Wellness Retreat
Friday
April 14, 2023
Body Room
12:00PM - 2:00PM • Registration
2:00PM - 3:30PM • Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Presenter: Simmi Latulippe
When you hear the word trauma, you often think of the worst moments in your life. However, even small incidents can leave deep wounds that can affect you for years. Discover a practice of delving into the deepest parts of self - in a safe and nurturing space. Quiet your mind and learn to listen to the subtle cues and whispers of your body. In this profound experience, you will cease “going and doing” and discover how to just be and embrace the peace of stillness.
4:00PM - 5:00PM • Movement is Life
Presenter: Steven Woollard
Movement is life and every day is a gift! Finding a way that you love to move will bring so much balance into your life, both physically and mentally. Join this class to get the blood flowing and the body feeling alive. You will start the class with a warmup, followed by some body weight activity, and then a restorative cool down for you to absorb all the benefits of the work you put in.
5:30PM - 6:30PM • Spring Forest Qigong
Presenter: Munira Jiwa
Discover a powerful and ancient form of meditation exercises that will help you create an internal environment of peace and healing. Spring Forest Qigong is based on ancient wisdom that will empower you with simple tools and techniques to help you navigate daily stressors and embrace inner calmness. Learn how you can use the elements of breathing, visualization, moving meditation and sound to help transform energetic blockages and balance your energy. With balanced energy, you will experience optimal health and inner peace.
7:00PM - 8:30PM • Energy Dance & Yoga
Presenter: Kim Mayberry
Feel energized and alive! Learn about your 7 main chakras and explore dance and yoga-based movements that will invigorate and balance each energy centre. Release and re-charge with intoxicating music and glorious movement. Dance and stretch in ways that feel best in your body. Feel the supportive group energy and grow stronger in your ability to access your energetic needs. This is an opportunity to open up, tune in and expand.
Mind Room
12:00PM - 2:00PM • Registration
2:00PM - 3:30PM • Human Design – Live an Aligned Life
Presenter: Hilary Wood
Human Design is a synthesis of Astrology, the Chinese I ‘Ching, the Hindu Chakra System and Quantum Physics. It is an extensive practice that is here to empower and expand you. Based on the time, date and place of your birth - it is a system that reveals how you’re uniquely wired to operate and thrive in work, relationships and life. So often what we criticize within ourselves is, in fact, our greatest gifts and human design is a permission slip to be the person you are meant to be! During this event, you will learn how your specific energy works and discover practical/actionable steps to live in alignment to create more flow and magnetize the life you want to live.
4:00PM - 5:00PM • Crystals and Vibrational Frequency
Presenter: Lisa Phillips
Deepen your knowledge of crystals with this intensive introductory to how and why minerals and stones support you and your environment. Discover the science behind crystalline vibrational frequency, focusing on your energy body, and how you can use the tools you will be given most effectively in your own personal practice. Whether you are new to crystals or well on your journey, this is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and incorporate the healing energy of crystals into your life.
5:30PM - 6:30PM • Ayurveda 101 – The Science of Life
Presenter: Simmi Latulippe
Ayurveda is a system of holistic medicine designed to empower healthy living. During this event, you will discover your own unique dosha/constitution and learn to listen to the subtle whispers of your being. Discover how to support your unique body, so that it no longer needs to scream to get your attention. Cultivate better self-awareness and learn to embrace YOU.
7:00PM – 8:30PM • Listen and Trust the Universe
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
We are constantly asking for support and guidance but are not always clear on how to receive the guidance being given. During this event, you will discover how to ask for signs, how to receive signs and how to trust what you are receiving. Learn how to connect with your higher self and discover the unwavering support that will always assist you as you grow through life.
Saturday
April 15, 2023
Body Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Energy Medicine For Everyday
Presenter: Jennifer Scott-LeBlanc
Using ancient Transformational Guided healing practices combined for a unique and profound journey, you will learn techniques for mind, body, and spirit harmony. Delve into Japanese and Traditional Chinese Medicine acupressure and discover methods of stretching that will guide your body into balance and enhance meridian health. Through this practical and experiential meditation event, you will experience a rejuvenating state of calm and restore energetic equilibrium.
11:00AM – 12:30PM • Letting Go of Your Inner Judge
Presenter: Caroline Dalton
Our inner critic can often be our loudest voice and overshadow our language of the heart. In order to embrace the heart and accept the sovereign being you truly are, you must give this judge a new role and allow yourself to fully embrace unconditional love. During this event, you will embark on a guided journey that will assist you in releasing old paradigms and unlocking the true you. Through this meditative healing experience, you will clear the density that no longer serves you and activate your higher frequencies to embody your multi-dimensional self.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Witches Magick Circle – Celebrating Sabbat Beltane
Presenter: Gillian White
It is time to gather by the sacred fire and celebrate as our ancestors did many moons ago. For it is Beltane! Beltane is a brilliant moment in the Wheel of the Year to bring ideas, hopes and dreams into action. Feel the magick of gathering in a witch's circle; it's a space to melt away your limiting beliefs and feel connected, healed, and empowered. Activate your magickal ways and ignite the magick in your life. Learn the basic skills of spell work and ritual, working with the elements, honouring our ancestors, and connecting with nature and ourselves. Come and participate in a circle filled with magick, ritual, and lots of cackling fun. Muggles are welcome too!
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Healing with Hypnosis
Presenter: Rima Chowdhury
Hypnosis is a powerful tool that can help you “reprogram” the deepest subconscious blocks and create new positive beliefs in your mind. During this event, you’ll learn how to connect with the subconscious and change your beliefs – releasing what is holding you back and giving you the power to create the life you dream of. Discover valuable tools that you can begin applying to your own life immediately.
6:00PM - 7:30PM • In The Driver Seat of Your Own Experience
Presenter: Hilary Wood and Kyle Henderson
Discover how you can be the active operator in your own experience and how to shift away from a dysregulated nervous system. During this event, you will learn how to incorporate your previous experiences and the lessons you have learned, allowing you to relax and enjoy your life as it unfolds. Based on the Poly-Vagal theory, brain states and how the nervous system works, you will discover the perfection in your system. You will come to embrace the incredible protective force within you – the Autonomic Nervous System – and discover how this brilliant system functions to protect you from threat and danger. With a newfound appreciation for your magnificent body, you can move forward with greater ease and clarity.
Mind Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Transcending Forgiveness
Presenter: Amanda Thomas
It is human nature to ask “why” and to want an explanation for the sequence of events that plays out your life story. You seek answers to help define yourself and understand the reasons why you operate the way you do. From this state of continual searching, one seeks out accountability from others – begging for an explanation that will bring them peace. An apology for perceived wrong doings that will make things right again. But in a world where life can end in the blink of an eye, where relationships and events come and go, apologies and an explanation of “why” cannot always be obtained. In this event, learn how to transcend forgiveness and move into a state of pure acceptance for what has been and what is unfolding before you. Find peace within yourself and discover that all of the answers are within you and the Universal Story. Within acceptance, you can release old trauma and flow into greater peace and alignment with others and all experiences within your life.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • Support Your Energy Using Boundaries
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
Boundaries are necessary – personally and spiritually – to support you in keeping a healthy balance. In this event, you will discover where you need boundaries, how to easily implement them into your life and how to reclaim your energy. You will come to understand boundaries in the five core areas: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and time. If you are feeling unbalanced and heavy from other energy or overwhelmed by Spirit, you will develop a renewed sense of confidence in learning how to discern and set boundaries.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Modern Shamanism
Presenter: Dr. Jared McCollum
In past cultures, Shamanism was the means by which many of our ancestors interpreted, interacted with and understood the world around them. Shamanism remains a powerful and transformative practice today; however, it has evolved based on our current understanding of reality and modern complexities. With fresh inner eyes and building upon our current knowledge of the Universe, Shamanism can be a gateway to propel humanity into the future with a modern interpretation of life and purpose. Discover how this powerful practice can help you feel connected to the universal consciousness and assist you in finding clarity and peace. While honoring the origins of Shamanism and Indigenous cultural traditions, you will delve into a reimagining of Shamanism allowing these powerful teachings and rituals to become accessible to you. During this event, you will discover the foundational elements of Shamanism, which will guide you through a framework to create your unique Shamanic practice.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Healing Through Reflexology
Presenter: Caroline Dalton
Reflexology has been practiced for centuries and is a powerful modality that teaches how reflex points on the hands, feet, face and ears connect to specific areas of the body. With this knowledge, you can activate certain reflex points to create balance throughout your bodily system. This practice promotes healing and relaxation, thus supporting the body's overall function and well-being. In this event, you will learn specific reflex points on the feet, hands, face and ears that you can use for your own well-being.
6:00PM - 7:30PM • Spirit Communication
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
Are you curious about connecting with your loved ones in Spirit? Are you interested in learning more about mediumship and how the process works? Explore the magic of mediumship in a real, approachable and understandable way. During this event, you will learn about mediumship, how to develop mediumship abilities and discover that we all have the ability to connect with our loved ones in Spirit.
Sunday
April 16, 2023
Body Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • A Healing Journey
Presenter: Caroline Dalton
Take time to slow down and re-tune the body with the healing vibrations of the Alchemy Crystal Bowls. This journey will take you to the depths of your being. It will assist you in clearing the pathway and reminding you how to deeply listen, as the gateways open to the Universe's messages. Please bring a mat, blanket, pillow and anything else you may need for your comfort.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • Charm Casting
Presenter: Gillian White
Learn the ancient divination technique of casting charms - also known as throwing bones. This form of divination can be found in numerous cultures worldwide, where one uses bones, stones, coins, shells, and other trinkets for insight and answers. You will learn the history of this ancient practice and how to create your own charm set - connecting you with your ancestors and the spirits of your charms. You will receive guidance to develop meanings for your charm set and interpret throws for yourself.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Yoga Nidra
Presenter: Kyle Henderson
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep”. The practice draws your attention inwards, beyond the five senses, as you learn to balance between the states of wakefulness and sleep. Travelling through brain states and energy layers, you will explore with a state of awareness that is unlike the sleep state. In the state of Yoga Nidra, you gain access to the subconscious and can change belief programs. You start to experience your interconnected wholeness and become aware of your timeless Self, the unified nature that is expansive and inclusive. In this state, you can be healed physically, emotionally and mentally - as you are restored and awakened to your deepest, all-knowing, all-welcoming self. Please bring a mat, blanket, pillow and anything else you may need for your comfort.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Osteopathy: Body Energy Clock
Presenter: Rima Chowdhury
Understanding how your body works can help you prevent illness and imbalances. Our Body Energy Clock shows you the optimal time to perform certain tasks for each organ system. It also gives you an insight into which emotion needs balancing and strengthening to keep you feeling great. This event is designed to help you understand that every organ has a repair/maintenance schedule, offering you the opportunity to learn how to treat yourself for improved health and well-being.
Mind Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • The Alchemy of Trauma and Healing
Presenter: Michelle Agopsowicz
Trauma is a universal experience that shapes our lives in very tangible and often hidden ways. During this event, explore a paradigm shift in how you think about trauma and the patterns of coping that it creates in your life. Learn how trauma affects every aspect of your being through your physical, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual health. The experience of trauma has a way of disconnecting us from ourselves and the larger human experience. Discover how the exploration of trauma and the meaning it holds can lead you on a path of healing, wholeness and self-compassion.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • The Psychology of the Chakras
Presenter: Michelle Agopsowicz
What you experience in life as an individual, as well as in the collective, shapes and affects how the chakras move in and out of balance. During this event, you will learn about the seven major chakras and how trauma affects them. You will explore what characteristics and coping strategies develop as a result of trauma storing in each of the chakras and expand your knowledge to learn how trauma affects five additional universal and collective chakras. Discover how to bring awareness to your individual, as well as collective trauma, to find balance and healing in your life.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Soul Food: Ditching Diet Culture
Presenter: Ange Helie
Discover how to build a foundation for your health journey - focused on understanding your relationship to food and your body. During this event, you will unlearn diet rules, neutralize food fears and strip away unnecessary superficial weight loss strategies. By highlighting the power of your mind and the role of human emotion, you’ll leave this event feeling empowered to start your journey toward food freedom and authentic self love.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Meet your Inner King
Presenter: Hilary Wood
The same dance of duality that has created the entire universe is within you. Learning to balance the masculine and feminine energetics is a beautiful aspect of human life - although it can often be confusing. Explore how the world has distorted Masculine energy, and in doing so, supressed the Feminine and separated us from ourselves. When anchored in integrity, your Inner King serves to honor your boundaries; it speaks truth and can help you find clarity, direction and purpose. As the relationship of this inner union is strengthened, you will begin to trust yourself and your ability to rest and lead in your feminine essence.