s Pranic Healing certification program, life coach, published author, and motivational speaker. dawnhealercoach.com

AUGUST 25–30

ROAM IN & OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Dana Jeri Maier

Course 4205-455/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

The "comfort zone" often gets a bad rap. It's too safe, somewhere you go when you're not taking risks or challenging yourself, or working at your full potential. But our comfort zones also provide a lot of important information about who we are as artists and creative people, if we take the time to investigate them properly.

AUGUST 25–30

MEDICAL INTUITION THROUGH BODYINTUITIVE

Janet Galipo and Myriam Baker

Course 4205-594/Tuition $600 ($540 Members)

Untap your vast inner healing capacity and discover the special ingredients essential for becoming a great healer.

In this 5-day BodyIntuitive immersion workshop, you learn how to:

• Identify the core imbalances in the brain, nervous system, and immune system

• Work with acupoints to balance the entire mind and body

• Experience more energy, strength, and stamina every day through using self-care tools

• Truly understand how using your intuition can be a valuable guide to your health

• Hear inspirational stories from others who were su ering from major health challenges and then experienced a complete health restoration

Join artist and cartoonist Dana Jeri Maier and engage in a variety of writing and drawing exercises, discussions, and readings. You learn more about yourself and the tools you already possess to create satisfying work and fulfill your

Using BodyIntuitive’s precision medical intuition system, you unlock solutions within the body to activate its healing superpowers. artistic goals.

This workshop is for anyone who wants to do a deep dive into your artistic strengths and weaknesses in an encouraging and inquisitive environment. No drawing

ability is needed. of

Dana Jeri Maier is a contributor to the New Yorker, author Skip to the Fun Parts, and creator of The Worried Well cartoon series. danajerimaier.com

Janet Galipo, DOM, is a highly soughtafter holistic healthcare practitioner and cocreator of the BodyIntuitive System. janetgalipo.com

Myriam Baker has been practicing Intuitive Medicine for more than 30 years and has been a BodyIntuitive teacher for more than 20 years. myriammachadobaker.com

JANET GALIPO

MYRIAM BAKER

GLENN J. MENDOZA

DAWN M. MYERS

AUGUST 25–30

MASTER LEVEL SOUND MEDICINE CERTIFICATE TRAINING

Exploring the True Heart of Sound Healing

Rich Goodhart

Course 4205-549/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) PT

The art and practice of sound healing is surging in popularity. Much of this interest centers on gongs, bowls, and tuning forks. Training opportunities are popping up everywhere. But there are no standards, and too often, little apparent understanding of the deeper essence and commitment of this work.

AUGUST 25–30

TIBETAN YOGA Magical Movements (Trul Khor) of Body, Breath & Mind

Alejandro Chaoul

Course 4205-471/Tuition $490 ($440 Members)

The distinctive Tibetan practice of yoga known as Trul Khor, or magical movement, incorporates breath retention, awareness, and physical movements. Trul Khor is “a wonderful support for all spiritual practitioners, not just for those with an interest in physical yogas,” says Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

Yes, there's a deeper essence beyond easy technique—a true and inspired heart to sound medicine practice—beyond the many magical sound tools available to us.

This retreat is a master level exploration into the heart of the healing power of sound. Through group and personal practices, in complement with Rich Goodhart’s multidimensional sound medicine immersions, we awaken and engage our deeper sonic perceptions and presence. The expansions received through this experience inform all aspects of one's sound and energy practices. This workshop is open to all experience levels, including beginners. Bring a drum and shaker if you have them.

Rich Goodhart is an internationally respected world musician, gifted master level shamanic sound healing artist, and Shift Network Sound Summit presenter. richgoodhart.com

During this workshop, we focus on the pith magical movements from the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu (Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung). By harmonizing the winds (lung, prana, or chi) and guiding their flow through physical and energetic dimensions, Trul Khor can clear long-held blocks in the practitioner’s body, energy, and mind, supporting the spontaneous arising of awareness during formal meditation and in everyday life.

Beginning and experienced students of yoga are welcome.

Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, Hu ngton Foundation Endowed Director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston. He is author of Yoga for Health and Well-Being other books.

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RICH GOODHART

Men’s Retreat

Helping Men Break Free From Limiting Beliefs

David Elliott

Course 4203-563/Tuition $750

($670 Members) SS

Join spiritual teacher David Elliott and a healing circle of men for a deep dive into what it means to be a man on the way to being a human. David’s healing breathwork meditation helps you open your heart and move energy that no longer serves you.

We sit in an open circle for partner work, digging into areas where you might be feeling stuck, whether that be physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually.

We look at self-discovery questions such as:

• Are you living or waiting to live?

• Are you holding any sexual abuse energy in your body, and is it a ecting your relationships?

• Are there any amends you need to complete?

• H ow was/is your relationship with your father?

• What is your understanding of self-love?

You learn how to look at yourself and your situation as being normal, and you gain insights on how to love yourself more.

Retreat begins Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

David Elliott is a healing artist who uses breathwork and energy work to help others. davidelliott.com

DAVID ELLIOTT

September

“The Sanctuary at Omega is one of my favorite places in the world. And I mean world—we travel a lot. Thank you Omega, for bringing us together and for still being one of the sanctuaries on this planet. We’ll be back!”

—CLAUDIA SHAPIRO, R&R PARTICIPANT

AUGUST 30–SEPTEMBER 2

Voices Together Ecstatic Chant

Course 4303-554/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) SS

Omega’s Ecstatic Chant weekend is a chance to bring our voices together with some of the Western world’s leading devotional singers, to reunite in community, and to nourish the soul with a rich tradition of musical prayer and meditation.

Known in Sanskrit as kirtan, devotional chanting awakens a longing in the heart for the experience of inner silence, boundless love, and union with the divine. Kirtan emerged from Hindu traditions in India and is today practiced by millions. The call-and-response, rhythmic quality of these unifying chants kindles an exhilarating, joyful mood.

Explore a variety of chants and chanting styles, interspersed with rejuvenating sessions of meditation, yoga, and story sharing.

As one of the most popular events at Omega, Ecstatic Chant has helped open many hearts. Get lost in the music, the power of community, and strengthen your connection to a higher power. This program ends Monday at noon.

SEPTEMBER 2

HEART PRACTICE OF CHANTING

Bringing Chanting Into the Practice of Living

Krishna Das and Nina Rao

Course 4401-555/Tuition $80 ($70 Members) SS

Join Krishna Das for this 1-day chanting retreat and devotional practice. This is a special opportunity to study with one of the foremost devotional singers in the world.

Explore the spiritual path with group chanting of Hanuman Chalisas with Nina Rao. Guided by Krishna Das in the afternoon and evening, we revel in call-andresponse chanting, stories about Das's beloved guru, Sri

Featuring:

Krishna Das

Nina Rao

Jai Uttal

Radhika Das

Gaura Vani

Neem Karoli Baba, and discussions about life, with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers. Sharing his heart through music and chanting is the basis of Das’s devotional practice, his way of serving the divine within himself and others. In this chanting retreat, we can embark on our own devotional journey with him.

Krishna Das is one of the foremost devotional singers in the world. He has released numerous CDs and is author of Chants of a Lifetime krishnadas.com Nina Rao, Krishna Das’s assistant, tours with him, playing cymbals and singing. In 2013 she released a double-CD, Antarayaami ninaraochant.com

KRISHNA DAS

GAURA VANI

NINA RAO

VISVAMBHAR SHETH

JAI UTTAL

STEVE GORN

RADHIKA DAS

VISHAL VAID & FRIENDS

KRISHNA DAS

NINA RAO

4-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive

SEPTEMBER 2–6

Awakening Bhakti

A Celebration of Love & Longing

Jai Uttal

Course 4404-525/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) SS

Bhakti Yoga is the path of personal relationship with Spirit, God, and Goddess. It is a relationship that includes all the flavors and moods of the human heart. In the journey of Bhakti, your emotions become the fuel to reconnect you with the Divine and help you find healing and wholeness within yourself.

In this workshop designed to fuel your soul, Jai Uttal shares and demystifies some of the secrets of kirtan (chanting the ecstatic songs of ancient India). With just a little understanding of music and rhythm, and a lot of self-acceptance, we sing, lead, and share our hearts with others.

Through singing kirtan you can explore, express, and share the deepest caverns of your soul— and ultimately find the eternal springs of love. The practice of chanting becomes our teacher, guiding us home.

Workshop begins Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.

Jai Uttal is a Grammy-nominated singer, kirtan artist, and world music innovator and has been a leading influence in the Bhakti tradition for 50 years. jaiuttal.com

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OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 2–6

MOTHER GODDESS YOGA IMMERSION

Redefine the Feminine in Yoga

Nubia Teixeira

Course 4404-524/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) SS

The Divine Mother abides within every being as consciousness and love. Her symbols, artifacts, and contributions have been found in every single ancient culture.

In this immersive workshop, Nubia Teixeira teaches a yoga sadhana that is filled with Mother Goddess imagery, sacred symbology, and potency. By experiencing yoga in a way that is more honoring of the feminine power, you increase self-acceptance, inner strength, and self-love. You build compassion toward yourself and your life, and ultimately toward all beings.

Through asana, prayer, pranayama, visualization, and other empowering and nourishing practices, appropriate for all ages and all body types, you enliven all the layers of your being. You develop a deep understanding of shaktism (worship of feminine power) and tools to continue your practice at home.

This program is designed for all who identify as women. No previous yoga experience is required.

Workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Nubia Teixeira, E-RYT 500, YACEP, founder of the Bhakti Nova School of Yoga & Dance, is a Brazilian-born yogini and has been teaching yoga for more than 25 years. bhaktinova.com

SEPTEMBER 2–6

OPENING THE HEART WORKSHOP

Endorsed by the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation

Course 4404-635/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS, LE

Positive change within a compassionate community has been the hallmark of Opening the Heart WorkshopsTM for almost five decades. Through a unique blend of time-tested exercises, practices, and lectures, you are immersed in a rich heritage and culture of the heart, where it becomes possible to:

• Feel more, as you find, open to, and express emotions in healthy ways

• E xperience your wholeness

• E xplore freedom from limiting beliefs and embrace new, unrevealed parts of yourself

• Increase your authenticity, empathy, and trust to cultivate better relationships

• B oost your resilience to adversity by releasing old hurts

• Gain a clearer vision of your purpose in life

This workshop is an intensive experience and we do much together which helps open the heart. In this emotionally heightened environment, participants can release feelings in a safe way. This may bring relief, and more clarity about one’s future. All are welcome to join us with these interests in mind.

Workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Linda Aranda Belliveau, M.Ed, has led Opening the Heart Workshops for 42 years, and trains others in the approach. She specializes in personal growth and grief support. openingtheheartworkshop.com

Liz Mazlish, MA, has led Opening the Heart Workshops since 1990 and has had a private psychotherapy practice for 32 years. openingtheheartworkshop.com

Al DeGroot’s OTH leadership began in 1983, also infusing his work in business and with men.

Judy Kushner-DeGroot began her OTH journey in 1981. Judy is a life and relationship coach. openingtheheartworkshop.com

AL DEGROOT

JAI UTTAL

NUBIA TEIXEIRA

LINDA ARANDA BELLIVEAU

LIZ MAZLISH

JUDY

KUSHNER-DEGROOT

4-DAY WORKSHOPS

SEPTEMBER 2–6

Radical Dharma Camp

Get In the Conversation

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi

Course 4404-652/Tuition $562.50/450/337.50 ($355 Members) SS

Challenge yourself to confront systemic su ering and injustice personally and collectively at the original birthplace of Radical Dharma Camp. This camp goes beyond race training 101, walking you through Rev. angel Kyodo williams’s Framework for Liberation (F4L), a process that empowers you to disrupt systems of patriarchy, white supremacy, oppression, and domination.

Radical Dharma Camp is the “rough and tumble” space to confront the roots of our individual and collective disbelonging, while cultivating meaningful connections across lines of di erence.

Leverage practice, presence, and play to unpack the embodied trauma of race and racialization, from a point of love that disrupts fear, shame, and isolation. Radical Dharma equips you to:

• Engage authentically and act from love

• Design thriving ecosystems in your life and movements

• Understand the essential roles of embodiment in our collective liberation

• Expand practices for disrupting patriarchy, white supremacy, and oppression

Workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi is an author, activist, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer, and founder of Center for Transformative Change. revangel.com

SEPTEMBER 2–6

MODERN DAY MAGIC

Own Your Power & Shape Your Life

Rachel Lang

Course 4404-621/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS

Magic is a prime creative force alive within us. It inspires wonder, helps us attune to our intuition, and deepens our connection with the natural world. When we work with magic, we participate in shaping our destiny. We also become powerful change agents in the world.

Join professional astrologer and psychic medium Rachel Lang to learn the principles of magic and be guided through meditations, rituals, and activities to better access your spiritual gifts.

Have you ever wondered why your life feels stuck or why your intentions aren’t reaching fruition? In group exercises, we address fear and resistance head-on, helping you to be free to experience more joy, abundance, and love.

We discuss practical ways to work with magic, like using simple divination techniques or making talismans. You hone your intuition and adopt sacred practices you can use in your everyday life.

Workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Rachel Lang is an astrologer and author of Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power and Shape Your Life and As Above, So Below rachellangastrologer.com

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 6–8

YOGA FOR EATING DISORDERS

Best Practices, Tools & Techniques for Practitioners & Teachers

Angela Williams-Jones Course 4502-610/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

Yoga can play an intricate role in healing and supporting those with food addictions and disordered eating. Discover best practices for teaching yoga to support your students’ relationships with food, eating, and their bodies, along with ways to assist you on your own journey.

Through lectures, guided meditations, journaling, and group discussions, as well as engaging in Yoga Nidra, hatha, restorative, Kundalini, and Yin related yoga practices, you learn to:

• Recognize symptoms and signs of food addiction and distinguish between behavioral addictions, food addictions, and disordered eating

• Use body-positive, body liberatory, weight-neutral, size-neutral, and bodyneutral language to create a welcoming and a rming space for all bodies

• Educate yourself about relationships with food and eating, including using intuitive eating (IE) and Health at Every Size (HAES) models

Return home with a toolbox of techniques and experiences for addressing food, eating, and the body specific to food addiction.

Angela WilliamsJones, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT, YACEP, is a contributor to multiple editions of the bestpractice book series for Omega and the Yoga Service Collective.

ANGELA WILLIAMS-JONES

REV. ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS ROSHI

RACHEL LANG

SEPTEMBER 6–8

Calling All Creatives

Art as an O ering

Sara Bareilles, Amber Rubarth, and Celisse

Course 4502-680/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

Creativity invites us to explore the mysteries of our Self, others, and the great beyond.  But how do we nurture this relationship and keep the dialogue open and flowing? How might we weave in “art as an o ering” to approach the muse with honor and gratitude?

In a blend of playful instruction, solo and group interactions, and honest conversation, celebrated songwriters Sara Bareilles, Amber Rubarth, and Celisse lead this weekend retreat where we:

• Call on the medicine of generosity and service to heal insecurities, embrace imperfection, and dissolve creative blocks

• Learn practices that nurture, protect, and sustain connection to our sacred muse

• Exchange helpful habits, discuss obstacles, and take creative leaps together

• Open hearts with an intimate live performance by the artists

The retreat is open to all walks of creativity—dancers, artists, musicians, poets, and those still finding their voice.

SEPTEMBER 6–8

BRAIN RETRAINING & NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS

A Mind-Body Approach

Cathleen King and The Primal Trust™ Team

Course 4502-586/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) PT

In this training based on the Primal Trust™ Regulate program, discover how to turn o stress- and inflammation-producing alarm responses in the brain and body that can cause chronic symptoms. Guided by Cathleen King and The Primal Trust Team, you learn to self-create a healing biochemistry, even with the toughest chronic conditions such as Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, long-haul COVID, autoimmune conditions, and more.

Through discussion, experiential practices, and guided attunements, you:

• Gain a complete nervous system regulation toolkit to unlock your vital force

• Receive cutting-edge information on how brain rewiring and nervous system healing practices address chronic inflammatory processes

• Learn how to address the Cell Danger Response, impaired detoxification, endocrine imbalances and immune dysregulation by signaling safety responses in the body at the cellular level

and

Tony nominations and three Emmy nominations for her work as musical theater composer and actress. sarabmusic.com

Amber Rubarth approaches life with a refreshing curiosity in her music, art, acting, and production. She made her acting debut in American Folk amberrubarth.com

Celisse is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and spoken-word artist. Her varied career has seen her at venues ranging from The Gorge and Newport Folk Festival with Joni Mitchell to the Beacon Theater supporting Mariah Carey. celisse.com

SEPTEMBER 6–8

CREATE YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Find Your Path Forward With Purposeful Clarity

Hollye Jacobs & Frances Schultz

Course 4502-564/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

Life’s inevitable transitions can leave in their wake upheaval, chaos, uncertainty, and overwhelm. Learn to tap into your intuitive wisdom to find clarity, purpose, and a path forward. Hollye Jacobs and Frances Schultz are experienced public speakers, teachers, published authors, and cofounders of Frollye—A Filling Station for the Soul. In this weekend workshop packed with lecture, discussion, walking meditations, guided activities, and a certain amount of silliness, they guide you from “now what” to “know what.”

Learn to open your mind, heart, and soul to new possibilities in experiencing the world around and within you. Leave with information and inspiration to recognize and embrace experiences in personal and professional daily life as lessons. This workshop is designed for anyone who has undergone transition or is feeling overwhelmed, adrift, or stuck and is seeking guidance in figuring out life’s next steps and how to accomplish them.

This training is designed for beginners to advanced practitioners who want to gain understanding of nervous system healing for chronic conditions.

Cathleen King, DPT, is educated and trained as a physical therapist and is founder of the Primal Trust program. primaltrust.org

Hollye Jacobs is a nurse, social worker, and New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer. instagram.com/hollyejacobs/ Frances Schultz is a writer, speaker, artist, and seeker. She is author and coauthor of several books, including The Bee Cottage Story instagram.com/ francesschultz

SEPTEMBER 6–8

A Weekend of Storytelling with The Moth at Omega

Kate Tellers, Anna Roberts, and guest storytellers

Course 4502-693/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS, LE

Join us for The Moth’s return to Omega for an enriching weekend of live storytelling programs. The renowned nonprofit will host a series of events that illuminate the diversity and commonality of human experience and create community through the art and craft of storytelling.

This immersive weekend begins with a curated show where Moth storytellers share true, personal stories of transformation live on stage without notes. Then, go behind the scenes with expert Moth instructors to craft a story of your own in a personal storytelling workshop. Select participants will take the stage to tell their stories to their peers. The experience concludes with a reflection and creative sharing.

The Moth is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. This program begins on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and ends on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Kate Tellers is the coauthor of How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Storytelling from The Moth, where she is a senior director, the director of MothWorks, a host of their live storytelling series, and award-winning podcast and storyteller. themoth.org

Anna Roberts is the manager of MothWorks at The Moth, where she has designed and led storytelling programs for clients including GM, lululemon, Google, TelevisaUnivision, AstraZeneca, and Daughters of the Movement. themoth.org

SEPTEMBER 6-8

Breaking Old Agreements

The Toltec Path to Freedom

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and Don Jose Ruiz

Course 4502-496/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

For centuries, Toltec shamans of Mexico used the art of storytelling to share the gift of awareness with the next generations of Toltecs.

Join Toltec masters don Miguel and don Jose to explore the deep meaning and value of these ancient stories, how they apply to modern life, and how the Toltec path has changed their lives.

In this powerful experience you learn to:

• G o beyond your fears

• B ecome aware of life’s infinite possibilities

• Gain awareness of how your attachments create your reality and expression of love

• Define yourself and stop basing your identity on the opinions and judgments of others

Come with an open heart as these Toltec masters lead the workshop with their wisdom and use exercises to bring the material to life.

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a shaman, a Toltec master of transformation, and a direct descendant of the Toltecs of the Eagle Knight lineage.

Don Jose Ruiz is a shaman, a Toltec master of transformation, and international best-selling author of The Fifth Agreement

SEPTEMBER 6–8

THE KILOBY INQUIRIES

Natural Recovery from Su ering

Scott Kiloby and Dan McLintock

Course 4502-579/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) SS

Our misperceptions of reality lead to painful thinking about ourselves, others, and the world. In this experiential retreat, delve into the principles, mechanics, and tools of Natural Recovery From Su ering and the Kiloby Inquiries—two inquiry-based training certification programs—with the programs’ codevelopers Scott Kiloby and Dan McLintock.

Throughout the weekend, you engage in talks and teachings, group discussions, one-on-one sessions, and self/peer support time as you:

• E xplore and deprogram longheld beliefs of separateness, lack, and deficiency

• E xamine misperceptions and dismantle false beliefs and deficiency stories

• Learn to reverse the unconscious emotional repression that drives addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and su ering

• Develop skills for becoming aware of everything as it is—every thought, emotion, sensation, color, shape, and sound

Return home with a clearer perception of reality and presence, ready to experience life in a more compassionate, loving, vulnerable, and selfless way.

Scott Kiloby and Dan McLintock are certified facilitators, trainers, and codevelopers of the Kiloby Inquiries and the New Model of Recovery, two inquiry-based training certification programs that focus on equipping practitioners with tools to resolve the pain, programming, and repression that drive addiction and su ering. kiloby.com

DAN MCLINTOCK

ANNA ROBERTS

SCOTT KILOBY

KATE TELLERS

DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR.

DON JOSE RUIZ

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8–13

BECOME A CERTIFIED ENERGY CLEARING PRACTITIONER

Advanced Techniques in Energy Cleansing, Shielding & Healing

George Lizos

Course 4605-538/Tuition $545 ($490 Members) PT Energy protection helps you create boundaries between you and the outside world so that you can be in control of the energies that a ect you. Explore the secrets of energy protection, cleansing, and cord-cutting and their modern applications with George Lizos, psychic healer and author of the acclaimed book, Protect Your Light.

During this transformative professional training, you learn:

• Advanced energy clearing practices to purge negative attachments compromising your spiritual and emotional well-being

• Energy shielding techniques to strengthen your aura against intrusive energies and individuals

• Digital shielding practices and other innovative methods to safeguard your energy online

Gain tools to prepare and lead client sessions, and strategize and execute potent energy clearing sessions for others. Return home able to recognize and detect negative energies as well as clear and shield against them in both the physical and digital realms.

George Lizos is a spiritual teacher, psychic healer, creator of Intuition Mastery School, and a best-selling author. georgelizos.com

SEPTEMBER 8–13

VISUAL STORYTELLING

Encaustic & the Painted Book

Leslie Giuliani

Course 4605-597/Tuition $430 ($385 Members)

Art enhances life, and creativity is for everyone. In this workshop—designed for makers from beginner to advanced—we create visual narratives in book or flat form using the ancient medium of encaustic, a melted beeswax-based paint.

Along with encaustic, we use oil-based pigment sticks, drawing materials, pan pastels, and stencils. We learn the Japanese paper marbling technique, Suminagashi. We paint, make prints, stitch, perforate, and stamp.

Artist and teacher Leslie Giuliani leads us in a highly creative and intuitive process where one thing leads to the next, as you work with energy and curiosity. Text can be added, or the images and textures can just flow. This way, pieces will be infused with life’s impulse and inspiration. Heated palettes, sewing machines, bookmaking supplies, and other interesting tools will be available for experimentation.

Leslie Giuliani is a contemporary American artist whose work combines textiles, encaustic, oil painting, and printmaking. lesliegiuliani.com

OMEGA

VETERANS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 8–13

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR MEN

Practices for Comfort & Ease

Annie Okerlin and Nicholas Caris

Course 4605-540/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, LE Research shows that yoga and relaxation practices help veterans reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service. In this yoga retreat for male veterans, learn techniques to comfort the body, ease the mind, and promote healing.

Guided by yoga instructor Annie Okerlin and veteran Nicholas Caris, and supported by a community of brothers, you practice yoga and learn to modify postures to accommodate unique physical limitations and ailments— including chronic pain and amputations. Experience daily iRest (Integrative Restoration) sessions, a guided meditation based on yoga nidra that is endorsed by the US Army Surgeon General and o ered at military hospitals nationwide. iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which is necessary to heal unresolved trauma and physical and emotional wounds. Return home with valuable tools to continue your healing journey. An application is required. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost.

Annie Okerlin, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga instructor in the traditions of Bikram, vinyasa, and power yoga, as well as an iRest yoga nidra instructor. exaltedwarrior.com

Nicholas Caris is a Marine veteran who teaches adaptive yoga to veterans through the Exalted Warrior Foundation. exaltedwarrior.com

NICHOLAS CARIS

ANNIE OKERLIN

LESLIE GIULIANI

GEORGE LIZOS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8–13

Love & Mindfulness in Daily Life

A Metta Retreat

Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobhita Thero

Course 4605-664/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS

This is a rare opportunity to practice metta (loving-kindness) and mindfulness meditation for inner and outer peace, happiness, and good health, under the guidance of the Buddhist spiritual leader, Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobhita Thero, whom many consider a monk living in practice.

Combining lecture, questionand-answer sessions, guided meditation with periods of silence, and mindfulness in daily life, this 5-day retreat helps establish a sense of compassionate, empathetic, day-to-day awareness that gives a foundation for enlightened leadership and activism.

A special guide for our time together is the famed Satipatthana Sutra, often translated as “The Foundation of Mindfulness.”

Retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobhita Thero is chief monk of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka and an internationally acclaimed Buddhist scholar, environmentalist, humanitarian, and social activist who has devoted his life to fostering peace and culture.

SEPTEMBER 8–13

EMPOWER UP

A Step-by-Step Guide to Radiant Awakening

Annie Bond

Course 4605-584/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS

Revitalize your inner vitality and renew a profound connection to the boundless universal energy source through the transformative journey of regenerative self-healing.

As a bioelectric energy system, our life force (prana) depends on a balance of both masculine and feminine energy currents. When these currents are weak or imbalanced, we can experience physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges.

In this experiential workshop, energy healer Annie Bond teaches you in nine steps how to raise your voltage and strengthen both masculine and feminine energy currents to ignite the dynamism of your energy body. You learn to:

• H eal your body and mind

• Awaken your full potential

• Live a more vibrant and fulfilling life

Join Annie as she guides you on a journey of self-discovery and healing, employing a combination of ancient wisdom and cuttingedge science.

Annie Bond is a mystic, clairvoyant, best-selling author, and creator of the Awakening Prana healing modality. awakeningprana.com

SEPTEMBER 8–13

SUPERCHARGE YOUR WRITING

A Creative Writing Master Class

Iain S. Thomas

Course 4605-550/Tuition $500 ($450 Members)

Unlock your ultimate creative writing potential and embark on a path to discover new, exciting ways to make your writing shine in an open, welcoming environment.

Join global best-selling poet, author, and creative director Iain S. Thomas for a 5-day experiential writing workshop focused on finding your creative zone of genius. Together we discover and tackle a di erent aspect of the writing and publishing journey. You learn to:

• Determine why you’re writing and who you’re writing for

• S et realistic writing goals

• B eat writer’s block—forever

• Listen and discover poetry all around you

• Reach and grow your readership

Return home with techniques and best practices for finding ideas quickly, embracing the discipline of writing and creating something that resonates with audiences everywhere.

Iain S. Thomas is a best-selling poet, author, artist, and technologist. His work focuses on the intersection of technology, culture, and spirituality. iainsthomas.com

IAIN S. THOMAS

VEN. DR. OMALPE SOBHITA THERO

SEPTEMBER 8–13

LEARNING

TO LISTEN & LISTENING TO LEARN

An Interpersonal Mindfulness Retreat

Florence Meleo-Meyer and Phyllis Hicks

Course 4605-547/Tuition $560 ($505 Members) SS, LE

Global challenges of these times call for greater inner steadiness, curiosity, and openness. Relational mindfulness supports us to be present with ourselves as we engage in a dialogic meditation practice that respects all perspectives. Insight deepens as we learn to listen and listen to learn.

OWLC OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 8–13

Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings mindfulness and the tranquility of silent meditation into our experience with others. In this 5-day retreat, we engage the power of this practice to more clearly see the habits of heart and mind that lead to stress and distress, and how freeing ourselves from those habits creates greater ease and happiness.

The Omega Women’s Leadership Intensive

Become the Kind of Leader the World Needs Now

Course 4605-672/Tuition $525/450/375 ($470 Members) SS, LE

This experiential workshop is for all who identify as women and want to use their leadership to create a caring and just future for everybody.

The Insight Dialogue practice unfolds after a period of silent sitting meditation. Then, in pairs or larger groups, we develop mindfulness and tranquility together, and you are invited to reflect and dialogue on human experiences.

Retreat begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Attendance at this retreat fulfills one prerequisite for training to teach the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program.

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, teaches Insight Dialogue retreats in the US and abroad and is co-developer of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program (IMP). She is coauthor of MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

In an intergenerational, multiracial circle of women, we delve deep into our leadership stories, examine systems of power— how they intersect and how they divide us—and learn what we can do to advance change. We engage in transformative exercises—dialogue, writing, movement, meditation, ritual, and contact with nature—that awaken us to do power di erently at the personal, relational, and global level.

We explore five leadership essentials—values, voice, vision, vessel, and voyage.

Together we:

• Articulate our core values

• Strengthen our authentic voice

• Create a compelling vision

• E xpand awareness of our “vessel”

• Integrate self-care practices, intersectionality, and empathy

• Sketch a year’s leadership plan

This intensive helps us become the courageous, wise, and nurturing leaders the world needs now.

$25 materials fee; include when you register. Application required; see eOmega.org/owlc. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Mallika Dutt, founder of INTER-CONNECTED and program director of gender, equity, and governance at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, is a leading innovator in culture change work. mallikadutt.com

Phyllis Hicks leads Insight Dialogue retreats internationally and trains and mentors teachers. She is coauthor and designer of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program.

Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga™, is committed to the empowerment of all people to develop mastery over their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. afroflowyoga.com

Carla Goldstein is Omega’s president and chief executive o cer, cofounder of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and has more than 25 years of public interest advocacy experience. eOmega.org/OWLC

Sarah Urech is senior strategist for the Omega Women’s Leadership Center. A certified coach, social worker, and multilingual performer, she has performed and taught in 20 countries. eOmega.org/OWLC

Sharon Salzberg (online guest faculty) is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, and a New York Times best-selling author. sharonsalzberg.com

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

PHYLLIS HICKS

LESLIE SALMON JONES

MALLIKA DUTT

CARLA GOLDSTEIN

SARAH URECH

SHARON SALZBERG

5-DAY WORKSHOP

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8–13

Wisdom Healing

Qigong

Practices for Physical & Emotional Transformation

Mingtong Gu

Course 4605-368/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS

As millions of people in China have already discovered, there is a powerful, natural way to address health conditions and stimulate inner healing for living a happy, healthy life.

Immerse yourself in a healing retreat with qigong master Mingtong Gu and experience the power of Wisdom Healing Qigong. Through experiential practices and discussion, you learn to:

• B alance your body, mind, heart, and spirit through qigong movement, sound healing, and visualization practices

• Improve energy flow, reduce stress, and slow the aging process

• Transform negative emotions into a productive and creative force

• Tap into your potential to help prevent illness, cure disease, and enhance quality of life

This retreat is for anyone who wants to learn more about healing qigong practice, those who are addressing specific health conditions, or those who work with patients and want to support the healing journey of others.

Mingtong Gu, founder of the Chi Center, is a qigong master who o ers the ancient teachings of Wisdom Healing Qigong for contemporary times. chicenter.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 13–15

OFFLINE TIME

Lessons on Digital Balance

From a Former Wellness Influencer

Lee Tilghman

Course 4702-430/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

Reimagine your relationship to social media with former wellness influencer Lee Tilghman, previously known as Lee From America.

Informed by Lee's shift from digital fame to o ine clarity, you dive deep into the nuances of digital life, discuss social media's deceptive charm, and learn to develop your own o ine practice for wider perspective and greater digital intention.

Lee's unique stance o ers a balanced approach, not total disconnection. If you're seeking digital balance, feeling online connection but o ine isolation, or needing a reset, this retreat promises a supportive community and a refreshed perspective on how we interact with social media.

Lee Tilghman is a writer, creator, speaker, and community enthusiast whose work is rooted in authenticity, self-discovery, and identity. leetilghman.com

SEPTEMBER 13-15

EXPRESSIVE WRITING

There Is No Wrong Way to Write

Krista Vernoff

Course 4702-567/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Do you have stories inside you that you want to tell, but don’t know how to start? Join acclaimed television writer and producer Krista Verno to explore your inner voice and put your truth into words. Expressive writing improves mood, mental health, and the immune system. Expressive writing prompts are often the perfect, bite-sized jumping-o points for larger creative endeavors. Just by putting pen to paper, a little bit every day, you validate your lived experience, your feelings, your creativity, and your right to write.

This workshop is designed for writers looking to deepen their work and for anyone looking to explore the act of writing as a healing modality. Bring pen, paper, a touch of courage, a sense of humor, and comfortable clothes. Leave with inspiration, motivation, and knowledge to continue your writing practice at home. Krista Verno is an author, playwright, essayist, and Emmy-nominated television writer best known for her work on Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless.

MINGTONG GU

KRISTA VERNOFF

LEE TILGHMAN

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 13–15

An Illuminated Life Opening to the Secret Language of the Universe

Laura Lynne Jackson

Course 4702-436/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) LE

Get ready to meet your personal "team of light"—God energy, angels, spirit guides, and loved ones who have crossed over—in order to find your highest and best path in life.

During this retreat with Laura Lynne Jackson, we explore how to call in and open up to the angelic realm, meet our spirit guides, and ask for and receive specific, tangible signs from the other side. We learn to enlist the other side as helpers in our everyday life—both in practical and profound ways.

Together we practice exercises that awaken and strengthen our intuitive, clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient,

claircognizant, and mediumistic abilities. This heightens our ability to receive messages and connect with the other side.

A s we connect more deeply with our team of light, we live more vibrant, more confident, engaged lives in the here and now.

An Illuminated Life is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will host as many as 425 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing.

Laura Lynne Jackson is an international speaker, teacher, psychic medium, and New York Times best-selling author. lauralynnejackson.com

SEPTEMBER 15–20

SACRED ENERGY ARTS IMMERSION

Ancient Practices for Radiant Health

Sifu Matthew Cohen

Course 4805-441/Tuition $485 ($435 Members)

Drawn from a lifetime of exploration and inquiry into the martial, yogic, and healing arts, Sifu Matthew Cohen created and founded the Sacred Energy Arts (SEA). Discover this integrated method for healing and selfdiscovery in a 5-day SEA immersion.

Experience the powerful intersection of ancient and progressive disciplines, including meditation, qigong, breathwork, yoga, and martial arts, and explore the ways in which each informs and strengthens the others. Join in solo and group practices, lectures, demonstrations, Q&A sessions, and journaling in order to:

• Cultivate and manage your vital life force (qi)

• Develop emotional fluency

• H eighten your awareness

• U nlock the power of breath

• Increase balance in your life

No prior experience or preparation is needed. This workshop can be adapted to all levels.

Sifu Matthew Cohen is creator and founder of Sacred Energy Arts (SEA). He has shared his teachings in more than 15 countries across Asia, Europe and the US. sacredenergyarts.com

SEPTEMBER 15–20

Woman Heal Thyself

Queen Afua

Course 4805-649/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) SS Join Queen Afua as she gathers women from the four directions for a journey into the sacred circle of holistic well-being.

We start by learning how to tap into impeccable listening to restore your superpower through a threefold process: ask, listen, and act. Throughout the week, we embrace the concept that food is medicine and practice the Five-Element Pathway and Seven Kitchens of Consciousness from Queen’s book City of Wellness

Queen also guides us to:

• Take a lotus blossom pathway to rebirthing yourself out of womb trauma into womb transformation

• Learn the 12 Gateways, from antiquity to present, based on Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit

• Celebrate our wombin-ness through 108 electrifying poses and dance movement to renew, rejuvenate, and rediscover youth and vitality

Workshop begins Sunday at 8:15 p.m.

Q ueen Afua is a New York Times best-selling author, founder of Sacred Woman Rites of Passage Program, and founder of the Queen Afua Wellness Center. queenafua.com

LAURA LYNNE JACKSON

SIFU MATTHEW COHEN

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 15–20

International Mediumship Gathering

Tony Stockwell, Dianne Thomas, and Susan Hughes

Course 4805-451/Tuition $695 ($625 Members)

Have you ever wondered whether you might have the skills to reach out with your mind to another world? Or have you felt the presence of an unseen force?

Join British medium Tony Stockwell, Australian medium Dianne Thomas, and Irish medium Susan Hughes for a fascinating look into the world of mediumship, psychic awareness, and soul-to-soul connections, as well as psychic knowingness and communion with other realms.

This intensive program was created to explore the spiritual disciplines needed to become a modern-day psychic medium. If you have pondered on the reality of an eternity that awaits us all, and you feel as though your personality and persona lend themselves to kindness and service to others, then perhaps now is the time for you to reach beyond your normal everyday human experience to attend this potentially lifechanging workshop.

SEPTEMBER 15–20

UNLOCK THE POWER OF ATTRACTION

Make Space for Miracles

Karena Virginia

Course 4805-529/Tuition $535/460/385 ($480 Members)

Activate the radiant energy within you to attract the miraculous into every facet of your daily life. Guided by intuitive healer Karena Virginia, explore the law of attraction through quantum physics as you immerse yourself in practices to connect more deeply with your own potential for creativity, abundance, and joy.

Throughout the week, practice ancestral healing, meditation, and Kundalini yoga— vigorous at times and presented with options for modification—always working more with energy than the physical body. Join in restorative sound healing, group discussion, lecture, and nurturing circle time to deepen your experience and expand your outlook on life.

Karena has spent more than 20 years practicing and teaching yoga and meditation, as well as years of studying quantum physics and spirituality from areas all over the world. She opens her heart and nurturing, kindness, and love. app.

Tony Stockwell is one of the most well-known psychic mediums in England and author of four books. He has had four television series, The Psychic Detective, Street Psychic, Psychic School, and Psychic Academy, and appeared regularly on 6ixth Sense. tonystockwell.com

Dianne Thomas is a psychic medium from Australia and a facilitator of self-development classes and meditation.

Susan Hughes is a certified teacher, holistic intuitive psychic, medium, and speaker from Ireland with the Spiritualist National Union. She is head of training with the Nothing Fancy Spiritualist Church. susanhughesmedium.com

SEPTEMBER 15–20

WISDOM IN MOTION

Course 4805-665/Tuition $555 ($500 Members)

into the healing power of movement. By engaging our bodies, we connect deeply with ourselves and unlock hidden aspects of our being.

Immerse yourself in an experience that nurtures your physical well-being while fostering psychological strength and empowering you to embrace life fully.

Sah D'Simone is a spiritual revolutionary, award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author of Spiritually Sassy, and creator of the Somatic Activated Healing Method. sahdsimone.com

shares them with accessibility, is an intuitive healer and author who has been teaching yoga, meditation, and the law of attraction for more than 20 years. She is creator of the Relax & Attract

Embark on a profound journey through various embodiment modalities with Sah D’Simone, Parashakti Sigalit, Vandana Hart, and Atasiea. Movement serves as a gateway to self-discovery, personal growth, and a collective prayer in motion. With each step taken on this sacred journey, we create space to rewrite our soul’s contract. In this immersive experience, we delve into the ancient wisdom of movement as medicine through various embodiment modalities, including Somatic Activated Healing™, Dance of Liberation™, Mermaid Dance, Dancing Freedom, 5Rhythms, and Ecstatic Dance. Through intentional and guided practices, rooted in psychology, somatic awareness, shamanism, breathwork, and ceremony, we tap

Parashakti Sigalit is a certified yoga instructor, facilitator of major yoga and dance festivals around the world, and founder and creator of Dance of Liberation. parashakti.org

Vandana Hart is a dancer, choreographer, producer, activist, United Nations ambassador, and creator and host of the Netflix series We Speak Dance

Atasiea, a.k.a. Kenneth Lawrence Ferguson, is an intuitive healer, bodyworker, yogi, minister, and cofounder and coproducer of Ecstatic Dance Los Angeles. atasiea.com, ecstaticdancela.com

TONY STOCKWELL DIANNE THOMAS SUSAN HUGHES

ATASIEA

SAH D’SIMONE PARASHAKTI SIGALIT

VANDANA HART

SEPTEMBER 15–20

HAKOMI MINDFUL SOMATIC

PSYCHOTHERAPY

An Experiential Introduction

Jaci Hull

Course 4805-429/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

The Hakomi Method is one of the original somatic approaches to psychotherapy. Grounded in the principles of mindfulness, nonviolence, unity, organicity, and mind-body wholism, the Hakomi Method is dynamic, collaborative, and powerful.

Using a combination of mindfulness, precise somatic techniques, and caring attention to the therapeutic relationship, the Hakomi Method helps you understand, with clarity and compassion, the origins and organization of your limiting beliefs and behaviors.

Guided by Jaci Hull, a senior Hakomi trainer who trained under Hakomi Method founder Ron Kurtz, you engage in gentle, mindful, and somatic exercises. You learn about the sequential steps of contacting, accessing, deepening, processing, and transformation.

You leave with new skills and perspectives to e ectively support your journey, and others, from stuckness to freedom.

Jaci Hull, MA, LMFT, is a Senior Hakomi Trainer and licensed psychotherapist in practice for more than 35 years. jacihull.com

JANEL NORTON

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 15–20

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR WOMEN Practices for Health & Well-Being

Annie Okerlin and Janel Norton

Course 4805-541/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, LE

In this retreat, we gather as a community to develop resilience and nourish, strengthen, and heal the body and mind. Guided by yoga instructor Annie Okerlin and US Air Force veteran Janel Norton, we practice yoga while learning to accommodate physical limitations and ailments, including chronic pain and amputations. We experience daily guided meditations in iRest (Integrative Restoration), a technique endorsed by the US Army Surgeon General.

Based on the ancient practice of yoga nidra, iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which helps to heal unresolved trauma, as well as physical and emotional wounds.

We leave with skills that continue to serve us in life, helping us to restore life balance and reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service.

An application is required. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost.

Annie Okerlin, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga instructor in the traditions of Bikram, vinyasa, and power yoga, as well as an iRest yoga nidra instructor. exaltedwarrior.com Janel Norton served in the US Air Force as a combat photojournalist. She is cofounder of Veterans Alternative and owner of Trinity Yoga Studio. trinity-yoga.com

SEPTEMBER 15–20 WITHIN AN ARM’S REACH

From Su ering In Silence to Loving Out Loud

Brittany Mondido, Jeremy Trinchere, and Stefanie McAuliffe

Course 4805-698/Tuition $895 ($805 Members) SS

Learn a four-step embodiment process called The ARMS Method™ and be guided into the subconscious mind, connecting you to a higher power to discover what's in the way of the life you want to live. Once you identify it, you can embrace your life. ARMS stands for Awareness, Responsibility, Making di erent decisions, and Spiritually surrendering.

Join The ARM Collective™ for this empowering experience where you:

• Gain awareness of what is holding you back and learn to surrender to a higher power

• Learn an entirely new way of being that you can return to over and over again to alchemize any area of your life

• Leave with a newfound faith and connection to yourself and Source

• Leave with a practical embodiment method that will support you on your path

We close the week with conscious connection and sound healing. Register by May 1 for a discounted tuition of $595 ($535 Members).

Brittany Mondido, author of A Moment in Silence: The Space Between That Changes Your Life, is a spiritual teacher and founder of An ARM's Reach Global™, a teaching and learning format focusing on the art of education and embodiment. brittanymondido.com

Jeremy Trinchere is an educator, believer, and podcast host, who is the founding leader of An ARM's Reach Global™, and the cofounder of LeadFlow Academy.

Stefanie McAuli e is a somatic trauma healer working in human capital management.

BRITTANY MONDIDO

JEREMY TRINCHERE

STEFANIE MCAULIFFE

JACI HULL

ANNIE OKERLIN

5-DAY WORKSHOP

Arrive Sunday

Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 15–20

HEALING WITH HORSES

A Mindfulness Retreat to Build Connection, Compassion & Courage

Jennifer Cohen Harper and 13 Hands Equine Rescue

Course 4805-434/Tuition $720 ($650 Members) SS, LE Today’s world can be overwhelming, and it’s easy to become disconnected from ourselves, from nature, and from each other. Horses live in the present moment, and spending time with them can help us slow down, ground, and reconnect with our capacity for mindful awareness and personal power.

During your time at 13 Hands Equine Rescue, Jennifer Cohen Harper guides you to connect with horses using your body language, breath, energy, and intention. Learn to:

• E xchange greetings and convey that you mean no harm

• A sk for space without creating fear or disconnection

• G room a horse to create comfort and connection

• M ove quietly through the herd without disturbing the horses

We’ll also spend time on Omega’s campus, where Jenn leads a combination of mindfulness, movement, journaling, and group discussion. No experience with horses or mindfulness is necessary for this non-riding retreat.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This workshop is also o ered October 13-18. See page 116.

Jennifer Cohen Harper is a mindfulness and yoga educator, author, mother, and lifelong student of horses. She is the founder of Little Flower Yoga and Mindfulness, and has received training in Equine Assisted Services from the Natural Lifemanship Institute. mindfulnesswithhorses.com

13 Hands Equine Rescue, located near Omega in Clinton Corners, is a nonprofit organization accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries that rescues unwanted, abused, and abandoned horses. 13handsequine.org

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 20–22

Getting The Love You Want A Spiritual Path for Couples

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Course 4902-386/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) per person

The Getting the Love You Want Workshop, based on Imago Relationship Therapy, gives couples the concepts and skills they need to cocreate a safe relationship, experience and sustain deep connection, and experience joyful aliveness.

Using the Imago Process, couples transform their unconscious relationship to a conscious partnership to create their dream relationship. In the process of becoming connected to each other, you experience connecting to a larger reality, which makes intimate partnership a spiritual path.

Together with your partner, you learn a new way to talk, how to remove negativity, and practice daily connecting behaviors to activate the innate healing powers of intimate partnership.

$50 per person materials fee; include when you register.

Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, are cocreators of Imago Relationship Therapy and the concept of “conscious relationship.” Coauthors of three New York Times best sellers, their newest book is The Space Between harvilleandhelen.com

SEPTEMBER 20–22

HEAL YOUR HEART WITH HUMOR A Spiritual & Humorous Approach to Achieve Happiness

Jeffrey L. Gurian

Course 4902-472/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Who among us isn’t holding pain from the past? Painful experiences are lodged in our cellular memory, in what Dr. Je rey L. Gurian refers to as “heart wounds.” Heart wounds can be healed by “literally changing our minds” through the technique of STAR Therapy™, a gentle, energybased system of healing created by Je rey to treat the physical symptoms of stress-related illnesses.

In this workshop based on Je rey’s book, Healing Your Heart by Changing Your Mind, you learn to:

• Overcome the fear that's stopping you from achieving your goals

• Release the heart wounds that a ect every decision you make

• E xamine your thoughts to discover which are valid and which are not

• Reprogram your mind through the use of a rmations

Return home ready and equipped to view obstacles from a humorous perspective and use the mind and humor to promote your own physical healing.

Je rey L. Gurian, DDS, is a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, radio personality, and doctor. comedymatterstv.com

JENNIFER COHEN HARPER

JEFFREY L. GURIAN

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 20–22

DEEP BREATHS & HEAL A Program for Black Women Healing From Trauma

Lisa Hillary Johnson Course 4902-504/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members)

Embark on a journey of recovery to heal trauma and connect with your body and soul through culturally specific holistic healing modalities.

Join Lisa Hillary Johnson in this weekend retreat for Black women healing from trauma and discover an array of practices to combat anxiety and depression, and empower yourself to achieve well-being.

Using yoga, energy healing, ear auricular acupuncture, breathwork, meditation, plant medicine discussion, chakra healing, and body work, Lisa guides you through an awareness process to ease pain, calm the mind, and rejuvenate the body and soul.

You gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your body, and the importance of good nutrition. Through experiential learning, lectures, group discussions, and writing, you formulate a strategy to heal and to develop a community of support.

Lisa Hillary Johnson, a licensed massage therapist and yoga instructor, is founder of Deep Breaths & Heal, a nonprofit organization for Black women survivors of sexual assault. lisahillaryj.com

SEPTEMBER 20–22

RELAX & WRITE

Tapping Your Unconscious for Life & Art

Maia Danziger

Course 4902-468/Tuition $335 ($300 Members)

Are you a writer struggling to tap into your creative well? The Relax & Write™ method proves the blank page is nothing to fear.

Most of us write using only a small part of our available resources, says creative coach Maia Danziger. Created by Maia, Relax & Write helps us unlock our unconscious and uses its material to develop our passion for writing and living. In a safe, nonjudgmental setting, we practice deep relaxation, guided meditation, sensory awareness, and tapping into the “observer self” to awaken the inner voice we’ve always wanted to hear—and put that voice to paper.

As Danziger skillfully builds our writing into a practice, she also playfully demystifies the process, sharing insights and anecdotes from her experiences. You leave with a writing method that forges a repeatable path; a clear, accessible way to get deep writing done.

Maia Danziger, author of Relax & Write is an Emmy Award-winning actress and certified professional coach for writers and artists. relaxandwrite.com

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SEPTEMBER 20–22

A BOUNDLESS HEART Staying Balanced & Connected in Turbulent Times

Tim Olmsted

Course 4902-420/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS

In a world that can feel increasingly challenging, we’re called to find the depth and balance needed to stay connected to ourselves, to others, and the world altogether. Along the way, we discover that calling is shared by all, and our own well-being and life are intimately connected with the lives and well-being of everyone. For centuries, this insight has been explored and enriched through the embodiment of the “boundless attitudes” of loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Join spiritual teacher Tim Olmsted in this weekend of teachings, discussions, and meditations. By tapping into our boundless hearts, we discover our own happiness, our resilience, and find richness and meaning in our connection to the world around us.

This weekend program is open to anyone interested in transforming their heart and mind, experienced meditators, and those who are just starting out.

Tim Olmsted is founder and president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation, founder of The Buddhist Center of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and former director of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. steamboatbuddhistcenter.org

MAIA DANZIGER

TIM OLMSTED

LISA HILLARY JOHNSON

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive

SEPTEMBER 20–22

Pages & Poses A Movement Retreat for Writers

Katy Bowman and Sarah Selecky

Course 4902-587/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE Writing is a physical activity that bends the body into a particular and occasionally painful shape. Some aspects of that shape may be nonnegotiable—eyes on a page, hands gripping a pen, or curled atop a keyboard—but others are not. You can choose writing positions that better support your shoulders, spine, hips, and more—and find creative ways to infuse movement into your non-writing time.

This energizing and inspiring workshop guides you through simple steps toward creating a more dynamic writing practice and intentionally using movement to nourish your body and creativity at the same time. Discover how dynamic writing releases your creative energy and reveals new insights, as you pair physical exercises with short writing exercises to connect mind, body, and story.

This retreat is designed for anyone who writes or loves the written word; all experience levels are welcome.

Katy Bowman is a biomechanist, renowned movement teacher, and author of 10 books on movement, including the groundbreaking Move Your DNA nutritiousmovement

Sarah Selecky is a critically acclaimed author, creative writing teacher, and mentor. sarahseleckywritingschool.com

SEPTEMBER 20–22

WALKING THROUGH DARKNESS

A Nature-based Path to Navigating Su ering & Loss

Llyn Roberts

Course 4902-383/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Every one of us experiences periods of pain and loss in our life—dark nights of the soul. This is a groundless territory where one feels directionless and devoid of tools, with no sense of how to take the next step.

Just as in ancient times, elders guided their communities through life’s initiations and hardships, paths we must all take to greater transformation and growth. In this highly experiential program, legendary shamanic expert Llyn Roberts helps you forge a pathway through the dark, embracing nature as your guide and healer.

Through teachings from the land, the sky, the sea, and the spiritual world, this sensitive and empowering experience opens you to your spiritual light—so that you can face your greatest challenges with courage and love, no matter what they are.

Llyn Roberts, MA, is the award-winning author of Walking Through Darkness: A Nature-Based Path to Navigating Su ering and Loss and a celebrated teacher of healing and shamanism. llynroberts.com

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Sunday

SEPTEMBER 22–27

WHAT A BROKEN HEART CAN DO

Heartbreak as a Path to Healing

Rev. Danté Stewart

Course 5005-699/Tuition $525 ($470 Members) SS

Healing the broken heart is an action that reminds us we are designed for love. It is a civic duty, a spiritual task, and most of all, deeply human. Join award-winning writer Rev. Danté Stewart on this immersive exploration of how our stories can be both a path inward and forward after heartbreak in any of its forms.

By journeying into the paradox of grief, while not being overcome by it, we examine themes of curiosity, memory, spirituality, place, terror, and most of all, a deep commitment to endurance. Through reading, music, meditation, writing, and embodied practices, we plot a way through heartbreak and violence with the determination to face it with courage and tenderness. We explore what heartbreak is and what it does, and discover how it can be the connective tissue between our hopes and our stories.

Rev. Danté Stewart is an award-winning writer in the areas of race, religion, and politics. He is author of Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle. dantecstewart.com

LLYN ROBERTS

KATY BOWMAN

SARAH SELECKY

SEPTEMBER 22–27

PRESENCE

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Integrating Spirituality With Trauma Work (28 CEs)

Michelle Lepak

Course 5005-419/Tuition $850 ($760 Members) SS, LE, PT

Presence Psychotherapy is a trauma therapy that integrates spirituality, internal inquiry, and relational attunement to facilitate healing.

Developed by Michelle Lepak, LCSW, this model helps clients orient to Four Dimensions of Presence to sense compassion in and around them, experience oneness, and sense the essence of who they are beyond their trauma. Presence Psychotherapy is published in the APA Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy.

During this intensive 5-day training, you gain the knowledge to:

• Identify and utilize the qualities and therapeutic aspects of the four dimensions of Grounded Presence, Spacious Presence, Relational Presence, and Transcendent Presence

• Recognize and use clients’ personal connections to spirituality to heal trauma

• Facilitate Transcendent Presence awareness to process trauma without creating spiritual bypass

This training includes didactic presentations, live demonstrations, and experiential practice of the model. For more information, including additional skills learned and CEs, please see presencepsychotherapy.org/training.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Michelle Lepak, LCSW, a psychotherapist and meditator, developed the Presence Psychotherapy trauma treatment model. presencepsychotherapy.org

SEPTEMBER 22–27

The Way of Awareness

An Immersion Experience in Mindfulness & Heartfulness Will Kabat-Zinn and Jon

Kabat-Zinn

Course 5005-518/Tuition $575 ($515 Members) SS, LE

Mindfulness has everything to do with open-hearted attention to the unfolding of experience as it is. In fact, in most Asian languages, the word for “mind” and the word for “heart” are the same. Therefore, we can understand mindfulness better if we simultaneously hear it as heartfulness and cultivate it in that way. During this retreat, we cultivate intimacy with our own experience, letting life itself become the curriculum.

We engage in a range of formal and informal meditation practices, including the body scan, guided movement, sitting meditation, and walking meditation. There is an emphasis on the cultivation of mindfulness in all daily activities to foster a seamless continuity of life and practice. The applications of mindfulness in the face of the full catastrophe of the human condition, including stress, pain, illness, and our implicit biases will be emergent themes.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Will Kabat-Zinn is a mindfulness and meditation teacher whose passion is to help people wake up to their own deepest nature.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the MBSR Clinic at University of Massachusetts Medical School. jonkabat-zinn.com

SEPTEMBER 22–27

BRAVING YOUR WAY THROUGH LIFE’S TRANSITIONS

Valerie Brown

Course 5005-615/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS

Live in alignment with your deepest values, listen to your inner wisdom, and reconnect who you are with what you do. Guided by core principles—including the belief that everyone has an inner source of truth—you engage contemplative practices to support personal and societal development.

Take time to reflect individually and in small groups about issues of transition, vocation, passion, life purpose, and underlying life patterns. Share stories, laughter, and music, and gain insights from journaling, poetry, and wisdom traditions.

The capstone of the retreat is the Quaker process of spiritual discernment—called the Clearness Committee—to support transition.

As you connect who you are with what you do, you touch the seeds of transformation already planted in your life. Joining with others in this retreat invites movement toward greater self-awareness, greater wholeness, and greater social equity in society. This retreat includes periods of reflective silence.

Valerie Brown is an author, Buddhist-Quaker dharma teacher, and executive coach specializing in leadership development and mindfulness practices with a focus on diversity, social equity, and inclusion. valeriebrown.us

VALERIE BROWN

MICHELLE LEPAK

JON KABAT-ZINN

WILL KABAT-ZINN

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 27–29

SEPTEMBER 27–29

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE WAY

Advanced Healing Techniques From Other Realms

Deborah King

Course 5102-560/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

For the first time since 2014, join master healer, spiritual teacher, and New York Times best-selling author Deborah King live at Omega to unlock the door to the world of energy healing. Awaken your healing power as you explore the extrasensory skills within you to bring healing to yourself and others.

Throughout the weekend, you explore:

• Advanced energy medicine techniques from other realms

• Pendulum techniques for evaluating chakras

• Ancient shamanic practices for releasing toxic emotions

• Techniques to sense the universal energy field and expand your consciousness

Interested in stepping up to the next level of spirituality? Initiations into the mysteries are common in Deborah’s workshops. With Deborah by your side, you learn the language of unconditional love—the source of all true healing and the foundation for the advanced energetic tools. Deborah King is a New York Times best-selling author, renowned spiritual teacher, and master healer. deborahking.com

SEPTEMBER 27–29

SACRED EMOTIONS

Unleash the Healing Power of Emotional Processing

Jaime Mahler

Course 5102-625/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

There are no bad emotions, says Jaime Mahler, a licensed clinical psychotherapist and clinical expert on complex trauma and toxic relationships. Yet we have a di cult time understanding what our emotions really are and why we experience them the way we do.

During this experiential weekend retreat, you engage in lectures, discussions, group practices, and embodiment work to discover how you can navigate complex emotions in a way that elevates

TRAUMA-INFORMED SELF-CARE Well-Being Tools for Those Who Support Others Hala Khouri

Course 5102-669/Tuition $450 ($415 Members)

It can be hard for those of us drawn to supporting others to prioritize ourselves. Often this is because our own survival is linked to making sure those around us are okay.

oin somatic counselor and yoga teacher Hala Khouri in this weekend retreat designed as holistic experience to support anyone in the helping professions gain tools to support their own wellbeing. Our time together includes:

• P sychoeducation on the impact of stress and trauma

• S elf-reflection

• S omatic tools to support nervous system regulation

• O pportunities to connect with others

If you are a teacher, therapist, medical provider, social worker, healer, activist, or caretaker, this is a space to be around others who are on the same path. This is a time to reset and rest while walking away with tangible tools to support your well-being.

Hala Khouri, MA, E-RYT, is a yoga teacher and somatic counselor interested in using the power of embodied practices to heal trauma in individuals and communities. halakhouri.com

your healing journey. You:

• E xplore the principles of emotional navigation and what emotional processing is

• Learn emotional processing techniques to work through stuck emotions

• Develop skills to release emotions in the most healing way possible

Gain new perceptions surrounding emotional processing. Leave with fresh perspectives on the healing power of emotions and a newfound sense of empowerment over your emotional processing skills.

Jaime Mahler, MS, LMHC, is a psychotherapist and mental health educator, creator of the popular Recollected Self social media brand, and author of Toxic Relationship Recovery recollectedself.com

JAIME MAHLER

DEBORAH KING

HALA KHOURI

SEPTEMBER 27-29

End-of-Life Doula Training

Marady Duran and Shelby Kirillin

Course 5102-498/Tuition $825 ($745 Members) SS, LE, PT

End-of-life doulas provide companionship, comfort, and guidance to those facing a terminal illness or death. They o er resources to help the dying person—along with their family and loved ones—to make informed decisions in a supportive environment.

During this training, you learn the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA) doula principles of self awareness, honoring the autonomy of the dying person, and the dying process.

The end-of-life doula’s non-medical support encompasses emotional, spiritual, and practical care. Through lectures, exercises, and individual exploration, you learn:

• History of doula care

• S cope of practice and code of ethics

• S elf-awareness and deep active listening

• Physical changes of the body

• Vigil planning, rituals, ceremonies, and more

A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the training. Nursing contact hours are available. Workshop ends Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Faculty is independently o ering CE credits; see eOmega.org. A 5-day program is also available July 14-19. See page 49.

Marady Duran is an end-of-life doula and an educator with INELDA who volunteers at St. Alphonsus Hospice in their No One Dies Alone program. She has more than 15 years of experience in adult learning and development, fundraising, education management, and social work. inelda.org

Shelby Kirillin is a former neuro-trauma ICU nurse who decided to use her 20 years of experience to support others in their final chapter of life. She is an educator with INELDA and has a private practice in Richmond, Virginia. inelda.org

SEPTEMBER 27–29

DANCE YOUR BLISS

An Expressive Retreat for Transformation

Rachel Fleischman

Course 5102-676/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

Embark on an exuberant and transformative journey with Dance Your Bliss™, a dynamic psychotherapeutic system that integrates neuroscience, dance, guided meditation, expressive arts, and empowering exercises. This holistic approach unlocks the body's stored emotions, fostering positive change. Through a fusion of movement, guided imagery, kinetic writing, art, poetry, and play, you cultivate presence, balance, and newfound love for your body. Gain tools to heal emotions, unleash power, and live abundantly with creativity and confidence. Move through blocks, deepen creativity, reclaim life force, silence your inner critic, rekindle wonder, and unearth untapped potential. Learn to:

• M ove your emotions and clear blocks

• Deepen your creativity

• Reactivate your life force

• Let go of your inner critic

SEPTEMBER 27–29

GOOD GRIEVING

Living Real Life After Surviving Real Loss

John Pavlovitz

Course 5102-613/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

To live here is to lose something. Every single human being is moving through this life while mourning some kind of letting go—whether an emotional loss, a death, the end of a relationship, the fracture of a friendship, or a changed life story.

If we lean into this universal loss, we can trace the source of our own trauma, courageously face our own mortality, become aware of the wounds of the world, and become agents of healing and hope in the midst of mourners.

Join pastor and best-selling author John Pavlovitz for an authentic, collaborative experience to learn

• Reawaken your sense of wonder and awe

• Discover untapped potential

• B oost energy, vitality, and joy

All are welcome; no previous dance experience is needed.

Rachel Fleischman, LCSW, REAT, is an internationally renowned movement expert, psychotherapist, and creator of the Dance Your Bliss™ method. rachelfleischman.com, blisscounseling.com

to grieve fully and to live well after. Throughout the weekend we explore:

• The trauma of initial loss

• The loneliness of grief

• G rieving the old story and writing a new one

• Practicing self-empathy in our mourning

• Navigating grief for the long haul John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist. He is author of Stu That Needs to Be Said and curator and host of Empathetic People Network, an online community striving to create a more compassionate planet. johnpavlovitz.com, empatheticpeople.com

JOHN PAVLOVITZ

MARADY DURAN

SHELBY KIRILLIN

RACHEL FLEISCHMAN

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 27–29

MANAGING ANXIETY WITH YOGA

Unwind With the 8 Limbs of Yoga

Avenelle Archille

Course 5102-632/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Yoga is a highly e ective and safe tool for managing anxiety. Yoga directs your focus and attention to your body and breath, increasing activity in parts of the brain that support self-regulation and homeostasis. Through mindful movement, journaling, discussions, and reflection, you:

• Gain insights and deepen your understanding of the 8 Limbs of Yoga

• E xplore yoga postures and breathing techniques to release stress and trauma

• Clarify the stories you tell about yourself and the world around you, while unpacking distortions, thought patterns, and unconscious beliefs

• E xamine topics such as boundaries, over-stimulation, and habit-building to support your continued practice

Whether you’re experiencing chronic anxiety or occasional nervousness, you leave feeling calmer, more grounded, and more at ease in your body. This workshop is suitable for all bodies and all levels of experience.

Avenelle Archille is founder of The Anxious Yogi Inc. She has been teaching Yoga + Anxiety workshops in studios throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for more than a decade. theanxiousyogi.org

SEPTEMBER 27–29

SHAMANIC REIKI MASTER PRACTITIONER

Stacey Gibbons and Christopher Franza

Course 5102-486/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS, PT

In this heart-centered, master-level certification program, experience the combined wisdom of ancient shamanic practice and Reiki healing. Through dynamic group and partner exchanges, we gain hands-on experience working with nature’s transformative powers and realign with our innate ability to heal and find balance through complex times.

We apply Shamanic Reiki approaches to:

E xpand consciousness and work with spirit guides

B alance energetic trauma and shift attachment to past events

Remove energetic intrusions

Attune to the master Reiki energy via symbols and transmission

Initiate as healers through an ancient fire ceremony

We also learn how to conduct comprehensive absentee healing sessions, shamanically travel to prevent soul loss and restore qualities, and integrate Reiki with Tibetan, Maya, Quechua, and Siberian practices.

Stacey Gibbons is a prominent teacher of Reiki, healing, yoga, and shamanism. She is cofounder, with Llyn Roberts, of Shamanic Reiki Worldwide. shamanicreikiworldwide.com is a Shamanic Reiki Worldwide core faculty member, registered nurse, and traditional Reiki master. shamanicreikiworldwide.com

AVENELLE ARCHILLE

STACEY GIBBONS

CHRISTOPHER FRANZA

October

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 13

BECOME A QIGONG HEALER

An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training

Robert Peng

Course 5214-399/Tuition $2,795 ($2,695 Members) SS, LE, PT

This intensive training introduces you to the qigong energy healing techniques and meditations that qigong master Robert Peng learned from his teacher Xiao Yao. Empower your innate healing energy and discover how to use both hands-on and remote healing techniques of qigong as you learn:

• Qigong theory and practices, including the sword finger and third eye empowerment

• Meridian meditations, including lung, large intestine, stomach, spleen, and heart

• Yang healing techniques, including dian xue, power palm, and tai-chi press

• Yin healing techniques, including huafu healing, qigong hypnosis, and s-pattern

You return home with selfempowerment exercises to help you improve your healing skills and power, and the ability to conduct a qigong healing session with remarkable e ect.

“Going out into the woods, tuning into your senses, you immediately sense the energy that you are on hallowed ground, building the tools to help you deal with what life throws at you.”

—CHERYL GILBERT & MICHAEL DORFMAN, OMEGA MEMBERS

This training is appropriate for nonprofessionals as well as healing professionals. No prior qigong experience is required. Robert does not o er healing sessions during this workshop.

Robert Peng is a world-renowned qigong master and healer. He is author of The Master Key and the DVD/CD companion series. robertpeng.com

ROBERT PENG

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 2 ESSENTRICS LEVEL 1 TEACHER TRAINING

Stretching, Strengthening & Pain Relief

Miranda Esmonde-White and Master Educators

Course 5203-675/Tuition $670 ($605 Members) SS, LE, PT

Due to popular demand, renowned fitness educator Miranda Esmonde-White, host of the long-running PBS series Classical Stretch, is bringing Essentrics® teacher-training to Omega. Become part of an international teaching community and join the Essentrics team in its mission to get people fit, healthy, and moving at every stage of life.

Essentrics is a low-impact, stretching, and strengthening program that rebalances the full body by gently unlocking tight joints and restoring the body’s natural range of motion, resulting in a vibrant, pain-free body.

This workshop of classes and lectures prepares you to teach your first pre-choreographed workout, complete coursework, and submit your exam with confidence. It introduces the principles of Essentrics and the science behind them. You learn how to incorporate Essentrics techniques as you teach clients how to do the exercises safely.

All ages and fitness levels are welcome.

This workshop is also o ered May 19-22. See page 8. Training begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Refunds are available (less a $60 processing fee) up to 15 days before your program or stay. No refunds or credit will be available after 15 days.

Miranda Esmonde-White is a leading educator and best-selling author on healthy aging. She is the creator of the Essentrics® fitness technique and the PBS fitness show Classical Stretch essentrics.com

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4 PAINTING HAPPINESS Creativity with Color C. Finley

Course 5205-641/Tuition $445 ($400 Members)

In this painting workshop with visual artist, curator, and gallery director C. Finley, the creativity and mysteries of color will be our muse as we create vibrant art together.

Be inspired by the beauty and richness of color, tarot, and the unconscious—where your inner critic dissolves and your artistic practice is nourished.

Working both in the studio and outdoors, you harness the power of creativity while exploring all that color has to o er. Discover the transformational experience of painting with emphasis on how to use a colorful system of value to express light.

All are welcome, no experience is necessary. Supplies will be provided. C. Finley, founder and curator of the Every Woman Biennial, is known for her intense use of color, monumental murals, and her activism through urban art interventions. iamfinley.com

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4 WRITING TO AWAKEN

Memoir as a Path of Healing

Mark Matousek

Course 5205-583/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

When you learn to express the whole truth about your life experiences, for personal use or publication, you come to understand the mythic dimension of your personal struggles, triumphs, confusions, longings, and so-called mistakes. You realize that you are the storyteller—not the story—and this insight frees you to examine the beliefs, expectations, and biases that have shaped and limited your sense of self. In this transformational workshop guided by Mark Matousek, use personal writing as a path of self-discovery, authenticity, and spiritual growth. As Mark teaches, “When you tell the truth, your story changes. When your story changes, your life is transformed.”

Utilizing targeted writing prompts, small-group sharing, and inspirational lessons and readings in an atmosphere of warmth, wisdom, and safety, Mark guides you through a process of self-inquiry designed to deepen insight, heal obsolete narratives, and hone your writer’s craft.

Mark Matousek is the author of eight books including Lessons From an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story, and Writing to Awaken markmatousek.com

C. FINLEY

MARK MATOUSEK

MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4

THE PSYCHIC WITCH RETREAT

An Immersive Experience to Awaken Your Power

Mat Auryn

Course 5205-628/Tuition $540 ($485 Members)

Discover your hidden psychic and magickal skills at The Psychic Witch Retreat. Here, you focus on sharpening your psychic senses and mastering various forms of magick and energy work. 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. You also practice spellcasting and ritual techniques, both with and without the use of tools.

You explore various ways to create sacred spaces, collaborate with spirit allies, and implement powerful protection methods. You learn to perceive auras, access the Inner Planes, exercise mental magick, tap into various energy sources, and so much more to level up your magick and make tangible changes in your life.

Whether you are new to the craft or an experienced practitioner, this retreat o ers specialized training to elevate your abilities.

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

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4

A JIVAMUKTI YOGA RETREAT

Carla Olla and Corinne Gervai

Course 5205-683/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Embark on a journey to discover your authentic self through compassion for all beings in the ancient tradition of Jivamukti Yoga. Join Carla Olla and Corinne Gervai for this 5-day retreat encompassing both e ort and grace to find your inner bliss. Immerse yourself in the beautiful Jivamukti Yoga tradition with daily asana classes, while incorporating the five tenets of the Jivamukti Yoga lineage: shastra (scripture), bhakti (devotion), ahimsa (nonviolence, non-harming), nada (music), and dhyana (meditation).  More than physical exercise to keep one’s body fit or to increase strength or flexibility, Jivamukti Yoga becomes a way to improve one’s relationship to all others and to raise self-awareness and compassion for all. In the process, you encounter:

• The dissolution of the sense of separateness

• The realization of the oneness of being

• The discovery of lasting happiness

Carla Olla, RYT-300, founder and director of Rhinebeck Yoga Center, is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher with certificates in Ayurveda Yoga, Reiki, and Thai Yoga Massage. rhinebeckyogacenter.com Corinne Gervai, founder and director of Euphoria Yoga in Woodstock, taught at the Jivamukti Yoga school in New York City. euphoriayoga.org

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 4

SACRED DANCE OF THAI MASSAGE

Weaving Love Through Touch

Kaline Alayna Kelly and Santi Kelly-Brust

Course 5205-637/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Nuad Boran, known as traditional Thai massage, is accurately translated in Thai as “ancient healing touch.” It dates back more than 2,500 years and has roots deep in the compassionate teachings of Buddha, tribal shamanism, herbal medicine, and hatha yoga.

Join seasoned, heart-inspired, senior teacher Kaline Alayna Kelly and her son, Santi KellyBrust, on this joyous, meditative, and healing retreat to learn the sacred art of Thai massage. Together we explore reflexology, meditative palming, thumbing, walking, rocking, and rolling of energy lines throughout the whole body. We experience the enlivening yogic stretches, fluid dancing, silent holding, and profound energetic cleansing of Thai massage.

Through deeply heart-centered practice infused with loving inspiration, you discover the essence of true healing.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Kaline Alayna Kelly is a senior teacher and holds master certification in Asokananda’s Sunshine Network of Thai Massage and Ayurvedic Bodywork in Thailand and New Zealand. Santi Kelly-Brust, a teacher at the Sunshine Network of Thai Massage, is trained in Thai massage, reflexology, Swedish massage, connective tissue therapy, cranial sacral therapy, and neuromuscular therapy.

KALINE ALAYNA KELLY SANTI KELLY-BRUST

MAT AURYN

CARLA OLLA

CORINNE GERVAI

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

Joy Harjo, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, and others

• Write from prompts paired with meditation and embodied practices

• Connect mind and body as we create from a place of integration and insight

• Share and discuss our writing in a safe space

Enjoy the presence, consolation, and healing art of poetry. Return home with new poems and a revitalized sense of agency to incorporate into your personal practice or share with students and clients.

Nadia Colburn, PhD, is author of the poetry book I Say the Sky and the founder of Align Your Story Writing School. nadiacolburn.com

Holly Wren Spaulding, MPhil, is an award-winning author, teacher, and founder of Poetry Forge. poetryforge.us

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

Discover Your Authentic Voice

Liana Naima and Shirin Eskandani

Course 5302-642/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Discover your authentic voice through a joyous weekend retreat of self-discovery with life coach Shirin Eskandani and spiritual wellness practitioner Liana Naima.

Joy of Life is a sacred retreat for women to rest, play, and nurture their inner radiance. This transformative retreat supports you in confronting societal constructs and helps you cultivate the confidence to express yourself, your values, and your vision. You examine your mindset, habits, and triggers that hinder your liberation, equipping you with fresh approaches and healing techniques to overcome obstacles. Become empowered to reveal your radiance through soulnourishing practices, ecstatic breathwork, sound meditations, and heart-centered discussions. Emerge from this weekend of inner exploration with the clarity and courage to embrace the beauty of you.

This retreat is designed for those who identify as women and are ready to embark on an empowering weekend of inner exploration of healing, connection, and play.

Liana Naima is a spiritual wellness practitioner with certifications in mindfulness, meditation, energy healing, and breathwork. Her practice is rooted in intuitive knowledge that trusts in the innate wisdom of the body. liananaima.com

Shirin Eskandani is a teacher, coach, and public speaker who specializes in mindfulness and mindset. She is founder of Wholehearted Coaching and Wholehearted Life Coaching Certification. wholehearted-coaching.com

NADIA COLBURN

HOLLY WREN SPAULDING

LIANA NAIMA

SHIRIN ESKANDANI

CHERYL STRAYED

OCTOBER 4–6

GROUNDING IN THE GREAT IN-BETWEEN

An Autumn Retreat to Release, Renew Reconnect

Jillian Pransky

Course 5302-388/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

The days surrounding the autumn equinox are a pinnacle transition for the earth, nature, and humans, too. Join mindfulness expert and restorative yoga teacher Jillian Pransky to pause during this in-between time, to recalibrate, and open up again to the flow of life—to consciously participate in the process of closing one chapter and starting anew.

Throughout this nourishing weekend in nature and community, you will experience:

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OCTOBER

6–11

• Mindful slow flow yoga to feel more grounded and open

• Restorative yoga to release tension, calm the mind, and embody compassion

• M etta meditation to center in the heart and reconnect to yourself and the world around you

Return home feeling rested, rooted, and renewed—with a deeper connection to yourself and the world around you.

Jillian Pransky is a certified yoga therapist, creator of Yoga Journal’s Restorative 101, and author of Deep Listening jillianpransky.com

MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT)

Foundational Training & Peer Support for Teacher Development

Chris Molnar and Richard W. Sears

Course 5405-687/Tuition $630 ($565 Members) SS, PT Many mental health conditions wax and wane throughout life as a function of stress and negative emotions. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR), and interventions (MBIs) have been shown to reduce the risk of relapse by integrating scientific knowledge about how the mind and body interact with ancient wisdom traditions.

OCTOBER 6–11

MINDFULNESS-INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT

Cultivating Wisdom & Compassion

Bob Stahl, Dianne E. Horgan, and Eric López-Maya

Course 5405-536/Tuition $695 ($625 Members) SS

Experiential participation in MBCT is the first step of training for mental health professionals wishing to integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools with ancient wisdom practices. This retreat o ers professionals a foundational training, practices to support ongoing MBI teacher development, and ongoing access to a community of peers teaching MBCT.

On the first two days of this retreat, immerse yourself in the MBCT curriculum in the role of a student. Then, practice in small groups, receiving feedback grounded in Relational Mindfulness Practice that can also be used for mindful case consultation. This workshop is for licensed professionals and those in training. Dr. Molnar is independently o ering continuing education credits. 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-5455704. Training begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Chris Molnar, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, clinical investigator, and founder of the Mindful Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Psychological Wellness Center Inc. meta4stress.com

Richard W. Sears, PsyD, PhD, MBA, is director of the Center for Clinical Mindfulness and Meditation in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is adjunct full professor for University of Cincinnati Psychology, and full professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. psych-insights.com

This traditional mindfulness-insight meditation retreat o ers silent periods of sitting and walking meditation, as well as times for practice discussions. Each day there is a talk and systematic meditation instructions on the four foundations of mindfulness that are embedded in lovingkindness. These teachings and practices emphasize quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity, wisdom, and compassion; and foster the depth of practice.

This retreat is suitable for both new and experienced practitioners who want to cultivate and deepen their mindfulness practice, as well as those aspiring to teach mindfulness in healthcare, psychology, education, science, government, or in the business and corporate sectors.

This retreat fulfills some of the retreat requirements for MBSR and other mindfulness teacher training. Retreat begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

B ob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and o ers retreats for the Mindfulness and Health Institute. mindfulnessprograms.com/bob-stahl-phd

Dianne E. Horgan is executive director of the Insight Meditation Society, chief of operations for the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness, and associate director of mindfulness education at Brown University. mindfulnessandhealthinstitute.org

Eric López-Maya has more than 20 years of leadership and teaching in the field of mindfulness, including corporations such as GE, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, and serves as the director of the Mexican Institute of Mindfulness. ericlopezmaya.com

BOB STAHL

CHRIS MOLNAR

DIANNE E. HORGAN

RICHARD W. SEARS

ERIC LÓPEZ-MAYA

JILLIAN PRANSKY

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday

OCTOBER 6–11

Open Your World With Poetry

Pádraig Ó Tuama

Course 5405-387/Tuition $485 ($435 Members)

OCTOBER 6–11

MEDICINE BUDDHA

Buddhist Healing for Modern Life

Join Pádraig Ó Tuama, host of On Being's "Poetry Unbound," as he leads discussions, readings, and writing sessions exploring the place of poetry, craft, language, and form in our lives.

Each day, you examine poems—some well known and others lesser known—and explore the artistry behind them. You delve beyond the how of a poem and look at the why of a poem. Why did it need to be written? What does this poem explore about being human? What is the intuition and intelligence of this poem? What is its hunger?

These questions open up questions in ourselves, too, questions about how we make meaning in our lives, or use art, or craft language to shape relationships or solitude. This workshop includes time to write and share—whether prose, journaling, or poetry. All are welcome, from beginners to seasoned writers.

Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and theologian. He is the host of On Being’s “Poetry Unbound” and editor of the anthology of the same name. padraigotuama.com

OCTOBER 6-11

MEMOIR AS BEWILDERMENT

Nick Flynn

Course 5405-469/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

When first approaching the idea of writing our memoir, says memoirist and playwright 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 those moments when we begin to stutter when talking about our projects, and then push more deeply into the shadows of our misremembered past. We wrestle with these deeper mysteries, as well as the concept of bewilderment, and how we can embody both—through syntax, our access to the duende, leaps into the unconscious, or simply circling around what is unsaid and unknown.

Push deeper into this shadow world and become more open to question why you tell the stories that you do.

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

Ji Hyang Padma and Lama Tsering Ngodup Yodsampa

Course 5405-566/Tuition $470/395/320

($425 Members) SS

Learn traditional Buddhist healing practices to help reclaim the power of ritual within healing. By reclaiming this power, we gain access to the boundless field of blessings that is our original nature, and become medicine for our world.

The Medicine Buddha empowerment is a healing practice treasured by many in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.

Lama Tsering Ngodup Yodsampa and Ji Hyang Padma weave the ancient teachings together with cutting-edge relational-cultural neuroscience that describes why these practices work so e ectively.

Review the history of Buddhist healing, do simple Medicine Buddha practices together, and learn how to:

• Develop unshakable serenity, mindfulness, and compassion

• Use ritual to bring spiritual healing to illness and other life-changing events

Experience the power of these paths directly through exercises and rituals, which include the Medicine Buddha and White Tara practices, as well as vipassana and shamatha meditation.

Ji Hyang Padma has 30 years of experience in Buddhist training and teaching and is a Lay Dharma lineage holder and teacher in the Soto Zen lineage of Shogaku Shunryu. She is author of Field of Blessings and Living the Season natural-wisdom.org

Lama Tsering Ngodup Yodsampa is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, an interfaith chaplain at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and spiritual caregiver and meditation teacher at Veterans A airs in Bedford, Massachusetts.

JI HYANG PADMA

LAMA TSERING NGODUP YODSAMPA

PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA

NICK FLYNN

OCTOBER 6–11

SOULCOLLAGE

Image, Imagination & Intuition

Aileen Gural and Nixa De Bellis

Course 5405-515/Tuition $565 ($505 Members)

The creative expression process of SoulCollage® is an opportunity to generate a flow state with breath and meditation, and to make collages in that relaxed state. All beings are intuitive in this playful and transformative practice.  Aileen Gural and Nixa De Bellis provide the setting prompts, images, art supplies, and instruction. As a card-maker you rearrange images to create 5x8 collages. Your “cards” are often surprising—full of voice, depth, and meaning. Journaling and scribing about them helps you tap into your wisdom in a gentle, nonthreatening way.

Inherent in the SoulCollage process is:

• A sacred space of creative time

• An intimacy with image and imagination

• A feeling of empathy and compassion for yourself and others

Return home with ritual templates to make up your “deck” and continue using your oracle deck to access inner resources and soul wisdom.

Aileen Gural is an artist and soul explorer. She has been practicing SoulCollage since 2012 and is now a SoulCollage facilitator. aileenguralstudio.com

Nixa De Bellis is a SoulCollage facilitator, licensed aesthetician, aromatherapist, certified home herbalist, and yoga therapist. nixadebellis.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 11–13

Meditation Party

Reckless Conviviality With Mindfulness Superfriends

Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, and Jeff Warren

Course 5502-378/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

OCTOBER 6–11

SPIRITUAL ANATOMY & THE HEARTFULNESS WAY

Heart-Based Meditation, Chakras & the Journey to the Center

Joshua Pollock

Course 5405-686/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

The pace of change in our world is often stressful and overwhelming. But ancient spiritual traditions o er us another way—a heart-centered approach that focuses on harnessing the energetic strengths inherent in our spiritual anatomy.

The Heartfulness Way is a contemporized version of the ancient Indian practice of Raja Yoga, a tradition that enables the practitioner to realize the higher Self within. In this retreat, Joshua Pollock, a seasoned disciple of spiritual leader Kamlesh D. Patel, lovingly known as Daaji, introduces an array of distinctive chakra-based meditation techniques known for their ability to evoke immediate and tangible spiritual experiences.

The retreat provides diverse immersive encounters, featuring guided meditation sessions, practical exercises to release unresolved emotions and traumas, and enlightening discussions focused on gaining clarity amid life’s challenges based on Daaji’s combination of ancient and modern approaches.

Joshua Pollock is a senior student of Indian spiritual leader Daaji, a certified Heartfulness trainer for more than 17 years, and best-selling coauthor of The Heartfulness Way heartfulness.org/en/spiritual-anatomy

Many of us meditate solo, especially these days. This is a chance to get all of the high-occupancy-vehicle-lane benefits of meditating in a group.

Join self-proclaimed meditation nerds Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie, and Je 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 Seb, Je , and Dan teach meditation from very di erent 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 looking to up your game.

Meditation Party is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will host as many as 425 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing. This workshop is also o ered May 17-19.

See page 7.

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

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. tenpercent.com

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

Je 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 je warren.org

AILEEN GURAL

NIXA DE BELLIS

DAN HARRIS SEBENE SELASSIE

JEFF WARREN

JOSHUA POLLOCK

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

OCTOBER 13–18

Somatic Abolitionism

Healing the E ects of Racism or Supremacy Within the Body

Resmaa Menakem

Course 5605-633/Tuition $455/380/305 ($410 Members) SS

As a person of color, an Indigenous person, or a white person, are you open to exploring and healing the e ects of racism or supremacy within your own body? Are you interested in doing the work of releasing racialized trauma and building an anti-racist culture?

This is a rare opportunity for an extended retreat with cultural trauma navigator Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies

Resmaa guides you through somatic abolitionism—an embodied anti-racist practice and process of culture building that he developed, which invites you to take part in group discussion, somatic awareness, and personal reflection. Return home with foundational skills to cultivate somatic abolitionism personally and communally. This retreat is being curated to support diversity and inclusivity among white and among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color participants.

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 is an author, artist, and psychotherapist whose best-selling book, My Grandmother’s Hands, examines the embodied legacy of racism and supremacy in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. resmaa.com

OCTOBER 13–18

SUPERCHARGE YOUR CHAKRAS

Anodea Judith

Course 5605-370/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Explore the inner landscape of your energy body with dynamic chakra exercises that combine yoga with bioenergetics. Guided by chakra expert Anodea Judith, you engage in deep movement of your inner energy currents to experience your full spectrum of aliveness. The result is deeper contact

with yourself, clearing of blocks, and becoming energized while remaining centered.

Throughout the week, you:

• Experience dynamic exercises for charging and discharging each of the chakras

• Address anxiety and depression by balancing your charge

• Understand how blocks are made and how to release them

• Expand your comfort zone so you have more room for yourself

• Explore the role charge plays in trauma and how to safely manage it

• Learn ways to harvest your charge for greater awareness and well-being

Anodea Judith, PhD, is a globally recognized teacher of the chakras through yoga, psychology, energy healing, manifestation, and social change. She is author of 10 books, including Charge and the Energy Body anodeajudith.com

OCTOBER 13–18

HEALING WITH HORSES

A Mindfulness Retreat to Build Connection, Compassion & Courage

Jennifer Cohen Harper and 13 Hands Equine Rescue

Course 5605-431/Tuition $720 ($650 Members) SS, LE Today’s world can be overwhelming, and it’s easy to become disconnected from ourselves, from nature, and from each other. Horses live in the present moment, and spending time with them can help us slow down, ground, and reconnect with our capacity for mindful awareness and personal power.

During your time at 13 Hands Equine Rescue, Jennifer Cohen Harper guides you to connect with horses using your body language, breath, energy, and intention. Learn to:

• Exchange greetings and convey that you mean no harm

• Ask for space without creating fear or disconnection

• Groom a horse to create comfort and connection

• Move quietly through the herd without disturbing the horses

We’ll also spend time on Omega’s campus, where Jenn leads a combination of mindfulness, movement, journaling, and group discussion. No experience with horses or mindfulness is necessary for this non-riding retreat.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This workshop is also o ered September 15-20. See page 102.

Jennifer Cohen Harper is a mindfulness and yoga educator, author, mother, and lifelong student of horses. She is the founder of Little Flower Yoga and Mindfulness, and has received training in Equine Assisted Services from the Natural Lifemanship Institute. mindfulnesswithhorses.com

13 Hands Equine Rescue, located near Omega in Clinton Corners, is a nonprofit organization accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries that rescues unwanted, abused, and abandoned horses.

13handsequine.org

RESMAA MENAKEM

OCTOBER 13–18

Vocal River

The Skills & Spirit of Improvisation for Teachers & Directors

Rhiannon

Course 5605-572/Tuition $850 ($765 Members) SS

Join vocal artist Rhiannon and guest teaching artists from around the world to bring improvisation into your ensemble, choir, or music classroom. Build your library of exercises to support work in the traditional classroom setting and/or vocal ensemble or choral setting.

We study how vocal improvisation can be used e ectively in educational curricula for preschool, grade school, junior high, high school, college, and conservatory. We find the ways by singing together in small and large groups, playing joyous and complex games that advance the skills of improvisation, sitting together to relate classroom stories, and moving to music.

Each step of the way, we acknowledge that improvisation promotes listening, blending, flexibility, creative passion, community, collaboration, and spontaneous music. In the end, we develop lessons and curricula for all these levels that any teacher can use in their own classroom. This workshop is specifically for teachers and directors.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTOBER 18–20

ACCESS YOUR UNCONSCIOUS WISDOM

Lucas Handwerker

Course 5702-585/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Your unconscious mind is your deepest and wisest part. It influences most of your behaviors and motivations. And yet we walk around disconnected from the very part of ourselves that can guide us through struggles, help us overcome fear, make decisions, be more creative, and heal.

OCTOBER 18–20

Rhiannon, author of Vocal River, The Skill and Spirit of Improvisation, is a vocal artist with a vision of music as a vehicle for innovation, healing, and social change. She has collaborated with the jazz ensemble Alive!, with an a cappella ensemble WeBe3, and with Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra and Gimme5. rhiannonmusic.com

In this practical, hands-on workshop, Lucas Handwerker shares the tools and principles he has developed over the last 11 years through his varied work as a mentalist, spiritual counselor, subconscious healer, and intuitive guide. He helps you remove inner blocks, dissolve anxiety, resolve trauma, change habits, and receive guidance.

For Lucas, the key to real and lasting transformation is helping us feel the impossible is possible. Enter the world of the possible, and open a dialogue with your most soulful self.

Lucas Handwerker is a subconscious guide, spiritual counselor, writer, speaker, and the creator of the transformational gatherings, "Make Light.” lucashandwerker.com

LISTEN TO YOUR ANCESTORS

Bring Their Voices to the Page

Course 5702-623/Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

When we sit down to write, we bring many histories with us, in the form of identity markers, family members, ethnicities, religions, race, geography, and more. Let’s take a breath here and inquire: Who else is present?

Our ancestors—whether from our own genetic line or any other influence in our lives—can bring inspiration, direction, connection, and belonging. In this weekend retreat we explore whom we bring with us to the page—and how they can help.

As we learn that we are not alone, these muses, protectors, and in some cases threats, can also help us distinguish which is our true voice.

This intimate immersion provides structure and resources to help us meet our goals in a vibrant and diverse community of writers. Together we learn to surrender to the story that needs to be told, including the ones we’ve inherited.

Lisa Weinert, author of Narrative Healing is writer, teacher, speaker, and founder of the Narrative Healing Program. lisaweinert.com

Jamia Wilson is feminist activist, writer, and speaker. leading voice on women’s rights issues, she is also coauthor of Roadmap for Revolutionaries jamiawilson.com

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, is family physician, psychiatrist, and author of Healing the Mind Through the Power of Story mehl-madrona.com

Kim Thai is writer, Emmy Award-winning producer, social justice advocate, mindfulness teacher, and cofounder of GaneshSpace. ganeshspace.org

LISA WEINERT

JAMIA WILSON

LEWIS MEHL-MADRONA

KIM THAI

RHIANNON

LUCAS HANDWERKER

Wisdom From Beyond the Veil

Course 5702-491/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS

Many cultures around the globe view the end of October as a time when the veil between this world and the spirit realm is at its thinnest.

During this special weekend guided by experts in mediumship and spirit communication, we take advantage of this natural opening of the veil between worlds. Together we:

• Enjoy two live gallery readings where a professional medium reads and melds the seen and unseen worlds in a way that is celestial yet down-to-earth

• Discover automatic writing techniques for communicating with the spirit and angelic realms

• Receive messages from the angel Margaret

• E xplore with your higher self through a past life that has information you need to know

Harness wisdom from departed loved ones and spirit beings—such as angels and even your higher self—to become more empowered in your life and work.

Garnet Schulhauser will be presenting remotely.

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

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

Deborah Hanlon is a medium, teacher, and author of In the Presence of Proof deborahhanlon.com

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

OCTOBER

18–20

TOO STRESSED TO SLEEP Use Breath, Body & Dreams to Transform Sleep

Charlie Morley

Course 5702-535/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) SS

Discover a holistic approach to better sleep that focuses on regulating your nervous system in order to transform trauma and integrate stress before bed.

Too Stressed to Sleep o ers scientifically verified breath- and bodywork practices, many originally developed for British military veterans, alongside the deep relaxation and lucid dreaming techniques that form the core of Charlie Morley’s renowned Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep protocol.

Throughout the weekend, we:

• E xamine the science of how stress and trauma a ect sleep

• E xplore yoga nidra and mindfulness practices for deep relaxation

• E xperience breathwork practices to regulate the nervous system

• Learn lucid dreaming methods to transform nightmares

From common work-related stress to the more serious e ects of trauma, this workshop teaches e ective techniques to help you sleep better and wake up healthier.

Charlie Morley is developer of Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep, a holistic approach to dreamwork. He is author of Wake Up to Sleep, Dreams of Awakening, and several other books. charliemorley.com

OCTOBER 18–20 CRYSTAL ALCHEMY

Harness the Power of Crystals for Healing & Personal Growth

Nicholas Pearson

Course 5702-410/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Crystal and gemstones are among the oldest teachers on our planet, as their innate order and perfection facilitate healing and catalyze both personal and planetary transformation. Join crystal expert and award-winning author Nicholas Pearson for an immersive journey to the heart of the mineral kingdom. Explore how crystal energy can change your life as you learn:

• H ow the structure and makeup of crystals shape their energy

• Easy and e ective methods for working with crystals, including how to make crystal grids, layouts, and elixirs

• H ow to connect to the consciousness of stones to retrieve ancient wisdom and unlock new levels of healing

• Advanced crystal techniques for personal and planetary healing

You are encouraged to bring your favorite crystals to work with during this transformative weekend experience.

Nicholas Pearson is among the foremost experts on crystals and an award-winning author of eight books, including Crystal Basics and Crystal Healing for the Heart theluminouspearl.com

GARNET SCHULHAUSER KAREN NOÉ

DEBORAH HANLON

GERRY GAVIN

CHARLIE MORLEY

NICHOLAS PEARSON

OCTOBER 18–20

MORE THAN ENOUGH Tap Into Time & Money Abundance

Kate Northrup

Course 5702-401/Tuition $330 ($295 Members)

Heal your relationship with abundance so that you can experience having more than enough time and money in your life. Guided by entrepreneur and bestselling author Kate Northrup, you learn to rewire your body, mind, and heart to expand into deeper prosperity.

Explore how your relationship with time and finances are impacted by your nervous system. Discover how to tap into cyclical time management to have spaciousness and ease in your days.

Experience a combination of exercises, including journaling, somatic practices, dance, meditation, breathwork, and more to unlock your true potential for abundance.

Return home with financial awareness, healing exercises, and nervous system healing practices to create clarity, ease, and expansion in your life.

Kate Northrup is author of the best sellers Money: A Love Story and Do Less, creator of the Do Less planner, and host of the podcast Plenty katenorthrup.com

OCTOBER 18–20

REIKI MASTER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Brett Bevell

Course 5702-440/Tuition $400 ($360 Members) PT

In the sacred tradition of Reiki training, a Reiki master is empowered with the energetic ability to initiate others into the Reiki system of healing. Once that ability is hardwired into our energetic system through master level Reiki initiation, it raises our vibration and attracts situations, people, and circumstances that are in alignment with our soul’s highest purpose.

In this 2-day training with Reiki master Brett Bevell, we are initiated with three master level symbols and learn how to use these symbols to deepen our own healing practice and initiate others into the Reiki system. We also explore advanced Reiki practices that enhance psychic ability as well as techniques that allow one to send Reiki healings to many people simultaneously. All who complete this training receive Reiki master certification. Previous training in Reiki second degree is required.

Brett Bevell is a Reiki master, poet, performance artist, and featured healer on the Soulvana app. He is author of The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing, The Reiki Magic Guide to Self-Attunement, and Reiki for Spiritual Healing brettbevell.com

OCTOBER 18–20

Yoga for Life

Asana, Meditation & Pranayama Retreat

Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee

Course 5702-392/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) SS

Whether it is an ordinary day or a day that dips and rises dramatically, you can use your everyday practice to return closer to center, say Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee. Join two of the most respected yoga teachers of our time, as they guide you to stop, look, and listen, and then act with wisdom and sincerity. Immerse yourself in a weekend of asana, meditation, and pranayama, where you come to find that the better you know the tools of yoga, the more skillfully you can apply them.

As we use our quiet time to listen to our breath, we find out how the weathervane of our body will point us to the yoga practices that work for today. Come and find out what sequences we have chosen to address all the di erent weather that arises.

Colleen Saidman, owner of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, is the author of Yoga for Life and has more than 30 years of yoga practice experience. colleensaidmanyee.com

Rodney Yee is a yoga teacher who played a key role in expanding the reach of yoga across the US. He co-owns Piedmont Yoga Studio and has created dozens of yoga videos with Gaiam including Rodney Yee’s Yoga for Beginners rodneyyeeyoga.com

COLLEEN SAIDMAN AND RODNEY YEE

KATE NORTHRUP

BRETT BEVELL

“Seeing the OCSL building and the Eco Machine™ made me consider, for the first time in my life, what my relationship to nature was and all that it could be. It changed the trajectory of my life’s work.”

—ELIZABETH KEARNS, OCSL DONOR

OCSL

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM OCTOBER 18–20

Water of Life

Listening to the River Sing

Course 5702-700/Tuition $365/290/215 ($330 Members) SS

We need a new story for our changing times, one that brings renewed meaning to our lives, and water shows us the way. In today’s society, we often find ourselves living in isolated bubbles, detached from the natural world around us and the most basic element of all—water. Disconnected from the water sources that surround us, we lose sight of the serious issues facing these wellsprings of life, including drought, floods, pollution and commercialization.

Indigenous communities have long held a deep connection to the land and its elements, such as a number of tribes in Alabama who have long revered the Tennessee River, calling it Nunnuhsae, the Singing River. In this weekend, we explore ways to develop our ability to connect more profoundly and spiritually with our creeks, ponds, streams, lakes, and rivers as a way to inspire a new story for our times.

Guided by Indigenous spiritual leader and human rights attorney Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset), Omega Center for Sustainable Living Founder Robert “Skip” Backus, and others, this special gathering brings together community and nonprofit leaders, activists, educators, and healers to recognize the value of nature as a teacher and guide. Through music, story, group discussion, and meditation, we come into a place of stronger connectivity with one another and the natural world. The weekend also includes a powerful, interactive concert on Saturday evening with Jeremy Dutcher, a classically-trained Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, and activist who has revived once-lost songs of Native peoples. By using water as a deep source of wisdom and inspiration, we become stronger water advocates making a di erence in the world.

Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset), JD, is an Indigenous rights activist, spiritual teacher, and founding director of the Land Peace Foundation. She is author of Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change. landpeacefoundation.org

Robert "Skip" Backus is CEO Emeritus of Omega and the visionary behind the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), the first green building in America to receive both LEED® Platinum and Living Building Challenge™ certification. eomega.org/center-sustainable-living

Jeremy Dutcher, a member of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, is a classicallytrained composer, musicologist, and activist whose boundary-crossing music is filled with reverence for the traditional songs of his home and the urgency of modern-day struggles. His award-winning albums include Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa and Honor Song jeremydutcher.com

Erica Gies is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about water, climate change, plants, and critters for Scientific American, the New York Times, Nature, The Atlantic, and numerous other national and international publications. ericagies.com

ROBERT “SKIP” BACKUS

JEREMY DUTCHER

SHERRI MITCHELL

ERICA GIES

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

OCTOBER 20–25

Bluegrass & Songwriting Workshop

Mike Mitchell and Dawn Kenney

Course 5805-576/Tuition $650 ($585 Members) SS

Write songs and play tunes with nationally recognized songwriting and instrumental teachers Mike Mitchell and Dawn Kenney. Enjoy picking, singing, songwriting, and jamming—for bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and lead and harmony singers.

Mike and Dawn show you how to apply the “six Ts” of music to the genre of bluegrass: tuning, timing, technique, tone, timbre, and taste.

Morning sessions include a group song-write and a group arrangement of a standard. During the arrangement session, we explore the balance of power between rhythm and melody, fills and lead-breaks.

Afternoon sessions consist of breakout groups organized by instrument, and Mike is available for one-on-one instruction. The afternoon ends with a vocal session, lead and three-part harmony singing.

Evenings will be spent in a relaxed song-circle jam. All participants are invited to perform in the culminating concert. Intermediate through advanced level players are welcome. Mike Mitchell’s distinctive songwriting, vocals, and instrumental prowess capture audiences live and on record. He is a committed teacher and leads songwriting and instrumental workshops. mikemitchellmusic.com

Dawn Kenney is an award-winning singer/songwriter who weaves her love of bluegrass, country, folk, and gospel music together to create her own unique genre-defying sound. dawnkenney.com

OCTOBER 20–25

EMBODYING HARMONY THROUGH QOYA Explore Your Right Relationship With Self & World

Rochelle Schieck

Course 5805-645/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

Do you feel called to get back into your body, honor the sacred, and support the world? Through the practice of Qoya-inspired movement, we remember that our essence is wise, wild, and free.

Practice attuning with your essence in daily Qoya class— combining yoga, dance, and other forms—to draw on the physical sensation of staying congruent with your truth. Create space to honor your journey and embrace wholeness. With partner and circle sharing, honor the interconnection between us all, practice coming into the right relationship, presencing, and listening for collective wisdom.

We call on Mother Earth as our guide and attune ourselves to her healing energies, aligning with her rhythms and cycles. Return home with skills for listening to your body, ways to infuse the sacred into your daily living, and a deeper connection with nature. No prior experience necessary.

Rochelle Schieck, an author and teacher, invites people to rediscover their essence and deepen their connection to self, others, and the natural world. qoya.love

OCTOBER 20–25 UNLOCK THE MEDIUM WITHIN

Deborah Hanlon

Course 5805-611/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

As a lifelong intuitive and medium, Deborah Hanlon has a passion for teaching fundamental energy consciousness principles in order to help others reconnect to their true nature and find balance. At the core of Deborah's philosophy is the empowering belief that everyone is a medium and that understanding your language for mediumship is essential. Join Deborah for an insightful journey into self-discovery and personal development as you learn to unleash the extraordinary mediumship potential within you. Through guided meditations, personal connections with departed loved ones, collaborative exercises with fellow mediums, and mystical synchronicities, you:

• Dive into your inherent mediumship abilities

• Sharpen your skills for heartfelt message delivery

• E xplore the spiritual physics that form the scientific foundation of mediumship

Leave with a deeper understanding of your individual, innate mediumship skills and how to hone them.

Deborah Hanlon is a consciousness coach, meditation instructor, intuitive, and medium. She is author of In the Presence of Proof deborahhanlon.com

MIKE MITCHELL

DAWN KENNEY

ROCHELLE SCHIECK

DEBORAH HANLON

YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING MODULE 1

Taoism, Anatomy & the Somatic Meditation of Stillness

Biff Mithoefer and Eric Archer

Course 5805-603/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) SS, LE, PT

This 5-day training for all levels of practitioners o ers a thorough exploration of the principles, practice, and e ects of Yin Yoga on one’s body, mind, emotions, energy, and sense of self-connection.

Yin Yoga uses long-held postures that access the deeper, more yin parts of ourselves; inviting us to embrace what has true heart and meaning in our lives through insight and practice.

Teaching is explored as we take turns leading each other through the postures. We incorporate poetry, stories, and music, and support each other in building our confidence and fluidity as Yin Yoga instructors. We learn ways to incorporate yin postures and philosophy into any yoga teaching or practice.  We also explore how touch, and the practice of Thai Yoga Massage, can act as a beautiful complement to the slow and somatic meditation of Yin Yoga.

Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Bi Mithoefer, E-RYT 500, author of The Yin Yoga Kit, teaches Yin Yoga throughout the US and internationally. bi mithoeferyoga.com

Eric Archer is a teacher, musician, and artist whose work has been incorporated into mindfulness curricula at the Finger Lakes School of Massage and the Millbrook School. ericarcherarts.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTOBER 25–27

BUILDING A BELOVED & EMBODIED COMMUNITY

Exploring Money as Medicine

Tuti B. Scott and Gwendolyn VanSant

Course 5902-647/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

For people of all genders seeking to make values-aligned actions for impact, this is a heartfelt introduction to a beloved and embodied community. Explore your personal narrative around resources, power, and values, and align them for social good.

Led by Tuti B. Scott, intersectional feminist leader, with nationally recognized thought leader Gwendolyn VanSant,

OCTOBER

20–25

A STOP-MOTION ANIMATION JOURNEY

Personal Myth, Filmmaking, Fine Art Exploration & Storytelling

Laura Bellmont

Course 5805-651/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) LE

A personal myth is a story one creates in order to make meaning and sense of the world. When we investigate the tales we tell ourselves, we open the door to changing our stories. During this hands-on animation and art-making workshop, you are invited to examine the twists and turns of your unique life narratives while trying your hand at this classic artform. Over the course of this workshop, you:

• Design and build characters and sets inspired by your self-reflection

• B ring your visions to life using DragonFrame Stop Motion professional software

• Record voice-overs and sound e ects to complete your projects

The finished short films will be edited together to be shared in a collaborative piece on our final day together. Return home with a finished work of art that can be viewed and shared again and again.

Laura Bellmont is an illustrator and educator in the New York City metropolitan area. She founded and teaches at The Little Animation Studio, which was the subject of her book, Animation Lab for Kids. thelittleanimationstudio.com

we take this critical opportunity to talk about “to whom we belong” and the social powers we have, explore where our resources are sourced from, and shape the impact we want to make in the world. We:

• Consider stories around power and privilege

• E xamine what resources can be moved toward equity and allyship

• Gain knowledge about the ecosystem of justice, money, and power

This workshop is designed for those interested in examining their money stories, shifting power, and making impact using a gender, racial, and/or economic justice lens.

Tuti B. Scott is a consultant and coach to high-achieving leaders and teams working on the front lines of social change and produces workshops through her firm, Changemaker Strategies. tutiscott.com Gwendolyn VanSant is the principal and owner of Equity in Practice LLC. Her work is rooted in social justice, reparations, and extensive positive psychology training. gwendolynvansant.com

GWENDOLYN VANSANT

TUTI B. SCOTT

LAURA BELLMONT

BIFF MITHOEFER ERIC ARCHER

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTOBER 25–27

Writing to Be Read

A Retreat for Writing in Community

Susan Brearley, Gary Chapin, and Tony Stubblebine in partnership with Medium.com

Course 5902-646/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

When famed fiction writer Harlan Ellison told a woman that he was a writer and she said, “I wanted to be a writer once, I just don’t know how you do it,” he responded, “Writers write. That’s what they do.” And during the Writing to Be Read retreat, that is what we do, too.

Throughout the weekend, MuddyUm editors Susan Brearley, Gary Chapin and Tony Stubblebine—and more faculty that will be joining the weekend—guide and encourage you to write, o ering whatever support you may need. Engage with prompts, provocations, feedback circles, games, and challenges. Share your writing and give and receive feedback. Brearley and Chapin also o er advice to get your writing published, on Medium.com or elsewhere, or to get your writing read in whatever way you would like.

Come with an open mind, ready to write, read, share, and write some more. Because that is what we do.

OCTOBER 25–27

INDIGENOUS HUICHOL SHAMANISM

Journey of the Heart

Brant Secunda

Course 5902-539/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) SS

Shamanism is an ancient healing tradition and way of life. Ceremony, sacred dance, vision quest, and pilgrimages to places of power in nature are all essential aspects of shamanism.

In this immersive weekend retreat with Brant Secunda, an internationally acclaimed shaman, healer, and ceremonial leader in the Indigenous Huichol tradition of Mexico, together we experience sacred rituals to empower our lives and find our true nature. Manifest positive energy through the Dance of the Deer Ceremony and tap into the life force of Mother Earth.  Find renewal through guided spiritual practices. Empower a dream state with daily morning rituals. And rejuvenate the body, heart, and spirit with ancient chants.

Through our practice, the shamanic circle embraces us, unifying our lives with strength, healing and love.

Brant Secunda is an internationally acclaimed shaman, healer, and ceremonial leader in the Indigenous Huichol tradition of Mexico. He founded the Dance of the Deer Foundation Center for Shamanic Studies in 1979. shamanism.com

Also available via livestream (see pages 128-129).

Susan Brearley is editor-in-chief of MuddyUm, the premier humor and comedy publication on Medium.com. She is a writing coach, published author, and frequent anthology contributor. muddyum.net

Gary Chapin is an editor on the humor publication MuddyUm and coauthor of 126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education He writes about education, music, and literature, and is also a songwriter, accordionist, and guitarist. muddyum.net

Tony Stubblebine is the CEO of Medium. He is also the cofounder and former CEO of Coach.me, publisher for Better Humans, and was an early employee at Twitter.

OCTOBER 25–27

FLOURISH THROUGH CHAOS

Conscious Creativity in an Unpredictable World

Shamini Jain

Course 5902-556/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

How can we adopt and combine the best empirical science and time-honored indigenous wisdom to foster personal growth for ourselves and others? Join psychologist, scientist, and author of Healing Ourselves, Shamini Jain, to gain the energy and resources necessary to consciously create new possibilities for your life and o erings for the world.

In this experiential retreat, you:

• Learn about the key facets of flourishing, including the latest scientific research in psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, and ecology

• Discover key meditative practices that provide harmonious balance, including East Indian spiritual traditions

• E xplore the role of vital energy in flourishing by engaging in sound-making practices for subtle energy awareness and energy cultivation

• Identify and overcome subconscious blocks in a safe community environment

• Create your personal pathway to enliven the creative energies that foster flourishing, even during chaos

Arrive curious, open to transformation, and ready to meet the powerful creator within you.

Shamini Jain, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, scientist, and social profit leader. She is founder and CEO of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI) and author of Healing Ourselves: Biofield Science and the Future of Health shaminijain.com

SUSAN BREARLEY GARY CHAPIN

TONY STUBBLEBINE

BRANT SECUNDA

SHAMINI JAIN

OCTOBER 25–27

Answers From the Light

Learn How to Connect to the Higher Realms & Your Spiritual Gifts

Course 5902-622/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS

Begin a transformative journey of self-discovery led by four gifted practitioners—two psychic mediums, an angel and oracle expert, and an aura specialist. This experience invites you to explore the depths of your spiritual awareness and natural intuitive abilities.

Each presenter o ers intuitive group readings, providing guidance and connection from the spiritual realms. In group activities, you learn how to reach out and connect to your own angels, guides, and loved ones.

Plus, learn practical exercises to enhance your intuitive gifts and discover the benefits of knowing how to read and work with your aura. This retreat serves as a sacred space for selfreflection, healing, personal growth, and connection with like-minded souls. Whether you seek clarity, validation, or a renewed sense of purpose, join us on this enchanting journey to unlock the mysteries of our divine connection beyond the physical.

John Holland is a psychic medium, author, and founder of My Soul Community. He is one of the most sought-after mediums on the world stage, starring in numerous TV shows and documentaries, and is the author of six books, four oracle decks, and mobile applications. johnholland.com

Radleigh Valentine is a best-selling author and angel communicator who has created spiritual tools such as tarot and oracle card decks, books, and certification courses. radleighvalentine.com

Dougall Fraser is a psychic, author, and cosmic coach who specializes in interpreting the colors, or aura fields, he sees around others. He was a speaker at OWN U, a live event series hosted by OWN. dougallfraser.com

Maureen Hancock is a spirit medium, best-selling author, teacher, and television personality. She works with the terminally ill through hospice organizations, grief groups, FBI, and law enforcement. maureenhancock.com

OCTOBER 25–27

Fall

Omega Members Retreat

Just for you!

Course 5902-663/Tuition $125 SS

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 one-of-a-kind Members-only retreat. Join us Friday evening for a welcome party hosted by our Stewardship Council where you’ll meet other Members who care as deeply about Omega as you do. The next two days, enjoy the fall foliage while wandering Omega’s extensive gardens, nature trails, and waterfront on 250 acres. Choose to spend time at the Wellness Center or in classes led by our well-loved faculty, including art, mindfulness, forest bathing, movement, energy healing, and more.

Share meals and activities designed with Members in mind. Do as much or as little as you want. Bring a friend, or come alone and make a friend, while you soak in the magical energy that Omega’s campus provides.

Fru Molnar Founder of Forest Baths and Certified Forest Therapy Guide

Avalon Way-Shower and Energy Healer, Omega Institute

Riva May Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher, Omega Institute

Kavitha Rao Yoga & Mindfulness Facilitator

Diana Benz Breathwork Facilitator, Omega Institute

Omega hosts: Lauryn Franzoni Membership Director, Omega Institute

Reginald J. Earls Sta Relations Assistant Director, Omega Institute

Kathleen Laucius Senior Director of Creative and Art Curator, Omega Institute

Become a Member today! eOmega.org/Membership

A Spring Retreat is also available May 19-22. See page 8.

OCTOBER 25–27 HOLD IT TO HEAL IT

Dr. Dickson Thom and Julie Thom Course 5902-697/Tuition $390/315/240 ($350 Members)

How do you access your buried history in order to heal the present “dis-eased” state?

What happened to you in the past—even the things you don’t recall—can have negative e ects on your health later in life. It may show up as hypertension, disordered eating, diabetes, arthritis, depression, or even cancer. The pathway to healing is to move the buried past into the spacious present.

Join Biological Medicine educator Dr. Dickson Thom and wellness coach Julie Thom during this weekend of education and application. You learn to:

• Recognize how trauma manifests as chronic dis-ease or dysregulation

• Discover the role energetics play in your health

• Practice take-home skills to integrate and release trauma and anxiety

Through proven techniques rooted in natural medicine, you start to understand and hold the experiences of the past in order to transform, heal, and grow.

Dr. Dickson Thom, DDS, ND, is among the foremost practitioners and educators of Biological Medicine in North America. He is a past dean of Naturopathic Medicine at National College of Naturopathic Medicine. drdicksonthom.com

Julie Thom is a trauma-informed human movement specialist, wellness coach, and founder of Fitomize Fitness. She is also co-host of the podcast, Connecting with the Thom’s, with her dad, Dr. Dickson Thom. fitomize.ca

JULIE THOM

FRU MOLNAR

AVALON

RIVA MAY

KAVITHA RAO

DIANA BENZ

DR. DICKSON THOM

RADLEIGH VALENTINE

DOUGALL FRASER

JOHN HOLLAND

MAUREEN HANCOCK

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AAaron, Jon 45

Ackerman, Ruthie 55

Adams, Molly 22

Afua, Queen 99

Ahmed, Muneeza 17

Akomolafe, Bayo 47

Allen-LeBlanc, Pam 27, 29

Allione, Lama Tsultrim 28

Anice, Pilin 54

Antenucci, Nancy 71

Archer, Eric 123

Archille, Avenelle 108

Arkin, Anthony 54

Arnoldy, Francesca Lynn 22

Aronie, Nancy Slonim 20

Atasiea, a.k.a. Kenneth

Lawrence Ferguson 100

Auryn, Mat 111

Avalon 8, 27, 83, 125

Azo , Maryn 21

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Backus, Robert “Skip” 121

Bae, James 18

Baker, Kele 61

Baker, Myriam 86

Barahona, Juan Pablo 21

Bareilles, Sara 93

Baruc, Ricky 25

Bathory-Peeler, Megan 40

Batson, Arnae 53

Belay, Matt 31

Bell, Lynn 17

Belliveau, Linda 91

Bellmont, Laura 123

Bender, Beryl 61

Benelli, Colleen 29

Benz, Diana 8, 125

Bergins, Toni 80

Berry, Erica 26

Bevell, Brett 29, 47, 119

Bey, Amir 17

Bhatia, Taz 24

Blackson, Kute 28

Bonanno, Phyllicia 29

Bond, Annie 96

Bonebrake, Alan 72

Boudette, Robin 50

Bowe, Rebecca 56

Bowe, Melissa 56

Bowen, Sarah 33

Bowley, Flora 15

Bowman, Katy 104

Brailsford, Karen 19

Brearley, Susan 124

Brewer, Judson 50

Bright, Priscilla 74

Brown, Valerie 105

Bryant, Thema S. 33

Burch, Vidyamala 45

Busia, Kofi 61

Byrne, Lorna 57

CCahill, Anthony "Dr. T" 32, 83

Calderon, Kino 56

Calhoun, Ada 81

Campbell, Amelia 54

Campbell, Rebecca 44

Caris, Nicholas 95

Cease, Kyle 9

Celisse 93

Chandler, Stephanie 57

Chapin, Gary 124

Chaoul, Alejandro 87

Chase, Nichol 51

Chatman, Michelle C. 79

Church, Dawson 73, 74, 78

Cohen, Ken 15, 19

Cohen, Sifu Matthew 99

Colandrea, Elaine 40

Colburn, Nadia 112

Corn, Seane 48

Cornish, Judy 58

Cotter, Brett 42, 80

Craft, Michael 78

Cubley, Stewart 31

Curran, Liz 12

Curtis, Ben 14

Cushing, Carolyn 71

DDaniell, Matthew 24

Danziger, Maia 103

Das, Hari-kirtana 62

Das, Krishna 90

Das, Radhika 90

Davies, Jane 85

De Bellis, Nixa 115

DeGroot, Al 91

Del Cueto, John 43

Denis, Michèle E. 29

De Rosa, Wendy 18

Desai, Panache 59

D'Simone, Sah 20, 100

Duran, Marady 107

Dutcher, Jeremy 121

Dutt, Mallika 97

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Earls, Reginald J. 8, 125

Eden, Donna 78

Edwards, Suzi K. 12

Elford, Jaymi 71

Elliott, David 79, 88

Ervin, Jr., Morris H. 79

Eskandani, Shirin 112

Esmonde-White, Miranda 8, 23, 110

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Fernandez, Maurice 17

Ferrara, Omni Kitts 49

Feinstein, David 78

Fertman, Bruce 77

Finley, C. 110

Fleischman, Rachel 107

Flynn, Dion 41

Flynn, Nick 114

Forrest , Steven 60

Franza, Christopher 108

Franzoni, Lauryn 8, 125

Fraser, Dougall 125

Frazier, Karen 83

Fuchs, Stu 39

GGabriel, Jon 72, 74

Galipo, Janet 86

Gavin, Gerry 118

Gelb, Michael J. 16, 19, 77

Gervai, Corinne 111

Gibbons, Stacey 29, 52, 108

Gies, Erica 121

Giesemann, Suzanne 50

Gillmore, Brandy 35

Gilmore, Jimmie Dale 76

Giroux, Karla Mans 12

Giuliani, Leslie 95

Gokhale, Esther 84

Goldbloom, Lorraine 59

Goldstein, Carla 97

Gonyea, Simone 47

Gonzalez, Andres 72

Gonzalez, Argos 60

Gonzalez, Mayuri 60

Goodhart, Rich 87

Gorman, Ingmar 11

Gorn, Steve 90

Greer, Mary K. 71

Grossman, Char 58

Grossman, Marc 27

Gu, Mingtong 98

Guarino, Jan 39

Gural, Aileen 115

Gurian, Je rey L. 102

HHabib, Deb 25

Hagen, Annelise 19

Hancock, Maureen 125

Handwerker, Lucas 117

Hanlon, Deborah 118, 122

Harper, Jennifer Cohen

60, 102, 116

Harris, Dan 7, 115

Harris, Sandrine 81

Hart, Vandana 100

Hasnaa, Maryam 23

Hawthorne Deming, Alison 26

Hendrix, Harville 18, 102

Henry, German 35

Hethyrre 27

Hicks, Phyllis 97

Hillyer, Regan 21

Holland, John 125

Horgan, Dianne 113

Hughes, Susan 100

Hull, Jaci 101

Humphreys, Kesse 55

Hunt, Helen LaKelly 18, 102

Husain, Nizam un Nisa

Ayeda 32 I

Iacuzzo, Terry 71

Iris, Ti any 56

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Jackson, James C. 25

Jackson, Laura Lynne 99

Jackson, Traci S. 46

Jacobs, Hollye 93

Jafari, Shams al Haqq

Farzad Attar 32

Jahnke, Roger 30

Jain, Shamini 124

Jakub, Lisa 30

Jayson, Jo 9

Jenoure, Terry 22

Jobin, Sara Tarana 32

Johnson, Kate 30

Johnson, Lisa Hillary 103

Johnston, Sunny Dawn 83

Jones, Leslie Salmon 97

Jordan, Christopher 38

Judith, Anodea 116

June, Valerie 10

Kabat-Zinn, Jon 105

Kabat-Zinn, Will 27, 105

Kaewsith, June 23

Kantrowitz, Andrea 41

Kellner, Ellen 35

Kelly-Brust, Santi 111

Kelly, Kaline 111

Kelly, Loch 58

Kenney, Dawn 122

Khan, Pir Zia Inayat 32

Khouri, Hala 106

Kieves, Tama 51

Kiloby, Scott 94

King, Cathleen 93

King, Deborah 106

King, Sara 51

Kirillin, Shelby 107

Klebl, Caroline 75

Kleeman, Alexandra 26

Knysh, Mary E. 20

Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dzigar 84

Koren, Isaac 51

Koren, Thorald 51

Kriynovich, Elizabeth 79

Krumholz, Debra 9

Kushner-DeGroot, Judy 91

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Lamb, Adam 14

Land, Lara 73

Landrith, Sharon 26

Lang, Rachel 92

Lantieri, Linda 47

Laucius, Kathleen 8, 125

Lee, Kimberly 53

Lee, Michael 34

Lehman, David 61

Lepak, Michelle 105

Levine, Rick 17

Lizos, George 95

López-Maya, Eric 113

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Maa, Sai 42

MacKinnon, Danielle 46

Mahler, Jaime 106

Maier, Dana Jeri 86

Maity, Meghadeepa 22

Marion Institute 125

Marquardt, Alexandra 78

Matousek, Mark 110

Mattison, Melanie 21

Mauricio, Dawn 30

May, Riva 8, 125

Mazlish, Liz 91

McAuli e, Stefanie 101

McCormick, Jim 60

McKusick, Eileen Day 10

McLintock, Dan 94

Mehl-Madrona, Lewis 117

Meleo-Meyer, Florence 45, 97

Menakem, Resmaa 116

Mendez, Orlando 56

Mendoza, Glenn 86

Mensink, Carmen 41

Metty, Renee 79

Michels, Barry 49

Miles, Kathryn 26

Mills, Mychal 47

Mincolla, Mark 29

Miranda, Catherine 62

Mitchell, Mike 122

Mitchell, Sherri 121

Mithoefer, Bi 123

Molnar, Chris 113

Molnar, Fru 8, 125

Mondido, Brittany 10, 101

Monet, Athena 85

Moon, Karen 9

Moorjani, Anita 24

Moreno, Robyn 84

Morley, Charlie 118

Moss, Robert 52

Moth, The 94

Muscara, Cory 34

Myers, Dawn M. 86

NNaima, Liana 15, 78, 112

Nance, Andrew Jordan 79

Nardini, Sadie 33

Nepo, Mark 36

Nielson, Elizabeth 11

Nisenson, Amanda Kate 38

Noé, Karen 34, 118

Northrup, Kate 119

Norton, Janel 101

OOkerlin, Annie 95, 101

Okoye, Joy Lynn 80

Olla, Carla 111

Olmsted, Tim 103

O'Neill, Jeannie 44

Ophelia, Ayesha 10

O'Tuama, Padraig 114

PPadma, Ji Hyang 114

Paninski, Mirjam 73, 74, 78

Park, Chan 25

Parker, Karen Curry 11

Parnell, Laurel 48

Pattanaik, Devdutt 62, 77

Pavlovitz, John 107

Pearson, Elizabeth 24

Pearson, Nicholas 118

Penczak, Christopher 50

Peng, Robert 19, 49, 72, 109

Polishook, Rob 54

Pollock, Joshua 115

Porrello, Toni 80

Pransky, Jillian 113 R

Ramsey, Judy 33

Rand, William Lee 29, 31

Ranger Sta 55

Rankin, Lissa 46

Rao, Kavitha 8, 125

Rao, Nina 90

Ree, Amanda 33

Reynolds, Francine 44

Rhiannon, 117

Riley, Ellen 56

Roberts, Anna 94

Roberts, Llyn Cedar 104

Roderick, Tom 47

Rogers, Jake Wesley 46

Roig, Wilka 49

Ross, Priti Robyn 76

Rothfusz, Mary 45

Rubarth, Amber 93

Rudge, David 20

Ruiz, Don Jose 94

Ruiz, Jr., Don Miguel 94

SSacha, Bob 75

Sachs, Nicole 31

Safi, Omid 32

Saidman Yee, Colleen 119

Saltzman, Ben 59

Saltzman, Kerena 59

Salzberg, Sharon 97

Samburski, Yuval 35

Sampson, Veronica 55

Sanderson, Austin 62

Sangwan, Neha 21

Sargeant, Kristan 49

Sarmiento, La 30

Satori, Judy 83

Sauter, Vince 61

Schieck, Rochelle 122

Schulhauser, Garnet 118

Schultz, Frances 93

Scott, Tuti B. 123

Sears, Richard W. 113

Secunda, Brant 124

Selassie, Sebene 7, 30, 115

Selecky, Sarah 104

Sheth, Visvambhar 90

Shiva, Vandana 85

Sigalit, Parashakti 100

Silver, Tosha 57

Sise, Mary T. 78

Skelly, Samantha 52

Smith, Ali 72

Smith, Atman 72

Smith, Joshua 56

Smith, Tracey Erin 82

Spaulding, Holly Wren 112

Srinivasan, Meena 47

Stahl, Bob 113

Stein, Claude 76

Stewart, Danté 104

Stockwell, Tony 82, 100

Strayed, Cheryl 112

Stubblebine, Tony 124

Surdam, Patrick 21

Suskin, Jacqueline 10

Szekely, Katherine 62

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Takacs, Julianna 32

Tellers, Kate 94

Teixeira, Nubia 91

Thai, Kim 117

Thero, Ven. Omalpe

Sobhita 96

Thom, Dickson 125

Thom, Julie 125

Thomas, Dianne 100

Thomas, Iain S. 96

Tilghman, Lee 98

Trinchere, Jeremy 101

Trzaskos, Brian 30

Tucker, Linda 17

Tucker, Suzi 44

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Urech, Sarah 97

Uttal, Jai 90, 91

Vaid, Vishal 90

Valentine, Radleigh 125

Van Damm, Keith 27

Vandenberg, Katrina 26

Vani, Gaura 90

VanSant, Gwendolyn 123

Velez, Glen 32

Verno , Krista 98

Virginia, Karena 100

Vo, Dzung X. 79

Vosler, John 81

WWalko, Sarah 10

Walsh, George 41

Warren , Je 7, 77, 115

Watterson, Meggan 46

Wayfinder Sta 56

Weaver, Josie 30

Webb, Koya 15

Wegela, Karen Kissel 70

Weinert, Lisa 45, 117

Weiss, Brian 70

Weiss, Carole 70

Weiss, Steven 16

Welch, Michelle 71

Wells, Chris 40

Wheeler, Maggie 53

Williams-Jones, Angela 92

williams Roshi, Rev. angel Kyodo 11, 92

Wilson, Jamia 45, 117

Winquist, Adora 83

Yee, Rodney 119

Yodsampa, Lama Tsering Ngodup 114

Zambo Anderson, Ellen 62

Zamora, Felicia 26

Zhivotovskaya, Emiliya 14

Zigmond, Dan 73

Zion, Tina M. 14, 75, 78

Zito, Janice 55

Zucker, Lori 62

Zuckerman, Arián

Gutiérrez 48

Zuckerman, Diana 48

13 Hands Equine Rescue 102, 116

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Seasonal Positions Available Through October.

Omega o ers a stimulating work environment for service-oriented people with a commitment to our mission—awakening the best in the human spirit. Seasonal sta live and work in community, while supporting Omega’s daily operations and enhancing the vibrant campus experience for participants, and each other. Come and contribute to a culture of lifelong learning, and experience all that Omega has to o er.

We Need Each Other.

Taking Care of Change:

Omega’s community is bringing creativity, connectivity, and action to make a di erence for climate, racial healing, gender equity, mental health, and supporting the nonprofit safety net so many depend on. If this work excites you, we invite you to dive into the programming of our Centers and Initiatives.

Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL)

Learn practical and impactful solutions to climate change and shift the narrative from fear, apathy, and avoidance to possibility, action and engagement.

Omega Women’s Leadership Center (OWLC)

Explore the intersection of personal growth, leadership development, and social change to help create a world that works—for everybody. #DoPowerDi erently

Mindfulness

Nonprofit Retreats

Omega o ers community leaders and nonprofit organizations a chance to learn, connect, rejuvenate, plan, and elevate ideas through grants for self-led working retreats.

Fostering positive narratives at the intersection of climate and wellness with Omega by inspiring change through storytelling, connection, and action.

Be in the moment with a scientifically proven practice that promotes good health, awareness, empathy, and collective resilience. Explore

Veterans, Trauma & Resilience

In a supportive and safe environment, active and retired service members find community connection, build resilience, and heal invisible wounds and unresolved trauma.

Yoga Service

Go beyond a personal practice and bring transformative tools for collective well-being to a wide variety of settings—from schools, to prisons, to healthcare facilities.

You Make Our Work Possible.

There may be many retreat centers across the country, but there is only one Omega.

Our mission is reflected in every decision we make. Every choice is intentional—and can be felt throughout the Omega experience.

When you register for a program or make a donation, your dollars sustain our daily operations and help create a world where all people can awaken their full potential while caring for each other and the earth.

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“There’s really no other place like this.”

—JEFF WARREN, OMEGA FACULTY

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