Don’t Miss Out! Secure Your Spot at the Awakening Intensive Retreat by Nov 25, 2024
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The Awakening Intensive
Transform Your Life Through the Power of Oneness
(Includes exclusive membership in The Short Path to Oneness program)
Dates: Jan 14-18, 2025.
Location: Attend live in Santa Rosa, California, or via livestream.
Imagine a place where time slows, where your heart aligns with the rhythm of universal consciousness, and where every breath opens doors to your inner essence.Â
Now, picture this transformation unfolding over five immersive days at our Awakening Intensive Retreat—either live in Santa Rosa, California, or from the comfort of your home via livestream.Â
This life-changing experience, guided by Dawson Church and Mirjam Paninski, is yours at no extra cost when you enroll in the Short Path to Oneness.
This premiere course from EFT Universe is an immersive 9-month program designed to guide you into transcendent states of consciousness.
Why the Awakening Intensive Retreat?
The Awakening Intensive is more than a retreat; it’s a profound exploration of your true potential. The value and depth of this experience far exceeds the cost of the Short Path program alone. The Awakening Intensive offers you a powerful opportunity to awaken the essence of who you are through the mastery of your consciousness, your body, and your spirit.
Over five days, you’ll experience an immersive journey using advanced meditation techniques, groundbreaking neuroscience, and wisdom passed down from the world’s greatest spiritual teachers.Â
Together, we’ll activate the four circuits of the Enlightenment Network—the neural pathways that connect your local awareness to the boundless expanse of universal consciousness.
What to Expect: An Experience Beyond Words
During this immersive retreat, you’ll:
- Learn advanced meditation techniques that allow you to ground your spiritual experiences, creating a lasting, embodied connection to universal consciousness.
- Draw from the wisdom of revered spiritual masters like Patanjali, Hildegard of Bingen, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, and Saint Francis of Assisi.
- Use breathing, movement, and guided imagery to build your connection to inner well-being and bliss.
- Engage with a community of “soul friends”—like-minded seekers on the path, magnifying the experience through the “group effect” of shared intention.
Through daily practices that blend neuroscience and ancient spiritual traditions, you’ll tap into states of profound bliss, ultimately surrendering your limited sense of self to a higher, universal oneness. You’ll leave equipped with powerful practices that allow you to enter this unified state anytime, anywhere you choose.
If you attend virtually, you’ll be paired up with participants and mentors in Santa Rosa. You’ll interact with them virtually, while via livestream you’ll participate in all the exercises and meditations just as though you were there in person. Research has shown that participants in our virtual retreats have excellent outcomes, similar to in-person attendance.Â
Dates for next Awakening Intensive: Tue January 14 – Sat January 18, 2025. Optional activities Mon Jan 13 and Sun Jan 19. Last day for enrollment is Nov 19, 2024.
Location: Downtown Santa Rosa, California.
Activating the Four Circuits of the Enlightenment Network
Rooted in Dawson Church’s groundbreaking work in his book Spiritual Intelligence, you’ll practice awakening the Enlightenment Network’s four circuits:
- The Emotion Regulation Circuit

When your emotions are in turmoil, you lose your peace of mind. When you turn on the emotion regulation circuit, you’re able to “dial down” negative emotions. This is the first step toward an inner stillness that allows you to hear the whispers of your soul. - The Selfing Control Circuit

When you’re focused on the voice of your inner commentator, the “I me mine” show, there’s little spare capacity to tune into the infinite. When you turn down this “selfing” you can connect with a presence greater than yourself, and enter the present moment. - The Attention Circuit

Learn to pay attention, and you can amplify the object of your focus. You’ll learn to direct your attention toward those aspects of reality that are real and eternal, and away from the distractions that keep you from your spiritual awakening. - The Empathy Circuit

There’s an entire lobe of the brain devoted to positive emotions like compassion, gratitude, love and joy. You’ll learn to turn this part on and enter states of ecstatic positive emotion.
Step by step, circuit by circuit, we’ll guide you in activating these channels—first individually, then as an interconnected whole—helping you integrate deep, transformative states into your everyday life.
Advanced Practices and Teachings of Spiritual Masters
Our daily sessions also include deep dives into the techniques of great spiritual masters. Drawing from practices developed by ancient sages, we’ll lead you through time-honored exercises that reveal each teaching’s practical power to unlock well-being and divine connection:
- Patanjali’s alignment with universal laws through the stilling of mind
- Anandamayi Ma’s simple yet profound practice to counteract negative thinking
- Saint Francis’ loving surrender to the divine presence
- Rumi’s ecstatic union with “the Beloved” of universal consciousness
- Hildegard of Bingen’s visionary sensations of passionate connection with divine love
- Ramana Maharshi’s “direct path” to self-realization
Join a Community that Multiplies Your Transformation
The presence of a supportive, aligned community is vital to deep transformation. The Awakening Intensive is designed to cultivate this energy, so you not only experience your awakening alone but also within a collective energy field. The strength of “soul friends” and mentors around you will support, amplify, and magnify each of your breakthroughs, ensuring they become life-affirming and lasting shifts. Enrollment ends Nov 19, 2024.
The Ultimate State of Nonduality Awaits You
By the retreat’s end, our goal is to have you touch the state of nonduality—where human consciousness merges with universal consciousness — and discover how to access and maintain this state whenever you choose.Â
Equipped with techniques for grounding your spiritual experiences into daily life, you’ll leave ready to step back into the world while maintaining a lasting shift in perspective, energy, and awareness.
Don’t Miss This Opportunity: Enroll in the Short Path to Oneness and Attend the Awakening Intensive Free
The Awakening Intensive alone is worth more than the entire cost of the Short Path program. Yet, when you join Short Path to Oneness, you’ll receive a free invitation to this transformative retreat—a gift that lasts a lifetime. Enrollment ends Nov 19, 2024.
Choose the path of awakening. Reserve your place now before enrollment closes on Nov 19. Join us in Santa Rosa or online, and begin your journey to true freedom, joy, and oneness with all that is.Â
Frequently Asked Questions
The Short Path to Oneness from EFT Universe is an immersive 9-month program designed to guide you into transcendent awakened states of consciousness. Full details here.
Santa Rosa and Sonoma County offer a bounty of attractions perfect for travelers. Known for world-class wineries, the region invites you to savor scenic vineyards and taste exceptional wines. Nature lovers can explore Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, the picturesque Russian River, the stunning Sonoma Coast beaches and cliffs, and Indigenous sacred places dating back over 10,000 years. Art and history buffs will enjoy the Charles M. Schulz Museum, dozens of local galleries, and world-class restaurants. To learn more, visit the Sonoma County Tourism, Santa Rosa Visitor Center, and Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau.
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS): 8 miles
- Sacramento International Airport (SAC): 94 miles
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO): 68 miles
- Oakland International Airport (OAK): 66 miles
The retreat includes lunch every day. We’ll recommend nearby places for breakfasts and dinners which are at your expense. The retreat does not include lodging since different people have different preferences. We’ll send you lodging options after registration.Â
There are several options. The Sonoma County Airporter bus runs from OAK and SFO to downtown Santa Rosa ($34). Schedule here ( https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/). You can also use Lyft or Uber for OAK, SFO, STS and SAC. Average prices from SFO and OAK to Santa Rosa are $120, and the trip takes about 90 minutes.
You can rent a car, however there are several options. We are encouraging participants to “go green” and carpool, with those having cars picking up those who don’t. During past retreats carpooling has been set up at the first day of the retreat, since many participants are local and drove their cars to Santa Rosa. You can also use Lyft or Uber to go back and forth.
We are so glad you’re already in the Short Path and we would love to have you at the Awakening Intensive retreat. Register here and use discount code SP1000 to receive $1000 off the $2997 cost of the retreat.