Retreat Guru Goes On Retreat
With Trisha Wilson, Jo Ann Lowell and Us
April 27, 2018
Invitation to a day-long retreat!
This is a day long retreat to pause, reflect and refresh. It’s an opportunity to listen deeply and honour the changes we are all experiencing personally, together. We‘ll meditate, do yoga and be out in nature exploring self care and ways to befriend fear. We’ll also do a bunch of eating, reflecting and sharing together, because that’s just what we do.
Our aspiration is to offer at least 2 wakeful retreats a year so we can drink our own medicine. We do hope you all have the opportunity to attend at least one retreat a year.
Note: Tanin has already planted the seed to coordinate a retreat in the fall 2018, stay tuned…..
When?
Friday April 27, 2018
8am to 8pm
Where?
Schedule
8 am Breakfast
9 am Open
9:45 am Meditation/Yoga/Nature
12:30 pm Lunch: Salon style
2pm Meditation
2:30 pm Breathwork
6:00 pm Dinner
7 pm Closing Celebration Circle
8 pm Departure
(Note: You are encouraged to retreat for your own well-being and exploration. this is not a company visioning retreat. We will have a company visioning retreat in Q2).
About Breathwork
About the breath circles I facilitate:
A bit of an overview for you: my first and foremost intention within any of my circles is that it feels safe. And with the conscious breath the place that I start with is with our own breath, exactly where it is right now. We can see a lot of how we are receiving life or letting go (or not) and the pattern in which we are living through our breathing. Our start point is there… with the understanding that there is no way that we can ‘do the breath’ wrong. We can individually make a choice to open up to more of ‘who we are’ or to let go of ‘what we are not’… by being curious with our breath…. or not. The choice is always up to the participant.
I believe that we are each our own healer. And that each of us can determine the rhythm or the rate in which we breathe during the breath circle. It is an opportunity for us each to become ‘friends’ with our own breath… which can become one of the most beautiful gifts we can give ourselves. It can be an opportunity to listen to what our calling is … and for listening to our needs.
In my experience dropping deeply into my conscious breath is one of the kindest things I can do… especially in the fast-pace of our day-to-day world. It allows a respite from the mind, it brings one back to the present moment, it gives one a sense of calm that one is in the driver seat, and the knowing that one can enter into a state of deep relaxation at any moment by bringing their awareness back to their breath.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me.
Jo Ann
joannlowell@gmail.com
250-354-4481
Cost
$45-$50 each (depending on how many people attend.)
We wish for everyone to experience wakeful retreats and that cost not be a barrier. If cost is a barrier for any of you, please reach out to Michelle personally. Retreat Guru will be covering 60% of our costs as well as a paid day off work on a Friday to support this kind of personal retreat work.
Can I stay over?
Yes, it would be an additional $50 each +13% tax if you would like to, please let me know.
About the Leaders
Trisha Wilson
Both on and off the mat Trisha invites the flow of grace. A former dancer and dedicated yogini of over 15 years, Trisha delights in connecting movement and meaning. She received her yoga teaching certification with Trinity Yoga. She then joined their team to assist trainings throughout Western Canada. Drawn to India on multiple occasions, […]
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Jo Ann Lowell brings her authentic presence and her infectious joy to the circles and conscious breath retreats she leads. She creates a safe and sacred space for the heart to speak within her circles and private sessions and she has an abiding faith in the unique gifts that each person brings forth. She has […]
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