2009 retreat dates to be announced
With open heart and mind join me on my next
Northwest Journey
CLICK HERE to download the Retreat Registration Form.
Please complete this form and email to MGM1102@aol.com or print and mail to my
Eastsound, Washington mailing address.
These retreats will focus on the revitalization of body, mind and spirit. Participants will be encouraged to come alive with the beauty of Spring and Autumn in the Pacific Northwest. Clear old blocks and cobwebs and enliven your creative spirit through Poetry, Exercise, Yoga, Creative Writing, Hiking, Kayaking, Pottery classes, Spiritual discovery through Nature walks as well as individual and group discovery sessions.
I have traveled to Orcas Island for many years, and now I am blessed to call the San Juan Islands (just off the coast of Washington State) my home. I find the region has a Heart and Soul that connects very deeply to my Heart and Soul. I enjoy photography and writing and on this website I share some of my work and some of the Pacific Northwest, in both pictures and words. I hope you will offer yourself the gift of joining me on one of these upcoming retreats so that you can write your own story and capture your own visions. I think you will find (as I have), the healing experience and energy stays with you forever. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
These 5-Day retreats will offer individual and group healing sessions. Participants will be invited to utilize the non-traditional services offered by local therapists and healers, (massage therapy, sound healing, accupunture, shamanic rituals, native drumming, etc.). The Island offers a unique blend of experiences that can enhance ones healing process (hiking, kayaking, pottery studios and painting).
The dates of the retreats have been selected to allow exploration of the Pacific Northwest prior to and after the retreat. As travel to the Northwest is quite a commitment many people enjoy extending their trip to include Seattle, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Olympic Peninsula or Mount Rainier. All of these destinations are great pre or post retreat experiences and easily accessible from Seatac Airport. Spring on Mount Rainier allows for an incredible merging of Spring flowers and Alpine Snowcap.
The cost of this 5-day retreat, to include individual and group therapeutic counseling and healing sessions with Michael Mele as well as guided journeys on and around Orcas Island is $1500.00 per person. Additional expenses for travel to and from Orcas Island and transfer fees for boat trips, kayaking and day journeys arranged spontaneously by group participants is encouraged, yet are not included in this $1500.00 fee.
Each participant is responsible for booking and payment of their individual hotel and travel expenses. I am available to provide travel advice relative to airlines, best travel times, approximate travel times for air, car, and ferry, as well as recommendations for accommodations.
Airlines: Delta, Alaska Air, Northwest, Southwest
Accommodations: There are a variety of hotels and bed and breakfasts on Orcas Island, which range from 3 star to “Home Away From Home”. Some that I recommend investigating include:
Double Mountain Bed and Breakfast (360) 376-4570
Outlook Inn (360) 376 - 2200
Rosario Resort and Spa (360) 376 - 2223
Beach Haven Resort (360) 376 – 2288
West Beach Resort (360) 376 - 2240
This initial invitation will be followed by a more detailed schedule of events as well as brochures from the hotels and travel destinations.
The retreat attendance is limited in order to keep the experience intimate and allow for individual and group processing. Upon initial notification of your interest in attendance additional program information will be forwarded.
I look forward to you joining me on this healing journey.
Orcas Island
The Heart and Soul of the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a great area for rejuvenation and retreat. I have discovered that the Native American beauty of the Pacific Northwest offers great peace, communion with nature and a re-energizing of my heart and soul. 
I have decided to invite some of my clients to join me on these retreats. As I often encourage people to “get away”, “cleanse the palate”, and “rediscover self” I find that experiencing the splendor and dramatic geographic and environmental changes of the Pacific Northwest, offers this much needed shift. It offers a cleansing and natural emersion.
My journeys always lead me back to myself. They lead me deeper into a knowing of myself and my past, thus allowing me to be more aware, grateful and present. These journeys help me breakdown my fears of not knowing. They challenge me to live more fully by opening me to the beauties of this great earth. I find that nature and the people of the Northwest help open me to life, to spirituality, to understanding, and ultimately to healing the wounds of our past and present.
Orcas
Heart and Soul
This motto speaks of the Hearts and Souls of the
People and Ancestors of Orcas Island
With all the beauty and splendor the Pacific Northwest has to offer the eye, the Welcoming Friends and Families of the San Juan Islands Warm the Soul and Ignite The Spirit of the Great Northwest. Strong Hearts, Creative Hands and Open Minds Welcome those deadened by the rush and stress of workaday life in the City…
Come away
Retreat
Breathe
Bathe
Relax
Renew
Refresh
Re-create
Allow the Native American Spirit to drum its heartbeat through the Wind, Water, Snow, Sky, Clouds, Mountains, Oceans, Misty Rains, Lakes, Forests, Pastures and Wildlife.
Orcas Island
The Heart and Soul of the Pacific Northwest
Positioned North of Seattle at the Peak of the Puget Sound
South of Vancouver City
East of Vancouver Island and Victoria
An arms stretch to the most beautiful, historic and modern towns and cities in North America (Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria, BC)
Allow the unique combinations of Environment, Geography, Climate, Ecology and People to lead you back to yourself, the self that is lost in the everyday rush.
Immerse yourself in the fresh and organic foods, creative arts, music and laughter, quiet breezes and local healers and artisans
Allow us to help Re-Awaken
Your Heart and Soul…
A portrait in each sunset
Alive in every sprawling tree
Stars across the heavens
Expressing peace and clarity
Michael Gerard Mele
