Idaho Retreat
Come spend four days in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho…
Imagine sitting in your rocking chair when you are 80 years old and looking back at your life. What will be the stories you tell about the journey you’ve taken? How will you describe the powerful, creative impact you made in the world and how you were a service to others? What was the legacy of your hopes, dreams and inspirations?
In this fast paced world we live in, we sometimes lose connection with what is real and true for us. The desire to start a business, write a book, raise a family, engage in relationships that are nurturing and supportive, or any other goal, can be a sacred journey when we do it from the heart. But all too often, we get caught up in our daily grind and forget that there is even a reason we are here. We lose our connection to the sparkle, joy and magic in life and we replace it with “should do, have to and ought to”. Pretty soon, we are left with a sense that something is missing and life is starting to pass us by.
Are you ready to make your “Big Vision”
a reality?
Come to Idaho and leave with:
- A crystal clear vision of what you want so you know exactly where you’re headed, and what you need to do to make it happen.
- A sense of feeling renewed, re-energized, and inspired so you can return to the “real world” with a solid plan for taking your vision out into the world.
- A deep connection to other woman who will hold powerful “believing eyes” for the vision of what you plan to accomplish and the new story of success you will now tell about yourself.
| “People say that what we’re all seeking in life is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experience on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.” |
| Joseph Campbell, author of The Power of Myth |
Rediscover what has truth, passion and purpose for you through yoga and meditation, experiential work with horses, creative learning and just spending some time away from the “real world” for awhile.
“For anyone curious about the CREATIVE side of this program, Shannon will definitely show you the way to ignite your creative spark into a bonfire! I can personally attest to the incredible accuracy and enlightenment her work brings – even the “quick” reading Shannon gave me ( over the phone, yet) gave me a brand new insight into how I trip myself up, where my most fulfilling gifts really lie, and why I go into my least resourceful side when I am not accessing those gifts. Shannon even nailed the exact details of HOW I do this!
The best part, though, was the BULLS-EYE Shannon scored when she gave me the roadmap OUT – how to BEST access my gifts, what gifts I MUST express ( or die inside), and what I specifically need to do on a daily basis to keep that creative flow …flowing. Not a bunch of fluff , but real life, livable, useful, powerful, insights and action steps that were completely accurate. I went from being unable to speak, due to the lump ( of recognition) in my throat to laughing with joy. It was like seeing the fog lift on a door of possibility , but she gave me much more than that – it was also like having someone point out the key you’ve had in your pocket all along, and then show you how to use it to open the door, too!
If anyone has any questions about the power and impact of the transformative work Shannon can guide you through, please, please, please ask me!”
Dawn Menard
www.jumpbreakthrough.com
Come spend four days fine-tuning your “Vision of Success” by:
- Rediscovering what holds passion and purpose for you through meditation, creative learning, dynamic interaction with the horses and just being open, uncluttered and uninterrupted for a few days
- Engaging your imagination, delighting your inner child, pampering your diva spirit and remembering the playfulness of how it feels when you’re connected to the powerful, creative force that you are.
- Uncovering hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your ability to make changes that last or that are slowing down your progress!
- Dance with the horses as they mirror how exquisite life is when we are deeply engaged in each moment of life as it is unfolding. Watch your heart flower open to the wonder of being alive and fully engaged with life and your own unique development.
- Discover the power that comes from dressing in ‘your true feathers’; expressing your unique essence and the sense of being “at home” with yourself. Know what colors to wear to create strength, credibility, persuasiveness, romance, and more. Understand how to dress with confidence … in a way that reflects your unique spirit, color, and design and gives you a powerful presence you’ve never known before.
Come spend four days creating a solid plan to start creating the life you wish for!
This life-changing retreat will take place in the beautiful area of Sun Valley, Idaho this September – the month of harvest. We planned the timing to correspond with the harvesting of what has been planted in our own lives and the planting of great things to come. The weather is picture perfect – warm and sunny during the day and cool at night. And as Ernest Hemingway said of our area “the fall is the best!” http://www.haileyidaho.com/
It’s also the perfect time to celebrate what has been successful in our lives, to identify what no longer serves us, and to map out our specific plans for the future – which is exactly what we’ll be doing during this in-depth, 4-day retreat!
Why go on a retreat?
With a retreat, we can disconnect from our everyday thoughts of what we “should” be doing so we can reconnect with our true spirit, whose only concern is to live a life of joy. To go on a retreat is to take a break from the culture, the conditioning and the sometimes mindless habits that keep us numb to what it is we truly want to achieve in life.
During these four days, you will reconnect with your deep authentic self so you can begin to focus on what you most want to create. What’s more, we will have the opportunity to experience the majestic power of horses to mirror back to us the power and grace of who we truly are.
What makes horses such powerful coaches?
Horses are brilliant facilitators in the work of human development. Their size alone inspires a heightened state of awareness. They are symbols of power, beauty, grace – and above all, freedom. Whether you love them or fear them, they activate your ability to work quickly and effectively with indecision and to reveal where your blind spots are sabotaging the achievement of your dreams and goals.
They are also social creatures whose survival depends on trust, communication and cooperation. These intelligent, sensitive creatures have an amazing capacity to reflect back our true emotions. In the moment we are feeling them, they are offering us real feedback in real time.
Horses don’t know how to pretend to be comfortable when they’re not. Working with them invites acute awareness of boundaries – yours and theirs. It demands decisive action and the ability to persuade without coercion. Such a relationship demands courage as well as vulnerability.
Working in the round pen with a horse moves these powerful, concepts off the page and out of your head. It anchors them into your entire being. This instantly transforms your ability to create empowered, authentic relationships with yourself and others. You will move quickly and decisively to create the life you know you were meant to live.
Discover the power that comes from “Wearing Your Feathers”
There’s a secret many people don’t know. . .
Because who you are is so closely aligned with the spirit of your business, it’s essential that your outer appearance and your inner beauty reflect who you truly are.
The colors, textures and design of your clothing, as well as your hair and make-up, are a metaphor; they tell a story, and make a powerful statement of how you think and feel about yourself and how people respond to you and your message.
So many women hide behind an exterior that doesn’t authentically reflect and express who they truly are and what they’re about. 
Is your appearance a true story or is your current appearance holding you back in ways you may not even realize?
When you dress as confidently as a peacock wears its feathers, you create a magnetic attraction. Your potential clients see someone so radiant and in harmony with themselves, they can’t help but respond enthusiastically to what it is you have to offer.
Be One of Only Eight
Amazing Women for 4 Amazing Days
Day 1 |
 Arrival into Sun Valley by late afternoon with time to get settled into your room. A welcome reception and dinner at the Hailey House will kick off our retreat with time for everyone to introduce themselves as we set the foundation for the next four days. |
Day 2 |
 Enjoy a beautiful breakfast at the Inn at Ellsworth Estate before walking or riding your bike over to the Hailey House. We begin each day with Yoga and a guided meditation to energize ourselves and set our intentions for receiving creative inspiration and making powerful breakthroughs. The morning will be filled with such topics as identifying your Unique Brilliance, money mindset and manifesting abundance. After a delicious lunch on the deck, we will spend the afternoon with the horses, learning how to co-create our leadership skills in an authentic and heart based way. Evening will be on your own to explore the town or reflect on the day. |
Day 3 |
 After the morning rhythm of breakfast, Yoga and meditation, we will continue to focus on topics that will help you make the breakthroughs and achieve the outcomes you want in your life. There will be time to put your creative juices to work in a setting of quietude and nature so that your muse will feel welcome and inspired. After lunch, we will return to the horses to further develop our communication and leadership skills. Evening free to hike/bike around town and enjoy time on your own. |
Day 4 |
 It’s another magnificent day in the mountains. We’ve seen the dark night skies filled with stars and the clear mountain air has refreshed our senses. It’s time to see yourself in a whole new light by understanding that how you present yourself on the outside is every bit as important as how you are on the inside. Following lunch, we will continue to challenge you to step into your leadership genius and work with you to take a powerful stand for achieving what you want in life. That evening we will celebrate our magnificent selves with a wonderful barbeque dinner outside on the deck. |
Who You Are:
This retreat is for women who are ready to step into their unique brilliance and step out of negative fears and beliefs that no longer serve them. If you are serious about creating a solid plan for taking your passion out into the world and becoming a leader in your life, your business or the world at large, then these four days will move you away from what’s not working for you and put you back on track with what does.
Who we are:
Shannon Presson is an intuitive coach and dynamic storyteller. She specializes in coaching women on how to stop doing what doesn’t work and how to start doing what does so they can have the success they want in life. Her passion and purpose is to help women connect to their own inner wisdom and then take it out into the world in a practical way.
Shannon’s passion is showing women how to create a “million dollar mindset” in their personal and professional lives so they can have the life they wish for. By giving them simple but effective tools to create positive and lasting change, women are able to adopt powerful new beliefs about their ability to achieve success, resulting in more profitable businesses, better relationships and greater health.
Shannon’s own life adventure began when she left home at 16. She spent her 20′s as a tour guide, taking visitor all over the world followed by a career as a free-lance corporate meeting and event planner, working for top Fortune 100 companies. When she retired from 20 years of producing corporate meetings and events, she started DSP Associates Inc, a million dollar IT consulting firm which she ran with her husband David, for five years.However, after experiencing a life changing event in her early fifties, Shannon turned her attention to the inward journey. After transforming her own life challenges, she began teaching women how to create lifestyles and businesses that are not only profitable, but that are in alignment with their passion and their life purpose.
She is a Certified Money, Marketing and Soul™ Coach, a Level 3 Six Sensory Practitioner, and a graduate of the Epona/MetaSystems ‘Coaching Through Horse Wisdom’ program.
Barbara Thompson is Founder and CEO of Sky Ridge Ranch, home of The EQuinimity Effect™ and the Center For Equine Facilitated Addiction Recovery. An unrepentant life-long learner and avid horse lover, she’s integrated her understanding of how to manage bodies, minds and hearts for living a fully engaged life.
She’s a dynamic leader who creates safe, transformation-inducing environments. With a unique background as a horsewoman, yoga teacher and emotional intelligence facilitator, she has pioneered a new approach that inspires her clients to live in and on the edge of possibility in every waking moment.
Barbara holds her B.A. in English from Sonoma State University. She was certified in Equine Assisted Growth and Learning (EAGALA) at Level 1 and as a Senior Svaroopa™ yoga teacher at the 500-hour level by the Master Yoga Teacher Institute. She is an Embodyment™ yoga therapist, a certified Meditation teacher and an Inner Relationship Facilitator and Trainer.
She offers retreats, workshops, trainings and consulting at her home at Sky Ridge Ranch near Sacramento, California.
Kailash Sozanni has spent decades in the experience of meditation and self -awareness, and brings all of this to her coaching and her work with personal color and design.
Her sharp intuition, combined with her artistry, her sense of magic, and her gift of seeing deeper than just what is in front of her, gives her clients the benefit of being seen for who they truly are, and liberates them from old beliefs about themselves.
Her transformational coaching includes creating your personal color and design; working with a collection of more than 4,000 different color swatches, so that you know what colors create a sense of power, credibility, approachability, persuasiveness, drama and much more.
The benefits are far reaching, for as we know and embrace the truth of who we are, it powerfully impacts our life. Therein lies the condition for our business and relationships to expand and bloom to the fullest.
Kailash is masterful at transforming the way women we look, think and feel about ourselves, so we can say “Yes! to ourselves, no matter what!” She offers ‘The ColorEssence Experience’ retreats in Tucson, Arizona, as well as coaching programs that can be done long distance.
| How we handle the spirit of our creativity and the desire to manifest our dreams in our hearts and bodies is as important as the images we hold in our heads. A retreat is a way to disconnect from the everyday demands of culture, technology and structure and give our minds a rest. It is an invitation to the Divine Feminine to come and inform us of that which we know deep down yet have forgotten. |
Sun Valley, Idaho
Registration Information
- The full 4-day retreat includes…
Plus, as an additional bonus, receive a one hour Intuitive Assessment reading by phone ($297 value!) prior to the retreat with Shannon to help jump start your journey!
Travel Information
The closest domestic airport is the Sun Valley/Friedman Memorial Airport, a ½ mile from the Inn. There are daily services by Horizon Air (1-800-547-9308) and SkyWest Airlines (1-800-453-9417).
As an additional bonus, receive a one hour Intuitive Assessment by phone ($297 value!) prior to the retreat with Shannon to help jump start your journey! Instructions on how to book your session will be emailed to you upon receipt of payment.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation up to 30 days prior to the retreat start date results in a credit of one-half the retreat tuition. There is no retreat credit for a cancellation 30 days or less before the retreat start date.
If you are really interested but you need more information, feel free to send me an email at shannon@shannonpresson.com and I will get back to you shortly. Or call me at 510-482-4441 and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
