Guest Facilitators

Liz Jamieson-Dunne

Liz Jamieson-Dunne is a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living and a master practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, and HUNA, the ancient Hawaiian art and science of healing. With over 35 years as a global business executive in marketing leadership roles at Vidal Sassoon and Max Factor, Liz brings both worldly expertise and deep spiritual wisdom to her work.

As a Transformational Spiritual Coach and Healing Art Facilitator, Liz creates powerful spaces for self-discovery, integrating ancient traditions with modern practices. She is also an accomplished artist and the Amazon best-selling author of Finding Hidden Courage: Stories of Healing & Strength. At our retreats, Liz guides participants through cathartic art and goddess creation experiences that awaken creativity, healing, and hidden strength.

Christopher Duncan

“Working with Chris and understanding the truth about structure, about creation, and about our power to connect to the Superconscious and literally change the code of instructions and information that has created our lives so far in order to release resistance to creating new has completely transformed me as a creator and a coach.”

—Dixie Gillaspie

Andria Butcher

Andria Butcher is a gifted guide in the healing power of breathwork and yoga. With a presence that is both grounding and expansive, she helps participants release stored emotions, calm the nervous system, and reconnect with their bodies. Her sessions weave together conscious breath, gentle movement, and mindfulness practices that awaken vitality and inner clarity. With an extensive background in the healing arts, including meditation, yoga, breathwork, reflexology, aromatherapy, and the wisdom traditions of Buddhism and Stoicism, Andria has dedicated her path to living with greater presence, compassion and understanding. Her purpose is not only to deepen her own journey of self-discovery but also to share this love and insight in ways that help others connect more fully with themselves.

“I have been taking classes with the City of Carlsbad at the Calaveras Community Center for 5 years. I want to let you know that Andria Butcher who teaches the classes I go to is the very best instructor I have ever had. She brings a sense of community and fun to each class. All of her classes are well attended and she goes out of her way to make any new person feel welcomed. Under her guidance I have learned how to calm myself in times of stress and to always remember to breathe in my very hectic job."

—Nancie D'Eliso

Martha Blane

Martha Blane is a dedicated teacher of Qigong, offering classes and events through her Qigong Studio in the serene setting of rural North San Diego County. With years of practice and teaching experience, Martha helps students cultivate qi — life force energy — through mindful movement, breath, and meditation.

Her sessions open a pathway to vitality, balance, and inner peace, reminding participants that Qigong is not just an ancient practice but a way of life. At our retreats, Martha guides Qigong for Life — a grounding and energizing practice that restores harmony to body, mind, and spirit.

“I have learned through qigong to focus my energy better. I can get very distracted which fans away my energy. But I find that if I do qigong on a regular basis, it helps me calm the mind, ease and deepen my breathing, and make my body healthier. In moments of stress or difficult decisions, I go back to these simple and powerful meditations that Martha has taught and shared with me. This is an amazing tool for peace in oneself and for peace in the world!"

—Gabriela Flores

Nathalie Ekobo

Nathalie Ekobo is an intuitive coach and energy alchemist who empowers women to step into the highest vision of themselves. With certifications in energy work, coaching, and transformational modalities, she has guided thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, and seekers to embody their future self with courage and clarity.

At our retreats, Nathalie leads the powerful Embody Your Future Self process — a visionary experience that helps participants connect with the woman they are becoming, and align present choices with their deepest calling.

“This has been one of the most powerful experiences of my life. I’m more clear, more alive, and more aligned in every area—from business to relationships to everyday decisions. Everything flows with purpose now.”

—Caroline Messenger

Melanie Schier

Melanie Schier is a practitioner of energy medicine with a gift for restoring balance, harmony, and flow to the body’s subtle systems. Drawing from diverse healing traditions, she creates a safe and nurturing space where participants can release blockages, recalibrate, and experience renewal on every level.

Her work bridges science and spirit, offering participants tangible tools and profound energetic shifts that awaken the body’s natural capacity to heal.

“Melanie is a phenomenal practitioner! The work she is able to setup in group healings allows for my physical body and nervous system to be so deeply nourished that I immediately feel lighter, more aligned and ready to connect with my inner wisdom. I have been able to take the tools she teaches into my own healing journey and I am forever grateful. Melanie is a powerful, kind, and thoughtful leader whose wisdom reverberates out into the world. She is a gift.”

— Kim Whatley

Réka Fodor

Réka Fodor is a singer, dancer, and percussionist from Transylvania whose work bridges the ancient and the modern. She honors traditional ways of singing while exploring contemporary experimentation with voice, movement, and sound. Inspired by nature, human connection, and the resonance of space, Réka curiously investigates the relationship between sound and experience.

In both performance and teaching, her tools are radical improvisation and embodied exploration — practices that invite participants to move beyond boundaries and inhabit more of themselves. Reka invites women to step into their authentic voice and move beyond self-consciousness into creative flow. At our retreats, Reka’s Voice & Movement Alchemy sessions open space for joy, connection, and a deeper resonance with one’s true self.

“I first experienced Reka’s incredible energy, voice and movement activation at a women’s retreat in France. Réka’s session opened my voice and my body to a new level of expression. It was exhilarating and freeing. I felt like I had fully landed into my body and my voice and able to move and express myself freely and fluidly.”

— Deborah Smith

Alku Mateus & Diana Deer Hawk

Alku and Diana are ceremonial cacao stewards trained in the traditional practices of the Northern Peruvian Healing School. They share the ancient wisdom of cacao as a gentle, heart-opening plant medicine that fosters connection, joy, and spiritual alignment.

Their mission is to help people on their path of transformation, and to hold safe spaces with authenticity and integrity. Even across distance, their cacao ceremonies create a powerful sense of community and sacred space. Participants are guided through meditation and intention-setting as they experience the gentle yet profound effects of this sacred plant ally.

“Diana & Alku are guardians of the sacred, guides on the path of reconnection to oneself, and to the mysteries of cacao. I could feel the benevolent energy of cacao surrounding them, amplifying their ability to guide others toward profound inner transformation.”

— Nathalie

Bo Nielsen

Bo Nielsen is a gifted sound healer and multi-instrumentalist known for creating deeply immersive experiences that quiet the mind and open the heart. Blending ancient instruments such as crystal and Tibetan bowls, gongs, drums, and voice, Bo weaves a resonant field of healing frequencies that guide participants into profound states of relaxation and inner harmony.
Rooted in both intuitive artistry and years of practice, his sessions invite emotional release, nervous system restoration, and connection to one’s own natural rhythm. Bo’s presence is calm, attuned, and grounded — offering a space where sound becomes medicine and stillness becomes the gateway to transformation.

“My experience with Bo during a sound and color session was very profound. I had been holding on to a lot of stress in my stomach area and after the session it was gone. He is very caring and sensitive to his client’s needs. I highly recommend him.”

— Vanessa C