Grok and Awe isn’t your mama’s woo-woo new age retreat, yet spirit is an inherent, natural piece of this. And this is not trauma resolution or therapy. There are plenty of excellent offerings and facilitators out there to help in that capacity. However…

Would you like to step off the treadmill of self-help workshops that promise release from supposed flaws in your character that “keep you” from your purpose? You know, the ones where you pay a premium for a guru, thought leader, or “spiritual teacher” to tell you you’re a screw up unless you keep taking their workshops and buying their books?

Are you ready to transcend the buzzwords and new age formulations, the messages that say you are damaged and broken, and the only way to salvation is through this paradigm?

Are you ready to practice learning how to trust yourself and your own inner knowing to show you the way? And most importantly, have a blast doing so?

Are you an explorer at heart, ready to see and experience some remarkable aspects of off-the-beaten-path New Mexico? Are you interested in learning a wee bit of geology, anthropology, and history to boot?

Are you ready to delight in your inherent creative nature and utter silliness?

Do you want to laugh your ass off? (Aka “Ass Laughing™,” coined by my friend, Twila, owner of Austin’s The Herb Bar following a mutual belly laugh session)?

I encourage you to deep dive into collaborative play and exploration with Rev. Maggie Duval, the Mind Travel Agent, as your tour guide.

When: Thursday, July 8 – Sunday, July 11 (arrival Wednesday the 7th by 6 pm, with an encouraging departure on Monday the 12th for the whole experience).

Where: Beautiful Taos, New Mexico, Maggie’s home at the Ranchos de Taos border. I have one official guest room. My office serves as an additional guest room (I will need to access it on occasion) and the living room futon. Everyone shares the main bathroom, plus there is a water closet off the living room, excellent for the living room boarder.

The views are breathtaking, and outside the living and dining room windows, you can see Picuris Peak. Looking out the kitchen window, you will see the Taos Mother Mountain.

The boarding option of your choice* includes three meals per day, custom-tailored to the collaborative individual nutritional needs.

A complimentary pre-workshop virtual session with Blair Sylvan Grey, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, will get you a special “creativity pack.” The pack is customized with unique-to-you essential oils and other suggestions (stones, herbs, etc.) to help you maximize your weekend intentions.

A brand, spankin’ new, creamy paged blank art book for recording your experiences.

You will experience art-making, dance, music, writing, discoveries, a picnic on the Chama River, a labyrinth workshop, camaraderie, insights, Ass Laughing™, great food, fun, and a pair of brand new eyes to view the world.

*Pricing: Three levels for three rooming experiences.

Option 1: $2450 (the full guest room)

Option 2: $1950 (the office “guest room”)

Option 3: $1750 (the bed in the living room)

• You must be vaccinated for COVID-19 and be able to share proof of said vax.
• Limited to three people
• I have three cats and a dog. If you have allergies, this won’t work. And the pets are participants too. You also might have one sleeping with you.
• You are responsible for your transportation to my place. Please note that I am approximately 3 hours from the Albuquerque Sunport.
• At this time, there is no “attend but not stay with me/not stay to get a discount” option, sorry. In the future, I plan to have Mind Travel Adventures where we meet at my place, but you can stay elsewhere so we can have more attendees, but not this go-round. Think of it as an awesome slumber party.
• There may be all guys as participants, all gals, or a mix. You need to be comfortable with the luck of the draw.

To reserve your spot, $500 for option one, $400 for option 2, and $300 for option 3, as *non-refundable* deposit. For the balance, if you pay in full by or before June 1, you’ll receive a 5% discount. For the payment plan, half of the remaining balance is due by June 1, with the remainder due July 1. 

Refunds: If requested before June 15, you’ll receive back the total amount paid (less the non-refundable deposit). After June 15, there is no refund as we’re already in the chute. Exceptions will be honored in exceptional cases (family death, etc.), but I’ll need documentation. Therefore, I encourage you to be impeccable in your decision to participate.