Breat of Life retreat - McKenzie River, Oregon
Transform your life with our 6-days Oregon Retreat (September 17 – September 22 ) – Only 10 spots available!
Transform your life with our 6-days Oregon Retreat (September 17 – September 22 ) – Only 10 spots available!
We’re so grateful to invite you to our second Breath of Life Retreat!
A 6-day, 5-night immersive experience set in the breathtaking natural beauty of Blue River, Oregon, along the majestic McKenzie River. Just one hour east of Eugene in the heart of the Cascade Mountains, this retreat runs from September 17 to September 22 and is designed to deepen your connection to Self, nature, and community.
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of McKenzie River, Oregon, where nature’s splendor invites deep reflection and renewal. This peaceful and powerful landscape offers the perfect setting for self-discovery and healing. During our retreat, you’ll connect with a community of like-minded individuals, share in transformative experiences, and tap into the wisdom of the natural world. Through nature hikes, natural cold plunges, breathwork and internal work, you will reconnect with yourself and uncover a deeper sense of purpose and peace.
This retreat is designed to facilitate profound inner transformation and self-discovery. Our program offers a unique blend of guided experiential practices, including morning and evening circles, somatic embodiment practices such as breathwork, movement, and nature-based activities. You’ll engage in activities that promote deep connection, from invigorating hikes along the McKenzie River and natural cold plunges to community sharing and reflective internal work. Each day, you’ll be immersed in nature and supported in uncovering deeper insights, fostering lasting change and personal growth.
Tucked neatly along the bank of the McKenzie River rests a row of historic cottages and suites with their own unique charm and personalities. The McKenzie River Cottages are perched over the river with brisk water flowing from Clear Lake. Each unit is connected to the wrap around patio overlooking the running river where we will do our breathwork, meditation, yoga and relaxation.
With a small group of just 10 participants, our retreat fosters deep, meaningful connections, creating an atmosphere where personalized interactions thrive. This intimate setting ensures that every voice is heard, promoting a strong sense of belonging and mutual support. It’s an ideal environment for personal growth, where each participant can fully engage, share, and develop lasting empathy within the group.
This retreat will be guided by a dynamic duo: Paulina TNT, a Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, and her husband, a skilled Breathwork Facilitator and Author of Breath of Life Recovery. Together, they bring complementary perspectives, skillsets, and energies. Paulina’s expertise in IFS provides deep insight into the mind’s inner workings, while her husband’s breathwork practices offer a powerful, embodied approach to healing. Their combined guidance creates a holistic experience, ensuring participants receive well-rounded support throughout their journey.
Each morning, you’ll enjoy a continental-style light breakfast at home, creating a warm and communal start to the day. For lunch and dinner, you’ll savor delightful meals catered by local eateries in the area. We are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions to ensure everyone’s needs are met. Throughout the retreat, you’ll also have access to coffee and tea, and snacks to keep you refreshed.
This retreat offers a harmonious blend of deep inner work and restful restoration. It’s a dedicated time for you to step away from your busy life and focus solely on yourself. Experience rejuvenating activities such as guided nature hikes, invigorating cold plunges, and moments of relaxation by the river. You’ll have opportunities to unwind with breathwork sessions and reflective group circles, ensuring a well-rounded experience that supports both personal growth and relaxation. Digital Detox Option: While not mandatory, we strongly encourage our guests to disconnect from electronics as much as possible. If you’re able to commit to a full digital detox, this retreat offers the perfect opportunity to embrace it fully.
Conscious Connected Breathwork will be a cornerstone of our retreat. This technique provides a safe and effective way to connect with your inner body wisdom, helping to activate and enhance the healing process. By soothing the rational mind and allowing emotions to emerge, this practice encourages deep emotional release and transformation. The breathwork process shifts your physiological state, enabling exploration of altered states of consciousness.
Combining IFS therapy with breathwork creates a powerful synergy for self-exploration and trauma recovery. Breathwork enables individuals to connect more deeply with their inner parts, facilitating access to Self-energy and releasing emotional burdens. Meanwhile, IFS therapy addresses and dissolves internal barriers and protective mechanisms, allowing individuals to surrender fully and tune into their inner guidance and bodily wisdom.
This 6-day retreat offers a transformative inner journey, blending the powerful practice of Conscious Connected Breathwork with the profound depth of IFS techniques.
You’ll have the opportunity to create space for your inner experiences and address them with trusted guidance. It will feel like coming home to yourself—a spacious and welcoming environment for all aspects that need attention.
The guided group work will help you embody a more compassionate presence in your therapeutic practice, equipping you with advanced tools to elevate your work to the next level.
Having held hundreds of breathwork sessions, we are now thrilled to expand this into a deeper, more enriching experience and time together.
All of this, and much more, will be part of our 6-day IFS & Breathwork Retreat along the McKenzie River in Oregon. Together, we will co-create a sacred space for exploring Conscious Connected Breathwork and IFS, gaining deep insights, building a vibrant community, and fostering lasting friendships
This retreat is mainly for:
Nick TNT is an accomplished personal development professional specializing in life coaching, breathwork, and cold plunge facilitation. As a certified coach and the founder of Breath of Life Recovery and co-founder of Honu House Hawaii, Nick has spent the past five years guiding individuals through transformative experiences. His expertise, rooted in his own life-changing journey, is also captured in his debut book, “Breath of Life, Finding Long Term Recovery with Breathwork and Stepwork.” Nick offers in-person sessions at The Breath of Life Wellness Center in Kihei Maui providing personalized guidance in breathwork and cold water therapy for those seeking growth, healing, and well-being.
Meet Paulina TNT, a compassionate psychotherapist specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS). With extensive training in IFS levels one and two, Paulina expertly guides individuals on their healing journeys. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Life Coaching. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree, Paulina aims to become a Licensed Psychologist in Hawaii and California, expanding her ability to serve those in need.
Along with her husband, Paulina co-founded Breath of Life Recovery, where they combine breathwork with Internal Family Systems therapy to offer a unique and transformative approach. Together, they coach individuals on their paths to recovery, helping them overcome substance abuse, addiction, and mental health challenges.
To book your spot on this retreat, please contact Nick and Paulina at tntohana808@gmail.com
or text/call us directly at 808-339-4435
To secure your spot:
We accept all card payments, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal.
Full payment is required to secure your place.
The ideal logistics if you’re coming from Maui would be either Delta or United Airlines leaving September 26th at 10:30pm or 10:45pm.
The weather in McKenzie Bridge can be a bit unpredictable. It can be in the high 70s or the low 40s. We should hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Some people think late September is the best time for year up the McKenzie.
Here is what you should bring:
After the incredible success of our first retreat, we knew we had to return to this magical space. This is more than a getaway…it’s a sacred pause. A moment to breathe, reflect, and heal in the embrace of nature. Each day will include conscious connected breathwork, guided meditations, soul-nourishing hikes, and invigorating cold plunges in crystal-clear rivers, mountain lakes, and natural hot springs.
We’ll also be introducing you to Internal Family Systems (IFS): a transformative therapeutic approach that helps you gently explore and understand the inner parts of yourself. When combined with the power of breathwork and the grounding energy of the land, deep healing becomes possible.
Over the last two years, we’ve had the honor of privately coaching individuals through our TNT Coaching Program —a powerful integration of daily breathwork, IFS, and life coaching. We’ve witnessed remarkable transformations. Now, for the first time, we’re offering this private coaching container within a retreat setting.
This retreat is your opportunity to experience the magic of what we’ve been offering one on one… and now supported by the collective energy of a group and the healing forces of nature.
Here’s what makes this work so powerful:
Conscious connected breathwork opens a doorway. It allows the protective parts of our internal system to rise – parts carrying shame, grief, anxiety, depression, or memories we’ve buried deep. These parts often show up as tension, resistance, numbness, or heaviness in the body. With gentle guidance, we create space to meet these parts with compassion and curiosity, not fear. As we begin to witness and understand them, we realize: We are not our pain. We are the ones who hold it with love.
From that place, IFS and breathwork work in harmony, awakening the wise, calm, and compassionate Self that lives within each of us. And from that grounded center, we can soften, release, transform, and alchemize what no longer serves us.
We can’t wait to share this sacred journey with you <3
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