August 29 - September 6, 2026
With Ray and Nina Crist and Stacey Gibbons

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Ray and Nina Crist were called to root their lives in the ancient valley of Epidaurus, where the healing currents of Apollo and Asclepius have shimmered through the land for thousands of years.

Their property, resting on powerful ley lines and gazing directly toward the sacred temple on the hillside, stands as a living bridge between worlds—the seen and the unseen, the modern and the mythic.

Here, within sight of the very sanctuary where Asclepius performed his dream-healings and where Hippocrates refined the art of medicine, Ray and Nina attune to the timeless frequencies still pulsing through the land. From this charged terrain, they channel healing, wisdom, and energy, offering a sanctuary where you may come to remember, restore, and awaken within the embrace of this ancient lineage.

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Join Stacey Gibbons as she weaves yoga nidra and the magic of the shamanic journey with the power of the avaton,  the dream chamber, to invoke deep healing on all levels of being.  

Dreams historically played a vital role in exploring life's mysteries, serving as significant events that guided daily actions. Healing rituals involved preparing for dream visits from Asklepios, merging physical and spiritual medicine—a precursor to modern practices.

Today, this tradition persists. Modern medicine and psychology can benefit by integrating ancient dream healing techniques. The connection between ancient tragedies and healing at Epidauros lies in catharsis, an essential emotional and psychological purging process crucial for deep psychotherapy.

Dream Healing in the Avaton of Asclepius
August 29 - September 6, 2026
With Ray and Nina Crist and Stacey Gibbons
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You can feel the Healing Energy  in this Valley!

Epidavros - The Temple of Dream Incubation 

From 600 BCE to 300 CE, Epidauros served as a healing sanctuary. Pilgrims from across the Mediterranean came seeking health, reporting symptoms and dreams to priests of Asklepios who responded with utmost confidentiality. In the abaton's womblike space, seekers awaited healing dreams where Asklepios, appearing as various forms like a god or animal, would provide cures or guidance through divine epiphanies.

Shamanic Journeys and Asclepius Dream Incubation

Shamanic journeying and the ancient sleep incubation of Asclepius are two strands of the same celestial thread, guiding the seeker into the shimmering threshold between worlds. In the shaman’s path, the soul slips into the breath of the earth, carried by drumbeat and intention into wild landscapes where spirit animals, ancestors, and luminous beings reveal their medicine. In the Asclepian night, pilgrims lay upon sacred stones within the Avaton, surrendering to a dream so deep it became a temple - where the healing god, crowned with serpents of wisdom, entered their sleep like a whisper of light.

Both arts beckon us into the liminal, the hush before dawn where body and spirit remember their oneness. Here visions rise like tides, serpents coil into symbols, and healing descends not as thought but as revelation. In these dream-born realms, the seeker is reminded that the universe speaks most clearly when we dare to listen with the heart turned toward the unseen.

 

“In Epidavros, my dreams opened like ancient doorways!  Each night revealing a whisper from the divine that shifted something deep within my soul.”

The Three Ancient Pillars of Medicine

Apollo, God of healing and Music ,  Asclepius son of Apollo and Student of Chiron, and Hippocrates Student of Asclepius

Apollo

Radiant god of light and prophecy, brings clarity, inspiration, and the sacred fire that awakens healing and truth.

Asclepius 

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Guardian of sacred dreaming, guided seekers into the healing realms of sleep where divine insight and restoration could unfold.

Hippocrates

Father of Western medicine, taught that true healing begins when we align with nature’s wisdom and understand the root causes of imbalance.