We Live Our Joy Through Dance
The Founders
Veenaa Saynana
Co-Founder
David Matson
Co-Founder
Rev Veenaa Saynana
Veenaa is a mother, author, intuitive healer, and ordained minister devoted to the sacred path of transformation. As the founder of Dolphin Heart Alchemy, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern modalities to guide others through deep emotional and spiritual healing. A certified psychedelic coach, she creates safe, heart-centered spaces for transpersonal journeys, helping others access their innate truth and wholeness.
A visionary and channel, Veenaa moves through life with a creative eye for beauty, healing herself and others through art, movement, and presence. A dancer, facilitator, and tantrika, she embodies the essence of the medicine woman—nurturing, powerful, and deeply attuned to the rhythms of the soul.
She authored the book The Magdalene Letters -Flame of Ascencion and hosts workshops and retreats to reconnect humans to ourselves, each other, and the earth.
David Matson
David radiates kindness, trust, and quiet integrity. With a background as a meteorologist in the wind industry, he brings a deep love and reverence for Planet Earth into all that he does. As a certified Biodanza facilitator, David holds space with a grounded presence and gentle, sacred energy in service to the community.
Leaving a Legacy
At Thanktuary Retreat, we—David and Veenaa—live as stewards of this sacred land nestled in the redwoods above Gualala, California.
Our journey is rooted in listening deeply to the forest, the elements, and the subtle energies of the vortex here. We’ve created a crystalline grid of healing and protection to support every guest who arrives. Through ceremony, ritual, and daily reverence, we honor the spirits of the land and invite others to do the same.
This retreat center is more than a destination—it’s a living, breathing teacher that continues to guide us into deeper connection, growth, presence, and peace.