Awakening the Heart
A Living Path of Healing, Courage, and Connection
Awakening the Heart is a series of immersive 2½-day experiential retreats designed to help participants reconnect with their authentic selves, heal old wounds, and step more fully into the life they are meant to live.
Each retreat explores a unique theme while following a consistent structure that creates a powerful container for transformation. Through guided group process, experiential practices, meditation, reflection, and community, participants enter a space where real change becomes possible.
These retreats are not about escaping life.
They are about returning to it with an open heart.
There are moments in life when something inside us calls for deeper attention. A quiet whisper from the heart asking us to slow down, listen, and remember who we truly are.
❋ Intentional StructureWe blend guided moments, open exploration, and space to reflect, so the experience feels both focused and fluid.
❋ Collaborative EnergyConnection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself.
❋ Expert FacilitationLed by experienced guides who know how to hold space, encourage participation, and keep things moving with purpose.
❋ A Supportive SpaceOur events prioritize comfort, safety, and respect, so you can show up as you are and fully engage in the process.
Many personal growth experiences focus only on ideas.
Awakening the Heart focuses on embodied transformation.
Participants engage in practices designed to support:
• Emotional healing
• Deep self-reflection
• Authentic connection with others
• Releasing old patterns
• Reclaiming courage and creativity
• Reconnecting with purpose
These retreats combine elements of:
• experiential group work
• meditation and breath practices
• reflective journaling
• nature immersion
• somatic awareness
• community witnessing
When people are truly seen and supported, something powerful happens.
The heart begins to open again.
What Makes This Retreat Different?
Upcoming Retreat Themes
Each retreat explores a different aspect of healing, growth, and human experience.
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Description text goes hereMoving Beyond Medicators – August 14-16, 2026
Dancing with Death – January 8-10, 2027
Healing the Father Wound – February 5-7, 2027
Tending The Heart’s Fire – March 5-7, 2027
Embracing the Warrior Within – April 2-4, 2027
Who This Retreat Is For
Awakening the Heart retreats are designed for people who feel called to:
• heal emotional wounds
• reconnect with their authentic self
• deepen relationships
• move beyond patterns that no longer serve them
• rediscover meaning and purpose
• experience growth in a supportive community
Participants come from many walks of life including:
• therapists and coaches
• entrepreneurs and leaders
• creatives and seekers
• individuals navigating major life transitions
No prior retreat experience is required.
Only a willingness to show up honestly and with curiosity.
The Power of Retreat
Stepping away from daily routines allows the nervous system to settle and the deeper layers of the heart to become accessible.
Research in psychology and neuroscience shows that intentional group environments can accelerate emotional healing, insight, and behavioral change.
In community, we remember something essential, We do not have to walk this path alone.
The Invitation
The heart has a wisdom that is older than fear.
It remembers who we are beneath the roles, the wounds, and the expectations.
Awakening the Heart retreats are an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and rediscover the life that is waiting inside you.
If something in you feels called…
this may be your moment to step into the circle.
The Retreat Structure
Each Awakening the Heart retreat follows a 2½-day immersive arc designed to create safety, depth, and meaningful transformation.
Friday
Registration: 3–5pm
Community Dinner: 5–6pm
Opening Session: 6–9pm
Saturday
A full day of experiential sessions, reflection, and group work designed to deepen insight and healing.
Sunday
Integration sessions and closing circle.
Retreat concludes at 5pm.
This rhythm allows participants to step out of everyday life and into a sacred container for transformation.
Investment
$504 Retreat Rate (lodging not included)
$1008 Retreat + Lodging
$1,512 (Retreat + Lodging + Contribute to scholarship support).
Meet Your Facilitators
Marc
Marc (Ganesha Deva) Pimsler, MA, LPC-MHSC, NCC, MAC, CET III, RRT-P
Founder of Soulful Surgery™ | Founder Agni Eagle | Executive Director of ISEP | Author | Experiential Therapist & Trainer
Marc Pimsler is a transformational facilitator, published author, and pioneering voice in experiential healing. With over two decades of clinical and consulting experience, Marc blends ancient wisdom traditions with cutting-edge neuroscience and somatic practice to create deeply embodied pathways to recovery, leadership, and wholeness.
A lifelong student and teacher of transformation, Marc is a founder of Soulful Surgery™, an immersive intensive model rooted in the Hero’s Journey, ritual process, and experiential therapy. He is also the founder and CEO of MVP Consulting and Agni Eagle a boutique firm that serves individuals, families, and organizations through trauma-informed intensives, executive coaching, and dynamic team development rooted in authentic connection.
Marc has trained thousands of clinicians, coaches, and healers internationally, offering his signature blend of humor, soul, and actionable tools. He was honored as Georgia’s Counselor of the Year in 2019.
He is the author of two groundbreaking texts:
Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery & Wellness
Experiential Motivational Interviewing: An Action-Oriented Way of Being
Marc’s clinical specializations include trauma, addiction, shame resilience, and somatic recovery. His credentials include certification as a National Certified Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Certified Experiential Therapist, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, and Rapid Resolution Therapy Practitioner. He is also advanced trained in Psychodrama.
Now living at the base of Zion National Park in a newly acquired 3-acre sanctuary in Springdale, Utah, Marc hosts in-person intensives and practitioner trainings that awaken deep remembrance, empower radical healing, and restore sacred connection to self and soul.
Dallin
MahaVir Jaya Dallin McComb, Principal Coach and CoFounder, Agni Eagle LLC
Dallin McComb is a dedicated transformational coach and the founder of Lovegood Coaching LLC, committed to reshaping the mental health and personal growth landscape through a holistic and integrative approach. Specializing in the fusion of traditional talk therapy with somatic and experiential modalities, Dallin offers personalized coaching that supports deep emotional healing and meaningful change.
With advanced training in experiential therapy, hypnosis, timeline therapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and yoga, Dallin brings a multifaceted skillset to each session. Their work is grounded in the belief that true transformation happens when mind, body, and spirit are engaged in harmony. Clients often describe Dallin’s approach as catalytic—both profoundly grounding and expansive.
For the past four years, Dallin has been instrumental in designing and facilitating immersive healing experiences for individuals, couples, and families. Currently pursuing licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy, they remain committed to professional growth and to empowering clients on their journey toward greater authenticity, connection, and wholeness.
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Awakening the Heart retreats are personal growth experiences, not clinical therapy. While many participants experience emotional healing, the retreats are designed as educational and experiential workshops.
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Yes. The retreat environment is designed to be trauma-aware and supportive. Participants are always invited to engage at their own pace and maintain personal choice in every activity.
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Sharing is always optional. Many participants choose to share during group processes, but everyone is encouraged to honor their own comfort level.
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Participants are encouraged to bring:
• comfortable clothing
• layers for changing weather
• a journal
• hiking shoes for nature experiences
• an open mind and heart -
Retreat participants attend the retreat during the day and arrange their own lodging.
Retreat + Lodging participants stay on site and experience the full immersive retreat environment.
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The Supporter tier helps provide scholarship access for individuals who might not otherwise be able to attend.
Frequently Asked Questions
How It Works-
Browse our upcoming events to find the one that feels right for you. We host events year-round with different themes each month.
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Sign up and pay all required fees to reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 14 days before the retreat start to receive a 50% refund.
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After booking, we'll send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.
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We'd recommend booking your transportation to and from the event as soon as possible, to ensure you can arrive without any complications or delays.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.