Seattle-Live-Apr 2027 Retreat Part 2

Passionate Ease is a spiritual retreat held in Woodinville, Washington, near Seattle, led by Dr. Lawrence Conlan. This is Part 2 of the spring Seattle live retreat: a full additional day that follows the weekend, held at the home of Akash and Constance Vineyard. It suits people who want a meditation and nervous system retreat with a gentle, non-competitive approach, and who are ready to go deeper after the weekend itself.

What to Expect

Dr. Conlan's Passionate Ease retreats focus on the primitive brain and its integration into the conscious nervous system. The methods are repetitive and non-competitive, and the approach to human limitation is tender rather than pushing. The weekends combine mindfulness or breath meditation with what he calls navigation at the "Sacred Edge."

Part 1 is the weekend: Friday from 2:15 to 9:30pm, then Saturday and Sunday from 7:45am to 9pm. Part 2 is a single day on the Monday following, running from 9am to 6:30pm. The days are long and the rhythm is steady, so expect a full immersion rather than a drop-in session.

About Dr. Lawrence Conlan

Dr. Lawrence Conlan describes himself as a Consciousness Advisor, Transformational Coach and Retreat Facilitator. He is a Doctor of Chiropractic, having graduated with honors from Cleveland Chiropractic College, and a Naturopathic Physician. His own site lists 54 years as a meditator, 35 years as a yoga instructor, and 40 years as a meditation teacher and Kriya instructor, including many years teaching Transcendental Meditation.

He has practiced Network Spinal Analysis for decades and taught it for twenty years, spending that time teaching alongside its founder, Dr. Donald Epstein. That background in the body, the breath and the nervous system shapes how he guides these weekends.

The Setting

The retreat takes place at the home of Akash and Constance Vineyard in Woodinville, Washington, in the Seattle area. Both Part 1 and Part 2 are held at the same home, so there is no travel between the weekend and the extra day.

Before You Go

New participants should read this carefully. If this is your first Passionate Ease retreat, four coaching sessions are required before you can register. These take place over Zoom, and a free 30 minute consultation with Lawrence is the first step, to see whether the retreat is a good fit. Registration for new participants closes five weeks before the retreat to leave time for those sessions. If it has been more than a year since your last retreat, you are asked to book a Zoom session as well.

Even so, you are welcome to register early to reserve your place while you complete the coaching sessions. Part 2 is offered as an addition to the weekend, so plan your travel and rest with the full length of the retreat in mind.