Programs

Mayacamas Ranch is a place to awaken your spirit.

Our in-house programs are now being developed under the themes of wellness and philanthropy. Our faculty can also customize programs to meet your group's individual needs.

At this time, we are pleased to present these program areas:

• Mind/Body Skills Training Workshops with Dr. Jim Gordon
• Transformational Healing Retreats
• Team Building & Leadership
• GeneroCity Institute Workshops for Non-Profit Executives and Social Artists
• Additional Faculty
• Program Information Request Form

These programs range from one day seminars to weeklong studies.

Mind-Body Skills Workshops

Dr. Jim Gordon - Director

James S. Gordon, MD, is the Founder and Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC and is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Gordon recently served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.

Dr. Gordon has prepared several programs. In them, you can learn the scientific basis for mind-body medicine in one of the world’s most respected training programs. Experience the depth and power of our unique small group approach.

Profound transformational healing retreats at Mayacamas Ranch for Groups and Individuals

Dr. Keith Alstedter, Director of Group Process, artfully guides people and groups to recognize and embody their essence and from this alignment to bring wellness, joy and greater productivity into the lives of executives and the groups they lead. Keith facilitates an integrative healing process that is gentle, fast and freeing.

Keith is a loving, masterful healer. He inspires people to live from their heart and soul, to connect to their inner Knowing, and gracefully manifest their dreams! Drawing from a blend of shamanic, psychological, and spiritual healing practices, Keith uniquely assists the growth and ascension of both individuals and groups with humor and joy.

Explore and learn to use a range of the most effective tools for self-care and stress management, including:

• Meditation
• Guided Imagery
• Art & Music
• Biofeedback & Autogenic Training
• Breathing & Movement
• Self Expression through Words and Drawings

keith@deersong.com

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Team Building and Leadership Programs

To fulfill our vision of being a great place for meetings, Mayacamas Ranch offers several interesting programs for fun, team building and/or leadership development. Each program can be tailored to suit your agenda, group sizes and meeting objectives.

Group Cooking – Learn gourmet cooking techniques and create a recipe for teamwork while preparing a group meal under the direction of our Ranch chefs and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Ranch Olympics – To accommodate any size group, we can design a Ranch-customized set of competitive and fun games which can include: canoe races, three-legged races, tug-of-war, horseshoes and round-robin volleyball. Ranch personnel referee and judge the winning teams and awards prizes.

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GeneroCity Institute

Great financial success typically leads people to question how their wealth will be used by their children, and often prompts people to think about how they can pass on not just their wealth but also their values. If you are going to "give with the grain" (or work with the grain), you have first to explore the grain at a deep level. The program will focus on personal issues about wealth, on non-financial forms of wealth that are passed on (spiritual, human, and social capital), on issues of stewardship, and on how your own family and community relationships fit into plans that span generations.

For further Information:
dhl@generocity.com
GeneroCity Institute

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Additional Faculty

Ulrika Engman has been dancing on the Yoga path for 15 years, leading popular workshops and retreats worldwide. Certified in Anusara Yoga and the Halprin Life/Art Process, she combines the transformative power of Yoga with the Expressive Arts into a celebration of the heart.

She leads yoga journeys at the world renowned Esalen Institute in Big Sur and teaches ongoing yoga classes, teacher training and yoga apprentice programs locally in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties.

Hannah Caratti, M.A., has taught Yoga for over 20 years, based on her training in Iyengar, Sivananda & Synergy Yoga techniques.

Hannah is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level, traveled to India several times on pilgrimage, and led music in a Vedanta Meditation Center in upstate New York for nine years. She loves combining music with the yoga classes & retreats that she offers in Sonoma County. Her newly released Gentle Yoga DVD is available at the Mayacamas Ranch office. For more information about Hannah’s background & retreats, see www.yogahealingarts.com or call 707-494-7470.

Marti Spiegelman is a unique shaman, diviner, healer, and teacher with more than 28 years of specialized training in shamanic arts and related fields.

Marti holds a BA from Harvard University in biochemistry, with secondary studies in neuro-physiology, and an MFA in graphic design from the Yale School of Art and Architecture. Her professional activities prior to her emergence in the shamanic world include research in pharmacological neurophysiology and 20 years as a practicing graphic designer and president of her own design firm. She is also trained and mentored in visionary craniosacral work, psychology, and a wide variety of other healing modalities. For more information, see www.martispiegelman.org.

Meditation

Meditation positively affects nearly all aspects of your life. It improves focus and concentration; reduces tension, anxiety and stress; promotes creativity and enhances performance in work and play; and can lower blood pressure and boost immune response. Because meditation requires no special clothing or equipment, it can be done anywhere, and you can learn the basics in just minutes.

Our Faculty members:

Marc Lesser A Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki roshi, Marc Lesser was the founder and CEO of Brush Dance. He has an M.B.A. from New York University’s Graduate School of Business. Marc began practicing and studying Zen in 1974 at the San Francisco Zen Center and was ordained as a Zen priest in 2003. Marc leads retreats for business people at Mayacamas Ranch and will be leading an upcoming retreat based on his upcoming book called “Accomplish More By Doing Less.”

For more information, and to sign up for alerts when these programs are scheduled in the next 12 months, please click here.

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Family Business & Inherited Wealth

If your family has substantial shared assets and faces a relationship, succession, leadership, governance or management challenge, Dr. Dennis Jaffe can help you explore, design and implement solutions.

Dr. Jaffe is a founding partner of Relative Solutions, the foremost firm helping multi-generational families effectively manage the complexity of decisions relating to their shared assets. Its unique approach focuses on the intersection of family dynamics with ownership, enterprise management and leadership. This perspective helps families understand the intricate ways in which they are joined together and to capitalize on their strengths to positively address difficult choices within and throughout the generations.

For more information, and to sign up for alerts when these programs are scheduled in the next 12 months, please click here. We will send you timely updates as programs become available.

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