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This has been one of the most transformational weeks of my life. I am in the process of reclaiming 20-year-old dreams. The creative cocoon I’m emerging from after being at this writing workshop was absolutely life-changing My soul has been stirred.
—LISA PELLEGRINO, NEWBURGH, NY
AUGUST 29–SEPTEMBER 1
Course 4303-959/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.
Bringing Chanting Into the Practice of Living
Krishna Das and Nina Rao
Course 4401-960/Tuition $80 ($70 Members) SS
Featuring:
Krishna Das
Nina Rao
Jai Uttal
Radhika Vekaria
Visvambhar Sheth
Samir LanGus
Steve Gorn
Vishal Vaid & Friends
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.
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-and-response chanting, stories about Das's beloved guru, Sri 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.
Workshop begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m.
Join this program from home with Omega online learning.
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
Workshop begins Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Course 4404-991/Tuition $535/485/385 ($435 Members) SS
Joining voices not only deepens connections with others, but also within ourselves, releasing that which no longer serves us and bringing in what does.
During this special, 4-night event, experience a varied repertoire written and collected by our group of diverse song leaders. Experienced and beginner singers alike are invited to experience songs that have been sung through the ages during times of struggle, resistance, and triumph. We also join in a communal grief ritual, learn the basics of Gullah stick pounding, and learn the art of singing in a quartet.
Maggie Wheeler is a passionate singer, songwriter, choir director, and workshop facilitator, best known as an actress for her portrayal of the character of Janice on NBC’s hit series Friends. maggiewheeler.net, goldenbridgechoir.com
Arnaé Batson, artistic director for the Hearts Afire Community Choir, is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, song leader, and former member of Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Melanie DeMore is a Grammy-nominated singer/composer, choral conductor, music director, vocal activist, and founding member of the ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. melaniedemore.com
The collective power of song allows us to access our courage, connect deeply with one another, and bring these healing experiences back to our communities. Through the creation of song, harmony, and rhythm, we become inspired, energized, and connected with one another.
No prior singing experience is necessary.
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Endorsed by the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Course 4404-799/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS, LE
Positive change within a compassionate community has been the hallmark of Opening the Heart Workshops™ 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, open to, and express emotions in healthy ways
• Experience your wholeness
• Explore freedom from limiting beliefs and embrace new, unrevealed parts of yourself
• Increase your authenticity, empathy, and trust to cultivate better relationships
• Boost 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
Alexandra “ahlay” Blakely is an artist, singer-songwriter, communal grief tender, community organizer, facilitator, and ceramicist. Her latest album, WAILS: Songs for Grief, was recorded with a choir of 200 voices. healingattheroots.com
Aimée Ringle is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, song leader, and storyteller. Her albums include Bowl of Stones and Human and Tender aimeeringlemusic.com
safe way. This may bring relief, and more clarity about one’s future. All are welcome to join us with these interests in mind.
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
Lee Perlman, PhD, a faculty member at MIT, founded the MIT Educational Justice Institute and has facilitated OTH and other workshops in a variety of settings.
Arrive Monday Begin Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
Jeff Firewalker Schmitt and Friends Course 4404-061/Tuition $545/495/395 ($445 Members) SS, LE Indigenous wisdom traditions tell us that the very fabric of the living universe is replete with a transformational power referred to as “the original teachings.” Sacred ceremony and fortification processes help us find pathways back to these original teachings, which help us understand the interdependence of all life and discover our true power and purpose.
This workshop aims to help those dedicated to human and planetary service to find new resources, insight, and connection. Throughout the week, you are held in a safe and respectful container, and guided through traditional ceremonies, meditations, and visualization practices aimed at enhancing your capacity for service. The goal is that each of us departs from our time together stronger, more resourced, clearer, more resolute, and deeply supported by a circle of like-minded and open-hearted aspirants.
Workshop begins Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Je Firewalker Schmitt, PhD, is a university professor, folk healer, ceremonialist, scientist, social entrepreneur, and teacher of the healing arts of South America and the Andes. He is joined in this workshop by Nelida Vilca Huaman and Rebelino Huaman Cjuiro, Andean shamans from the Chinchero village of Peru.
1–5
Healing Through Movement, Music & Ancestral Wisdom
Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones Course 4404-068/Tuition $485/435/335 ($390 Members) SS
Are you ready to reconnect to your body, mind, and spirit in a way that honors the richness of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities?
Join Leslie Salmon Jones and Je W. Jones, founders of Afro Flow YogaTM , to explore practices that celebrate diversity, foster community, and cultivate a culture of self-care, caring for others, and caring for the planet.
This immersive experience weaves together yoga, dance, trauma-informed somatic practices, live music, and storytelling to create a sacred space for healing and renewal. Flow through heart-centered yoga sequences, liberating dance movements, and meditative rhythms performed live by Je . Engage in group discussions, reflective journaling, and sacred rituals honoring the elements.
This retreat—inspired by the African Diaspora and rooted in earth-based traditions—o ers tools to release stress, awaken your lifeforce energy, and embrace the strength and resilience of your Ancestors.
Leslie Salmon Jones is a dancer, yoga instructor, wellness coach, and cofounder of Afro Flow Yoga. A leader in holistic wellness, Leslie integrates the wisdom of her ancestral roots to inspire transformation and healing in communities worldwide. lesliesalmonjones.com
Je W. Jones is an award-winning musician, composer, and cofounder of Afro Flow Yoga. Known for his soulful live music, Je creates rhythms that deepen the connection between movement, music, and meditation. afroflowyoga.com
SEPTEMBER 1–5
Mary Gauthier Course 4404-080/Tuition $995 ($895 Members) SS, LE
Everyone has a story to tell and a unique voice to tell it with. The key is uncovering that voice and learning to express your truth in a way that resonates deeply with others. Join acclaimed songwriter Mary Gauthier to discover the tools, techniques, and confidence needed to create songs that reflect your authentic self.
Through creative prompts, guided exercises, and open discussions, you develop your skills and explore new ways to approach your art. The workshop includes opportunities to share work, hear inspiration from Mary’s songwriting journey, receive constructive feedback, and learn from your peers in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Leave with a richer understanding of your creative voice, new songs or ideas in progress, and a renewed sense of inspiration to carry forward into your life and art.
No prior songwriting experience is necessary.
Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and author celebrated for her ability to transform deeply personal stories into expressions of resilience, love, and healing. Her album, Rifles & Rosary Beads, is a collaboration with veterans, and her most recent album, Dark Enough to See the Stars, reflects on love and loss.
Arrive
SEPTEMBER 5–7
Wendy De Rosa Course 4502-816/Tuition $420 ($375 Members)
Do you feel disconnected from your soul? Are you taking on the energy of the world and becoming depleted, burnt out, and overwhelmed?
Join intuitive energy healer Wendy De Rosa on this powerful 3-day retreat to learn to release energetic blocks in a safe, healthy, grounded, and supportive way. Through guided meditation, energy clearing, and insightful teachings, you align, get centered, and connect to the light that leads you. You:
• Learn how to clear outdated energy that keeps you from accessing the light within 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
Return home with energy-healing skills to implement in your daily life so you can be grounded and empowered, personally and professionally.
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
SEPTEMBER 5–7
Dimitri Moraitis Course 4502-809/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)
Everything you think, feel, and do radiates a spiritual energy that comes through in various colors and hues—this is your aura. By learning to meditate with spiritual energy, you uplift the quality of your aura and in turn uplift the quality of your life.
Dimitri Moraitis, coauthor of the international best seller Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, shares his trusted technique based on 50 years of clairvoyant research. Throughout the weekend, you:
• Learn how to access the source of your auric power
• Practice meditating with divine light to accelerate your spiritual unfolding
• Develop talents and skills to transform physical, mental, and emotional conditions
Experience the six steps to draw spiritual energy in your aura, whether or not you see auras. Return home with new skills to apply spiritual energy in all facets of your life.
Dimitri Moraitis is a metaphysical teacher, author, and cofounder and spiritual director of Spiritual Arts Institute. spiritualarts.org
SEPTEMBER 5–7
Sai Maa
Course 4502-873/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS
Discover the power of living in alignment with your soul's purpose in this transformative workshop with Her Holiness Sai Maa. Designed for you to awaken to your true essence, this experience o ers energetic activations to support you in embodying your dharma— your unique expression of divine service in the world.
Sai Maa, an enlightened master, guides you to release the roots of su ering, embrace your limitless nature, and bring your life into resonance with your highest calling.
Engage in guided meditations, breathwork, question-and-answer sessions, and direct energetic work with Sai Maa. Experience potent visual activations that open new dimensions of awareness. Through Maa’s tender yet fierce love, you are challenged to shed limitations, false identities, and limiting beliefs—inviting an expansive leap in consciousness.
From this heightened vibrational state, clarity on your Dharma emerges, allowing joy, bliss, and purpose to flow into your life.
Live Your Dharma is one of Omega’s most popular workshops and will host as many as 425 participants. Register early to secure your seat and housing.
Join this workshop from home with Omega online learning.
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
5–7
Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and Don Jose Ruiz Course 4502-844/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)
The Ruiz brothers help you navigate the challenges of using love to either go against ourselves—which is conditional—or as an expression of our authentic selves—which is unconditional.
“We cannot give what we do not have” is something their father, don Miguel Ruiz, taught them as apprentices. If we have conditional love for ourselves, then we have nothing but conditional love to give.
Join the Ruiz brothers, as they share lessons from their family teachings and books, My Good Friend the Rattlesnake, Mastery of Love, Eros, and more. They teach you to:
• Become aware of how you confuse what you know, for who you are
• Gain awareness of how you have created your reality
• Release the fear of what you are without your beliefs
• Embrace unconditional love
• Make new agreements that are more in line with your authentic self
Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a nagual, a Toltec Master of Transformation. He is a direct descendant of the Toltecs of the Eagle Knight lineage and is the son of don Miguel Ruiz. miguelruizjr.com
Don Jose Ruiz is the best-selling author of The Fifth Agreement. As a Toltec Master of Transformation and modern-day shaman, he has dedicated his life to sharing the wisdom of the ancient Toltec through books, lectures, and journeys to sacred sites. miguelruiz.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 5–7
Connection
Course 4502-846/Tuition $345 ($310 Members)
Bill Ko , C-IAYT, RYT-500, is a certified yoga therapist and the founder of TinyTeahouseYoga Connected Community. Bill is on the faculty of the Kripalu Integrated Yoga Therapy School, Kripalu R&R, and Kripalu Online.
Owen Ash, MSc, MDiv, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Anglican priest, is driven by the sense of wonder and awe derived from the experience of being fully alive.
Connection is a path to health, well-being, fulfillment, and successful creative endeavors. Life’s greatest moments can be found in relatedness. We thrive when we are deeply connected. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ranks love and belonging right after the needs for food, water, and safety.
Join the TinyTeahouseYoga Connected Community, led by founder and certified yoga therapist Bill Ko , and deepen your connections to yourself, community, and nature. The TinyTeahouseYoga teacher community leads you in therapeutic yoga, stretching, yoga nidra, vinyasa yoga, meditation, sharing circle, breathwork, and even Pilates and core classes.
Yoga Therapeutics involves taking the tools, techniques, frameworks, and ideas from yoga history and matching them up against modern exercise, physiology, science, and psychology to help people with wellness and chronic and acute health issues.
The program is open to everyone with all levels of practice and experience.
Elayna Bengall, E-RYT-500, has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years. She received her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Sunlilyoga, and has received 500-hour yoga certifications from Advanced Kripalu Yoga, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and Pranakriya Yoga Therapy.
Sharyn Hahn, C-IAYT, RYT-500, received her 800-hour yoga therapy certification through the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. She also teaches mindfulness and SEL as part of her curriculum as a middle school teacher.
Kathleen Kraft is an advanced teacher of therapeutic yoga, with a particular interest in yoga nidra. She is also certified in vinyasa (500 hour), yin yoga, chair yoga, and Accessible Yoga.
Julia Schwartz-Leeper, LMSW, 500 CYT, has guided yoga classes for more than 15 years.
5-DAY WORKSHOP Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 7–12
Transforming Through Loss
Claire Bidwell Smith
Course 4605-976/Tuition $645/595/495 ($535 Members)
Grief and loss are always with us. How we choose to engage with them is up to us. Even through the exquisite pain that some losses bring, choosing to grieve consciously can a ord us peace, healing, and transformation.
In this workshop with grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith, we focus on
exploring our losses, empowering ourselves within the grief process, and connecting with others who walk with loss. Through group discussion, story witnessing, writing, drawing, and movement practices, we explore our grief, learn to engage with our feelings of loss, and deepen our understanding of the compassion required to heal from grief.
Return home with a new awareness of your loss and grief, and with tools to support your growth as you continue to navigate life with loss.
Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC, is a licensed therapist, international speaker, and author of five books, including Conscious Grieving, Anxious Grief, and After This clairebidwellsmith.com
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.
End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 7–12
A Creative Retreat
Leah Guzman
Course 4605-964/Tuition $480/430/330 ($385 Members) LE
Learn to heal the emotional wounds that have stopped you from showing up as your most authentic self. Art therapist Leah Guzman guides you on a personal roadmap exploring each area of your life to promote balance, release past wounds, and create your ideal life in the present.
Dive into self-discovery by learning powerful creative techniques that help you process emotions, move energy, and become more balanced. Utilize the chakra knowledge of energy systems through writing and art journaling practices to self-reflect and bring alignment. Discover how you can shape your dreams through creative practice to manifest your ideal life.
Bring home new skills and knowledge about how to use creativity to heal past wounds, create your ideal reality, and manifest your desires.
$15 materials fee; include when you register.
Leah Guzman, ATR-BC, is a boardcertified art therapist and professional artist. An international best-selling author, her books include Essential Art Therapy Exercises and The Art of Healing and Manifesting leahguzmanstudio.com
Nessi Gomes and Parashakti Sigalit
Course 4605-702/Tuition $570 ($510 Members)
Join world-renowned musician Nessi Gomes and healing arts practitioner Parashakti Sigalit in this special experience that o ers up a deep, yet playful journey of discovery into the mystery of your authentic self through movement and voice.
In society, we are often silenced and shamed in our expression. In this process we aim to pierce through limiting beliefs using movement and voice as medicine, to open a door for a new relationship with our untapped potential.
The voice and body are an honest mirror and profound vehicle to reclaim our birthright as creative, expressive beings. This work is an opportunity to meet your raw and true voice, to bring you into the present moment, and to help you connect to your essence.
Explore and discover your song of heart and embodiment of spirit. As we love ourselves more deeply, we can be in greater service.
NessiGomes, founder of Vocal Odyssey, is a musician, an international performing artist and group facilitator, and a certified holistic voice therapist with The British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) in group voice therapy. nessigomesmusic.com
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
SEPTEMBER 7–12
Qigong & Meditation for Harmony & Balance
Mimi Kuo-Deemer
Course 4605-715/Tuition $540 ($485 Members)
Discover how guardian qigong fosters our innate capacity for resourcefulness, open-heartedness, sensitivity, courage, and protection from negative forces with author and teacher Mimi Kuo-Deemer.
In this 5-day workshop, you learn practices associated with the celestial guardians, which the ancient Chinese discovered as they looked to the skies as a way to help us live in harmony. There, they saw five sacred animals: the green dragon, vermillion bird, yellow snake, white tiger, and black tortoise.
Each of these animals was believed to steady and safeguard the peaceful movements of the planets and stars. Described in ancient Chinese myth and Daoist teachings, the guardians became Buddhist symbols of insight, wisdom, and compassion.
Mimi shares playful, spirited qigong practices associated with each of these animals. Explore how qigong not only supports overall health, but also encourages a freer and more spacious way to be in this world.
Mimi Kuo-Deemer, MA, is an author and teacher of qigong, meditation, and internal martial arts. mkdeemer.com
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 7–12
Make Space for Miracles
Karena Virginia
Course 4605-780/Tuition $595/545/445 ($490 Members) SS
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 shares them with accessibility, nurturing, kindness, and love.
Workshop begins Monday at 6:00 a.m. Karena Virginia 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 app.
SEPTEMBER 7–12
Mark Matousek
Course 4605-782/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)
Relationships are an important testing ground for self-awareness and spiritual insight. Despite our longing for closeness, we are frequently sabotaged by fear-driven, negative patterns that leave us feeling isolated. Writing about the relationships that impact us and our stories about those relationships is liberating and illuminating.
Using targeted writing prompts, smallgroup sharing, and inspirational lessons and readings, award-winning author Mark Matousek guides you through a process of self-inquiry designed to deepen insight, heal obsolete narratives, and hone your writer's craft. Mark’s teachings serve to open your heart and mind to new ways of loving, sharing, and learning.
7–12
Heidi Priebe
Course 4605-036/Tuition $575/525/425 ($470 Members)
Life has a way of disconnecting us from the brilliance of our inner wisdom. This 5-day retreat, led by attachment theory expert Heidi Priebe, o ers a transformative journey of self-discovery back to the core of ourselves. It is an invitation to make the unconscious conscious and begin approaching life from a place of deep alignment.
Drawing on principles from attachment theory, personality psychology, Jungian shadow work, and compassionate selfinquiry, you learn to:
• Cultivate self-intimacy by staying present with the parts of yourself that shame and social conditioning have made di cult to face
• Recognize the blind spots and unconscious wounds that guide your relationship patterns
• Tap into self-esteem and purpose that flow naturally from your core
• Honor your integrity while navigating the demands of your life and relationships
This workshop is designed for anyone ready to take an honest, compassionate journey inward.
Heidi Priebe, MS, creates relatable educational content on psychology and attachment theory, helping individuals deepen self-awareness and transform their experience in relationships.
In this 5-day Writing to Awaken retreat, you explore the foundations of intimacy in your life and what poet John Keats called the “holiness of the heart’s a ections.” By focusing on truthtelling and transformation, Writing to Awaken helps you advance toward your personal, professional, and spiritual
Mark Matousek, MA, is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker whose work focuses on transformative writing for personal, professional, and spiritual development.
SEPTEMBER 7–12
A Revolutionary Holistic Approach to Lifelong Freedom
Course 4605-888/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)
Learn to take your power back from so-called disordered eating and heal yourself from the inside out with this transformational, heart-centered retreat.
Designed to support anyone struggling with “disordered” eating habits, including overeating, undereating, mindless eating, stress eating, emotional eating, yoyodieting, and compulsive dieting, this experience helps you integrate practices for balance with food, harmony with self, and safety in the body.
Throughout the week, you:
• Deepen awareness of the mind-body-soul connection
• Delve into cultural and neurobiological factors influencing eating habits
• Explore limiting beliefs
• Develop lifelong recovery strategies, leaving with clarity about how to feed yourself in a sustainable way
Empowered with essential knowledge, practical tools, a supportive community, and a renewed sense of your true self, you feel safer in your body and restabilized around food.
Faculty strongly recommends listening to the Out of the Cave podcast beforehand.
Lisa Schlosberg, LMSW, HHC, CPT, RYT, is a trauma-informed integrative nutrition and health coach, certified personal trainer, podcaster, and founder of Out of the Cave, LLC. outofthecave.health
Cynthia Santiago-Borbon, LCSW, is chief executive o cer and founder of My Holistic Wellness, where she provides holistic psychotherapy, coaching, wellness, and professional development services. cynthiasantiagoborbon.com
Alison Midollo, MS, MSW, RYT, is a holistic health coach, creator of the movement method AMyoga, and founder of the health coaching practice AMhealth. alisonmidolloyoga.com
Caroline Lee Dewey, LMSW, is a mind-body coach, intuitive healer, Reiki master, and spiritual guide trained in multiple healing modalities. carolineleedewey.com
7–12
Julie Hannon
Course 4605-079/Tuition $525/475/375 ($425 Members) SS
Our old models of relationship are collapsing, inviting us to dream of a new world rooted in balance, love, and connection. In this experiential workshop with shamanic healer Julie Hannon, you explore shamanic wisdom that honors the divine union of masculine and feminine energies within.
Discover how relationships, whether with a partner or yourself, serve as sacred mirrors for personal growth. Experience deep healing and renewal on this path of courage through intimacy.
As you engage in activities—including fire ceremony, sacred arts, chakra balancing, and energy work—you clear and reset your luminous energy body to align with the evolving times. You create a renewed vision for love, connection, and infinite possibilities.
Whether you are single or partnered, this workshop o ers tools to heal past wounds, release limiting patterns, and elevate your relationships to new levels of harmony and love.
Workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Julie Hannon is a shamanic healer and teacher trained by the Q’ero lineage in Peru. She is certified in Luminous Healing and Energy Medicine through the Four Winds Society, and specializes in light body healing, soul retrieval, and divination. innerpeaceandwellness.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 12–14
Jim Donovan
Course 4702-906/Tuition
$430/380/280 ($340 Members)
Explore the ancient, powerful healing practices of sound and rhythm. Drawing on his experience as a multiplatinum recording artist and founding member of the band Rusted Root, musician Jim Donovan combines musical expertise with wellness techniques to harmonize mind, body, and spirit.
Through a combination of sound healing, rhythmic drumming, and mindfulness practices, you experience the profound e ects of vibration on your physical and emotional well-being.
Over three transformative days, you:
• Discover how rhythm and sound can be used as tools for self-healing and personal transformation
• Engage in group drumming experiences that promote connection, creativity, and inner harmony
• Learn sound-based techniques to activate the vagus nerve, relieve anxiety, and restore balance
Jim’s unique ability to blend the artistry of music with evidencebased wellness practices creates an environment where you can explore your own rhythm and discover paths to personal renewal. The workshop is beginner friendly. We do light movement, but nothing strenuous. Drums are provided, or you may bring your own.
Jim Donovan, MEd, is a multiplatinum musician, TEDx speaker, and wellness expert. He co-wrote Rusted Root’s hit “Send Me On My Way.” jimdonovantrainings.com
Arrive Thursday Begin Thursday at 7:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 18–21
Immersive Ritual for Full-Bodied Coherence & Renewal
Roxanne Partridge
Course 4803B-003/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS
SEPTEMBER 12–14
Laura Lynne Jackson
Course 4702-813/Tuition $495 ($445 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.
As 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 500 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
Many women intuitively know the creative life cycle of the great Sumerian goddess Inanna. Like this “Queen of the Stars,” divinely led women are called toward wholeness by exploring the depths of their psyche where they unveil themselves to soul so that they may rise again, more fully embodied.
Join depth psychologist Roxanne Partridge on a dynamic journey that travels through the Four Dimensional Wheel, an ancient immersive template used to foster a deeper understanding and connection to body, mind, heart, and spirit for liberated wholeness. There is alchemy and initiation in stripping away illusions and shedding outgrown identities to reveal authentic desires. Guided by Roxanne—using power objects, mask work, shamanic journeying, authentic movement, and ritual—you experience what’s possible when you walk the Inanna path to the embodied self, employing the body’s innate wisdom to heal and regenerate.
Participants will receive guidance in how to prepare and select two power objects for the workshop. Mask-making materials will be provided.
Roxanne Partridge, PhD, is an arts-based, depth psychologist, relational sexuality practitioner, and clinical hypnotherapist who teaches women how to embody their desires and lead lives aligned with what they love. embodyperiod.com
SEPTEMBER 14–17
Course 4803-929/Tuition $1,195 ($1,095 Members) SS, LE
Eckhart Tolle’s teachings have helped countless people around the world find greater fulfillment. At their core is the transformation of human consciousness through presence. Whether you call it enlightenment, salvation, liberation, or awakening, this transformation to a life filled with the joy of being is the next step in human evolution.
During multiple teaching sessions, Eckhart guides you to access the formless dimension within yourself, where you find a deeper state of awareness and consciousness. Multiple question-and-answer sessions with Eckhart and Kim Eng translate the teachings into practical, real-life applications. Kim also leads Presence Through Movement sessions— which include meditative movements inspired by yin yoga and qigong—to help you access your life energy.
There is time for personal reflection on Omega’s campus, where the natural environment and quiet pace allow for extraordinary experiences to unfold.
Retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
Eckhart Tolle, author of the No. 1 New York Times best seller, The Power of Now, is widely recognized as one of the most original and inspiring spiritual teachers today. eckharttolle.com
Kim Eng is a spiritual teacher and creator of Presence Through Movement, a modality that incorporates and complements Eckhart’s teachings. eckharttolle.com
Arrive Thursday Begin Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 18–21
Omni Kitts Ferrara and Greg Hedler
Course 4803B-820/Tuition $895 ($805 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
• Scope of practice and code of ethics
• Self-awareness and full-self listening
• Physiological death and loss experience
• End-of-life planning, rituals, meaning making, and more
• Reprocessing the death
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 5-day program is also available July 6-11.
See page 38.
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
Greg Hedler is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice in pediatric oncology and hematology, and an end-of-life doula with INELDA. He’s had the privilege to o er his presence to children and families moving through the realities of pediatric cancer diagnoses. inelda.org
Arrive Thursday Begin Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
End Sunday at 10 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 18–21
Max Strom
Course 4803B-909/Tuition $545/495/395 ($445 Members) SS, LE
Breathe into new insights, release the chains of suppressed emotions, and become part of a transformative community in this program of breathing, lecture, writing, and movement with breathwork teacher Max Strom.
The aim is for you to reconnect with yourself on a deep level, to reconcile with events in the past, and to explore your direction in life—while you learn new breathing patterns and techniques to alleviate anxiety, improve sleep, improve grief, alleviate depression, and refocus at work.
Experience and learn the how and why of Max’s techniques on:
• Interconnection of the emotions with the mind and body
• Vulnerability, isolation, connection, and intimacy
• Crisis as an axis of transformation
• Emotional healing
• Lifespan tools, writing, and discussion
Besides the personal journey you’ll be on, experiencing this work as a group creates a supportive community. You are not alone.
Max Strom is a renowned speaker, author, and breathwork teacher who has dedicated more than 30 years to guiding individuals toward emotional healing, self-discovery, and transformation. maxstrom.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m.
End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 19–21
Harville Hendrix
and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Course 4902-718/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. This workshop is also o ered June 6-8. See page 14.
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 19–21
Accessing Your Superconsciousness
Mark Mincolla
Course 4902-895/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS 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, 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
SEPTEMBER 19–21
Retune With Music & Holistic Practices
Course 4902-002/Tuition $425/375/275 ($335 Members)
Join Emmy Award-winning BETTY of The L Word fame for a weekend of fabulous fun, music, and holistic practices to get into the flow.
This retreat with the indie-pop trio combines yoga with Elizabeth (Elizabeth Zi : vocals, guitar, electronic programming); consciously connecting with nature with Aly (Alyson Palmer: vocals, bass, guitar), who helps you heighten your awareness with daily beauty constitutionals (think spiritual treasure hunt!); and songwriting tips and games led by Amy (Amy Zi : vocals, cello) and the band.
BETTY performs a 90-minute concert and debuts songs from their 11th album, EAT, culminating with an o -the-hook dance party with DJ (Elizabeth’s alter ego).
Replenish and retune with holistic practices that help you flow into a unique and playful creative daily groove. This workshop is for divas and divos and anyone in between seeking to relax, revitalize, and release their inner muse.
The indie-pop trio BETTY is Alyson Palmer, Elizabeth Zi , and her sister, Amy Zi More than a band, BETTY uses music to channel their passion for representation, fairness, and equality. hellobetty.com, thebettye ect.org
OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM
OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 19–21
Lisa Hillary Johnson
Course 4902-010/Tuition $405/355/255 ($320 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
19–21
Jo Ann Levitt
Course 4902-953/Tuition $475/425/325 ($380 Members) SS
Aging is more than just a physical process; it's a spiritual journey. As an elder, the time comes to ask, “What value does a spiritual path hold for me?” And, how committed are you to discerning a path that works?
Join healing touch therapist Jo Ann Levitt to explore many aspects of the aging process, to gain insights, and discover new avenues for growth and transformation.
Experience meditation, dialogue, dance, journeying, and writing, as together we:
• Discuss observations about aging, sharing what you most value, and the greatest challenges
• Define your spiritual path: What is most helpful to maintain spiritual connection?
• Choose a spiritual practice: What are the main elements important to you?
Look closely at how you might see yourself as an “enlightened elder,” dive into topics such as love and loss, and return home with a unique roadmap for your personal spiritual path.
Jo Ann Levitt, MA, RN, HTP, designed and taught many of Kripalu’s programs and compiled Swami Kripalu’s biography in Pilgrim of Love. A nurse, healing touch therapist, and metaphysician, she now o ers hands-on healing at Canyon Ranch. joannlevitt.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon
SEPTEMBER 19–21
Tuning Forks & Voice for Vibrant Health
Eileen McKusick Course 4902-998/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
• Build a skillset of simple, repeatable exercises that don’t take long but have big impact
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
SEPTEMBER 19–28
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
21–26
Judith Blackstone
Course 5005-948/Tuition $765 ($685 Members)
Uncover the undivided, fundamental ground of your being with the Realization Process, a method of embodied psychological and relational healing and nondual spiritual awakening. With Judith Blackstone’s careful guidance, the practices of the Realization Process can have a profound e ect on your senses, breath, vitality, and authenticity.
This is an opportunity to practice all aspects of the Realization Process: meditation, embodiment or movement, relational attunement practices, and the Healing Ground trauma release work. Learn how to apply these practices to help heal yourself from the e ects of trauma, and to release chronic patterns of pain, imbalance, and tension from your body. The practices can also help you expand your capacity for understanding, love, and pleasure, and your oneness with other living beings.
This workshop provides a safe space to go deeply into the process of psychological healing and nondual spiritual awakening. However, it is not appropriate for someone currently in crisis or working with severe trauma.
Judith Blackstone, PhD, is the founder of the Realization Process and author of The Fullness of the Ground, Trauma and the Unbound Body, and Belonging Here www.realizationprocess.org.
Discover the Ancient Secrets of Transformational Sleep
Kamini Desai and John Vosler Course 4909-716/Tuition $1,699 ($1,599 Members) SS, PT
Embark on a 9-day, transformative journey of I AM Yoga Nidra Training, a sleep-based meditation practice o ering deep relaxation and life-altering shifts for you and those you serve.
Study with one of the five major schools of yoga nidra, learn to lead an optimal yoga nidra practice, and discover its evidence-based benefits.
As you delve into yoga nidra’s hidden dimensions, you rewire stress, negative self-talk, tenacious habits, anxiety, and health challenges from beyond the conscious mind. You learn to guide others
in how to:
• Experience profound healing and rest
• Reclaim sound sleep
• Craft powerful intentions to redefine their life's trajectory
No experience required. Ideal for professionals seeking new tools to enhance client care, including psychologists, mindfulness practitioners, and yoga teachers. Includes yoga nidra script card deck and digital manual.
Faculty providing 66 CE hours with Yoga Alliance/ 45 ADP hours with International Association of Yoga Teachers (IAYT). See kaminidesai.com/yoga-nidra for further information.
Kamini Desai, PhD, is the author of Yoga Nidra: The Art of Transformational Sleep, and creator of the I AM Yoga Nidra Training and the IAM Being App. She combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with Western psychology and science. kaminidesai.com
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
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.
End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 21–26
Colleen Benelli
Course 5005-911/Tuition $1,375 ($1,275 Members) SS, PT
Deepen your connection to Animal Reiki energy and develop your expertise in this International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT) Animal Reiki Master Training.
Gain the advanced skills and techniques needed to practice, teach, and share Animal Reiki. Learn how to conduct sessions and teach both Animal Reiki I & II and the Master level, online or in person.
All participants receive the comprehensive Animal Reiki Master Manual, coauthored by Colleen Benelli. You also receive four ignitions, the Animal Reiki Tree of Life symbol, and powerful healing tools to support the vital connection between humans, animals, and the Divine Earth.
This workshop provides hands-on experience, instruction for conducting placements and ignitions, and practical techniques for building your Animal Reiki classes for beginners and those looking to deepen their practice.
Open to all Reiki lineages, this training requires completion of Animal Reiki I & II and human Reiki Master level training, as well as prior approval from faculty; see eOmega.org for more information.
Colleen Benelli is a Senior Professional Licensed Reiki Master Teacher and executive director of the ICRT Program Development, a contributing author for Reiki News Magazine since 2005, and founder of the Reiki Lifestyle podcast. reikilifestyle.com
SEPTEMBER 21–26
An Empowering Experience of Presence, Peace & Strength
Bob Soulliere and Bam LionHeart
Course 5005-939/Tuition $545/495/395 ($445 Members)
Ground yourself in the foundational practices of primal movement and conscious breath to open the doors to your innate power.
Movement and breath are intended to meet your metabolic needs, to connect you to your energy system. They are the foundations of presence, peace, and feeling in your own power. Learn the most direct control knobs of our neurology and how we experience life. Discover how you can take the steering wheel of your day through honoring our primal blueprint, recoding movement, conscious breath, and mindset.
SEPTEMBER 21–26
Will Kabat-Zinn and Jon Kabat-Zinn Course 5005-727/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
Join Bob Soulliere and Bam LionHeart on a journey that starts with awareness and leads to your feeling happier, more empowered, more peaceful, and more present in your body. You leave with a set of tools you can apply immediately
to control how you move through and even play with your environment and experience life minute by minute.
Bob Soulliere, founder of Breathe Your Power, is an Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor and a Level 2 Wim Hof Method Instructor. breatheyourpower.com
Bam LionHeart is a movement coach with more than eight years of experience teaching primal movement to increase kinesthetic awareness and motor repatterning. primalmovement.org
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 21–26
Melissa Minnich
Course 5005-955/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) SS
Gain practical tools for transformation, including energy techniques, spiritual practices, rituals, and ceremonies drawn from ancient wisdom—to step into your divine essence.
Guided by Melissa Minnich, founder of the Sacred Soul Alchemy Mystery School, you reconnect with your divine essence, tap into higher states of consciousness, and experience deep transformation. Learn hands-on practices such as daily energy work, breathwork, meditation, and movementbased practices—including ecstatic dance and figure-eight weaving—to experience powerful energetic shifts.
Through sacred ceremonies and rituals, such as fire ceremonies, you anchor divine energies and open portals of consciousness. Mystical practices, including sacred geometry, accessing the Akashic records, and exploring divine DNA, will deepen your spiritual experience.
This retreat is open to all levels, whether you are a beginner or an experienced seeker, and provides a profound understanding of how to live a life full of bliss, purpose, and spiritual alignment. Melissa Minnich is an international speaker, author, and visionary spiritual leader dedicated to elevating global consciousness. As the founder of the Sacred Soul Alchemy Mystery School, Melissa bridges cutting-edge science with ancient spiritual wisdom. sacredsoulalchemymysteryschool.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m.
End Sunday at noon
26–28
An Autumn Equinox Retreat to Renew & Reconnect
Jillian Pransky
Course 5102-762/Tuition $400 ($360 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:
• Mindful slow flow yoga to feel more grounded and open
• Restorative yoga to release tension, calm the mind, and embody compassion
• Metta 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
SEPTEMBER 26–28
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Course 5102-027/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)
Pádraig Ó Tuama’s interests lie in language, strangeness, conflict, and religion. He looks to biblical narratives as world stories—The Flood is as interesting as The Odyssey. The political machinery operating in first century Jerusalem is as sophisticated as today’s. And he brings groups to appreciate the artistry and insight in these ancient texts.
Examine six stories from the Bible with Pádraig as your guide, in the light of language, art, insight, psychology, archetype, and myth. There will be prompts for your own writing, discussion, meditations on art and poetry throughout the centuries, and consideration of the writers whose lonely and anonymous vocation it was to record these strange stories.
The purpose of these gatherings is simply to explore the skill of the original writers, and the complex story worlds they make present through their work. There is no expectation that anybody has previous knowledge or desire for religious a liation for participation in this course.
Join this workshop from home with Omega online learning.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and theologian. He is host of On Being ’s “Poetry Unbound” and editor of the anthology of the same name. padraigotuama.com
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Taryn Marie Stejskal and Mona Patel Course 5102-987/Tuition $395/345/245 ($310 Members)
Heartbreak shows up in di erent forms—the end of a relationship, a lost career opportunity, or fertility struggles.
Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Course 5102-719/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)
Talking is the most dangerous thing most of us do and listening is the most infrequent. Instead of listening, we engage in “parallel monologues” about the “truth” of our di erent perspectives and find ourselves in conflict and polarization, rather than connection, with nearly everyone.
Conflict and polarization have been going on for centuries, with everyone, everywhere.
Instead, let’s make a shift toward safety and true connection. Guided by best-selling authors Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, you learn how to:
• Connect with anyone, anywhere
• Replace parallel monologues by learning and practicing a relational skill called Dialogue
• Talk without criticism, listen without judgment, and connect beyond di erence
This workshop is open to anyone looking to have e cient, connecting conversations with everyone: an intimate partner, a friend, a child, a colleague, or those with di erent political, social, and ethical backgrounds.
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
In this workshop, you are guided by two transformational leaders: best-selling author and founder of the Resilience Leadership Institute, Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal, and the mastermind behind the Reframe method movement, Mona Patel. They lead you through their empirical approach to break free from emotional patterns that keep you stuck and provide a roadmap to take control of your future.
Through the groundbreaking 9-minute Reframe method and Resilience Framework, you release the past and move forward with greater confidence, wisdom, and empathy. This workshop isn’t just
about healing—it's about transforming the way you approach your life by learning the lessons of the past to take charge of your future. You leave feeling lighter, stronger, and ready for whatever comes next.
Taryn Marie Stejskal, PhD, is a No. 1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author and founder of the Resilience Leadership Institute. She is a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach Globally, and her TEDx talk titled “How Resilience Breaks Us Out of Our Vulnerability Cage” has surpassed 1 million views. resilience-leadership.com
Mona Patel, founder of Reframe With Mona,is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and leading expert in reframing thought patterns to unlock innovation and creativity. She has worked with top brands such as Nike, Facebook, and Capital One, guiding leaders to think di erently and solve problems through empathy and understanding. hautemona.com
Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon
OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Tuti B. Scott and Gwendolyn VanSant Course 5102-062/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)
Step into a beloved and embodied community that seeks to make values-aligned actions for impact. Join us to explore your personal narrative around resources, power, values, and how to align these for social good.
Led by Tuti B. Scott, intersectional feminist leader and speaker, with nationally recognized thought leader
Gwendolyn VanSant, we take this critical opportunity to talk about “whose we are,” explore the social powers we have, and begin to define the impact we want to make in the world.
Throughout the weekend, we:
• Explore stories around your money
• Examine what resources can be moved toward equity and allyship
• Gain new knowledge about the ecosystem of justice, money, and power
This workshop is designed for people interested in examining their money stories, shifting power, and making impact using a gender, racial, climate, 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 racial justice, reparations, and extensive positive psychology training. gwendolynvansant.com
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Brett Bevell
Course 5102-790/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 weekend 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 Mindvalley app. He is author of The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing, Psychic Reiki, Reiki for Spiritual Healing, and is cocreator of The Reiki Divine Healing Card Deck brettbevell.com
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Elise Bernhardt
Course 5102-982/Tuition $445/395/295 ($355 Members) LE
In Japan, floral design is seen as a life skill and a spiritual practice. Elise Bernhardt, founder of Fleur Elise Bkln, has incorporated those principles into her teaching, providing a framework for design you can use to create beautiful arrangements with flowers from anywhere.
Join Elise and develop a practice of working with flowers in a calm, creative, and highly interactive environment. This weekend retreat is designed to encourage observation, support, and constructive criticism. You learn to:
• Care for flowers, maximizing their life span
• Use tools and apply techniques to your craft
• Experiment with various methods to build arrangements
• Try new things by playing around with your style and tastes
• Build fundamental blocks of design and aesthetic
Return home with beautiful flower arrangements and, more importantly, an understanding of floral design fundamentals and inspirations.
Elise Bernhardt, an instructor of floral design at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, brings her knowledge of western choreography principles together with her studies of ikebana (Japanese floral design), creating a mash-up of East and West. fleurelisebkln.com
Sara Bercholz, Beth Frankl, and Jenn Brown Course 5102-983/Tuition $445/395/295 ($355 Members) LE
If you’ve ever thought about publishing a book, join Shambhala Publications experts for this unique opportunity to explore the nuts and bolts of the publishing industry. Through lecture, questionand-answer sessions, and a panel discussion with Shambhala authors, you delve deep into the stages of publishing a book, including:
How to write a book proposal
Refining your audience and idea
The role of agents and editors
Understanding o ers, advances, and contracts
What to expect in the writing, editing, and design phases
The importance of titles and book design
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
Practices for Comfort & Ease
We also discuss the importance of an author’s platform and how to get your book out into the world. On Saturday, enjoy a panel discussion with Shambhala authors who share their experience and answer your questions. Gain an understanding of your next steps, and get ready to embark on your publishing journey. We will not be workshopping ideas or reviewing pitches during this workshop.
Sara Bercholz is co-owner, publisher, and executive vice president of Shambhala Publications. Since 1969, Shambhala has been creating books, audio, and immersive courses with the goal of contributing to the development of a thoughtful, kindhearted, and contemplative society. shambhala.com
Beth Frankl is executive editor at Shambhala Publications. During her 25 years with the company, she has acquired and published more than 250 books, specializing in martial arts philosophy and practice, healing arts, and yoga titles. shambhala.com
Jenn Brown is an acquisitions editor at Shambhala Publications and a former managing editor at Omega. She has a background in marketing and content strategy and has interviewed dozens of luminaries, including Adyashanti, Tara Brach, and Dan Siegel. jennbrown.us
SEPTEMBER 26–28
Henry Shukman
Course 5102-815/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)
It is possible for each of us to find boundless love. There is a fundamental peace within us, a core of peace and love. This core loves us, loves the world, and loves our fellow beings. And we can all get in touch with that part of ourselves, that unconditional love, through the simplest practice in meditation—learning to release and let go, in a space of safety.
Original Love o ers a map of four “inns” of growth along the meditation journey:
• Mindfulness, which teaches us how to be with our thoughts and emotions, and learn self-love
• Support and connection, which shows us how interdependent we are with the world around us
• Flow, which reveals how little we need to be profoundly happy and fulfilled
• Awakening, where we discover how we are not separate from anything, and everything is made of an unconditional love
Henry Shukman is a poet, author, and teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and cofounder of The Way app. henryshukman.com
Annie Okerlin and Mike Keighley Course 5205-884/Tuition $400 ($360 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 Mike Keighley, 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 wellbeing, 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 exaltedwarrior.com is a US Army veteran and the chief yoga o cer for Archangel Yoga. He is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with certifications in Baptiste Power Yoga, Warriors at Ease Level Two, iRest Yoga Nidra Level 1, and Yoga for nidra instructor. Amputees.
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
Jill Badonsky
Course 5205-770/Tuition $505 ($455 Members)
Let’s get into that playful state that makes creativity possible. Through o -beat prompts for writing and art, you are invited to let go of the fear that stops people from enjoying creative expression—which may result in an accidental masterpiece or a good time.
Using fleeting multimedia projections, poetry, music, and the absurd, you are tricked into e ortlessly colliding with your creative voice without overthinking. Any perfectionistic tendencies, comparison to others, or immobilizing selfjudgment will be terribly confused and ask to be excused.
During this week of wild abandon, you focus on mindfulness techniques to make creativity easier, such as:
• Creative writing prompts that are springboards of unexpected journeys
• Ways to sketch and use watercolor that defy self-doubt and crippling comparison
• Altered state of sketching in which you generate a plethora of sketches in a short amount of time
For intimidated beginners to seasoned pros.
Jill Badonsky, M.Ed, is a multimedia artist, playwright, poet, certified yoga teacher, awardwinning humorist, and author/illustrator of three inspirational books about creativity. She is creator of Kaizen-Muse Creativity coaching certification training. kaizenmuse.com
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
Unlock the Power and Potential of Your Voice
Maryn Azoff and Patrick Surdam
Course 5205-853/Tuition $650/600/500 ($540 Members) SS
Our voice is an area of great power. Ancient civilizations understood and used the voice for manifesting, healing, and survival. Yet, in modern times, we have lost confidence in ourselves and our voices.
During this Vocal Transformation experience, you learn how to support your voice properly to maximize its frequency and
Daily voicework, introspection, and journaling Group shares and discussions
Chanting practices
Vocal transformation is a modality that has many benefits, physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is not a singing retreat, although we will sing! Its goal is to activate the potential and e cacy of your voice in all the ways you use it. You will learn the body as an instrument of sound production. Find a whole new way of using your voice, break through old beliefs, and catapult your life to a new level.
There are no prerequisites. Come with a curious and open heart ready to try new things and achieve results.
Maryn Azo is a classically trained 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.
28–OCTOBER 3
Positive Psychology Meets Buddhist Enlightenment
Haemin Sunim
Course 5205-870/Tuition $645/595/495 ($535 Members) Explore how cultivating joy can unlock the natural openness and clarity of your enlightened nature. Guided by Korean Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim, you integrate Positive Psychology with Zen practices to help you nurture a relaxed, mindful, and loving-kindness mind.
Engage in interactive activities designed to uplift and gladden the mind, facilitating deeper self-awareness and non-dual understanding. By moving beyond traditional silent meditation, you can enhance emotional well-being, manage stress, and develop a positive mindset while awakening to a new “Self” beyond thoughts and emotions. Through dharma talks, group discussions, and guided meditations, you’ll gain wisdom to unstick yourself in your spiritual journey and realize who you truly are beyond the stories you tell yourself. Suitable for seasoned meditators and newcomers alike, no prior experience is required—just an openness to new practices for a more fulfilling life.
Haemin Sunim is a Korean Zen Buddhist teacher, author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, and founder of the School of Broken Hearts in Seoul, South Korea. haeminsunim.com
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
SONG OF THE ANCIENTS
Embodied Voice & Ancestral Song Practice
Peia Luzzi
Course 5205-967/Tuition $645/595/495 ($535 Members)
Each one of us is gifted with a uniquely beautiful voice and lineage of song, says teacher and multi-instrumentalist Peia Luzzi. Join her in this 5-day retreat and discover your own true voice through embodied practice, engaging natural breath, and ancient resonance techniques.
Reconnecting with the songs of our ancestors is a simple yet powerful act which connects us more deeply to the web of life, lineage, and a sense of stewardship and belonging. Using vocal healing methods based on the Indian classical sound alchemy of raga and vocal pedagogy, Peia guides you to sing with grace, power, flexibility, and ease. During our time together, we explore:
• Somatic and embodiment methods
• Breath meditations and techniques to return to our natural breath cycle
• Practices to cultivate both resonance and volume
• Vocal warm-ups and tools to gently stretch the vocal range
Peia Luzzi is an American-born song collector, writer, teacher, and multiinstrumentalist based in the mountains of Appalachia. peiasong.com
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
Finding Healing, Joy & Connection Through Loss
Laura Berman and Maureen Hancock Course 5205-031/Tuition $775/725/625 ($650 Members) SS
If you have lost someone you love, join a community of like-minded souls who intimately understand your pain. In this uplifting and inspiring retreat, guided by relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman and spirit medium Maureen Hancock, you engage in mediumship and movement activities designed to facilitate healing and connection to the other side.
Through movement modalities, somatic practices, and intuitive exercises, including qigong, tai chi, yoga, forest bathing, sound baths, grief writing, and more, you:
• Learn powerful tools to support healing your mind and body
• Align and balance your chakras
• Experience healing and regulate the nervous system
• Practice ways to be a clear connection to spirit and your loved ones on the other side
• Meet your spirit guides, angels, and other highvibrating beings assisting you on your healing journey
Laura Berman, PhD, is a world-renowned sex, love, and relationship therapist, New York Times best-selling author, and host of the popular advice podcast The Language of Love. drlauraberman.com
Maureen Hancock is a world-renowned spirit medium, teacher, holistic healer, and author of the best-selling book The Medium Next Door. maureenhancock.com
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
PRESENCE & VISION
Nadia Colburn and Holly Wren Spaulding Course 5205-066/Tuition $500 ($450 Members) SS
We find ourselves in a su ering world, experiencing personal and global crises, and yet, we all have the capacity for presence and vision. In this writing workshop, beloved teachers and acclaimed poets Nadia Colburn and Holly Wren Spaulding share tools to strengthen your voice and meet your life with greater
Together, we immerse ourselves in the restorative
Enjoy close readings of poems by Joy Harjo, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, and others
Connect mind and body as we create from
Share and discuss our writing in a safe space
Enjoy the consolation, joy, and healing art of poetry. Return home with new poems and a revitalized sense of agency to incorporate into your personal practice or
is author of the poetry book I Say and the founder of Align Your Story Writing is an award-winning author, teacher, and founder of Poetry Forge. poetryforge.us
5-DAY WORKSHOP
Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 3
Deborah Hanlon
Course 5205-016/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)
Embark on a journey that merges the science of energy and the mysteries of spirit communication. Join intuitive medium Deborah Hanlon in a transformative retreat, where you explore the physics and metaphysics that fuel mediumship.
Through immersive meditations, skill-building exercises, and engaging insights, Deborah guides you in understanding the energetic principles of spirit connection. Learn to deliver messages with clarity, warmth, and precision, and tap into the unseen energies around us with newfound confidence.
This retreat o ers a scientifically grounded yet profoundly spiritual experience, blending practical tools with the subtle art of intuition. You awaken to the dynamics of energy flow, frequency, and resonance that shape your mediumship abilities. Step into your role as a bridge between worlds, deepen your understanding of spiritual physics, and leave empowered to bring light, healing, and insight to others.
Deborah Hanlon, an intuitive medium and teacher, is founder of The Center for Being, Knowing, Doing and author of In the Presence of Proof and How to Create Heaven on Earth deborahhanlon.com
SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 12
An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training
Robert Peng
Course 5214-713/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 self-empowerment exercises to help you improve your healing skills and power, and the ability to conduct qigong healing session with remarkable effect.
This training is appropriate for nonprofessionals as well as healing professionals. No prior qigong experience is required. Robert does not offer 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
Thanks to the incredible nature that welcomed us. The gentle rain, the autumn, and its colors were witnesses to the silence, the depth of what we shared, and of the joy of being with others on the path of practice, sharing intentions of love, of union, of liberation from su ering.