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Treasure Maps to the Soul Retreats
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"Treasure Maps was such a great experience for me. I was so appreciative of the chance to learn about one of the most important intelligences – intrapersonal intelligence. What a great opportunity to learn about how to relate to ourselves!!! I'd like to envision a day when learning to relate to ourselves becomes part of what everyone learns in school.”
”I got so much deeper than I ever have before. Focusing seems to have three-dimensionalised! I came home feeling transformed. I have experienced how dramatically perspectives can change. I have experienced the fluidity of Process more than ever before and it has demonstrated to me that hope is always there. Before Treasure Maps, my hope had a desperate flavour – now I see that it can be joyful. I have experienced transformation – now I believe in magic. Magic and miracles – I feel that life is made of those! It was all wonderful! I will be back. Wish I could afford the time and money to come to them all!” – J.B., Shropshire, England
”I had been hearing about Focusing for years from friends and was intrigued to learn more. Then I had the opportunity to take Level 1 Focusing last year and realized it was what I was looking for...a way to strengthen the witness. I especially was drawn to the concept of Presence. When the flier for Treasure Maps arrived in the mail, it spoke to my soul. I knew I had to go and WOW – what a treasure I found. If Focusing is a lamp, Treasure Maps is a spotlight, shining the light so that I may go deeper and deeper. I am getting to know parts I didn't know existed. I found both Focusing and Treasure Maps workshops to be a perfect blend of information and experiential exercises. I'm able to take what I learned and work with partners, continuing to grow rather than lose the focusing skills. The manuals, Ann and Barbara's enthusiasm, and the very beauty and depth of the process keep it from being one more healing method I learned, loved, but soon forgot.”
”Thank you so much for the Treasure Maps experience. I found it so incredibly helpful for getting to issues that I feel have been getting in my way, but that I had not been able to access. I thoroughly enjoyed your style of teaching. I so much appreciate all the work that you, Ann and Barbara, have gone through and the fact that you paid so much attention to the process that you can share it with others. I also appreciate the fact that you were so open with your own vulnerabilities. It is an inspiration to me that you are so vulnerable, open, real, spontaneous and I know you have gotten to this place through this work. Not only are these very attractive qualities in a person, but it proves the success of what you teach.” —
”We went digging, yes, for Treasure, a certain kind of Treasure – a Treasure of the Soul. We dug under our crusty controllers and ’protectors’, finding only the shadow of a dreaded feeling. We slogged through swamps, wilderness, and pits, climbing, finally, to a mountain top, whose secret hinted what we really are, what we really want. Proceeding with the Presence of our inner and outer companions, we then encountered only a wall, taking the forms of seemingly uncontrollable emotional rivers, apparently impenetrable fogs, and even a seemingly undefeatable dragon, who says, somewhat incredibly, that it's protecting us from an awful feeling, an unbearable sensation in our body. Courageously, with our guides, we dig into the sensation, embracing it with our Presence. Yes, there is a negative sensation. But there is also along with it a Force, a Living Forward Force which can release some awesome qualities: a sense of transformation, or oneness, or understanding, or transcendence, or liberation, or redemption, or completion, or wholeness, or peace, or clarity, or self-acknowledgement, or love, or joy, or even ecstasy. One, some, or all of these qualities. We have found the Treasure!! I feel so excited about this. For the first time in my life I feel able to be with this pain and longing. My inner world has finely been able to believe that I can heal it rather than searching for someone (replacement motherly love) from the external world. This week I have experienced an inner connection that is so powerful and moving. I am passionate and so very respectful of the Treasure Maps work and thank you for sharing it with me.”
"My Focusing sessions since returning from Treasure Maps have had a phenomenal jump in awareness, direction, and "results" (in the broadest sense). I want EVERYONE to take Treasure Maps." |
The four Powers are the heart of the Treasure Maps work. It is through learning the Powers that you will be able to continue working with difficult areas in your life after you go home. We will demonstrate, and then you will be working in pairs, using our protocols to support your process. After each paired session you’ll return to the whole group to share what you learned and ask questions. Guided by our models of the roots of trauma and the structure of inner conflict, you will be ready to engage more fully with the tangled and stuck aspects of your issue. The week is structured as a journey into deeper and deeper contact with yourself.
We also have fun. If you thought that deep work was all heavy and serious, think again. Deep inner work needs lightness, so we don't get sunk in it. Playfulness is an essential component of our workshops. Skits illustrate our teaching — our hammy acting is something to behold. And there are opportunities for you to get in on the act as well.
You will receive detailed handouts of more than 70 pages, which are not available any other way. Included in these handouts are “protocols,” which are specific guided processes for working with each difficult area, with yourself or with others.
More than just theory, this workshop shows you, step by step, how to build the practical skills we call the Powers. Expect to be deeply changed, both by the workshop itself and by the resources you take home.
Upcoming Treasure Maps to the Soul Retreats We are careful to find comfortable and beautiful places in which to hold our workshops. There are no-interest payment plans available so that you can spread your payment out over a year if necessary; the first payment needs to be received by the early registration date for you to receive the discount.
We offer only a few Treasure Maps to the Soul retreats each year. Currently planned retreats include:
>> For information about this retreat in Italian, click here
Castello di Spannocchia is an educational center, wildlife preserve and working historical farm -- a truly rural setting situated close to Sienna in the pastoral Tuscan hills. Guests are encouraged to gather on the Villa terrace or by the pool to enjoy the warmth of the southern exposure and the wonderful views. The property has farm roads and hiking trails that can be explored and a little further afield is the 10th century monastery of Santa Lucia located near the bank of the Rosia river. We will be having leisurely evenings beginning with wine on the terrace before a three course dinner. This is our third time back – we love this place!
Click here for our photo gallery from past retreats.
Visit the Castello di Spannocchia website for more information: www.spannocchia.org
Times/Dates: Participants arrive between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Sunday, August 31, and our program ends with lunch on Saturday, September 6.
Prerequisite: You must have previous Focusing and Focusing partnership experience (Level One or equivalent) to take Treasure Maps to the Soul. To get this training, see www.innerrelationship.com for teachers near you or teachers offering telephone classes.
Translation: This retreat is taught in English, and we will have translation into Italian for those who need it.
Cost: The registration fee is 615 euros (€). If you are a resident of Italy, a discount of 50 euros applies to your fee. Workshop fee does not include room and board at Castello di Spannocchia.
Room & board: Cost of room and board varies depending on the type of room reserved. Accommodation fee is for 6 nights and includes all meals. (no more Villa single rooms available)
Registration: Payment in full for the registration fee plus room and board is required for registration. Payment plans are available for the workshop fee (but not for room & board); please contact Focusing Resources if you would like to arrange a payment plan.
To register and pay in euros (€), download the registration form (84 K), which includes payment instructions.
To register and pay in GP pounds (£) via credit card, contact Barbara McGavin by phone at 011-44-(0)1225-311 062 to arrange payment. When you register, please provide your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, credit card number, and card expiration date. Please also let us know your choice of lodging. Your card will be charged at the currency exchange rate between euros and GB pounds at the time of the credit card payment.
To register and pay in US dollars ($) via credit card, contact Focusing Resources by phone at 510-666-9948 to arrange payment by credit card. When you register, please provide your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, credit card number, and card expiration date. Please also let us know your choice of lodging. Your card will be charged at the currency exchange rate between euros and US dollars at the time of the credit card payment.
To register and pay via check in US dollars, please email annweisercornell@mac.com and let us know the amount you wish converted from euros to dollars. We will reply with a dollar amount that will be good for 7 days. Once you receive this information, mail your check in that amount (issued by a US bank and made payable to Focusing Resources) along with your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number to: Focusing Resources, 2336 Bonar St., Berkeley, CA 94702.
Workshop contacts: Focusing Resources, 2336 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA 94702. Phone: 510-666-9948. Fax: 510-666-9938. Email: annweisercornell@mac.com or Barbara McGavin, The Bath Focusing Centre, 46 Chilton Road, Bath, BA1 6DR, England. Tel.: 011-44-(0)1225-311 062. Email: bathfocusing@btinternet.com
Miramar Retreat Center is located in the charming seaside town of Duxbury, MA, some 35 miles south of Boston and 20 miles north of Cape Cod. This historic ship owner’s estate, overlooking Kingston Bay, is surrounded by rolling lawns, magnificent gardens and pristine views of sky and sea. The house, with its history of a bygone era, blends the old with a contemporary updated bedroom wing, dining room and conference hall added in the early 1980’s. The colonial style structure features many antique fireplaces along with a blend of different types of wood, imported from all over the world in the late 19th century for use in the floors and paneling. A modern kitchen, run by professional chefs, provides appetizing meals for all.
Prerequisite: You must have previous Focusing and Focusing partnership experience (Level One or equivalent) to take Treasure Maps to the Soul. To get this training, see www.innerrelationship.com for teachers near you or teachers offering telephone classes.
Cost: Early registration fee is $825 (after September 20, the workshop fee is $875). Workshop fee does not include room and board at Miramar Retreat Center.
(single rooms have all been reserved)
Registration: Payment of a $395 non-refundable retreat deposit is required for registration. Payment plans are available for the workshop fee (but not for room & board); please contact Focusing Resources if you would like to arrange a payment plan.
To register online, use the workshop calendar to add this retreat to your shopping cart. See below for other registration options.
Workshop contacts: Focusing Resources, 2336 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA 94702. Phone: 510-666-9948. Fax: 510-666-9938. Email: annweisercornell@mac.com or Barbara McGavin, The Bath Focusing Centre, 46 Chilton Road, Bath, BA1 6DR, England. Tel.: 011-44-(0)1225-311 062. Email: bathfocusing@btinternet.com
You must have Focusing experience in order to register. Treasure Maps builds on Focusing skills, so in order to use our time with the greatest power, we ask that all participants have had at least one Focusing workshop, including Focusing partnership skills, or equivalent private instruction. Level One meets this prerequisite.
To find a Focusing teacher near you, or one who offers Level One instruction by phone: www.innerrelationship.com.
Click here to go to the current workshop calendar, where you can register online for all workshops, including most of the Treasure Maps to the Soul retreats listed on this page.
If you prefer to register by phone, fax, or mail, see Registration Information. MasterCard/Visa/AmEx accepted for payment of deposits, as well as checks drawn in the funds of the organizing country, with the exception of Canada. Credit card payments are taken in US dollars or UK pounds at the exchange rate current at the time of the payment. Deposits are non-refundable.
Payment plans are available. We'd like to make these workshops available to all. Ask us about spreading your payments out over time; take up to a year after the workshop to pay at no interest.
Printed Brochures We would be happy to send you printed material about these workshops or answer any questions you have: annweisercornell@mac.com or bathfocusing@btinternet.com. |
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