November 6-8, 2026

The use of any psychedelic drugs is not permitted on the days of the Rose Path Empowerment Retreat, which includes the evenings between retreat days. This is because psychedelics alter the energy system in a way that interferes with perception and receiving the empowerments and transmissions of the Rose Path and they can interfere with the group energies of the retreat as well. 

 Psychiatric drugs are exempted, as is medical marijuana, where there is a prescription, but in either case the teachers need to be informed. 

Medical drugs, of course, are also exempt, but the teacher should be informed of any deep medical conditions. In addition, drunkenness is not permitted, and moderate alcohol use before or after the retreat is also discouraged. Alcohol dulls the senses and alters your energy field, so will inhibit your ability to have all your senses open and be able to perceive and receive energy clearly. Anyone in violation of this policy will need to drop out of the retreat (but may possibly re-take it later as a repeater), and there will be no refunding of tuition.

Participants must act in a way that respects the integrity and supports the well-being of other members of the retreat and community. They must not engage in behavior that is dishonest, judgemental, abusive or undermines the integrity of anyone in the community, whether via verbal communication, public postings or private messages. Publicly, they also must not belittle, put-down, or use language that casts doubt on colleagues’ professional competence or integrity, or injures their reputation. Ethical issues with colleagues should be addressed to Leontine Hartzell and Liz Disterhoft.

All Rose Path Empowerment Retreat participants shall respect any information that fellow participants share and shall not share, speak or write or record about any personal information a fellow participants has shared outside of the retreat, ever.This includes experiences fellow participants have had in journeys, meditations, ceremonies or their reflections on said experiences.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from participants at our retreat. No data or tracking is performed by us on our websites.

We use your Personal Information only for contacting you about The Rose Path Empowerment Retreat and about related events, for creating a Responsibility Agreement with you, and to contact you regarding any issue with our Code of Ethics Policy.

By participating in the Rose Path Empowerment Retreat you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. 

You also agree to not use any audio or video recording of the retreat. In addition, no photos may be taken during the retreat without permission of the instructors and fellow participants.

We don’t sell or share your personal data with any 3rd parties.

• Refunds requested prior to a month before the retreat: full refund less admin fee of $60.

• Refund requested prior to 1 week before retreat: ½ the deposit refunded

• Refund requested less than 1 week before retreat: the deposit is non-refundable.

• Any “balance payments” in excess of required ‘deposits’ are fully refundable.

• Once retreat has begun, all tuition payments ( deposits and balances) are non-refundable.

• Late arrivals or early departures from the retreat are not due any refunds for parts of class missed. 

Retreat Cancellation and Date Change Policy:

Retreat cancellation is unlikely, since Leontine and Liz are responsible for contractual payments to the retreat center!

For a cancelled retreat: full refunds will be given within a month of the date change, with no fees.

For a date-change, a full refund with no fees, may be requested within 2 weeks of the announcement of the date change. After that, the usual cancellation policy applies.

Travel Costs: The student is responsible for all travel costs and for any other costs incurred if retreat is changed, rescheduled or cancelled. If some emergency causes Leontine and Liz to leave in the middle of the retreat and a student teacher is not able to resume leading, all tuition payments will be fully refunded, but students are still responsible for their travel and other costs incurred.

Violation of Retreat Drug Use Policy: Participant will need to drop out of the retreat, with no refund of tuition or deposit.