laurel | October 27, 2009
Practices that re-engage us are the necessary first work in healing Severed Belonging. These workshops have very specific practices around contemplation, sacred reading, re-emplacement writing, and group processing, all designed to slow us down and help us harmonize with one another and the spirit of the place we are in.
christopher | October 24, 2009
Laurel Vogel, my co-facilitator, and I were waiting at the Earth Sanctuary on Whidbey island, Wa to begin our Nature Therapy Retreat (NTR) and at 10 past 1:00, the expected starting time, I got a call from one of the couples stating that they would be at least an hour late. Since we were out [...]
laurel | October 22, 2009
One of the more surprising aspects of moving my counseling practice from an office setting to one that is out of doors is feedback I receive from couples in retreat about how comfortable and at ease they are outside of an office, and how much more effective this is for them. I have yet to determine which aspect of the retreat is having the greatest impact on a marriage or relationship
