March 28 - April 1, 2025
HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE, Honesdale, pa
2nd Annual Women's Retreat:
Heal Emotional Pain &
Be Happy Again
Join Brett, Stefanie, and Special Guests in sanctuary of spirit on a 5-Day personal healing journey in a supportive group environment.
Weekend & Zoom options available.
Discover why this retreat is the reset you’ve been craving – hear the inspiring message behind it!
Transform your tension into tranquility with profound emotional healing sessions and meditations with Brett, gentle morning movement with Stefanie, plus a sound bath and Journey Dance with special guest facilitators.
What makes SIG Retreats different?
"There were NO palpitations on my EKG right after the retreat, that hasn't happened in two years. My mom and I are feeling so fulfilled.
Thank you for helping me on my healing journey."
- Kelsey Foster, Supply Chain Planner, NY
Are you ready to break free?
With intuitive questions and channeled higher-self affirmations, Brett helps you break through the hidden blocks to your happiness, unravel the source of your stress, and reclaim your inner-strength. He helps you express and release the pain from the depths of your subconscious.
“As a clinician, it was impressive feeling my own stress lift out of my body. I’ve already encouraged several family members to call for coaching!"
- Gerri DeBenedetto, LCSW, NY
As tension releases, participants usually feel:
➡️ Uplifted, supported, and reconnected to their inner-strength
➡️ Warm waves of energy in and around their body
➡️ More lightness and openness in their heart
Release Emotional Pain from:
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Putting Everyone Else First
- Toxic or Narcissistic Relationships
- Struggling, Out of Control, or Estranged Children
- Physical, Emotional, or Sexual Abuse
- Overwhelm, Anxiety, or Low Self-Esteem
- Loss, Loneliness, Sadness, or Depression
- Military Sexual Trauma or Medical Trauma
- Growing Up with Alcoholic or Abusive Parents
- Out of Control Family Issues, Divorce, Breakups
- Caring for Elderly Parents or a Child with Special Needs
“Battling depression, anxiety and PTSD for decades. Brett's technique guided me through the exact healing that I needed. It didn’t take long at all!"
- Rhonda Stockstill, Ret. U.S. Air Force
What to expect when you walk into the room:
Comfortable options for your own personal space; a chair, backjack, or lying comfortably on the floor with a yoga mat, blanket, and pillow. An introduction from Brett about himself and the work. A quick share from each participant about what they came to let go of and we begin.
“Brett creates a safe space to open up and has an innate ability to get to the core issues. You feel them leave your body. It was a life-changing experience.”
- Sarah StanczewskI, Working Mom, NY
Your Retreat Includes:
- 1-Year SIG Membership 300 live sessions ($360 value)
- 1-Year Access to Group Coaching ($180 value)
- 50% off coaching ($125 value per session)
- The SIG Workbook + Masterclass ($215 value)
- SIG mobile app to automate relief
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“The intense anxiety transformed. Thank you for providing a safe space for my spirit to ground, lift, and lighten. I'm grateful for the healing energy I can access in my own body."
- Licia Thomas, Therapist
Reserve Your Spot:
Step 1: Choose In Person or Zoom AND 5-Day or Weekend
Step 2: Pay tuition on this website
Step 3: Book your room on Himalayan Institute website
Room Rates $96-$284/Night (meals included)
In-Person and Zoom Options:
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Brett Cotter, author & SIG founder, is a clairaudient, clairsentient, empath with 25 years experience helping clients heal from the most traumatic events of their lives. He trains crisis counselors in suicide prevention, is the trauma expert for Meditation University's teacher training program, and has taught his signature method in Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, schools, nonprofits, military bases, and disaster sites. Brett leads retreats at Omega, Kripalu, Sivananda, and the Himalayan Institute. He is certified by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and his core method is certified by the American Institute of Stress.
Stefanie Cotter is an acupuncturist and wellness expert with a Masters in Eastern Medicine. She will guide you through Qigong-inspired movement to boost your energy and help align your mind, body, and spirit.
What People Are Saying...
How the Emotional Healing Works
Brett asks intuitive questions to surface the source of your stress, usually stemming from childhood. He guides you verbally to express and release the deep emotional pain that was locked in your subconscious. As one person releases, others with a similar history begin releasing tension simultaneously. The group sessions with Brett include one-on-one and group release work, channeled higher-self-affirmations, inner-child healing, movement, music, journaling, and meditation. Emotional releases resolve early childhood trauma that manifests our everyday stress. This is a deep personal healing journey in a supportive group environment.
“This work gave me back to myself by allowing me to visit the perfect space of my existence. Like a touchstone, it’s powerful enough to transport me beyond my biggest problems into a place where I’m free.”
- Elizabeth O’Neal, Mom, Real Estate Agent
This Retreat Is For You If...
- You feel overwhelmed and your life feels out of control.
- Your anxiety is unmanageable and you feel traumatized.
- You know you need something but not sure what.
- You want inner-peace and are ready to get your life back.
- You're ready to face your $h!t and break free from all of it.
- MOST IMPORTANTLY — You're ready to follow Brett's lead and let go!
“Brett’s unique system reaches deep within the soul, alleviating stress and trauma. He is a lifeboat in the storm.”
- Debra Duneier, CEO, Eco Chi
FAQs
FAQs
Friday, Mar 28
- Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00pm
- PM Retreat Intro Session: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Saturday, Feb 15
- Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30am
- Gentle Movement: 9:00 – 9:30am
- AM Retreat Session: 9:30 – 12:00noon
- Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30pm
- PM Retreat Session: 2:00 – 5:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00pm
- Special Evening Program: 8:00 – 9:00pm (optional)
Sunday, Feb 16
- Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30am
- Gentle Movement: 9:00 – 9:30am
- AM Retreat Session: 9:30 – 12:00noon
- Weekend Participant Checkout: 12:00noon
- Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Weekend Participant Departure: 2:00pm
- PM Retreat Session: 2:00 – 5:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00pm
- Special Evening Program: 8:00 – 9:00pm (optional)
Monday, Feb 17
- Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30am
- Gentle Movement: 9:00 – 9:30am
- AM Retreat Session: 9:30 – 12:00noon
- Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30pm
- PM Retreat Session: 2:00 – 5:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00pm
- Special Evening Program: 8:00 – 9:00pm (optional)
Tuesday, Feb 18
- Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30am
- Gentle Movement: 9:00 – 9:30am
- AM Retreat Session: 9:30 – 12:00noon
- Participant Checkout: 12:00noon
- Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Participant Departure: 2:00pm
The healing experience of emotional relief is something participants say they've never felt before. Many describe trauma, pain & tension leaving their body that have been with them for decades.
But that's only the beginning. The other unique thing about our retreats is the aftercare to help you maintain the changes into your everyday life (learn more below).
Most people leave our retreats feeling lighter, empowered, and reconnected to their inner joy. Once home, many find they no longer get upset by the same triggers they had for years.
Relationships naturally shift as people feel more secure and at peace. This can open up all the possibilities life can offer.
Brett asks intuitive questions to gently surface the source of your pain, often stemming from childhood and older memories buried deep in our subconscious. Sometimes ancestral or soul trauma surfaces and releases.
You repeat channeled affirmations to open your heart, reclaim your power, and release the pain.
These affirmations hold the opposite vibration, energy, and frequency of the pain. This work reconnects you with your higher self and source energy. We are merging your pain with your higher-power. Participants often feel powerful waves of self-love throughout their body,.
As one person lets go, others experience release as well.
I do my very best to get out of the way to let your spirit guide me in what to say to release the old pain from your body, mind and soul. The healing has to do with guidance and energy your spirit has been waiting to give you.
My favorite part of the work is witnessing waves of unconditional self-love heal people from the inside out. You are forever reconnected with your essence. This experience becomes part of who you are, and you can access it again and again.
Music, movement and meditation help support & anchor the emotional transformation and reconnect you with joy and freedom.
Gentle morning Qigong helps ground you in the feeling of being safe, open, and present. Guided meditations help you release tension, align the psyche, and stay in touch with your center.
All movement sessions are optional and have modifications if needed.
This is one of the most unique parts of our retreats. Many people leave a retreat feeling amazing, only to get triggered soon after they're home back to their same feelings.
After our retreat, you have at least 6-months access to the Stress Is Gone Membership that includes:
- Daily Live Meditations & Movement Classes (with replays)
- 1 Live Training Per Week
- Monthly Laser Coaching Calls on Zoom
- 50% Off Private Coaching
- The SIG Masterclass & Mobile App
This retreat is for anyone who is overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or traumatic memories and is ready to let go.
We always have a diverse group (who connect in the most incredible way), usually a mix of women & men from their 20's to 70's (unless a gender-specific retreat).
We also get many veterans, first responders, mental health professionals, care givers, parents, etc.
Many come knowing they have trauma, grief, or pain to release. Others want to get unstuck and reconnect to joy and self-love.
If you're feeling any of these, this retreat is definitely for you:
- Overwhelming anxiety, doubt and fear
- Depressed, disconnected, alone
- Pain from heartache or lost loved ones
- Traumatic memories that block you from feeling empowered, confident and happy
- Painful family situations
- Recent life changes or things feeling out of your control
- Traumatic memories that block you from feeling empowered, confident and happy
A Message From Brett
Want to hear more?
Check out Brett’s recent talk from World Wellness Weekend 2023.