“I was blessed with the gift of hitting rock bottom in my life. When you get there, you have two choices, do something about it or don’t. I committed to find help. My head and heart were not connected, and both were breaking. As an infant my father left me and my mom, at the age of fourteen my mother died of cancer and the women who basically raised me, my grandmother, died fourteen years after that. I also had been sexually assaulted as a young boy. As an adult I was realizing that I did not love myself, I hated myself, I was pushing my wife, the love of my life away and I was being a destructive parent to my two young boys. My wife made me an ultimatum, “find help and fix this, or we are leaving for good.” That was rock bottom, I had to find a solution or lose everything. I had no idea where to turn, I had no idea what to look for, mostly because I had no idea what was really wrong with me. I called out for spiritual guidance, that is, I prayed about a clue, a direction, any little breadcrumb would help. After many plans, some included hiking across the Pacific Rim Trail, others included being in a Tibetan village in seclusion. I called many healers, therapists, wellness centers etc., but none of it resonated with me, something inside was telling that’s not it. Then one day I woke up and it was very clear what I needed and what I should be looking for, emotional healing and emotional wellness, I needed to reconnect with me. That day I discovered the Emotional Healing Retreats, I was connected with Jana. We spoke for an hour and we connected immediately. In fact, just talking to her made me feel hopeful and more positive that I was going to be ok. In the month that lead up to the retreat I buried myself in most of the prework to get the most out of it. I was scared and yet excited because of one thing she said, “You are going to be changed forever.” What does that mean? Well, Indeed I came out of it changed forever. To start, The Healing Barn is a perfect place to do this work. Jana created an environment that was safe, nurturing, spiritual, full of love, and methodical in a way that allowed me to learn, to feel, and to break down so I could emerge transformed. I learned the tools to practice the rest of my life and understood why they are so important. But what changed me was working with Jana. She is an amazing woman. She was an integral part of my healing process. I trusted her completely and this led to a multi-sensorial transformation in my psyche and in my soul. I would recommend this work if you are willing to fight for yourself, if you can dig deep into your soul and feel pain like you’ve never felt before, if you can relive memories that will tear you up but know that Jana is there to guide you through it and like the phoenix rising you, will, be reborn. Jana is the quintessential empath, a gift from god, she is my divine teacher, she saved my life. She is so knowledgeable about her domain and she teaches it in a way that allowed me to remember how and why everything is connected. Now, my head and heart are connected, I am present, I am conscious, I have awareness, I am confident, I am love and I take total responsibility for my emotions. This is a miracle! My wife and children have seen a tremendous change in myself and my colleagues and friends ask me “something good is different with you?” I say, Jana Wilson, my divine teacher showed me the light. Thank you, Jana for caring enough about me to show me who I am, why I am special and what the universe has in store for me.”

— Love, Jon from Texas

“Before attending my healing retreat with Jana, I was angry and depressed. I was always in a rush and had a major cell phone addiction. I was missing out on my kids growing up because I was never present. My relationship with my wife was on the brink of disaster. All this because I was stuck in a spiral of negativity. I wanted to change and the first thing I did was seek out help. In the past I tried seeing therapists but they never seemed to help. They would listen to my problems but would never give me any clues as to how to actually change. The first thing that drew me to Jana was her website. It spoke to me in a big way. I found myself crying halfway through reading her homepage because it was exactly what I was looking for. After speaking with her by phone I knew she was the one that could help me find my true self and course correct my life. I booked for late November, 2018. During the retreat I was surprised at how much trust I developed with Jana in such a short period of time. There was absolutely no judgement from her and it helped me share openly. I went for 10 days and I highly recommend booking a retreat at least that long. The work is hard and you don’t want to have to cram it in to a shorter time frame. There is no other way to say this other than to say that Jana saved me. She turned me around 180 degrees. It was the most magical experience I have ever had. I was sad to leave when the 10 days was up but at the same time I was eager to put my training to the test in real life. Re-entry was great! Situations that would normally trigger me became a learning experience. Jana taught me to pause, take a deep breath and try to understand why I am being triggered. It has helped immensely since. Life hasn’t been all rainbows and unicorns since my retreat but I can say with certainty that I am coping way better now. I project love and compassion with everyone and everything in my life. My cell phone addiction has slowed since I deleted social media from my life and I continue my healing journey with at home courses from a variety of experts. I am also following a passion of mine and starting a business which I would never have done without Jana’s help. If you are reading this, you must be seriously considering reaching out to Emotional Healing Retreats for help. Please, do yourself a favor and call. It will be the best money you ever spent. Jana is an incredible teacher. Peace, love and happiness awaits! ”

— Ryan Muzzy, Santa Barbara, CA

Before attending the private intensive I was feeling burned out on my career, my hobbies, my passions. I was stuck in patterns of focusing on all that I perceived was wrong in my life. Patterns of fixating on the past and mistakes that were made, or regrets for what never was. Or I would endlessly worry about the future and how bleak it seemed. I was unaware. A helpless passenger, along for the ride. The tools and techniques I learned at the private intensive empowered me to raise my awareness. This allows me to recognize negative thought patterns and to have the self-responsibility to replace them with positive, affirming thoughts. During the retreat I learned about some core wounds I developed as a child that were restraining me from living a rich life as well as tools on how to reparent the inner child and overcome what was holding me back. I was able to let shit go. Now I’m experiencing a renewed sense of self-confidence, motivation, and a positive attitude that I’m in the driver’s seat of my life. I knew the life I wanted. Now I know I’m worthy of it.

—Marcus King, Kentucky

I had come to a point in my life where I had so many good things, and yet I felt unhappy and limited. I continued to go through periods of depression, despite psychotherapy, treatment with medications, regular exercise, and intermittent meditation. My medical practice was thriving, and completely under my control, and yet I felt controlled by it. I have a loving marriage, and yet I was not feeling the love, nor was my wife. I had been in psychotherapy many times over the years, and it had been helpful, but never really transformative or healing. After the 5 days I spent with Jana and Lance Wilson at the Healing Barn, I am transformed, and I am healing.

First, and foremost, I have come out of the retreat deeply connected to my spirituality. I understand, for the first time in my life, that I have a Divine Goodness within me, and that I am connected to all beings and all energy in the Universe. I learned that I can draw on this Universal energy, and I can trust that everything in my life is unfolding just as it should. I learned to appreciate in a deep way that everything is happening for a reason. I learned that life is happening for me, not to me, and that whatever difficulty I am experiencing, it is happening for my own evolution and growth – for my Highest Good. I learned how to meditate in a way that emphasizes being comfortable, which was new to me. This has made all the difference in the consistency and effectiveness of my meditation practice. I learned how to connect with and “reparent” my inner child. This is something I had worked on a bit in psychotherapy, but never really “got”. Now I know how to pay attention to and take care of myself. My needs were often not attended to as a child. As I grew up, I had developed a pattern of neglecting my own emotional needs, and prioritizing the needs of others. Often I didn’t even know what my own needs were! I learned to see how my dedication to my work – which looked like success – was also an addiction. The way I was working served to keep me disconnected from myself, my own needs, and from joy. I came to see how my codependent patterns of behavior were poisoning the joy of my relationship. I often held my wife responsible when I felt bad. And I often felt responsible when my wife felt bad. I learned how to see the “shadow” aspects of my personality, and I am learning to accept and appreciate all parts of myself, light and dark. I am learning that each time I feel judgmental about someone, I have something there to learn about myself. I am learning to appreciate that I am not different or separate from others. I am learning to accept myself and see my imperfections as actually perfect.

Since coming home from the retreat, I have a deep knowing that however things seem, everything is going to be alright. I have a daily routine of spiritual practice and emotional self-care. I also have emotional tools that I use when I notice a difficult or painful feeling come up in my relationships. My wife has noticed a dramatic shift in me, for the better. I am more emotional, and more grounded. I have left many old patterns behind, and am bringing in so much that is new.

Jana Wilson is a gifted healer. More than simply healing from her own painful experiences in life, Jana has committed herself to understanding her process, learning from her own teachers, and codifying all of it into a system that can be taught to others. Her understanding of spirituality, emotional healing and what it means to be human, is broad and deep. Lance is a skilled teacher as well, who shares openly of himself and his process of healing and growth. One of the things I most love about Jana and Lance is their transparency and honesty about themselves as humans on this journey, just like each of us. The stories of their own journeys helped to inspire me, and to know that it is possible. In fact, everything is possible. Now, reading Jana’s book, after the retreat, is really bringing the teachings home. Together, Jana and Lance Wilson have helped me to change my life and its direction. To anyone who is stuck, suffering, and seeking change, I cannot recommend a retreat with Jana and Lance highly enough. Do it, lean into it, it can change your life.

Murat Akalin MD

San Luis Obispo California