Natural Building Workshops and Volunteer Opportunities
Pine Manor has hosted natural building workshops for over ten years. We have two structures built from cob, one straw bale house, one hybrid building (strawbale, earthen bags, light clay) and one standard construction with light clay fill in the walls. It unique to see so many buidling styles demonstrated in one location. We occasionally hold natural building workshops and have volunteer opportunites to experience earth building.

Michael Sieck, Ph.D., & Gail Warner, MA, MFT
have dedicated themselves to the mission of creating workshops where an open-minded exploration of self, emotional and spiritual discovery, and curiosity and compassion can unfold. Michael and Gail will have 3 retreats in 2009 that can be attended indivually or as a series. Come back soon for more details.

Michael Sieck, Ph.D
Certificate Training in Relational Somatic Psychotherapy (2 groups currently) A comprehensive training and personal process group led by Michael Sieck, Ph.D. explores the fields of attachment, neurobiology, early development and character analysis within an intensive two year program for therapists and therapists-in-training. The relationships between spiritual and transpersonal realms, individual development and relationships with others is emphasized. Participants learn about and practice a variety of somatic interventions to open and explore their own and other's core issues and to develop better therapeutic outcomes with their clients.

Soul Collage and Sand Tray, Gail Warner, MA, MFT
Gail invites you to explore your awareness of yourself and the unfolding of your life through the use of Soul Collage. There will be a few one day soul collage workshops as well as a weekend retreat in the spring or summer of 2009. Sand tray trainings are given upon request. Use the amazing Sand tray collection at Pine Manor to explore your inner world of experience and perception. Learn from the vast wisdom of the psyche.

T’ai Chi and Yoga
There are several workshops offered each year focusing on T’ai Chi and Yoga. Pine Manor is fortunate to have access to wonderful T’ai Chi teachers, including, Roger Jahnke, Susan Haymaker, Tais Hoffman, Steve Bradley and others.

We are also privileged to have some excellent yoga teachers, including Brian and Sheri Mattson (LA),
Anne Oleson (Yoga Spot in San Clemente), and Lise Waugh from Corona.