Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and Practices:Deep imageryVisual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to Bring:Openness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Rewilding the Self: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Soul
Date: Wednesdays July 8 - August 12
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost*: $740 Pay it Forward / $595 Sustaining Rate / $450 Community Supported*We offer a sliding scale price to ensure our services are accessible to everyone, regardless of income. Please pay at the top of the scale if you are able, to help support those who cannot. To Pay It Forward, choose “Pay What You Can” at checkout to add $145 to the Sustaining Rate. For Community Supported pricing, user coupon code SUPPORTED.
Overview
Are you feeling the call to a deeper way of living?
We are living amidst the Great Unraveling as the systems and assumptions we’ve relied on are beginning to come apart. The unraveling is also an opening, a call to a new way of living. This moment offers an invitation to come back to our true self. To be more present. More whole. More deeply alive and connected to the living world.
Rewilding the self is the work of remembering who we truly are and reclaiming our place within the wider web of life. It offers an opportunity to shift how we see, feel, and participate in the world—cultivating creativity, wonder and a deep sense of belonging. a deep, lived sense of connection with Spirit, Soul, Nature, and Community.
Through creative, nature-based, and soul-centered practices, this program helps you cultivate the capacity to live with greater reciprocity and purpose in a time of profound change; and to bring your gifts more fully into the world.
This program is for those who long to move beyond healing and step fully into the creative, spiritual, and life-affirming dimensions of their being.
Whether you are just beginning this journey or reflecting mid-life on the road not taken, this class offers a path to reclaim presence, purpose, and the courage to contribute meaningfully.
Who This Program Is ForYou’re longing to explore creative pathways to self-healing
You’re curious to plumb the depths of self in search of strengths that contribute to your wholeness
You’re called to a greater relationship with the more than human world
Tools and PracticesDreamwork
Deep Imagery
Shadow Work
Council and Mirroring
Guided Invitations and Practices
What can I expect?An introduction to facets of wholeness
Deep listening and reflection
Experiential activities and practices for working with wounded parts
Learning practical ways to cultivate an ongoing relationship with the wild world
Materials to BringCuriosity and openness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Ceremonial or meaningful objects for you
Your Facilitators
Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual Alchemist
“Dancing Water’s Heartfire”Theresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about TheresaBianca Di Salvo
Rewilding Guide, Interfaith Minister, Spiritual Counselor
“Butterfly Dancer in Radiant Darkness”Bianca is a guide who helps people slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with what is most alive and essential within them. Through reflection, embodiment, and relationship with the living world, she supports people as they navigate life transitions and cross important thresholds.
She is an ordained interfaith minister, spiritual counselor, and Wild Mind Guide. She’s also trained in nature-based rites of passage work.
Earlier in her career, Bianca worked as a corporate facilitator, leading hundreds of conversations with individuals, leaders, and organizations. This training in deep listening and getting to the heart of what matters, provided the springboard for her work today.
Learn more about Bianca
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and PracticesDeep imagery
Visual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to BringOpenness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: July 25, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost*: $45 Enthusiast · $30 Seeker · $15 CuriousSuggested contributions are offered as guidance, based on your experience of the work, your appreciation, your ability to pay, and your inclination to support others. Consider the value you receive along the spectrum of suggested support levels, and contribute what feels right for you. The midpoint guidance covers basic costs, but you are welcome to offer any amount within—or beyond—the suggested range. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. This approach helps sustain the work, benefit yourself, and make it possible for others to participate. Please send me an email if you have questions or would like to discuss possibilities.
Overview
The Experience
This interactive class explores eco-spiritual themes through the writings and teachings of leaders in the field, along with guided exploration led by the facilitator. Participants will engage with ideas, practices, and conversation that invite deeper reflection on their own ecological identity.
The time together will be experiential, reflective, and relational. Participants will witness one another’s insights and questions while exploring their own relationship with the natural world.
You will leave with:
Ways to rekindle your connection with nature and ecological community
Practices for listening and being in dialogue with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration after the class
Connections with fellow participants walking a similar path
The Context
Many of us are living at a time when our relationship with the natural world has become distant or fragmented. Yet through greater clarity about how we relate to Earth’s ecology, we can also better understand our relationships with others—and our own place within the larger ecosystem of life.
This class speaks to a deep longing many people feel today: a desire to reconnect with our origins in nature, rediscover our unique identity within the living world, and remember our role in the greater whole. At a time when the Earth calls for thoughtful stewards and eco-centric ways of living, cultivating this awareness becomes both a personal and collective responsibility.
This class may resonate ifYou are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You would like a taste of what happens at the Retreat, which explores many topics along a theme on the enchanting land at RoadRunner Coyote Retreat, NM
Practices We May ExploreGuided meditation
Contemplative reflection
Wandering on the land
Small and full-group dialogue
Personal journaling
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to have access to a natural outdoor setting if possible.
You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Rewilding the Self: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Soul {Overnight Retreat}
Dates: July 25-26, 2026
Time: Saturday 10am - Sunday 1pm MT
Location: RoadRunner Coyote Retreat (Rustic/TENT camping on-site)
Cost: $175 Pay it forward / $125 Sustaining Rate / $75 Community SupportedWe offer a sliding scale price to ensure our services are accessible to everyone, regardless of income. Please pay at the top of the scale if you are able, to help support those who cannot.
Overview
We are living amid the Great Unraveling. Many of us feel called to a new way of living rooted in compassion, community, creative aliveness, and reciprocity with the living world in which we are embedded. Yet modern culture has shaped us toward productivity over presence, individualism over interdependence, and speed over soul.
Rewilding the psyche is the work of remembering who we truly are and our belonging within the wider web of life. It’s about shifting the way we think, feel, and perceive—cultivating a deep, lived sense of connection with Spirit, Soul, Nature, and Community. This program is for those who long to move beyond healing alone and step fully into the creative, spiritual, and life-affirming dimensions of their being. It often calls to healers, teachers, visionaries, and social-change warriors who are seeking to uncover and embody their unique gifts in service to the world.
Through creative, nature-based, and soul-centered practices, we will awaken the gifts and capacities within you that allows you to live in reciprocity, presence, and purpose in a world that desperately needs life-enhancing change as well as fully embodied and soulful changemakers. Whether you are just beginning this journey or reflecting mid-life on the road not taken, this class offers a path to reclaim presence, purpose, and the courage to contribute meaningfully.
Who This Retreat Is ForYou’re longing for a soulful way of being in the world that is creatively alive and in reciprocity with the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of self in search of strengths that contribute to your wholeness
You’re called to a greater relationship with the more than human world
Tools & PracticesDreamwork
Deep Imagery
Shadow Work
Council and Mirroring
Guided Invitations and Practices
What to ExpectAn introduction to facets of wholeness
Deep listening and reflection
Experiential activities and practices for working with wounded parts
Invitations for soulful exploration on the land
Small group breakout sessions for deeper sharing
Food: Participants are invited to bring a packed lunch for the first day. We will share a communal dinner and breakfast, with everyone contributing to preparation and clean-up
What to BringCuriosity and openness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Ceremonial or meaningful objects for you
Packed lunch
A packing list will be provided after registration
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Pre-Registration Form
Complete the registration form below, and we’ll follow-up with payment and next steps.
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and PracticesDeep imagery
Visual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to BringOpenness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and PracticesDeep imagery
Visual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to BringOpenness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery {3-Day Retreat}
Dates: October 2–5, 2026
Location: RoadRunner Coyote Retreat (Rustic/TENT camping on-site)
Cost: $450 – $650 (plus food)Reconnect with nature, yourself, and the community through an immersive on-site retreat. Over 2–3 nights, participants will camp on the land and engage in 4–6 cycles of guided wandering and processing, each with a theme to deepen reflection and connection. Mornings and afternoons are devoted to this experiential practice, while evenings gather around the campfire for storytelling and shared reflection.
This retreat is designed to nurture your ecological identity, creativity, and sense of belonging in the living world. Registration opens soon—spaces will be limited.
More info coming soon!
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and PracticesDeep imagery
Visual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to BringOpenness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Seeding the Heart of the Earth: Wholing and Self-Healing in a Time of Unraveling {4-Day Retreat}
Dates: October 21-25, 2026
Location: RoadRunner Coyote Retreat (Rustic/TENT camping on-site)
Cost: $1,250 Pay it Forward / $1,000 Sustaining Rate / $750 Community SupportedEarly Bird Registration: $800 if registered by August 31, 2026
Registration Deadline: September 30, 2026
Overview
What seeds are yours to plant in a time of unraveling? How do you tend to your inner garden to cultivate new blooms? What resources support your inner storehouse when the well runs dry?
This immersive retreat explores these questions through a nature-based, expressive arts approach. Grounded in the Wild Mind Model by Bill Plotkin, the program integrates mind, body, spirit, and soul, re-centering the human experience within the interconnected living world. Through deep imagery, dreamwork, and guided wanders on the land, you will explore your facets of wholeness, connect with inner protectors, and develop sustainable practices for wholing and self-healing.
The Land
RoadRunner Coyote Retreat (RRCR) is a 40-acre tract southwest of the town of Coyote (koh-yoh-teh /ko'ʝote/), New Mexico, nestled in the Pinion and Juniper woodlands at the base of Loma Coyote. Scott Godlew serves as Inn Keeper and Caretaker of the land, welcoming guests to an immersive experience in nature with ample privacy and gentle seclusion. RRCR is adjacent to State of New Mexico land, with additional accessible 40-acre tracts to the east and west, providing expansive space for retreat experiences and connection with the land.
The retreat is set back from State Road 96, a lightly traveled highway, allowing visitors to enter a quiet, undisturbed natural environment where they may encounter Juniper, Pinion, Mule Deer, Coyote, Hawk, and other beings of the land.
Who This Retreat Is For
Individuals longing for a deep connection to the living Earth
Those seeking creative, experiential ways to nurture facets of wholeness
People ready to seed a new way of being in the world
What We’ll Explore
Mapping the psyche and facets of wholeness based on the Wild Mind Model
Dreams, imagination, and creative processes for deepening self-awareness
Interconnectedness and communion with the living Earth
What to ExpectSupportive, confidential group circles
Opening and closing rituals
Morning practices and gatherings to process dreams
Guided wanders on the land
Afternoon circle sessions
Shared preparation and enjoyment of nourishing breakfasts and dinners
Evening reflective and somatic practices
What’s IncludedGroup and one-on-one guidance with facilitators
Use of a large tent with wood-burning stove, refrigerator, water, composting toilet, sink, grill, and kitchen utensils for meal preparation
MealsParticipants provide their own lunches and snacks. Breakfast and dinner is a collaborative effort, with meal teams planning, purchasing, and preparing group meals
AccommodationsCamping on-site (personal equipment required; suggested packing list provided)
Travel LogisticsAirports: Santa Fe Regional Airport or Albuquerque International Sunport
Carpooling from the airport with other participants recommended
Health & Safety: Participants should review current CDC COVID-19 policies and protocols and be vigilant in the weeks prior to the retreat
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual Alchemist
“Dancing Water’s Heartfire”Theresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
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Drinking from the Imaginal Well: A Journey into Creativity and Deep Imagination
Date: Third Saturday of Each Month
Time: 8am-10:00Am MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Dāna (suggested $25) — learn more about dāna“A good well never runs dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended.”
– Sharon Blackie, Author of 'If Women Rose Rooted'Overview
Each of us are born with a creative spark and the capacity for deep ways of knowing through imagination and the natural world. Yet the demands of late-stage capitalism have cut us off from these vital facets of our wholeness. In this monthly drop-in experiential class, you’ll be guided into the imaginal world through deep imagery, drinking from the fertile source of your own creativity and intuition.
In this monthly drop-in experiential class, we will tend to the imaginal well through deep imagery. Participants will be guided into the imaginal world through the depths of their unconscious material drinking the fertile images of their own creativity and deep ways of knowing. They will have an opportunity to ignite their creative spark into a life-giving fire of imagination.
This class may be for your if:You’re seeking a connection with your creative imagination and the living earth
You’re curious to plumb the depths of your psyche in search of your unique strengths that contribute to wholeness
You’re wanting to explore creative pathways to self-healing
Tools and PracticesDeep imagery
Visual arts: drawing, painting, and/or collage
Authentic movement
Creative writing
Mirroring
Materials to BringOpenness to the journey
Journal for reflective writing
Art supplies that call to you
Blankets, pillows, or anything that supports your comfort during imagery
Your Facilitator: Theresa Benson, PhD, REAT, REACE
Rewilding Guide, Expressive Arts Therapist, Eco-Spiritual AlchemistTheresa has spent decades exploring psychology, integrative health, deep imagination, and eco-spirituality, weaving these threads together to help individuals and groups awaken to their wild nature and soulful potential. She guides participants in deep imagery, expressive arts, and land-based practices, cultivating connection with their inner wholeness and the living world. Rather than offering answers, Theresa creates conditions where insights and experiences emerge, supporting each person’s unique journey toward self-healing and alignment with the more-than-human world.
Learn more about Theresa
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott
Seeking Wild Clarity and Connection: Eco-Spiritual Practice, Wilderness Relatedness, and Soulful Discovery
Date: Second Sunday of Each Month
Time: 5:00 - 6:30pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FreeOverview
This interactive drop-in class invites you to explore eco-spiritual themes, your relationship with the natural world, and your own ecological identity. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practices such as meditation, journaling, and dialogue, participants reconnect with nature and each other.
You will leave with:Practices for deepening your connection with nature and community
Tools for listening and engaging with the more-than-human world
Resources to continue your exploration between sessions
This class may resonate if:You are seeking reconnection with the living Earth
You are curious about eco-spirituality and ecological identity
You are wanting connection with other seekers
You are exploring your place and purpose within the greater whole
You are curious about the Workshop – this drop-in provides an introduction to the techniques to be used in the workshop, which takes more time for a deeper dive
LogisticsParticipants are encouraged to identify a natural outdoor setting you can visit in your mind as part of a guided meditation. You will also need a quiet, private place to join the Zoom session.
Bring a journal or anything for capturing your own thoughts to reflect upon with others. Also, bring an object that symbolizes nature and ecology for you.
Your Facilitator: Scott Godlew
Scott Godlew is an eco-spiritual catalyst whose work blends ecological awareness, depth psychology, and soul-centered practice. He guides participants to explore their relationship with the natural world, each other, and their own purpose within the greater whole.
Learn more about Scott