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I’m a mind-body-spirit alchemist, teacher, healer, and shaman.

Nestled in the ancient granite cradle of Boulder Canyon, the Boulder Canyon Retreat Center is a nature-based living sanctuary where transformation and healing unfolds through use of sacred plant medicine and the framework of classical Tantra. In order to be fully alive in the present, we must sometimes excavate the stories and patterns from our past. I help create and deepen awareness of the connection between the mind, body and spirit through an alchemical process using earth, water, fire and air... Alchemizing and mining the riches of what we might consider stuck emotions. Past events and old patterns now become rich raw materials to alchemize and thrust us forward into the best and fullest version of ourselves.

04/13/2026

This Thursday our Spring Group Medicine Retreat begins at BCRC!!

What are you feeling into as this spring begins to open up? It’s time to clean house (the self) and move energy through for new growth!

If you want to get started with medicine work, and don’t know where to begin, DM us and we’ll offer insight, and a free intro class or 1:1 discovery session with Shane!

04/11/2026

"You can do it like it’s a great weight on you… or like it’s part of the dance."

That line lands differently depending on the season you’re in.

Sometimes the most honest shift isn’t “feeling better.”

It’s realizing you’re allowed to carry it differently.

— Ram Dass

04/09/2026

He knows what you need before you ask.

Rama is Shane’s pup—and he’s becoming a real healer and journey dog here at BCRC.

He knows when journeys are in pain and in need of support. He can put his heart on your heart and support your process! It's amazing to witness and people love him!

(You don’t have to have Rama beside you in ceremony.)

Animals don’t overthink. they don’t rehearse their pain. Rama shows up with an unconditional loving heart and he's happy to help you soften!

But if he’s there, know this: there’s a soft, steady kind of medicine in that presence too.

04/07/2026

The climb asks everything of you.
A medicine journey has an arc - just like any real transformation.

There’s the climb - this where you bring the precious, hard material you’ve been carrying (sometimes for years.. sometimes for a lifetime).

Then the plateau, where the medicine levels out, you surrender to a level where Spirit can really meet the hard material and insights come.

And finally the downslope, where we begin to integrate what’s been revealed—so it’s not just a moment… it becomes a turning point.

If you’ve built walls to survive, you’re not “behind,” you’re human.

We honor these “protectors,” and we ask them to soften so more love and light can come in. Then the “stories” you’ve built your identity around have room to shift.

And it takes courage to even consider stepping into ceremony.

This work isn’t casual, and the support MATTERS!

If you’re curious about your own path, you’re welcome to book a free 45-minute discovery call with Shane.

Here’s the link: https://www.bouldercanyonretreat.com/contact

04/05/2026

Our BCRC is growing! Swipe to see our upcoming online and in-person events 👉

A full month of live online gatherings inside White Eagle Awakening: for healing, spiritual growth, embodiment, and real-world practice:

Sun, April 5: Reawakening Community Gathering
Tues, April 7: Recovery Dharma
Tues, April 14: Ta**ra Principles Series
Tues, April 21: Recovery Dharma
Tues, April 28: Integration & Healing Community Circle

Come as you are. Bring what you’re working with. Leave a little more resourced than you arrived.

In-Person at Boulder Canyon Retreat Center:

Sun, April 5: Reawakening Community Gathering & Potluck

Thurs, April 16 - Sun, April 19 - Renewal Group Retreat (only a few spots left!)

Sat, May 2 - Tues, May 5 - In Motion Immersion Retreat (very limited spots!)

Check out our new site to join White Eagle Awakening, get access to Zoom, and register for retreats! https://www.bouldercanyonretreat.com

04/02/2026

April’s “Pink Moon” rises in early spring, when the trees are in bloom and the air is warming. ��The sign Libra, a Venus ruled sign, is known for its artistic sensibilities, an eye for beauty, and its sensitivities to harmony, and it is Libra tendency to search for and attract in someone to love.
�Carl Jung, spoke of 'holding the tension of opposites' as essential for psychological growth, maturity, and individuation. Through this, Jung taught that true psychological growth comes from allowing the psyche to endure the friction between them. In that living tension, something new can emerge, a third way, a creative resolution born not from reaction, but from awareness.

This Full Moon carries that invitation.��Aries speaks to the dissolving of old forms and the quiet, often uncertain birth of new ones. What once felt solid feels permeable now. And as this happens, material long held beneath the surface begins to rise, patterns, emotions, relational dynamics asking to be seen in a new light.��Perhaps this is where the ancient wisdom of April 1, April Fool’s Day, weaves itself into the moment. Traditionally a day of trickery and illusion, it reminds us that not everything is as it appears. Under this Full Moon, we may glimpse the ways we have been “fooled”, not by others, but by our own projections, expectations, and inherited narratives about relationship, fairness, and self-worth. ��🌙 We thank astrologer, Susan Heinz, for this wisdom about tonight’s full moon. Learn more at susanheinz.com

03/29/2026

What do you know beneath the noise?

Trusting what you know under the surface is easier said than done. It can feel scary to go beneath the mind and let your truth speak - without judgment.

Sometimes we can’t hear it right away. That’s why the practice is simple: keep coming back to yourself. Give it space. Let what’s real float to the top - so you can name it, see it, and live from it.

March is almost past us. It moves like water: thaw, melt, return.

What’s been hidden begins to rise.

Have you noticed this month a place where you’ve wanted to be a little more honest with yourself, or with others?

03/28/2026

Stop waiting for the right moment. This is it.

Renewal is a 4-day spring retreat in the Colorado mountains - guided ceremonies, Classical Ta**ra, nature-based ritual, and grounded integration.

Apr 16–19, 2026 • Boulder Canyon Retreat Center (Nederland, CO)

Small group (limited to 16).

Click here: https://tinyurl.com/BCRC-Retreats
for details + reserve your spot!

03/26/2026

Rebirth isn’t solitary. It happens in community, around fire, together.

As we approach spring, we’re reminded of the quiet potential of this moment.

Spring is a time of creation and new life - when we sow seeds, we plant intentions for ourselves, our lives, and the collective.

Please join us for The Return of Life: A Spring Reawakening, a free community gathering on Easter Sunday, April 5th to celebrate the revival of life after winter’s long retreat.

This is a space to awaken what has been resting within you, reconnect to the rhythm of the Earth, and step forward into the next season of your becoming.

Rooted in nature, guided by ritual, and held in community, we’ll honor the miracle of rebirth.

Event details
• Sunday, April 5, 2026
• 5–7pm MT / 7–9pm ET (Zoom)
• Hybrid Event: in person at Boulder Canyon Retreat Center (Nederland, CO) + Zoom
• We’ll gather around ceremonial fires with an optional microdose (for those called), followed by a rebirth ritual
• Community potluck follows around 7pm

Click the link to save the date: https://www.bouldercanyonretreat.com/events-and-workshops

03/20/2026

If you've been stuck in freeze, you're not broken.

One way Shane names trauma and nervous system dysregulation is a freeze response - where the "water element" in us locks up, and life stops moving. Sometimes the body does the only thing it knows how to do: it goes still. And the work isn't to force our way out of it.

It's to go toward what's frozen… with care, kindness, and attention - until something starts to warm and flow again.

More flow can look like: more creativity, more enjoyment, more aliveness. This is the foundation of somatic healing and trauma recovery.

Want support thawing? DM us, or learn more about Boulder Canyon Retreat Center here: https://www.bouldercanyonretreat.com/

03/18/2026

Has your light felt dim?

Do you feel overwhelmed with all the darkness?

"If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home." — Rumi

This winter has been heavy for a lot of people.

Just remember, your inner fire is worthy of your attention.

You are not alone.
You are resilient.
We are stronger together.

Here are a few ways to tend your inner flame:
💛 Step outside for 3 minutes and feel your feet on the Earth.
💛 Put a hand on your heart and name 3 things you're grateful for.
💛 Take 3 deep breaths.

03/16/2026

Healing is not a to do list.

Healing is a returning to yourself.

On this path it's helpful to have a guide; a coach to walk with you as you uncover the parts of you that have been wounded or have felt lost.

Shane's Transformational 1:1 coaching sessions are for deep inner work and somatic healing - where stuck patterns get met in the body, not just analyzed in the mind.

He draws from trauma-informed somatic therapy, Hakomi, IFS (Internal Family Systems), yoga science, and flower essences to help you alchemize what's outdated… and reclaim what's true.

This is shadow work with warmth.
Strength with empathy.
All of You is welcome.

Some people come for a single session.
Others choose a longer 4-month wellness package for deeper support and momentum.

DM if you want help figuring out what kind of support fits you right now.

Address

6069 Magnolia Road
Nederland, CO
80466

Website

https://www.shaneyoung.life/

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