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Befriend Your Nervous System
Retreat in the USA with Deb Dana
A 7-day retreat set in a peaceful natural setting in the USA – a journey to gently befriend and regulate your nervous system through Polyvagal-informed IFS therapy, guided by Deb Dana.
The venue
Our retreats take place in venues carefully chosen to support rest, connection, and inner work. For this gathering in the United States, we will be hosted in a peaceful natural setting with comfortable accommodations and nourishing meals. The space will provide welcoming practice areas and room to relax. As always, the venue will be selected to create an atmosphere of safety, beauty, and inspiration – a place that fully supports your journey.
Inner journey
This retreat is a process of insight and inner transformation, guided by the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. The program combines daily teaching and guided experiential work with somatic practices such as movement, dance, and sound healing. There will also be space for rest, unscheduled integration, and an opportunity to explore the natural gifts of the surrounding area.
Small group
The retreat is intentionally limited in size to allow for meaningful relationships and individualized attention. We will help you connect with other retreat participants before and after the retreat through Holding Space Practice – small groups of three. You will be invited to meet once a week for a practice of holding space for each other, sharing about your journey, speaking for your parts and connecting.
The retreat is open to practitioners and professionals in therapeutic, somatic, and healing fields.
Pre-and Post-Retreat Support
Pre-retreat support: About a month before the retreat, you’ll be invited to join an Online Preparation Circle, connect in triads for a Holding Space Practice with fellow participants, and receive our PDF Preparation Guide.
Post-retreat support: Following the retreat, you’ll be invited to two group Zoom integration circles – held one month and two months after the retreat – to help you deepen and integrate your experience.
Space for Rest and Renewal
This retreat balances structured inner work with time for rest and self-care. You’ll have access to massage (optional), nature walks, or quiet time on the grounds. The schedule allows for both inward focus and deep relaxation.
Meet the trainer
Deb Dana
Deb Dana, LCSW is a clinician, consultant, and author specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system.
She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, consultant to Khiron Clinics, and an advisor to Unyte. Deb is the developer of the signature Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series and is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible for clinicians and curious people alike.
Deb’s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices, the Polyvagal Flip Chart, the Polyvagal Card Deck, and Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety. She partners with Sounds True to bring her polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory and her print book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.
Deb can be contacted via her website: www.rhythmofregulation.com
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