Special 1-Day Private Womb Surround Retreat
Water~Land Intensive Sept 18th all day
with Annie Brook, Ph.D, [RME (ISMETA), BMC teacher, Somatic Author]
Assisted by Olesya Uglova, Psychologist, with TA Olga Shedlukova
• Sept 18th: Location: Inner Sanctum, Woodside California
Get personal attention from Annie Brook
This private 1-day retreat is a special add on opportunity to receive a personal session in our small group of 5 attendees, with 2 facilitators. You get your own "turn" to explore the body mind imprints left over in your birth. Or to use this time to look at current emotional obstacles or struggles with the guidance of Annie Brook and her 45 years of experience as a professional helping people make lasting changes for health and well being.
For deep integration and enjoyment, consider staying on for our 2-day retreat which follows this 1-day womb surround.
Who benefits from this "WOMB SURROUND" experience?
Everyone who attends has had amazing experiences of a deep felt-sense of peace, of letting go of an inner nagging belief or trouble that was lodged in early belief systems. These are the patterns it is most difficult to unwind.
Joining for a private small experience in this special small group setting gives you an amazing opportunity to restabilize an inner confidence, enjoy a stronger sense of self-acceptance and compassions, and release lingering emotions of blame, mistrust, ideas you have to work so hard, or self attack sabotage behaviors.
If you have some felt-sense that something is wrong in your inner world, and you just don't know what...
Or have you found yourself dumbfounded by your own behaviors that just "won't change?"
Come explore with Dr. Annie Brook how nameless anxiety, self-attack thinking, blaming others, procrastinating, and "getting stuck" in relationship can be tensions left over from birth.
If you have ever wished you could replay your history, here is a way to get beyond that need and to reduce reactive, collapsing, or aggressive behaviors. Understand the early stress you may not consciously know you endured.
Learn the deep relaxation of these tensions heal you during our
tenderly guided and well-held exploration of your earliest felt-sense impressions.
🗓️Location:📍Bay Area (Woodside, CA), Inner Sanctum🕦9:30 am – Evening finish
*plus residential option is most suggested, especially if you stay for the following retreat
Open this PDF for residential lodging details and how to book
This 1-day Private Retreat (limited to 4 people) offers a rare opportunity to work with the earliest nervous system imprints that shape how we relate to ourselves, to others, and to life.
The process is guided by Annie Brook, Ph.D., a prominent somatic psychotherapist, educator, and author specializing in birth trauma and attachment,
and assisted by Olesya Uglova, a somatic therapist and psychologist.
with support from Therapist Trainee: Olga Shedludkova
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Facilitator
Dr. Annie Brook
Somatic Psychologist, author, &
BMC teacher
Based in Boulder, Colorado, Dr. Annie Brook is the founder of the Brook Institute.
Her work focuses on Applied Neuroplasticity, healing the earliest life imprints, birth trauma, couples attachment, and adoption-related issues.
Her methodology integrates Body-Mind Centering®, neuroscience, and movement education, supporting the resolution of deep-seated trauma in infants, children, and adults.
She is the author of several influential books, including “Birth’s Hidden Legacy”, “Attachment, Imprints, and Intimacy”, and “Contact Improvisation and Body-Mind Centering”.
Dr. Brook brings over 45 years of clinical and teaching experience and previously served as the Director of Body Psychotherapy for the MA in Somatic Psychology at Naropa University.
Assistant Facilitator
Olesya Uglova
Psychologist & Somatic Therapist
Olesya Uglova is a psychologist and somatic therapist facilitating somatic therapeutic processes internationally with individuals and groups.
Her work focuses on nervous system regulation, early developmental and pre-verbal experience, and embodied psychological support through relational, body-based, and water-based approaches.
She offers grounded co-facilitation and therapeutic support, holding safety, pacing, and integration on both land and in water.
Participants
only accepting 4 people
Claim your spot for this unique chance to embody your deepest soul-self
Repair imprints remaining from birth. Heal Infant shock experiences, regain internal felt-sense of safety and support.
Gain personal support from Dr. Annie Brook
Join for 3 Days
Stay for the 2-day retreat that follows, Sept 19-20th.
click here to register for retreat.
This gives you the wonderful opportunity for deep integration in our sacred healing setting
•The retreat unfolds at a private location in the California redwoods. The Pool is warm, with non-chlorinated water. Our land space is beautiful high ceilings, indoor wood floor with kitchen and dining table. •Lodging is available. This creates a deeply supportive and contained environment for early developmental work. •Through slow, attuned, and carefully facilitated processes, participants are invited to explore pre-verbal and early layers of experience — the foundational patterns from which nervous system organization emerges.
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Group Size: This is a super small, intimate group experience
Only 4 participants, to ensure depth, intimacy, and individual attention.
Process Information
1-Day Womb Surround Sept 18th
This special group provides an amazing support to get to the roots of difficult sensory, emotional, or mental imprints. Repairing a sense of trust, removing confusion that is inherent in a difficult birth, interrupting remaining issues of abandonment or betrayal...these are the results of a person womb surround turn that others have reported.
Annie lovingingly guides you to enter the depths without getting re-traumatized. The group field helps support your personal journey. Each of the 4 participants will have an individual turn just for their needs. Held in respect, love and with skilled facilitation of this process in her background, Dr. Annie Brook holds your hand as you journey through this territory and come out the other side as a more integrated and whole adult self. Finding how to remove existential shock is key in being an adult, and finding trust in relationship. It is also key in finding your voice to speak up about your needs.
No prior experience with water-based sessions is required. This retreat is suitable for therapists, practitioners, and individuals with an interest in deep somatic inquiry. Some sessions will be held on land; this will be assessed by Dr. Brook for best results during the retreat as needed.
Cost
Deposit & Reservation
Pay $500 deposit now and remainder on site. Or pay in full now. It is helpful to be committed to attending since the group is only 4 people. You get unique supported healing in your "turn" and a chance to be part of a clearly guided healing circle.
Group size is limited, so deposits are non-refundable after Aug 20, unless your place can be filled by another participant.
Full Pricing & Registration
click green button for details
Location & Time Agreements
You will be sent exact location when you register
Arrival Agreement*
8:30-9 Am:Please arrive in time to settle in. Doors will open at 8:30 and Group starts at 9:30 am
Proposed Day Schedule
(working structure, flexible)
Arrival: 8:30–9:00 — Arrival and settling in
Opening 9:30 — Opening circle and gentle orienting, safe guidelines and introductions.
Sessions continue throughout the day with a lunch break and dinner break (please bring your food)
Sessions may extend into the evening. Please consider staying on site overnight for more integration and enjoyment.
For deepest integration, please consider joining the 2-day retreat which follows. Having extended time in a womb surround experiene, followed by a well-held retreat in a sacred setting is extraordinary. Annie and Olesya are thrilled to offer you this opportunity.
Accommodation
On-site accommodation is available at the retreat center. Click the button below for a price list. Olesya and Annie will be staying on site. If you wish to join, that would be deeply integrating for you.
Book via email on the pricing sheet. Click button below for details!
*There are several options at different price ranges.
Questions and Answers...
1. Do I need any special preparation for this? No, you will be guided and just need to arrive on time.
2. How are people chosen for this Womb Surround? Spots are limited, and Olesya and I are inviting those who have studied with us before or have the appropriate background and experience.
3. Can I stay overnight? Yes. Book your accommodations by scrolling up to the accommodations link. Staying Friday night is recommended.
4. Is the following 2-day retreat at same location available to me? Yes! Some people book both sessions, and have the extended benefit of restful participation and integration in a lovely sacred space for 3 whole days!~
5. Are there discounts available? Sorry, but since it is such a small group, the fee is as stated.
6. What if I need follow up support? You are welcome to contact Olesya or Annie following the retreat for a chat. If you stay on sight, you can also have their support alongside the existing group. If it seems you need some private sessions, that can be arranged for a later time.
Questions and Answers Continued...
7. What do I need to do to prepare? You are the best preparation; your body knows "the Hidden Story" of your own birth.
For extra information, please enjoy the 3 bonus gifts you receive electronically when you sign up, Audio file inteview on attachment, the short ebook, Birth Trauma, and the pdf, Getting your birth history (also available in my free pdf library). Don't worry if you cannot ask your parents anything; this is not an obligation; just an invitation to open your thoughts to this topic.
8. Who is not a good fit for this retreat? Anyone taking heavy psychiatric medications or working with a known class 2 personality disorder, such as borderline personality, active bi-polar, or narcissism.
Testimonials
Below are thoughts from colleagues and partcipants in Annie's courses
“Annie Brook gives a very clear picture of how to work with and treat earliest origins of shock. Attachment treatment issues are clearly defined with treatment layout for any birth practitioner. This work is easily integrated into ones practice and is easy to follow. Annie Brook spoke at the recent conference of pre and perinatal psychology and health (APPPAH) and her information was well received. Her book is a continuation of her lectures and a great resource for this work.”
Sandra Bardsley, RN
Past APPPAH president
see BirthPsychology.com
"Annie is a brilliant guide for those of us on the path of healing. She is highly attuned to her clients, dedicated for the long haul, and truly gifted in helping people navigate through the complex terrain of prenatal life, birth, and early developmental related issues. Annie is also able to powerfully assist couples as they repair early attachment dynamics and move into embodied connection and ever expanding intimacy. Annie lives what she teaches. She is an integrated woman, a creative inspiration, and a treasure in our community.
Melissa Michaels
Founder, Golden Bridge
“I am so served by you and your work, Annie. I keep returning to this.. I love that I’ve experienced calm as a result.. created space in myself.. & if I start spinning, I remember to keep coming back here.. to choose helping myself.. get connected within.. thank you.”
Kelly LeValley
Course Participant
“As a somatic psychologist I am at the beginning of my journey and the program has given me powerful support and motivation, a new opportunity has opened up for me. I also see that the somatic approach has permeated all my other areas of work: I lead my water dance classes from this depth, I give massage and water therapy sessions with a different quality, and I weave body living into my artistic work on a new level.
I see that this impact on all areas of my life is imminent, because it is first of all a repatterning of the way I live my life, how I stay in my body, get in touch, work and rest, start and finish. It is a change on a fundamental deep level, which, like circles on water, entails a restructuring on all levels. For me it is a real process of rebirth that started from the very beginning of the training..”
Reshetnikova Ekaterina
Course Participant
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