The Neurobiology of Intuition

Join our day long retreat-style training on our three vital “brains” of intuition:

The Heart Brain with Ellen Slater, LICSW, YT-200

The head and heart are in constant communication through the sophisticated Vagus nerve, an information superhighway running throughout your body. The Compassion Cultivation Cycle will offer a pathway to building compassion including tangible tools to awaken the heart & shift towards a state of flow & acceptance. You will learn the language of the heart.

The workshop will include discussion and guided mindfulness practice. Through guided practice awaken to the ways you carry tension and stress, learning tools to unravel and release blockages physically, psychologically, and emotionally. Ellen’s training in neurobiology will offer tools to re-building the sacred connection with your heart.

The Gut Brain with Abby Bange, MS, RD, MHCA

Gut feeling, gut instinct, listen to your gut. As a culture we have known and felt in our bodies that we have feelings/intuition/instinct communicating from our gut. This ancient knowing is now being studied and research has shown our gut directly communicates with our brain.

This bi-directional communication between gut & brain is called the gut- brain axis and is shown to influence your mood, mental health, inflammation, immune response and overall well being.

Listening to your gut is a superpower.

In this workshop you will learn 5 ways to cultivate a healthy gut biome and how to keep it thriving long after our retreat.

The Ancient Brain with Maria Metler, Naturalist

“The land knows you, even when you are lost.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer 

Return to your deepest and most intimate relationship, the one with earth. Our nervous system was designed in reciprocal relationship with earth — awaken this ancient knowing as an antidote to our fast paced modern world. Re-learn how to communicate with the trees and be nourished by the plants. Research repeatedly shows spending time in nature improves our mental and physical health. Join us for an immersive exploration of how our bodies' connection with the outside world can aid in the reduction of stress and the increase in positive energy and ideas. During an all-ability naturalist guided walk you will learn skills to open your eyes and observe the wonders of nature, inhale the scents of the old growth trees, and feel the breeze on your face. Come with curiosity. Leave with a feeling of gratitude.

Take away skills for your own well-being & relationships, and for those in the counseling profession integrate these understandings into your clinical care.