Redefine Therapy Expressive Arts Retreat

April 25-27, 2025
Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center
Villa Maria, PA

Proposals open

registration and full schedule will be available mid-January 2025

Join us for our Annual Expressive Arts Retreat!

We are thrilled to be back in our retreat home at Villa Maria Education & Spirituality Retreat Center in Western Pennsylvania for the Redefine Therapy Expressive Arts Retreat, formerly called the Dancing Mindfulness Facilitators and Friends Retreat. Join us for this unique retreat experience that is known for its ability to bring together outside-of-the-box thinkers, feelers, and doers from a variety of professions. Select CE credit hours are available for our pre-retreat workshop this year. Retreat directed by Dr. Jamie Marich.
 
Confirmed special guests include: Spiral Rhythms
 
Registration coming soon
Jamie Marich playfully dancing and posing for the camera

Pre-Retreat Workshops

April 25, 2025
More details and registration coming soon

Thomas Zimmerman

The Four Blinks Approach to Flash, a CE Training

with Four Blinks Studio, an Expressive Arts Experience and CE Training with Thomas Zimmerman and Lisa Glendinning

In this full-day workshop, Dr. Jamie and Rev. John Michael Thornton reflect on Six major global religions, most notably Hinduism and Buddhism, espouse teaching on the cycle of death and rebirth—colloquially known as reincarnation.

9:00am-4:30pm, April 26, 2024
Cost: $75.00 (as retreat add-on, includes CEs)
Cost: $95.00 (as stand-alone course, no CEs)
Cost: $135.00 (as stand-alone course, CEs required)
Lunch is included at all price points.
6 CE credit hours available
For More Information & to Register as Stand-Alone
JamieJohn

Psychic Self-Defense, Wellness Workshop

with Rev. John Michael Thornton (and special guest Dr. Jamie Marich)

In this full-day workshop, Dr. Jamie and Rev. John Michael Thornton reflect on Six major global religions, most notably Hinduism and Buddhism, espouse teaching on the cycle of death and rebirth—colloquially known as reincarnation.

9:00am-4:30pm, April 26, 2024
Cost: $75.00 (as retreat add-on, includes CEs)
Cost: $95.00 (as stand-alone course, no CEs)
Cost: $135.00 (as stand-alone course, CEs required)
Lunch is included at all price points.
6 CE credit hours available
For More Information & to Register as Stand-Alone

Feeling the Call to Facilitate?

We are now accepting proposals!

Have you been thinking about crafting your own retreat session, leading a dance chapel or yoga session?  If so, submit your proposal! 

 

Submit A Proposal
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Pictured: Dr. Jamie Marich & Irene Rodriguez

Retreat Package Options (April 26-28, 2024)

Pre-Retreat Workshop Options Add-ons (April 26th)

For those attending the retreat in-person, meals are included from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast. If you are adding the extra night Thursday breakfast and lunch are also included. We ask you to disclose any special dietary requests or accessibility accommodations requests in the registration form.

Registration closed

Preliminary Retreat Agenda

Click here for a downloadable PDF.

Dr. Jamie Marich leading a session during an Expressive Arts Therapy training

Redefine Therapy Expressive Arts Retreat 2025

Schedule TBA

DaySessionTimeLocation
Thursday, April 25Early Arrival for Those Who
Purchased an Extra Night		5:30pm-9:30pmBegel Hall West
Friday, April 26Breakfast (for Thursday overnight guests)8:15am-9:00am
Pre-Retreat Workshops (Optional)9:00am-4:30pmBegel Hall West
In-Person Retreat Arrivals4:00pm-7:00pmBegel Hall West
Dinner5:25pm-6:00pm
Free Time6:00pm-7:30pm
Opening Orientation & Dance with Dr. Jamie Marich7:30pm-9:30pmMother Madeline
Saturday, April 27Morning Yoga with Leah Hartman7:30am-8:30amMother Madeline
Breakfast8:15am-9:00am
Morning Session 1
Hope and Gratitude with Creative Vision
 with Judy Corasantini		9:00am-10:20amBegel West
Morning Session 1
Four Blinks: Dancing Mindfulness Version with Lisa Glendinning & Thomas Zimmerman
9:00am-10:20amMother Madeline
Morning Session 2
The Art of Play: Embracing Your Inner Child with Sydney Stephenson		10:35am-12:00amBegel West
Morning Session 2
Four Blinks: Dancing Mindfulness Version
with Lisa Glendinning & Thomas Zimmerman		10:35am-12:00amMother Madeline
Lunch Break12:00am-1:00pm
Wellness Services Available (Extra Fee Applies)1:00pm-7:00pm Begel Hall West
Afternoon Session 1
Caring for Yourself and Your Clients When It Feels Like the End of the World
with Justine Mastin & Larissa Garski (Mother Madeline)		1:30pm-3:30pmMother Madeline
Pre-Dinner Labryrinth Walk & Presentation with Dr. Kellie Kirksey4:15-5:00pm
Gym
Dinner5:25pm-6:00pm
Free Time6:00pm-7:30pm
Evening Program with Spiral Rhythms Ensemble (In-Person) or Free Time7:30-9:00pmMother Madeline
Sunday, April 28Morning Yoga with Leah Hartman7:30am-8:30amMother Madeline
Breakfast8:15am-9:30am
Empower Withing: Movement Meditation for Meeting with Your Inner Strength”
 with Irene Rodriguez		9:30am-10:30amMother Madeline
Share Your Practice: Closing Program Led by Irene Rodriguez & Participating Facilitators10:30am-12:00pmMother Madeline
Departure

Testimonials

What people are saying

"As an anti-racist political activist I move primarily in BIPOC spaces. As a therapist I move primarily in white spaces. This training is a model for other modalities, EFT, IFS, DBT, CBT, ACT, etc., to not only denounce racism but to take action in multiple ways."
José Alfaro, LCSW
José Alfaro, LCSW LCSW, anti-racist political activist
"With the EMDR training scholarship discount I was able to help my therapy scholarship clients and even got to support Iranian therapists who are holding so much for their clients these days."
Dr. Hannah Alla Joharchi
Dr. Hannah Alla JoharchiFounder, Soft Heart Psychology
"During my EMDR training, Dr. Jamie and ICM underscored that everyone has an experience somewhere along the dissociative spectrum. Their inclusivity nurtured my plural identity, and I could be myself without fear of judgment, whispers, or laughter. Their profound acceptance and respect made me feel seen, valued, and appreciated as a professional."
Tiff
TiffPlural Therapist
"ICM was one of the most well organized and engaging training platforms I have utilized. It allowed me to obtain a basic foundation in EMDR Therapy and bring the modality to a population of clients that otherwise wouldn’t have access to."
Katelyn Jakubovic
Katelyn JakubovicClinical Therapist
"For the first time, I met trainers who teach EMDR Therapy while integrating embodiment, creative techniques, mindfulness meditations, and all on TeleHealth!! I had transforming experiences personally during my own EMDR processing and learned how to utilize the standard EMDR protocol. Now, I am using EMDR Therapy with Sandtray Therapy and reaching new goals in my business!
Thank you Jamie & ICM!"
Beth Moore
Beth MooreLPC
"Thank you ICM for sharing the remarkable, life-changing gift of EMDR therapy! I can't emphasize enough how my learning through ICM (trainings, Jamie's webinars, videos, etc.), and its incredibly supportive community, has been a complete game changer for me both personally and professionally. Truly grateful, and as we often say in EMDR sessions, I'll "just go with that!"."
Elyan Rosenbaum
Elyan RosenbaumMHC-LP, NCC
"The ability to learn EMDR virtually was truly a transformative process. Through ICM, I have developed needed clinical skills and gained a network of amazing, trauma-informed clinicians that are passionate about providing top-notch care. The combination of mindfulness techniques with the standard EMDR protocol has been a game changer in my practice, providing much needed healing for those in which I serve. Thank you, Dr. Marich and Staff!"
David Likens
David LikensM.S., LPC-S
"Dr. Jamie Marich has designed an EMDR training that is nothing shy of AMAZING! As the Founder of the "only" Therapist of Color Collaborative in the State of Colorado, being trained by someone who could help digest what is a very scripted protocol, and make it more culturally relevant was imperative. She did so with ease, patience, AND a bang up team of EMDR Trainers!"
Rossina Schroeer-Santiago
Rossina Schroeer-SantiagoMA, LPC, NCC, GCDF, CIGT
"The Institute for Creative Mindfulness' trainings have been pivotal in my career and my personal healing and growth path. EMDR therapy training has equipped me to be a competent trauma therapist - something that, in my opinion, is an ethical imperative for anyone working in the mental health field. The ICM consultants and practitioner community keeps me growing in my skills and knowledge, as well as supported by a vast and diverse community of professionals."
Paula Soto
Paula SotoLCSW, ERYT, YACEP
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