Re-awakening & Sustaining Hope
The Path Inward
Vancouver | Bowen Island, BC
A Retreat for Caregivers
This half-day retreat offers respite for those who work in the helping professions – social workers, healthcare providers, therapists, and counsellors
Enjoy Peace and Rest
Do you feel maxed out, under-resourced or in need of a reset?
In this nourishing environment, you’ll have space to decompress and rejuvenate, while learning practical skills to help you maintain your equilibrium when you leave.
Time in Nature
Gentle Yoga
The Program
Participants will enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch, time in nature, yogic movements that are kind and gentle on the body, and the opportunity to connect with heart-centred and like-minded people.
Schedule
9:45-10am – Arrival
10am – Opening Circle
Natural Rhythms Workshop
12-1:00pm – Catered lunch and free time
Body as Resource Workshop
1:30pm – Yoga Practice
2:15pm – Mindful Nature Walk
2:45pm Closing Circle
Retreat ends at 3:30pm
Tree in Blossom, Peter Davidson 1942-1999.
Pastel on Paper 1997
The Details
Where Is It?
The Path Inward half-day restorative retreat will be held at Van Dusen Gardens, a local haven and sactuary where Nature blooms and inspires awe and wonder.
What To Wear / Bring?
- Comfortable clothing, suitable for yoga.
- Shoes for a mindful nature walk
- Willingness to learn and practice in community
What’s The Cost?
$195 (with lunch), $175 without lunch
Includes lunch and snacks, yoga, workshops, and a journal.
Your Facilitators
Farah Nazarali, BA, MA.
Farah has been teaching yoga for over 20 years in a variety of settings – yoga studios, public schools, non-profits, corporate classes, and in retreat settings. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her studies in Tibetan Buddhism, Lineage-based yoga, conflict resolution, and non-violent commication. She is a pioneer in integrating conflict resolution skills with yogic practices and Buddhist wisdom; bringing a somatic approach to communication and conflict. Farah is the former podcast host of In Conversation: The Podcast of Banyen Books and Sound and Hollyhock Talks, and the founder of Drishti Point Yoga Podcasts. Farah is passionate about making yoga and yogic tools accessible to people who wouldn’t otherwise find themselves in a yoga studio and facilitating transformation experiences in retreat settings.
www.farahnazarali.com
Nicole Marcia (she/her), MA, C-IAYT, TCTSY-F, MC (Candidate)
Nicole is a dually trained counsellor (graduation 2023) and yoga therapist. In 2009, she was awarded a master’s degree with a specialization in yoga therapy. For 9 years, she served as the Director of Therapeutic Yoga Programming for the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addictions and Riverview Psychiatric Hospital. From 2007-2018, she worked as a yoga therapist at Onsite, the treatment arm of the safe injection site in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. She is also certified as a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F). Nicole facilitates therapeutic classes for women fleeing situations of human trafficking and works with teens living with mental health challenges. She is also a service provider for First Responder Health, serving emergency workers and healthcare providers.
www.finebalanceyoga.ca
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