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Alchemical Constellations Training & Facilitator Certification

Name: Alchemical Constellations Training & Facilitator Certification
Start: 2026-04-15
End: 2026-04-19
Location: Menla
Rating: 4.8

4.8025 reviews

375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

April 15 - 19, 2026

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Emily

Dan

Emily Blefeld, LICSW

Emily Blefeld, LICSW, is an internationally recognized Systemic Family Constellations trainer, facilitator, and psychotherapist. With more than two decades of experience, she specializes in supporting change-makers, healers, and entrepreneurs to dismantle outdated paradigms, narratives, and ancient codes that limit their growth. Known for her extraordinary intuitive gifts and ability to commune with the ancestral realm, Emily skillfully attunes to the subtle dimensions of consciousness to help individuals release intergenerational trauma and live with greater authenticity, express their love more fully, and align with their life’s purpose. Emily’s professional approach integrates psychotherapy, coaching, and mentoring with advanced methods in Systemic Family Constellations, Core Energetics, Compassionate Spirit Release, and Women’s Mystery Traditions. She holds a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Minnesota and is certified in a range of therapeutic modalities that support holistic healing and transformation. Emily has presented at premier institutions including the Omega Institute, Kripalu, and the North American Systemic Constellations Conference, and served on the faculty of the North American Constellation Intensive. In addition to her private practice, she leads trainings and workshops across the U.S. and internationally in countries including Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Bali, Germany, and Africa. When she’s not guiding clients or leading workshops, Emily walks the ocean shore of Aquinnah, where she resides—gathering inspiration from the tides and the whispers of the land. She receives nourishment from ritual, gratitude, and the simple act of greeting each new day with movement under the rising sun, offering thanks for the unseen worlds that shape her path. Rooted in reverence and alive with boundless energy, Emily is frequently found in heartfelt gatherings with friends and family or joyfully supporting the creative visions of others. A natural night owl, Emily does some of her most inspired work under moonlight, when the veils are thin and her love of the liminal hums with possibility. Whether guiding a constellation or shaping magazine cuttings into soulful vision, Emily brings deep presence, mythic insight, and wild reverence for the mystery that connects us all. Her artistry bridges healing and imagination, inviting others to join her in the sacred dance between worlds.

Dan Cohen, PhD

Dan Cohen, PhD specializes in helping individuals, couples, and families heal the effects of inherited trauma and fulfill their deepest longings for love, connection, and meaningful impact. He has a particular passion for addressing generational trauma passed down through war, genocide, and the legacy of slavery. Blending a near-encyclopedic knowledge of world history, mythology, and culture with an uncanny psychic awareness, Dan offers profound, transformative healing that restores peace of mind and expands new possibilities for life’s flourishing. Before earning his PhD in psychology and training directly with Bert Hellinger as a Constellations facilitator, Dan was internationally recognized for his work in violence prevention and conflict resolution. As a former Strategic Planning consultant to the Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he pivoted away from national security to become a founding member of the City of Cambridge(MA) Peace Commission in 1981. For over four decades, he has devoted himself to understanding the violent and hostile urges that shadow the human heart. Since 2000, Dan has been a leading voice in integrating personal, ancestral, and spirit consciousness into therapeutic practice. He holds a PhD in psychology from Saybrook University and an MBA from Boston University. Dan is the author of I Carry Your Heart in My Heart: Family Constellations in Prison and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. He has led Seeing with Your Heart workshops and training courses across 19 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, South America, Africa, and throughout the United States. When he’s not with clients or teaching, Dan can be found writing reflections on a recent class, chasing the latest theories on consciousness, or reading scientific research most people wouldn’t touch without a glossary. He walks daily along the shore of Martha’s Vineyard with his dog Ruby, listening for eternal truths in the ocean wind—and occasionally offering dry commentary in return. A devoted father, partner, and adoring grandfather, Dan lights up most when his family and dear friends are near. In his world, brilliance and humility walk side by side—stalking wise words and wisecracks in equal measure. A longtime Red Sox fan, he’s intimately acquainted with hope and heartbreak—and still shows up to every season with unwavering enthusiasm tempered by just the right amount of irony.

Details of this retreat

See with Your Heart. Live from Your Heart. Lead Through Your Heart.

The Seeing with Your Heart Alchemical Constellations Training and Facilitator Certification is for individuals ready to untie the tangled threads of past generational sorrows, free themselves to live into the possibilities of spontaneous creation, and expand their lives, healing practice, and work. The training includes both online and in person elements, which combine advanced teaching with epic transformational constellations. You’ll receive expert guidance, masterful facilitation and powerful integration of the stories, blocks and unseen traumas that come to be witnessed, transformed, and woven into a greater sense of wholeness.

Everything you desire to create in life, whether in your family, relationships, career, community, or the greater issues facing the planet, begins and ends with your own emotions, mind, body, heart, and consciousness. Our advanced tools are designed to teach you how to harmonize these with the lifeforce that comes from the earth beneath our feet, the cells of our bodies and the greater cosmos. Seeing with Your Heart means accessing your body’s evolutionary capacity to perceive and integrate the ordinary, ancestral, and spiritual dimensions of consciousness that are at the core of what it means to be human. The training introduces a rhythmic approach to facilitate Constellations and artfully grow a private practice, while transmuting the effects of inherited family trauma, disempowering cultural fractals, and collective suffering.

This is for you if…

Your current modality isn’t enough anymore. You crave a deeper, more integrated way to support transformation for yourself and others.
You want to strengthen and trust in your intuitive abilities. It’s time to put them to use and make your life more heart-led, mystical, spontaneous and delightfully fulfilling.
You feel the weight of ancestral trauma and are ready to untangle their threads
You know in your bones, that healing is not just personal – it is planetary. That magic is a natural expression of being fully alive and that staying awake in a sleepwalking world is an act of resistance and devotion.
You’re ready to stop identifying with your wounds and start living from your wisdom.
You’ve taken multiple workshops and many courses on different healing modalities and while each one lights you up, you’re still looking for the one that feels like lightning.

Hear what people are saying about their experience in the program…

"This moment in time is one that is fully supporting the all of us to step forward - to find and share our gifts - to build community - to step into the new world - to love ourselves and each other more than ever before. If you desire support in your blossom - this is where you will find it!" - Elizabeth Lynn Rohr, Graduate

“The value of this program goes far beyond patching up your current dilemmas; it reaches into your soul and illuminates the truth that lies deep within us all. Emily and Dan’s unique methodology, shared wisdom, and impeccable support not only created deep, palpable shifts in my life, but also equipped me with the concrete tools and intuitive vision to access the wellspring of knowledge that the conscious field provides.” - Elise Bish, Graduate

To learn more visit https://seeingwithyourheart.com/act-certification/

Wednesday, April 15

3 - 6 pm Arrival and Check-in
6-7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9:30 pm Welcome Circle (Naranda Conference Center)
9:30 - 10 pm Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)

Thursday, April 16

7 - 7:40 am Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 9:30 am Break
9:30 am - 12:00 pm Morning Program
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2 pm Break
2 - 5:30 pm Afternoon Program
5:30 - 6 pm Break
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7 - 7:30 pm Break
7:30 - 9:00 pm Evening Program
9 - 10 pm Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)

Friday, April 17

7 - 7:40 am Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 9:30 am Break
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2 pm Break
1 - 1:45 pm Optional Hearthtending (Devi Room)
2 - 5:30 pm Afternoon Program
5:30 - 6 pm Break
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7 - 7:30 pm Break
7:30 - 9 pm Evening Program
9 - 10 pm Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)

Saturday, April 18

7 - 7:40am Optional Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 9:30 am Break
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2 pm Break
1 - 1:45 pm Optional Hearthtending (Devi Room)
2 - 5:30 pm Afternoon Program
5:30 - 6 pm Break
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7 - 7:30 pm Break
7:30 - 10 pm Closing Session & Party

Sunday, April 19

7 - 7:40am Movement & Integration (Naranda Conference Center)
7 - 8 am Pack Up/Check-Out of Rooms
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 9:30 am Pack Up/Check-Out of Rooms
9:30 am - 11:30 am Closing Program
11:30am - 12:30 pm Gather Items, Photos, Goodbyes
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 Departure

*Please note this schedule is subject to change.

Getting Here

Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

Accommodation

Deluxe King

Deluxe King Room with King Bed and Private Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning This Space is not ADA compliant. Deluxe King Rooms are Available only in Kathmandu House * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations

Deluxe Queen

Deluxe Queen Room with Queen Bed and Private Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning All Rooms in Lhasa are Handicap-Accessible, Including Four Rooms with Wheelchair Accessible Showers. Deluxe Queen Rooms are Available in Lhasa Inn and Kathmandu House * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations

Economy Premium Single - Shared Bath

Standard Premium Single Room with a Queen or Full Bed and Shared Bathroom Up to 10 guests share two large bathrooms. Each bathroom has two shower stalls and two toilets. A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room Phone Access Available in Upper Level Of Conference Center. All calls are free of charge This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note rates include meals and accommodations.

Economy Single - Shared Bath

Standard Single Room with a Twin Bed and Shared Bathroom Bathroom is Shared with One to Six Other Guests on Your Floor. A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note rates include meals and accommodations.

Economy Double - Shared Bath (Shared Room)

Standard Double with Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom The bathroom is Shared with other rooms on the same floor. High-speed Wi-Fi is available in the room. Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations * Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed) * This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others

Economy Quad - Shared Bath (Shared Room)

Standard Quad Room with Quad Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom Accommodations Fee Includes All Meals. High speed Wi-Fi is available in the room. Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations * Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed) * This booking is for one bed in a quad shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others.

Customer Reviews

4.80 out of 5.0 average rating

Sara • Mar 20, 2026

5.0

Verified

Beautiful and Sacred Visit

The architecture of Kevin Courtney's teachings and the structure of his fellow teachers' offerings was truly brilliant and got us into a place where, by the end, you are as tapped in as you can possibly be.

The beauty and sacredness of the land on which Menla is sits is very much a part of the experience and deeply woven into the fabric.

The grounds, lodging, staff, and delicious meals were all exquisite as well. We felt cared for and held in every way.

Linka • Mar 18, 2026

5.0

Verified

Absolutely Perfect!

I adore Menla Retreat Center. This is my second time attending a retreat at Menla. The land is so peaceful and serene. The staff is lovely, the spa is beautiful, and the food is really good. I truly enjoyed my time here and will visit again!

Katy • Mar 16, 2026

5.0

Verified

Lovely Space

A lovely space to learn, rest and find light. I felt embraced both by nature and the caring staff. The food was delicious and the spa rejuvenating. Thank you, Menla!

Anonymous • Mar 11, 2026

4.0

Verified

Retreat at Menla

My retreat experience at Menla was wonderful.

The teacher was knowledgeable, loving, deeply committed to the path, well-spoken, prepared, and generous with course materials and the overall transmission.

The property, all of the meals, and rooms were handled with care and intentionally set.

The spa facility was gorgeous, but my experience with the practitioners were that they needed more training, to truly support guests. I was told I could have a bath and choose between three types. I was very excited to book in the bath that had local junipers from the area. The next day, leading up to this bath I excitedly told sangha this was what I was heading into, to steep in a bath with elements from the local forest, and how special that could be. When I showed up to my appointment, I was told that bath was actually not available and I should choose between two others. It was frustrating to choose one the day before, and show up 24 hours later to find out that type should not have been offered - I wished the staff had reached out to me at least several hours before, to tell me. I was also supposed to have a massage and was told by the front desk that I could customize that 60 minutes however I wanted on the day, however when I arrived at the session my therapist had a very anxious energy and when she asked about my requests I said I would like some reflexology in my hands and feet during the Swedish massage session, integrated in. She scolded me, saying she would touch my hands and feet but that if I had wanted any reflexology I should have booked the 90 minutes session she offered. I thought perhaps I misunderstood and I gave benefit of the doubt, trying to explain again to her I only wanted reflexology integrated at parts during, but then she told me this again stating I should have booked another reflexology session and she was only going to touch my hands and feet during - once I realized she was very caught up in another story... I quickly cancelled the massage, not wanting to get on the table with this sort of energy exchange. And I left the property to go take my flight home. The next day, I booked a massage at a wellness center in California, and that person provided the combo massage with reflexology, and with ease, very simply without any issues, as I had received with many other gifted massage practitioners countless times across other spas over the years…

To sum it up, Menla itself is a wonderful place, beautifully designed, intentionally curated, the food was prepared with so much love and intention, and the teachers gifts far surpassed anything I could have ever hoped for. I think there is room to improve the spa building experience, however the rest of the experience is wonderful, and I would absolutely return again. It is very special indeed, I felt truly held by the land and the teachings.

AMY • Mar 11, 2026

5.0

Verified

Excellent Clear Light Yoga Nidra Retreat

What an incredible weekend and experience at Menla!! I took a Yoga Nidra workshop and it was fantastic.
Michelle is an incredible teacher, she offers so much wisdom, insight and love.
Menla is my absolute favorite place for retreats.
The surroundings are gorgeous, the food is delicious, the staff is incredible and I have enjoyed so many wonderful weekends/retreats. Get a treatment at the spa, it is divine.
There is no better place to retreat, reset and renew.

Alchemical Constellations Training & Facilitator Certification

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Emily Blefeld, LICSW

Dan Cohen, PhD

Details of this retreat

Getting Here