Step into a weekend of radical restoration—where science meets spirit to help you reclaim your energy, sleep, and serenity. Guided by leading experts—sleep specialist Dr. Michael Breus, restorative yoga teacher Jillian Pransky, Reiki Master Andrea Kennedy, and naturopathic doctor Dr. Tom Francescott—you explore rest as both sacred practice and science-backed medicine.

In this immersive retreat, you:

• Discover your unique chronotype and learn to align your sleep, light, movement, and meals for deeper vitality

• Explore how nutrition, detox pathways, the microbiome, and adrenal balance shape your rest and resilience

• Experience Holy Fire® Reiki to replenish at every level

Through mindfulness, breathwork, and restorative yoga, you soothe the vagus nerve and reset your nervous system. The weekend closes with a powerful panel on rest as a revolutionary act of self-care and spiritual alignment. You leave nourished, renewed, and more attuned to your body's innate wisdom.

• Radical Rest Reset Schedule

  Please note this course begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. and has a special schedule:

  Friday Evening

  4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  Check In (Rooms available after 5:00 p.m.)

  7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
  Dr. Michael Breus — The Science of Sleep: How To Be Better In Bed
  
  Dr. Breus gives a quick Sleep 101 and helps participants identify their Sleep Chronotype. From there, they learn the best times for sleep, coffee, exercise, and sex based on their biology.

  8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
  Andrea Kennedy — Holy Fire® Reiki Healing Experience

  Ease into a deep state of relaxation as Andrea leads a Holy Fire® Reiki transmission designed to clear energetic stress and prepare your body, mind, and spirit for restorative sleep.

  Saturday Morning

  9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
  Jillian Pransky — Restorative Yoga for Deep Release and Nervous System Reset

  Through mindful movement, supported postures, and breath awareness, Jillian guides you into profound states of rest and embodiment. Experience how slowing down can soothe the vagus nerve, release emotional tension, and invite deep calm.

  10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
  Break

  10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
  Andrea Kennedy — Holy Fire® Reiki Healing Experience

  Re-enter the healing field with a morning Reiki session focused on energetic balance and integration. This session amplifies the restorative effects of the morning’s yoga and prepares you for deeper self-healing.

  Saturday Afternoon

  2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
  Dr. Michael Breus — Sleep as Medicine: How Sleep Effects Longevity

  Dr. Breus shares how sleep impacts longevity and aging, covers supplements, cannabis, and jet lag, and shares five science-backed steps to improve sleep immediately.

  3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
  Break

  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Jillian Pransky — Loving Presence: Mindfulness and Rest as Spiritual Practice

  Move beyond physical rest into the heart of mindfulness. Through guided meditation and gentle yoga nidra, Jillian helps you experience rest as an act of love — a gateway to compassion, connection, and spiritual renewal.

  Sunday Morning

  9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Dr. Tom Francescott — Detox, Restore, and Rebalance: The Functional Medicine Approach to Rest

  Explore how toxins, stress, and hormonal imbalances affect your sleep and vitality. Dr. Francescott offers holistic tools — from nutrition and breathwork to adrenal support and mindful detox — that bring your whole system into harmony.

  11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
  Break

  11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  Panel Discussion — Rest as Revolution: Integrating Science, Spirit, and Self-Care

  Join all faculty for a dynamic closing conversation exploring how sleep, mindfulness, energy healing, and functional medicine converge to support total wellbeing.

  1:00 p.m.
  Check Out

  The above schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the faculty.

the omega experience

Omega is a nonprofit, donor-supported, educational organization at the forefront of holistic studies. Located on more than 250 acres in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega offers a wide variety of workshops, retreats, conferences, and professional trainings, in-person and online. Since 1977, more than one million people have come to Omega for reasons big and small—to spark creativity, explore spirituality, improve well-being, and connect to a community of lifelong learners. 

your all-inclusive stay includes:

• Accommodations: Relax in our simple, comfortable accommodations, undisturbed by televisions or phones. 

• Meals: Enjoy three delicious farm-to-table local, sustainable, nutrient-dense, artisanal, and whole-food meals. 

• Daily Open Classes: Move your body and quiet your mind with classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, and the arts.

• Canoeing and Kayaking: Explore Omega’s 80-acre Long Pond Lake. 

• Lakeside Games & Relaxation: Relax by Long Pond Lake with a good book or play lawn games with the community. 

• Ram Dass Library: Dive into our collection of more than 7,000 volumes on holistic living and enjoy the artwork of local artists on the gallery walls.

• Sanctuary & Yearning Pond: Perched on a hill and surrounded by trees, the Sanctuary is the spiritual heart of Omega. Meditate, contemplate, and experience tranquility in this beautiful space.

• Pickleball, Tennis, and Basketball: Match up with fellow participants or shoot some hoops.

• Trails and Gardens: Explore the wooded trails or sit and read in the tranquil Omega Garden.