TOGETHER MORE: AMPLIFYING PRESENCE

October 17 & 18, 2026, 10AM-5PM

2 day long immersion in the Tahoe National Forest at private retreat

Foundations of Secure Attachment to Self & Others

Together More: Amplifying Presence, October 17 & 18, 2026, will be an introduction to practicing a foundational skill of relating - Paying attention.

Paying attention, to what is being experienced, instead of what we are thinking about, generates a relational state that is grounded, simple, relieving, and uncommon, even amongst psychotherapeutic professionals.

During these 2 days, we will practice how to actively pay attention to threads of awareness within ourselves and notice what happens in contact with others.

This is the root of secure relationship, communication and fulfilling connection.

An invitation

When we feel truly met,
our bodies soften.
our breath deepens.
life feels more possible.

Secure attachment is a self-reinforcing collaboration between two nervous systems.

Together More experiences are expertly crafted relational skills immersions, devoted to understanding and embodying what secure attachment actually is, in action, not just in theory, and how to live with more of it, together.

What This Is

We are built for connection.
Many of us learned instead how to survive relationship.

Together More is a space to re-orient toward thriving.

When the relational conditions of presence, care, and responsiveness are reliably embodied, co-regulation strengthens itself over time.

We practice how to:

  • be present with our own experience in the moment

  • express presence and care without managing, performing, or “helping”

  • co-create warmth and ease

  • grow enjoyment without forcing or bypassing

This is not self-improvement.
It’s relational skill building.

Presence, clarified

Presence is not effort.
Not performance.
Not being “regulated enough.”

Presence becomes available when the nervous system feels supported.

We slow down.
We notice.
We stay.

We are not extracting, implying a need for outcome, or passing judgement.

Attachment, without pathology

We all carry patterns—
ways of reaching, bracing, withdrawing, adapting.

Not as problems.
As intelligent responses.

These patterns are not static. We can change our behavior, and neurochemistry, if we know what to practice instead of a familiar and unsatisfying response.

In Together More, we explore how these patterns shape the closeness we experience—and practice what we can actually do instead.

With choice.
With kindness.
Without forcing ourselves into discomfort.

Nervous-system–informed

Polyvagal theory, attachment theory and education about the autonomic and parasympathetic nervous systems are woven throughout as a living framework.

We learn:

  • how safety and connection arise in real time

  • how ventral vagal states support play, curiosity, and pleasure

  • how to gently shift out of survival responses

Feeling better together is not a demand.
It’s a byproduct.

Who this is for

Together More is for individuals, couples, and practitioners who want:

  • more ease in relationship

  • deeper presence without strain

  • practical, usable relational skills

  • an experience that is warm, intelligent, and alive

You don’t need to be fixed.
You don’t need to arrive calm.
You just need curiosity and consent to practice.

Setting

We will gather from 10AM - 5PM Saturday, October 16, and 10AM - 5PM Sunday, October 17, in the Big Sky Family Medicine Dome, an insulated geodesic dome with a view of the high Eastern Sierra, located close to Truckee, CA.

You will be free to stay wherever you feel most comfortable in the Truckee, North Lake Tahoe area.

Lunches will be provided Saturday and Sunday, and will be friendly for gluten-free and dairy free diets.

Investment

Fee: $700

This includes:

  • all teaching and experiential practices, which will include guided meditations, structured individual and group interaction, and receiving sound immersion

  • enjoyment of the retreat space

  • ability to bask in the wilderness of the Tahoe National Forest, where the private retreat home is located

  • a small, carefully held group container, limited to 14 participants

  • facilitation by seasoned, licensed expert trauma and group therapist,

    Laurel Lococo LMFT

  • Beautiful organic meals, with vegetarian options, supportive of gluten-free and dairy-free diets

Payment in full: $700

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