COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION
Please complete the following REQUIRED registration forms. Your registration is not complete until you do so.
If you are unsure if you have completed these forms, please inquire with coco@bandintoreal.com.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Your questionnaire is due at least five weeks before the workshop: September 25, 2026. If you do not complete your questionnaire at least four weeks before the workshop, you risk forfeiting your spot in the workshop, and are subject to our cancellation policy.
WAIVER
Please review and sign the Band Into Real, LLC Release of Liability waiver by October 29, 2026.
WHAT TO BRING
Please note: Blazing Mountain Retreat Center is located at 8,400 feet in elevation. Please consider bringing appropriate layers to accommodate in the temperature fluctuations as well as anything you might need to support yourself at a higher altitude, such as electrolytes. We also suggest you begin hydrating and avoid alcohol a day or two beforehand, to support your transition to higher altitudes.
◇ Loose, comfortable clothes, for 3.5 days
◇ Layers for warm/cool weather, including hat, gloves, and coat (the retreat center is at 8K+’)
◇ Workout clothes
◇ Socks and/or slippers (the retreat center prefers no bare feet in the process room)
◇ Sturdy walking shoes
◇ An umbrella and/or rain gear in case of weather
◇ A wrist watch
◇ A tote bag or small backpack
◇ A journal and a pen
◇ A large, covered water bottle
◇ A leak-proof travel cup for hot tea (you will NOT be able to bring any open containers into the group room)
◇ Any supplements or special dietary items you may need
◇ Toiletry items (including shampoo/conditioner, body wash, etc.), make up, jewelry….
◇ An alarm clock
◇ A flashlight or headlamp with working batteries
◇ Female Staff: Please bring a special outfit with you for Initiation Day. You can also bring any special jewelry or accents for this outfit. It’s good to note you will want to be comfortable in this outfit – you’ll be sitting and moving around while wearing it.
◇ Male Staff: Please bring a nice shirt for the Friday night ritual and a special outfit that expresses the Noble Man in you for Initiation Day.
Our Invitation
◇ We strongly recommend that you take off work the Monday after the workshop to relax and integrate your experience.
◇ We request that you limit your cell phone use for the duration of the retreat, or even turn it off completely, to limit distractions and give you the maximum benefit of the experience. Please give loved ones our event manager’s phone number in case of an emergency.
Freida Sebastian
415-602-7585
PREPARING
COR Workshops are deep, transformational experiences that aim to offer all who attend a space to meet and process difficult life experiences to gain more agency, wisdom, and inner peace. In short, this isn’t light work. In many ways COR events follow the traditional arc of a rite of passage or initiation, and are to be held similarly as such.
In support of a beneficial, positive, and safe experience, it is imperative that all who attend a COR workshop experience abide by several self-care, preparation and integration practices in the week before and after the event.
- Get sufficient sleep and do your best to plan restful days
- Eat healthy, nourishing foods
- Practice self-care in whatever ways best support you such as walks in nature, exercise, taking nourishing baths or showers, meditation/prayer, and spacious time at home
- Receive emotional/spiritual support as needed from a coach, therapist or spiritual director
- Limit or avoid high intensity media or deeply disturbing or upsetting environments
- Abstain from consciousness altering experiences including but not limited to taking recreational drugs, alcohol to the point of inebriation, medicine journeys or other intense expansive experiences.
- Begin reducing your most prominent addictive behaviors.
If you have any questions about best practices in preparation or integration for any COR workshop, training, or event, please contact Band Into Real.
LOCAL RESOURCES
Groceries, Gas, Restaurants
◇ Elephant Cloud Market The Cloud Station (Groceries and Gas)
200 Cottonwood St, Crestone, CO 81131
Open 8am-7pm daily
◇ Crestone Mercantile (Groceries)
182 E Galena Ave, Crestone, CO 81131
Open 8am-7pm, Closed Sunday
◇ Our Food Is Art (Restaurant)
121 E Galena Ave suite B, Crestone, CO 81131
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11:30am-8pm
◇ Valley View Hot Springs
If you choose to visit one of the local hot springs post-workshop (a wonderful way to resource, integrate, and connect with fellow staffers), we kindly ask you be mindful of the container and the Staff Agreements. Because of the location, logistics, and cross-household participation, it’s possible participants will be present. Please maintain the integrity of the six-week rule and hold the intention to create ongoing safety for the participants.
Also, please note: soaking reservations, accommodations, and food are your responsibility and not included in your staffing fee. We do invite you to join us in this wonderful experience though!
HAVE QUESTIONS?
Many of the answers can be found on this page, but in case you can’t find what you’re looking for, contact Coco at Band Into Real with any questions or concerns. Band Into Real is a satellite community of COR.