https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com Healing Sanctuary - Mount Shasta, CA & Vilcabamba, Ecuador Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:51:15 +0000 en hourly 1 https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-SVSR_LOGO_UPDATED_2025_300dpi_wht_artboard-scaled-1-32x32.png https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com 32 32 https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/my-crystalline-heart/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:44:55 +0000 https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=6647 Part I: Several years ago, I went on a day-long vision quest with my friend Roy and a small group of eager participants that he had put together for a day in the woods. The focus of the day was as it is typical for such events—to deepen our connection to nature and, in so ... Read more

The post My Crystalline Heart first appeared on Sacred Valley Spiritual Retreat.]]> https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/the-benefits-of-breathing-breathwork/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:13:54 +0000 https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=6581 We became autonomous beings the moment we were disconnected from our Mother’s umbilical cord and took our FIRST breath. Our last action as that same autonomous being is when we breathe our LAST breath. Breath is the most vital element of simply BE-ing, not just autonomous but alive, as we are virtually breathed into and ... Read more

The post The Benefits of Breathing & Breathwork first appeared on Sacred Valley Spiritual Retreat.]]> https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/mirroring-or-building-rapport-for-healers-and-coaches/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:16:49 +0000 http://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=2555 One of the first things that I realized that was really important when embarking on a career path as a healer or spiritual coach was to quickly build trust and rapport with the Client. I was lucky to have had a lot of experience with understanding that everybody’s need in that respect is different. I ... Read more

The post Mirroring or Building Rapport for Healers and Coaches first appeared on Sacred Valley Spiritual Retreat.]]> https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/ever-wondered-if-you-have-an-entity-attachment/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:02:35 +0000 http://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=2211 How would you know if you have one? How would it affect you? Have you experienced unusual negative emotions that come out of nowhere? Are you unable to make up your mind or have poor concentration? Are you feeling unusually sluggish? Do you have an unexplained illness with no known cause? Do you have strange ... Read more

The post Ever Wondered If You Have An “Entity Attachment?” first appeared on Sacred Valley Spiritual Retreat.]]> https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/how-to-love/ Tue, 28 May 2019 18:59:26 +0000 http://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=2198 This powerful sculpture entitled ‘LOVE’ and otherwise known as ‘Inner Child’ evokes the innocent child within us wanting to reach out and connect with the innocent, inner child within our partner. It is symbolic of the deep yearning within us to connect with the core essence of our mate, despite the challenges and conflict that ... Read more

The post How To Love first appeared on Sacred Valley Spiritual Retreat.]]> https://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/the-pitfalls-of-spiritual-bypassing/ Tue, 28 May 2019 18:49:50 +0000 http://sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.com/?p=2193 A Term coined by Psychotherapist Jon Welwood to emphasize what he was witnessing in his own Buddhist community, where he noticed people were using spiritual ideation to avoid dealing with deeply held psychological or emotional wounds. Of course it feels really nice and cozy to be dwelling on uplifting experiences and elevating thoughts. To use ... Read more

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