Upcoming Events

Join us at our Tucson resort and spa this spring and discover how to weather and recover from trauma amid life’s challenges at this intimate, four-day Immersion™ retreat, thoughtfully crafted by our mental health and wellness expert.

Featuring special guest Kathleen Parrish, a trauma-informed care expert, this special event offers insightful presentations, healing consultations, and restorative activities, all designed to help you process trauma, build resilience, and embrace total well-being.

Connect with a community of like-minded individuals as you learn to reclaim balance and peace-of-mind.

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Tucson, AZ offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Kathleen Parrish, MAMFC, MARE, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and the owner and operator of KP Counseling and Consulting. She served as senior director of Clinical Operations and Community Outreach at Cottonwood Tucson for nearly two decades. Kathleen’s work with trauma survivors spans over 25 years, and includes EMDR, narrative therapy, and mindfulness practices. She's an EMDRIA-certified therapist and provides attachment-focused EMDR to address complex developmental trauma.

Additionally, Kathleen is an approved clinical supervisor for the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, and has published articles for Counselor, Addiction Professional, Addiction Today, and Arizona Together. She's the co-author of The Essence of Resilience: Stories of Triumph over Trauma, and has made several television guest appearances on Dr. Phil and Intervention. She's a frequent speaker at conferences in the United States and Europe.

Canyon Ranch Experts:

Amy Hawthorne MS, LMFT, Director of Mental Health & Wellness
Amy specializes in getting to the root of issues quickly, helping guests to recognize the deeper “why” for current life circumstances, identifying and healing past traumas, and addressing maladaptive relationship patterns.

Sherri Felton MS, LPC, Mental Health & Wellness Expert
Sherri Felton is dedicated to helping guests at our Arizona wellness resort gain invaluable insights into the patterns that no longer serve them, guiding them to create new, more effective habits for a fulfilling life. Her areas of specialization include performance, trauma, and anxiety.

Adam Smith MA, Senior Spiritual Wellness Provider
Adam can guide you in cultivating purpose, living with loss, emotional eating, and enjoying a more contemplative way of life. He uses evidence-based practices and continually witnesses how spiritual practices can deepen the meaning of your meals, strengthen the connection to your body and food, and help you communicate better.

Rachael Gallagher MM, M Div., Spiritual Wellness Provider, Tucson
Rachael Gallagher M, MDiv, is a transformational wellness expert at Canyon Ranch Tucson in Arizona. She offers spiritual consultations, individual sessions, and leads workshops and presentations designed to guide resort guests through life’s transitions and foster self-healing.

Sunday, April 20

4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Welcome & Orientation
This session will provide an overview of the program and allow us to get to know each other and get familiar with Canyon Ranch.

5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Group Welcome Dinner
Get to know each other and chat about the week ahead over a delicious, healthful group meal.

7 p.m.-8 p.m. Crystal Singing Bowl Meditation
Immerse yourself in the healing harmonies of gemstone and mineral-infused Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls under the guidance of spiritual wellness provider Tryshe Dhevney.

Monday, April 21

7 a.m. Morning Walk
This walk includes inclines on both trails and pavement that will accommodate all paces up to 13 minutes per mile, equivalent to 4-5 mph on a treadmill. Please bring your water bottle.

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. The Neuroscience of Addiction & Trauma and Modalities for Healing Trauma
Exploring the science of addiction and trauma and its impact on your brain as well as ways to heal and promote emotional maturity and healthy relationships.

10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. CR Vitality Tour
An exclusive tour of the brand-new CR Vitality. Learn about the self-led specialty spaces thoughtfully designed to help guests maximize their time at Canyon Ranch.

1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Spiritual Cycling
Music and lighting will help create an indoor cycling journey of mindfulness and a set intention. Let this class move you to a heightened state of awareness and a deeper sense of gratitude.

3 p.m.-4 p.m. Body Spirit Connection
A Spiritual Wellness expert discusses how integrative wellness empowers us to honor the wisdom of mind, body, and spirit. Explore evidence-based practices like self-compassion, mindfulness, and hope.

4 p.m.-5 p.m. Complex Traumatic Grief: Understanding & Healing with Kathleen Parrish
Kathleen Parrish shares an overview of symptoms, sociological considerations, and a path of hope for those who desire healing from complex traumatic grief, which results when loss occurs due to significant trauma.

Tuesday, April 22

7 a.m. Morning Walk
This walk includes inclines on both trails and pavement that will accommodate all paces up to 13 minutes per mile, equivalent to 4-5 mph on a treadmill. Please bring your water bottle.

9 a.m. Qi Gong
This ancient art uses breath to strengthen internal organs and gentle movement for calming the mind.

2 p.m.-3 p.m. Cultivating a Resilient Mindset
Learn how to cultivate resiliency skills and discusses trauma, stress and burnout, in high-functioning people, common symptoms and how it affects your life.

4 p.m.-5 p.m. Trauma Attachment & Healing with Kathleen Parrish
Guest expert Kathleen Parrish, shares insights about trauma, attachment theories and self-healing. Learn how survivors of childhood trauma can struggle with relationships, self-destructive behavior, addiction and a lack of connection to themselves.

Wednesday, April 23

7 a.m. Morning Walk
This walk includes inclines on both trails and pavement that will accommodate all paces up to 13 minutes per mile, equivalent to 4-5 mph on a treadmill. Please bring your water bottle.

9 a.m.-10 a.m. Contemplation & Healing
Find out how changing the way you "see" through contemplative spiritual practice can foster greater wholeness and inner peace.

11 a.m.-12 p.m. Compassion Circle For Grief & Gratitude
Enter a compassionate space that welcomes both your grief and your gratitude. Give yourself permission to grieve and start moving forward with renewed purpose and greater wholeness.

2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Trauma, Resilience & Recovery Panel Discussion
A panel and Q&A discussion featuring Kathleen Parrish and Canyon Ranch Experts moderated by Amy Hawthorne.

4 p.m.-5 p.m. Trauma Resilience & Recovery with Kathleen Parrish
Resilience strengthens your capacity to heal and recover from traumatic experiences. With guest expert Kathleen Parrish, examine concepts related to trauma and the ways to recognize and celebrate resilience as a path toward lasting recovery.