10/22/2026
Six years ago, when I first began my Brainspotting journey, I had many dreams. Last month, I finally got to live one of them. 🏜️✨
I drove myself to Sedona, Arizona, to assist at a Phase One Brainspotting Training alongside mental health professionals and healers from all over the country. Something I had dreamed about for years became a reality, and I still find myself reflecting on just how much this experience meant to me.
Joy Myong is a beautiful facilitator, and this training was unlike anything I could have imagined. It didn’t feel like a typical training. It was deeply experiential, holistic, and immersive. It was an experience I know I will carry with me for the rest of my life, even if I never quite find the words to explain it.
I know one thing for certain: I came as one person and left another. 🥹
For six days, I got to experience the beauty of being in person, learning and teaching alongside others, sharing space, and feeling a sense of community that means more to me than words can express. There is something so powerful about being surrounded by people who understand the depth of this work and the heart behind it.
I love assisting at Phase One trainings because people often arrive curious, and sometimes even skeptical, and then witness firsthand just how powerful this modality can be. Seeing participants become excited to bring Brainspotting back to their clients and share it with their coworkers is truly heartwarming.
And in addition to all of the Brainspotting content we learned, the entire experience supported us on so many levels. We stayed at Sedona Margo, a beautiful Korean-owned wellness retreat center that created such a peaceful and nourishing environment for the training.
We were provided with three healthy, delicious meals each day, thoughtfully prepared around food restrictions. They even accommodated my SIBO recovery, which meant so much to me and allowed me to fully participate without having to worry about whether my body would be supported.
Our mornings included sunrise yoga, tai chi, qigong, movement practices, mindfulness, and breathwork. These practices helped us connect with our bodies, regulate our nervous systems, and arrive more fully each day. The training wasn’t just something we learned intellectually. It was something we experienced through our minds, bodies, hearts, and spirits.
As someone who has spent years on her own healing journey, getting to be on the other side of the room, supporting others as they begin theirs, was incredibly special.
This experience reminded me that sometimes the dreams we carry for years are leading us toward something even more beautiful than we could have imagined. 💚 It’s okay that my health renewal has been taking time. It took a long time to get as sick as I was and I’m so proud of my body.
I have so many more reflections to share, but for now, I’m just feeling incredibly grateful that I got to be there.
Sedona, you were something special. The people I met, even more so. 🌵✨
More reflections coming soon. 🤍