Wisdom Teachings

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SoulCollage®: An Enchanting Path to Inner Wisdom & Creativity

With Kimberly Lee, J.D.

August 21 - 26, 2026

Set out on an enlightening journey of self-discovery, guided by the power of your own creativity and intuition. In this immersive workshop, you’ll uncover and access inner wisdom through the inspiring SoulCollage® method. Developed by the late Seena Frost, MA, and based on the work of Carl Jung, this enchanting personal practice harnesses the magic […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

An Autumn Contemplative Retreat: Rooting, Unfurling, Letting Go

With Caverly Morgan

September 10 - 15, 2026

What does it mean to truly let go? What are we letting go of, and how? At the threshold of autumn, inspired by the natural world—a natural teacher—join Deborah Eden Tull and Caverly Morgan for this contemplative and restorative journey. We will delve into the profound themes of rooting in presence, unfurling into embodied being, […]

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Kintsugi: Embracing Imperfection

With Yuka Morino

September 27 - October 2, 2026

Kintsugi, 金継ぎ translated literally from Japanese means "golden joinery". This traditional Japanese art used to repair broken ceramics uses natural materials, like tree sap, clay and flour dusted with gold (or other precious metals) to make the cracks, or broken lines beautiful.  The cracks are called Keshiki 景色 and in Japanese, mean scenery, landscape or […]

Sacred Roots: Ancestral Healing Through Yoga, Breath & Ceremony

With Satya Jehman

September 28 - October 2, 2026

Held in the days of the harvest full moon and the yogic season of ancestral remembrance known as Pitru Paksha, this retreat is a sacred portal into healing, connection, and embodied renewal. Across cultures, this time of year has long been honoured as a season to remember, pay tribute to, and commune with those who […]

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The Language of Flowers: Contemplation and Realization in Nature

With Heather Midori Yamada

September 28 - October 2, 2026

At first glance there is harmony, balance and beauty underlying many Japanese arts. Ikebana, the art of Japanese floral arrangement has a rich and long history with many schools, rules and philosophies developing and evolving over time.  Originating from a traditional Japanese environment to contemporary expression worldwide, the language of flowers includes everyone and anywhere […]

Return to Stillness: A Yoga Nidra Retreat

With Kristyn Rose Foster

October 2 - 7, 2026

Step away from the pace of daily life and return to the quiet intelligence within. Held in the serene beauty of island life as the season turns inward, this retreat is a deeply nourishing immersion into Yoga Nidra, the art of conscious rest and “divine sleep.” As autumn invites a natural softening, you are supported […]

The Art of Entanglement: Fish, Flow, and Knowing

With Zoe Todd and Courtney Chetwynd

October 2 - 7, 2026

Dive into a creative world where fish, water, and story are teachers. Building on the energy and excitement of last year’s “Fish as Storytellers”, this year’s program moves more deeply into themes of entanglement, reciprocity, and relational ways of knowing. Through art-making, storytelling, and land-based reflection, we’ll explore how knowledge moves in quiet and unexpected […]

Eldering in Times of Transformation

With Cheryl Rose, Juana Berinstein and Zhiish McKenzie

October 2 - 7, 2026

“A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species.”  Carl Jung What is the human purpose of the “third third” of your life? How might it hold meaning for you and for our world? What pressing questions are you holding as […]

Wintering: Rest, Reflection & Inward Practices

With Farah Nazarali

October 11 - 15, 2026

“Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis. Winter is a time of withdrawing from the world, [and] that’s where the transformation occurs. Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.”- Katherine May Step out of the hustle and bustle of modern […]