News and networking opportunities for members of the BPI community. https://boulderpsych.com/nlf/ en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:32:11 MDT 240 https://robynchauvin.com BPI-NL-051336-20260403010000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:00:00 MST The exploration of dreams can be a playful vehicle for transformation. A dream group has the advantage of amplifying your communication with dreams through consistent contact with your own dreams and the dreams of other group members. Often the dreams of others become part of the language of our own dreams, resulting in a deepening of relationships between group members.
The approach used in this group is derived from Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), the method developed and taught at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. Instead of interpreting and analyzing your dreams, you will play the dream’s characters (every person and thing in the dream) as a way of allowing the dream to communicate its existential message. The basic assumption is that “every part of a dream is you.” And the dream is a vital communication from you to you. The ability to hear that communication becomes amplified and expanded in a dream group.
We will meet on the first Saturday of each month from 10am Mountain Time until 1pm, starting in March. Please feel free to contact Robyn for further information. Her email is Robyn3899@gmail.com, or you may text her at 720 841 1836. Any phone calls must be made through either the WhatsApp or Signal apps.
This is a practice process group. You will also have the opportunity to explore the dreams of other group members while being coached by the group facilitator. You will learn how to facilitate dream exploration from an AEP perspective. You can receive credit toward AEP certification for the Dream Class after 48 hours of attendance.
Cost for each three hour session is $90. There is a four-session initial commitment. The group meets once a month and begins on 05/03/2026 You may receive a 10% discount by paying for all 10 groups a year in advance.
Robyn Chauvin, MA, LPC is a trainer at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. She is trained in Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), Gestalt, Psychodrama, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery in Music. She is familiar with Jungian as well as AEP and Gestalt approaches to dreams. She has over 30 years experience in hospice, inpatient psychiatric work and private practice psychotherapy working with individuals, couples and groups. She teaches classes and supervises students at BPI.

Name: Robyn Chauvin
Email: robyn3899@gmail.com]]> robyn3899@gmail.com (Robyn Chauvin) https://www.wcet4.com BPI-NL-051370-20260403010000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:00:00 MST
The World Congress will feature many of the leading existential scholars from around the globe, including Lewis Gordon, Emmy van Deurzen, Kirk Schneider, Alfried Langle, Yaqui Martinez-Robles, Mark Yang, Xuefu Wang, Tom Pyszczynski, Myrtle Heery, Susana Signorelli, and more.

This is the largest gathering of existential therapists in the world and only happens every 3-4 years. It likely we will over a decade before the next time it is in the United States.

You can follow the World Congress of Existential Therapy on social media by visiting: https://linktr.ee/WCET4. If you would like to be added to their mailing list, send an email to admin@wcet4.com requesting to be added to the listserv.

Name: Louis Hoffman, PhD
Email: admin@wcet4.com]]> admin@wcet4.com (Louis Hoffman, PhD) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK3v3n4deja5LYFqfAVj55X9XKGxQFjXGqtcrsjIGIW8_FVA/viewform BPI-NL-051568-20260401133717 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:37:17 MST Why Join?
Restore body and spirit through nature immersion.
Build community with others navigating pregnancy.
Explore somatic practices that ease stress and support wellbeing.
Contribute to important maternal mental health research

Dates: Sunday, May 31st at 1 PM — Wednesday, June 3rd at 10 AM
Location: Dao House, Estes Park, CO
Cozy private or shared rooms with bathrooms + mountain views
Farm-to-table meals (organic, nourishing, community-oriented)
Fireside gathering spaces + oxygen lounge for high-altitude support
About your facilitators
Alyssa Coleman is an Experiential Counseling student, doula, perinatal mental health researcher, and wilderness guide tending journeys through the inner and outer worlds alike. She is a graduate student at Prescott College pursuing an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Adventure-Based Counseling as well as an EdS in Experiential Counseling. Alyssa is also a birth and postpartum doula, maternal mental health advocate, and wilderness guide. She is a deep believer in the incredible transformational, healing potential of pregnancy and childbirth, especially when held with reverence, intentionality, and community support. Alyssa is so very excited to be able to offer this event for folks and gather insights that can help improve maternal mental health offerings more broadly and can't wait to meet you!


Anne-Marie Chmielewski is a nature-based chaplain, mom, auntie, and devoted rites of passage companion supporting journeys through the shifting seasons of life and land. She is grounded in feminist spirituality and earth-honoring pastoral care. Anne-Marie holds a master’s degree in Women’s Spirituality and a second in Consciousness, Healing, and Ecology. With a practice rooted in deep listening and relationship with the more-than-human world, she supports folks in connecting with nature as a source of insight, belonging and transformation. Raised in rural Montana and now based in Colorado, she carries a lifelong reverence for the textures and teachings of the land—threads that continue to shape how she listens, holds space, and accompanies others through thresholds and transformation.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/inner-quest-retreat BPI-NL-051569-20260401133753 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:37:53 MST Preparation and integration guidance
Reflection and witnessing from supportive guides and community
Both 1:1 and group support for the important life stage you are in and questions you are holding
4-day/3 night retreat time with a 24 hour solo on the land
Option to fast from food during the solo time (with guidance)
Join us for a deeper connection to yourself, the land, the unseen world, and your own inner truths. If cost is a concern, we have partial scholarships available. Inquire about this when submitting your application.


About your facilitators


With several decades of experience in outdoor education, therapy, teaching, and rites of passage guiding, Katie Asmus, MA, BMP, LPC, incorporates present-moment awareness, relationship to the natural world, body-mind connection and ceremonial practices to support people in more deeply and compassionately connecting to themselves, others, and the earth. She believes strongly in the power of spending time in nature as a way to listen deeply inward, and has a long history of creating, practicing, and facilitating personally meaningful culturally relevant ceremonies and rites of passage. Currently, Katie directs and facilitates rites of passage trainings and experiences, sees psychotherapy and coaching clients, guest teaches, and trains therapists and healers, through The Somatic Nature Therapy Institute, a multi-dimensional therapeutic and educationally-based organization that incorporates Nature-based and Body-Centered offerings in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Anne-Marie Chmielewski is a nature-based chaplain and Somatic Nature Therapy Institute Clinical Pastoral Education intern. Her work is rooted in embodied presence, deep listening, and a love for the sacred cycles of land and season. As a nature-based chaplain, her role is to support you in exploring questions of meaning, purpose, identity, values, and belonging—especially as they arise through your relationship with the natural world. Anne-Marie offers a grounded, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you can reflect on your spiritual and existential journey, including your connection to land, place, ancestors, seasons, and the more-than-human world.
Austin Balfany believes healing unfolds through connection—to self, to community, to lineage, and to the living world that holds us. His work is rooted in the understanding that the body carries its own wisdom, that emotion is a form of intelligence, and that healing happens as we tend the places where connection and disconnection live within us.
Austin integrates somatic awareness, mindfulness, wilderness therapy, experiential and parts-based approaches, and brings a trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming lens to his work. Drawing on years of guiding youth and families in wilderness settings, Austin is passionate about weaving queer resilience, rites of passage, and embodied connection into therapeutic spaces. He believes choice is an act of empowerment—and that joy is a brilliant, radical force.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/nature-church BPI-NL-051570-20260401133822 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:38:22 MST All are welcome to this weekly nature-based community gathering—a space to slow down, connect, and remember your belonging.
Dates: Ongoing, meeting Sundays, from 8- 9 am MST
Location: Online (details shared upon registration)
To register: Email nikolaia.patterson@naropa.edu to confirm your spot.
About your Facilitator:
Nikolaia Patterson, MTS believes the most important relationship we can all cultivate is the relationship we have with ourselves. She hopes to be your advocate in your deepening relationship with yourself, and to bring compassion and curiosity to your inner world.
In her therapeutic work, Niki brings an orientation towards the nervous system’s incredible healing capacity and its ability to help us meet the present moment in the most attuned and authentic way. She is trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based, somatic therapy modality, and in Authentic Relating, a group facilitation modality geared toward honest, connected communication. Niki has experience facilitating groups in corporate, academic, and therapeutic contexts. Her work and life are deeply rooted in a love of the natural world, and animals are some of her primary teachers. Read more.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://naturalembodiment.org/queer-embodiment-group/ BPI-NL-051571-20260401155621 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:56:21 MST
This trauma-Informed LGBTQIA+ therapy group will weave practices from somatic and dance/movement psychotherapy, DANCEmandala Movement Meditation, Authentic Movement, and mindfulness meditation to form a dynamic journey through our inner landscapes.

Together, we will:





Learn and practice foundational embodiment skills



Build our capacity to access safety and joy in our bodies



Feel and express our authenticity through guided creative movement



Explore dance and meditation as transformative, mystical, and liberatory practices



Share our stories, offer mutual support, and witness each others’ evolution and unfolding

Let us gather, tend, unwind our nervous systems, find our inner ground, and expand into healing states of flow and creativity.

Enrolling Now for May 2026!

May 15th through August 21st
Every-other Friday 5-7pm (8 sessions total)
Louisville, CO
Sliding Scale $580 – $780 per person

Name: Lauren Pass Erickson
Email: lauren@naturalembodiment.org]]> lauren@naturalembodiment.org (Lauren Pass Erickson) https://naturalembodiment.org/workshops-events BPI-NL-051572-20260401160648 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:06:48 MST
No experience needed – All bodies welcome! You are welcome to be in your body exactly as you are! Simply turn your attention inward and let the dance do the rest.

Starting April 7th!
Every-Other Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm at CURA Yoga Center!
2955 Valmont Rd. #230, Boulder

$33 per dancer

Please register in advance - space is limited to 10 dancers - https://curayogacenter.punchpass.com/classes/19683866

Facilitated by somatic/dance therapist and certified DANCEmandala facilitator, Lauren Pass Erickson.

Name: Lauren Pass Erickson
Email: lauren@naturalembodiment.org]]> lauren@naturalembodiment.org (Lauren Pass Erickson) https://www.solvidatherapy.com/events-group-therapy/self-compassion BPI-NL-051573-20260401210437 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:04:37 MST

This Workshop Is For You If:
-You struggle with negative or self-deprecating thoughts
-You feel stuck in patterns of self-judgment or perfectionism
-You want practical tools for self-compassion
-You’re curious about healing in connection with others
-You’d like to leave with something meaningful you created yourself


What to expect:
We will meet in a small, supportive group environment. You will be guided through experiential exercises designed to foster safety, connection, and meaningful relating within the group.

These practices are intended to deepen your connection to your body and intuition, offering opportunities to turn toward yourself. Together, we will explore your relationship with your inner critic and practice new ways of inviting self-compassion and inner wisdom when navigating difficult moments in your life.
You will leave with tangible tools to reconnect with inner clarity and kindness.


Details:
-May 16th, 2026
-10am-3:30pm, 1hr lunch break
-near Boulder, CO
-Small group: 6-8 participants
-Led by Zoe Vlastos,LPC and Hannah DeWeerd,LPC
-Friend-bring-friend discount available
-Early-bird discount before April 1st!

More information at: https://www.solvidatherapy.com/events-group-therapy/self-compassion

Name: Zoe Vlastos, LPC
Email: zoe@solvidatherapy.com]]> zoe@solvidatherapy.com (Zoe Vlastos, LPC) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051574-20260402014521 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:45:21 MST
Just Be Kitchen and Verb Cafe are on-site and one can walk easily to Whole Foods. The building is home to other professionals in healthcare, mental health, tech, and the space is suitable for a psychotherapist, massage therapist, acupuncturist, attorney, accountant, engineer, etc. Nice neighbors in a friendly building.

The other, larger office is occupied by an established psychologist/psychoanalyst and available to use mid-day for a couple of hours on most weekdays, all evenings and weekends if you need space for a group.

Available now for $850./month, one year lease.

Name: Neil Rosen
Email: njrosen@protonmail.com]]> njrosen@protonmail.com (Neil Rosen) https://melanieyoungpsyd.com/events/brainspotting-phase-2-online-2026/ BPI-NL-051575-20260402111944 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:19:44 MST Seminar Overview
This 3-day, in person Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Inside Window Brainspotting and Gazespotting, with an emphasis on how to clinically interact with clients.

Trainees will be introduced to several important applications. This includes One-Eye Brainspotting including the use of One-Eye goggles. Also taught is 3 Dimensional Brainspotting using the “Z-Axis” of Brainspotting close and far; this includes Vergence Therapy which expands the Z-Axis to activate the vagus nerve through the ocularcardiac reflex.

Additional technical refinements will be presented including “Rolling Brainspotting,” with slow eye tracking stopping briefly on each Brainspot.

Advanced techniques will also include combined Inside-Outside Brainspotting where both reflexive responses and client sense of highest activation are used together to find Brainspots.

Day 3 will be devoted to the second level of the Advanced Resource Model. This will entail combining the resource aspects of One-Eye and Z-Axis Brainspotting. This addresses working with clients with Very Complex PTSD and those outside of the Brainspotting Window of Tolerance.

Techniques taught with PowerPoint lecture, discussion with Q & A, demonstrations and practicums.

Trainings are open to all counselors, psychologists, social workers and others in the healing professions with strong clinical backgrounds, as well as students/interns in the mental health field who seek to expand their knowledge.

“This online training offers a comfortable and accessible opportunity to learn Brainspotting tools that will be immediately applicable to clients, with Melanie embodying the qualities of presence, spaciousness, attunement, and trust that serve as the core of the Brainspotting model.”

“Thank you for allowing me the space to process and explore. This training was rewarding and powerful.” C.R.

“I love the Phase 2 training. I started using the one-eye and z-axis right away. I also had a client be ‘wow’d’ by how her emotions changed as I moved the pointer. I love the new tools!” J.C.

Learning Objectives
Participants of this intermediate level course will be able to:

Summarize the research on client-therapist attunement in in-person and online psychotherapy sessions.
Set and utilize the dual attunement frame.
Explain the way in which bilateral auditory stimulation may enhance processing during Brainspotting.
Explain the role of the allocortex and the agranular isocortex in Brainspotting.
Describe the oculocardio reflex and its relationship to the vagus nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the z-axis and vergence therapy techniques.
Explain how the one-eye Brainspotting technique can focus and enhance processing of trauma-related experiences.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the one-eye Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the rolling Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the advanced outside window Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the advanced resource model of Brainspotting.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the combined inside-outside Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the second level advanced resource model of Brainspotting.
Assess how specific advanced Brainspotting techniques can be used for complex PTSD and other trauma related conditions.
Trainings are open to all counselors, psychologists, social workers and others in the healing professions with strong clinical backgrounds, as well as students/interns in the mental health field who seek to expand their knowledge.

Name: Melanie Young
Email: info@melanieyoungpsyd.com]]> info@melanieyoungpsyd.com (Melanie Young) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shake-your-soul-the-yoga-of-dance-a-community-embodied-movement-class-tickets-1984183841282?aff=oddtdtcreator BPI-NL-051576-20260402120757 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:07:57 MST
I know you will leave feeling more like yourself, more presence, more connection within and outside of yourself. I think we need these practices more than ever right now- if we can feel safer in our bodies, connected to our emotions, liberation of our spirits, in connection and community with each other- that is real power.

The class is open to all, free (donations are accepted), and will incorporate some expressive arts into the dance/movement class. My training is as a Psychologist, trauma therapist, and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator.

This class is specifically designed to help you come into easeful connection with your body and nervous system, to work on trusting your body/process, and to enhance your ability to witness.
Please join me, share this message, and bring someone you want to dance with!!

Name: Emily Hamilton
Email: EmilyA.Hamilton@gmail.com]]> EmilyA.Hamilton@gmail.com (Emily Hamilton) https://www.evolveinnature.com/emergence-2026-2027 BPI-NL-051577-20260402124605 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:46:05 MST
June 2026 – March 2027 | Boulder, CO | Limited Openings

For clients (or yourself) who are insightful, engaged in therapy and still feel something isn’t shifting.

Emergence is a yearlong, experiential group designed to support integration, not just insight. Rooted in nature-based and trauma-informed practices, this program invites participants into a deeper relationship with themselves through seasonal, land-based experiences.

Across four seasonal immersions, participants engage in guided “micro-quests”; intentional solo time on the land, paired with structured group witnessing and reflection. This combination allows internal material to surface, be metabolized, and integrated in a way that often doesn’t happen in traditional weekly therapy alone.

Particularly supportive for clients who are:
Navigating life transitions, identity shifts, or questions of meaning
Experiencing anxiety that feels persistent despite insight
Moving through grief, loss, or unresolved emotional material
Longing for deeper self-trust, clarity, and embodied alignment

Clinical value for referrals:
This work complements ongoing therapy by:
Supporting nervous system regulation through nature-based practices
Increasing access to somatic and intuitive awareness
Providing experiential “movement” where clients feel stuck cognitively
Offering relational witnessing that deepens integration

Structure:
Four seasonal outdoor immersions (summer, fall, winter, spring)
Brief teaching (Four Shields framework), intention setting
Solo time on the land (micro-quest)
Group reflection and integration
Participants may work with a single intention across the year or allow each season to reveal what is ready to emerge.

Dates: June 21 | Sept 27 | Dec 13 | March 21
Location: Boulder, CO (outdoor setting)
Investment: $600 total

While not psychotherapy, this is a carefully held, deeply therapeutic experience.

Name: Quinn Carter
Email: megan@evolveinnature.com]]> megan@evolveinnature.com (Quinn Carter) https://www.evolveinnature.com/deepening-self BPI-NL-051578-20260402124729 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:47:29 MST
August 23–26, 2026 | Colorado Rocky Mountains | Limited to 8

For those who feel the pull toward something more; more alignment, more truth, more fully inhabiting who they are becoming.

Deepening Self is a therapist-led wilderness backpacking experience designed to support participants in clarifying and embodying a deeper sense of Self through direct engagement with the natural world.

Through a combination of physical challenge, intentional solitude, and facilitated group process, participants are invited to move beyond familiar patterns and into a more grounded, authentic way of being.

Participants often arrive here when they are:
In the midst of a transition (career, relationship, identity, life stage)
Seeking to shift long-standing relational or internal patterns
Processing grief, loss, or major life changes
Wanting to deepen self-trust, clarity, and embodied presence

Program elements include:
Guided intention setting and ongoing refinement
Solo time on the land for reflection and insight
Facilitated group process and integration
Somatic and nature-based practices
Ritual to mark transition and support embodiment

Why this works:
The wilderness naturally removes distraction, roles, and performance. What remains is direct contact with self—creating the conditions for meaningful insight and lasting change.

Details:
4 days / 3 nights backpacking (5–6 miles, moderate difficulty)
Small group (max 8 participants)
Investment: $925 (financial support available)

Not therapy. A powerful, experiential catalyst for transformation.

Name: Quinn Carter
Email: megan@evolveinnature.com]]> megan@evolveinnature.com (Quinn Carter) https://www.evolveinnature.com/restoring-self BPI-NL-051579-20260402124833 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:48:33 MST
June 6–10, 2026 | Near Lyons, CO | Small Group (Max 8)

For clients carrying trauma, grief, or long-held survival patterns, who are ready for a different kind of healing experience.

Restoring Self is a guided, nature-based rite of passage designed to support the reclamation of disowned or fragmented parts of self within a safe, structured, and relationally held environment.

Stepping outside of the therapy room and into a contained wilderness setting allows participants to access emotional material, insight, and self-connection in ways that are often less accessible in traditional settings.

This program is especially supportive for individuals experiencing:
Trauma (including complex and developmental trauma)
Depression, anxiety, or emotional numbing
Complicated grief or unresolved loss
A sense of disconnection from identity, purpose, or self

Core elements of the experience:
Guided intention-setting to anchor the process
A supported 24-hour solo experience on the land
Small group council for deep listening and reflection
Trauma-informed facilitation throughout
Nourishment, safety protocols, and integration support
Participants are not pushed beyond capacity; this work emphasizes choice, pacing, and nervous system attunement.

Clinical value for referrals:
Supports experiential processing beyond cognitive insight
Facilitates reconnection with self in a non-pathologizing environment
Encourages integration through both solitude and relational witnessing
Location: Private land ~20 miles NW of Boulder
Investment: $1,000 (sliding scale available)

Not psychotherapy. A deeply restorative and integrative experience.

Name: Quinn Carter
Email: megan@evolveinnature.com]]> megan@evolveinnature.com (Quinn Carter) https://rebuildingseminars.com BPI-NL-051580-20260402131724 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:17:24 MST
Join our 90-minute intro workshop to learn about the program: May 6 in Niwot.

Rebuilding Seminars empowers people to heal and thrive after a relationship ends. This therapist-led, 10-week program creates a safe space for vulnerability, fostering self-discovery and healthy relationship patterns. We build a supportive network of friends who show compassion for each other's healing journey without judgment or unsolicited advice. See our hundreds of 5-star Google Reviews about the life-changing experience of moving from trauma to freedom and confidence with Rebuilding Seminars.

Learn why dozens of Boulder-area therapists refer to Rebuilding Seminars. Learn more by scheduling a 15-min conversation with owner/therapist Bob Manthy: https://tinyurl.com/RBConsult

Name: Bob Manthy
Email: rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com]]> rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com (Bob Manthy) https://somaticwildernesstherapyinstitute.clientsecure.me/ BPI-NL-051581-20260402142045 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:20:45 MST We offer in-person and online sliding scale therapy, coaching and rites of passage. We can meet you in our office, or outdoors in nature for some experiential work. If you are curious, reach out to explore how we can support your wellness goals. Whether you are seeking therapeutic support, personal growth, or professional development, our comprehensive range of therapies, trainings, and rites of passage experiences are designed to meet you where you are on your journey.
We offer sliding scale fees to ensure that financial constraints do not hinder access to care.

Book a free 20 minute consultation now.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/courting-your-medicine BPI-NL-051582-20260402142119 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:21:19 MST

Courting Your Medicine is a Rite of Passage for women* to more clearly identify, own, and live into their unique soul gifts in the world. Participants delve into discovering and embodying their sacred purpose, supported by community and guidance from the natural world. This program is designed to help you nurture and express your soul gifts so you can live more fully aligned with your deepest calling.
This four-month deep dive Rite of Passage includes two six-day in-person gatherings in Colorado, four online group meetings between the intensives, 1:1 support calls, and an integration call following the second live gathering.




This program is for you if you:
Have a desire for something greater, and have a sense that there is some as-of-yet unlived potency in you longing to be lived
Are ready to step more fully into yourself and are willing to work through the challenges you meet along the way
Long to come into the right relationship with your power-to not hide from it or get arrogant, but to own what’s yours to own
Have a deep desire to feel more confident inside yourself and in the world, to feel the rightness that comes with knowing what you are here to do.
Be supported and reflected within a soulful community
Starting date: June 13-18 & September 12-17


About your facilitators
With several decades of experience in outdoor education, therapy, teaching, mentoring, and rites of passage guiding, Katie Asmus, MA, BMP, LPC, incorporates present-moment awareness, relationship to the natural world, body-mind connection and ceremonial practices to support people in more deeply and compassionately connecting to themselves, others, and the earth.

She believes strongly in the power of spending time in nature as a way to deeply listen inward, and has a long history of creating, practicing, and facilitating personally meaningful, culturally relevant ceremonies and rites of passage. Katie also has had a 30-plus-year career working with therapy and coaching clients and over 20 years teaching wilderness therapy, adventure therapy, ecotherapy, and somatic therapy at a graduate level.

Currently, Katie directs and facilitates rites of passage trainings and experiences, sees therapy and coaching clients, guest teaches, and trains therapists and healers through The Somatic Nature Therapy Institute. She is known for saying that “Inner work is world peace work.”
For over 30 years, Melody Mischke has been seeking to define her purpose and give it life in the world. She is a certified Transformational Coach, Heart-Based Meditation Instructor, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Writer, and Intuitive. She began studying meditation in India at the age of 18, has degrees in both Environmental Science and Contemporary Spirituality, and is a primary contributor to Banyan Botanicals’ written educational content. She founded both her private practice (Live In Resonance) and a partnership with her brother (Luminous Planet) to help guide others into a more intimate relationship with their innermost essence and purpose. She is a passionate skier, wilderness adventurer, and singer with a profound devotion to her family, to wild places, and to elevating consciousness on the planet. She lives in Evergreen, Colorado with her husband and son.
As a co-facilitator of Courting Your Medicine, Melody's highly-skilled capacity to hold sacred space, her grounded wisdom, and her razor-sharp aptitude for seeing your deepest gifts will help guide your journey.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/feed-your-soul BPI-NL-051583-20260402142154 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:21:54 MST Feed Your Soul is a weekly online gathering offering space for reflection, creativity, and connection with the natural world. Each session includes a short meditation, poetry, and a guided nature-based experience designed to support inner listening and seasonal awareness. Participants will spend meaningful time journaling and reflecting on both their inner landscape and the surrounding ecosystems they are part of. Through guided prompts and free writing, we will explore the interplay between personal experience and the rhythms of the natural world. There will be opportunities to share writing and reflections within the group, always with respect for individual comfort levels.
This series is best suited for those who:


Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/intro-to-therapeutic-nature-based-interventions-online-training BPI-NL-051584-20260402142223 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:22:23 MST
Would you like to spend more quality time in relationship with the natural world, and feel confident offering therapeutic nature-based experiences in a safe & ethical way?

Somatic Nature Therapy’s Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions course will equip you with essential skills and a theoretical framework for facilitating fundamental nature-based therapy with clients. We created this course to be taught online which will include didactic presentation, active discussion, and experiential exercises tailored to incorporate your particular access to the natural world wherever you are.

You will gain:

A deepening of your own personal relationship with the natural world
An overview of nature-based therapy theory and practice
Introduction to experiential facilitation skills
A variety of nature-based experiential exercises that you can immediately apply in your work with others both indoors and outdoors
Guidance for assessing and creating interventions to match therapeutic goals
Considerations for taking individuals outdoors (ethics, logistics, guidelines)
Clarity and inspiration for your next steps

This 8 week course runs April 23 - June 11, 2026 and meets weekly on Thursdays, from 4 pm to 6 pm MT.

If you attend all live sessions for this program, you will receive 16 NBCC credit hours. You are responsible for confirming with your state licensing board if they accept NBCC credit hours for continuing education.

About your facilitator:

Angela Merrill believes that our capacity to evolve and grow is earth shattering, just like the roots of a tree. She is the founder of Expanding Roots Integrative Wellness and co-founder of the Sacred Path Healing Center, a collaborative of integrative practitioners in Boulder, Colorado. Angela is an integrative psychotherapist, wilderness therapist, group facilitator, supervisor, and teaches at the Naropa Graduate School of Psychology as well as with the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute. She has been working in the mental health field for over 15 years.

**Please note: to best support each student, course size is limited. This training is designed to be experienced live. Lessons will be recorded but we encourage full participation**

Please reach out to us with any questions - info@somaticnaturetherapy.com

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://naturalembodiment.org/queer-embodiment-group/ BPI-NL-051585-20260402155304 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:53:04 MST
This trauma-Informed LGBTQIA+ therapy group will weave practices from somatic and dance/movement psychotherapy, DANCEmandala Movement Meditation, Authentic Movement, and mindfulness meditation to form a dynamic journey through our inner landscapes.

Together, we will:





Learn and practice foundational embodiment skills



Build our capacity to access safety and joy in our bodies



Feel and express our authenticity through guided creative movement



Explore dance and meditation as transformative, mystical, and liberatory practices



Share our stories, offer mutual support, and witness each others’ evolution and unfolding

Let us gather, tend, unwind our nervous systems, find our inner ground, and expand into healing states of flow and creativity.

Enrolling Now for May 2026!

May 15th through August 21st
Every-other Friday 5-7pm (8 sessions total)
Louisville, CO
Sliding Scale $580 – $780 per person

Name: Lauren Pass Erickson
Email: lauren@naturalembodiment.org]]> lauren@naturalembodiment.org (Lauren Pass Erickson) https://naturalembodiment.org/workshops-events BPI-NL-051586-20260402155926 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:59:26 MST
No experience needed – All bodies welcome! You are welcome to be in your body exactly as you are! Simply turn your attention inward and let the dance do the rest.

Starting April 7th!
Every-Other Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm at CURA Yoga Center!
2955 Valmont Rd. #230, Boulder

$33 per dancer

Please register in advance - space is limited to 10 dancers - https://curayogacenter.punchpass.com/classes/19683866

Facilitated by somatic/dance therapist and certified DANCEmandala facilitator, Lauren Pass Erickson.

Name: Lauren Pass Erickson
Email: lauren@naturalembodiment.org]]> lauren@naturalembodiment.org (Lauren Pass Erickson) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051587-20260402163912 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:39:12 MST
Ideally therapist'd also be good with hoarding behaviors.

Name: Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.
Email: charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com]]> charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com (Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051588-20260402163924 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:39:24 MST
Ideally the same therapist'd be good with

Name: Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.
Email: charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com]]> charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com (Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.) https://www.solvidatherapy.com/events-group-therapy/self-compassion BPI-NL-051589-20260402230529 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:05:29 MST

This Workshop Is For You If:
-You struggle with negative or self-deprecating thoughts
-You feel stuck in patterns of self-judgment or perfectionism
-You want practical tools for self-compassion
-You’re curious about healing in connection with others
-You’d like to leave with something meaningful you created yourself


What to expect:
We will meet in a small, supportive group environment. You will be guided through experiential exercises designed to foster safety, connection, and meaningful relating within the group.

These practices are intended to deepen your connection to your body and intuition, offering opportunities to turn toward yourself. Together, we will explore your relationship with your inner critic and practice new ways of inviting self-compassion and inner wisdom when navigating difficult moments in your life.
You will leave with tangible tools to reconnect with inner clarity and kindness.


Details:
-May 16th, 2026
-10am-3:30pm, 1hr lunch break
-near Boulder, CO
-Small group: 6-8 participants
-Led by Zoe Vlastos, LPC and Hannah DeWeerd, LPC
-$200, friend-bring-friend discount available


More information at: https://www.solvidatherapy.com/events-group-therapy/self-compassion

Name: Zoe Vlastos, LPC
Email: zoe@solvidatherapy.com]]> zoe@solvidatherapy.com (Zoe Vlastos, LPC) http://www.wildsunflowerwellness.com/nurture-art-studio BPI-NL-051590-20260403013058 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:30:58 MST
Our next session is Monday, April 7, and the theme is Grief & Letting Go: What we've lost to become mothers — an exploration of matrescence and the identity shifts that often go unnamed in both new and seasoned motherhood.

Membership is $37/month, with the first month free.

This is a low-barrier, accessible entry point for moms who aren't ready for individual therapy but are craving something more than scrolling alone at 10pm. It's also a meaningful complement for clients already in your care.

Name: Leanne Morton, LPC, ATR
Email: leanne@wildsunflowerwellness.com]]> leanne@wildsunflowerwellness.com (Leanne Morton, LPC, ATR)