Weekend Workshop
November 14-15, 2026
Co-Facilitated by John Ruskell, Founder of the Awareness Institute
Level Two: “Inspiration”
This potent and life-affirming weekend invites you to experience the creative power that arises when you see beyond your story and choose to embrace full responsibility for your life.
The “Inspiration” workshop is about real freedom, the kind of freedom that only comes from knowing yourself and living life as you truly are.
In “Inspiration”, you’ll learn to surrender to the rhythm and power of the masculine, make peace with Father, and reconnect with your own inner authority. Discovering the deep well of inspiration brings energy and excitement to everything you do. You’ll remember how to play again, to delight and to love deeply with a fearless authenticity that is the unmistakable hallmark of the free.
Guided by facilitators with decades of workshop facilitation experience, and with the support of dedicated volunteers, this experiential workshop incorporates astrology, breathwork, movement, music, and guided one-on-one and group sharing, to catalyze inspired action.
Over the course of a weekend, you will:
Rediscover your intuitive awareness and deep inner knowing, as you learn to both interpret and appreciate the messages your life is offering.
Shine a light on your relationship with power, authenticity, and passion.
Heal with father, men, your own internal masculine - find your own voice.
Embrace play, relaxation, and conscious sexuality.
If you’re ready to take an honest look at who you are, where you’ve been and where you want to go, the “Inspiration” workshop is the perfect place to find yourself. Say “Yes”, and make the most of this unique time and rare opportunity to ignite the creative fires smoldering just beneath the surface of the person you learned how to be.
Join us for a weekend filled with breakthrough and release, insight and relief, tears, laughter and love!
“If you are on this page reading this testimonial, don’t hesitate. Don’t read another word. Just sign up, trust the process, and open up your life to all possibilities.” – Aaron
What does “Inspiration” offer?
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A life-changing, in-person weekend workshop.
More than 20 hours of self-awareness processes that will help you to break free from conditioned beliefs and self-limiting behaviors.
Introduction of new tools that can help foster enduring behavioral changes and life perspectives.
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Profound and accelerated insights, growth, and transformation – without the use of mind-altering substances.
Support to honestly assess and take responsibility for the life you’ve lived.
Opportunities to integrate and release trauma stored in your body through breathwork, movement, and sharing.
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Pre- and post-workshop integration support with experienced team members.
Authentic connection with yourself and others as you actualize new ways of being in your life.
The support of a warm and open-minded community.
This workshop is for you if:
You’re drawn to symbolic languages like astrology, myth, archetypes, and dream interpretation.
You've explored meditation, yoga, or spiritual practices and want to more deeply integrate and apply awareness principles into your daily life.
You've experienced loss or grief and want to expand your capacity for love, receptivity, and connection.
The complexity of modern life, especially since Covid, has left you feeling overwhelmed or disconnected, and you're seeking tools to better integrate.
You’re a parent (or aunt, uncle, grandparent, friend, teacher, neighbor) who wants to break generational patterns.
You’re ready to nurture real connections and create more depth in your relationships.
Workshop Investment
$525 if paid in full by November 9, 2026
$550 after November 9th (space permitting)
Discounts:
Series discount: register for both Level 1 and Level 2 for $957 (regular price $1190)
Former team (contact Colleen)
Your retreat price includes:
More than 16 hours of self-awareness processes that will help you to break free from conditioned beliefs and fearful, limiting behaviors that no longer serve who you are today.
Introduction of new tools that can help foster enduring behavioral changes and life perspectives.
Family-style meals and lodging for two days, one night.
A pre-workshop orientation call with an experienced Awareness Institute team member, guiding you through what to expect at the weekend retreat and an intention-setting exercise for the immersive experience.
Two post-workshop integration calls with Awareness Institute team members to support your integration as you actualize new ways of being in your life.
BONUS: Join three Wednesday Community Classes FREE!
ENROLL
Please fill out and submit the enrollment form and then pay for your workshop below. Your spot in the retreat is not guaranteed until payment has been received. Payments are non-refundable, though may under certain circumstances be transferable to the next scheduled retreat or workshop, minus an administrative fee of at least 10%.
STEP 1: SUBMIT ENROLLMENT FORM:
STEP 2: PAY TUITION:
FAQ’s
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Each weekend is different, so we encourage you to come in with an open mind. Our workshops are experiential, which means that we provide a platform where organic reactions and responses can arise, so you see yourself more clearly. We will be going beyond a conceptual discourse into an experience where ideas are blended with feeling and emotion, providing a more holistic experience. The workshop uses a variety of modalities: one-on-one and group sharing, movement, breathing, music, release work, etc. Strong emotions may surface and that could look like crying, anger, grief, etc. People will be coming to the workshop who are ready to change old patterns and begin trusting in the flow of life. This requires an objective look at why and how we shut down. For many of us, coping has become so normalized, that we don’t see it until we’re in this kind of workshop setting.
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We have found that participants benefit most when they stop using recreational drugs and alcohol a few days prior to (and of course during) the workshop.
We also encourage daily journaling and provide a list of optional supplemental reading after you register for the workshop. This isn’t required reading, but the book list provides a good primer for better understanding your personal makeup and what it takes to break free from your conditioning. These books are also helpful to read after the retreat to help integrate what you learned.
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Although workshop registration payments are non-refundable, under certain circumstances the funds may be transferable to the next scheduled retreat or workshop, minus an administrative fee of at least 10%.
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If you have any questions, please contact us at info@awarenessinstitute.org.
What “Inspiration” participants are saying:
