Why Retreat?

In the intimacy of small groups led by experienced teachers, spend four and a half days immersing yourself exploring the realm of dreams. Each participant will have the opportunity to explore a series of dreams through a unique process called String Therapy.

String Therapy is a process similar to psychodrama - the dreams are given the opportunity to become embodied so the dreamer can learn more about the teachings of their unconscious.

A unique language develops within each group based on the material each person explores. The groups provide a supportive container to feel more deeply into the places that our dreams call us toward.

From Participants

From Carol Paquette:

"What surprised me was how much it meant to me to be a witness to the other members of my group. Being at the retreat continues to bring me to a deeper level of commitment. When I'm up on "the mountain" I have never felt more like myself and believed more that I am good enough..."
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From Elaine Lubin:

"From the first time I came to the mountain on retreat, I knew I would always come again. I realized that here I could allow the real me to be seen, the real me behind the person I so carefully crafted to both please the outside world and to keep it at arms length..."
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From Jo-Elyn Nourie

"Having just begun my own dreamwork with NOE, I knew within a couple of sessions that the work was proving very meaningful to me, and so I decide to attend the summer retreat. When I first arrived and entered the barn where everyone was gathering before small group work, I was instantly struck by the openess of all the faces of people warmly greeting each other..."
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From David Ducharme:

"The retreat really begins for me at the time of first contact with the group leader. Sharing what my work is at that time and later sending in the dreams that will be the foundation for the retreat. It has been a little overwhelming at times to bring my work out of the safety of my therapist’s office and into the world in a new way. I’ve always felt held at this moment though, like the container for this process was starting to be formed with that first conversation..."
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From Hugo Liepmann:

"I am new to dreamwork, having started in the summer of 2007. This last retreat was my fourth NOE Retreat. I felt safe and supported at my very first retreat, and feel increasingly comfortable - as well as challenged - at each successive one. I am entering my mid-seventies, and am pleased to find that age is irrelevant at a NOE Retreat..."
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Retreat Videos

After a full day of working in small groups, the evenings have evolved into a time for people at the retreat to be visible in a different way. For two nights, people have the opportunity to read their poetry, perform music, do skits.

For a full listing of videos of people performing, go here....