Who We Are
A 26 acre botanical preserve located in beautiful
Southern Oregon on scenic Wagner Creek, just minutes from both
Ashland and Medford. Established in 1990, the Center offers individual
and couples counseling, meditation instruction, and retreats
integrating psychology and spirituality. The Center’s biological
ark project supports a wide diversity of noninvasive medicinal
herbs and plants with attention to rare and endangered species. |
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Rodney S. Birney MD, Dipl.ABPN
is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in psychotherapy, meditation instruction, mindbody medicine, and spiritual guidance. Rod graduated from Skidmore college Phi Beta Kappa and Periclean Honor society. He graduated from George Washington University Medical School in 1985 and completed his psychiatry residency in 1989. While in his residency he completed 2 years of training with the Gestalt Institute of Phoenix, Arizona and 3 years in psychodynamic training with Ed Muller Ph.D. Due to childhood asthma he has pursued a life long interest in mindbody medicine, alternative therapies, and meditation. Rod has been actively engaged in his own inner work for over 30 years. He continues to study modern psychology and ancient systems of wisdom. As a spiritual guide he is a minister, student and teacher of Universal Sufism, a path of the heart, an interfaith approach to spiritual development. He is also a Certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. To contact Rod for a personal consultation, spiritual guidance or a training in your area use the following e-mail here |
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Suzanna Nadler M.Ed.
works as a Counselor, Group Leader and Spiritual Guide. She graduated from Antioch/New England Graduate School with a Masters in Counseling and a specialization in Dance/Movement Therapy in 1983. After her masters she completed a two year training in psychodynamic psychotherapy with Ed Muller, Ph.D. She is a Riso-Hudson certified Enneagram teacher. For the past 15 years she has been counseling and leading groups blending a body focused psychology and spirituality. As a spiritual guide, she is a minister, teacher, and longtime student of two different Universal Sufi paths: the Mevlevi Order of America (the Whirling Dervishes) and the Sufi Ruhaniat International. She is also a certified teacher and leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. To contact Suzanna for a personal consultation, spiritual guidance or a training in your area, use the following e-mail |
Leslie Primus - Office Manager As our office manager, Leslie is in charge of the accounting, insurance billing and many of the other details that allows our business to run smoothly. She has been involved in starting up businesses of her own for many years. She currently owns and manages her business: "The Billing Goddess". Karin Caird - Gardener & Caterer Karin, our master gardener, maintains and upgrades the beauty of the Center's grounds. She has been instrumental in the Center’s biological ark project that supports a wide diversity of noninvasive medicinal herbs. She has been gardening for eight years, worked outdoors for twenty years, and, in her words. "... a firm believer in the healing capacities of the beauty and quiet of nature. Also, it is a pleasure to work in an environment dedicated to the revelation of the true Self." Karin also manages and cooks for her own catering business: Creative Celebrations, specializing in serving retreats and intimate parties. She caters for the Self & Soul Center events. e-mail her here Padme Blackwolf - Retreat Center Manager Padme coordinates and promotes the Self & Soul Center, including rentals for small groups. She is available to answer questions and give tours of the Center. To reach her directly please call 541-324-4237 or e-mail here Lynnea Nur Samada - Massage Therapist Lynnea Nur Samada would like to invite you into an atmosphere of Peace, Harmony and Beauty at the Retreat Sanctuary Massage Room. A vast array of massage and body work modalities from the deepest of the deep to energy work and Hypnotherapy is offered. Very eclectic in her work, Lynnea Nur Samada incorporates all of her intuition and body wisdom to facilitate your entire being into a state of harmony and relaxation. She has extensive knowledge in CranioSacral Therapy and was an assistant teacher in the US and Europe for many years with the Milne Institute. She also offers Esalen Massage, Esalen Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Orthobionomy, Reiki, Healing Touch and is a Certified Hypnotherapist. Lynnea Nur Samada looks forward to meeting you! Please call her at: 541-621-8922
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