Retreat Leaders

Jean Palmer-Daley, Ph.D., LMFT, Jungian Analyst is a psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst in private practice in Santa Barbara, California as well as on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute. She completed her analytic training at the Centre for Jungian and Depth Psychology According to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz. Jean began working with Marion Woodman and what later became BodySoul Rhythms® in 1992. Jean trained in the Leadership Training Program of BodySoul Rhythms®. She is currently the president of the Board of the Marion Woodman Foundation. She is committed to continuing and growing the work of Marion Woodman and BodySoul Rhythms®. Jean has lectured and lead workshops throughout the US and Europe. For more information, visit jeanpalmerdaley.com

Nancy C. Romig, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC is an Analyst Member and Training Analyst of the C.G. Jung Study Center of Southern California. She is Professor Emerita, CSU San Marcos School of Nursing. She has over 40 years of nursing practice in the specialty of women’s health and psychiatric mental health. She has attended numerous BodySoul Rhythms® intensives based on Marion Woodman’s approach which deepened her own inner journey and discovery of the healing energies of the Feminine and the unconscious. She has a psychotherapy/ psychoanalytic private practice in San Diego which integrates dreamwork, expressive arts, bodywork, journaling, and other modalities.

Vernessa Foelix, MA in Art Education, is a weaver, painter, and also works in clay, and has taught, organized creative workshops, and exhibited work in Europe & the US. Originally from North Carolina, she has lived and worked for many years in Switzerland. She is a dancer of the 5Rhythms and pursues an interest in contemporary art & psychology. She participated in “The How of the Creative Process” at Harvard’s School of Education. She completed the Marion Woodman Foundation BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training Program in 2006 and served on the Board. Vernessa teaches art and offers Jungian-BodySoul and “The Feast of Your Life” workshops in Europe & the US.

Joan Abraham, MA, LMFT, IAAP, is a Jungian Analyst, licensed psychotherapist, and workshop facilitator with a private practice in Santa Monica, California. Her work attunes to the wisdom of the body and embraces dreams, creative self-expression and insight-oriented mindfulness. Joan’s interests include the therapeutic role of alchemy, literature, philosophy, mysticism and religion. She completed the Marion Woodman Foundation BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training. With a love for music and singing, Joan is currently exploring the healing power of sound with crystal alchemy singing bowls and enjoys sharing the experience with others. For more information, visit joanabraham.com