Mind & Body Transformation Retreat
Have you noticed it's easier to have compassion for others than for yourself? Have you struggled to care for yourself over the past three years during a pandemic? Holding space for others, while caring for yourself as a therapist, can be exhausting. Can you relate to clients that feel lost and just want to feel happy again? It's time to practice self-compassion and acceptance!
Have you spent thousands of dollars on training, conferences, and certifications and still lack the confidence to use what you "learned"?
Well, this retreat is for you...
This retreat will focus on the whole person: mind, body, heart, and spirit. We have designed a retreat that will allow you to learn and practice an array of mind, body, and somatic exercises. This "bottom-up" approach of using body and brain-based experiences, intends to affect the body with the mind and the mind with the body...they are connected! This powerful integration has the ability to create tremendous change, growth, and awareness.
You will leave feeling confident in your practice because this retreat is not the conventional "sit and learn", but a true "practice" retreat. You will have the opportunity to practice each skill.
We believe the wisdom of the group is more powerful than any one person. You will meet, join, and share with other therapists, creating lifelong connections.
Oh, and did I mention we would be doing ALL of this in the beautiful valley of the moon? You will be immersed in the beauty of nature. Your senses will be flooded.
All great stuff for creating a new space for yourself.
Cheers!
Brain-Body Based Trainings
Topics covered: self-compassion, acceptance, trauma, bodywork. Identify and work through negative thoughts and emotions, change the dialogue and inner critic, embrace all parts of yourself through acceptance, practice somatic exercises for calming the parasympathetic nervous system, breathing and meditation exercises. *No certifications offered
Retreat Facility in Sonoma Valley, CA
We have a beautiful property reserved for this retreat. It sits in the trees surrounded by hills and fields. We will stay in adorable cabins in the woods with covered porches. Everyone has an individual bed assigned in shared rooms with private bathrooms. There's a large pool, meditation gardens, a labyrinth, and plenty of space to spread out. We have a designated meeting space overlooking the pool and gardens.
All Meals Included
All meals served: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We will have a private chef cooking onsite. You will have coffee, water, and tea available all day. The meals are locally sourced and use organic ingredients as much as possible. We will share meals as a group in a large, open-concept kitchen. We will also serve lunch on the day of our wine tour as well.
Wine Tour
We will spend one day touring the vineyards of Sonoma and Napa valleys. We will have a private luxury charter drive us to all the tastings. Lunch will be offered on this day and there are plenty of opportunities for instagram-worthy photos. Have fun making memories with your new friends. If you're not a big wine fan, there are plenty of gift shops and sites to see. You will not be bored!
FINDING SPACE FOR SELF...
Brain & Body Based Techniques
This retreat will focus on the examination and elimination of unrealistic expectations of yourself. We will identify negative thoughts and emotions keeping us stuck and learn strategies for changing the dialogue, while smashing the inner critic. Learn to embrace your strengths, worthiness, and whole self. We learn the relationship between self-compassion, acceptance, and happiness. We will also address the benefit of boundaries and what that looks like day-to-day and in business. Boundaries allow you to love yourself and others. All of this can be applied personally and in your practice with those you help.
Self-Compassion
Learn to identify and work through negative thoughts and emotions about yourself and the world around you. Change the dialogue and counter the inner critic. Learn how to grant yourself grace.
Acceptance
Learn to embrace parts of yourself: the good and the not so good. Learning how to accept all of YOU can change your life and activate great things in your life. Being unconditional allows you to be happy. Learn to stay authentic while maintaining boundaries.
Trauma & Body
Movement is a powerful source of healing for your body and mind. We will practice experiential work around the trauma stored in your body. Use movement to identify negative emotions linked to negative thoughts and images in the mind.
Our Time Together
Our retreat is located on a private ranch in the valley of the moon, Sonoma Valley, CA. This property was built in the 1930s and offers a main building for group meals and gatherings, outside decks, private meeting space for learning, and private cabins for serene lodging. The property owners created a space so that you can intentionally recharge and rejuvenate.
You can easily get to Sonoma by way of San Francisco, CA.
Sonoma is one hour north of the San Francisco bay area.
Our retreat offers individual beds in assigned cabins. Private bedrooms have 2-4 individual beds with private bathrooms. Each cabin is tucked into the woods and has covered porches and writing desks for private time. There are no shared beds for this retreat. This retreat will be open to psychotherapists only (LPC, LMSW, LCSW, PhD, LMFT, PsyD).
All chef-prepared meals are included. We will offer basic refreshments and snacks during our two training days. Lunch will also be provided on the day of our wine tour.
I WANT IN!Retreat Itinerary
October 12:
➜ Make your way to Sonoma, CA. YAY!!
➜ Meet and greet by the pool 4-7pm
➜ Overview of the week and facilitator introductions
October 13-14:
➜ Coffee and tea served at 6:30am
➜ Breakfast served in the main area 8:00am
➜ Practice Block 9am-12 pm
➜ Lunch served onsite from 12-1
➜ Process Block 1-3pm
➜ Experience Block 3-6pm
➜ Dinner served onsite at 6pm
October 15:
➜ Group wine tour of Sonoma and Napa valley vineyards
October 16:
➜ Breakfast 8-9am
➜ Group gathering for goodbye hugs.
Cheers!
Our Desire
This retreat is for psychotherapists looking to experience a break, reset their nervous system, and practice new skills to support self-compassion and acceptance.
➜ We want to address the feeling of being stuck using the same interventions in therapy.
➜ We want to address improving your confidence level by using innovative techniques in therapy.
➜ We want you to experience the benefits of these interventions for yourself.
➜ We want to provide an experience of safety and connection.
➜ We want you to know your value.
➜ We want to address how the stress of our jobs shows up in our daily life and body.
➜ We want to provide practices that nourish you mentally, physically, and emotionally.
This retreat is ideal for psychotherapists:
➜ Wanting to respond to their own sufferings through vulnerability and exploration
➜ Wanting deeper connections with others
➜ Wanting to provide and share a safe space
➜ Needing to express thoughts and emotions
➜ Able to be supportive, uplifting, and positive in a group setting
➜ Willing to use movement to identify thoughts, emotions, and images
➜ Wanting to learn new interventions, which can be used personally and professionally
Meet Our Presenters
We are so excited about the opportunity to guide you through this experience. We know these interventions work for therapists and clients. Yes, we drank the mind-body vino!!! We have personally experienced the amazing benefits of self-compassion, acceptance, and somatic-based interventions.
Each of the presenters is dedicated to supporting the field by adding value through their work as advocates, leaders, trainers, and therapists. Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer met each of the following women at either a training session or another conference. So, knowing the benefits of the interventions we will share, and the connections you will build during this week, makes us very excited about this retreat!! We feel very privileged to work along side you as guides, not experts. This is a transformational retreat, which means we will support, uplift, and empower you through self-inquiry for sustainable results.
We can't wait to meet you!
Susan Melendez-Doak
Licensed Professional Counselor
Susan is a licensed professional counselor and the owner of Newberg Counseling & Wellness, a group private practice in Newberg, Oregon. Susan has experience practicing on the East Coast, the West Coast and in the MidWest and over 17 years of clinical work. She has a passion for empowering and inspiring people to reach their full potential in their personal and professional lives. When she's not working, she enjoys dancing with her kids, hiking the sites in Oregon, gardening and going on walks with her Springer Spaniel.
Dr. Baylea Wagener- Cramer
Counselor Educator
Baylea is a licensed professional counselor and Counselor Educator. Her work is focused largely on the treatment of trauma, post-traumatic growth and growth-oriented models. Baylea is part of a growing group practice, Coastal Bend Psychological Associates, where she uses EMDR and a variety of other treatment modalities to work with clients.
Jennifer Popovich
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jenn is a licensed therapist and supervisor, yoga teacher and owner of a group of practice. She is certified in the work of Brene' Brown, EMDR certified, and an RYT trained in the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method. She works to help people process and resolve trauma, and reconnect with themselves. Her work is to help people give themselves permission to be connected with themselves and others in an authentic way, and honor their needs. She is the founder of Hiatus Wellness, LLC.
Dr. Dawn provided a variety of experiences. Our group grew so close in the four days we spent together. I took part in this group to experience a beautiful place and connect. I left with many new friends
Review from Healers Retreat April 2022
What's Included
➜ Dedicated retreat facility on a private ranch in Sonoma.
➜ All meals are cooked by a private chef and served onsite.
➜ Drinks are served before and during dinner.
➜ Outdoor labyrinth for mindful meditation.
➜ Daily movement and meditation practices.
➜ Individual beds in five country cabins. Private rooms with 2-4 individual beds and private bathrooms.
➜ Private, open-beamed, meeting room with floor mats , pillows, floor seats, and equipment for movement.
➜ Facilitator led learning, experience, practice, and process blocks related to Self-Compassion, Acceptance, Trauma, and Somatic-Based practices. Two days of continued educational training.
➜ 5 days/4 nights of a practice retreat with 4 licensed facilitators
➜ 10 CE credits
➜ Private wine tour of Napa and Sonoma vineyards, luxury transportation, includes lunch
Pricing Plans
FIRST COME. FIRST SERVE.
All-Inclusive:
Lodging 5 Nights, All Meals, 2 Days of Training, Continuing Education Credits, and Wine Tour
Rooming Assignment & Other Information
Each registrant will be assigned to an individual bed in a shared bedroom in one of the cabins. Each cabin has a covered porch and sitting area. Bedrooms have 2-4 beds, depending on the size of the room.
Red Cabin: 4 bedrooms, 14 beds total
Blue Cabin: 4 bedrooms, 10 beds total
Orange Cabin: 2 bedrooms, 7 beds total
We will do our best to place you and a friend in the same room. You will need to email [email protected] with your shared room request.
You will be asked to sign a release for the retreat facility and for The Practice Class, LLC. The retreat will ask you to complete a vaccination attestation form. If you have not been vaccinated for COVID 19, you will be asked to show proof of a negative COVID test. The retreat continues to follow CDC guidelines to protect all registrants. You will also be asked to sign a media release form.
The registration payment plan is in 3 installments. If you need to request a different payment plan for the balance, feel free to contact us by email. We must have the first payment to hold your space.
Sonoma
Transformational Retreat
This retreat includes lodging, 3 meals a day, 2 days of training, and a minimum of 10 continuing education credits.
If you are seeking CEs, you will need to complete a course evaluation.
The pricing does not include airfare, transportation to the hotel, or tips for hotel staff.
We will ask each participant to sign a waiver of liability prior to attending the retreat.
We encourage travel insurance and will provide referrals.
The trainings are not certificates.
Due to having to make advanced bookings for our lodging, catered meals, and coordinated trainings, we cannot provide refunds if cancelled after 30 days of purchase.
If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact us
Mail: 2020 FM 967, Buda, TX, 78610
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-523-8777
Retreat Coordinator & Host
Dawn Brunkenhoefer, PhD, LPC
The Practice Class, LLC, Owner
