Workshops:

Living from the Heart & Couple's Wellness

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It is so important to find, and live from, that centered place within ourselves, to connect with our own heart and with others. The inner, spiritual work is vital, but it is not enough. We need each other too. We need our family, but we also need spiritual extended family, a trusted support network. This inner and outer connection is a focus at all our workshops for participants wanting deeper levels of love and healing in their lives.

We feel our workshops provide individuals and couples with a safe, nurturing and healing environment which allows them to open to and process material usually well hidden in their daily life. We gently encourage rather than force the needed changes to come about from within each person. We lead processes with pairs, small groups or the whole group, leaving time afterwards for sharing and bringing more resolution to individual or couple issues. Music, singing, laughter and movement are woven throughout to allow deeper integration of feelings.

We would like to share our work in new places. Would you like to help volunteer to organize and promote a workshop in your area? If so, contact us.

We offer workshops for singles, couples, families, or for a general adult audience (individuals and couples). They range in length from one to three hours, one-day, weekend, or longer retreats (3-10 days). See our schedule below for more information or click on a workshop link to get more details.

A message from Barry Vissell:
Please join Joyce and me in holding a vision of a world where women, men and children of all nations, races and religions can see and feel the divine in themselves and one another. Here is our current 2008-2009 workshop schedule. Joyce and I would love to see you at one of these events. Please remember how important this spiritual-emotional growth work is. Together let’s take another step on this journey into the heart of love and deeper awareness, where real world healing begins.

There are now scholarships or work-exchanges available for almost every event for those in financial need. Write us a letter describing your situation.

Aug 15-17   Aptos Home-Center 

Opening to your Life Partner

What prevents you from attracting a true life partner, a relationship that honors body, mind, heart and soul? This powerful retreat will open new doors for you, and give you tools and greater awareness, paving the way to a fulfilling love with a person who matches your soul. Friday dinner to Sunday lunch. Cost (includes six vegetarian meals and either camping, bed-rolling or day use/local lodging):  $275 if paid in full by Aug 8. $300 after Aug 8 . $50 non-refundable deposit per person. $100 non-refundable after Aug 8 .

Sep 27-28  NORWAY

Saturday-Sunday. Contact Renate or Hermod Nordby Hansen hermodnh@online.no.

Oct 2-4  GERMANY

Retreat for individuals and couples at Osterberg Institut near Hamburg. Phone: 04523-99290.

Oct 24-26  Aptos Home-Center 

Autumn Couples Retreat

Couples describe these weekends as a safe and loving place to learn and practice new skills for their relating. Limited to 12 couples at our Home-Center. Limited indoor accommodations, so please call early. Cost (includes 6 vegetarian meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch and either camping or day use/local lodging):  $550/couple if paid in full by Oct 17. $600 after Oct 17. $100 non-refundable deposit per couple. $200 non-refundable after Oct 17.

Nov 1-2            

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (SINGLES & COUPLES)

Workshop for individuals and couples. Local contact: Chery and Rich 505-991-0839 or 505-877-6218.

Nov 12-16   Aptos Home-Center 

PERSONAL MENTORSHIP TRAINING  (SINGLES & COUPLES)

6 Month Personal Mentorship Program with Barry and Joyce. Find and live your dream, your passion, and your purpose! Individually and together with a small, carefully chosen group of 8-14 participants (singles or couples), these 6 months will transform your life. 3-4 day intensive at our home-center every 2 months.

Dec 5-7   Santa Rosa, CA

Men Living from the Heart

Before we as men can love women completely, we need to more deeply connect with our own hearts and with other men. Come to this retreat to learn how this process works, to establish meaningful friendships, and to learn how and why men distract themselves from their true happiness.  Located at a beautiful, secluded mountaintop home near Santa Rosa, the cost (including dorm lodging/bed-rolling or camping and six vegetarian meals from Friday dinner, 6:30pm, through Sunday lunch) is $275 if paid in full by Nov 28. $300 after Nov 28.   $50 non-refundable deposit per person. $100 total non-refundable per person after Nov 28. Payment options and work-trades available. Workshop content, call Jim Connell 707/573-0551 or Rob Gitlin 707/485-7406. To register, call toll-free 800-766-0629 or locally 831-684-2299.

Feb 1-8, 2009  Big Island, Hawaii
Couples in Paradise
Go to our Couples in Paradise Page for more complete information.
A week-long retreat just for couples that will transform your relationship. If you’re ready and willing for a quantum leap in your relationship, this is the retreat to come to. The romantic quality of Hawaii and the luxury of having a full week together will make this retreat truly life changing for each couple that attends. We will focus on healing, renewal, communication, forgiving, deepening the sexual relationship and rising, not falling, in love with our partner. We will have couple meditations and yoga, inspiring music, laughter and thrilling sight-seeing – in short, an extraordinary heart- opening experience for you and your partner in the presence of dolphins, whales, giant sea turtles, a beautiful black sand beach and the nearby volcano, steam vents, and thermal warm ponds. Kalani Honua on the Hilo side of the Big Island. Music by Charley Thweatt. $1800-$3200/couple, depending on lodging option, includes 21 gourmet meals.

Feb 13-15  Esalen Hot Springs (Big Sur), CA

Shared Heart Valentine's Retreat: The Couple’s Journey to Wholeness

Learn skills to dramatically improve your relationship, while luxuriating at one of the most uniquely beautiful retreat centers we have ever visited. Work-trades or alternative lodging available. Phone: 831-667-3005. http://esalen.org/

May 22-25  Rowe, MA

East Coast “Couples Living From The Heart” Retreat.

Memorial Day Weekend at Rowe Retreat Center in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Music by Scott Kalechstein. Call Rowe at 413-339-4954.

July 12-17, 2009   Klamath River, CA
White Water Adventure Quest (for adults and children 6 and older)
Our 23rd annual Klamath River trip will again emphasize spiritual renewal, celebrating nature’s simplicity and beauty, family bonding, and having fun! We’ll journey for 5 days and 4 nights on Northern CA’s wild and scenic “middle” Klamath River. 25 participants max, so please plan ahead to avoid missing out on this truly unique trip. $795/adult and $675/youth.

July 19-24, 2009   Breitenbush Hot Springs, OR
Summer Renewal Retreat with music by Charley Thweatt.
For adults and Childen of all ages.
Go to our Summer Renewal Page for more complete information.
Each summer at Breitenbush Hot Springs Conference Center, we witness individuals and couples moving through the barriers which prevent them from fully loving.
We rejoice as families are united and children opened to their natural selves. The children’s program is alive with art and movement, nature experiences and fun groups! The age groups for the children's program are approximately 4-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13-15 & 16-19. The overall theme is “The Quest,” a series of adventures leading toward self-discovery. This is the highlight of the year for our whole family. Cost: adults $670-950 depending upon lodging option. Children: FREE-$555 depending upon age. Registration: Mira at The Shared Heart Foundation office toll-free 800-766-0629. Partial work exchanges are available in the children’s program.