Registration is Now Closed! Our next retreat will be in May, 2022!
Are you an avid dreamer? Fascinated by dream symbolism & unusual nighttime experiences? This is your invitation to a powerful dreamwork immersion focused on dreamwork as an embodied Awakening practice. This intermediate retreat is open to all avid dreamers interested in deepening their practice.
To get a feel for the retreat, imagine yourself with an inspiring group of dreamers, artists, therapists, and healers for an entire weekend… connecting authentically, experiencing fascinating dreamscapes, and releasing blocks held deep inside ourselves through dreamwork. This is about lucid awareness, alchemical healing, and dreaming in service of personal growth & Awakening.
This retreat will include three full days of exploring dreams in a small group with a maximum of 8 attendees. All participants will have the opportunity to work at least one personal dream in depth with the group. In addition to experiencing numerous dreams, we will explore topics such as:
Interpreting Mystical Dreams
Yogic Breathwork & Dream Embodiment Practices
Recurring Dreams & Nightmares
Dream Incubation
Lucid Dreams
This is an intermediate-level retreat, and is a component of Level-1 Certification with the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild.
Dates & Tentative Schedule: November 20-22, 2021
Note: We ask all participants to be fully present during the retreat, with your phones turned off except during lunch or dinner breaks. This includes arriving on time by 9am on Saturday, November 20, and staying until 6:30pm on Monday, November 22 for the closing ceremony. If you are flying in, please plan to fly out on Tuesday, November 23 or later (see travel notes, below). Please treat yourself to the full experience–a beautiful weekend surrounded by amazing people, depth-oriented meditations, and inspiring dreams.
Saturday
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Arrival at retreat location. Tea, Coffee, Snacks, & Greetings
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Opening Ceremony & Alchemical Dreamwork
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: On-Site Group Lunch. Bring your own food & plan to stay on-site
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Alchemical Dreamwork
Evening: Drive Home for Dream Practices
Sunday
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Arrival at retreat location. Tea, Coffee, Snacks, & Greetings
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Opening & Alchemical Dreamwork
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: On-Site Group Lunch. Bring your own food & plan to stay on-site
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Alchemical Dreamwork
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Group Vegetarian Dinner (Provided, GF & mostly organic)
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Nighttime Dream Induction Ceremony
Monday
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Arrival at retreat location. Tea, Coffee, Snacks, & Greetings
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Opening & Alchemical Dreamwork
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: On-Site Group Lunch. Bring your own food & plan to stay on-site
2:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Alchemical Dreamwork & Closing Ceremony
Where:
Private home 20 minutes from downtown Durham, NC.
Location provided in November, after registration, as part of the orientation email.
The planned location is not handicap accessible, and has 3 steps into the front door and no internal steps. If you have questions about accessibility, please reach out. We might be able to find a way to accommodate your needs.
Investment:
$350 Early Registration until September 30 / $400 after October 1, 2021. Please register early.
Registration before November 01 includes 1 x 90-minute Private Dream Coaching Session valued at $150, to be scheduled ~30 days after the retreat. This is to support you with integration from the retreat.
Space is limited: Register early!
Registration is via Check or Credit Card. Click here to register by credit card.
Please make checks out to: Navigate Change, LLC. Mailing address: PO Box 21371, Durham NC 27703
No refunds after November 01, 2021, although we will work out something with you if you need to stay home due to unexpected illness. We would appreciate you transferring your registration to another person instead of cancelling, to ensure we have enough participants in this small group retreat.
Travel:
Our retreat is 40 minutes from the Raleigh-Durham airport. If you are flying in, we would suggest flying into Raleigh, NC (RDU) and carpooling with other retreat participants. Other possible airports are Greensboro, NC (GSO) and Fayetteville, NC (FAY).
If you live in Chapel Hill or Durham, plan to leave home by 8:30am to make it to the retreat on time; if you live in Raleigh or Burlington, plan to leave by 8am.
Health & Wellness:
Any in-person event carries a risk of transmitting colds & flu. Please honor self by getting enough sleep and eating well before and after, so that your immune system is strong. And honoring each other’s health by getting vaccinated and staying home if you feel ill.
North Carolina is currently under a state of emergency due to high numbers of hospitalizations of unvaccinated people with Covid-19. As mask use will not be possible during an event of this type, we will require all attendees to show proof of having completed Covid-19 vaccination at least 15 days before this event. If you feel comfortable sharing your vaccine card digitally, please share via text message or WhatsApp to Benjamin: +1 303 847-5263. Or via email to: Now@NavigateChange.Org. Otherwise, please arrange to share it via Zoom or in-person prior to the event.
Facilitator:
Benjamin Whitehurst, M.A. is Founder of the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild and NC Regional Representative for International Association for the Study of Dreams. In addition helping hundreds of people explore their dreams each year, Benjamin is a former Peace Corps volunteer and is proficient in Spanish, Portuguese and Kaqchikel Mayan. Benjamin holds a Masters of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and Certification in Integral Circling from the Integral Center in Boulder, CO. Learn more about his personal development coaching & other work at NavigateChange.Org.
