REIKI & WRITING RETREAT 2027
For those both new and experienced in the healing arts of Reiki or creative expression of writing.
This is an immersion in the loving, expansive energies of Reiki and writing.
For one weekend, we are blending the energies of creativity and healing. Using both art and science, hands and heart, we will explore, play and learn the techniques that are used around the world.
Expand beyond your mind, expand your heart, expand your healing arts skill set with Reiki. Master teacher Katie will teach you the ways of Reiki I in the lineage of Usui.
Express yourself with words and guidance of published author and intuition coach Micayla Jean.
WHAT & WHY
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Certification in Reiki I to deepen your understanding of energy, to add to your existing personal or professional practice, to use for soothing yourself, pets, children, patients, to acknowledge your inner knowing of how the world is connected, to learn the background of the healing you’ve received
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Includes Reiki I Workbook for easy follow along and notetaking
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Reiki I Completion Certificate
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Writing Workshops to grow personally, to heal, to create, to be free, to reflect, to communicate your inner world, to express what feels intense, to imagine, to play, to do something new, to overcome fears and doubts, to add to your skill set, to get feedback
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Daily yoga, meditation and breathwork to feel good in your body, to create space in your mind, to improve your health, to encourage immunity and longevity, to become more flexible, to make space in your body and mind, to learn to get quiet in your mind and hear your inner voice, to feel peaceful, to process emotion, to sleep better, to move better, to energize, to calm, to restore, to have fun, to be humbled, to build courage and strength.
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Homecooked local meals to nourish, fuel, ground, integrate, enjoy, share, to feel light and boost energy, to not have to worry about groceries for a few days!
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2 nights/3 days accommodation with free parking so you can be in a neutral environment where you will feel relaxed and open to learning and sharing
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Outdoor excursion to reset, integrate, to breathe fresh air, to. play, to honor nature, to enjoy, to remind you you can enjoy outside in the cold, to purify mind and skin, to fortify immune system, to be brave, to be uncomfortable.
Meet Your Retreat Hosts
Katie MacMullin
Katie MacMullin is the founder of Andara, a Concord, New Hampshire-based wellness space focused on supporting recovery from Lyme disease, Lyme co-infections, post-COVID, concussions, and other autoimmune illnesses like PANS/PANDAS. After having Lyme for years and discovering the holistic world in 2017, she is passionate about sharing natural ways to restore health on every level using accessible, powerful tools like breathing and kinesiology techniques for subconscious work.
Katie has hundreds of hours in globally recognized yoga trainings, a Reiki Master Teacher, and is a multi-certified Biomagnetic Pair Therapist in Lyme, Post-COVID, and Emotional protocols.
When not seeing clients or hosting groups, Katie can be found enjoying time with friends, collaborating with colleagues, researching how to ancient and new ideas come together, cooking with a recipe but not following it, hiking, boxing, dancing, writing, and volunteering.
Connect with Katie on Instagram here.
Micayla Jean
Almost ten years ago, I was building my wedding photography business, which supported me wholly for almost eight years. During that time, I also had this really strong feeling that I was meant to be working with people in more intuitive, intimate and energetic ways. I wanted to create an experience for women to come together and share vulnerably and openly in a space where they felt safe, to begin letting go and shedding parts of their stories that no longer were serving them.
I wanted women to see, feel and know that they were not alone. But I thought, “who was I?” to create these spaces. I was simply, a photographer. The foundation of my business had always been “if you saw yourself the way the rest of the world saw you, you’d be astounded by your own beauty”. I’d been sharing vulnerably and creatively on social media in ways I hadn’t yet seen from anyone else (again, this was a decade ago!), and I had begun gaining some traction in that way.
I think people thought “if she could be honest and open, so I could I”. So, I created my first Vulnerability Workshop. I had no idea if anybody would sign up. It ended up selling out the first day.
Myself, and all of the women who attended, got to witness themselves in each other. They got to shed tears and feel joy with people who had once been strangers but they now felt some type of a bond with. I learned that in just a few hours, whether it be journaling our fears, vulnerabilities and desires onto paper or speaking them out loud, or writing them on our bodies (we did that!) there was space in these containers for healing, acceptance and connection.
The most powerful part of this story for me, is that I overcame the fears and doubts of “not being good enough” or “who am I to do this?” because I was surrounded and supported by people who believed in me, but most importantly because I just gave it a try! I tried something new.
The clarity came, first as a whisper, then I was able to sit with this creation and mediate, walk and write about what I was envisioning. And in each step to beginning these workshops, I was doing nothing profound other than following the next best step.
Sometimes we will be the first to do something and there will be no path to follow or instruction manual to get there, but surrounding ourselves with other people who have a dream they are ready to start living, is the strong start we need to begin now.
Connect with Micayla on Instagram here.
This retreat is intentionally limited to 10 spots in order to keep your experience intimate. Learning a new skill is exciting. Being attuned in the Reiki lineage is a sacred event. Exploring your creativity can feel vulnerable. It's important to us that you are cared for throughout the weekend. Micayla and Katie are sensitive to the needs of the individuals and the group. With years of experience working with groups and individuals, we are confident in our abilities to support you in creating the best possible environment for your development and nourishment.
