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Live Awake. Come Home to Yourself This Winter.

A mindful journey with weekly live Zoom, two in-person retreats, guided meditations, and a connected community.

Join the January Cohort

Why Living AWAKE?

Most of us know what we should do to feel better — slow down, breathe, meditate, move our bodies, connect with others — but we’re overwhelmed, stressed out, or disconnected, so change feels impossible.

You Don’t Need More Willpower. You Need Nervous-System Support, Community, and Daily Practices That Actually Stick.

Living AWAKE is an invitation to experience just that.  

Through live weekly teachings, embodiment work, Ayurveda, nervous-system education, and safe community, you’ll shift from anxious to present, open the doors to self-compassion show up truly alive in your life.

Living AWAKE is a 9-week container spanning each winter season designed to help you finally break cycles and move from stuck to free.

This isn’t self-improvement.
It’s coming home to yourself. 

Program Schedule

January Cohort Begins:
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Weekly Live Zoom:
Tuesdays • 7:00–8:30 PM MT
(Recordings provided)

In-Person Retreats (Evergreen, CO):

  • Winter Retreat: Sunday, January 25, 10 a - 4 pm
  • Spring Retreat: Sunday, March 15 10 a - 4 pm

Is This You?

If You Feel Any of This… You’re in the Right Place

  • You feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself
  • You want to slow down — but don’t know how
  • You’re curious about Vagal Toning- what it is and how to practice it
  • You’re stuck in patterns that don’t reflect the life you want
  • You long for deeper presence, meaning, and connection
  • You’re tired of going it alone and want a supportive community
  • You’ve tried meditation or healthy habits before… but nothing stuck

Living AWAKE meets you exactly where you are — then walks with you toward a life that feels rooted, intentional, and awake.

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What You’ll Walk Away With

By the End of These 3 Months, You Will…

  • Feel more grounded, calm, centered and at-ease, even when life gets messy
  • Develop an understanding of your nervous system and explore tools to move from a disregulated state to a regulated state of being, in real time
  • Identify the internal feedback loops we create that keep us from moving out of stuck and into free
  • Gently build a daily meditation + embodiment practice that actually sticks
  • Discovet the support that comes from seasonal living according to Ayurveda, and how to integrate its practices and principles into daily life
  • Experience meaningful connection with like-hearted people on the same path
  • Move through your days with more ease, purpose, and authenticity
  • And most importantly: BE more present, alive, and AWAKE

Aris A

Erik is a lovely human being who is effortlessly kind, supportive, and a great pleasure to be around. Never to be found without a smile and calming presence, Erik is a great friend and a wonderful therapist. Truly a master of his craft!

 

Dena S

I have worked with Erik the past 4 months. I highly recommend him. He accompanied me on my healing journey in various ways. He is an exceptional listener, and was able to address my needs in a variety of ways.

 

Your 9-Week Journey

Here’s What We’ll Explore Together…

Week 1: Grounding + Nervous System Basics
Lay the foundation. Learn simple, powerful tools to calm the nervous system and reconnect with presence and safety in the body.

Week 2: Meditation Foundations
Explore accessible meditation practices that help quiet the busy mind and build a steady, supportive daily rhythm.

Week 3: Embodiment + Mind–Body Awareness
Shift out of thinking and into felt experience. Learn to listen to the body as a source of wisdom and regulation.

Week 4: Emotional Awareness + Regulation
Develop clarity around emotions and patterns. Practice staying present with intensity without overwhelm or shutdown.

Week 5: Responding vs. Reacting
Learn how to meet stress, triggers, and conflict with steadiness — choosing wise response over habitual reaction.

Week 6: Ayurveda + Seasonal Support
Laura introduces grounding Ayurvedic principles, breathwork, and seasonal practices to support mind–body balance.

Week 7: Connection + Relational Presence
Explore how authentic connection supports regulation, healing, and growth — within yourself and with others.

Week 8: Integration + Daily Life Practice
Weave mindfulness into work, relationships, and ordinary moments so practice extends beyond the cushion.

Week 9: Living AWAKE
Gather everything into a sustainable, embodied way of living — carrying this work forward with clarity, compassion, and intention.

Two In-Person Retreats in Evergreen, CO

Deepen Your Practice in Person...

We gather twice during the journey in beautiful Evergreen, Colorado for full-day retreats where we:

  • Practice meditation, embodiment, and breathwork

  • Move together in nature

  • Share meals and meaningful conversation

  • Reset the nervous system and reconnect with what matters

These retreats are often the most transformative part of the Living AWAKE experience.

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Meet Your Guide: Laura Doss RYT500

Laura has been a committed practitioner of Yoga for over 25 years. Classically trained in the Sivananda lineage in 2005, she has since collected thousands more hours of training and teaching experience in ashrams, studios and schools around the world. The demands of early motherhood invited her to deepen into Kundalini Yoga (the “householder’s Yoga”) and she later advanced her studies in Ayurveda to become an Ayurvedic Health Coach. Her combined experience has led her to what she currently believes is her highest service, which is to maintain a healthy dialogue and relationship with her nervous system, and guide others to the same through Yoga, pranayama, meditation, mindfulness and the wise, life-giving tools of Ayurveda.

Meet Your Guide: Erik Vienneau, LPC, MA, RYT-200

Erik is the founder of AWAKE Mindful Living, a home for mindfulness-based, wisdom-tradition-inspired therapy. He offers individual psychotherapy and group sessions to support people navigating life transitions such as divorce, career change, grief, and loss. With more than 30 years of mindfulness practice and training as a graduate of Naropa University’s renowned Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling program, Erik brings a rare blend of professional skill and lived experience. He is dedicated to meeting you exactly where you are, offering compassionate guidance, nervous system–based tools, and mindful presence to help you discover stability, clarity, and a more peaceful, fulfilling life.

What’s Included

Your Living AWAKE Experience Includes:

  • Nine live weekly Zoom gatherings (recordings provided)
  • Two full-day in-person retreats in Evergreen, CO
  • Weekly guided meditations & embodiment exercises
  • Seasonal Ayurveda practices with Laura
  • Private community group for support between sessions
  • Downloadable resources, tools, and prompts
  • Lifetime access to the course materials

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What if I can’t make all the live Zoom sessions?

A: No worries — everything is recorded.

Q: Do I need experience with meditation or yoga?

A: Not at all. This journey meets you exactly where you are.

Q: What should I bring to the in-person retreats?

A: We’ll send a simple packing list. Expect comfort, connection, and nature.

Q: What if money is tight right now?

A: We never let finances be a barrier. Three donation options that should work for most budgets offered. Reach out — we’ll find a way for you to join. 

Ready to Live Awake?

Join a community of humans committed to living with more presence, ease, and aliveness.

Join the January Cohort