“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our capacity to be present for our clients and patients has never been called upon as intensely as this past year and a half as we have had to navigate this pandemic for our clients and patients while often putting our own healing on hold. As a result, maybe you’re feeling overburdened, stressed out or just tired. Taking your foot off the gas and allowing time to untie the knots of this experience, attune to your rhythms and re-align with what is sacred is part of a much needed renewal.
Over the course of the day, through guided conversation, meditation and gentle movement, we’ll process where we’ve been and where we are now. Our aim through this mindfully-designed retreat is for you to come away with support, connection and feeling revived.
When: Saturday, Sept 11th, 9:30 am – 4 pm
(Due to rising Covid rates in the Northern CA area, this retreat will be rescheduled. Date TBD)
Where: The Samoa Women’s Club, 2 Rideout, Samoa, CA 95564
Fee includes morning refreshments and vegetarian lunch
Please wear comfortable clothes that allow for movement and bring a journal.
Facilitators: Emily Sommerman Psy.D and Debra LeClair Psy.D
Emily Sommerman: Emily is a CA licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Humboldt County. Emily specializes in mindfulness and trauma-informed, compassionate care for adults and couples. She has facilitated both retreats and coursework for counseling and school psychologist master’s students, teachers, high school students and business organizations. Formerly, Emily was the director of the Counseling MA program at Humboldt State University and a staff psychologist at HSU and Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Debra LeClair: A constant student of where spirituality meets the practical and where psychology intersects with conscious creation, Debra specializes in the areas of leadership development, mindfulness and creativity. She holds Master’s degrees in both Clinical and Applied Psychology and earned her Doctorate in Applied Psychology from Rutgers University. She is a Certified Life Coach and Peoplemap Trainer™ as well as a trained executive coach. Through cultivating her own inner practice of meditation across traditions she has also completed trainings through the medical schools at both UMASS and Harvard as well as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.