TRANSCENDENCE

LEVEL FOUR

Weeklong Contemplative Wilderness Retreat

Co-Facilitated by John Ruskell, Founder of the Awareness Institute

Imagine… a week - all to yourself - in the beautiful Mt. Shasta area. A time for rest, relaxation and reflection.

Are you ready to give yourself that gift?

If so, the Awareness Institute Summer Workshop Series & Wilderness Retreat will profoundly change your experience of yourself and your life. Our Summer Series is a comprehensive, experiential progression that moves you through a process of deepening self-awareness. The journey, consisting of three residential weekend workshops over the course of two months, culminates with Level 4 "Transcendence" - a week of profound, contemplative reflection in a beautiful wilderness setting.

This retreat, which also includes an in-depth cleansing of both body and mind starting in June, provides you with the ultimate space to deepen the unfolding awareness that emerges through your preceding workshops, supporting you to fully incorporate everything you've learned.

Whether you’re brand new to what we do, or have experienced our workshops before, the Transcendence journey begins with the “Initiation” Level 1 Retreat (June 21-23). Here, we focus on the feminine aspect within all of us - our relationship to our own vulnerability, how we learned to love, and the conditioned beliefs blocking our innate receptivity and openness. We’ll explore our connection with mother as the origin story of relationship patterns and the way we relate to the women in our lives. This weekend is about taking responsibility for your life and finding the courage to discover what is real and true for YOU - a powerful turning point in how you experience yourself, your relationships and your life.

The adventure continues with our “Inspiration” Level 2 Retreat (July 12-14), a deep dive into the masculine principles of creativity, self-expression, passion and freedom. Making peace with father is the catalyst to embracing internal authority and loving with radical honesty, setting your course for a more playful, creative and authentic life.

The third retreat in the series, “Integration” (July 25-27), is open only to those who have completed Levels 1 and 2.

Through one-on-one and group sharing, conscious breathwork, silent contemplation and energetic release, we move from the “small self” to the expansive and joyful ALLNESS that is our birthright. Direct and undeniable experience is how you’ll discover the selfless, majestic presence hidden behind the masks and games you habitually knew as yourself.

The final step in this extraordinary process is our “Transcendence” Level 4 Retreat, a week of solitary, contemplative reflection in the wilderness. This retreat provides a space to deepen the unfolding awareness that emerges through the preceding workshops. Freed from distraction and ego identification, you’re invited to step into a sacred and life-changing experience of communion, joy and peace.

For those who are ready, our Summer Workshop Series & Wilderness Retreat provide the perfect opportunity to undertake true transformation... to transition to a new way of living - a life of openness, creativity and healing.

This amazing journey - the journey to wholeness - is the best gift you'll ever give yourself.

Isn't it time?

Please contact the Institute for more details and registration.

“You can’t put a price tag on the experience — it’s worth a thousand times more than what I paid. The openness and freedom I feel are beyond description!” – Nick

This retreat is for you if:

  • You’re drawn to symbolic languages like astrology, myth, archetypes, and dream interpretation.

  • You've explored meditation, yoga, or spiritual practices and want to more deeply integrate and apply awareness principles into your daily life.

  • You've experienced loss or grief and want to expand your capacity for love, receptivity, and connection.

  • The complexity of modern life, especially since Covid, has left you feeling overwhelmed or disconnected, and you're seeking tools to better integrate.

  • You’re a parent (or aunt, uncle, grandparent, friend, teacher, neighbor) who wants to break generational patterns.

  • You’re ready to nurture real connections and create more depth in your relationships.