Beyond The Family Blueprint Retreat
A weekend retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck New York.
Learn how family black sheep, scapegoats, and misfits can transform inherited shame and feel peace within themselves.
Happens June 12th - 14th, 2026
Many who grow up as the black sheep of their family, the scapegoat, or misfit carry invisible burdens: shame, guilt, and the feeling of never belonging anywhere. This weekend retreat offers a compassionate space to understand those experiences better and release their hold.
Through discussion, guided embodiment, parts work, and family constellations practices, we explore how family dynamics shape identity and how these painful roles can be unlearned.
By cultivating inner belonging, a way of meeting yourself with presence and compassion, and through sharing space with others who get it, you transform rejection into insight, tenderness, and purpose.
This retreat is designed for anyone seeking to live beyond their family’s blueprint and come home to themselves.
Who This Is For:
This space is for those who felt like the outsider in their family system. Perhaps you were the scapegoat, black sheep, lost child, or anyone who learned early on that being fully yourself wasn’t safe or supported.
This also includes those who were cast as the “golden child” or the “hero.” Even in roles that looked successful from the outside, you may have learned to survive by becoming who you were needed to be, rather than who you truly are meant to be.
What Will I Receive?
Practices to work with shame: Guided practices and support for unwinding the toxic shame that is left over from being cast as the outsider or being trapped in any rigid family role that means you have to hide your true self.
A role-specific roadmap for breaking family cycles: You’ll learn to see the role you played in your family system in a new light, understand it’s purpose, and take critical steps towards re-authoring your story.
Deep connection & belonging: Be in a circle with people who truly get it without the need to minimize it. Just real connection with others who understand what it’s like to grow up in these roles.
Concrete next steps toward your authentic self: Walk away with actionable ideas for continuing to become who you were always meant to be - beyond the pressure an expectations of others.
Dates & Times
Friday, June 12th:
Check In: 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (Rooms available after 5:00 p.m.)
Workshop: 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 13th
Workshop: 9:00 a.m.–Noon, Workshop: 2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m
Sunday, June 14th
Workshop: 9:00 a.m.–Noon, Checkout: 1:00 p.m
Kind Words from Past Participants
A Few Videos That Relate Back to this Retreat
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need any experience to join this program?
A: No, you do not need any prior experience. This workshop is for anyone at any stage of their journey.
Q: Do I need to be the black sheep of my family to participate?
A: No, this workshop is for anyone who is seeking to break cycles in their family tree and felt they did not belong.
Q: Is this workshop also offered online?
No, this this a completely in-person workshop.
About Nick Werber
Nick Werber is an integrative coach in private practice specializing in individual, family and inherited trauma, embodiment, applied neuroscience and energy work. He is a board member of The Focalizing Institute and received the bulk of his initial training over nearly a decade of mentorship from the institute’s founder and pioneering psychologist, Dr. Michael Picucci.
Nick has been a featured practitioner and teacher by the Embodiment Conference, the Center for Integrative Hypnosis, and the MyWellbeing network and leads workshops and retreats both domestically and abroad. Approximately five years into his work with the Focalizing Institute, a mixture of intuition and serendipity moved him to work with several world-renowned practitioners of Systemic Family Constellations including Suzi Tucker, Dan Cohen and Emily Blefeld. Today, he has become a prominent voice for Family Constellations and the effects of ancestral trauma and is one of the most active FC facilitators in the Northeastern United States.
While working with clients privately, Nick has continued to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Picucci by teaching therapists, coaches and bodyworkers the power of Focalizing. To date, he has trained hundreds of Focalizing practitioners across 12+ countries on how to utilize their body as means to connect with intuition, process trauma, and build inner resiliency.
