Multidimensional Integrative Healing and EMDR Retreat

The Multidimensional Integrative Healing and EMDR Retreat is a healing retreat led by Laurel Parnell, PhD, at the Art of Living Retreat Center in North Carolina. It is offered as a guest-presenter program, and its invitation is "Broaden your lens. Deepen your practice." The title and the wording point to people who already work with, or are curious about, EMDR and integrative approaches to healing, and who want to widen how they understand and use them.

Anyone searching for an EMDR retreat in North Carolina, or for a healing retreat that approaches the work from more than one dimension, will find both themes here. The program is guided by Laurel Parnell, PhD, in the setting of the Art of Living Retreat Center.

The Setting

The Art of Living Retreat Center sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The Center describes the surroundings as quiet, a place to step away from daily chaos, and its programs draw on meditation, yoga, Ayurveda treatments and therapies, and indoor and outdoor activities. Guest-presenter retreats like this one run alongside the Center's own signature retreats, so the grounds and the wider rhythm of the place are shared with other people on their own paths of rest and practice.

Before You Go

The Center does not state a prerequisite for this retreat, so it is worth contacting the Center directly if you are unsure whether your background in EMDR or integrative healing suits the program. The title and tagline suggest that both practitioners looking to deepen their work and those wanting a broader view of healing are welcome to consider it.

Retreat days in the mountains are often a mix of time indoors and outdoors, so pack for changing weather and for comfort during long sessions. For questions about lodging, meals and what the program includes, the Center's team is the best source, and they can also tell you about any accessibility needs.