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 May 24th - May 30th, 2026

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Immerse yourself in Greek culture, mythology, & history! 

A unique and affordable opportunity to travel and combine

self-care, personal growth, and continuing education!

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This workshop is for anyone who is interested;

mental health professionals will earn a certificate with 14 NBCC contact hours.

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This highly experiential wisdom journey is specifically designed for inspired individuals and

mental health professionals who are interested in learning more about incorporating elements

of myth, archetypes, internal family systems, work with the subtle body, metaphor,

and creativity into their personal lives and clinical practice.

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Click here to view photos from past Wisdom Journeys to Crete, Greece​

 

Program Overview

 

The Myth of the Labyrinth offers an exquisite archetypal template for the journey of individuation—our universal calling to embody who we truly are, to live in alignment with our higher, divine nature, and ultimately to move toward the Self. Within this myth, the template is made up of “parts” of ourselves, illustrated by the characters in the story, much like the figures in our dreams who symbolize aspects of our psyche in relation to particular themes or circumstances.

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As we progress on this sacred journey, our work toward inner harmony and integration—grounded in courage and self-acceptance—strengthens our capacity to embody the Self and to face life’s deeper challenges. This process is powerfully illustrated in the circuitous path of the labyrinth. In Theseus’ noble intent and courage, joined with Ariadne’s heart-centered divine feminine wisdom and Daedalus’ creative problem-solving, we discover a map for our own unfolding. The guiding thread symbolizes an intuitive inner knowing—a remembering and reintegration of our many parts—that emboldens us to confront and alchemize our most difficult fears, rage, and complexes, both personal and collective, symbolized by the Minotaur.

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This evocative, playful, and potentially transformative five-day immersion will take place on the beautiful island of Crete, Greece. Through embodied experience, we will deepen our understanding of how myth can be engaged both personally and in clinical practice. Throughout the week, participants will be invited to explore and embody a variety of tools to support their own journey, and therapists will also learn ways to facilitate these processes with clients. We will engage with the myth through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), with practices that awaken awareness and connection with the subtle body, and creative arts processes that can be applied in both personal and clinical contexts. Our exploration will be enriched by visiting the sacred landscapes where this myth was born.

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The workshops are presented at a leisurely pace with half-day workshops and plenty of time in the afternoons and evenings to explore the beautiful island of Crete, both with the group and on your own as well if you desire. This opportunity to explore Crete on your own or with your guest makes this a truly unique opportunity.

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Registration

1. To Register:

Print and complete registration form, click this link to access form

2. Email registration form to : wisdomjourneys207@gmail.com,

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3. To Make a Deposit or Full Payment: 

• (*Preferred*) Mail a check made out to Wisdom Journeys, LLC with payment in full or a $400 deposit along with a printed and completed registration form to: Lois LeBlanc, 800 West Lovell Road, Lovell, Maine 04051

• *or Pay $400 deposit by credit card by clicking this link. If you are not set up with a Paypal account, you can email us and we will send you an invoice.

• If you have Zelle through your online banking, you may also transfer funds through that app directly from your bank account to Wisdom Journeys.

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Conference Cost:  

$3990 per person individual room ($4790 with a guest in room who does not attend conference).

$6530 per couple sharing a room, who are both attending the conference.​

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*Space is limited to 20 participants.

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• A deposit of $400 is due by October 15th, 2025 

• 50% payment is due by November 5th, 2025, Remaining 50% is due by February 5th, 2026

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***Deposits & payments are non-refundable unless in an unlikely situation we are forced to cancel or postpone the event.

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This fee includes:

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• 6 night stay at 5 star hotel The Galaxy Hotel Iraklio in the modern capitol of Crete in Heraklion, Greece

• Daily breakfasts and coffee breaks

• Welcoming dinner (guests not attending the conference are not included)

• All conference workshops and supplies included

• Chartered bus and guided tour of Knossos ancient ruins by local archeologist (*a non-registered guest is not included but for an extra fee a guest could join you for this excursion)

• Lunch & Tickets to Archeological Museum of Heraklion with optional guided tour of museum by local archeologist

• Closing dinner at Yiannis Tavern (non-registered guests are not included)

• Chartered bus to the ancient ruins of Malia (*a non-registered guest is not included but for an extra fee a guest could join you for this excursion)

• Lunch & a guided tour of Malia ancient ruins by local archaeologist

• Visit to local beach near Malia for swimming in the beautiful teal-green Aegean Sea

• Wisdom Journeys Myth of the Labyrinth Workbook

• 2026 Myth of the Labyrinth Conference T-shirt

• Certificates for 14 NBCC contact hours for therapists after completion of evaluation for each day of conference​​​

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Travel

Travel arrangements and costs are on your own. There is access to an airport shuttle, taxi or bus from the airport to the hotel. We highly recommend Travel insurance with Allianz. Click here to learn more and to sign up.

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Disclaimer

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By registering for The Myth of the Labyrinth: A Wisdom Journey to Ancient Crete, Greece, participant specifically waives any and all claims of actions against Wisdom Journeys, LLC, Alexander Katopis, Lois LeBlanc, or Bodhi Simpson. This includes damages, loss, accident or death incurred by anyone in connection with this program. In addition, Alexander Katopis, Lois LeBlanc and Bodhi Simpson assume no liability in connection with any transportation that is used in connection with this program. In addition, no responsibility is accepted for losses or expenses due to sickness, weather, strikes other events.  We, therefore, strongly recommend each participant carries travel insurance.

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Agenda & Workshop Information

 

Sunday, May 24th – Welcoming Dinner

7:30pm – 10:00pm

We will gather as a group and experience authentic Greek cuisine while sharing introductions and setting intentions for the journey ahead.

 

Monday, May 25th – The Myth of the Labyrinth: Our Journey Begins

9:00am – 1:00pm

The Myth of the Labyrinth serves as a perfect reflection and metaphor for our personal growth and for use with our clients in clinical practice. The work of Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers tools to support this essential journey. Like the mythic path of the labyrinth, IFS is devoted to nurturing and strengthening the Self, guiding us toward a compassionate, heart-centered approach to complex behaviors, fears, and traumas. Within this framework, the challenges we encounter are known as protectors, firefighters, and exiles—our inner defenses and wounded parts, which can be understood as facets of our own inner Minotaur.

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Objectives:    

·         Learn a brief history of Greek Mythology and of the Greek "Myth of the Labyrinth"  

·         Gain a basic understanding of subpersonalities and “parts” work through the lens of IFS

·         Learn how myth could be integrated into own practice of self-care

·         Learn how myth could be integrated into work with clients in a therapeutic setting 

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Tuesday, May 26th – The Labyrinth: Blueprint of Self

9:00am – 1:00pm

In this workshop, we will explore the deeper themes of the pre-patriarchal “original” version of the Myth of the

Labyrinth we expand our perspective of this myth as bigger than ourselves with universal meaning. We can understand the metaphor of the labyrinth as a process. It is the evolution of what we go through as we gain awareness and integrate parts of ourselves into consciousness.

 

Objectives:  

·         Gain a basic understanding of the meaning and process of individuation

·         Gain a basic understanding of the concept of archetypes 

·         Learn about integrating these aspects of psychological growth into clinical practice

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Wednesday, May 27th – Exploring the Labyrinth: Bringing Theory to Reality

9:00am – 5:00pm

As a group we visit Knossos, the archeological site that has been historically connected with the Myth of the Labyrinth with a local archeologist. 

*Chartered bus, lunch and an optional guided tour of the Knossos archeological museum is also be included

 

Thursday morning, May 28th –  Enhancing the Experience of "Self" Somatically and through the Subtle Body

9:00am – 12:00pm  

The inclusion of the body—both the physical and the subtle—is essential on this journey. The Self, as the ultimate goal, arises through an exquisite balance within our system. This balance is cultivated through growing awareness and integration of the physical and the metaphysical, the body and the subtle body, and the interplay of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. At its heart, this work opens into a spiritual dimension that connects us to the collective and to the archetypal energies of the masculine and feminine—what is often described as the Divine Marriage.

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Objectives:  

·         Develop understanding of the concept of the subtle body 

·         Personally experience practices of the body and subtle body 

·         Learn how to integrate work with the body and subtle body into personal process and work with clients 

·         Identify therapeutic situations which are likely to respond well to this type of process 

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Thursday afternoon May 28th - Embodying the Myth of the Labyrinth through Creative Expression in your Own Life and in Clinical Practice

In this interactive and experiential workshop, we will integrate the wisdom gained from our experiences throughout the week. Participants will engage in creative exercises and will learn about the power of incorporating creative expression into clinical practice.

Objectives:  

·         Develop understanding of how creative expression opens a doorway into the unconscious and provides non-                verbal access to emotional/psychological process 

·         Gain a basic understanding of the concept of the “mythic imagination”

·         Personally experience importance of developing a “compassionate witness”  

·         Learn how to integrate metaphor, creative expression, and writing into work with clients in clinical practice  

·         Identify therapeutic situations which are likely to respond well to this type of creative intervention  

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7:30 – 10:00pm – Closing dinner

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Friday, May 29th - Whispers from Ancient Crete

8:30am - 3:00pm

Chartered bus, guided tour of ancient ruins of ancient Cretan (Minoan) civilization, Malia, with local archeologist, swim at local beach, and lunch are also included

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Saturday, May 30th - Check out of hotel 

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Meet the Facilitators

 

Lois LeBlanc LCPC, CPT is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Polarity Therapist in the State of Maine. Lois has a private counseling practice where her clinical work is informed by her studies and interests in developmental issues, depth psychology, energy awareness, EMDR, cognitive approaches, internal family systems, authentic movement, and incorporating myth into therapy. She is a past president of the Maine Mental Health Counselors Association, is currently serving on the board and program committee of the Maine Jung Center, and is a local and international workshop presenter. In addition, Lois is a co-founder of Wisdom Journeys, LLC and has taught taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Southern Maine Counselor Education Program.

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Bodhi Simpson, PhD, LCPC, ATR of Conscious Creativity & Art Therapy is an art therapist who incorporates work with imagination, creative expression, and myth into clinical practice. She enjoys reconnecting people with the magic and mystery of the mythic, symbolic, imaginal realms and in learning to “see” through the eyes of their hearts so that they may have an embodied encounter with life. Bodhi is a past president of the Maine Mental Health Counselors Association and is a local and international workshop presenter. Additionally, Bodhi is a visionary artist, an author, a professor at the University of Maine at Farmington in the Masters of Art in Counseling Psychology with an Emphasis in Creative Arts program, a co-founder of Wisdom Journeys, LLC, co-founder of Expressive Wellness Workshops, Trainings, & Retreats, and co-founder of the New England Goddess Temple's Triple Spiral Mystery School.

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