Global Therapy Connect

01/06/2026

We have been deeply moved by the response to our March 2027 Immersive Retreat at Nyosi Wildlife Reserve, South Africa.

The Full Retreat Experience (12–25 March 2027) is now fully booked, with a waitlist in place.

Part II: What the Elements Remember (19–25 March 2027) is also fully booked, and a waitlist is now open.

There is still limited availability for Part I: The Living Mirror (12–19 March 2027). Facilitated by Lisa Dion and Marshall Lyles, this immersive experience invites practitioners into a unique week of observation, reflection, and learning in the heart of the South African bush.

Designed as a powerful standalone experience, this journey invites participants to deepen their therapeutic presence, engage with nature as an active partner in the learning process, and explore new ways of seeing themselves, their practice, and the world around them. For those seeking a transformative experience that blends professional growth with personal renewal, this is not a week to miss.

Thank you to everyone who has trusted us with this vision. We are looking forward to welcoming practitioners from South Africa and around the world into this extraordinary experience.

🌿 Explore the retreat and pathways:
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25/05/2026

There’s something incredibly special taking shape for March 2027.

We’ll be gathering at Nyosi Wildlife Reserve in South Africa for a deeply immersive experiential retreat with Lisa Dion, Marshall Lyles, Abby Esquivel, and Dr Tanya Defferary.

An immersive learning experience grounded in reflection, connection, and the transformative power of nature.

Only 1 space remains for the full retreat experience at Nyosi.

Part I still has availability with accommodation at Kragga Kamma Game Reserve, and a waitlist is now open for Part II.

More information: www.globaltherapyconnect.com

https://youtu.be/-xI_tNseDAk?si=hvsplzuJubWyGNdH

08/05/2026

“This retreat isn’t just beautiful… it feels necessary.”

In this short conversation, Marshall Lyles and Tanya Defferary reflect on why spaces of connection, nature, reflection, and community matter so deeply in the times we are living in.

More than a traditional training, this retreat was intentionally created as an immersive experience where practitioners can slow down, reconnect, reflect deeply, and learn in relationship with both nature and one another.

Sometimes stepping away from the noise of everyday life allows us to return to ourselves and to our work differently.

March Retreat 2027
Nyosi Wildlife Reserve · South Africa

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pr11pesdJ7M?feature=share

“This retreat isn’t just beautiful… it feels necessary.”In this short conversation, Marshall Lyles and Tanya Defferary reflect on why spaces of connection, n...

07/05/2026

In times that feel fast, uncertain, and disconnected…
returning to nature and community becomes its own kind of medicine.

This is a small glimpse into the conversations, reflections, and vision behind our March 2027 immersive retreat experience at Nyosi Wildlife Reserve, South Africa.

More than a traditional training, this retreat invites practitioners into an experiential journey where learning is lived — through nature, relationship, reflection, and community.

Join Lisa Dion, Marshall Lyles, Abby Esquivel, and Tanya Defferary in the wild.

Here is a link to this clip:
https://youtu.be/-xI_tNseDAk

To book your spot or find out more about the March 2027 · South Africa
www.globaltherapyconnect.com

You can watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/mMoM7Y6ATRU

There’s something that happens when we step out of the noise… and into the wild.This video is a glimpse into the vision, heart, and conversations behind our ...

30/04/2026

Step into the wild - March 2027 Retreat

In March 2027, we gather at Nyosi Wildlife Reserve for an immersive professional training where nature becomes co-facilitator, inviting deeper awareness, reflection, and connection to self, others, and the work we hold as clinicians.

This immersive training is led by an experienced international team of facilitators, Lisa Dion, Marshall Lyles, Abby Esquivel, and Dr Tanya Defferary, each bringing depth in trauma-informed practice, attachment, expressive modalities, and relationally grounded clinical work. Together, they offer a reflective and integrative learning space that supports both professional development and personal insight.

This is not a traditional training space.
It is a place where observation, embodiment, and relational depth are lived, not only taught.

Participants may join in one of three ways:
• The Complete Training Pathway (Part 1 + Part 2)
• Part 1: The Living Mirror – Observing the Wild Within
• Part 2: What the Elements Remember – Intergenerational Integration

As we’ve shaped this experience, we’ve been deeply aware of the importance of creating space for South African practitioners to be part of this work.

We have therefore created a South African Practitioner Pathway, offering access to the core training days within the retreat structure, while allowing flexibility around accommodation and travel.

This pathway has been intentionally designed to make this international-level training more accessible locally, while maintaining the depth, integrity, and clinical focus of the work.

This is a space for psychologists, counsellors, play therapists, and trauma practitioners seeking reflective, embodied, and relationally grounded learning.

If you feel drawn to this work, we would love to welcome you.

More information: https://www.globaltherapyconnect.com/march-retreat-2027-sa-practitioners

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CPD Points pending.

28/04/2026

There’s something that happens when you step out of the noise…
and into the wild.

The nervous system softens.
Awareness deepens.
Connection returns.

In March 2027, we gather in the South African bush for a deeply immersive professional experience, where nature becomes co-facilitator, and the work unfolds through presence, relationship, and lived experience.

Join Lisa Dion, Marshall Lyles, Abby Esquivel, and Tanya Defferary, for this unique retreat experience.

🌿 Nyosi Wildlife Reserve
Part I: 12–19 March
Part II: 19–25 March
Join one, or stay for the full journey.

📩 [email protected]
🌐 www.globaltherapyconnect.com

23/04/2026

Immersive Retreat March 2027 | Nyosi Wildlife Reserve

A two-part immersive experience:
Part I: The Living Mirror (12–19 March)
Part II: What the Elements Remember (19–25 March)
Join us for one part, or stay for the full journey.

For registration and enquiries:
📩 [email protected]

23/04/2026

There’s something that happens
when you step out of the noise…
and into the wild.

The nervous system softens.
Awareness deepens.
Connection returns.
To self.
To others.
To the earth that holds it all.

Join us for an immersive experience
where nature becomes co-facilitator
and learning is lived, not just taught.

Nyosi Wildlife Reserve | March 2027

Register at www.globaltherapyconnect.com

16/04/2026

The wild is calling...

There are now only 3 spaces remaining at Nyosi Wildlife Reserve for our March 2027 Immersive Retreat

What we’re creating there is something quite rare…

A space where clinical depth meets the natural world, where we slow down, observe, and begin to notice what emerges in ourselves and in our work when we are truly present.

Mornings in the bush, shared learning, meaningful conversations, and the quiet presence of wildlife becoming part of the process.

Led by Lisa Dion, Marshall Lyles, Abby Esquivel, and Tanya Defferary, this is a two-part training that can be experienced as a full immersive journey or as individual sections.

If you’ve been considering it, this is a gentle nudge, we’re very close to capacity at Nyosi.

You’re welcome to explore here:
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