2026 Professional Training Retreat | In Person
October 8–11, 2026 | La Conner, Washington
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For nearly 50 years, Dr. George Pransky and Linda Pransky have been helping practitioners deepen their understanding of the Three Principles and discover what truly makes a difference when working with people.
 
Our annual Professional Training Retreat is designed primarily for coaches, therapists, counselors, and other helping professionals who already have some understanding of the Three Principles and are working with clients—whether you are relatively new to the work or have been sharing this understanding for many years.
 
Over four days, George and Linda, together with Wyn Morgan and Erika Bugbee, will explore what it means to work from a deeper grounding in the Principles. Through conversations, live client demonstrations, questions, and spontaneous exploration, you’ll have the opportunity to see more deeply for yourself and discover what that understanding makes possible in your work with others.
 
This is not a training centered around techniques, formulas, or prescribed ways of coaching. It is an opportunity to deepen your own understanding, become more responsive and intuitive in your work, and reconnect with the simplicity and feeling at the heart of the Principles.
 
Whether you are looking to become more effective with clients, deepen your confidence as a practitioner, or simply immerse yourself in this understanding for four days, you can expect an experience that supports both your professional and personal development.
 
New to the Three Principles?
 
While this retreat is geared toward practitioners who have some familiarity with the Three Principles, you do not need years of study or experience to benefit from attending. Someone coming with very little prior understanding can still get an enormous amount from these four days personally—and may find the retreat opens an entirely new way of understanding the human experience.
 
If the Three Principles are relatively new to you, we strongly recommend doing a little preparation before attending.
 
Our first recommendation is Dr. George Pransky’s book, The Secret to Mental Health: An Operating Manual for the Human Mind. It provides an accessible and comprehensive foundation for understanding the Principles and will give you an excellent starting point for the retreat.
 
If reading an entire book feels prohibitive, we recommend exploring one or more of the following:
An Introduction to the Three Principles
The Specific Breakthrough Discoveries of Sydney Banks
The Foundations of Mental Wellbeing audio series
 
There is no test and no required level of knowledge, we simply find that having some exposure to the foundation beforehand allows newer participants to hear even more during the retreat.
 
Schedule
Training begins Thursday at 10:00 am PDT and concludes Sunday at 12:00 pm PDT.
 
Your Registration Includes
Large-group teaching and conversations
Live client demonstrations
Q&A and open discussion
Friday evening hors d'oeuvre reception
Opportunities to connect with practitioners from around the world
Full retreat recordings available to stream for one year
 
The retreat brings together a remarkable community of practitioners from many different fields and backgrounds. There is space to learn, reflect, connect, laugh, ask questions, and allow new insights to emerge naturally.
 
Many participants return year after year because the experience is never quite the same twice. As your own understanding changes, you hear something new.
 
Come spend four days with us in beautiful La Conner, Washington, deepening your grounding, reconnecting with the feeling behind the Principles, and raising the level of what becomes possible in your work with others.
 
Looking for Virtual Attendance?
A virtual attendance option is also available for those who would prefer to join us from home.
 
We have a limited number of scholarships available. To apply, please complete our Scholarship Application.