A Rest Retreat that supports you to unlock your potential to rest
Ever find yourself at the end of a busy day, or on a retreat, vacation, or even at a yoga class, and you keep telling yourself to rest but nothing changes?
In fact, your stress actually starts to increase instead! Your thoughts become faster, your demands to rest get louder and your body gets more tense. It is so frustrating that you just give up or find an activity to numb out.
Trust me! I have been there! Lots of times!
The good news is, You can rest! You do not have to force it or earn it!
Our bodies innately know how to move into a state of rest when we have the right conditions.
Instead of forcing ourselves to rest, we will explore the obstacles that keep us from resting and learn to work with our body’s natural ability to rest.
We will come together in safe community to play, explore and experience what true rest could really be like.
Imagine, for a moment, what it would feel like to be connected with people that actually celebrated you for resting. And even more so, imagine what your body could feel like if it was even just a little more rested.
This retreat will include:
Finding nourishment in nature with a mindfulness walk and hanging out with a tree
Individual, dyad and group activities to identify societal and internal beliefs that keep you locked in busyness and then the opportunity to re-imagine and unlock your potential to rest
Rest meditation
Choice in all activities. Every activity will be explained, and you can always choose what level of engagement feels possible. Even if that means curling up with a blanket in the room and taking a nap! This will be a chance to play with listening to your body
Tea and snacks will be available throughout the day
What you will take away from this Retreat:
You will learn to build a compassionate relationship to your beliefs and your body’s wisdom to keep you safe
Discover your body’s wisdom to rest through nervous system education and exercises
Experience nourishment from real rest
Bring home practical ways to continue to unlock your potential for rest
A community that can witness and support your journey to more rest
Your Investment
Groups is a cost effective way to get all the benefits of therapy - plus more!
Your investment is $195.00 plus tax This equates to $32.50 per hour!
10 spots available for this retreat. Pay in full to claim your spot!
***I am a Registered Psychotherapist so this retreat can be claimed under some insurances***
***Sliding Scale available***
What to Bring
Let’s embrace true rest by coming in your most comfy clothes possible!
All comfortable wear are fully welcomed – even your pyjamas! Also, bring your favourite cozy blanket, pillow, slippers, mugs and anything else that helps your body sink into rest.
Warm outdoor clothes to walk outside and a journal and pen is also highly recommended.
Bring a packed lunch - access to kitchen for storage and heating food up
Meet Your Facilitator
“Angela has a calmness and gentleness that makes me, (and I’m sure others), feel safe. Her facilitation skills were both professional and “real” and it never felt rehearsed or disconnected. Her teachings were honest, true, heartfelt and accessible.
Angela’s compassion set at tone of non-judgement toward self and others at the beginning and throughout the ‘experience.’
~Past group participant
Angela’s playful and gentle spirit informs her work as a Somatic Experiencing Psychotherapist. Angela offers a safe and compassionate therapeutic experience that facilitates the body-mind-nature connection.
Angela has been on her own journey of unlocking her potential to rest as she has been experiencing her own health problems that have forced her to come face to face with beliefs that stop her from being able to rest. Angela continues to return to nature to support her own understanding of slowing down and has been able to touch into real rest. Angela believes we all have the capacity to experience true rest when we start treating our bodies as nature, and not machines. Find more about Angela here.
“You are worthy of rest. We don’t have to earn rest. Rest is not a luxury, a privilege or a bonus we must wait for once we are burned out. ”
