California 2026 Retreat
With Patrick Connor
6 Day Restoration & Illumination Retreat
August 29th - September 3rd, 2026
(Recommended travel Days: August 28th & September 4th)
Deadline to Register: July 15th
Chaminade Resort
1 Chaminade Lane | Santa Cruz, CA | 95065
An Invitation to Enlightened Leadership and Self-Mastery
In these poignant times of worldwide chaos, confusion and crisis, there has never been more need, or a louder call from the earth, for the grace of real stewardship. Enlightened leadership is not the domain of politics, but rather of self mastery. True leadership is not, first and foremost, the ability to direct the lives of others, but most of all to gain sovereignty over the forces of illusion, darkness and fear in one's own life.
Self-mastery, in turn, is not the province of a philosophically sophisticated mind, but rather of a wise and pure heart, soaked in a lived experience of the intrinsic Unity of Life. And vision, to be worthy of the term, is not the realm of ideas, rather a refined receptivity to the heartbeat of the Eternal and the Timeless.
To make the heart wise is a project, for we are not soaked in the realm of Cause, the domain of Light from which all manifestation arises. This project that confers reliable and lasting vision and true inspiration involves the illumination of the intuition. This process, in turn, has two universal pillars, no matter your background, education or favored practice.
On one side, we are invited to open ourselves wholeheartedly and passionately and diligently to the Influence of the Light, the Universal Intelligence that goes by many names - The Unnamable One, to quote the Tao Te Ching.
On the other side, we are invited to make conscious our negative scripts, our self-judgments, our limiting beliefs about ourselves and the nature of reality, and transmute these into Light, Love and Truth.
This is a subtle and alchemical process, vaster in scope than mere positive thinking, deeper than new age affirmations, simpler than advanced philosophy and, in its highest possibility, swifter than traditional spiritual practice or psychotherapeutic intervention. Most of all, the Light must be brought down into our body, where our deepest conditioning lays hidden.
Retreat with Patrick offers a meticulous and guided process of alchemical intervention, healing and initiation, combined with a container of great potency and great safety, in which it is possible to transmute what has held us back - joyfully, efficiently, gently and inspirationally - and in an atmosphere of Grace, Beauty and unconditional Love. And finally, as so many of you have remarked, it is impossible to overstate the value and delight of sharing a field of mature intention with other similarly inspired souls.
If you choose, and if you are receiving this and called to join us, you will leave with a palpably upgraded sense of your connection to Universal Intelligence, significantly lighter in your karmic footprint, and a whole lot freer of the walls you have inadvertently set up which have hitherto veiled the Light and made your access to irresistible Joy more tenuous than it can otherwise now be.
The intentions of these retreats are very simple: The focus here is on releasing, with precision and depth, all the obstacles to Joy and to living fearlessly, unapologetically and exuberantly as the unique being of light that you have come here to be. On this path of Illumination, your capacity to inspire others, and your ability to live in real love, freedom and abundance, are one. They are a single path.
Held in a magical setting in nature, retreat provides a unique container for making a giant leap in consciousness and for unwinding, now and forever, the subconscious blocks to living in True Love and Self-Love, Joy, Freedom and Abundance.
May you thrive in these extraordinary times. The heart soaked in the light, and grounded upon the earth, becomes the instrument of fearlessly aligned empowerment and boundless inspiration, and can accomplish literally anything in this world, for the upliftment of beings.
If this invitation resonates in your heart, we welcome you to join us, with great love and joy,
Patrick
June, 2026
To know more about Patrick’s work, please watch these recent dialogues.
Dearest Friends,
You are invited to join us for a very special retreat in California, which is intended to support your capacity to make a giant leap in consciousness, to raise your vibration very significantly in a short time, to receive the next levels of initiation for which you are ready in opening to more light, and to unwind the subconscious blocks to living in the energy of True Love and Self-Love, Joy, Freedom and Abundance.
Please join us in this magical setting of the 300 acres mountains in Santa Cruz, California.
Pricing:
Single occupancy room: one payment $4,500
Single occupancy Room in 2 Installments: $2,275
Single occupancy Room in 3 Installments: $1,530
Double occupancy room one payment: $3,700 each occupant
Double occupancy Room in 2 Installments: $1,850 each occupant
Online attendance via Zoom: $1,350
The In-person Attendance Prices Include:
Retreat tuition
Accommodation: 7 nights, arriving August 28th 4:00 pm, and departing September 4th. All rooms have ensuite bathrooms. The rooms are located in two-story villas, with rooms on both the ground and first floors. Access between floors is via stairs, with two very easy flights of stairs within. There is no elevator.
Meals: all meals are included ( welcome dinner on arrival day the 28th, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner on each subsequent overnight stay, and breakfast on the departure day the 4th). If you have any dietary restrictions, please let us know in advance before August 1st.
Services: Access and use of all resort wellness amenities - 2 outdoor heated swimming pools, fitness center, tennis courts, 5 miles of designated hiking trails, outdoor hot tub. Spa services are not included and need to be paid directly to resort.
Daily self-parking for participants with approved parking pass – administered upon registration is not included, and fees will be paid directly to the resort.
All prices are tax-included
Important to Note:
Registration Deadline
The deadline to register to secure accommodation is July 15th
Accommodation Outside Retreat Dates
If you plan to arrive before August 28th or stay after September 4th, you will need to arrange with the resort directly and pay for accommodation and meals. Please make sure you mention that we have negotiated a per room/night fee of $325 for the extra night-single or double occupancy - meals or breakfast excluded. Please contact Michele.Busenhart@chaminade.com
Room Allocation
Room assignments will be managed by Sharmada.
If you have booked a double but are unable to find a roommate and are reassigned to a different room category, you will be responsible for the price difference between your original booking and the new room type.
Cancellation Policy
More than 30 days before retreat start date: Full refund (minus transaction fees).
Within 15 days of retreat start date: 50% refund (minus transaction fees).
Within 7 days of retreat start date: Non-refundable.
Transportation
You will need to fly to San Francisco airport, or to San Jose Airport, -closest-California.
Transportation from the airport to the venue is not included in the fee. It takes around 90 minutes by car or taxi.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any inquiries or concerns by emailing: natacha@sharmada.org