4-Day Darkness Retreat in Crestone, Colorado

James Farmer is the founder of Noble Mentors, a therapeutic mentoring organization on Colorado's Front Range, and a guide at Deeper Current Coaching. He has spent years working in the intersection of contemplative practice, therapeutic support, and real-world mentoring — helping people navigate pivotal life transitions through authentic relationship and embodied wisdom. James draws from Tibetan, Taoist, and yogic traditions, as well as years of experience holding therapeutic space for young adults and families in crisis. He brings a rare combination of clinical understanding, spiritual depth, and genuine human presence to every retreat he leads. As a guide for darkness retreats, James creates containers that are safe, deeply supportive, and attuned to each participant's unique unfolding. He is trained and experienced in holding space for the full range of inner experience that can arise in the dark — from profound stillness to difficult emotion — with steadiness, warmth, and care.

Jacob Goldberg is a therapeutic mentor and guide at Deeper Current Coaching. He brings a grounded, embodied presence to his work, drawing from years of experience in therapeutic mentoring, somatic awareness, and contemplative practice. Jacob has a gift for holding space with warmth and attentiveness — creating an environment where participants feel genuinely seen and supported as they move through the unique terrain of darkness retreat. His approach is both practical and deeply attuned, offering participants steady companionship during their time in the dark. Based in Colorado, Jacob works with Noble Mentors and brings his relational depth and contemplative training to every retreat he guides alongside James Farmer.