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  1. May
    18
    Fri

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      Sound Healing with tuning forks level 1
      9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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      Ohm Therapeutics™ is built on the understanding that musical tones assist healing, and that appropriate frequencies promote the flow of energy (Qi) in and around the body. As a result, the pathways for Qi are restored, energy blocks are removed, and health & wellness can be regained.

      Learn how to incorporate sound into your healing practice with Ohm Therapeutics™. In this two-day class, Samantha Jennings will demonstrate therapeutic applications of the Ohm Tuning Forks and Tibetan Singing Bowls on

      the body, including traditional acupuncture points, trigger & reflex points, bone, muscle & tendons to help tonify Qi, move stagnant energy & relieve pain.

      You will learn to work with resonance using the Ohm Unison, Ohm Octave and High Frequency Ohm Tuning Forks. Because the body responds to vibration & the Ohm tone, directing the vibration with tuning forks in a therapeutic setting is an ideal complement to massage, acupressure, acupuncture, cranial sacral, polarity therapy, chiropractic & other bodywork methods.

      Students will take home 1 comprehensive study guide for future reference. This course fulfills requirements for continuing education hours for Chinese Medicine Practitioners and is also applicable to massage therapists and anyone else interested in alternative healing modalities.  For persons  continuing on and taking Samantha’s Five Elements course on May 20-21 an additional discount of $200 is being offered for persons enrolling in both courses. In addition, persons living in Nelson  who do not wish to stay up at the Retreat Center can pay tuition only course fees.

      Student attending this course will also need the following Course Requirements:
      2 Mid Ohm Tuning Forks ~ $88
      1 Low Ohm tuning Fork ~ $55
      1 Practitioner Activator ~ $42
      Sound Healing: Vibrational Healing with Ohm Tuning Forks, Book & DVD ~ $33
      Course Tools must be pre-ordered with the instructor & pre-paid.

      Total $218 + HST 26.16 = $244.16

      Samantha Jennings is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sound Healer & Educator. She began studying Sound Healing with Marjorie de Muynck, creator of Ohm Therapeutics™ in 2000 and teaches in North America & internationally. Samantha incorporates Sound Healing into her practice of spiritually based acupuncture & acupressure, and offers instruction in Ohm Therapeutics & Classical Five Elements.

  2. May
    20
    Sun

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      The Archetypal Energies of the Five Elements
      9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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      The two most commonly asked questions in life are : Who am I? and Why am I here?.

      Our focus in this two day course will be using ancient Taoist Five Element theory to identify the Constitutional Type that is the expression of a primary energetic imbalance expressed through the personality. We will look at how our early life experiences create core beliefs which then shape the expression of our personality. Over time and with repeated experience we develop character strategies, the habits which define how we behave and how we see the world. This is the foundation of our “Constitutional Type”.

      This class will focus on the elemental needs and the missing experiences that give rise to the constitutional type being expressed, and the pathways back to regain balance in the emotional realm. The course provides you with an opportunity to experience the teachings of this timeless wisdom giving you insight into the unique and ancient medical framework that shows the interconnectedness of our mental, emotional and physical states of being.

      This is a good opportunity to explore the emotional and physical symptoms that accompany energy imbalances. The class is designed for the Oriental Medicine student,  massage or health practitioner and anyone interested in self-exploration and learning.

      For persons who are also taking Samantha’s  Healing with Sound Forks level 1 course on May 18-19 an additional discount of $200 is being offered if you enroll for both courses.  For people living in Nelson tuition only pricing is available.

      This course fulfills requirements for continuing education hours for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine and will add new depth of understanding for anyone interested in  working in the helping professions, including counsellors, therapists and massage practitioners.

       

      Samantha Jennings, Dr.TCM, R.Ac.

      Samantha has been a practitioner of Oriental Medicine since 1983, having begun her training in Oriental Medicine in 1983, first practicing acupressure, and then graduating from the Canadian College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in 1993, where she was fortunate to have trained in Classical Five Element Acupuncture as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including herbal training. Instructors included those from Professor J.R. Worsley’s College of Traditional Acupuncture, Lemington Spa, UK. Since then she has done post-graduate work with such notables as Lonny Jarrett (Massachusetts), Gye Bennett (Australia), and is currently a student of Dr. Jeffrey Yuen (NY). She is currently engaged in the study of plant affinities for the elements & organ systems and the use of essential oils on acupoints.

      Samantha is also a graduate of the Academy of Botanical Medicine: California School of Herbal Studies, as well as having completed the two-year professional training in Hakomi: Body-Centered Psychotherapy, with mentorship from Jon Eisman, Senior Hakomi Trainer.

      She has taught as a professor at her alma mater, CCAOM, as well as Oshio College of Herbology & Chinese Medicine (Victoria, BC), Christchurch College of Chinese Medicine (Christchurch, New Zealand), and has offered continuing education classes at Pacific Rim College (Victoria), NMAHA (Santa Fe, NM), as well as privately. She developed the Five Element Acupressure program as part of the B.Sc. in Integrated Health Studies at Northern New Mexico College, Espanola, NM, where she taught both Oriental Medicine and Western Herbology & Pharmacy.

      Samantha began studying with Marjorie de Muynck, creator of Ohm Therapeutics™, in 1999 and is an international teacher of Sound Healing in North America & Australasia, representing Lemniscate Music.

      Samantha’s specialties are Five Element spiritually-based acupuncture, acupressure and vibrational medicine. The application of Sound Healing is an integral part of her practice, which is now in Vancouver, B.C. She continues to travel the world to study with superlative teachers.

      Samantha is a NCCAOM Approved PDA Provider (National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) offering continuing education for acupuncturists and Oriental Bodywork Therapists across Canada, the US, and New Zealand.

       

       

       

       

       

  3. May
    24
    Thu

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      BreathLIGHT 1.1 (all-day)
      May 24 – May 28
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      In this vital BreathLIGHT 1.1 Training Course, participants will assimilate the foundational life path keys in,“The He-Art of facilitating a Crystal Helix BreathLIGHT Session.” Intending to facilitate or simply invigorate your practice, the BreathLight 1.1 Training is an in-depth practicum loaded with activation tools & nurturing keys for the loving & dynamic presence within.

      BreathLIGHT 1.1 is a foundational course based on Mikael’s personal 15 years discovering the Infinite Light through the Breath.  Through Yogic Pranayama to Tibetan Lung exercises to the vast array of Transformational Breath Techniques, Mikael is thrilled to be offering the FIRST of THREE Course Trainings on his unique DivineJoy imprint on the Transformational BreathLight Process.

      In General, whether you are new to the breath process or an avid breath yogi junkie, this course will provide a holistic heart pathway to igniting a personal empowered commitment to the Breath as a way to comprehending, assimilating, and applying the Light of Pure Source Consciousness into your every-moment life.

      In addition to the THREE Course Trainings (BreathLIGHT 1.1, BreathTANTRA 2.2, & BreathMASTERY 3.3), Participants will also integrate these SIX baseline tools:

      • 1. Power of Sound to personally activate, release, integrate, balance, and awaken multi-dimensional consciousness
      • 2. Love of Colour to understand the therapeutic value of messages, meanings, & directives for the soul’s journey through rainbow colour awareness.
      • 3. Wisdom of Somatic Movement to assist the physical vessel to fully align & ground the subtler energy bodies (emotional, sexual, mental, psychic, and spiritual)
      • 4. Universal Language of Sacred Geometry to completely communicate with one’s enviroment enabling one to truly listen, manifest, and co-create with the Infinite Cosmos.
      • 5. Anchoring of Crystal Energy by downloading how to create a personal mesa (altar) with the Five Elementals, Directions, and Planet Earth Gaia.
      • 6. Assimilating Radiant Health Nutrition by applying juicy & practical ways to purify, cleanse, detox and nurture the physical body temple on a daily moment to moment basis.

      In 1.1 Training, the manual practicum will also cover the following
      BreathLIGHT Keys:

      •  The He-Art of facilitating a Crystal Helix BreathLight Session
      • Living Holographically in a 3 –D world
      • Six Sheaths (Subtle Body Awareness)
      • Activating the Expanded Light Body
      • Breathing Techniques
      • Levels, Steps, Components, & Areas of the Body
      • Five Elements of a BreathLight Session
      • Affirmations, Invocations, & Leverage
      • Four Elemental Warm Up Movements
      • Session Outline
      • Essential Points to remember while facilitating a Crystal Helix Breathing Session

      “My BreathLIGHT experience with Mikael was one of the most powerful moments in my life!  It was probably the most unbelievable connection I have ever made with the boundless power and infinite energy available to human beings in the realm of the physical body.”
      ~ Luke G.  San Francisco, CA

  4. Jun
    18
    Mon

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      Lighten Your Body ….. Lighten Your Life
      5:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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      Upcoming

       

      Is food your comfort and reward?

      Does Your body feel like a stranger to you?

      Are you commited to change in 2012 but don’t know where to begin?

      During this week we will be supporting you to establish a new kind of self care, where everything from the food you eat to the thoughts you hold to the way you inhabit your body, contributes to a new personal sense of wholeness and well-being.

      Excess body weight and its challenging health effects are the product of a uniquely modern human ecology of convenience foods, sedentary lifestyles, time pressures and stress. People struggle their whole lives to lose weight and feel good in their bodies. Often, they have tried many approaches, but nothing has been lasting. We invite you to join us for an extraordinary week where you will learn about yourself, your body, and how to create a new path to achieve your dreams.

      We provide you with culinary delights that give you just the right mix of protein and organic vegetables grown in our beautiful garden. Through eating this way all week you will be removing most of the sugars and carbohydrates from your diet, allowing the liver and pancreas to rest, enabling you to burn fat while maintaining muscle mass. This diet is more similar to that of a hunter and gatherer’s, which has not only been scientifically validated but also tested through thousands of years of human evolution. This type of food regime is a great way to reboot digestive functions, cleanse the GI track, and set the stage for a new body weight equilibrium.

      Throughout our evolutionary history, human beings were always active and moving. A healthy relationship to your body also involves more exercise. First, we will show you how you can use advances in regenerative nutrition to create more energy at the cellular level. Exercise then becomes easier to initiate and maintain. This can be experienced by a person at any level of fitness. Our goal is to help you establish a new metabolic set point where food, exercise, and stress release are balanced in a healthy way.

      We will explore together the ways in which food is used in our culture and families as both a reward and a comfort, seeking to untangle the emotions tied to food from the nourishment it provides.You will receive daily bodywork and massage, helping to release tension and holding patterns that can be locked in the body.  Working through the body in this way not only feels great, but it invites you to inhabit your body in a new way.Throughout our week together, we will balance individual time with group time.

      We are much more than the food that we eat. In our culture, tremendous life energy gets used up fighting ourselves and our body weight. Our focus instead will be on supporting you to establish a whole new kind of self care, where everything from the food you eat, to the thoughts you hold, to the way you inhabit your body, contributes to your well-being.  This week you will experience extraordinary tools and processes to support new choices of what constitutes a healthy you!  Join us and get into the driver’s seat of your life, where your body becomes the vehicle through which you bring your dreams and aspirations into the life you want to live.

      During this week you will receive:

      •  6 body work treatments
      •  Individual coaching sessions everyday
      •  Healthy and delicious organic meals
      •  Regenerative nutrition
      •  Daily yoga and stretching classes
      •  An active daily exercise program tailored to your needs
      •   Mindfulness training and meditation instruction
      •  Plenty of time to rest, relax and take care of your deeper needs
      •   A retraining system for the body, including an individualized take home plan that fits  your life

      The Team

      Rhetah Kwan  is a innovative facilitator, consultant, and instructor with a strong commitment to health and well-being.  She has studied herbology, massage, Chi Kung, and nutrition in her personal quest for health.  Rhetah struggled for most of her life with health and weight issues, but over the last seven years she has lost 135 pounds, and  at the age of 60 has what her doctor calls “the blood work of a thirty year old”.  Rhetah is the founder and developer of My Circle of Health, a personal health integration plan, and President of the Portland Chapter of Women of Visionary Influence, a mentoring and leadership organization for women.  

      David  Kleber  believes that when a person becomes whole, they are able to express all the different parts of himself, and that this experience fills our lives with joy, compassion and intelligence. David has been using Astrology for 40 years as a tool to help clients deeper their own self understanding. In addition, he has trained with Byron Katie’s “The Work” and uses this powerful approach to help clients see beyond their self limiting beliefs. For most of his adult life David has been clinically obese. Over the last two years he has lost two hundred pounds, using the protein diet, and has regained his health and his capacity to step into the life he chooses. 

      Yogita Bouchard is a Spa and Wellness consultant, a retreat facilitator, and a gifted therapist, who along with her husband, Richard Klein, is the co-founder of Redefine Your Health.Yogita has mastered multiple forms of bodywork, massage, and Aquatic therapies, and she combines these skills with an in depth background in body-centered psychology and loving presence. She is a parent of five young adults, who as a life long athlete found her next passion in helping others powerfully shift the way they experience the aging process through integrative health and wellness programs.

      Richard Klein Is a life coach and an aquatic therapist and runs Mountain Waters Retreats. Richard has studied extensively in body-centered psychology and mindfulness based stress reduction. He is an outdoor enthusiast who teaches nature awareness and leads guests on the network of forest trails that surround the Retreat Center. Richard grew up in a family where food was used as a comfort and as a way to self-medicate in the face of emotional pain. 

  5. Jun
    28
    Thu

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      Redefine Your Health After 40
      5:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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      Do you think your best years are behind you?

      Has mediocre become your new standard of well being?

      Over these five days you will discover a whole new health outlook that will allow you to maintain your vitality and an expanded sense of possibility for the next half of your life. You will learn how exercise and nutrition can shift your metabolism to a more youthful  anabolic state, pushing up on your inherent regenerative capacity and changing the relationship between damage and repair that underlies the aging process.

      Studies show that only 35% of aging is genetically determined, meaning  that fully 65% of how you age is determined by the choices you make and the activities you engage in. The new science says that maintaining your vitality and your body’s regenerative capacity is largely up to you. During your time with us we will give you a whole new perspective on your health that will help you establish a new baseline for what is possible in the years to come.

       

      Learn about the breakthroughs in regenerative nutrition that will help you produce more energy at the cell level. Energy is the currency of life. More energy means more ability to do the things you love, including  an increased capacity for exercise.

      Exercise is crucially important in giving your body the bio-chemical signals that spur the shift to a more  regenerative metabolism.  Our team of fitness professionals will lead you on a summer “boot camp” in the Mountains, with both breathtaking hikes into the alpine and to wilderness beaches on fantastic Kootenay Lake.

       

      Our sense of well being is inversely related to the stress we are experiencing in our lives. Stress acts as a corrosive force upon our health and will actually speed up the aging process at the cell level. You will learn specific mind/body techniques that will help you to establish more creative ways to work with the stress in your life.

      There will be daily yoga  practice and meditation instruction, and plenty of opportunities to relax and unwind in the beauty of our Retreat Center location.

       

      During This Retreat You will receive:

      •  Guided hikes into some of the Kootenays most beautiful areas
      • Two “boot camp” fitness sessions with take-home workout program
      • Daily yoga classes
      • Meditation instruction
      • Stress awareness exercises and training
      • A comprehensive program of regenerative nutrition
      • Bodywork, Watsu and wellness therapeutic massage
      • Daily wellness lectures and discussion
      • Delicious locally-grown organic meals
      • Time to unwind, rest and relax in our beautiful retreat setting
      • A whole new outlook on the aging process

      Our Team

      Richard Klein: Richard is a wellness life coach and retreat facilitator. He is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs and the parent of five young adults.  An active outdoorsman with an experienced background in body-centered psychotherapy and regenerative nutrition, Richard has followed his interest in human potential to research the factors that can lead us to personal growth and vitality, irrespective of age. 


      Yogita Bouchard:       Yogita is a retreat facilitator, a gifted therapist, and a Spa and Wellness consultant who along with her husband, Richard Klein, is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs. Yogita has mastered multiple forms of bodywork, massage, and aquatic therapies. She combines these skills with an in-depth background in body-centered psychology and a loving presence. She is a parent of five young adult and as a life long athlete, she has found her life long passion in helping others powerfully shift the way they experience the aging process and sense of well-being.

  6. Jul
    4
    Wed

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      Going Deep, Taking Flight
      11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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      A Yoga, Raw Food & Nature Retreat in Nelson, British Columbia

      In a sanctuary bordering the progressive gem of Nelson, BC, ensconced by wilderness and atop Crystal Mountain, our journey begins. We will combining the art and science of Yoga (including a twice-daily Hatha Flow and Yin Yoga practice) with the purifying effects of a gourmet living foods diet.  In addition, the retreat will involve two Shamanic rituals in the tradition of the Amazon. The goal is to remove any subconscious blocks within the body/mind system that stand in the way of a true deepening of your Yoga practice and experience. You will  experience a newfound clarity and stillness in your yoga practice as you release deeply into your true Self. Join us for a week of pristine natural beauty, community, and soul renewal.

      All-inclusive prices begin at $1395 per person for week-long retreat

      Write to info@schoolofsacredarts.net or call 1-888-352-6081 for more information and booking.

      The Team

      Simone MacKay
      director & yoga teacher

      Simone MacKay, director of the School of Sacred Arts, was raised and educated in Switzerland, later graduating with a degree in social work in her home country of Canada. After years of serving as a counselor specializing in women’s issues, Simone began her yogic journey with a Yoga Arts training in Australia. Initially inspired by Ashtanga, she moved on to study Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and yoga therapy while teaching throughout the greater Asian realm.

      Upon establishing residency in Indonesia, she founded SOSA and has been leading yoga teacher trainings, retreats and workshops in Japan, Bali, Thailand, Peru and Switzerland.

      Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500

      Troy McFadden
      co-founder & yoga teacher

      Based in SE Asia for over 12 years, Troy established The Sanctuary Resort’s Spa and Wellness Centre in Southern Thailand in 1998 and a Bikram’s Yoga College of India in the US in 2002. After training in Vipassana meditation during several intensive retreats in Buddhist monasteries, Troy became a registered counselor, facilitating groups and individuals through fasting, cleansing, and detox programs.

      Currently employed as a consultant for wellness centers in Bali and Costa Rica, a writer for such publications as Yoga Journal, and an actor in feature films, Troy teaches at yoga teacher trainings, retreats, and workshops in Japan, Bali, and throughout the world with the School of Sacred Arts.

      Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200

  7. Jul
    12
    Thu

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      Coming Home to Yourself
      5:00 pm – 12:30 pm
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      Imagine freely loving who you are now.

      Imagine being deeply grateful for everything that has ever happened to you. (Yes, everything)

      Imagine living without the fear or insecurity of what anyone thinks of you. 

      Can you imagine this? Or do the stories you believe tell you that this is impossible?

      In this retreat, Tania and Shayla invite you to find out who you are without these stories, judgements and beliefs. How does this happen? It happens when we give these stories room to breathe, to move, to speak. So that we can investigate them, inquire into them, exactly as they appear. These beliefs that keep us in hiding, that create self judgement, shame, regret, and guilt–they can all be held up to the light of truth.

      Inquiry itself is an act of courage and of love. It happens slowly, and it happens in the body. It really doesn’t matter how long you have believed in your own self judgements. How long you have struggled with anxiety, sorrow and regret. Who you really are, your natural state, is right here-undefended, tender and deeply alive.

      This is possible right now: you can learn to courageously question the beliefs that have held you captive. Inquiry allows you to discover the living truth for yourself. The truth about you and the unconditional kindness of life.

      Shayla and Tania are known for their capacity to create an atmosphere that is warm, friendly, intimate, and free. An open space in which each person is welcomed, heard and seen.  Both have experienced their most profound realizations while working with others. Which is why this way of being together is so sacred: it is where we meet in the love of truth and freedom.

      This retreat includes:

      -Spoken and written inquiry, including The Work of Byron Katie
      -Guided meditation to allow deep resting in effortless presence
      -Dialogue, exploration and discussion with Tania and Shayla
      -Portions of Social Silence
      -Dinner after arrival Thursday, breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the weekend, and brunch before departure on Monday.

      This work is done with partners, in small groups, and in the main group.  All of the work we do is grounded in the body, in somatic experience.

      “this is where I want
      to love all the things
      it has taken me so long
      to learn to love”
      –David Whyte

      Total Cost for Participants:
      For Master Bedroom with private bathroom: $1160
      For private rooms in the house:  $1040
      For shared private room (shared queen size bed): $890
      For shared cabin: $940
      For camping:  $860

      Early bird discount: $50 off if you register by May 30, 2012


  8. Jul
    17
    Tue

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      Healing with Addictions
      5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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      This  six day experiential seminar will examine the sources of addiction in our individual histories and in our culture, and connect us with the inner wholeness which is the final and only answer to addictive drives.

      Addictions, defined as self-destructive patterns of thought and behavior, are rife throughout our society. From the respectable compulsions of the professional workaholic to the disease-inducing habits of the street junkie, all addictions originate from a place of deep-seated emotional pain and an unbearable sense of spiritual loss

      This retreat will be both for counsellors, therapists and youth and family support workers who are working with addictions in a professional capacity and for participants who are currently struggling with addictions in their lives. It is intended that this Six day retreat experience will be a source of rich personal learning and renewal for all participants. Included in the program will be three shamanic healing journeys, healthy organic meals, accommodations, and a facilitated group process designed to help participants integrate the full benefit of their experience. Additionally, there will be indigenous Medicine Wheel teachings focusing on being in “right relationship” with what is often referred to as the “hungry ghost” of addiction.

      This groundbreaking seminar will incorporate teaching, guided self-exploration, body healing techniques, spiritual work, and shamanic medicinal practices. This retreat is designed for those who work with addiction in a professional capacity, and for those people who struggle with addiction issues in their own lives or with their loved ones. It is not for currently active substance users.

      This retreat will be led by Dr Duncan Grady, a psychotherapist and teacher who has worked in the addictions field for over thirty years. Duncan was raised in the Siksika saulk Blackfeet community of Eastern Montana. During this Retreat we will be using the Medicine wheel as both a tool of greater understanding, and a path back to wholeness. Duncan brings the living tradition of his elders through both teachings and ceremonies.

      During this retreat participants will be supported by a team of gifted health practitioners.

      Duncan Grady has a  post doctorate degree in Creation Spirituality. He was raised in the Siksika/Sauk Blackfeet indigenous tradition.  Duncan is a longtime Buddhist practitioner, who has taught numerous meditation and mindfulness retreats. Duncan integrates western, eastern and native traditions and approaches to the healing of addiction. He has taught at UCS/Naropa University and throughout North America and Europe. He currently teaches at Selkirk College in British Columbia and works as a psychotherapist and hospice trainer using western and non-western approaches to health, well-being, and end of life transition

      SOI BARI  will be leading two indigenous healing ceremonies.  He has been working with traditional Amazonian shamanism for the past 9 years. During this time he has been training with Kestenbetsa, a Shipibo Curandero from the Peruvian Amazon.  His passion for integrating complementary healing modalities has been his focus for the past many years. Soi Bari received a Masters in Integral Counselling Psychology, is trained as Medical Qigong Practitioner, is a certified Hakomi Therapist and lives in Victoria where he leads retreats and has a private practice as a psychotherapis

      HEATHER CUNLIFFE has been supporting and assisting Soi Bari with his  traditional healing work for the past 3 years.   Heather practices Reiki and is a student of Medical Qigong.  Her passion for life is expressed in her love of music and as the owner and creator of Café Bliss, a raw food restaurant in Victoria.

      JEN DAVIS has studied indigenous healing practices in Peru and Mexico with three different teachers. She will  also be leading a traditional shamanistic healing ceremony. Jen’s work is primarily focused upon  the treatment of addictions and other emotional imbalances. 

  9. Jul
    25
    Wed

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      Inward Journey Outward Adventure
      4:30 pm – 2:00 pm
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      Join us this summer for a truly extraordinary  six day retreat adventure, our route will take us into the flower strewn majesty of the Selkirk mountains. Following old mining trails, sleeping in alpine cabins, and walking seldom visited ridge-lines.
      In cultures around the world Mountains are considered sacred places. They are places of pilgrimage, domains of clarity and peace,  where the clear freshness of the air itself invites a stillness that we too can hold at our core. Beauty and adventure feed the spirit just as much as the precious moments we devote to our inner life. During out time together we will embrace both.

      You will have the opportunity to deepen your meditation practice, to make this a contemplative journey back to yourself. For those who wish there will be mindfulness instruction and inquiry. You will be invited to step out of your comfort zone and unpack your deeper needs for quiet, beauty, and the nourishment of wild places.
      Participants will need to carry a pack with  their sleeping bag, clothes and personal effects, and be able to hike in moderately difficult Mountain terrain. Due to the nature of this unique retreat we are limiting space to eight participants.

      Testimonials from past participants of this retreat

       

      “I got way more from this retreat adventure than I ever expected. A new world within myself which has opened up a new world outside of myself. Very Cool !!”  Denise M

      “I thought a retreat was just a retreat, something to come back from and have fond memories of. But this experience has not been that way. You gave a wise and comfortable warming to my heart. The meditation gave me time to come down into myself and feel the difference being present makes. This practice is making life at home more full. The hiking in the Valhalla’s was world class”    Grant  W

       

      Richard Klein  has spent his adult life in the Mountains of British Columbia. He is a life  and wellness coach who has studied mindfulness based stress reduction with Jon Kabbat-Zinn. Richard offers meditation instruction for many of the guest programs at Mountain Waters.  In the Fall of 2011 Richard spent six weeks traveling alone in Tibet, walking three different pilgrimage treks around sacred mountains in the Himalaya.

       

       

  10. Aug
    16
    Thu

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      Redefine Your Health After 40
      5:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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       Do you think your best years are behind you?
      Has mediocre become your new standard of well being?

      Over these five days you will discover a whole new health outlook that will allow you to maintain your vitality and an expanded sense of possibility for the next half of your life. You will learn how exercise and nutrition can shift your metabolism to a more youthful  anabolic state, pushing up on your inherent regenerative capacity and changing the relationship between damage and repair that underlies the aging process.

      The new science shows that only 35% of aging is genetically determined, meaning that 65% of how you age is about choices you make and the activities you engage in. Maintaining your vitality and your body’s regenerative capacity is largely up to you. Your time with us we will give you a whole new perspective on your health that will  establish a new baseline for what is possible in the years to come.

      Learn about the breakthroughs in regenerative nutrition that will help you produce more energy at the cell level. Energy is the currency of life. More energy means more ability to do the things you love, including an increased capacity for exercise.

      Exercise is crucially important in giving your body the bio-chemical signals that spur the shift to a more  regenerative metabolism.  Our team of fitness professionals will lead you on a summer “boot camp” in the Mountains, with both breathtaking hikes into the alpine and to wilderness beaches on fantastic Kootenay Lake.

      Our sense of well being is inversely related to the stress we are experiencing in our lives. Stress acts as a corrosive force upon our health and speeds up the aging process at the cell level. You will learn specific mind/body techniques that will help you to establish more creative ways to work with the stress in your life.

      There will be daily yoga practice and meditation instruction and plenty of opportunities to relax and unwind in the beauty of our Retreat Center location.

      During This Retreat You will receive:

      • Guided hikes into some of the Kootenays most beautiful areas
      • Two “boot camp” fitness sessions with take-home workout program
      • Daily yoga classes
      • Meditation instruction
      • Stress awareness exercises and training
      • A comprehensive program of regenerative nutrition
      • Bodywork, Watsu and wellness therapeutic massage
      • Daily wellness lectures and discussion
      • Delicious locally-grown organic meals
      • Time to unwind, rest and relax in our beautiful retreat setting
      • A whole new outlook on the aging process

        Our Team

        Richard Klein: Richard is a wellness life coach and retreat facilitator. He is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs and the parent of five young adults.  An active outdoorsman with an experienced background in body-centered psychotherapy and regenerative nutrition, Richard has followed his interest in human potential to research the factors that can lead us to personal growth and vitality, irrespective of age. 


        Yogita Bouchard:         Yogita is a retreat facilitator, a gifted therapist, and a Spa and Wellness consultant who along with her husband, Richard Klein, is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs. Yogita has mastered multiple forms of bodywork, massage, and aquatic therapies. She combines these skills with an in-depth background in body-centered psychology and a loving presence. She is a parent of five young adult and as a life long athlete, she has found her life long passion in helping others powerfully shift the way they experience the aging process and sense of well-being.

  11. Aug
    26
    Sun

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      Avoiding the Wall
      4:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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      Are you feeling fatigued or depleted?
      Is your life one big to-do list?
      Have you lost track of what’s really important?

      Join us for five days that will change the way you see and experience health. Avoiding the Wall is taking proactive measures before you crash through understanding the underlying conditions that effect your energy, mood, and outlook on life.

      As human beings we are creatures of habit, even if these habits can undermine our felt sense of well-being. This retreat will be an opportunity to explore the habits and beliefs that run our lives. We will be working primarily through the body, with each participant receiving three hours of bodywork per day, along with integrative coaching sessions. The massage and bodywork treatments are deeply nourishing and they provide you with access to the truth held within your own body. We provide the safety, skill and professionalism that will make this five day experience one of renewal and transformation.

      During This Retreat You Will Receive

      - Multiple Daily bodywork treatments:
      - Myofascial release
      - Deep Tissue Massage
      - Relaxation Massage
      - Chinese Massage
      - Watsu Aquatic Therapy
      - Acupuncture
      - Life Coaching
      - Yoga Classes
      - Meditation Instruction
      - Regenerative Nutrition
      - Healthy Gourmet Meals
      - Movement Therapy
      - Walks in Nature
      - Quiet Time to Rest and Integrate your Experience

      Our Team

      Richard Klein: Richard is a wellness life coach and retreat facilitator. He is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs and the parent of five young adults.  An active outdoorsman with an experienced background in body-centered psychotherapy and regenerative nutrition, Richard has followed his interest in human potential to research the factors that can lead us to personal growth and vitality, irrespective of age. 


      Yogita Bouchard:       Yogita is a retreat facilitator, a gifted therapist, and a Spa and Wellness consultant who along with her husband, Richard Klein, is the co-founder of the Redefine Your Health Retreat Programs. Yogita has mastered multiple forms of bodywork, massage, and aquatic therapies. She combines these skills with an in-depth background in body-centered psychology and a loving presence. She is a parent of five young adult and as a life long athlete, she has found her life long passion in helping others powerfully shift the way they experience the aging process and sense of well-being.

      Kim Goodwin: Kim  has been working as a massage therapist since 1997. She has worked in everything from clinical settings to five star resorts. Kim brings a full basket of different massage modalities to her work with clients. Her passion is Myofascial Release which provides an important expanded dimension for increasing effectiveness and permanency of results in relieving pain and restoring ease of motion. Kim believes that no two people are alike and she tailors her client treatments based upon a thorough assessment and evaluation of each clients unique needs.

      Claudia Kavcic: Claudia brings a combination of skills to the RYH team where her goal is to turn bleak prospects into bright promises by making the dream of preventative medicine a reality. Claudia’s massage carrier began in 1998 where she has developed a unique style that incorporates techniques from acupressure, therapeutic Chinese massage (tuina), deep tissue, Sweedish, myofascial release and hot stones. Claudia’s passion is aquatic bodywork which is a variety of techniques that stem from land Shiatsu and physiotherapy. She feels that by adapting land moves to supportive body temperature water a very creative nurturing therapeutic experience happens. All of Claudia’s treatments are provided with a strong foundation in traditional Chinese medicine where she has been practicing acupuncture and TCM modalities since 2003. Claudia loves her work and is proud to be a health care provider.

       


  12. Sep
    15
    Sat

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      Yoga Teachers Training Level 1
      5:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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      Heart Yoga Center and Gaiatri Yoga have joined to offer a 200-hour Yoga Alliance recognized teacher certification, divided into three 6-day courses. Level 1 is suitable both for yoga students who wish to become Registered Yoga Teachers and for those who simply want to deepen their practice. Please note prices are for meals and accommodation only.

      Heart Yoga Center and Gaiatri Yoga’s Teacher Training/Yoga Studies course is composed of three six-day intensive courses. These are suitable both for yoga students who wish to become Registered Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance and for those who simply want to deepen their practice and understanding of yoga without necessarily wishing to teach yoga. This course is a profound integration of body, mind, heart and spirit, intended for yoga students of all levels who want to expand their experience of yoga as a spiritual practice and way of life. Upon completion of all three levels, students are eligible for certification and official registration with Yoga Alliance.

      Set at the beautiful Mountain Water Retreat Centre, enhance your yoga experience with accommodations in the stunning retreat lodge, enjoy the numerous hiking trails leading into the 27,000 hectare West Arm Wilderness Park, and relax with gourmet meals and a hot tub.

      Through an in-depth experiential investigation of our connection with the sacred energy of yoga, we will explore a wide range of topics, including:

      • Yoga Practices – asana (physical postures), pranyama (breathing awareness), and meditation
      • Yoga philosophy and psychology – Yoga Sutras, ethics, the body/mind connection
      • Anatomy of the body and the asanas, as well as esoteric anatomy
      • Teaching methodology- teaching and communication skills, assisting and adjusting, seeing and understanding bodies
      • Therapeutic Yoga – yoga for injuries (back, knee, shoulder, neck, etc), medical issues, psychological issues (i.e., anxiety and depression)
      • Yoga for a woman’s life cycle – yoga during menstrual cycle and menopause, prenatal and postnatal yoga
      • Creating a daily practice
      • Sequencing practice and classes
      • Practicum – practice teaching and observing

      Reading and Independent Study:

      Students will receive a Heart Yoga Teacher Training Manual on the first day of Level One. A list of recommended texts will be sent to you upon registration. These will include one book each on asana, yoga philosophy, and anatomy.

      To support the depth of the transformation in this program, students will keep journals and write personal papers which will be opportunities for self-reflection. In this safe and inspiring environment, students will be supported to explore deeper connections with self, community, and spirit. We warmly invite you to join us as we explore together the heart and spirit of yoga.

       

      Endorsements for Heart Yoga Teacher Training Program:

      “This has been the greatest decision and adventure of my life. I feel so different inside and out…I am now positive that this was the right step for me in my life.” —Stephanie

      “This course has given me the foundation for a lifetime of study.” —Tom

      “During this course I feel that I have gained a real sense of the body as a temple and the asanas as prayers. Thank you for holding such a beautiful and sacred space for healing and centering. I’m so glad I came! ” —Leah

      Karuna Erickson is a devoted yoga teacher as well as a psychotherapist, practicing in both fields since 1970. The focus of her work is the integration of body, mind, heart, and spirit. She is the director of the Heart Yoga Center, a registered yoga teacher training school with the Yoga Alliance. She has trained yoga teachers for over 20 years. She teaches yoga internationally, interweaving Sufi poetry and Buddhist practices of mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation. She leads annual retreats in Costa Rica, Canada, and Bali.

      Karuna has assisted Rodney Yee in several of his yoga teacher training workshops and courses. She has taught many workshops, classes and retreats with Andrew Harvey. Karuna and Andrew have co-authored a book titled: On Fire: Heart Yoga, which has received outstanding reviews from teachers such as Caroline Myss, Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, and Judith Lasater.

      She draws upon her profession as a psychotherapist in her yoga teaching, to explore the union of body and mind. Her style of teaching is compassionate and heartfelt, and her students experience transformation on many levels. Karuna has lived in the mountains of British Columbia for over 35 years, and her teaching and practice are inspired by her love of the peace and beauty of the mountains.

      Education and degrees:

      • B.A. cum laude, Psychology, Stanford University, 1968
      • M.S.W., Psychiatric Social Work, University of California, Berkeley, 1970
      • D. Min. (student) Wisdom University
      • Registered Counselor, Canadian Counseling Association
      • Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher E 500 (experienced)
      • Interfaith Minister, Metaphysical Interfaith Church, 1998

  13. Sep
    22
    Sat

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      Permaculture Design
      5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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      Permaculture is a design system for creating dynamic and sustainable human environments. This course is for those who want to link the personal with the planetary, so as to lessen their ecological footprint and make sustainability a key part of their lives and legacy. With approximately 72 hours of classroom and hands-on instruction, this two-week intensive course will provide you with a tool box of skills that will allow you to design and implement living environments that are both regenerative and sustainable, in both rural and urban settings.

      “Of all the courses we offer,” says Rob Avis, “this permaculture course is unique in that it is being offered in a beautiful retreat setting.”

      There are expansive gardens, forests, ponds and the surrounding 27,000 hectare West Arm Wilderness Park to use as an outdoor classroom. Two Mandala-shaped teaching rooms, hot tubs, a stunning lodge, gourmet meals and walking trails leading into the park complement the natural setting, all just 2 kilometres away from Nelson, B.C

       

      “The Verge Permaculture PDC is a comprehensive course with hands-on applications. It is fantastic! Rob Avis provides functional information that goes way beyond the garden to – building, growing & creating a good life. We walked out of the PDC with so many entrepreneurial & sustainable ideas & opportunities. I am so excited!” – Julie Budgen, Canmore, AB

       

      This course will be inspiring and useful for individuals at all levels of experience – from backyard gardeners to professional farmers, and from design professionals to entrepreneurs interested in developing the knowledge and skills to create a whole systems approach to ecological living. Whatever your interest – gardening or farming, designing & building homes, urban and rural planning, eco-business or green living, permaculture design principles will empower you to make positive changes as an individual and in communities, towards creating a bright and sustainable future.

      “I can’t express enough the value for all people to learn permaculture principles and Verge Permaculture made this learning fun, factual and provided a nurturing environment to do it in. I am leaving this PDC feeling overwhelmingly hopeful for the future of this messy world. Thanks so much for inspiring our class!” – Shauna Teare, Winlaw, BC

      • Theory and principles of permaculture
      • Eco-friendly house placement and design
      • Energy conservation techniques for cold climates
      • Renewable energy systems, feasibility, placement and design
      • Recycling and waste management
      • Organic food production
      • Cold temperate food forest design based on Cdn. climatic conditions
      • Water harvesting and management
      • Grey water utilization and management
      • Ecological pest control
      • Drought-proofing
      • Soil rehabilitation and erosion control
      • Sustainable livestock management
      • Aquaculture systems and design
      • Catastrophe preparedness and prevention
      • Windbreaks and fire control
      • Additional Workshops will be included

      Students will receive their own copy of Bill Mollison’s: Permaculture: A Designers Manual. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate. Course completion is based upon attendance and a group presentation of a final design project. 

       

      Instructor: Rob Avis


      Rob Avis of Calgary-based Verge Permaculture is a highly active permaculturist and offers a wealth of knowledge and experience from around the world. He is a student of Geoff Lawton and the Bullock Brothers and has hands-on experience with numerous concepts including: strawbale buildings, earthships, low-energy homes, wind turbines and solar power & heating but also understands and emphasizes the importance of biological systems: soil, water-harvesting, landscape re-hydration, composting, growing food, grey water and biological waste-water treatment.

       

      As a speaker for community events, non-profit groups and businesses, Rob is keen to share his passion and vision. He has been invited to guest lecture at the University of Calgary, taught workshops in partnership with the non-profit Green Calgary, and now teaches the full permaculture design certificate with courses planned across Western Canada.

       

      When not teaching or consulting you’ll find Rob in the basement experimenting with ferments (baking bread & brewing beer) or foraging in the garden.