Wisdom and Wellbeing Weeks 2023
Join us for our upcoming Winter learning program at Blue Spirit and enjoy inspiring classes with gifted teachers in one of the most beautiful settings in the world.
Every year since we opened our doors in 2009, we have been hosting weeklong multi-faculty retreats during which you can enjoy the unique blend of an inspiring learning community paired with the best of a restorative wellness vacation.
The Program
Choose from two different program styles:
Multi-Faculty Weeks
You can choose how many of the classes you like to attend or skip them in order to head to the beach, go horseback riding, book a massage or receive cutting edge treatments in our Longevity Center.
Intensive Study Weeks
During the Intensive Weeks you will study in-depth with one teacher in a smaller group and private setting to dive deep on a specific topic.
Multi Faculty Weeks
Learn from acclaimed teachers in a variety of daily workshops In your chosen week.
Week 1 : January 7-14, 2023
Presence, Purpose, and the Neuroscience of Connection
Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Jack Kornfield
Elissa Epel, PhD
Richard Leider
Caroline Welch, J.D.
Lama Tsultrim Allione
Trudy Goodman, PhD
Shelly Prillerman Harrell, PhD
Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD
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Week 2: January 21-28, 2023
Passion, Poetry, and Relational Intelligence
Esther Perel
David Whyte
Terry Real, LICSW
John Perkins
Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, MHS
Leslie Salmon Jones & Jeff W. Jones
Annette Knopp
Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD
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Week 3: January 28 – Feb 4, 2023
Consciousness, Compassion and Planetary Wellbeing
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
& Licia Sky
Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD
Christiana Figueres
Jack Saul, PhD
Rachel Yehuda, PhD
Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter
Annette Knopp
Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD
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Week 4: February 4-11, 2023
Trauma, Healing and our True Essence
Gabor Maté, MD
Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Patti Elledge
Dr. Mario Martinez
Leslie Salmon Jones
& Jeff W. Jones
Annette Knopp
Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD
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Intensive Programs
Immerse yourself in one specific topic with a selected faculty
February 11 -18, 2023
– Lama Tsultrim Allione – Sahaja Spontaneous Wisdom
– Leslie Salmon Jones, & Jeff W. Jones – Afro Flow Yoga® Retreat: Restoring our Roots
February 18 – 25, 2023
– Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. – Trauma and Releasing Personal & Legacy Burdens
– Mark Matousek, MA – Your Untold Story: Writing as a Path of Awakening
February 25 –March 4, 2023
– Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW – Nondual Mindfulness Embodied
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