Please go to the Trichotillomania website to register for the workshop at https://www.trich.org/involved/cal-retreats.html
Annual Retreat, near Corralitos, CA
August 9-12, 2009
Pema Osel Ling Retreat Center
Prices vary depending on your selected lodging options.
Focus on healing from the effects of hair pulling and skin picking during an intensive four-day Retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains. Learn useful techniques, laugh and make new friends, all while surrounded by the phenomenal natural beauty of the 106-acre Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center, Pema Osel Ling.
Sessions are offered for adult hair pullers and skin pickers, as well as for children, adolescents and their parents. Topics are varied between basic neurobiology and behavioral change strategies to enhancing self-care, skills for setting better emotional boundaries to mindfulness techniques, understanding the spiritual impact to grieving for time lost in suffering, meditation skills to interpersonal communication, makeup application and hair and skin care techniques to developing resources for the road to recovery (whether you are 10 years old or 60 years old).
There will also be plenty of time to swim, hike, relax, get a facial, haircut, or massage, and even sing karaoke! While the complete workshop schedule and list of facilitators will be online soon, registration is limited, so please act now to reserve your space!
The 18th Annual TLC Retreat
When: August 9-12, 2009Where: Pema Osel Ling Retreat Center
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For those who live with problem hair pulling and/or skin picking, and their family members.
Focus on healing from the effects of hair pulling and skin picking during an intensive four-day Retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains. Learn useful techniques, laugh and make new friends, all while surrounded by the phenomenal natural beauty of the 106-acre Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center, Pema Osel Ling.
Take advantage of this opportunity to experience the transformative environment of Pema Osel Ling, as next year the Retreat will move East, with a different agenda and format. Nestled in the mountains overlooking the pristine Monterey Bay, Pema Osel Ling is surrounded by redwood forests. Deer and other wildlife wander freely throughout the grounds. A private facility and not open to the public, this Retreat provides a rare opportunity to truly enjoy the beauty of the area in a safe environment.
Sessions are offered for adult hair pullers and skin pickers, as well as for children, adolescents and their parents. Topics are varied between basic neurobiology and behavioral change strategies to enhancing self-care, skills for setting better emotional boundaries to mindfulness techniques, understanding the spiritual impact to grieving for time lost, meditation skills to interpersonal communication, makeup application and hair and skin care techniques to developing resources for the road to recovery (whether you are 10 years old or 60 years old).
There will also be plenty of time to swim, hike, relax, get a facial, haircut, or massage, and even sing karaoke! While the complete workshop schedule and list of facilitators will be online soon, registration is limited, so please act now to reserve your space!
This year’s program presenters include:Christina Pearson Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D. Renae Reinardy, Psy.D.
Registration
Registration includes ALL meals: Dinner on Sunday evening, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Monday and Tuesday, and breakfast again on Wednesday. Pema Osel Ling is reknown for its delicious meals featuring local organic products.Prices vary depending on your lodging selections.
Payment plans are available! A deposit of $150 per person will reserve your preferred lodging option, with balance due by 8/1/09. Payment plans based on automatic monthly billing are also an option. Limited partial scholarships are available to TLC Members. For application instructions, email info@trich.org. Deadline to apply is May 31.
The Retreat sells out quickly each year.Reserve your spot today!
Lodging Options
The TLC Retreat offers several different lodging options.
Heated cabins with high ceilings and large sunny windows are located on a quiet hillside. Cabins have dorm-style bunks, four people per room. Linens are provided. A heated bathhouse for both men and women is nearby. Cabin rates are $420.00 for the first person, $390 for additional attendees. Non-members pay $100 more per person.
The yurt is a dome-shaped cabin-like structure, located near the cabins. Linens are provided, and beds are dorm-style, sleeping six total.
Campsites are located throughout the grounds. Tent campers have the option of bringing their own gear, or renting a TLC tent. Tents provided by TLC include two air mattresses and a lantern; two people are housed per tent. Bedding is NOT provided. Bathhouses with hot showers are conveniently located near camping areas.
SOLD OUT: The Sangha House is a four-bedroom lodge (four bunks per room) with a kitchen, two groupsize bathrooms with handicap access, a meeting room and deck with a view of Monterey Bay. Linens are provided. This is the most popular option, and sells out quickly. Sangha House rates for TLC Members are $465.00 for the first person, $435.00 for each additional person. Non-member rates are $100 more per person.
Day participation is also an option for those who choose to stay off-site. Rates are $295 for the first person, $265 for additional attendees. Non-members pay $100 more per person. A list of local hotels may be provided, however, please keep in mind the nearest hotels are 30 minutes away.
Transportation:
The closest airport is San Jose International Airport (SJC), approximately 90 minutes from the retreat site. TLC has arranged for shuttle service, at the cost of $55 per person round trip.
In order to ride the TLC shuttle, your flight MUST arrive NO LATER THAN 3:00pm on August 9 and DEPART after 2:00pm on August 12. We are unable to facilitate transportation outside of these times. There is no early shuttle!
Comments from previous attendees:
"I would absolutely recommend the retreat to others because of its potential for creating a life-changing experience."
"The positive impact of attending has slowly continued to increase and spread in many aspects of my life - like having more self-acceptance and compassion for myself and others."
"I felt so warm and safe. I have never met such a wonderful group of people."
"This experience has changed my life and I can't wait until next year!"
"Attending was an important inner demonstration of my courage and ability to face trich. Meeting all the wonderful people really helped me start to accept not only others, but myself."
"Now, when I am about to pull, I find myself asking a question posed by one of the retreatants: 'Is there anything more loving I could do for myself right now?'"
"I loved the silent walk and the yoga, and the food was fabulous!"
"I have not pulled since the retreat - and I have also greatly improved in my skin picking..."
"Going to the retreat over the past few years has deeply impacted my recovery and improved my life immensely."
The message here is: where hairs pulling, skin picking, and related problems are concerned, real change is possible, long-term recovery does happen, and new perspectives can transform you.
So what are you waiting for?
Come and take advantage of this precious resource!
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be received in writing via email, mail or fax. Voice-mail messages are not valid or accepted. Cancellation deadline dates are as follows:
•Up to 30 days prior to the event: TLC will cancel your registration and issue a refund of paid registration fees, minus a $25.00 processing fee.
•14 days prior to the event: TLC will cancel your registration and issue a refund of paid registration fees, minus a $60.00 late cancellation-processing fee, regardless of the reason for the cancellation (including medical emergencies).
•7 days prior to the event or later: No refunds will be issued, regardless of the reason for the cancellation (including medical emergencies). TLC cannot make exceptions to this policy, as we must prepay most meeting expenses.