Camp Dreamspace

at Camp Orkila

Orcas Island Retreat for Massage CE and Self-Care

You need this.

November 1st-5th 2026

Retreat Course List

  • Sunlight shining through dense forest trees with green foliage and a mossy forest floor.

    November 1st - Forest Bathing Experience & Evening Beach Campfire

    Arrival Day! November 1st

    4 Self Care CEUs for massage therapists

    Guided by Essie Hicks LMT and Forest Bathing Guide

  • Close-up of a person's hand pressing down on a bare skin surface, possibly during a massage or skin contact.

    November 2 - Reiki Level One

    Reiki Level One with Barb Stouffer

    This course certifies you to take Reiki Level 2, and provides you with self care rituals to help cleanse your energy field and ground yourself after working with patients.

    6 CEU for Massage Therapists

  • Colorful singing bowls placed on a patterned cloth on a table, with a small mallet beside the green bowl, in a room with green walls and a window.

    Nov 3 - Sound Healing with Dr. Mary Attwood

    Experience the powerful healing vibrations of sound healing for yourself, and learn about the physiological effects certain sounds have on our bodies and minds. This practice has deep ancestral roots in human cultures around the world, and in the animal kingdom. You will learn how to add sound and vibrational healing to a bodywork practice.

    6 CEU for massage therapists

  • A person practicing yoga sits cross-legged on a mat, hands resting on their knees, wearing a sleeveless athletic top and sweatpants, with a necklace visible around their neck.

    Nov 4- Breath and Thoracic Mechanics with Dr. Evan Hassel

    Unpack your trunk! Discover how breath shapes movement. In this dynamic course, Dr. Evan Hassel blends functional anatomy, manual therapy, and guided breathwork to help massage therapists understand the diaphragm and thorax as an integrated system.

    Learn why rib mobility matters, how to identify dysfunctional breathing patterns, and how manual techniques can restore efficient, easeful breath. Perfect for therapists working with chronic pain, stress-related conditions, or mobility limitations.

    Total 6 CEU for Massage Therapists

  • Nov 5th- Health Equity & Ethics

    Health Equity and Ethics with Essie Hicks MPA, LMT

    4 hours of Ethics and Boundaries

    2 hours of Health Equity

    Total 6 CEU for Massage Therapists

  • A waterfront scene with a small dock and buildings labeled Orcas Village Store and Orcas.

    Explore Eastsound

    Rest time will be worked into the retreat so you can enjoy the beauty, shops, and farmland of Orcas Island.

Interested? Get early-bird pricing and first choice of classes.

Getting There

If you are coming from the mainland there are a few ways to get to Orcas Island.

  • Ferry

  • Walk-on Ferry

  • Kenmore Air

Travel Info

Getting Here is half the fun!