Resilient Bodies Retreat

A Restorative Retreat for Health Professionals

September 29- Oct. 2 2023 | April 2024

Restore the Mind – Body Connection

A Restorative Retreat for Health Providers

Every healthcare professional needs to be reminded of how much more powerful and effective we can be when we ourselves are wholly resourced in mind, body, and heart. Thank you so much for creating an experience that filled up my cup. I didn’t know how much I needed this. – Joan Pham, Hospice and Palliative care Nurse

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Join me on a Yoga Retreat.

Health care providers (doctors, nurses, care aids, paramedics and hospital and care home staff) routinely witness the pain and suffering of others. This can lead to vicarious or secondary trauma which affects the autonomic nervous system. Combined with moral injury, the challenges of shift work, personal stressors, and working within the context of a strained health care system, this can lead to feelings of isolation, loss of hope, anxiety and insomnia.

This 3-day retreat is designed to restore health, inspire hope, and provide tools and practices that can be utilized on and off the job to enhance physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Enjoy nourishing organic garden-to-table meals, wood-fired sauna sessions, and the serene beauty of Bowen Island. This Retreat offers space to decompress and immerse in rejuvenating and restorative practices for mind, body and heart.

Workshops and classes are rooted in trauma theory, neuroscience, emotional intelligence and yoga philosophy and will provide a holistic approach to cultivating resilience.

In this retreat we will explore:

How trauma and stress impact the body and brain
Mind-body connection and the somatics of stress
Anatomy of breathing and training in the relaxation response
Yogic practices for physical and mental resilience

For healthcare professionals with an interest and curiosity in trauma, a willingness to explore the mind-body connection, and an understanding of the importance of self-care.

Facilitated by Yoga and Meditation Teacher Farah Nazarali, Yoga Therapist Nicole Marcia,MA, TCTSY-F, C-IAYT Masters in Counselling (Candidate), and Nurse Educator and Yoga Teacher Corrine McKell.

Read article about Corrine McKell – READ HERE

Read article about Farah Nazarali – READ HERE

JOIN - FALL 2023

JOIN - SPRING 2024

Retreat Schedule

*This is an abridged version of the schedule. Please note Retreat schedule includes all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea bar).

Registration now open for Spring 2024.

Friday
4-4:30pm Arrival and Check -in

Welcome | Introduction | Yogic Model of Holistic Health | Flower Ceremony

Saturday
Workshop: Understanding Trauma | Yogic Tools for Stress
Trauma-informed Yoga
Lunch and Free Time

Workshop: Emotional Intelligence
Dinner | Yoga for Sleep

Sunday
Workshop: Yogic Perspective of Suffering | Workplace Strategeis
Trauma-informed Yoga
Lunch and Free Time

Workshop: Work- Home Transitions | Non Violent Communication
Dinner | Yoga for Sleep

Monday
Workshop: Finding Balance
Trauma-informed Yoga

Lunch and Closing

Cost
$1695 (shared room)
$1795 (private room). Please note there are only 3 private rooms available on a first-come basis.

Cost includes all accommodations, all meals, all workshops and classes. Cost does not include travel to and from Half Moon Haven.

Please note a deposit of $425 is required at the time of Registration to secure your spot.

REGISTER HERE

I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

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words from the heart

Angela Gargouzie

{The retreat was profoundly healing. Thank you again. How truly privileged I am to have been a part of it.

Candace Haspeck 2

{My heart is still very full of all the beauty and wonder from the retreat. It really has changed my life.

Madith Wilson

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I want thank you for the incredible experience. It was deep and meaningful and I was not prepared how it would touch me. Thank you for supporting me to open up to the possibilities while being gentle with myself.

Candace Haspeck

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I think of you each day. You helped me find my center and it’s your voice I hear telling me I am extraordinary. My dark days are not so dark and there is sense of space and peace that my soul has been looking for. I could never have got there without you and your love. I just can’t even find the words!!

Aleesa Sutton

{Thank you for a truly lovely retreat. I hope to join you for another one sometime! I want to express my gratitude for a really pleasurable weekend and thank you for the post-retreat resources.

Georgie Hutchinson

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Thanks again for creating such a lovely retreat. I felt nourished and cared for the whole weekend.

Anne Sterling

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Thank you for the entire retreat experience. There were some parts which I found challenging (the early mornings, the cold floor and the ferries!!), but you truly made those discomforts pale in comparison to the experience you offered. It was inspiring, healthful and gentle.

Suzan Abu-Abed

{I needed something to ground me because my mind and body were spinning like an unbalanced toy top. I came to the Retreat because I needed a launching point for a new and fresh beginning. The yoga retreat more than exceeded my expectations. By the end, I felt at peace, rejuvenated and hopeful. I loved the camaraderie and meeting new people. The setting and teachers were amazing.

Tracy Michelle

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I wanted to let you know I enjoyed the retreat last week immensely. You gave my year the perfect ending of rest, reflection, and rejuvenation to start fresh for 2022!!

Chetna Boyd

{Thank you for your generous heart during the retreat. It was a joy to participate. I'm sending my love to you for all you are doing and will do.

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