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I’m a mind-body-spirit alchemist, teacher, healer, and shaman.

Nestled in the ancient granite cradle of Boulder Canyon, the Boulder Canyon Retreat Center is a nature-based living sanctuary where transformation and healing unfolds through use of sacred plant medicine and the framework of classical Tantra. In order to be fully alive in the present, we must sometimes excavate the stories and patterns from our past. I help create and deepen awareness of the conne

ction between the mind, body and spirit through an alchemical process using earth, water, fire and air... Alchemizing and mining the riches of what we might consider stuck emotions. Past events and old patterns now become rich raw materials to alchemize and thrust us forward into the best and fullest version of ourselves.

08/02/2026

“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation.”
— Bell Hooks

Group retreats are a central piece of our work here at Boulder Canyon Retreat Center. 🤍 Surrounded by nature and held in intentional community, each retreat is designed to support your return to wholeness through connectedness — of mind, body, and spirit.

We provide a grounded, ethical, and integrative container where every element is thoughtfully considered and curated to support renewal, safety, and meaningful inner work.

Consider this a loving invitation to join us on an upcoming group retreat, here in Boulder Canyon or in Mexico. 💌

07/29/2026

Affirmation for today’s Full Buck Moon: “I bring my awareness to the larger world of humanity in which I live. I balance my outer active social life with contemplative reflective times of deeper insight.” — Susan Heinz

🌕 This lunation highlights our places in the wider world. Aquarius calls like-minded people together to break societal molds and build a shared future, emphasizing the power of collective effort and humanitarian pursuits.

Called the “Buck Moon,” as homage to the time male deer shed their old antlers and rapidly grow their new ones.

🦌 Have you outgrown something? Are you ready to let go and make way for peak growth?

This may be the perfect time to commit to group consciousness and a growth spurt. Reserve your space in upcoming group offerings with Boulder Canyon Reetrest Center at the link in bio.

🤍 Aug 23-23: Inner Fire Group Medicine Retreat
🤍 Aug 26-Sept 6: Group Journey to Oaxaca, MX

07/28/2026

We don’t grow alone. Nature teaches us this.

At the Boulder Canyon Retreat Center, we are fortunate to walk among Aspen trees. These Aspens share a massive, underground root system. They are always interconnected.

What appears to be an entire forest of separate Aspen trees is actually a single living organism. Each trunk is a clone — they share the same basic DNA structure, despite looking a little different on the outside. Through their roots, they share food, water, and emergency signals. They send water and sugars from healthy trees to smaller saplings or sick trees. They help each other heal. They each offer themselves to ensure their network thrives.

🤍 Sound familiar? This is human nature. This is the power of community.

At BCRC, we offer one-on-one coaching, plant medicine journeys, and group retreats with Shane. With Mother Nature as our co-facilitator, we are rooted in the understanding that we thrive as an interconnected species. 🪾🫆

If you are ready to connect with your roots, schedule your FREE one-on-one Discovery Call with Shane today using the link in our bio!

Upcoming group retreats include the Inner Fire Retreat (August 20-23) and the Oaxaca Journey (August 26 - September 6). Learn more at the link in bio.

07/27/2026

Growth was never meant to happen in a silo. At the Boulder Canyon Retreat Center, we believe in the power of the collective and in nature.

We see how groups stretch and inspire each other’s perception of what their lives can be. We know growth is possible when we look to Mother Nature as our rocksteady guide. 🪨

As our beloved muse, Mary Oliver, says: “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Will you answer the call to join our community? Will you go all in for the wild and precious, uninhibited version of you waiting on the other side? 🦅

❤️‍🔥 Aug 20 - 23: Group Inner Fire Retreat
🇲🇽 Aug 26 - Sept 6: Group Oaxaca Trip

07/25/2026

Balancing the peak midsummer heat and the official start of fiery Leo season, we flow with the element of water. 💧

Dancing between the two elements, fire and water, we land in a balanced space where creativity and expression thrive.

The channel between the second chakra (Svadhisthana) and third chakra (Manipura) is a powerful one. A healthy bridge here = living in authenticity.

Are you curious about bridging this connection within? Join the beautiful BCRC community for the inner fire group retreat, upcoming August 20-23. ❤️‍🔥 (link in bio!)

07/23/2026

Just as the natural world is experiencing its full bloom season, so is Boulder Canyon Retreat Center.🪻

Our new buildings are complete and ready to hold courageous journeyers with reverence:

🦅 Eagles Landing is a sanctuary that is independent in its majesty — fully equipped with a personal restroom and kitchen, this is a space for deep contemplation, restoration, and connection to Self.

🦉Owl’s Perch is our cozy, quaint retreat, surrounded by aspens that whisper in the wind. The soundtrack here also includes delightful birdsong. This nook is a place to reflect and restore within nature’s embrace, with shared amenities in the main house.

🪺 The Nest, our journey space, continues to hold us in individual and collective healing. This safe space is looking increasingly beautiful with the addition of nature-inspired artwork and all of the comforts needed for a journey.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you all home!

07/21/2026

Even in recovery, we often trade one addiction for another.

Whether we call it addiction, attachment, habit, or unconscious pattern, if we don’t tend to the root cause of our suffering, it has a sneaky way of simply changing costumes. 🌀

We may stop drinking and start overworking. We may quit social media and binge Netflix. We may leave one relationship and immediately seek another distraction. The form changes, but the impulse to escape discomfort often remains.

In Ta**ra, we might call the antidote tapas (containing the heat!) - the conscious cultivation of heat, discipline, and the alchemical pressure that comes from standing firm. Remaining present with ourselves when we’d rather reach for the next thing.

🤍 Ultimately, the invitation isn’t about scrutinizing what we’re doing—it’s about asking why we’re doing it. 🤍

Where are we leaking our energy? Where are we escaping ourselves? What discomfort are we unwilling to stay with long enough to learn from?

🪨 Our Recovery Dharma group is a container where we are accountable to meet ourselves and our habits with care, curiosity, and compassion.

If this reflection on recovery speaks to you, join us in Recovery Dharma! Send us a DM to join our next gathering on Zoom tomorrow, July 22nd at 5:00 pm MST.

07/14/2026

Your radiance is ready to be expressed. And the recipe is simple:

❤️‍🔥 Play With Fire ❤️‍🔥

The Inner Fire Retreat at Boulder Canyon Retreat Center is an invitation to come together and experience body and spirit awakening, heart opening, and the process of transformation.

Rooted in the solid trust of the mountain, this is the space to meet your edges, to tend the flame of your intention, and to allow what is ready to be transmuted — to rise and move.

Join us Aug 20-23 and return to your vitality, your truth, and the living fire that has always been yours.

Reserve your space at the Inner Fire Retreat at the link in bio! 🕯️

07/13/2026

Shakti is the divine feminine life-force energy of creation, movement, and transformation. Like fire, Shakti dances and transmutes.

She is power, but she is also play! 🤍

Power and play are each a part of the greater whole — think of them as the kindling and the oxygen required to stoke our inner fire.

What kind of play connects you to your power? 🖤

Learn about the Ta**ra principles and stoke your inner fire retreat in the loving container of the Boulder Canyon Retreat Community. There are a few spaces left in our Inner Fire Group Retreat. 🔥 (Link in Bio.)

07/08/2026

July encourages us to express — embracing our creativity, imagination, and remaining open to possibility.

Lion medicine feels like feet planted, tall spine, proud heart, ready to pounce.

🦁 Expressive. Authentic. Bold. 🦁

Our friend Susan Heinz reminds us: “remain open to possibility. As Jupiter enters Leo, we are asked to clarify our values, to discern what is real, and to create the inner foundation from which new beginnings
can take form.”

The Lion keeps his or her gaze on the horizon, preserves their power, and discerns when and how to move.

❤️‍🔥 If someone you love needs support stoking their fire, send them this.

🔥 If you want to re-ignite your spark, consider our upcoming Inner Fire Retreat - we have a few spots available! (Link in bio.)

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