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The Eagle' s Eye Workshop Experience
Experiencing non-ordinary states of consciousness is a royal road to changing consciousness. This is the
esoteric power of shamanism, as well as psychedelic and other transcendent states. If you have ever done a psychedelic journey, you know it is a voyage into another level of understanding of self and the Universe. If you have never done one, consider gifting yourself a peek “behind the veil” of cultural assumptions and human programming. We have never needed a shift in consciousness more than we do right now. We are birthing the future human, Homo Noeticus, the elevation of humanity to a loving oneness that will have the wisdom to solve all our self-made conundrums.
If you are new to this experience and want to learn more or to join us in sunny Florida, continue reading below for more details on a journey out of your limitations. If you would like more information on psychedelics or other means of experiencing transcendence journeys, check out our Transcendence page.
If you are ready to join us in sunny Florida for more specific information about reservations or registration for a private session or weekend workshop click here.
Workshop Facilitators
Eagle’s Eye offers both individual in-person sessions (available now with Dr Roberts) and weekend experiential workshops facilitated by licensed MDs (Dr Roberts and Dr Kolp), as well as other qualified therapists and counselors.
Dr Roberts has been a practicing physician for 5 decades, ten as a surgeon, forty years as a holistic, root cause doctor. Over the years she has come to know that most of our physical and mental health problems are based in a skewed relationship to Nature and to each other. She believes that we have forgotten that we are all one, that Pachamama and the Cosmos itself are all supporting us, and loving us, at every moment of our lives. Furthermore, coming back to balance is the way out of our current suicidal rush, and we must do it soon.
Eli Kolp, MD, a psychiatrist, a long time colleague of Dr Roberts and psychedelic advocate. Dr Kolp is a contributor to The Ketamine Papers, and chapters in the Textbook of Psychedelic Medicine. Dr Kolp began researching ketamine psychedelic psychotherapy in 1994 while working at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa and has since returned to private practice focused exclusively on this therapeutic approach. Dr. Kolp has published multiple peer-reviewed articles on the clinical applications of ketamine for treating conditions such as death anxiety, addiction, and mood disorders.
Reservations, Registration, Payments and Information
You can visit the workshop registration page to sign up for currently scheduled or future planned weekend workshops to be held at various retreat centers or for personal sessions. A deposit of $100 will be required at this time to reserve your seat at the workshop.
The next scheduled workshop date is May 8-10, 2026 at the Riverbend Retreat Center in Riverview, FL, 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport (TPA) off I-75 Exit 250 - Gibsonton Drive (see below for future workshop dates). The cost for the workshop is currently at an introductory rate of $495 and includes food and lodging for the weekend. Please note that all accommodations at the retreat are dual occupancy. To obtain the best possible experience from the workshop, we prefer that you stay in a room at the retreat center. However, if you prefer not to share a room, offsite room arrangements can be made at a nearby hotel and transportation will be provided to/from the hotel.
Private in-person sessions with Dr Roberts are $600 per session. Use the same registration procedure if you would like a private session.
All participants will be screened for eligibility to attend either a weekend workshop or private session. This will require filling out a Registration and Reservation form, a telephone interview with a practitioner, and finally completing a separate Informed Consent agreement. No one will be allowed to attend, unless we have received this information and have approved your request to attend. - There will be no exceptions granted to this requirement. if you have any questions or concerns about either, please feel free to contact us at the email address or telephone number listed below.
You may register for the May 8-10 workshop or a future weekend workshop now. Advance reservations require a $100 deposit which will be applied towards the full workshop fees. Click here to pay your deposit now to reserve your seat. Workshops currently being planned for the Riverbend Retreat Center include the following dates:*
July 2026
September 2026
November2026
* Workshop registration dates and fees for future workshops are subject to change.
Please subscribe to our website if you wish to be notified when a revised workshop schedule becomes available.
Agenda
Prior to the start of the workshop, you will be invited to attend online Zoom sessions to prepare you for your weekend experience.
For all weekend workshops plan on arriving by 4PM on Friday evening. We will start with a little socializing and group connections. There will be a mini-dosing session at this time as well as time to answer your questions. Saturday will involve a full dose (by injection) experience for all participants, half in the morning, half in the afternoon, with integration after both sessions. Sunday morning will include a group meeting to discuss again the previous days’ journeys. The agenda for the weekend also includes Holotropic breathwork experience Sunday and a gentle yoga Saturday and Sunday at 7AM. There will be a light dinner Friday evening and a Light breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday before adjourning at 11AM.
Following the workshop you will be invited to participate in online Zoom sessions to help you integrate the workshop experience into your life.
Reserve your seat now by clicking here (to make your deposit) for one of these sessions before your chosen date is sold out. Each workshop can accommodate a maximum of 18 seats. If a workshop is sold out, you will be placed on a waiting list pending any cancellations.
For More Information
For more detailed information about the weekend Eagle's Eye Workshop Experience, click here. You can also email us at: eagleseye@GrokingWholeness.info. For those of you that prefer telephone contact, you can call us at 762-218-2663.
Eagle's Eye Workshop Testimonials
My Eagle’s Eye Experience, under the guidance of Dr Carol Roberts and Dr Eli Kolp has been truly expansive and life affirming. I felt an extraordinary opening of awareness — as though the walls separating me from the rest of life dissolved completely. There was a radiant sense that everything around me — people, nature, even the air itself — was infused with the same divine essence. Love wasn’t just an emotion; it was the underlying fabric connecting all existence. For the first time, I understood not just intellectually, but viscerally, that all life is sacred and deeply interconnected. The experience reshaped how I see myself and how I relate to others — with more compassion, reverence, and gratitude. - Diane
There comes a point in our lives when we both intellectually and intuitively realize that we must follow what we truly feel called to do. That moment came for me this past weekend. Despite my fears and apprehensions, I was met with an overwhelming sense of camaraderie, authenticity, and love from everyone involved. That alone was profoundly healing.
In many ways, I conquered my fears. I could not have asked for a better group of people, or a more dedicated, knowledgeable, caring, and loving host. Dr. Carol held me in her field of peace, and I felt deeply loved and accepted.
I’m not yet sure what this experience will ultimately teach me, but I know something meaningful happened. I feel open and curious to discover more. What I do know is that it touched my heart deeply. - Martha
Explorations into the Nature of Consciousness
Description:
Are you curious about conscious experience and what it is? Do we perceive and experience the world as it actually is or just a flawed representation of what actually exists? Did you ever wonder why many scientists and philosophers are moving away from materialist/physicalist position that consciousness is a biproduct of neuronal processing within brains of a certain threshold of complexity to one where consciousness is a fundamental and irreducible aspect of reality?
What are the alternative leading contemporary theories of the metaphysics of consciousness? What is the evidence for this change? Are these theories compatible with ancient eastern mystical traditions? What are the implications of a change in paradigms? For our health? For our ethics? For our mortality? For society?
By the way, what is consciousness? Can consciousness reside outside of brains? Does it survive bodily death? If so, what is it that survives? Can this state be experienced with hallucinogenic drugs or other means?
What is intuition? Are out-of-body experiences real? What about Psi phenomena? What does the savant syndrome tell us about the nature of consciousness.? What is consciousness like in animals? How far down the evolutionary ladder does it go? What is artificial consciousness?
We will explore these topics and much more in this discussion group. The group will meet via Zoom for 90 minutes every other week. Each session will begin with a 10–20-minute YouTube video from the world’s leading contemporary thinkers or short presentation by the host followed by Q & A and then a lively interactive discussion among the participants.
Host: Bob Staretz – One of the founders of the Groking Wholeness website and long term student and collaborator on consciousness studies.
When: every other Thursday at 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT starting Future dates to be determined based on interest
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page to sign-up for future class offerings. Mention the class title in the message box. You will then be contacted directly by Bob Staretz via email with further details about future class offerings.
All sessions from a previous offering of this class have been recorded and made available on our YouTube channel (Groking Wholeness). These recorded sessions from that class can be accessed here: Consciousness class recordings
The class includes the following topics (for sessions 1-8 respectively):
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Overview of consciousness
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The characteristics of consciousness
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Exceptional abilities and categories of consciousness
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States of experience (consciousness)
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Artificial intelligence, artificial consciousness and organoid consciousness
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Models of Consciousness / Intro to the metaphysics of consciousness
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Comparison of the major metaphysical theories of consciousness
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Consciousness as a fundamental aspect of reality: summary and implications
Each session begins with a 10 minute insight meditation to help the participants get in touch with their own consciousness.
An Apple a Day (Improving Your Health)
Description:
Medical care in our society is designed to find problems, not to prevent them. Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms, not finding the root cause and addressing that. Most doctors are trained to dispense a pill for any complaint, never to ask the basic questions that might address the underlying imbalance.
Holistic medicine looks at the whole patient - not only the body parts - in context. This might including lifestyle habits, nutrition and exercise, toxic exposures, beliefs about illness and healing, emotional issues, family and work influences, past experiences, good and bad, - and evaluating the health of the person in light of all that and more.
Dr Carol Roberts has practiced and taught holistic medicine for decades. She will open each meeting with a 30-45 minute talk, then take questions from participants.
Topics to be discussed include:
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Nature is the healer
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Maintain your brain
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Preparing for pregnancy
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Hormone replacement therapy and quality of life
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The changing cancer landscape
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The basics of holestic self care
Host: Carol Roberts, M.D., one of the founders of Groking Wholeness will host this recurring event.
When: every Saturday beginning date TBD based on enrollment and interest, from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page to sign-up. Mention the class title in the message box. You will then be contacted directly via email with further details once plans are finalized..
Watch: a YouTube video by Dr. Carol Roberts, M.D., on a brief overview of functional/holistic medicine and the causes of most chronic illnesses - the primary subjects covered in this course.
Cosmic Cafe Book Salon
Description:
This ain’t your grandmother’s book club!! Be prepared to be surprised! Be prepared for synchronicity, budding friendships, and collaboration. Be prepared to listen and share in conversations that matter. We’re actively co-creating the emerging future!
In this live, online, recurring Zoom event, you bring the book you're currently reading related to wholeness, oneness, and/or interconnection. This may be regarding our connection with each other in terms of social justice and equity; to the living Earth in terms of sustainability and regenerativity; or to Source as each may know and name it. This may be regarding science, parenting practices, health care, business, governance, art, land tenure, or more. This is a structured and interactive experience based on the World Cafe model. All are welcome! It isn’t the same without you!
Host: Douglas Bonar, one of the founders of Groking Wholeness will host this recurring event.
When: Starting in January 2026
Where: Zoom
Fee: no charge
Registration: Go to our Contact Us page and let us know that you are interested. Just mention the Cosmic Cafe Book Salon in the message box. You will be contacted directly by Douglas via email.
Online Zoom Event Wednesday March 4, 2026
Facilitated by Douglas Bonar
The Emerging Story of Oneness, Wholeness and Interbeing: A World Café: Conversations that Matter
6:30 - 8:00 PM ET Wednesday March 4, 2026 on ZOOM
The emerging story of oneness, wholeness and interbeing is a solution to the polycrisis facing humanity at this time in our cultural evolution. We have long endured "the illusion of separation," the core issue undergirding climate disruption, political corruption, financial disparity, violence, and the many other problems so apparent today. The Cafe will explore our understanding, embodiment, and activation of the emerging reality.
Experiencing ourselves as part of a living Earth and conscious universe changes who we are as human beings. In World Cafe, everybody's voice is heard, as we listen for "the magic in the middle" (a World Cafe book by Amy Lenzo and Michaela Sieh). We are not meant to do this alone. Answers will emerge from cafe participants and from the intelligence of the universe, as each may know and name it, for greater clarity around sustainability/regenerativity, social justice, freedom/equality and source consciousness.
Trust the process. Celebrate our emerging understanding of reality and the narrative for a healthy future.
Come! Be present! Participate!
Be prepared to be inspired.
Notice what touches your heart.
What is your wisest first step?
for more information on Douglas Bonar click here
Questions? Contact Douglas at DouglasBonar108@gmail.com, or 727 482-4319
Join Zoom Meeting on Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82278058347?pwd=1Q2P76DeVFXi4IFYoKb7lrJvjaHabZ.1
Meeting ID: 822 7805 8347
Passcode: 798306