Meet Shane Young
Founder of Boulder Canyon Retreat Center
Nature-Based Healer, Somatic Psychotherapist
Shane Young the founder of Boulder Canyon Retreat Center in Boulder, Colorado, where he supports immersive healing experiences rooted in nature, ceremony, and embodied practice.
Shane Young is a nature-based healer, somatic psychotherapist and ceremonial guide with over two decades of experience in the healing arts working with plant medicines, indigenous traditions, holistic health within the framework of Yoga Science.
He has facilitated thousands of plant medicine ceremonies, guiding individuals through earth based ritual and embodied practice in support of healing and transformation.
Please visit Boulder Canyon Retreat Center in Boulder, Colorado, to learn more about personal and group immersive healing experiences rooted in the power of the mountain and the f
Serving dedicated and curious clients who are invested in finding freedom
I work with people who are ready for a deep dive. Clients come to me when they are ready to heal and transform physically, mentally, and emotionally using the powerful tools and techniques such as plant medicines, Hakomi psychotherapy, and the technologies from Yoga Science and Tantra. I am here to teach, guide and support your healing and transformation.
I help people heal from trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, and other deeply rooted patterns of dis-ease including health conditions and other dysregulated mental and emotional patterns.
Clients tell me that in our work together they experience a deep sense of trust, are able to gain valuable insights, and make meaningful strides towards their personal power.
Ways to Work Together
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Expert plant medicine guide
Explore the profound healing effects of a guided journey. Using the best for modern science and especially, the wisdom of indigenous wisdom, specifically that from the Mazatec tribe from Oaxaca, Mexico, I am here to safely and effectively guide you into expanded states of consciousness to bring you into the heart of healing.
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Somatic Psychotherapy (IFS / Hakomi)
Using the principles of Hakomi - organicity, mindfulness, nonviolence, mind-body holism, and unity, this mindfulness based somatic psychotherapeutic technology allows us to access the intelligence that you hold in your soma for deep, effective and lasting change.
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Tantra and Yoga Science
My 18 year study of “classical” Tantra in the lineage of Sri Vidya as handed down from Swami Rama, provides a beautiful scaffolding of relevant and practical practices to support your spiritual evolution. I am here to guide you through your own exploration of tantra to support a paradigm shift both in you and around you.
I am the owner of Boulder Canyon Retreat Center in Boulder, Colorado, where I host private 1:1 sessions and small group plant medicine journeys.
The Mountain Teaches Power
Shane’s holistic approach creates lasting change. Just as nature moves through living patterns and does not heal in fragments, neither do we.
The elements themselves remind us how transformation happens: earth restores stability, water teaches flow, fire brings purification, air opens perspective, and space allows integration. When we reconnect with these forces within and around us, healing becomes more natural, embodied, and sustainable.
His approach is rooted in the understanding that to live fully in the present, we must sometimes excavate the stories of our past. Through this mind-body-spirit synthesis, Shane supports deep awareness and integration, transforming what once felt stuck into the raw material of awakening.
Shane is here to support a true paradigm shift both individually and collectively: the dissolution of outdated systems and a transition to one that is rooted in balance. Caring inclusive communities where there is enough food, clean water, resources and LOVE for everyone.
Step onto the path of healing & transformation
The process of healing is all about inner alchemy. By studying and living in harmony with the elements – earth, water, fire, air and ether – we learn to transform, transmute and harness the energies and aliveness that live in each of us. EARTH is our ability to be grounded and rooted. WATER is our flow of emotions and creativity. FIRE is our passion and ability to shine in authentic self-expression. AIR is what is alive in our Hearts, ETHER is our ability to Speak and share with authenticity what’s coming from our heart.
I love working with individuals. I’m also passionate about working with groups and creating community, as I believe this is where the real magic happens – we’re learning to come back into harmony with nature and each other.
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“Shane has a level of expertise and brilliance that is beyond what the average guide can offer – spirit runs through him, he sees and feels what others don’t have the senses for.”
— Laura Schneider
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“Shane has a gift for bringing people together of like hearts and shared values around healing, integration and transformation. I am beyond grateful for Shane’s wisdom, passion and integrity as we continue our work together.”
— Sharon M
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“As a healer, Shane brings a combination of innate gifts and extensive training, which, when combined with the more tangible aspects of western and eastern approaches, provide an integrative approach to healing.”
— Jennifer D
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