2026 Professional Training Retreat | Online
October 8–11, 2026 | Live on Zoom
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Join Dr. George Pransky, Linda Pransky, Wyn Morgan, and Erika Bugbee virtually for four days devoted to deepening your understanding of the Three Principles and what that understanding makes possible in your work with others.
 
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 beginning your professional journey or have been sharing this understanding for many years.
 
Over the course of the retreat, you’ll have the opportunity to listen to George, Linda, Wyn, and Erika explore the Principles through real conversations, live client demonstrations, questions, and spontaneous discussion.
 
Rather than teaching techniques, formulas, or a particular method of coaching, this training points toward something deeper: the understanding and grounding from which truly responsive, insightful work naturally emerges.
 
You may leave with a quieter mind, a clearer sense of what matters when sitting with another person, renewed inspiration for your work, and a deeper connection to the simplicity behind the Principles.
 
A Truly Interactive Virtual Experience
Our online participants are an active part of the retreat. Virtual attendees can raise their hands and be unmuted to ask questions in real time, making it possible to engage directly with the presenters throughout the training.
 
You’ll also be invited to Virtual-Only Check-In sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, providing a smaller space to reflect on what you’re hearing, ask questions, and connect with fellow online participants.
 
And because your registration includes access to the complete retreat recordings for one year, you can revisit sessions and insights at your own pace long after the live weekend has ended.
 
New to the Three Principles?
While the Professional Training Retreat is geared toward practitioners who have some familiarity with the Three Principles, you do not need an extensive background in this understanding to attend.
 
Someone arriving with very little prior exposure can still gain an enormous amount personally from these four days. In fact, for some people, being immersed in the conversation provides an entirely new way of seeing how the mind works and where our experience of life comes from.
 
If the Three Principles are relatively new to you, however, we strongly recommend doing a little preparation beforehand.
 
Our first recommendation is Dr. George Pransky’s book, The Secret to Mental Health: An Operating Manual for Your Mind. It offers an accessible and comprehensive foundation and will give you a wonderful starting point for everything explored during 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 required level of knowledge—we simply find that having some familiarity with 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, live virtual check-ins will be at 8:30a PDT Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 
Your Virtual Registration Includes
Live access to all large-group sessions
Live client demonstrations
Real-time Q&A with the presenters
Virtual-Only Check-In sessions Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Opportunities to connect with practitioners from around the world
Full retreat recordings available to stream for one year
 
The virtual option gives you the opportunity to participate deeply in this unique training without the expense or logistics of travel, while still experiencing the conversations, insights, and connection unfolding in the room.
 
Whether you are hoping to deepen your grounding, become more effective with clients, reconnect with the feeling behind the Principles, or simply spend four days immersed in this understanding, we would be delighted to have you join us from wherever you are in the world.
 
Looking for In-Person Attendance?
Join us in beautiful La Conner, Washington, for the full in-person retreat experience.
 
We have a limited number of scholarships available. To apply, please complete our Scholarship Application.