Stop Fixing. Start Mastering to change your life.
A Grounded, 101-Level Immersion Retreat into Intuition, Sound, and Awareness designed for the curious beginner and the seasoned seeker.
August 21 - 23, 2026
Eaglewood Resort & Spa | Itasca, Illinois
Early Bird
$595 ENDS JULY
Secure your place at a reduced rate for a limited time before standard pricing applies.
Please note: Ticket prices do not include flights, accommodation, or main meals. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and lodging.
The Dual-Path Invitation
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For the Newcomers: Receive a comprehensive "101" foundation in holistic modalities in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
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For the Practitioners: Refine your discernment, deepen your regulation, and connect with a community of like-minded people.
The Listening Field is not a retreat to escape your life.
It is an immersion into how awareness actually works.
Your Foundational Toolkit for Inner Business
The Learning Modules:
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Intuitive Language:
Discern imagination from intuition.
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Energetic Fields:
Navigate fields safely, ethically, and with clear boundaries.
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The Akashic Field:
Access soul-level guidance through grounded questioning.
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Nervous System Regulation:
Use frequency and sound to anchor clarity.
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The Mastery Path:
A clear note that this retreat is the entry point, with paths available for deeper study and advanced courses through our world-renowned facilitators.
You will leave with clarity, regulation, and tools, not just inspiration.
The Setting
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
Itasca, Illinois
The Listening Field Retreat will be hosted at Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a grounded yet refined setting designed for both restoration and focus.
Surrounded by natural landscape and expansive skies, Eaglewood offers the ideal environment for immersive learning, nervous system reset, and spacious integration.
The setting supports the work, quiet enough to soften, structured enough to hold depth.
This is not an escape.
It’s an intentional pause in a space designed for clarity. Accommodation is booked separately through the resort. Please contact the resort directly and reference “The Listening Field Retreat” to receive the preferred group rate.
YOUR WORLD RENOWNED GUIDES
A collective of educators, intuitives, and embodied guides, each bringing depth, discernment, and lived experience to the field.
Jim Alstott
Mindfulness | Consciousness
| Perspective
Jim Alstott guides participants into expanded awareness through grounded mindfulness and perceptual inquiry. With decades of exploration into consciousness, he helps individuals question assumptions, shift perspective, and access clarity without force.
His work is reflective, steady, and insight-driven, creating space for meaningful change rooted in observation rather than ideology. With Jim, stillness becomes powerful, curiosity becomes transformative, and awareness becomes the doorway to deeper understanding.
Kerry Sue Muller
Therapeutic Sound | Nervous System Regulation | Integration
Kerry Sue Muller is a therapeutic sound practitioner specialising in nervous system optimisation and perceptual clarity.
Through structured sound immersions, breath-based techniques, and psychologically informed methods, she supports regulation, recovery, and integration. Her work bridges neuroscience and subtle energetics, using sound as a precise regulatory tool rather than performance. Kerry creates experiences that recalibrate the system, strengthen intuitive access, and restore autonomic flexibility in a grounded, outcome-focused way.
Gail Alexander
Intuition | Energy Healing
| Soul Remembrance
Gail Alexander brings over 30 years of experience in healing arts and psychotherapy.
Known as “The No-Nonsense Intuitive,” she supports individuals navigating transition and spiritual growth with clarity and grounded compassion.
Gail’s work focuses on remembrance, helping participants reconnect with their innate abilities and inner authority. Her approach is direct, validating, and empowering, offering insight without bypassing the human experience.
Carolyn Sidgwick
Resilience | Community Connection | The Healing Journal
Carolyn Sidgwick the founder of Soul Love Journal, an initiative born from a deep commitment to resilience and radical connection. After navigating a personal journey of profound loss and grief, Carolyn channeled her experiences into creating an expansive global network that has connected thousands of individuals, fostering a deep sense of belonging and mutual support. Her work centers on the transformative power of "The Healing Journal," a somatic and emotional method that utilizes writing to move individuals through heartbreak and toward a life of purpose and global inspiration.
Nick Lodato
Relational Healing | Mediumship | Energy Awareness
Nick Lodato brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and energetic sensitivity to his work as a facilitator and practitioner. Focusing on mediumship, sensitivity, and energy awareness, he supports individuals in navigating the subtle layers of their internal and external experiences with profound clarity and grounding. His approach is deeply rooted in the belief that true healing occurs when we learn to listen to the body’s innate wisdom, fostering a safe and supportive space for vulnerability and the integration of one’s authentic self. By bridging the gap between the seen and the unseen, he provides a stable foundation for exploring mediumship in a way that is both safe, ethical, and deeply empowering.
Connie Smock
Mediumship | Reiki Master | Intuitive Guidance | Motivational Speaker
Connie Smock is an intuitive medium and Reiki Master dedicated to helping individuals align with their soul’s purpose and inner light. Her work centers on facilitating energetic shifts and offering spiritual guidance, utilizing intuitive readings to provide clarity, direction, and profound personal insight. She is widely recognized for her ability to hold a compassionate, non-judgmental space that encourages deep soul-level transformation and a more comprehensive understanding of one's unique spiritual path. By integrating traditional Reiki techniques with intuitive discernment, Connie supports a holistic journey toward balance, helping participants navigate life’s transitions with grace and a renewed, lasting confidence in their own spiritual authority.
Julie Grant
Medical Intuition | Family Constellation | Spirit Communication
Julie Grant is an intuitive healer and certified Family Constellation therapist who bridges the gap between spiritual awakening and practical restoration. Her journey began with a transformative experience in 2007, leading her to study under world-class medical intuitives and master the complexities of energy work, mediumship, and shamanic journeying. For over a decade, Julie has refined her ability to communicate with spirit guides and navigate the subtle energetic layers of the body. Her approach is deeply personal and grounded, focusing on uncovering hidden dynamics and heartaches that hinder personal growth. By creating a nurturing and compassionate container, she empowers participants to trust their own intuition and reclaim their path.
Amy O’Keeffe
Spiritual Teaching | Intuitive Connection | Inspirational Leadership
Amy O’Keeffe is an author, inspirational speaker, and spiritual teacher dedicated to helping others lead more purposeful, intuition-led lives. With over twenty-five years of experience studying spiritual masters, she specializes in the art of listening to spirit, encouraging people to trust their inner guidance and recognize the signs and synchronicities that connect us to the other side. As the author of In Spirit: A Story of Friendship, Amy shares heartfelt insights into healing, miracles, and the unseen spiritual connections that shape our reality. Beyond her spiritual work, she spent fifteen years in a leadership role alongside world-class women business leaders and trailblazers, giving her a unique perspective on resilience, abundance, and human potential.
The Breakdown
More Than a Classroom.
A Space for Transformation.
Friday
Friday, August 21:
Program begins at 2:00 PM (14:00) for arrival, registration, and grounding.
FRIDAY | ARRIVAL & SETTING THE FIELD
Friday is about the bridge. We begin the process of slowing down, shifting from the external rush of the world into the deep, focused presence required for our weekend together. This is where we define the space and establish the foundational tools for your journey.
Afternoon: Arrival & The Transition (Starting at 2:00 PM)
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Registration & Grounding: Check into the Eaglewood Resort & Spa and join us in the field. Receive your perfectly curated goodie bag and settle into the restorative energy of the retreat.
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Navigating the Transition: Our opening session focuses on the conscious shift from "doing" to "being." We address the mechanics of transition, how to move from the urgency of daily life into a state of receptive presence, ensuring your system is ready to receive the masterclasses ahead.
The First 101: Intuitive Protection & Cleansing
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Foundational Energy Hygiene: Our first "101" masterclass focuses on the essentials of intuitive safety. Learn the practical mechanics of cleansing and protecting your energetic field. This session provides the "101" on how to maintain your own space, clear external noise, and set healthy boundaries before we dive into deeper intuitive work.
Late Afternoon: Prepping the Body
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Somatic Presence & Journaling: We begin the integration process early. Through guided meditation and immersive journaling, we anchor your awareness into the body. This ensures you are somatically present and stable, moving from mental curiosity into embodied experience.
Evening: The Opening Ritual
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The Opening Ceremony: As the sun sets, we gather to officially open The Listening Field Retreat.
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Fire Ceremony & Cacao Circle: We set our collective intentions around the fire. This traditional ritual, paired with a cacao circle, fosters the communal safety and connection necessary for the deep "inner business" of the weekend.
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Drumming & Connection: We close the evening with a communal drumming circle and a light snack table. Meet your like-minded community and ground into the field before Saturday's deep-dive masterclasses.
Saturday
SATURDAY | LEARNING, PRACTICE & EMBODIMENT
Saturday is our deep-dive immersion. We move from the conceptual to the experiential, providing you with a foundational "101" toolkit across multiple modalities. This day is designed to help you handle your "inner business" with grounded precision and systemic clarity.
Morning: The Systemic Field
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Connection at Breakfast: A collaborative start to the day with the community.
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Family Constellations 101: An experiential masterclass on the systemic field. Learn to recognise the "Orders of Love" and map inherited patterns to restore strength and flow within your own life and lineage.
Early Afternoon: The Mechanics of Alignment
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Aligned Manifestation: Explore the science of manifestation through the lens of nervous system regulation. This session bridges the gap between intention and reality, teaching you how to move from urgency into authentic, anchored alignment.
Late Afternoon: The Science of Frequency
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Science with Sound: A technical and experiential masterclass on how frequency functions as an educational tool. Discover how to use sound to soften the nervous system and anchor the day’s learning into deep cellular memory.
Evening: Perception & Discernment
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Intuitive Communication & Subtle Energetics: Master the 101 of intuitive language. Learn to navigate information fields safely, discern true intuition from imagination, and maintain clear, ethical boundaries in your energetic work.
The Night of Remembrance
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Lantern Ceremony: As the sun sets, we gather for a transformative ritual of Our Saturday finale. We close the night with a quiet, illuminated Lantern Ceremony to anchor our collective intentions and light the path forward.
Sunday
Sunday, August 23:
Program ends at 1:00 PM (13:00) following the closing circle and mini-sessions.
Grounding, Q&A, closing circle, and optional mini-sessions with practitioners.
SUNDAY | INTEGRATION & THE MASTERY PATH
Sunday is about anchoring the weekend’s work. We shift our focus from learning new tools to the "101 of Integration", ensuring that the shifts you’ve experienced in the field become practical, sustainable changes you can carry home.
Morning: Coherence & Connection (Starting at 9:00 AM)
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Light Breakfast & Conversation: A final morning to connect with your like-minded community over a collaborative breakfast.
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Morning Grounding & Coherence: We begin the day with a focused attunement session designed for nervous system settling. This "101" on somatic coherence prepares your system to process the weekend’s insights, moving from the depth of the retreat back toward the frequency of daily life with stability.
The Integration Session: Bringing it Home
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Practical Application Masterclass: Our final modality session focuses on the "how-to" of long-term change. We move past the retreat high and look at the logistics of "inner business" in the real world. You will learn how to maintain your energetic hygiene, utilize your new intuitive toolkit, and stay somatically regulated in high-pressure environments.
The Mastery Path: Practitioner Panel & Q&A
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The World-Renowned Collective: We bring our facilitators together for an open Q&A and panel discussion. This is your opportunity to seek deeper clarity on the modalities explored, whether it's systemic fields, sound science, or intuitive discernment.
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Mapping Your Future Mastery: This session explicitly outlines the Mastery Path. While the retreat provides your "101" foundation, our guides will discuss the advanced programs, certifications, and deep-dive courses available to you should you choose to pursue mastery in a specific field after the retreat.
Closing: The Circle of Remembrance
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The Closing Circle: We gather one last time to honor the work done in the field.
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Completion Ritual: We close The Listening Field Retreat with a final communal
ritual of gratitude and completion. This anchors our collective remembrance and ensures that no one leaves the field feeling "unfinished."
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Departure (1:00 PM): We conclude the program at 1:00 PM, allowing you time for final goodbyes and mini sessions with some of our practitioners and a grounded journey home.
The Retreat Experience
The Rituals:
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Traditional Fire Ceremonies and a beautiful Lantern Ceremony for release and intention-setting.
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Immersive journaling, guided meditations, transformative breathwork and Sound Journeys.
The Marketplace:
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Browse curated offerings from well-known vendors, including beautiful books (with live signings), high-vibration oracle cards, incense and more.
The Gift:
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Perfectly curated goodie bag every attendee receives, filled with premium tools for continued practice.
The Sanctuary:
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Highlight the Eaglewood Spa facilities available for luxury downtime between sessions and mini sessions 1:1 with practitioners.
practitioners and vendors
Cathy Baldwin
Chios Triadic Energy Healing | Frequency Alignment | Energetic Restoration
Cathy Baldwin specialises in Chios Triadic Energy Healing, working across the chakra system and auric layers to cleanse, align, and restore energetic coherence. Her practice addresses energetic imbalances, emotional blocks, and inherited or past-life residues with precision and care.
Kelly Schwegel
Human Development | Spiritual Mentorship | Empowerment
Kelly Schwegel, MSE, Ed.S., Reiki Master, blends education, spirituality, and holistic healing to support personal and professional transformation. As a speaker, mentor, and four-time author, she guides individuals toward deeper alignment through science-informed spiritual development. Kelly’s work focuses on empowerment, self-leadership, and integrating awakening into daily life.
Lesli Gresholdt
Aromatherapy | Yoga Instruction | Sensory Imprinting
Lesli is a yoga teacher and the founder of Air Sign Oils, a brand born from the sacred moments of stillness at the end of a physical practice. While guiding students through savasana, she began incorporating essential oils into a simple massage, discovering that scent was a powerful way to "imprint" the practice and the serenity of the moment on the mind.
Your Investment in The Listening Field Retreat
What’s Included
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Intimate Saturday Morning Breakfast Gathering
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Exclusive Teaching & Integration Workshops
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Mini Personal Experiential Sessions
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Curated Sacred Gift Bag
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$50 Credit Toward Any Future Course
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Priority Access to Upcoming Programs
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Early Access to Future Retreats
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Full Access to Resort Facilities
Who This Is For
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This retreat is designed for individuals who value depth, discernment, embodiment, and grounded spiritual development.
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It is not performance-based.
It is not surface-level.
It is an immersive educational container.
What’s Not Included
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Flights or travel expenses
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Accommodation
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Main meals
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Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and lodging.
Accommodation can be booked directly with Eaglewood Resort & Spa (mention “The Listening Field Retreat” for the group rate).