August

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Essential Somatics: Free Your Movement!

With Martha Peterson

August 26 - 31, 2026

If you have “tried everything” to relieve your chronic muscle or joint pain for the long term and have only experienced short-term relief (or none at all), then this 5-day immersion is for you. Come and learn how to restore freedom of movement and resolve chronic muscle tension so you can live more fully. Eliminating […]

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Slow Art, Somatic Practice, and Creative Rest

With Shauna Kaendo - Art Therapist | BFA, RCAT

August 26 - 31, 2026

Being in conversation with art, process, and ourselves. The theme for this therapeutic arts program is Mapping the Sensory. We will get curious about the sensory experience of art making. Through creative meanderings with solo and collective art processes we will work on slowing down and paying attention to what arises in the process of […]

Harmony Within: A Journey of Songwriting and Reconnection

With Samantha Parton and Leah Abramson

August 26 - 31, 2026

The Harmony Within workshop explores songwriting as a journey of soulful reconnection to our creative source, and to self. Harnessing the power of music and words and focused, creative intention, we seek to illuminate, transform, and transcend what lies within. Over the course of this immersive retreat, participants will learn to effectively articulate the hidden […]

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Nature & Nurture Yoga: Embracing Abundance

With Fiji McAlpine

August 31 - September 5, 2026

Embrace the late summer abundance in the Pacific Northwest on spectacular Cortes Island. Late summer is the season to savour the fruits of the year’s growth. The warm air is thick with the smell of sweet berries, and the forests are vibrant and lush. This retreat will explore the natural elements in our body on […]

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Somatic Summer Camp: Authentic Expression in Tumultuous Times

With Kevin Yee-Chan and Winchester Victor

August 31 - September 5, 2026

Clear the clutter and return to your innate authenticity through the traditions of yoga, qigong, and somatic therapy. Revitalize somatic trust as you explore the nuances of your window of tolerance, navigate inner work with safety vs intensity, and anchor into your body’s inherent wisdom. Open pathways of expression as you uncover emotional anatomy, engage […]

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Guiding Souls to Cross Over: The Art & Practice of Psychopomp

With Julie Kramer

August 31 - September 5, 2026

Many people facing death report feeling alone and afraid, when in fact, they are surrounded by benevolent helping spirits. These specific spirit guides, known as psychopomp allies, always gather when death is near. Their function is three-fold: to signal to the dying that death is approaching; to help them prepare to release their body; and […]