Personal Mythology Retreat

Discover the origins of your Personal Mythology!

Take a pause..as seasons change, to reflect on the origins of your personal journey, while getting in touch with a deeper wisdom that can reorient your pathway forward.

We will have each participant exploring the origins of their personal mythology and refashioning it into a more effective, fulfilling, and inspiring resource for inner guidance. These myths, which emerge out of our primordial need for meaning, purpose, guidance, and connection, have powerful ways of becoming an active narrative that moves us in directions we may not be aware of.

This workshop for personal development and transformation is designed for anyone hoping to take an active role in designing their future pathways, professionals hoping to create personal growth or couples hoping to evolve in their dynamic.

Psychologist, Dr. Glenn Graves will facilitate this journey, which incorporates guided imagery, narrative writing, dreamwork and a holistic 5-stage model outlined in the book Mythic Path, by eminent psychologists, Dr. David Feinstein and Dr. Stanley Krippner.

Each participant will:
• Discover current functional as well as dysfunctional area of your personal mythology, which may be outdated and problematic.
• Demystify and transcend the faulty myth, in the process of cultivating a new guiding mythology.
• Integrate the new mythic vision into a transformative personal mythology.

The workshop will also additional healings through mediums such as Yoga, Qigong, Expressive Arts, Meditation, Sound Healing, etc. Participants will come away rejuvenated and fully synthesized with a new guiding belief system.

Testimonials

“The workshop was a really special experience for me. I went to the workshop 2 days only, but there were many impressions. I looked back at my notebook and had negative emotions that weren’t conscious that I could realize again. I think that is very important. I think this experience has grown for me. And my inner shaman gave new ideas and power. I like to meditate for some time. The meditation helps my imagination. I could feel existence of inner shaman by meditating.I listened to the guided meditation in Japanese this time. I think that it's difficult to translate the nuances of the spiritual world. So, there were participants that didn't imagine in Japanese.But I could imagine. And, I felt kindness of translators. I believe in the soul of language [kotodama in Japanese]. I think that the inner shaman expands possibilities, so I will listen  to my inner shaman consciously.I enjoyed this workshop very much. Thank you.”

— Female Participant

“Getting away from my daily routine and all distractions to join the Mindful Pathways retreat in Chiba, Japan was a meaningful experience.  An opportunity to re-set whilst gaining new life skills.Being guided in the methods of listening to my inner dialogue, gaining greater understanding of the origins of long held beliefs and behaviours was an extremely beneficial process.  It is challenging but ultimately very rewarding. I learnt practical skills to reframe negative beliefs into symbols of inner strength, which I can access to help me with family relationships, professional challenges and closer, authentic friendships.” 

— Male Participant

“Armed with an open heart for a new adventure, the retreat fits perfectly towards helping me to connect past experiences and aligning visions of the future. Every single detail was ideal. From the program schedule to food and accomodation, there was no rigidity or pressure to be swept away by constraints. For example, I appreciated that my diet restrictions were considered and that I have the freedom to do morning swims instead of joining group yoga. These little details made the retreat fantastic. From the retreat, I took away new friendships and more importantly shed past myths that were unworthy to be carried further. My only suggestion is to extend the retreat to one more day. All else, the retreat was awesome! Thank you Glenn, for your patience, guidance and genuine care.”

- Female participant