4-Days of Healing Camp focusing on the energies of masks
We’re gathering again for four unforgettable days of playful healing, deep storytelling, and transformative ceremony—all surrounded by the beautiful environment of The Nest in Woodstock, NY. This year, we will work with the energy of masks. Masks have long been considered as a place for spirits to 'land' in order to accompany us on a journey of healing.
Led by Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Barbara Mainguy, and Peter Blum, this unique retreat invites you to explore the stories that shape your life—and how to reimagine them in powerful new ways.
Together, we will explore the nature and spirit of healing. We will use story work, sacred drama, and ceremony to bring us closer to the muses of healing. We will use hypnosis, song, movement, and drumming - and laughter, to help us unfold the blocks to finding our joy.
We are delighted to be gathering in community at The Nest, an ideal location to retreat in support of this deep work. The nest has 23 wooded acres to explore, the opportunity to swim, the possibility of campfires, and a wonderful environment for deep conversation and transformation.
A concluding purification lodge, sometimes referred to as “inipi” or “stone people’s lodge, followed by a shared potluck meal.
Whether you're healing, helping others heal, or simply seeking transformation, this is camp for the soul.
Schedule (Subject to Changes):
Thursday 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 4 PM
Saturday: 9 AM- 4 PM
Sunday: 8 AM - 3 PM
Facilitators
Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, is the author of Coyote Medicine, Coyote Healing, and Coyote Wisdom, focusing on what Native culture offers the modern world. He has also written Narrative Medicine; Healing the Mind through the Power of Story: the Promise of Narrative Psychiatry; and his most recent book, with Barbara Mainguy, Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and completed his residencies in family medicine and in psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
Barbara Mainguy studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Toronto and received her master’s degree in Creative Arts Psychotherapy at Concordia University in Montreal. She has co-written Remapping Your Mind: the Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story with Lewis Mehl-Madrona. Currently, she works with Lewis in Orono, Maine, and is the Director of Education for the Coyote Institute in Orono. She is affiliated with the School of Social Work at the University of Maine.
Peter Blum, C.Ht., M.S.C., lives in Woodstock, where he has practiced Ericksonian hypnotherapy, NLP, and sound healing for three decades. He is a Certified Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists, and is Director of the Hypnotic Education Division of Coyote Institute. Peter has been honored with numerous awards in the field of hypnosis and in 2021, was inducted into the Hypnosis Hall of Fame.He has studied with Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael) and Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, and is also well known for his work in the field ofsound healing.
Learn more about Coyote Institute: https://www.coyote-institute.org/