live your bigger, freer, untangled life!

Untangling® Retreats

with Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin
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live your bigger, freer, untangled life!

Untangling® Retreats

Ann and Barbara
with Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin
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Do you long for life to change but keep getting tangled up when you try?

Does what you want for your life seem impossible?

It sounds like you might have a Tangle…

The Untangling® Retreats are six-day retreats for untangling your Tangles and turning your life around – so that what was impossible becomes possible.

At an Untangling® retreat you can expect to:

  • Feel a fresh sense of freedom and space, even before your issue starts to change.
  • Experience your own strong calm center even in the midst of turmoil and confusion.
  • Let your unique strengths grow and flourish as you step away from patterns of self-blame.
  • Create relationships with the various parts in your Tangle so they can finally heal in the way they have been longing for.
  • Shift the level at which you have been holding your Tangle so that it doesn’t have to keep repeating… and something really new can happen.

Do You Have a Tangle?

Your Teachers

We Know,
We’ve Been There

Barbara McGavin
Barbara McGavin
Ann Weiser Cornell

It all started in 1994…

…when we happened to be confronted with our own most challenging life issues (addiction to alcohol and suicidal depression) just as we were about to teach three workshops together. We were both professional Focusing teachers… but years of Focusing (as we knew it then) had not helped us with our toughest issues – which seemed impossible to shift.

Somehow the urgency of it and the combination of our unique strengths resulted in our developing a new form of Focusing that did work to bring change in those most challenging, tangled life issues.

We thought our new discoveries could be kept to ourselves until we got a lot more sure about them. But the questions that people asked us about their own problems and issues kept calling for answers out of our newest learnings. We found we had to share what we were discovering, raw as it was. People loved it, and wanted more.

Yes, our own life issues shifted. But we found there is so much more to life than just not being addicted or not being depressed! That’s why we began to talk about finding a treasure map — because we found that the very places where life feels most painful and hard are the maps to more ease, flow, and connection… to fresh new possibilities that just weren’t there before.

See the Upcoming Retreats

What We’ve Discovered is…

Inside a Tangle, no road leads to freedom.

There are dead ends everywhere. Resolution is literally impossible at that level. Everything you try just keeps you even more stuck. But there is a way to shift outside of the Tangle so that new possibilities open up. 

There is some kind of trauma underneath.

Underlying any Tangle is a “stoppage” of life forward energy – in other words, a trauma. Transformation and resolution come when you can be present to the stopped energy (and the pain of it) without falling in. When you can do this, you begin to get back your own life direction and your own resources.

Exiled parts play key roles.

The key player in the Tangle may be an exiled part of you that you can’t feel or hear. All the Focusing in the world doesn’t help until you invite the missing player. Having a “map” lets you know what missing part to invite… so your inner work is effective and brings real change.

You are not your Tangle

Inside a Tangle, it’s hard to access your full, aware, freely acting Self. But you are not your Tangle. You are a resourceful, resilient, flexible Self who can be in Presence with every aspect and part. Wouldn’t it be great to really experience that? You can!

What We Want for You

  • That in the places in your life where you feel most stuck and despairing, real hope dawns, because what was impossible becomes possible.
  • That repetitive painful patterns no longer repeat and instead begin to shift, because you can shift levels and be with your Tangle without being in it.
  • That you can move forward with your life with energy, curiosity, ease, and connection with others – in ways that felt out of the question before.

What You Can Expect From This Program

  • A living, flexible “map” of your tangled issue with the different parts separated out
  • A new way to understand your stuckness – not as something permanently wrong with you or your life, but as a “stoppage” of life energy that can resume and flow again
  • A powerful way to get underneath the repetitive patterns to what is really driving them… and give the stuck parts what they’ve always needed… at last

Join us to Untangle your Tangles.

The Program

The retreats are advanced in-person programs led by Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin.

Our Fundamentals retreat is suitable for Focusers who have completed our Inner Relationship Focusing Training Program (Path to Lasting Change) or all four Levels. Our Advanced Retreat requires previous attendance at an Untangling Fundamentals (previously called Treasure Maps) retreat. We offer our retreats a few times a year in beautiful places in the world. Our schedule includes times to rest, relax, regenerate, and play… and go deep.

The group gathers on the first night to connect with each other and share our hopes and intentions. Over the next five days, we go on a journey of inner exploration that begins with Getting to Know Your Tangle… and then one by one we show you the Five Powers and how to apply each one to your own Tangle. On the last morning, we have three more hours together before journeying home.

There will be breaks, movement, and Focusing partnerships within each of those three-hour sessions. We want to offer you an intensive, immersive experience that supports you in going deep into the process.

We teach through stories from our own lives and demonstrations of each of the Powers. There are specially designed paired exercises to do with each other. After your practice partnership time, you’ll come back to the group to share your experiences and receive support.

The spirit of the retreat is respect and safety for every part of yourself. Expect to feel deeply understood and accepted… even for those parts of yourself that you don’t accept (yet).

  • You have learned to use five “Powers” which are a kind of road map to transformational change
  • You can identify three types of Parts in your Tangle, each with its own feelings, and what each needs in order to heal and change
  • You have learned about the four Territories of Action Blocks, Addictions, Depression/Despair, and Unfulfilled Desire… and how they show up in your own personal Tangles
  • You have support and help to go forward with the process beyond the week, through partnerships and your own Focusing
  • A beautifully designed Workbook to follow through the week that gives you the details and specific language of every exercise
  • A leaflet that tells you where you are in the process at each step of the retreat
  • 63 pages of Workshop Handouts that go into detail about the process and the theory behind it… available before the retreat so you can read in advance if you want to
  • You have a deep commitment to your own transformation and growth, and a determination to find something that brings real change
  • You are not a beginner to Focusing – you have at least four Levels of training with practice in Focusing partnership
  • You have a longing to experience your life in a new way, free of what has been holding you back

Explore our upcoming retreats below or…are you still deciding whether this program is right for you? We welcome you to schedule a chat with Ann to set up a conversation by phone or Skype.

What Happens at the Advanced Retreat?

We start with a quick review of the Treasure Maps method – the five Powers, and the three Parts. If you’ve been away for a while, you’ll get up to speed and be ready to go deep.

You’ll encounter your Tangle in a new way, from the perspective of what is impossible… to do, to say, to think, to believe.

  • We will go deeply into the Territories, which we didn’t have time to do in the Fundamentals retreat. That would be the Swamp of Blocked Action, the Wilderness of Compulsive Action, the Pit of Endless Suffering, and the Mountain Top of Eternal Longing.
  • We learn about internal wars over actions, and over emotions like depression and longing… and how they can shift and untangle. You know that every part in those wars is trying to save you!
  • And we explore a new Territory: The Edge of the Cliff. That’s the place where the only way forward is for something really new to come. We’ll show you how to recognize the Edge of the Cliff in your Tangle and what to do when you get there.

In the Advanced retreat, we teach you our method for working with a tough Tangle over time, by writing after every session and then reading those notes before the next one. (We’ll give you a Workbook formatted for just this kind of support.)

You bet! In the Advanced retreat you’ll be taking notes after every session as Companion as well… on how the Focuser’s work applies also to your Tangle. We’re all in a shared field!

In the Advanced week, we do demonstrations with participants so you can see the subtleties of how we work with people. You’ll be able to bring more of those skills into your own partnerships and your practice.

Yes, we do recommend it. Taking both workshops back to back is an amazing experience, a deep dive into your process and a chance to make the method your own. There are two days off in between so you can have a breathing space!

And this is true even if you’ve already taken the Fundamentals retreat. People tell us that it’s very relaxing to take the Fundamentals retreat a second time, because you don’t have to worry so much about getting the method… you can sit back and take it all it at a deeper level. (There is a discount for repeating the first retreat — just ask — and another discount for signing up for both at the same time.)

Get a free taste with a mini-course

Barbara and Ann would love to tell you more about Untangling and about our upcoming retreats

  • What a Tangle is and why it’s so tough to change
  • How the Power of Self-in-Presence changes everything
  • The Three Pillars of Self-in-Presence: Recognizing, Resourcing, and Relating

They also talk about what’s special about learning Untangling in a retreat setting.

 Upcoming Retreats 

Please note: the prerequisite for our Untangling retreats requires completion of
Your Path to Lasting Change Parts One and Two or the equivalent. Click here for more information about taking these courses.

Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Fundamentals Retreat: October 31 – November 6, 2025

Advanced Retreat: November 8 – 14, 2025

$1,300–$2,600

Last Day to Register: September 15, 2025

Retreat Fees:

  • Fundamentals Retreat only: $1300
  • Advanced Retreat only: $1500
  • Both retreats: $2600

Plus Room + Board:

  • Single Room: $1345
  • Double Room: $1035
  • If attending both retreats, double the price.
  • More single rooms may become available for people who register for doubles, depending on space available.
  • Fundamentals retreat only: October 31 – November 6, 2025: $1300
    • Retreat Fees + Single Room: $2645
    • Retreat Fees + Plus Double Room: $2335
  • Advanced retreat only: November 8 – 14, 2025:  $1500
    • Retreat Fees + Plus Single Room: $2845
    • Retreat Fees + Plus Double Room: $2535
  • Both retreats: $2600
    • Retreat Fees + Plus Single Room: $5290*
    • Retreat Fees + Plus Double Room: $4670*
  • Option to pay in full or in installments.
  • *If you are attending both retreats, there is the option to stay for the two days in between at an additional charge.
  • Prices include meals.
  • Dietary Accommodations: Vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free.

Located on 24 tranquil acres in the heart of a Quaker community, Pendle Hill offers a relaxing “world apart” yet is within easy reach by car, plane, bus, and train. They offer a dedicated and friendly staff, extraordinary hospitality, rich and varied opportunities for seeking, and a lovely wooded setting.

A mile-long perimeter path contains 13 buildings and various ecosystems of forest and lawn, meadow and wetland, vegetable garden and native wildflower meadow.

They are close to major metropolitan transportation hubs like the Philadelphia Airport and Bolt station (about 25 minutes from each) and local bus and SEPTA routes. For more information on Pendle Hill, please visit their website: https://pendlehill.org/

You can also contact Allison by email here if you have additional questions.

  • The Regular Retreat begins with dinner on October 31st (6:00pm) and ends with an optional lunch on November 6th (around 12:00pm).
  • The Advanced Retreat begins with dinner November 8th and ends with an optional lunch on the 14th.
  • Each full day begins with breakfast, followed by a morning session, then lunch. There is an afternoon session that ends around 6:00pm, followed by dinner. You have your evenings free to do as you like.
  • If you are attending both retreats, you will have from the afternoon on November 6 until dinner on November 8 to do as you please.
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What People Are Saying

“In this course, I came in touch with those parts of me who are never allowed to be felt because they could be too painful. Being there and listening to what troubles them made it possible for me to draw a line when I feel overwhelmed by things in my life without being so scared. I am still scared, and I can feel how much pressure there is between “I need my own quiet space right now…” and “You egoist! You can’t just withdraw and not care about others…” It is good to feel that and to also feel that there is a possibility, a step ahead of me, that will be freed of that fear little by little.”
Sudamani M.
“I’d done a great deal of work before taking Treasure Maps. I knew how my tangle limited me…cutting me off from deep feelings, needing to be so overly-responsible and taking everything so seriously. Knowing and analyzing these details was informative, but not transformative. The Treasure Maps experience was like a dissolving of an old way of seeing life and having new eyes to engage life with more freedom. I’d highly encourage anyone interested in deepening their Focusing to take this course. The information offered by Ann and Barbara, their real-live and vulnerable demonstrations, their very perceptive and empathic support of participants created a rich learning environment. The structure of the Focusing/Companioning sessions was invaluable as well as the connections to continue Focusing with participants after the class ended.”
Paul Fitzgerald
“My life has changed since Treasure Maps. I no longer spend several hours a day playing games on my phone. What was once an irresistible siren call was shut off just like a water tap. My eating habits (my main tangle) are no longer a problem. My stomach is behaving as it should and I don’t fight off cravings or the desire to eat foods that don’t agree with me. Eating has become an easeful process for me, for the first time in my life.”
Terri Thayer Micene 
“I came to Treasure Maps hoping to untangle a life-long, debilitating self-doubt and fear of public speaking. No one (as in not one single person) has been able to support me in overcoming the intense nervous energy I sometimes experience when speaking in public or sharing in groups. This left me feeling confused and like there was something wrong with me. Treasure Maps handed me the keys to not only begin to untangle this nervous knot but also to gain great insight into what has prevented me from fulfilling my potential. After Treasure Maps, I feel different in ways that are difficult to articulate – as if the very foundation that has been holding this whole tangle together has been weakened beyond repair. I’ve spoken twice in public since the retreat and both times felt so different. There was some nervous energy, but unlike other times, it did not take over. I was able to stay in presence without being consumed by it, and I was able to speak from my heart authentically and powerfully. This is huge! Furthermore, I simply feel more confident – in a natural and quiet kind of way, like I don’t need to prove or defend myself. I feel more myself. And it feels good. Really good.”
Georgia Simone
“Before the Untangling/Treasure Maps retreat, my biggest challenge was allowing myself more than 20 minutes for a Focusing session. It seemed alright. I was discovering unknown territory inside me = the processed work. But it was sort of like how life seemed okay without chocolate before I’d ever tasted it. I couldn’t have known how different I’d feel. The retreat had structured Focusing sessions of about 55 minutes. Taking 55 instead of 20 minutes changed the depth of my Focusing. New stuck places showed up; shy places showed up; very subtle places showed up. I found a new level of clarity and equanimity. Before the course, there were work and personal situations that triggered me into irrational reactions. Now, I find myself remaining calm, compassionate, and understanding in situations that used to set me off.”
Lyman Hamblin
“Before Treasure Maps, I was always trying to understand and change my relationship with the world in order to find a better place for me “out there.” Now, I often spend more time with myself. It’s easier to be alone. I’m more in the here and now, so I enjoy life more.”
Bie D.
“Before the Untangling Retreat, my biggest challenge was around being fully courageous. I sometimes felt weakness or anger because of this challenge. Now, I’m more confident. I have more trust in my parts and in my resources. My Focusing practice with clients has also improved. Ann and Barbara are amazing.”
Georgeta Niculescu
“I was excited to do Focusing in person, but find groups difficult/scary. So going to a double retreat is like flying into the eye of the needle! The standard of teaching was excellent, as was the tranquility and beauty of the location. And after the retreat, my Focusing appears to be greatly enhanced. I can go deeper and am able to be with parts more. My understanding of ‘the big picture’ seems clearer.“
Adam S.
“Before the retreat, my biggest challenge was health issues and family problems that were weighing heavily on my mind. I felt thin-skinned, insecure, afraid — not like myself. It was as if I could never laugh or be happy again. After the retreat, I realized I am more than just my disease or my problems. That I can be sick, that this can frighten me, and I can also participate in life at the same time — listen to other people, marvel with them, be perplexed with them, laugh with them… It’s hard to describe the impact of that. I have the impression of having my feet more on the ground again. I notice when an old pattern wants to develop and I manage to pause for a moment and act differently than I used to.”
M.B.
“Treasure maps! Here be dragons…. AND treasure. A weeklong immersion in the Untangling process, in a beautiful safe space with like-minded people, left me feeling enriched and awake. It was intense, it was caring, it was enlightening. I found the many Focusing partnerships combined with Ann and Barbara’s answers to all questions arising from personal Focusing sessions invaluable, both as a learning and Focusing experience. Before Focusing I always counted on my analyzing mind, to try (!) and think my way through life’s situations. The retreat helped me notice how I carry my inner compass in my whole body. I can tap into it at any time by simply being present, sensing, and acknowledging. Go gently, there is a vast territory to explore. How can this not be exciting?”
Griet S.
“Before the retreat, my biggest challenge was handling feelings of panic and being triggered by a specific Tangle in my life. That left me feeling stressed, knowing there was a way out but unable to find it. Now my capacity to sense into the situation instead of reacting is stronger. There’s more freedom. It’s still a work in progress and it’s better. The retreat is a very safe, inviting, and encouraging space because of Ann and Barbara and because of the group.”
Miriam
“Before the retreat, even my joyful tasks had turned into burdens. That left me feeling stressed and heavy. During the course, I realized I have two parts that perform tasks: One who bears the burdens and one who is joyful with a lot of energy. Now that I’m aware of these two parts, I can see them clearly and work with them. That helps make some tasks feel lighter.”
D.J.
“Before the retreat, I felt stuck and had trouble making decisions. That left me feeling frustrated, impatient, exhausted, and like it was all too much. Now, I’m more confident and patient with my issues (and also with other people’s problems). I find I’m in a state of Self-in-Presence more often. And if I’m not, I know how to turn back to it. Before, I was often afraid of my parts and only turned toward them with subtle impatience and reluctance. Now, I really feel open, curious, and secure turning toward a part. Plus, I’m more confident being a companion with another Focuser. I warmly recommend this retreat!
Judith
“Before the retreat, I was living in a haze of being in my mind, outside of myself. Maybe a haze of worry, feeling bad about myself, or like something’s wrong (even though I have a very good life). That haze of floating thoughts had been there for so long I hardly noticed them. Now, I feel more centered in myself. When I become aware of discomfort, I immediately bring Self-in-Presence, what a relief it is to be able to notice and be with the subtlety of my experience, no matter what comes up. The beautiful thing is I’ve experienced that nothing in me is there to torture or harm me, everything is there to help if I’m willing to stay and make deep, quiet, and compassionate contact to what I’ve always pushed away. Developing a kind friendship with everything in me has been a revelation!“
Susan C.
“Before Treasure Maps, my biggest challenge was being anxious and panicked around other people. During the retreat, I realized it’s not about other people. It’s about turning toward the conflict in myself that I’ve chose to ignore, suppress or run away from – out of fear or pain. The retreat was invaluable. Watching Ann and Barbara Focus twice a day was extremely useful. After the retreat and all that I learned, I feel more grounded and hopeful about my future.”
C.W.
“For a long time, I knew my fitness was declining. Returning home from Treasure Maps, I was able to take the next step. I found a personal trainer and started working out. I’ve noticed the benefits to my health and stamina. Now, I get off the bus a couple of stops earlier and walk farther to get to my office. I’m not dragging my heels around working out with my trainer or working out at home between appointments. There’s just this natural ‘doingness’ about this seemingly small action. Focusing every day at the retreat helped me bring it more into everyday life and start a regular practice.”
K.B.
“Before Treasure Maps, I couldn’t shake the feeling of being ‘lost.’ I’d write things out so I’d do them, but it was hard work getting through my list. I was tired and nothing helped (at least not for long). Now, I’ve dropped some of the heavy weight dragging me down and I’ve even found a more playful energy to move with as I go about my day. There’s nothing like a room full of people who can hold a space of openness and non-judgment to help me become a more complete version of myself.”
D.B.
“Before discovering Focusing, my biggest challenge was that I always seemed to need to do something to justify who I was. I was the biggest judge and critic of myself and it made me feel like I had to justify my existence by always being and doing good. Through Focusing and the Treasure Maps work, I discovered there are different parts of me that have developed different perspectives. I’ve found it’s important to listen to those different experiences because they represent and make up the whole me.”
Mariko M.
“I gained a profound sense of transformation and healing from my childhood. There were things there, in the past, that felt like a dark shadow with deep longings. They needed compassionate, nurturing attention and they found it in Treasure Maps. I now know how to be aware of and present with two conflicting aspects of myself without taking sides. I have tools to work with states of depression, shame and despair, procrastination, addictive behaviors, and obsession in my work with others. This workshop – the immediacy, depth of respect for one another, and profound wisdom of the body – is an experience I will always treasure.”
Heather Rogers
“Treasure Maps gave me the tools to bring about transformative, sustainable change. When I returned home and found I wasn’t irritable (like I used to be) and didn’t even have to try to be open and loving, I felt free. It’s been a dynamic and effective transformation.”
Gaye B.
“Treasure Maps was absolutely amazing in content, the way it was organized, the experiential work we did. Even down to the way the course was delivered. It’s clear that Ann and Barbara have developed this work over many years and are teaching from their personal experience. Halfway through the retreat, I was confident that whatever happens in my life from now on, I have a way of being with that in a compassionate, nonjudgmental way. My inner world feels more friendly now. I have more “space” inside – more peace. I discovered I really can be the environment for change. It’s like being given a priceless gift. I am so grateful to Ann and Barbara for their work.”
Jennifer Edwards
“Treasure Maps offers a comprehensive process that enables one to really do deeper work in a continuous way so you don’t lose the thread of the issues you’re working through. You really have the space to get to the heart of all that’s needed to make lasting change. After the retreat, I feel freer to just be me and go with my own flow. I don’t feel the same pressure to be something I’m not or to perform to the standards of others. What really matters now is that I feel satisfied and fulfilled by my actions. I keep learning and growing, experiencing life in whatever way feels right for me at the time.”
Lynette T.
“What’s different about Focusing? I found, and still find, something new and curious every time I venture into the Focusing space. That surprises me and I love it. After Treasure Maps, I know there’s something undeniably important about Focusing that I must and deeply want to pursue. I now have a connection to the wider community of Focusers, including some I hope I can continue the journey with.”
F.C.S.
“Before the Treasure Maps retreat, I always had my eyes on other people…not knowing who I was. I felt really unhappy. The course helped me learn to do less, to take time to stop, to check and be active in doing nothing more than being aware of what is in here. It’s like there was a mostly interesting and challenging world outside that I didn’t understand well. And now, there’s an interesting world in me that gives me insights into who I am. The evolution is slow but so worthwhile.”
Bie
“I came to Treasure Maps with an intention to find a method to help me be with difficult feelings in intimate relationships, and as a tool to facilitate deeper connections for my patients. Other methods I’d tried before left me feeling like I needed to be fixed or changed, but Focusing wasn’t like that. Instead of “managing” myself, I developed an appreciation of my experiences that allowed acceptance and compassion. As a result, my relationships (with myself and others) feel more connected, loving and warm. I knew this course was making a difference when I noticed that I felt more settled when difficult feelings came. I began to “be with” them and give them space instead of resisting the experiences that activated them. It made all the difference. Now, I have a more solid sense of trust in myself (and others). I know I will move forward, confident that I can and will take good care of myself (and others) as a result.“
S.S.
“In the Untangling Retreat, I came into contact with parts of me that are driven to service to others, that judge harshly anything that is “just for fun” or even “healthy” because these things distract from its main mission of service. I was able to relate to these parts in a way that allowed more space in my life, less pressure to always be doing something that contributes to others, and the possibility of spending at least some of my time in pure fun. Before the course, I was saying “yes” when I should have been saying “no” and I was offering to help out of a need for belonging that was detrimental to my overall well-being. The ability to say “no” or “let me think about that” or just to pause before jumping in to serve are some of the big takeaways from the Untangling Retreat. For a long time, I have had a vague sense that something was not right about how I was choosing to invest myself and prioritize those choices. My Focusing practice has been a huge help in discovering the “why’s” and “how’s” of this dilemma. The Untangling Retreat brought together years of seeking answers and solutions into a more coherent understanding and approach.“
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Barbara Dickinson
“For me, Treasure Maps is a spiritual adventure. When I cultivate unconditional presence for all that arises in me, I feel peaceful and I can be myself. As a result, I have better relationships, feel longer periods of calm, and appreciate most of my life experiences.”
Marie Sherry McDonald
“All my life, I’ve suffered from low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence, and impostor syndrome. Focusing already helped me tremendously, but I still felt stuck. I love the Treasure Maps framework of Untangling a Tangle. For a long time, I felt like I bumped into the same invisible wall, without the ability to really see it. Now, I feel changed. It’s subtle, but I definitely made a step forward. After Treasure Maps, I feel more compassion toward myself, more patience, more ability to hold it all. And I have a clear process/map to keep working on my Tangle.”
Stéphanie RS
“For me, the best part about Focusing is the lack of pressure. If there is a goal, it’s simply to make a connection with the parts of yourself that want to be heard. But there’s nothing you must do, which is the perfect way to get me into the relaxing-and-flowing state.”
B.E.
“The Untangling Retreat was beyond my expectations, a rich and unforgettable experience. The most noticeable shift afterward is in how I relate to the unhappy, nagging, complaining, or awkward parts of myself. I’ve become much more curious and compassionate towards these aspects. I’m now completely certain that they always have something valuable to share. Overall, I feel more relaxed, confident, and patient, even on my ‘bad mood’ days. If you want to explore your inner conflicts from various perspectives, meet interesting and compassionate like-minded people, and appreciate Focusing MORE, don’t hesitate! This retreat is worth it!”
Mina Orang

Got Questions? We’ve Got Your Answers…

The workshop starts on the evening of the first day, after dinner, and ends just before lunch on the last day. Dinner on the first day and lunch on the last day are included.

We meet as a group for three hours each morning and three hours each afternoon. Paired practice is included in those three hours. In the evenings, participants are free to take quiet time or join others for shared activities like singing, dancing, storytelling, improv games. The days normally run from 9am – 6pm, beginning with breakfast. Dinner is at 6:30pm.

Yes, you will be Focusing in partnership each day, for longer times each day, as you gain the resources you’ll need to be with the deep places.

Although more is better, at a minimum you need to be able to be a Focusing partner, able to direct your own Focusing process and accompany someone else. We have found that people need at least four Levels of Focusing training (Path to Lasting Change Parts One and Two or the equivalent) to feel sufficiently relaxed and confident with Focusing so that they can concentrate on the subtleties of the Untangling work.

Feel free to reserve a shared room even if you are coming by yourself; we’ll be happy to assign you a roommate.

Yes. Treasure Maps payments are non-refundable except in the event of unavoidable emergency.

Most retreats meet the qualifications for 35 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. PCE#62524

Eligibility for CE Credits requires 100% live attendance. If you miss any hours of instruction, you are ineligible for CE Credits.

There is a $25 administrative fee for CE Credits. Records of Completion are awarded at the end of the course upon completion of all requirements and the course evaluation. (If you don’t want CE Credits but would like a Record of Completion, the $25 fee does still apply.)

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