This creative workshop is designed to nourish you as you process the burnout experience in ways to re-invent your work experience. Transformational assignments will have you working alone part of the time and in pairs, and coming back together to share with the entire group. You will be reading, journal, walking meditatively in Sequoia National Park, making mandalas, using origami to see how you can begin to process your burnout "outside of the box. The most potent healing moment in this retreat/intensive is when you decide to let yourself come and make a reservation to do it. You open to change, even though it may seem impossible to take the first step. Often when you are in an overwhelmed state over job stress or life stress, you don't see ways that you can break the cycle. This retreat can help you do this, but first, you have to give yourself permission to stop whatever you are doing and bring yourself to the retreat.

KuKai, an 8th century Zen Master says,
"Your hand moves and the fire's whirling takes on a different shape. All things change when we do."

Class size is limited to 10 persons, and is open to anyone, although it is designed for nurses and health professionals.The retreat starts on Friday afternoon and ends on Monday night. It is advised that other persons, not enrolled in the workshop, not accompany you for the retreat. Retreat fee is $475 per person.

The retreat package includes 4 nights at Cort Cottage Bed and Breakfast, with an optional biodybamic craniosacral session for $65. Special rate of $125 per night for Cort Cottage stay for 4 nights for 1-2 persons. Both persons must be enrolled in the retreat class to stay in the cottage together. Other lodging facilities are available in Three Rivers.