Wellness Retreat
Friday
April 21, 2023
Body Room
12:00PM - 2:00PM • Registration
2:00PM - 3:30PM • Meditative Yin Yoga
Presenter: Kyle Henderson
Experience a soft, gentle journey into the subtle realm of Self. Using yoga connected to Traditional Chinese Medicine, you will achieve physical, emotional, mental and energetic benefits. The practice will begin with an introduction to Qi Gong and move into Yin Yoga. With postures held longer in your physical body, you will use Mindfulness of Breathing. By focusing on the breath, you will become aware of the mind’s tendency to jump from one thing to another. This simple discipline of concentration brings you back to the present moment, which holds the richness of experience with numerous benefits.
4:00PM - 5:00PM • Heart Beat: Drum & Dance
Presenter: Kim Mayberry
For time immemorial the sound of the drum has brought humans together. Enjoy a full body rhythmic experience in this dance class and drum circle. You do not need an instrument - just your body. You will warm up with invigorating movement and explore different rhythms, all while learning simple hand-drumming techniques. We will play together in a circle and feel the connection we will create together - the group’s heartbeat.
5:30PM - 6:30PM • 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.
7:00PM - 8:30PM • 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.
Mind Room
12:00PM - 2:00PM • Registration
2:00PM - 3:30PM • Uniting Healthspan With Lifespan
Presenter: Steven Woollard
Over the past 100 years, the global life expectancy has more than doubled but this has not been accompanied by an equivalent increase in healthy life expectancy. People are living longer but many of those years are burdened by chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and even cancer. How many of those years we remain healthy and free from disease is only 20% dictated by our genes and 80 percent dictated by our lifestyles. This means we have incredible power and control over our future health, in preventing chronic diseases and increasing our longevity. During this event, you will learn ways to help extend your healthspan, delay age-related health issues, repair damaged organs and improve your quality of life; for your whole life! You’ll leave feeling physically inspired, wanting to eat healthy foods and with tips for staying mentally active and minimizing stress.
4:00PM - 5:00PM • Where Attention Goes - Energy Flows
Presenter: Kyle Henderson
In your everyday life, you are constantly creating your reality. Your thoughts lead to actions and you see the outcome unfold before you. What many fail to see is that their thoughts and actions are affected by where they are positioned in their energy centers. During this event, you will gain perspective on 7 energy centers that make up the body. You will discover that how you respond to the world around you is dependant on which energy centre your consciousness is focused in. With practice of moving to certain centers consciously, you will become aware and able to respond to the world in an appropriate and beneficial way - gaining the ability to make impactful change to yourself and your life.
5:30PM - 6:30PM • Emotions and The Pelvic Floor
Presenter: Dr. Kate Hadfield, ND
Did you know that a prolapse can mean chronic grief, bladder incontinence can be fear and pelvic pain can be a reaction to emotional guarding? During this event, you will learn how your emotions and experiences show up as pelvic health dysfunction. Discover the way to reconnect with your pelvic bowl and live a more creative, connected life. Learn to trust your intuition and engage with the mental/emotional side of your pelvic floor through Holistic Pelvic Care™. Male registrants are encouraged to attend this event to better understand how to support the women in their lives.
7:00PM – 8:30PM • How to Manifest Money
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
Abundance is a concept that intrigues many. Most people don’t just want to get by – they want to thrive. While abundance means something different to each person, most will agree that calling in more abundance would benefit their lives. During this event, you will explore the monetary aspect of abundance and discover 9 tips to attract more money into your life. Delve into the common limiting beliefs about money, including blocks making, keeping and finding money opportunities in your life. Expand how you view the world through your abundance lens.
Saturday
April 22, 2023
Body Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Using Vibration to Heal
Presenter: Randa Sultan
Experience an empowering event where you will use your voice to produce healing vibrational frequencies and restore balance in your body. You will be introduced to the theory of the five elements and explore your body systems, movement, sound and healing. Walk away with a deeper understanding of how your physical, emotional and mental states are inherently linked and discover the chants that are unique to your healing journey. Receive a full body healing session through the shared energetic five elements gentle movement practice and chanting vibrations in the room.
11:00AM – 12:30PM • 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.
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 • Connect to Your Soul Essence
Presenter: Randa Sultan
Are you ready to empower yourself through the power of your breath? Breathwork is a powerful way to unlock your full potential in all areas of your life. How you breathe shapes how you feel, your mindset, energy levels and how your physical body functions. During this transformational breathwork journey, you will be guided in a conscious altered breath pattern to access and release deep emotions, find clarity of mind and shift your body on a cellular level. You will be held in a safe, supportive and nurturing container. Allow yourself to be led on this journey - for on the other side lies the awareness and clarity of your true potential, connection to your soul essence, your light and the magic of you!
Disclaimer: This experience is not suitable for those who are Pregnant or those who have Heart Conditions, COPD 1 & 2, Epilepsy, Concussions, PTSD or Psychosis.
Mind Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Healing the Witch Wound
Presenter: Gillian White
The Witch Wound is trauma passed down through our ancestral roots and past lives that manifest as a fear of being seen, speaking one's truth, and stepping into your powerful magick. Our Maiden, Mother and Crones were persecuted and hunted for being what people perceived as "witches," also known as Strong Women. Our ancestors who survived these dark times carried the memory of these events not just in their minds but also in their bodies, which has been passed down through lineages. It is time to heal this wound and cut those ties that bind us. This journey will awaken that empowered, wise mystic that lives within you. You will emerge with a deep sense of self-worth, self-trust and a profound connection to your ancestors.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • Reiki and Chakras 101
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
Discover Reiki Energy Healing and the basic principles behind this Japanese healing technique. Reiki is accessible and available to everyone and it supports your natural ability to heal yourself. During this event, you will expand your knowledge of how energy moves through your body and how you can work with this energy. You will explore the seven main Chakras and how they each hold energy specific to different emotions and experiences. You will walk away with Reiki hand positions for self healing to create deep and lasting change in your wellbeing.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Opening Yourself to Divine Guidance
Presenter: Stephanie Kamille
You are connected to a stream of knowledge and support that can help guide you through every life experience. Although this assistance is readily available, our society has taught us to disconnect from our natural abilities and as a result - many have disconnected themselves from their divine guidance. In this two hour interactive event, discover who you truly are and how to unlock your connection to the non-physical. This event will delve into the various forms of communication and how you can unleash your own divine guidance.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Space Cleaning: Your Scared Container
Presenter: Caroline Dalton
Energy can accumulate within you and the spaces around you. This can result in fear-based energy becoming stagnant and affecting your natural flow and wellbeing. Discover how to create a sacred container for yourself and your space. This event will guide you through different techniques to assist you in clearing yourself and the energy around you. You will explore smudging techniques, the power of your voice (mantra) and how sound can clear blocks and unwanted energy - raising the vibrations within and around you. Your sacred container awaits.
6:00PM - 7:30PM • Reprogramming the Subconscious Mind
Presenter: Jocelyn Pettitt
Discover your own limiting beliefs and how you can use this knowledge and focused energy to reprogram the subconscious mind. Explore your energetic blockages that are preventing you from achieving what you want in life. By bringing these blocks to the surface, you will learn how to release them and reprogram any limiting beliefs you have into powerful affirmations and goals that serve you. Learn to live a life by design - not by default.
Sunday
April 23, 2023
Body Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Kundalini Yoga
Presenter: Caroline Dalton
Using the technology of Kundalini Yoga, you will increase the awareness of self while accessing a higher state of consciousness. During this event, you will move through a kriya using breath, movement and sound to clear blocks and limiting beliefs within yourself and your surroundings. Doing so, will allow you to clear a pathway and attract more of what you desire. You will learn a 40 day transformative meditation and conclude this healing session with a gong meditation, to further integrate the practice and leave you with a deeper understanding of self and the clearing process.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • Spring Renewal Ceremony
Presenter: Kim Mayberry
Feel energized and alive! Discover your 7 main energy centres and explore dance and yoga-based movements that will invigorate and balance each one. Release and recharge 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.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • 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.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Root to Receive
Presenter: Hilary Wood
Experience a unique yoga class, designed to open the pathways of your lower body, creating a grounded connection to the earth. Through breath, movement and subtle body exploration, you will encourage a smooth current of energy through the body to help eliminate stress or stagnation and free up any areas that might feel blocked. Take time to physically connect to your inner knowing, a knowing that is always in alignment with your greater good and finish feeling lighter and clearer.
Mind Room
8:30AM - 10:30AM • Muscling Testing and The Subconscious Mind
Presenter: Jocelyn Pettitt
Muscle testing is a method for using your body as an intuitive tool. During this event, you will discover the benefits of muscle testing and how to listen to your body for answers. Muscle testing is a form of communication with the Subconscious Mind. Utilizing this powerful method, will allow you to ask any question regarding your health or your subconscious beliefs and result in a clear answer from the information that has been recorded since you were born.
11:00AM - 12:30PM • Sleep Better, Feel Better, Be Better
Presenter: Julie Ann Waldock
Discover proven tips to sleep better and deeper each night. As you explore the research into the importance of sleep and its impact on your daily life, you will uncover how to hijack a healthy sleep pattern and what prevents you from doing so. To complete this event, you will experience a guided meditation technique to create your own sleep happiness - one that you can easily repeat in the comfort of your home. A free download of this technique will be provided.
12:30PM - 2:00PM • LUNCH BREAK
2:00PM - 4:00PM • Tap Into Your Inner Spring of Happiness
Presenter: Julie Ann Waldock
Many believe that happiness comes from within, yet you may be finding it difficult to put this belief into practice. During this event, discover the keys to unlocking your happiness hormones and living your most joyful life. Combining science and practical research, you will learn how to connect to your innerspring of happiness. Using powerful EFT (Tapping), NLP and Meditative Techniques, you will be guided on a discovery of the four surprisingly simple, yet highly effective, methods which can help you grow rich in feel-good hormones.
4:30PM - 5:30PM • Crystal Grids and Sacred Geometry
Presenter: Lisa Phillips
Sacred geometry reflects the fundamental patterns to creation and crystals are sacred geometry in three dimensional space. By implementing the science of crystals and sacred geometry, you can create vibrational boosters in the form of crystal grids. During this event, discover which crystals and geometric shapes to use together and learn how to create crystals grids with intention to help amplify specific goals.