Your Retreat Leaders

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Founder, Artist, Author, Speaker, 

Quantum Soul Coach

Lauren Dickinson is the visionary Founder and CEO of Orion Retreats, specializing in conscious travel and transformational retreat experiences. With over 20 years in the healing arts, Lauren combines her roles as a consciousness thought leader, coach, artist, and retreat facilitator to create transformative programs that empower guests and clients across the globe to awaken to their divinity.

With a well-rounded and practical knowledge base in a wide variety of applications, Lauren skillfully and co-actively facilitates a greater expression of life energy, healing, and personal awareness and growth with her clients. Her unique approach is informed by her deep connection to sacred energy centers around the world, including time spent living in Sedona, Arizona and learning from Aboriginal tribes in Uluru, Australia. Now based in Mount Shasta, California – considered the root chakra of the world – she brings this profound spiritual awareness to her work.

As an international best-selling author and international multimedia artist, Lauren teaches artists and non-artists alike how to tap into their innate creativity and birth their creative genius into the world. Her unique Shamanic Art Therapy and Quantum Soul Coaching processes provide clients with deep and profound self-guided journeys into their inner landscapes, helping them access their creative genius and facilitate deep personal transformation.

She currently lives in Mount Shasta, California.

Holistic Practitioner & Transformational Healer

Tawni Sands combines spiritual psychology and holistic healing practices to facilitate profound transformation in her clients' health and wellbeing. With degrees in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and Spiritual Psychology, she integrates team dynamics with soul-centered healing approaches.

After studying under Dr. Valerie Gersch for over a decade, Tawni mastered Kalos, a healing practice that addresses root causes of symptoms. Her expertise is strengthened by personal experience, having healed herself from various health challenges including vaccine injury, chronic headaches, and digestive issues through natural methods.

As a best-selling co-author of Call of the Mystical Mountain: Mt. Shasta and the Emerging New Earth, and practitioner who has worked with celebrity clients, Tawni's approach emphasizes accessing one's innate healing abilities rather than relying on external interventions. Her practice creates a safe space for clients to reconnect with their natural healing potential, guided by the belief that health is everyone's birthright.

Tawni's vision extends beyond individual healing – she aims to become a leading voice in holistic health, demonstrating how healing can be effortless when aligned with natural laws and inner wisdom. Her work continues to expand through private sessions, retreats, and training programs, helping clients discover their inherent power to create lasting health transformations.

Tawni currently lives in Los Angeles.

 Physician, Scientist, Vedantist, Spiritualist, Yogi

Dr. Basu Ray is a renowned Indian American Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist, and the Founder and Chairman of the American Academy for Yoga in Medicine. His research and accomplishments in bringing the spiritual practice of Yoga into the world of cardiology has been published in such publications such as the Times of India, Daily O, Huffington Post, and Science India Magazine.

His pioneering and ground-breaking book, The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Cardiovascular Medicine, received praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr. Basu Ray currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee, where he is the Director of Cardiovascular Research & Chairman for the Interdepartmental Committee for Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation at the Memphis VA Medical Center.

Coach, Mentor, Futurist, Speaker, Author

Nik Wood is a mentor and coach, helping clients to live their full yes life. As the Founder of Life Athletics, Nik sees himself as is a "Champion of Greatness" and stands for a vision of humanity where everyone sees their greatness daily.

Through his Life Athletics coaching program, Nik helps clients to actualize the potential that lies on the other side of the things they've been wanting to change, improve, alter, repair, heal, and fix; to live a life toward what he calls the "Horizon Life" and the "Horizon Self."

Nik is the Co-Founder of The MENtorship World, contributing author for the best-selling Activate Your Life Volume III, and host of the NextUs Podcast, where he engages guests to explore what's possible for the evolution of humanity.

Nik currently lives in Mexico City with his Malinois puppy, Apollo.

Shaman, Spiritual Guide, Motivational Speaker, Author, Artist

Atousa Raissyan is recognized as a Shaman, Transformational Heart-Centered Healer and Spiritual Guide, Motivational Speaker.

Atousa is also a bestselling author, poet and digital artist. Her passion is to help people light up by guiding them to release their traumas and reprogram their fear-based living to a more heart-centered peaceful life. 

Atousa's extensive experience comes from years of transforming the life of her clients to tap in their truth, heart and experience their desired life, and in turn change the lives of those around them. Because of this transformational experience her clients refer to her as “Guiding Light,” “Life Changing,” “Best Teacher And Mentor,” “Game Changer,” “Intuitive Gifted Healer,” “Magic.” 

Atousa has been featured in USA Today, Potomac Lifestyle Magazine, Entrepreneur Herald. She has been a guest speaker at over 25 podcasts and summits past two years.

Executive Business Coach, CP Enneagram Academy Certified 

Jon is a Kansas City business and executive coach for creative leaders and designers, and teacher of experiential methods grounded in Reiki, energy practices, and mystic traditions.

Jon has spent two decades in corporate America, swimming in the marinade of some of the most highly bureaucratic organizations in the United States. He designs and facilitates change by helping teams at the boundary work in a whole new way.

Using the Enneagram in the design of both his team experiences and startup-style systems, Jon unlocks organizational potential by helping people unlearn how they work - in order to relearn how to solve problems in more creative and abundant ways. He is inspired to help leaders understand how to design out the suffering from the products and services we use every day so businesses can be more conscious of the collective ecology of design. 

Jon currently lives in Kansas City, Kansas, where he hosts our monthly Enneagram Retreats, the Kansas City Meetup Group, and is a dynamic keynote speaker for teams and businesses.

 Serial Entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker, Founder of Quantum Surfing

Monica teaches entrepreneurs how to be lucky.

A serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and the founder of Quantum Surfing mindset training for entrepreneurs, Monica is passionate about spirituality and quantum theory to understand

how our world really works. Combining practical business strategies, applied enlightenment (spiritual principles grounded in science) and the intelligence of play, Monica helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs accelerate their growth, maximize their impact and shape our collective future by unlocking multidimensional perception, commonly known as luck.

Monica has been a Silicon Valley tech startup CEO, CMO and advisor, significantly influencing and shaping 50+ startups. She is an experienced exec in technology and entertainment, and a multi-national leader at Lucasfilm, Disney and Accenture.

Human Design Coach

Julie Hannah Conge has spent the past 10 years studying the esoterics of life as a millennial. Her many interests led her to a greater understanding of Astrology, the I-Ching, Chakras, and Sacred Geometry. It was through the Human Design System, first transmitted by Ra Uru Hu in 1991, that she found a way to synthesize all of these practices into one cohesive life-changing adventure. 

As a certified Living Your Design Guide, Julie offers transformative workshops rooted in the principles of Human Design. She channels creativity and intuitive insights, creating a group environment where each individual can thrive and evolve according to their unique designs. These personal transformations ripple through the collective, potentially enriching entire communities.

Dedicated to creating secure environments, Julie's curated spaces reflect values of creativity, innovation, and holistic well-being. These sanctuaries facilitate an exploration of one's unique energetic blueprint and aura, leaving participants with a deepened connection to their purpose, a refined understanding of their inner selves, and a clear path to bring forth their creative genius into the world. 

She is the facilitator of our new Living Your Design Retreats and the Kansas City Human Design Meet-Up Group.

Julie lives in Kansas City, Kansas.

'The Space Doula'

Feng Shui Expert

Dorena Kohrs, a certified practitioner of feng shui and space clearing is a modern-day Nancy Drew. Only, instead of using teenage wit and intellect, Dorena uses her refined intuition and knowledge combined with asking the right questions to solve the mysteries keeping her clients stuck in different areas of their lives. 

Dorena works closely with individuals to sleuth out the root causes of feeling stuck so they can finally be free to live out their life’s desires. She shows them how self expression, relationships, careers and more are all connected within their living spaces. She teaches her clients the importance of being conscious and connected within their environment so they can practice attracting the positive energy and live life in pure love. An open and clear home clears out life clutter and opens the possibilities for alignment. The result? Clients finally step into the flow and manifest their true desires without added effort.

While her clients are searching for a way to fall back in love with every area of their lives, Dorena uncovers the secret to unlocking the energetic mysteries in their homes and workplaces. 

Her strategies on shifting a home or workspace to fall back in love with life have been featured in magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens and on podcasts including Unity Radio and Hay House Radio.

Dorena lives in North Carolina.

Speaker, Author, Conscious Leadership Coach

As a former VP with over two decades of corporate experience, Melissa focuses on helping executives and high-level leaders connect with their inner leaders, take authorship of their paths, and drive genuine change for themselves and those around them.

Melissa is a renowned speaker, author and Master Certified Coach (MCC). She is also accredited by the International Coach Federation as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a Certified Team Performance Coach (CTPC) and a Conscious Business Coach. Her coaching service, CEO of Your Life, has been named one of Hubspot’s best business coaching services five years running.

She is the author of the bestselling book, I Attract What I Am – Transforming Failure Into An Orgasmically Joyful Life & Business, and her second book, Why Can’t I Just Be Me.

Melissa currently lives in Montreal, Quebec in Canada.

Mindset Architect, Keynote Speaker, Healing Arts Practitioner

Kristin received her post-graduate positive psychology training from the University of Utah. It helped save her life after suffering brain trauma and damage in March of 2016.

Known as the Mindset Architect, Kristin brings mindset training and customized meditations as a Transformational Speaker, and Virtual or Live Team Building experience facilitator.

Kristin's main focus is to prevent burnout and increase happiness and flourishing by implementing positive psychology micro-practices using gratitude, wonder and connection.

Kristin is a single mother of five, Reiki Master Practitioner, Microdosing Guide, Equine Intuitive guide, Hatha Yoga and Nidra Instructor, Keynote Speaker, Founder of KP Speaks, Co-Founder of Women Soul Summit, and author of several integration and gratitude journals.

Kristin currently lives near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Healing Music Artist, Intuitive Channel Medium & Radio Personality, Eluv was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia. Eluv is the host of “Ultrasounds” radio show on WMNF Radio Station, 88.5 FM Tampa.

Eluv creates beautiful inspirational music, guided meditations, and visualizations for relaxation and healing. Her recordings are featured on the Monroe Institute's Hemi-Sync label, with binaural sound healing technology added to balance the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Her singing style is a unique immersion into grace with her angelic vocals and sacred songs. Eluv combines her vocals with a tapestry of pure tones from the Crystal Singing Bowls, lush harp strings, and other beautiful sounds. Known for her openhearted intuitive approach to healing, Eluv's music awakens joy, heart opening, healing, well-being, deep relaxation and meditation.

Her practice features multiple modalities; Sound Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls, and Angel Harps, Live Healing Music Performances, Composing Music & Guided Meditations, Light Language, Mantra, Kirtan, Flower Essences & Art.

Eluv is also an Epigenetic Health Coach, Shamanic practitioner and an Advanced Ancestral Healing practitioner, offering private Channeled Readings for people and animals.