I have very exciting news to announce. In September I will be hosting my very first Yoga retreat! This is something I have always wanted to do and a couple months ago I decided this is the year I am finally going to do it. This will be a full day retreat at the gorgeous Aurora Wellness Centre in Nanoose Bay BC on Vancouver Island.
When I started to research possible locations, I remembered a friend of mine telling me she has facilitated her drumming circles here (thank you Rhonda!) and I immediately reached out and arranged a meeting so I could come take a look at the place. As soon as I drove onto the property, I knew I found the right space for the retreat that I was envisioning. In fact, I am experiencing full body chills as I am writing this just thinking about it. I met with the owner, the lovely Louise, and we had a wonderful conversation for about 45 minutes, sharing our stories as she gave me a tour of the Wellness Centre, the studio and her property.
When I started to put this idea together, I had already chosen who I wanted to co-host this retreat with and was thrilled when he immediately came on board! We had a couple walking meetings at a nearby park where we shared our ideas and discussed how we would like to proceed. We had a couple dates in mind and once I confirmed the space was available, we finally settled on the date of September 30th. Right after we chose the date, it occurred to me that is also the 15th anniversary of when I completed my Yoga Teacher Training on beautiful Gabriola Island! I can’t believe it’s taken me all this time to finally organize a retreat but I know this will be the first of many more to come!
Weather permitting, this will be an indoor/outdoor retreat, spending some time outside for a gentle yoga practice on the grass surrounded by a forest & sitting in nature for some of the activities we have planned for the day. In case of rain, we will spend the day in the studio, where we can look out at the amazing scenery that surrounds us. However, I am planning for a sunny fall day for us!
The full day event will be Saturday September 30th, 2023 from 8:30am-6pm at Aurora Wellness Centre 1989 Kaye Road, Nanoose Bay, BC. There will only be 8 spots available so book early to reserve your space and take advantage of the early bird special of $333 until August 31st or until we sell out.
I am getting ready for a camping vacation on the west coast so I will be replying to all emails and inquiries on Friday August 4th.
If you are interested, reserve your spot on the link below.
