Personal Energy Clearing: A Path to Clarity and Calm

Personal Energy Clearing: A Path to Clarity and Calm is a four-day healing retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, led by Melanie Mattison. It is an energy healing and intuitive development program for anyone who senses the moods of other people, carries patterns that no longer serve them, or wants to feel steadier in daily life. No prior experience is needed.

What to Expect

The program starts from an ordinary observation: we pick up the energy of others all the time. You may feel uneasy after a conversation, a text or an email, or sense a glance before you turn around. Melanie Mattison treats this as intuitive ability, and the retreat teaches you to work with it rather than be overwhelmed by it.

Over the days you will learn how to clear your own energy and that of others, and how to deepen your connection with your inner knowing. The tools are described as powerful yet subtle. They are meant to help you:

- Clear mental and emotional clutter so you can think, feel and choose with more clarity.
- Settle into a deeper calm, even when life is demanding.
- Trust your intuition and stay present with energy without feeling swamped.
- Understand how your personal energy shapes your relationships with friends, partners, children and colleagues.

The rhythm is that of a Kripalu residential stay. Opening day begins with check-in at 2:00 pm, a Kripalu Yoga class from 4:45 to 6:00, dinner, and a first program session from 7:30 to 9:00 in the evening. On the full days, yoga runs from 6:30 to 7:45 am, followed by silent breakfast, then program sessions from 9:00 to 11:30 am and 1:30 to 4:00 pm, with lunch between them. A second yoga class comes before dinner, and on Friday there is an additional evening session from 7:00 to 9:00. On the closing day, yoga and silent breakfast are followed by a final session from 9:00 to 11:00, then lunch and departure. Times can shift, and the schedule given at check-in has the room locations.

About Melanie Mattison

Melanie Mattison is the presenter of this retreat and guides each session on clearing energy, intuition and the effect of personal energy on relationships.

The Setting

Kripalu sits in Stockbridge, in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, and the program is held on campus. Accommodations are intentionally simple, meant to help you unplug and feel grounded. You can choose a private room for solitude and rest, or a shared community-style dorm for connection with other participants. Rooms are ready by 4:00 pm, and a luggage room holds bags until then. Three meals are served each day, and breakfast is taken in silence.

Before You Go

This retreat suits all levels, from complete beginners to people with an existing practice. It is taught in English.

Your stay includes three daily meals, more than ten yoga classes over the retreat, all program sessions and instruction, lodging according to the accommodation you choose, and access to the Kripalu grounds and facilities. Healing Arts sessions and items from the Kripalu Shop and Cafe are available at extra cost.

On departure day, check-out is at 10:00 am, though you may stay on campus and take part in workshops until 2:00 pm.