THE ADVANCE
Playa El Valle, Samana, Dominican Republic
May 3rd-11th 2025
We all face transitions in our lives…
At times they are obvious, at others more subtle. They can last months, or years. The friction most of us feel in the shift can be difficult to bear. Even painful.
So how do we make this essential part of progress less restrictive, more fluid and ultimately empowering along the way?
THE ADVANCE provides a potent opportunity to do just that!
To be clear: This is an intensive. Not a retreat.
Every stage The Experience is directed, specific and purposeful. While it can be uncomfortable and challenging at times, it also gives you the means to face it, serving as a powerful space for support. You will be given the chance to melt resistance, smash obstacles, mine courage, find forgiveness, transform patterns, nurture compassion, fill with energy and discover keys to open locked doors.
This is about making a meaningful advance towards the next phase in your life and/or business. A phase you know you’ve been moving toward, are ready for, and yearning to step into.
Join us for this 8 day adventure, REGISTER NOW!
Accommodations + Booking Options
Total cost for registration (depending on accommodation option chosen):
THE ADVANCE price includes a $1750 usd DISCOUNT with only 18 spots available. This discount is currently the lowest price available, after which THE ADVANCE will increase towards full price.
What is included:
The cost to take part in this special multi-day experience includes:
- All Accommodation + Meals for duration of stay in El Valle.
- Designated transportation between Santo Domingo & El Valle.
- The program + and all activities of the experience.
- Transportation to/from activity locations.
- Deep connection with Mother Nature.
- Forging of new friendships.
- Profound life changes.
The Experience
Over 8 days, we will move through a guided 3-phased process.
Creating a safe container, THE ADVANCE offers the benefit of reflecting, like mirrors, what we have had difficulty seeing, recognizing or accepting to this point. It gives us time to truly listen, externally and internally, for what we can both let go and embrace.
Each phase feeds into the next, to deepen understanding, broaden perspectives and bring fresh insights to bloom with each passing day, while laying the groundwork for clarifying action to come:
Sessions + activities include (but not limited to):
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- Intention setting / Reflection.
- Period of Absolute Silence.
- Period of Fasting.
- Breathwork / Meditation / Stillness.
- Lots of Walking.
- Movement Exploration sessions.
- Water based activities.
- Ecstatic Dance + Cacao activation.
- Partner / Group Work sessions.
- Breakouts / Brainstorm / Consultation / Collaboration.
- Unique Project Presentations.
- Engaging directly with the potent vibrations of El Valle’s oceanside jungle environment (prepare to be outdoors the majority of the time).
What to Expect
Clearing the Vessel
To maximize presence of mind and availability of energy over the duration of 8 days, there will be no consumption of:
- Alcohol, drugs or plant based medicines.
- Marijuanna, tobacco or vape based consumables.
- Alternative chewables or patches.
- Non-prescription medications (Aside from basics like ibuprofen or aspirin, if feel need for others, can be discussed ahead of time.)
- Caffeine or stimulants (coffee or otherwise)
- We will minimize the consumption of processed sugar as much as possible.
- A guided 4 week plan will be provided at the end of March, to reduce and/or remove the consumption of the above.
- This serves as a means to cleanse/prepare the body and mind prior to the start of THE ADVANCE. We want you to get the most out of your investment.
Important Dates
- May 2, 2025 (recommended but optional)
- If you cannot find a flight arriving by 1:00pm (to account for possible delays) on the 3rd, recommend to fly into Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic today and stay overnight at a hotel close to the airport (suggestions for affordable options can be provided).
- May 3, 2025
- Fly into Santo Domingo by 1:00pm today.
- 3:00pm: Bus leaves Santo Domingo Int’l airport for El Valle.
- It is a 3 hr bus ride.
- 6:00pm: Arrive and check into your accommodation.
- Event officially kicks off in the evening.
- If your flight is extremely delayed and you miss the bus to El Valle, a taxi can take you later for approx $150 usd (we can assist you in booking one).
- May 3 – May 11
- El Valle, Samana, Dominican Republic
- Immersed in the multi-day experience of THE ADVANCE.
- May 11, 2025
- 9:00am: Bus leaves El Valle for Santo Domingo.
- 1:00pm: Arrive at airport in Santo Domingo.
For any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at: info@shaneheins.com
Return Policy
Just in case!
We understand circumstances can change, and the potential for a need to cancel attendance arises. Therefore we offer a full refund, minus the $500 usd deposit, up to 30 days from the event start.
Because the event has been planned based on prior expectation, any cancellation after 30 days before the event, will result in no refund of any amount. However, your $500 usd deposit will be credited, once only, to the next offering of THE ADVANCE.
In the case of a major life event such as critical illness, death of friends or family, etc, contact us, and the possibility of full credit applied to the next offering of THE ADVANCE will be considered on a case by case basis.
If your attendance is interrupted due to a natural disaster, major weather event, pandemic, etc, your full registration fee and deposit will be credited to a future offering of THE ADVANCE. If the event is canceled outright due to a natural disaster, major weather event, pandemic, etc, you have the option to receive a full refund or full credit to a future offering of THE ADVANCE.
Daily activities and sessions subject to change without notice.
More About THE ADVANCE…
“For the last 15 years I have been drawn to the idea of providing immersive, hands-on, multi-day experiences that expand awareness, deepen thought, propel action and foster community. On some level I’ve been able to do this through the development and delivery of over 100 fitness and community based weekend seminars and events. Those were not the fullest expression of what I have been drawn to provide, however. But neither had it previously felt like the time to take that next bigger step.
Until now.
In the spring of 2023 I had a very clear vision “rise to the surface” of my awareness and roll out before me. With the vision came what to do, how to do it, when to do it and most importantly, who to do it for.
It is called “THE ADVANCE“. “
~ Shane Heins ~
This 8-night, 8-day immersive experience will hit a meaningful reset button and reignition of spirit as you build on all you’ve done to get here so far, while taking purposeful steps to advance the journey you are on towards greater fulfillment and expression.
The lush, beautiful jungles of Playa El Valle, Samana of the Dominican Republic will serve as your abode, your home during this time. Surrounded by the earth’s essential elements of air, water and earth, embraced by the energy of nature’s raw power and vitality, supported by people of sincere heart, where friends or even strangers quickly become like family.
We look forward to walking side by side with you through THE ADVANCE, each step taken unveiling that which is waiting to be discovered, connected to and galvanized into profound action. Steps that carry on beyond the special “container” this experience provides. That you may keep taking them throughout your life, supported by the lifelong bonds forged with those going through THE ADVANCE with you.
