BRAIN CAMP Feb 1–5, 2027 · New Bern, NC Apply
The Brain Camp faculty: Elisabeth Carson, Master Terry Hodgkinson, Dr. Lauren Leiva, Lama Tashi Norbu, and Dr. Patrick Porter

BrainCamp

A 5‑Day Immersive Neuro‑Rewiring Experience

Rewire your mind. Reset your nervous system. Rise renewed.

February 1–5, 2027New Bern, North Carolina

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What you get

Everything included in your five days

  • 5Days

    Fully immersive and on site in New Bern, North Carolina

  • 17.5Hours

    Inside the Brain Camp facility with Dr. Porter and BrainTap

  • 2Brain scans

    Your baseline on day one. Your results on day five.

  • 7+Technologies

    BrainTap, WAVi, NeuroCheck, red light, vitamin D bed, infrared sauna, cold plunge

  • 5Master faculty

    Elisabeth Carson, Master Terry Hodgkinson, Dr. Lauren Leiva, Lama Tashi Norbu, and Dr. Patrick Porter

Does this sound like you?

You’ve done the work. So why does it still feel like this?

You’re high-functioning on the outside. But inside, your nervous system never got the memo that you’re safe.

  • Wired but exhausted

    You can’t fully switch off. The mind races at night, the body stays braced, and rest never quite lands, even when you finally stop moving.

  • Sleep that doesn’t restore you

    Eight hours in bed, still foggy at 10am. You wake up already behind, reaching for caffeine to feel human.

  • The same triggers, loops, and stories

    You understand your patterns intellectually, and you still find yourself reacting from them. Insight hasn’t become change.

  • You’ve tried everything

    Therapy, apps, retreats, supplements, another morning routine. Something shifts for a week. Then the old wiring pulls you back.

  • Disconnected from who you used to be

    Flatter. Numb. Further from the vitality, clarity, and presence you know is still in there, waiting.

None of this is a willpower problem. It’s a wiring problem, and wiring can be changed.

That is exactly what Brain Camp is built to do

The experience

Five days to change your brain

You arrive carrying stress your body has held for years. You leave with a nervous system that has learned a new way to be.

Brain Camp is not a retreat you attend. It is a transformation you undergo. Over five days, a rare faculty of healers, teachers, and neuroscience researchers guide you through one continuous arc: regulate the nervous system, reach the root of what’s held you, rewrite the story, and rewire the brain that has been running it.

At the center is Dr. Patrick Porter’s BrainTap neurotechnology, clinically designed to activate your brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Around it, we build the conditions for that rewiring to hold: breath, movement, sound, ceremony, and deep somatic work. The body opens the door. The technology walks you through it. Integration makes it permanent.

  1. 01

    Regulate

    Chant, meditation, yoga, and Qigong bring your nervous system out of survival and into safety.

  2. 02

    Rewire

    BrainTap’s light-and-sound neurotechnology activates neuroplasticity for lasting change.

  3. 03

    Rise

    Sound, ceremony, and embodiment anchor a new identity you carry home.

Neuroplasticity means your brain is not fixed. What stress wrote, we can rewrite.
The science that makes Brain Camp possible

Your faculty

The people who will hold your week

Five master practitioners across neuroscience, movement, sound, and somatic healing, each leading the part of your transformation they know best.

Elisabeth Carson

Elisabeth Carson

Meditation, Breathwork & Somatic Healing

Elisabeth knows survival mode from the inside. She went from street-level credit card fraud and incarceration to rebuilding her own nervous system through more than 100 healing modalities. Today she is HarvardX-certified in cellular biology (mitochondria focus), the founder of Enhanced Flow, and the voice of the Unlimited podcast. At Brain Camp, she guides the week’s meditations, from arrival, to root release, to embodiment, moving you from survival to sovereignty.

  • Guided meditation
  • Nervous-system regulation
  • Subconscious reprogramming
  • Somatic healing
  • Breathwork
Master Terry Hodgkinson

Master Terry Hodgkinson

Qigong, Tai Chi & Mindful Movement

A meditation and mindful movement educator with more than four decades in martial arts, Qigong, Tai Chi, and contemplative practice, Terry trained in traditional temple environments and learned from Daoist teachers on Wudang Mountain, Ojibwe Elders, and teachers in Bali and New Zealand. A BrainTap coach and author of Memoirs of a Wandering Ninja, he teaches one principle: awareness before action.

  • Seven Harmonies Qigong
  • Wudang Tai Chi
  • Awareness under pressure
  • Nature as teacher
  • Mental rehearsal
Dr. Lauren Leiva

Dr. Lauren Leiva, PT, DPT

Movement, Recovery & Biohacking

Known as “The Queen of Biohacking,” Dr. Leiva is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master Dry Needling practitioner, and founder of The ExerScience Center in Tampa. She bridges modern rehabilitation and human performance with biohacking, nervous-system regulation, and ancient healing traditions. Featured in the documentary Biohack Yourself and a BrainTap practitioner and educator, she leads Brain Camp’s yoga, sound healing, and recovery science.

  • Sunrise & sunset yoga
  • Sound healing
  • Gut-brain connection
  • Science of recovery
  • Biohacking
Lama Tashi Norbu

Lama Tashi Norbu

Chant, Prayer & Sacred Ceremony

A Tibetan Buddhist teacher, contemporary artist, and sound healer, Lama Tashi Norbu opens every morning of Brain Camp with chanting and guided prayer to set the day right. He carries the ceremonial thread of the week: mantra, voice, and vibration to settle the nervous system. He also leads the Rewire Ceremony, where old stories are released and new ones are spoken.

  • Sacred chanting
  • Guided prayer
  • Mantra & vibration
  • Ceremony
  • Presence & stillness
Dr. Patrick Porter

Dr. Patrick Porter, PhD

Founder & Inventor of BrainTap

An award-winning neuroscience researcher and author with over three decades in brainwave-entrainment technology, Dr. Porter is the founder of BrainTap and Dean of mind-based studies at Quantum University. He leads the daily facility sessions, the clinical engine of Brain Camp, and walks you through your before-and-after brain scores. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and on ABC, NBC, and CBS.

  • Neuroplasticity
  • Brainwave entrainment
  • BrainTap technology
  • Brain scoring
  • Stress & sleep

The flow

Your five days, hour by hour

Every day builds on the last. Movement and grounding always come before the Brain Camp chair. The body opens, then the technology goes deeper.

Day 1: Arrive & Ground

Monday, Feb 1 · Facility afternoon
  • 7:30 AMOpening chant + guided prayerLama Tashi
  • 7:50 AMSeven Harmonies QigongMaster Terry
  • 9:45 AMWelcome + guided meditationElisabeth
  • 10:45 AMTalk: How the Brain HealsDr. Porter
  • 12:45 PMBrain Camp facilityCalm & Reset (3.5 hrs) · baseline scansDr. Porter
  • 5:15 PMSunset Yoga · downshift into restDr. Leiva
  • 6:15 PMDinner

Day 2: Reconnect

Tuesday, Feb 2 · Facility morning
  • 7:30 AMMorning chant + guided prayerLama Tashi
  • 7:50 AMSunrise Yoga · mobility, breath, intentionDr. Leiva
  • 9:15 AMBrain Camp facilityNeuroplasticity & Rewiring (3.5 hrs)Dr. Porter
  • 2:30 PMTalk: Gut Health & the Brain-Body ConnectionDr. Leiva
  • 3:30 PMThe Natural Mind · nature as teacherMaster Terry
  • 5:45 PMDinner
  • 6:30 PMEvening prayer + chantLama Tashi

Day 3: Go to the Root

Wednesday, Feb 3 · Facility afternoon
  • 7:30 AMMorning chant + guided prayerLama Tashi
  • 7:50 AMSeven Harmonies Qigong · deepeningMaster Terry
  • 9:30 AMGuided meditation · root releaseElisabeth
  • 10:15 AMAwareness Under Pressure · recover focus fastMaster Terry
  • 12:30 PMBrain Camp facilityDeep Rewiring (3.5 hrs)Dr. Porter
  • 5:00 PMSound Healing + Guided MeditationDr. Leiva
  • 6:00 PMDinner

Day 4: Rewrite & Celebrate

Thursday, Feb 4 · Facility morning
  • 7:30 AMMorning chant + guided prayerLama Tashi
  • 7:50 AMWudang Tai Chi Five AnimalsMaster Terry
  • 9:15 AMBrain Camp facilityIntegration & Performance (3.5 hrs)Dr. Porter
  • 2:30 PMFireside with Lama Tashi · open Q&AElisabeth & Tashi
  • 3:30 PMThe Rehearsing Mind · rehearse your new selfMaster Terry
  • 4:30 PMThe Rewire CeremonyLama Tashi
  • 5:45 PMCelebration dinner + danceAll

Day 5: Embody & Rise

Friday, Feb 5 · Facility morning
  • 7:30 AMExtended chant + blessingLama Tashi
  • 7:50 AMSunrise Qigong + yoga flowTerry & Leiva
  • 8:30 AMGuided embodiment meditationElisabeth
  • 9:45 AMBrain Camp facilityLock-In (3.5 hrs) · final scansDr. Porter
  • 2:30 PMYour Scores · before & after reviewDr. Porter
  • 3:00 PMTalk: Biohacking for Everyday LifeDr. Leiva
  • 3:45 PMClosing circle + faculty send-offElisabeth & all
  • 4:30 PMClosing blessing · farewellLama Tashi

The facility block is the anchor of each day. For 3.5 hours you move through BrainTap, WAVi brain scan, NeuroCheck, red light bed, vitamin D bed, infrared sauna, cold plunge, and more. It runs in the afternoon on Monday and Wednesday, and in the morning Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Every morning opens with Lama Tashi’s chant and guided prayer. Timing is subject to refinement.

What to expect

Come as you are. Leave rewired.

What you’ll experience

  • Daily BrainTap neurotechnology sessions with Dr. Porter
  • Guided meditation and breathwork
  • Awareness Under Pressure and mental rehearsal training
  • Sunrise and sunset yoga, Qigong, and Tai Chi
  • Daily chant, guided prayer, sound healing, and ceremony
  • Before-and-after brain scans, a Rewire Ceremony, and a celebration

What you’ll take home

  • A nervous system that finally knows how to rest
  • Deeper sleep and steady, all-day energy
  • Freedom from the triggers and loops that ran you
  • A calmer, clearer, more present mind
  • A personalized blueprint to keep the changes locked in
  • A new story, and a community that witnessed you rewrite it

Inside the facility

The technology that does the deep work

Talk therapy asks your mind to change. This technology changes the brain and body underneath it, measurably.

BrainTap

Racing mind, poor sleep, chronic stress

Light-and-sound sessions guide your brainwaves into deep, restorative states, calming the nervous system, deepening sleep, and switching off the stress response.

WAVi brain scan

“Is any of this even working?”

A clinical-grade brain scan gives you objective, measurable proof of how your brain is changing across the week. No guessing.

NeuroCheck

Flying blind on your own baseline

Maps where you’re starting so every session is targeted, and so you see exactly how far you’ve come by Friday.

Red light bed

Depleted, inflamed, slow to recover

Full-body red and near-infrared light fuels cellular energy, calms inflammation, and lifts mood and recovery.

Vitamin D bed

Low mood, low energy, run-down

Restores the light your body is starving for, supporting mood, hormones, immunity, and vitality.

Infrared sauna

Holding years of stored stress and toxins

Deep radiant heat drives detoxification, circulation, and profound physical and mental release.

Cold plunge

Stuck in freeze, foggy, unmotivated

A controlled cold reset spikes dopamine, sharpens focus, and trains real nervous-system resilience.

And more

One protocol never fits everyone

You choose what your body and brain need each day, guided personally by our faculty and team.

Questions, answered

Everything you’re wondering

Who is Brain Camp for?

Anyone ready to move out of chronic stress and into a rewired, regulated state: high performers, seekers, and anyone carrying old patterns they’re finally ready to release. No prior experience with meditation or neurotechnology is required.

Do I need any experience with BrainTap, yoga, or Qigong?

None at all. Every practice is guided and adapted to your body, and Dr. Porter’s technology does the deep work for you. Our faculty meet you exactly where you are.

What does a typical day look like?

Every morning opens with chant and prayer, then movement. The heart of each day is a 3.5-hour Brain Camp session at the facility, in the morning on some days and the afternoon on others, wrapped by talks, yoga, Qigong, sound healing, and meditation.

Will I see my results?

Yes. Your brain is scanned on day one and again on day five, and Dr. Porter walks you through your before-and-after scores before you go home.

What should I bring?

Warm layers (it’s February), comfortable movement clothing, an open mind, and a willingness to feel. A full welcome packet with what to pack, arrival details, and the venue guide is sent after you’re accepted.

Where is it held?

A private property and dedicated Brain Camp facility in New Bern, North Carolina, Dr. Porter’s home base. February 1–5, 2027. Outdoor sessions move indoors if the weather turns.

How do I reserve a place?

Places are limited and by application only. Apply below, and our team will personally walk you through the details and investment.

By application only · Limited places

Your brain is waiting

Five days from who you are now to the person your nervous system was always meant to become.

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