Self-Leadership Week in Turkey · a facilitation training within deep work
Deep Work Facilitation
Self-Leadership Training
- STANDART RETREAT
- FACILITATION CERTIFICATION
Immersion into Deep Work
An event that focuses on what Deep Work is, diving deep into oneself to discover our truth. The event is structured as a retreat and a training to learn more about Deep Work, and developing and refining facilitation skills.
You’ll live your own process and learn. Some come to deepen their own work; some come to learn the craft. There is a track for each.
What the week holds
Four dimensions of the work.
Self-leadership
Self and parts, the Eight Cs — the inner architecture from which everything else is held.
Facilitation skills
Deep work
Introspective work each night, integration each morning — your own material, taken seriously.
Sound immersion
Live sound sessions woven through the week with Corbu — musician and sound-immersion artist.
Two ways to attend.
One container.
Both tracks share the same ceremonial container and the Thursday-to-Sunday week. They differ only in the facilitation layer — two different intentions, not a better and a lesser one.
Option 1 · Retreat track
October 1 to 4 (4 days 3 nights)
Standard.
Starts
Thursday evening
Ceremonies
1 (Thu–Sun)
Focus
Facilitation practice
Certificate
Optional Certificate of Participation
CERTIFIED TRACK
Option 2 · Facilitation track
September 30th - October 4 (5 days 4 nights)
Facilitation Certification.
Starts
Ceremonies
Focus
Your own process + the craft of accompaniment
Facilitation practice
Tuesday evening check-in
Wednesday training day + practice woven through the week
Certificate
Certificate documenting theory + supervised practice
Practice segments include holding sharing-circle segments, curious-inquiry triads, creative-tools facilitation, challenging-situations role-play, and technique-lab observation. See the certification below for the full breakdown.
What you’ll walk away with
The craft, and the ground beneath it.
Holding space
Holding space begins with self-leadership: knowing which part of you is in the room, and choosing presence over fixing.
What integration is (and isn’t)
The model, the metaphors, and the dimensions an experience must land across to become real.
Reading the risks
Spiritual bypassing, ego inflation, and the misreadings that turn a message into a trap — including in your own material.
A working toolkit
Journaling, creative and somatic tools, and how to hold a sharing circle.
The map beneath the work
A light introduction to self-leadership and the Tree of Life as a psychological frame for what integration does.
Your own ground
Five nights of guided process, held and metabolized — not left raw.
Who this is for.
This is for you if…
You’ve worked with this school before.
You’re drawn to accompany others in integration or personal-development work.
You want to deepen your own process alongside the craft.
This may not be the right time if…
This would be your first encounter with Deep Instrospective Work.
You’re seeking treatment for an acute mental-health condition — this is a training and a container, not clinical care.
You can’t commit to the full training time and the aftercare that follows.
The rhythm of the week
The shape of the days.
Nights are for Deep Work. Mornings begin gently — grounding yoga, breath, an integration circle — and the day’s teaching stays light and close to what’s actually arising. The Wednesday facilitation-training day belongs to the certification track only; Thursday through Sunday is shared by both, and Monday morning closes the container. Times to confirm — pacing follows the room.
Daily rhythm
Early morning
Grounding yoga, pranayama, meditation — with Farah
Midday
Afternoon
Rest, then two workshops — self-leadership, and somatic work with Farah
Evening
Sound healing, dinner, ceremony preparation
Night
Ceremony
WED | Dimensions - How integration fails.
The container opens — who is leading?
- Early morning: Kambo with Farah
- Self-leadership foundations — Self and parts, the Eight Cs
- The companion stance: support, not fixing — from where do you hold?
- SL workshop: [Wed SL theme]
- Workshop with Farah: [Wed somatic theme]
- Sound immersion session with Corbu
- ight: ceremony 1
THU | Dimensions — how integration.
Dimensions — how integration.
- Standard-track participants arrive in the evening
- Foundations of integration
- SL workshop: [Thu SL theme]
- Workshop with Farah: [Thu somatic theme]
- Breathwork workshop with Kutay
- Sound immersion session with Corbu
- Night: ceremony 2 — the first shared ceremony
FRI | Integration tools & techniques.
Integration tools & techniques.
Both tracks
- Benefit-maximization tools, curious inquiry, and a survey of techniques
- SL workshop: integration tools for self-observation and insight
- Workshop with Farah: [Fri somatic theme]
- Breathwork workshop with Kutay
- Night: ceremony 3
SAT | Practice — tools & circles.
Practice — tools & circles.
Both tracks
- Holding a circle, creative tools, challenging situations
- SL workshop: being professional — the facilitator traps
- Workshop with Farah: [Sat somatic theme]
- Sound immersion session with Corbu
- Night: ceremony 4
SUN | Practice, closing & the final night.
Practice, closing & the final night.
Both tracks
- Integration practice: student facilitators and participants close together
- SL workshop: [Sun SL theme, or closing-focused]
- Workshop with Farah: [Sun somatic theme, or closing-focused]
- Closing circle
- Night: ceremony 5
A closing integration circle and personal aftercare plan follow on the final morning — no one leaves the container without landing.
The certification · Option 2
What the Facilitation Certification documents.
An introductory module within Transcendent Institute’s facilitator pathway. It certifies integration-facilitation theory and supervised practice — the beginning of the craft, not its completion.
Honest self-selection
A framework for the alchemy of the soul.
~30
hours of structured training
Theory & teaching — incl. self-leadership as the facilitator’s stance
~10h
Supervised facilitation practice
~12h
Embodiment — yoga, pranayama breathwork, sound immersion
~7h
+ ~25–30h
experiential ceremonial immersion
What the certificate is.
- Documentation of integration-facilitation theory and supervised practice.
- An introductory module within the Institute’s facilitator pathway.
- A foundation in integration companioning — the beginning of the craft.
What it is not.
- Not a licence to facilitate ceremonies or administer any medicine.
- Not a psychotherapy or clinical qualification.
- Not accredited by any external body.
The ceiling of this training is integration companioning, not clinical competence.
The container & your safety
How the container is held.
Careful screening
A confidential medical and psychological review with our team before you are confirmed — because not every moment is the right moment.
Qualified facilitation
Experienced facilitators and medical support present throughout, with clear roles and an emergency protocol.
Integration, daily
Morning circles and teaching that metabolize each night, plus a closing plan and aftercare for the weeks that follow.
Informed consent & your autonomy
You’ll know what you’re consenting to, and you can stop at any time.
This is a supportive and educational container. It is not medical treatment and is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional.
Your facilitators
Held by people who have done the work.
Anthony Tatekawa
Founder · Lead facilitator
Integrative psychologist and founder of the Institute; twenty years accompanying preparation, presence, and integration.
Dr. Farah Diva
Medical support
MD and yoga instructor in charge of Yoga science and philosophy training.
Kutay
Breathwork & facilitation
Musician, and breath-work facilitator.
Corbu
Musician · Sound immersion
Multinstrumentalist, expert in ambient music and facilitation.
Placeholder bios and portraits — supply real names, roles, and photos with consent.
The Location
Return to Nature at Red Pine Guesthouse in İznik
Tucked away in the red pine forests of İznik, just a couple of hours from Istanbul. A house near the shores of Lake İznik and the historic town of ancient Nicaea, it’s the perfect escape for those craving comfort, calm, and connection with the outdoors.
- Shared and private rooms; all linens provided
- Fresh, seasonal, ceremony-appropriate meals
- Dedicated ceremony & integration spaces
- Quite and comfortable space close to lush nature
The Surroundings
Red Pine Guesthouse sits in the peaceful Çamoluk neighbourhood of İznik, cradled by red pine forests in the hills of northwestern Turkey.
How to Arrive
İznik is roughly a two-hour drive from Istanbul; take the Osmangazi Bridge across the Gulf of İzmit to reach us quickly, then follow the winding pine-lined roads up to Çamoluk. From Bursa, we’re about an hour away. If you’re flying in, both Istanbul (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) airports are convenient starting points.
Pricing & what’s included
Transparent, with no hidden costs.
What’s included
- Tuition and all teaching
- Ceremonies within the shared container — four (Standard) or five (Facilitation)
- Daily integration & morning practice
- [n] nights’ accommodation & all meals
- Course materials
- Closing integration & aftercare plan
- Facilitation only: The Wednesday training day, supervised practice & certificate.
Not included
- Flights and travel to IST or SAW
- Travel insurance (optional)
- Airport transfers & personal expenses
Standard
Retreat track
Standard
Shared room
800
Retreat track
Private room
1100
Facilitation Certification
Retreat track
Facilitation Certification
Shared room
1100
Retreat track
Private room
1400
A non-refundable deposit of 30% holds your place; balance due by September 20th. Returning-student and payment-plan options available on request. Prices in EUR; state whether taxes are included.
Questions
Before you apply.
Do I need previous experience?
Is this therapy?
What is the screening?
What's the daily rhythm?
What should I prepare?
What's your cancellation policy?
What does the certificate qualify me to do?
How do I apply?
Use the form below to request an interview. Places are limited and application-based; every applicant is interviewed before a place is confirmed. Tell us which track you’re applying for — Standard or Facilitation Certification.
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