Welcome to the Iceland 2013 Adventure Reboot
August 11th to 17th, 2013
You are ::
…well overdue for a little decompression but need to be two time zones away from home to step away from the computer. You’ve been dreaming of an unconventional journey but don’t have the time or bandwidth to organize all of the details yourself. And you’re overdue for an engaged process of self-discovery ~ an opportunity to find your deepest WHY through some high-level esoteric exploration that’s neither full-on retreat nor hardcore adventure travel. You’re looking for the place in between.
The deal ::
I’m here to take you to that place, and I’m bringing in a personal oracle who will dream on your behalf, help you align with your purpose, and guide you to find the answers you’ve been seeking on this uncommonly mystical island in the north Atlantic.
When :: Monday, August 11th to Saturday, August 17,th 2013 (6 nights, 7 days)
Who :: Me, Dyana Valentine, and five explorer souls (both women and men, so don’t be shy guys.)
Where :: The Land of Fire and Ice ~ ICELAND
More, specifically…
The beautiful town of Selfoss near the South coast will be our base. We’ll stay in this stunning riverside villa with heated floors & an outdoor hot tub.
What to anticipate ::
To reboot your way out of old patterns of thinking and being – like clicking refresh on the browser of your life. Or as Dyana says,
“We’re going somewhere else to upset your apple cart so that we can get to the heart of the matter in a completely strange land, and to the heart of the strange lands that we carry inside of us. We’re going somewhere else in order that we can find our way home.”
You’ll be eating well, sleeping deeply, and feeling as though time has stopped under the waxing moon of the far northern hemisphere.
This experience will expand your capacity to experience things; expanding your capacity to accept invitations, expanding your capacity to understand grandeur, expanding your capacity to move through the world.
This isn’t about expecting more, this is about taking a stand for more.
Ultimately this experience will be what you make of it. We’ll take care of you, we’ll open up all the gates and windows and doors and tunnels. Your job is to show up and lean in.
What’s included ::
Seven days of all access to Dyana Valentine, Speaker & WHY finder
Five nights shared accommodation in a luxury riverside villa with heated floors and an outdoor geothermally heated hot tub on the veranda overlooking the Icelandic landscape, 50kms outside of Reykjavik. A private residence owned and managed by the lovely Anna, the villa is a perfect place to relax, use as a jumping off point for exploring, and enjoy some nighttime stargazing. PLUS: Optional in-house mani or pedi treatment
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Delicious, healthy Icelandic-style breakfasts, light lunches and delicious dinners prepared by our in-house Chef Sean, plus 3 dinners prepared by local trained chef Anna who owns the villa we are staying in. We can accomodate for vegetarians and any food sensitivities you may have. However Iceland is a meat-eating, fish-loving salt-of-the-earth kind of country so there will be some fabulous old school dishes for you to try! |
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Personalized day trips with a private driver, enjoying the un-tourist version of seeing Southern Iceland with me, your half-Icelandic sherpa at the helm. Visit the otherworldly landscapes and breathtaking natural wonders of this steaming land, including waterfalls, volcanic craters, geysirs, and the seat of the original Icelandic parliament, all while I try to convince you to eat harðfiskur and tells entertaining stories about the history and people of Iceland. |
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Outdoor lounging in a secret wilderness hot spring river after a hike through one of Iceland’s pristine natural geothermal valleys, while enjoying some light snacks and drinks. |
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A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with a private guide to be lowered into a volcano and see its inner chamber first-hand. It’s the only place in the world that you can do this, and the annual permission from the government can be revoked at any time. Therefore there’s no certainty that these tours will continue in future years. |
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One final day and night in historic downtown Reykjavik in a great hotel where we’ll celebrate with a goodbye dinner at one of the city’s world-class restaurants. |
We are ::
Heather Thorkelson
Architect of Freedom and International Sherpa
Think of me as your experiential fairy. I’m half-Icelandic and I’ve been traveling since I was in utero. I’ve lived in 6 different countries, been to all 7 continents and I love to show people around the places closest to my heart. If they handed out such things, I’d probably have a PhD in creating amazing experiences that change people’s lives.
But I’m not just there as the trip awesomizer, oh no…I’ll also be there as an entrepreneur, a coach, and a boundary pusher. (Whose idea do you think it was to put you all inside a volcano?) It’s an honour and a dream to be running Adventure Reboot trips in my ancestral home of Iceland.
Speaker + WHY Finder
Dyana has a unique style of championing seekers & leaders based on 15+ years of community psychology & human capacity-building - coaching Olympic athletes, bestselling authors, industrial designers and straight up celebrities. From her signature SuperConditions for Greatness to her WHY Finding to her powerful Woke Up Knowing Experience, Dyana is bringing it ALL to Iceland for us.
This is a no-holds-barred opportunity to work in an intimate environment with Dyana and have her as your full-time functional muse – something that only happens once a year. As Dyana puts it, “We’re gonna go somewhere that we couldn’t have gone without each other.”
6 nights & 7 days of personally crafted adventure in a spellbinding land with 5 thoughtfully
curated participants ~ placing you on a whole new stratosphere of self-knowledge and among a
supergroup of kindred spirits…you in?
Your investment :: $4000
(If you’re coming with a friend or significant other & don’t mind sharing a king sized bed, please make note on the application form as there is a slightly reduced rate.)
FAQ
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More praise for Dyana’s unique work ::
“I am NOT, shall we say, a ‘morning person.’ But when Dyana told me about The Woke Up Knowing™ Experience, I didn’t have to second-guess for a nano-second. SIGN. ME. UP.
She explained that she would hold my Anchor Statement in her mind as she fell asleep, and that she would call me sometime between midnight and 9am, to wake me up and open a space for … anything.
When the phone rang, I was disoriented, delighted, terrified … I had no idea what was about to be delivered to me, and that was 85% of the exhilaration.
Dyana volleyed into a vivid dream, with such magnificent detail, emotive color, and rolling, rowdy twists & turns. I was struck by her ability to recall dream-details so clearly … but what I didn’t expect was how relevant + personal her dream felt, to me.
An hour flew by, and felt like just a few minutes. It’s difficult to articulate what it feels like to have an intimate, semi-unconscious, explorative conversation with a master listener-speaker-coach, but it’s fucking magic.
It’s been a week or so since my Woke Up Knowing Experience™, and I’m still kinda rattled — in the most gorgeous possible way.
If you’re on the precipice of Something Big, transforming, transmuting, trans-anything … or just need to be Witnessed, by a witchy woman who knows wazzup, you need to get woken up by Dyana Valentine.”
Alexandra Franzen
Promotional Wordsmith & Pro-active Pimp
“Dyana will tell you the TRUTH about what is happening in your life – and she will do it in the most loving, compassionate, insightful way possible. A Woke Up Knowing™ session is like having one of the angels from Wings of Desire peer into your life and tell you what they see. My own session was a deeply moving experience, and it gave me a new take on a very old situation. I won’t even get into the uncanny accuracy with which Dyana was able to discern details, because the real impact came from her way of intuiting the real story of my life and my family. If you think you want a session with Dyana, then just honor that intuition and dive right in — you will be transformed.”
Samantha Bennett
The Organized Artist Company
What people said about the 2012 Iceland Adventure Reboot ::
“I loved all the little details Heather took care of to make the retreat happen. Renting a beautiful villa, having home cooked meals waiting for us, playing our favorite music during our time driving around, and really introducing us to the people and culture of Iceland. She did everything she could to make sure we were all comfortable and taken care of and knew how to roll with the punches effortlessly.
This experience is definitely in my top 5 and I can’t stop talking about it enough.”
Aimelie Ronquillo
Documentary Photographer for Families at www.AimelieRonquillo.com
“I couldn’t have wished for a better way to experience Iceland for the first time. Heather is a generous, knowledgeable and fun guide for such a wonderful adventure retreat. The value of this unforgettable trip cannot be overstated.”
Lynn Crymble
Sense & Sensuality Sage at www.ComeToYourSenses.ca
Other important info ::
**A $1000 non-refundable deposit is required upon acceptance in order to secure your space on the retreat.
**Travel medical insurance is required.
**A special thanks to photographer Aimelie Ronquillo for allowing me to use some of her gorgeous photos from last year’s Reboot trip on this site. You can find her at www.aimelieronquillo.com