Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters woman leads retreat in Bali
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
When Sisters resident
Kelly Sheets is asked to
talk about her Curiosity
Experiment endeavor, her
eyes light up as she leans
into the conversation, full of
energy and enthusiasm.
“All of my experiences
— travel, recreation therapy,
business, yoga, meditation
— have provided the ground-
work for this project. I have
learned that I do my best
work when I am immersed in
what I am doing, instead of
seeing a client for one hour
once a week. I get energized
instead of tired. I am mov-
ing all my business to be
experience-based.”
In February, she conducted
her first intensive five-day/
six-night personal growth
retreat with a client in Bali.
“I’ve never felt more loved
or cared-for as a person,”
reported Sheets’ client on the
last day of her retreat.
That personal 24/7 atten-
tion is made possible by the
fact that Sheets has her “wing
man,” as she refers to Karen
Giannakopoulos, her assistant
who sees to all arrangements
and details, prior to and dur-
ing the retreat.
Giannakopoulos inter-
views the client beforehand
to ascertain their food prefer-
ences, activities they enjoy,
general likes and dislikes,
daily routine, any special
needs, and anything else that
will help customize their
retreat experience.
From the information,
Sheets is able to determine
activities and experiences that
will contribute the most to the
client’s personal growth. If
they regularly enjoy comfort
and luxury, she may have
them spending time camping,
or hiking rugged terrain.
By challenging their nor-
mal routines and belief sys-
tems about themselves, in an
unfamiliar setting, and ask-
ing the hard questions, Sheets
is able to help her clients
unwind habitual behaviors to
explore other ways of being
and feeling, and then inten-
tionally choosing how they
want to be.
Why did Sheets choose
Bali as the location for the
retreats? She has lived in
Bali for periods of time in
the past and is familiar with
its exotic environment. It is a
place where all the senses are
heightened, making it easier
for people to tap into their
feelings and become more
aware of themselves and
their beliefs and actions. With
Sheets as a knowledgeable
guide, they are able to experi-
ence themselves in a different
way, in a different culture, in
a different land.
“The culture is not clut-
tered, “ Sheets explained.
“You get what you need,”
whether that is experiences,
w e a t h e r, r e l a t i o n s h i p s ,
or sights that cause new
thoughts, new actions, new
results.
Two concepts form the
foundation on which Sheets’
program is built – intimacy
and vulnerability. She sees
intimacy as an “actual ener-
getic interaction” in which
a person experiences a close
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Kelly Sheets in Bali. her work pulls together several passions.
else is possible by turning
inward and determining how
to BE more, and DO less.
Sheets’ initial retreat client
experienced a sweet moment
while working on rewiring
her thought patterns about
always “doing.”
“I remembered that I am
spectacular!” she exclaimed.
To participate in a cus-
tomized Bali retreat, start by
contacting Sheets for an inter-
view. The retreats take place
between October and June.
Her current website is www.
kellysheets.com.
To accommodate those
who would like to experience
a mini-version of the Bali
retreat, Sheets is offering two-
and-a-half day/three night
retreats in Central Oregon
beginning in May and run-
ning through fall. These are
also individual customized
experiences, during which the
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issue that seems to present the
biggest hurdle in their way –
powerlessness, lack of clarity,
indecisiveness, insecurity, or
anything else that is hold-
ing them back. They explore
their patterns of behavior and
where the problem is showing
up in their life. The retreats
may include outdoor activi-
ties, cultural events, shopping,
tasty meals, and/or relaxation.
In addition to her retreats,
Sheets is developing a deck
of cards, with the help of
Giannakopoulos, who is a
graphic artist, to be used for
daily inspiration and shifting
awareness. She is also formu-
lating content for a new book
and putting the final touches
on her new website, www.
curiosityexperiement.com. In
the meantime, Sheets can be
reached at kelly@kellysheets.
com.
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personal relationship that is
absent any “stories” or limit-
ing beliefs that keep one from
seeing what’s really there.
Vulnerability is the deci-
sion needed to allow oneself
to be involved intimately. By
choosing to be vulnerable, a
person is allowing another to
see their weak spots.
“If I’m not being vul-
nerable and intimate, I’m
expending energy protecting
myself,” Sheets explained.
“And that is energy that could
be expended in positive ways
instead.”
Sheets teaches and mod-
els three behaviors that
contribute to a holistically
healthy way of being in the
world. Self-awareness comes
through daily meditation and
movement to create both
bodily and emotional aware-
ness. And Sheets asks the
tough questions to facilitate
that awareness.
Becoming self-responsible
allows a person to think, feel,
and act in accordance with
who they are and not based on
the actions of someone else or
exterior circumstances.
The final piece is con-
scious action — decide on
how you are going to show up
in your day-to-day life, and
do it.
Many of Sheets’ clients
are people who have received
a great deal of external vali-
dation because they are so
good at what they do. They
feel trapped on a treadmill or
a hamster wheel – just doing
more and more and running
faster and faster.
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