The Transcendence Course: A Year of Nature-Based Wellbeing

Welcome to The Transcendence Course: A Year of Nature-Based Wellbeing! Join us at Dina Saalisi Healing Arts Studio for an 8-session, year-long transformative journey starting on January 31, 2026 through December 19, 2026, Saturdays at 1PM PST.

This in-person course is designed to help you reconnect with yourself through a deeper relationship to the natural world. Based on the principles of my book Transcending Sexual Trauma: Self-Awareness Tools and Nature-Based Practices, the modules follow the Celtic "Year of the Wheel" format, as we work in concert with Nature to find balance and resilience in all areas of our lives. Whether or not you’ve experienced trauma, this course will support you in strengthening your skills for holistic healing of body, mind, spirit, and soul, from a core foundation of universal, ancient wisdom.

Each of the 8 sessions will be held at the start of the season on select Saturdays, from 1-5pm. During our time together, we will bond as a community of healers, as we explore psycho-spiritual practices, heightened creativity, reflective discussions, energy medicines, somatic experiences--grounded in the wisdom of Nature. Develop your innate powers of unbridled creativity, focused intuition, grounded presence and strengthened confidence in this next-level interactive course!

2026 Dates: Jan. 31; March 21; May 2 (will be held at Dina’s Garden); June 20; Aug. 1; Sept. 19; Oct. 24; Dec. 19.

Limited to 12 participants. Register early to save your space.

We will meet at my sanctuary studio in downtown St. Helena, and on May 2nd at my nearby Garden in-full-bloom!

At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion from Dina Saalisi Healing Arts.

Sample Syllabus:

Module 1: Imbolc; Awakening; Wheel of the Year Principles; Becoming Healer; Journaling; Reflecting

Module 2: Ostara (spring equinox); Renewal; Empowered Presence; Setting Intentions; Active Imagination

Module 3: Beltane; Expanding; Developing Inner-Knowing; Spirit & Animal Guides; Flower & Gem Remedies

Module 4: Litha (summer solstice); Solar Power; Strengthening Self-Love; Inner-Child Healing; Working with the Oracle

Module 5: Lammas; First Harvest; Manifesting Divine Will; The Goddess Within; Inner-Dialogue

Module 6: Mabon (fall equinox); Second Harvest; Fearless Self-Expression; Dialogue with Another; Haiku; Vocal Toning

Module 7: Samhain; Third Harvest; Ancestor Healing; Moon Medicine; Claiming Wisdom

Module 8: Yule (winter solstice); Return of the Light; Embracing Wholeness: Meeting Resistance; Forming a Circle