Blue Heron Retreat, is located on a ranch 10 miles northwest of Ojai, in the Los Padres National Forest.
It was established as a small non-traditional Zen Center by Enrico and Nadia Natali in 1990.
Since then, the focus has expanded to include a wider range of spiritual practices, including the option of group and personal retreat.
Please call or write for more information at:
info@blueheronretreat.org
Blue Heron Retreat
4675 Matilija Cyn Rd
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4404
Path near Figs and Citrus Trees
Japanese Maple
Nadia’s private one hoursessions (held in Matilija Canyon) are personally
designed for each individual,
which include narrative and somatic work,
and incorporate pre/perinatal,
craniosacral, and movement therapy,
depending on the particular
needs of the person.
This is an opportunity to dip
into the fundamental organization
of the soma and the psyche
in order to learn about, and choose
your patterns in life,
rather than be run by them.
When our thinking quiets down
we may become available
to a deeper self.
Patterns formed early in life,
that once protected us
can become visible.
Today, they may interfere
with our ability to respond freely
to the present moment.
Nadia specializes in trauma work and dance/movement.
She is currently writing a dissertation for a Ph.D. in clincal psychology,
specializing in somatic psychology, at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.
- Clinical Psychotherapist, MA, Ph.D.c from Santa Barbara Graduate Institute
- Dance Therapy MA, DTR, from Hunter College in New York
- Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy® RCST studied with Michael Shea and Anna Chitty
- Prenatal and Birth Therapy practitioner, trained with Ray Castellino
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner trained with Peter Levine
For more information contact:
Nadia Natali
PO Box 1318
Ojai, CA 93024
805 798 1765
nadia
nadianatali.com
www.nadianatali.com
Enrico, a photographer, has trained with Joshu Sazaki Roshi at the Mount Baldy Zen Center and with Kobun Otagawa Roshi at Jikoji, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
He first came to this practice through J. Krishnamurti. He currently studies with Vipassana teacher Shinzen Young.
My intent is to make visible the beauty of that which we take for granted, that which is so common that it all but disappears. For in the experience of the beautiful, the inherent nature of reality—that every moment is complete in and of itself, independent of subject matter or circumstance—is revealed.
From this perspective the door to paradise is as easily accessed through McDonald’s as through the Museum of Modern Art.
Enrico Natali
Ojai, California
Wedding Cake
Marica is responsible for the beautiful illustrations in The Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook, and works alongside her mother Nadia in the kitchen at most retreats, keeping the retreat guests full of original recipes from the cookbook, as well as her own creations.
She is a talented cook, and enjoys creating new dishes for family and guests, while raising her three children in a nearby self-designed-yurt-and-more dwelling with Justin, her husband.
She contributes to the Zafu Kitchen Blog and her 
artwork can be viewed online here
We also offer the option of personal retreat.
Please email us at info@blueheronretreat.org or call (805) 646-4404 for information about how you can stay at the Blue Heron Retreat in spiritual retreat. We welcome couples as well.
