Wednesdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26

@ The Nest - 7:00-8:30 p.m.

The practice of entering into an altered brainwave state by will, for the purposes of inspiration, creativity, guidance, and problem solving, has been around for thousands of years. Although the word and concept of “hypnosis” is relatively new, artists, prophets, shamans, sorcerers, and oracular consultants have used various methods to induce self hypnosis throughout history.

In these four sessions, participants will learn simple techniques to enter trance and instruction how to utilize these states.

Participants will learn the beginning of more advanced programming of the unconscious mind. How to “dream yourself into existence”.

Strongly recommended to take entire series

$120 for all or $35 for individual

The Nest, 41 Shotwell Road, Woodstock, NY

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm - Sunday, March 9, 3:00 PM

@ The Nest

Sacred Clowns, Holy Fools, and Crazy Wisdom with Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Barbara Mainguy and Peter Blum

Gather with us in community once again to receive some crazy wisdom. Explore and learn from holy fools & sacred clown energies. I will be co-presenting along with my good friends and favorite mischief making healers, Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy. An integral part of this process is to work with our stories. We will engage in activities such as Talking Circles, Hypnotherapy, and other sure-to-be surprisingly fun and exciting practices, and will close the weekend with a sweat lodge ceremony on Sunday. In this event, we aim to help you discover a more complete view of your inner landscape, including fools, and tricksters, and develop the ability to turn a liability into an inner resource. You can wear it proudly, being the weird one!

In Lakota culture, Heyokah take the backward approach to things, turning things upside down because they don’t look right, invoking the power of reversal. It has been said that “Nobody fools a fool!” Fools have been important since time immemorial. During the Middle Ages, only the court jester could mock the King. Fools can speak truth to power with impunity. They can disseminate their Crazy Wisdom without fear of retribution. In these three days of playful foolishness, we will examine why now, perhaps more than ever, we are in a time of need of fools!

Sliding scale options $375-$600

Different types of lodging available at additional fee.

MARCH 21-28, 2025

Inlakech Retreat Center, Tulum, Mexico

Imagine this: In just one week, you’ll transform your hypnosis practice by integrating the art of shamanic sound healing. Picture yourself intuitively integrating sound bowls, tuning forks, and chanting techniques into your sessions, creating deeper trance states and more impactful client transformations.

This isn’t just training—it’s a transformational retreat in the jungle of Tulum, Mexico that elevates your practice, rejuvenates your passion, and positions you as the go-to hypnotist in your area for sound-integrated sessions.

At the end of our 7-day retreat in beautiful Tulum, you’ll walk away with the TranceSonics Certificate of Completion, a clear plan to integrate your new skills, and a renewed excitement for your work.

This Retreat will be scheduled for later in 2025

A 3 day experience with Peter Blum & Bob Vetter in Woodstock.

We will gather together to explore: Who or what is a healer? What causes wounds? How do we move from wounding to a life of meaning and purpose in service to others?