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Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief: June 27-July 1 with Anne Blanchard and Cyndi Krupp

Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief
An Online Retreat

Fri-Tues ~ June 27-July 1

with Anne Blanchard
and Cyndi Krupp

 

What is the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief?

A Course in Miracles calls it “guilt.” The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) calls it “unworthiness.” Regina Dawn Akers simply calls it the “I am bad” belief.

No matter what you call it, it is an untrue belief, most likely adopted in early childhood, which drives actions and reactions in nearly all humans. People make life decisions that they wouldn’t otherwise make because of this belief’s influence. This belief is the primary cause of stress, annoyance, anger, jealousy and other types of mental and emotional suffering. If you release this one belief, your life will be happier, and you will feel much freer than you do with the belief.

The ‘I am Bad’ belief is unconscious for some and somewhat conscious for others, but until it is brought fully into consciousness, the belief cannot be eradicated.

This retreat will focus solely on how to release the ‘I am bad’ belief. If you come, you will learn what you need to learn to be set free!

This retreat was designed by Regina Dawn Akers, who has transcended the ‘I am Bad’ belief. She developed the retreat to show the way, so we can release the belief too. Join in a collaborative effort to root out and transcend this pesky, persistent belief.

Whether this is the first time you’re taking this retreat or the 3rd time you will find that spending time in the foundational teachings helps to bring to life in direct experience what you may not have been ready for before.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).

Retreat Fee is $300

$50 non-refundable deposit is required

REGISTER HERE

Registration Closes on June 24th at 5pm ET

Scholarship Information

NEW RETREAT! Inviting Conflict: July 21-25 with Jacquelyn Eckert

Inviting Conflict ~ A New Online Retreat

July 21-25
with Jacquelyn Eckert

Have you ever been caught off guard when a situation filled with conflict suddenly appears? Have you wondered why such discord has come your way despite your efforts to be kind and mindful toward others? This retreat will explore the deeper roots of these experiences—inviting participants to consider how internal patterns of belief and attention shape the outer events we encounter. By understanding and working with these dynamics, participants can uncover the deeper sources of conflict and learn how to shift their experience toward greater clarity and harmony.

Participants will:

  • Engage in insightful dialogues about the deeper causes of conflict.
  • Explore and identify conditioned patterns that invite conflict into our lives.
  • Gain practical tools for recognizing and transforming habitual responses to discord.
  • Learn to foster an environment of mutual understanding and shared exploration when conflict appears to arise.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day.  A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).

Retreat Fee is $300

$50 non-refundable deposit is required

REGISTER HERE

Registration Closes on July 16th at 5pm ET

Scholarship Information

Loving Consciousness, Loving All: Sep 26-30 with Kate Brennan

Loving Consciousness, Loving All

An Online Retreat

Sep 26-30

with Kate Brennan

 

Retreat Description

The Loving Consciousness Method of meditation and the Loving All Method practice were developed by Michael Langford as Direct Path practices that will help you awaken (end the ego illusion) in this lifetime.

At this retreat, we will practice the Loving Consciousness Method and the Loving All Method using directions written by Michael Langford. You will be introduced to exercises that can help enhance mastery of the Loving Consciousness and Loving All methods.

We will also contemplate quotes from Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Maharshi, Muruganar, Yoga Vashistha, Margaret Coble and others. The quotes were selected by Michael Langford to support the practice of Loving Consciousness and the Loving All Method.

This retreat is perfect for anyone who wants to awaken (realize truth) in this lifetime. It is also an excellent retreat for those who are already familiar with the Loving Consciousness & Loving All methods and would like to increase mastery of these practices.

Whether this is the first time you’re taking this retreat or the 3rd time you will find that spending time in the foundational teachings helps to bring to life in direct experience what you may not have been ready for before.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).

Retreat Fee is $300

$50 non-refundable deposit is required

REGISTER HERE

Registration Closes September 22nd at 5pm ET

Scholarship Information

 

SOLD OUT: Presence Unfolding: A Freestyle Journey with Spirit: July 7-11 with John Mark Stroud

Presence Unfolding

A Freestyle Journey with Spirit

with John Mark Stroud at the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, CO

Monday – Friday
July 7-11

Step into the infinite embrace of Presence with John Mark Stroud. This freestyle retreat offers a sacred space for deep exploration and connection, guided entirely by Spirit. With an emergent agenda shaped by the questions, interests, and heartfelt inquiries of participants, each session unfolds organically to serve the highest good of all present.

Come with an open heart and a willingness to release limiting beliefs, identities, and structures. Together, we will move beyond the constraints and limits, shedding illusions and stepping into the vibrant Truth of our essence. This retreat is an invitation to experience profound peace, boundless love, and a deeper communion with the divine. Whether you seek clarity, healing, or liberation, this journey promises to meet you exactly where you are, offering the perfect unfolding for your evolution.

About John Mark: 
A single unexpected moment in his mid 20’s left him with a vast sense of emptiness.  

He would spend the next 15 years immersed in worldly activity, trying in vain to fill this emptiness. His “normal” life of businessman, husband, and father had all the hallmarks of great success. But that vast emptiness keep haunting him. Finally, in 2007, he was compelled by some greater force to sell his business and begin the inward search for the true peace and happiness that had always eluded him. Almost immediately he was swept up in a tidal wave of Grace.  For a man used to control and responsibility, it was particularly unsettling that these miracles began to move and direct his life into uncharted waters. 

In 2009, he was guided to “A Course in Miracles.” Instinctively, he knew this was what he had been searching for. It was as though it had been written just for him. A Course in Miracles led him to the direct experience of God’s limitless Love and Perfect Peace. 

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 9am on Monday and end by 5pm on Friday.

Retreat Fee: $750
(lodging not included)
$250 non-refundable deposit

REGISTRATION CLOSED/SOLD OUT

The retreat fee includes all meals beginning with dinner on Sunday through breakfast on Saturday. There may be one optional dinner out if desired. 

The remaining payment balance will be due by May 7, 2025. If space is still available, registration will close on June 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET with full payment at time of registration.

Please note that lodging is separate from the retreat fee. The Retreat House has a limited number of rooms available. There are also local options within walking distance to the Retreat House. If you would like to stay at the Retreat House, click Lodging Options for more information, to submit your application or to for alternative options. If you apply to lodge at the Retreat House and we have reached full capacity, we will let you know.

How To Get Here   Shuttle Information   Scholarship Information   Contact 
 

Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering, so we can make sure we are able to accommodate your needs.

The Four Principles of God: Aug 11-15 with Regina Dawn Akers


The Four Principles of God:
From Illusion to Source

Monday–Friday~ Aug 11-15

With Regina Dawn Akers at the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, CO

 

At this retreat, you will receive a spiritual map called the Four Principles of God, which will help give direction to your spiritual path by distinguishing between illusion and truth and highlighting important stages of awakening. The map will also help you streamline spiritual practices to the most effective by focusing your attention on truth. Regina Dawn Akers has taught the Four Principles of God in many forums since realizing this truth in the spring of 2012, so it’s very possible you’ve heard this teaching before. You may have attended this retreat before. However, as Regina continues her own spiritual journey and moves closer to full realization of the First Principle, her way of seeing and understanding this truth continues to evolve. That means when Regina teaches the Four Principles of God in August 2025, she will teach it like she never has before. Join us for what promises to be Regina’s clearest and most profound teaching of the Four Principles of God.

Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end by 3pm on Friday.

Retreat Fee: $750
(does not include lodging)
$250 non-refundable deposit
REGISTER HERE

The remaining payment balance will be due by June 11, 2025. If space is still available, registration will close on July 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET with payment due in full at time of registration.

The retreat fee includes all meals beginning with dinner on Sunday through breakfast on Saturday. There will be one optional dinner out with local Awakening Together friends!

Please note that lodging is separate from the retreat fee. The Retreat House has a limited number of rooms available. There are also local options within walking distance to the Retreat House. If you would like to stay at the Retreat House, click here for more information, to submit your application or to for alternative options. If you apply to lodge at the Retreat House and we have reached full capacity, we will let you know.

How To Get Here   Shuttle Information   Scholarship Information   Contact 

Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering.

Letting Go of Fear: Oct 26-30 with Anne Blanchard

Letting Go of Fear

Sun-Thurs ~ Oct 26-30 

An Online Retreat
with Anne Blanchard

 

Fear can be experienced in many ways. It may feel like uneasiness or angst, which blocks your ability to relax fully; it may be experienced as nervousness, apprehension or excessive worry; it may be experienced as absolute terror. Fear can also be repressed and experienced as other emotions, such as frustration or anger. In any case, fear distorts your perception and your ability to think clearly with the right mind.

At this retreat, you will come to understand the cause of fear and learn how you can become free of it.

Whether this is the first time you’re taking this retreat or the 3rd time you will find that spending time in the foundational teachings helps to bring to life in direct experience what you may not have been ready for before.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).

Retreat Fee is $300
$50 non-refundable deposit is required

REGISTER HERE

Registration closes on Oct 20th at 5pm ET

Scholarship Information

This Moment~The Beauty of Being Here: September 3-7 with Jeannie Zandi

This Moment
The Beauty of Being Here

A Private Retreat with Jeannie Zandi for Awakening Together

September 3-7 ~ Wednesday-Sunday
$995 plus lodging

There is a $250 non-refundable deposit required to hold your space.
REGISTER HERE

What if there is nothing to chase, nothing to fix, nothing to figure out?

What if the peace, love, and clarity you long for is already here—closer than breath— whispering through this very moment?

Join beloved nondual teacher Jeannie Zandi for a deep dive into presence—a 5-day in person retreat designed to soften the mind’s grip, open the heart, and invite a profound homecoming to the beauty of simply being. This retreat will be at the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, CO.

Through a blend of meditative inquiry, embodied exploration, and intimate dialogue, Jeannie will hold a deeply restful and transformative space where you can exhale, listen, and let yourself enter and embrace the vast intelligence of now. With warmth, humor, and uncompromising devotion to the truth of the heart, she will guide participants in turning toward the living stillness that has been here all along.

This Retreat is For You If You…

  • Are ready to slow down, rest in being, and let life unfold from stillness
  • Long for a powerful and compassionate container for awakening, self-inquiry, and truth
  • Are drawn to embodied presence and living from the heart rather than the head
  • Seek relief from overthinking, overwhelm, or the exhausting search for “more”
  • Want to integrate awakened being into your daily life – your relationships, your choices, and the way you walk in the world

 This retreat follows Awakening Together’s established schedule, with morning and afternoon sessions, leaving evenings free for reflection, integration, and rest. Held in the quiet beauty of La Veta, CO, the natural world will serve as both sanctuary and teacher, inviting you into a rhythm of deep listening and renewal.

Come as you are. Rest in what is. Let yourself be met.

Note: The deep space Jeannie holds not only facilitates a direct encounter with radiant presence and being, but also brings to the surface the deeper issues that keep us from fully living that. This work is best suited for those with some experience in meeting emotional intensity—both in themselves and in others.

Teacher Bio:

Jeannie Zandi is a nondual spiritual teacher and guide for embodied awakening, calling students to fully inhabit their human lives with presence, clarity, and love. Known for her fierce tenderness, irreverent wisdom, and unwavering presence, she creates powerful spaces for transformation, where truth is met in the raw, and awakening moves beyond concept into lived reality. Her work bridges the mystical and the practical, inviting students to embrace every aspect of experience—joy, challenge, and the mundane—as fuel for awakening. Rather than transcending life, she calls us to root in it, maturing into authentic expressions of love, serving the whole with wisdom and heart.

Important Details:

Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Wednesday at 9am and end by 3pm on Sunday.

Retreat Fee
The remaining payment balance will be due by July 3, 2025. If space is still available, registration will close on August 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET with payment due in full at time of registration.

The retreat fee includes all meals beginning with dinner on Tuesday through breakfast on Monday. 

Please note that lodging is separate from the retreat fee. The Retreat House has a limited number of rooms available. There are also local options within walking distance to the Retreat House. If you would like to stay at the Retreat House, click here for more information, to submit your application or to for alternative options. If you apply to lodge at the Retreat House and we have reached full capacity, we will let you know.

How To Get Here   Shuttle Information   Scholarship Information   Contact 

Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering.

Home for the Holidays: Nov 14-16 with Jacquelyn Eckert

Home for the Holidays

An Online Retreat
with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

November 14-16
 10am ET to 5pm ET daily

 

Why do our spiritual aspirations and application often go out the window when we go home for the holidays? Most spiritual adherents find it difficult to consistently apply their spiritual awareness and acumen when interacting with family. This experience is particularly likely during holiday visits. In this retreat, we will review fundamental spiritual truths, which will help to orient us toward a healing perspective on our holiday interactions, examine the obstacles to consistent practice and application during holiday visits with family, and learn practical strategies for remaining true to our spiritual desire. Join Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert for this three-day online retreat.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided around 1pm ET (11am MT).

 Retreat Fee: $180

$50 non-refundable deposit required

REGISTER HERE

Registration Closes on November 10th at 5pm ET

Scholarship Opportunities

Embodying Truth, In the World & Not of It: Dec 1-5, 2025 with Anne Blanchard

Embodying Truth:
In the World But Not of It

Mon-Fri ~ Dec 1-5

with Anne Blanchard

 

Peace Pilgrim once said, “It took the living quite a while to catch up with the believing, but of course it can, and now if I believe something, I live it.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj said, “Intellectually, you have understood, but you have to be one with it; you have to identify with what you have understood.”

At this retreat, you will learn to live from the spiritual knowledge that you believe and trust. You will look at what you value, assess if your values are aligned with your spiritual desire, and then learn how to bring your values and spiritual desire together into one strong foundation that you actually live, speak and act from.

Whether this is the first time you’re taking this retreat or the 3rd time you will find that spending time in the foundational teachings helps to bring to life in direct experience what you may not have been ready for before.

Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin at 10am ET (8am MT) and end at 5pm ET (3pm MT) each day. A 2-hour lunch period will be provided beginning about 1pm ET (11am MT).

Retreat Fee is $300

$50 non-refundable deposit is required

REGISTER HERE

Registration Closes on Nov 25th at 5pm ET

Scholarship Information

Pray Without Ceasing: October 3-7 with Anne Blanchard

Pray Without Ceasing

Friday-Tuesday ~ October 3-7

with Anne Blanchard at the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, CO

Ramana Maharshi observed there were two primary paths to Self-Realization; the first being the path of wisdom or self-inquiry and the second being the path of devotion.  In this retreat, we will take a deep dive into the second path, which has been called the way of the heart.   Participants will contemplate what it means to pray, to whom or to what do we pray, and most importantly, how to cultivate and sustain a deep and enduring regular practice of prayer. Join facilitator Anne Blanchard as she guides participants through an examination of what is required in the devotional pathway and how one’s way of being can become love: a love of Truth and God and a willingness to let go and surrender anything blocking the experience of this love.

Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Monday at 9am and end by 5pm on Friday.

Following the Pray without Ceasing retreat, there will be an opportunity to practice the presence while participating in Dyads. The “Practicing The Presence Dyad Retreat” (Oct 8-11) is for everyone interested in an extremely deep experience of self-inquiry, regardless of whether you are new to self-inquiry or you’ve been practicing self-inquiry for years. Click here for more information.

Retreat Fee: $500
(does not include lodging)
$250 non-refundable deposit
REGISTER HERE

The remaining payment balance is due by August 3, 2025. If space is still available, registration will close on September 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET, with full payment due at the time of registration.

The retreat fee includes all meals beginning with dinner on Thursday through breakfast on Wednesday. There will be one optional dinner out with local Awakening Together friends!

Please note that lodging is separate from the retreat fee. The Retreat House has a limited number of rooms available. There are also local options within walking distance to the Retreat House. If you would like to stay at the Retreat House, click here for more information, to submit your application or to for alternative options. If you apply to lodge at the Retreat House and we have reached full capacity, we will let you know.

How To Get Here   Shuttle Information   Scholarship Information   Contact 

Are you traveling to La Veta? If you are attending an in-person retreat in La Veta, please be aware that the layout of the Retreat House requires participants to climb stairs several times a day. Please contact us to discuss any physical or mobility limitations and any health restrictions (e.g., heart and lung) prior to registering.

 

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