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A First of Its Kind!
Are you ready to transcend the ordinary and dive into a realm where science, intuition, and nature converge? Join us for the Energy Alchemy Retreat and embark on a transformative journey like no other!
Why Attend the Energy Alchemy Retreat?
1. Harness the Power of Biofields
2. Scientific and Intuitive Integration
3. Experiential Learning
4. Holistic Well-Being
5. Learn techniques to enhance your life and your professional practice.
What to Expect:
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Experience live EEG testing and the roXiva RX1 hypnagogic light machine to explore altered states of consciousness and achieve deep relaxation.
- Equine Partnership: Partner with a horse to gather heart rate variability data, revealing insights into your energetic alignment and state of being. Horses are like a 1/2-ton biofeedback machine!
- Expert Guidance: Benefit from the expertise of three top professionals in their field.
- Community and Connection: Connect with like-minded individuals who are on a similar journey of self-discovery and transformation.
- Tools and Techniques: See and experience the science behind the energy that moves us, embrace new methods to advance your intuition, and embrace nature's support and presence in all that we do.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the energetic biofields that sustain and support our existence.
If you’re ready to embrace a new, integrated way of living and unlock or evolve your intuitive gifts, the Energy Alchemy Retreat is for you!
Keep reading to find out more.
The Science
Jeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCN
Dr. Jeff Tarrant is the founder and director of Psychic Mind Science and the NeuroMeditation Institute in Eugene, Oregon. As a licensed psychologist and board-certified expert in neurofeedback. He specializes in the innovative integration of technology-based interventions with meditative states to enhance mental health and facilitate psychic exploration.
With a profound focus on the clinical applications and research of neurofeedback and meditation, Jeff's work studies the brainwave changes that occur through contemplative practices, technological interventions, and non-ordinary states of consciousness. His pioneering research aims to bridge the gap between neuroscience and spirituality, offering a scientific foundation for understanding psychic phenomena and meditative experiences.
Jeff is the acclaimed author of "Becoming Psychic: Lessons from the Minds of Mediums, Healers, and Psychics" and "Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain." His insightful exploration of psychics and mediums has garnered national attention, featuring appearances on The Dr. Oz Show and Coast to Coast AM and coverage in the New York Times bestselling book "The Light Between." Additionally, his expertise is regularly showcased at national conferences, where he shares his findings on the transformative potential of neurofeedback and meditation.
Jeff's commitment to advancing psychic mind science and neurofeedback has positioned him as a leading figure in the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and spirituality. His work continues to inspire and educate those seeking to understand and harness the power of the mind.
About Biofields
Biofields are complex, dynamic fields of energy and information that surround and permeate living organisms. They regulate biological processes at molecular, cellular, and systemic levels and play a crucial role in maintaining health and homeostasis.
The "Energy Alchemy" retreat focuses on harnessing the transformative power of these biofields. Jeff will evaluate energetic shifts by capturing images of participants with a special light-sensing camera at the beginning and end of the retreat.
During the horse partnering exercise, he will gather heart rate variability data as you connect with your horse, providing insights into your energetic alignment and well-being.
Mind Games
As part of the retreat, Jeff will conduct a live EEG test while Maria performs a spirit drawing. The first three individuals to sign up will also have the opportunity to undergo an EEG during a mindfulness exercise.
Jeff will explain the functions of the right and left brain hemispheres and provide exercises to enhance communication between them. Additionally, you'll learn and practice science-based techniques for manifestation.
Unlocking New Neural Pathways
Our brains have developed specific pathways to work better; one of these is called the default mode network (DMN). While the DMN helps us be more efficient, it can also have downsides. It can make us think more about ourselves, hold on to biases, and dwell on past experiences. This limits our ability to empathize, question old views, and accept new ideas. When the DMN takes over, it reduces creativity and open-mindedness, making it harder to be mindful and explore new thoughts.
Jeff will guide you through experiences designed to help you step off the DMN track and access new ways of being. You'll have the opportunity to experience the roXiva RX1 hypnagogic light machine, which uses stroboscopic white light combined with sound to guide you into deeply relaxing or profoundly inspiring states of mind. Additionally, he will lead breathwork and qigong sessions to further enhance your journey toward mindfulness and personal transformation.
The Spirit
Maria Forland
With over 25 years of experience, Maria is a renowned Spirit Artist-Medium and Licensed Esthetician. Based in Cape Cod, she owns and operates Zen Beauty and Reiki Center, offering advanced skincare, energy healing, mediumship, creative workshops, Spiritual Unfoldment Circles, and Reiki training both in-person and via Zoom. Her dedication to inspiring seekers through artistic and spiritually-themed workshops and retreats has taken her across the United States.
Her artistic journey includes Fine Art Studies at the California Art Institute, Ringling School of Fine Art, and UCLA for Special Effects. As a founding member of the Boca Grande Art Alliance and a juried member of the Cape Cod Art Center, she has firmly established her place in the art community. Her artistic expression expanded into the spiritual realm after attending Spirit Art courses at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College in England. This pivotal experience attuned her to a collective of energies known as the Ancients of Blue Light, who now assist her in all her creative endeavors.
A passionate advocate for spiritual development, she serves Spiritualist churches and camps with Inspirational Speaking, Spirit Art-Mediumship demonstrations, events, and training. She considers these connections a blessing and is devoted to helping others tap into the unseen world filled with love, healing, and wisdom.
Tapping into the Quantum Field
Whether a novice or a well-practiced psychic, during this retreat, you will evolve your abilities by learning how to tap deep into the unseen world that surrounds us.
We all possess innate abilities to sense things beyond the visible spectrum. In the quantum field, everything is composed of energy, and as a fundamental rule of physics, form follows energy. Maria will guide you in accessing this quantum energy and manifesting it into tangible forms.
Through insightful teachings and practical exercises, you will learn to harness your intuitive skills and connect with the energetic frequencies that permeate our existence. Maria’s guidance will help you develop and evolve your ability to perceive and interpret the subtle messages from the quantum field.
Psychic Connections
Maria will guide a practice of connecting psychically to nature using crystals, colors, and items found in the natural world. By aligning our frequencies with those of nature, we can achieve a state of balanced living and deep contentment, often elusive in our busy, disconnected lives.
She will also teach techniques for creating auragraphs, which include symbols, images, and colors representing the elements of an individual's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy.
To understand the symbolism in auragraphs, she will discuss iconology.
Spirit Rider Card Deck
At the end of each day, Maria will guide the creation of a personalized set of 'Spirit Rider' cards. This unique mixed-media artistic process involves using a collage of images and materials to transform the day's experiences into a visual and tangible form, much like crafting a mandala. These cards serve as a creative reflection of your journey, capturing the insights, emotions, and energies you've encountered throughout the day.
Through this hands-on activity, you'll learn to channel your inner creativity and intuition, alchemizing your experiences into beautiful and meaningful art pieces. Each Spirit Rider card becomes a powerful tool for personal reflection and spiritual growth, embodying the essence of your daily explorations. Culminating into a keepsake deck.
Please Note: No artistic experience or skill is expected or required. The spirit will move you!
The Horses
Deborah Draves Legg
Inspired by Helen Keller's words, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing,” Deborah has led a life rich with transformative experiences. After a fulfilling 30-year career in nursing, Deborah and her husband moved to Costa Rica in 2006, where they transformed a 26-acre dairy farm into a beloved retreat center at the foothills of Arenal Volcano. In 2020, they returned to the U.S., passing on the stewardship of the retreat center to new owners. She is the founder of Eponicity and is hosting this retreat at her farm in Virginia.
A Certified Transformational Presence Coach and ICF Accredited Associate Coach, Deborah has facilitated transformative retreats and equine-supported coaching since 2007. She is also a Registered Nurse, Certified Death Doula (NEDA Member), Advanced Eponaquest Facilitator, Power of the Herd Instructor, and Sand Play Practitioner.
As an author, Deborah has penned "Pony’s Girl Parables," "Pony’s Girl Parables Coloring Journal," and "Aligning – Partnering with Soul." Her podcast, Benevolent Joureys, is a platform for remarkable guests to share their inspiring stories. She has recently completed a 70-card deck of coaching cards designed to transform life's challenges into profound wisdom. These cards offer a unique framework for self-coaching and personal development.
Her passion for teaching has driven her to share insights at numerous conferences, including addressing a global audience at The Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) conference in Ireland. She has co-instructed the Eponaquest apprenticeship program in New Zealand, Australia, the USA, and Costa Rica and led workshops in Denmark, Chile, Portugal, and Canada.
Deborah guides her clients on their journey to explore the profound connections between mind, body, and spirit.
Experiencing Nature's Largest Biofield
One of the most important biofields on Earth is the electromagnetic field. The largest and most influential field in our bodies emanates from our hearts. This heart-generated field, often referred to as our "vibe," contains valuable information about our state of being. When we interact with others, our electromagnetic fields influence and are influenced by the fields of other people and our environment. Within these frequencies and the heart's beat, rhythm, and variability lies the potential to enhance the authenticity of our relationships.
On the first day of the retreat, you will be partnered with your horse. Dr. Tarrant and I will use advanced technology to measure the changes in your heart rate variability as you connect with your equine guide for the week.
Horse Supported Quantum Field Journey
As humans, we often find ourselves disconnected from nature. Physics tells us that the natural rhythms and vibrations in nature are unseen energies that connect it to the quantum field. Horses, having been on Earth for 60 million years—ten times longer than humans—have finely tuned senses that allow them to perceive and interpret the unseen world. This makes them ideal guides for exploring the spaces between the physical and quantum worlds.
During this retreat, you will engage in experiential exercises with your horse, uncovering new ways to perceive and interact with the world around you.
Integrating our Physical and Energetic Bodies
We have both a physical and an energetic body, much like the hardware and software of a computer. One cannot function without the other. When these two parts are aligned, we become more than the sum of their parts. External influences can disrupt our frequencies, leading to physical and emotional imbalances if we do not remain attentive.
Horses, with their naturally powerful energy fields and innate benevolence, support our process of inner alignment. During this retreat, horse-supported exercises will facilitate the energetic integration of your physical and energetic bodies. This alignment is essential for thriving in today’s world.
Retreat Details and Planning
Logistics
When: May 17,18,19,20,21, 2025
Where: At Eponicity - 8820 Nutbush Road, Green Bay, Virginia
What and Times:
Orientation via Zoom on April 22nd, 7 pm EST
Each day's itinerary will include full group activities and small group breakout sessions.
May 17th - Heart Frequencies: 9 am to 6 pm
May 18th - Mind Frequencies: 9 am to 6 pm
May 19th - Earth Frequencies: 9 am to 8 pm (evening campfire and spirit connection)
May 20th- Life Force Frequencies: 9:30 am to 6 pm
May 21st - Energy Alchemy: 9 am to 8 pm (closing campfire and ceremony)
Meals
- The Grateful Fed restaurant will provide chef-prepared vegan, mostly gluten-free lunches and two dinners. Ingredients are locally sourced and organic when possible.
- On May 19th and 21st a vegan dinner is provided.
- Please bring a refillable water bottle.
Travel Arrangements
The nearest airports are:
- Richmond, VA (90 min drive)
- Lynchburg, VA (75 min drive)
- Raleigh/Durham, NC (100 min drive)
Nearby lodging options:
- Twin Lakes State Park (10 min from venue. Cabins and camping)
- Sandy River (15 min)
- Quality Inn (15 min - closest hotel)
- Farmville (25 min)
Is This Retreat for You?
This is a first-of-its-kind retreat! If you're ready to explore the unseen world, open to emerging in an integrated way, and curious about an innovative approach to living, this retreat is for you!
- No horse, artistic, or psychic experience is necessary.
- There is no riding; all horsework is on the ground.
- To provide individualized support, we are offering this unique experience for a maximum of 15 people.
- Small group sessions will accommodate various levels of experience.
Optional Services
Private Sessions with Maria, Jeff, or Deborah are available on May 17,18,20th.
Private sessions will start at 6:30 pm.
Sessions are on a first come first serve basis. It is recommended to reserve your spot in advance.
Professional fee:
30 minute session: $75
60 min session: $150
Spring in Virginia
Mid-May in southern Virginia is one of the most stunning times of the year to visit. Life is waking up from a sleepy winter. The daytime temperatures are normally in the mid-60s to mid-70s. We will be working outside in a farm environment. Prepare appropriately: jacket, closed-toed sturdy walking shoes, and refillable water bottle. Normally, insects are not an issue at that time of the year. It is still recommended to use insect repellent.
Cost and Terms
Energy Alchemy Retreat
- $3250*/person
- *Early Bird Registration $2950. Save $300!
- Payment plan available
Limited to15 participants
Early Bird Bonus:
The first three people to pay their deposit will be given the option to have an EEG and interpretation by Dr. Tarrant during a mindfulness activity.
*Early Registration Discount:
To receive the Early Bird rate, you must register and pay the deposit by Feb. 1st, 2025.
Fee Includes: Meals as mentioned (five lunches, two dinners), supplies, reference materials, and professional facilitation.
Not Included: Airfare, lodging, ground transportation, or optional private session.
Terms:
- A $1000 deposit is required to secure your spot
- Refundable less a 5% service charge until Feb. 1st, 2025
- Balance due by April 1st, 2025
- No refunds or credits will be offered after Feb 1st, 2025
- We recommend trip insurance in the event you may need to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances.
- No refunds are offered in the event of force majeure (an act of God, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, war, weather-related event, disaster, tragedy, or pandemic).