Hosted Event
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Arka Brotherhood Meeting
Roots to Thrive Experiential Training
The Roots to Thrive Experiential Intensive Training is a 52-hour blended program designed for mental health professionals with at least two years’ experience and foundational training in psychedelic theory. This training is made up of asynchronous study, three virtual prep sessions and culminates in a four-day in-person retreat in Nanaimo, BC. This immersive approach blends […]
Find Space, Breathe & Reconnect: a 1/2 day Silent Retreat
With Victoria Pawlowski M.Ed., R.C.C.
Island Dharma: Healing, Purification, and Letting Go– Cultivate Wholesome States with Self-Compassion and Right Intention
With Dr. Cheryl Fraser
Island Dharma: Healing, Purification, and Letting Go– Cultivate Wholesome States with Self-Compassion and Right Intention (Program Only)
With Dr. Cheryl Fraser
Gillese Family Retreat 2025
BCIMS: Letting Go and Opening to Possibilities
With Rachel Lewis and Kristina Baré
Journey of Birth Workshops with Sarah
Winter Retreat into Silence 2026
With Nan Goodship and Murray Groom
Building Bridges Through Understanding the Village
Journey of Birth Workshops
Indigenous Pathways Board Meetings
Roots to Thrive/KCFN
Island Dharma: Lama Mark
The Attitude of Gratitude: A One-Day Meditation Retreat for Seniors
With Ralph Frank
In the quiet rhythm of breath and stillness, we rediscover what is already here: the simple gift of being alive, wrinkles, creaking joints, and all. Drawing from the Buddha’s Mindfulness of Breathing meditation, this retreat invites participants to explore what Ralph calls the A.R.T. of Inner Peace — Arrival in the present moment, Relaxing in […]
Tending the Writer's Flame
MSC Teacher Training
Are you interested in teaching the MSC curriculum? There are several prerequisites (listed below) to meet before being accepted into the teacher training course and you are encouraged to carefully consider whether you meet these prerequisites before you apply. Once accepted into the teacher training program, you will complete several steps to become a Trained […]
Alchemy of Her: Women's Retreat
Alchemy of Her is a retreat designed to bring women back into themselves — body, breath, and spirit. Through the grounding ritual of Cha Dao Tea Ceremony, the transformative power of Kundalini Yoga, and the nurturing touch of therapeutic massage, we create a space where your system can soften, reset, and remember its true rhythm. Rest […]
From Inner Critic to Inner Confidence: A Self-Esteem Masterclass
With Spirit Retreat 2026
Mindful Self-Compassion Training Intensive
With Victoria Pawlowski M.Ed., R.C.C.
The Cridge Center Leadership retreat
Writing Circle
Tranquility Iyengar Yoga Retreat
The A.R.T. of Inner Peace: 7-Week Class for Seniors
With Ralph Frank
Victoria Meditation Retreat
Sewing/Art Retreat
Harmonic Presence: Music of the Spheres of Being
With David Hykes
Celebrating the Sacred Universe
Rooted and Tall: A Mysticas’ Retreat With Grand Trees
(It’s important that we all understand that most of the forests of Vancouver Island have been cut at least once. While we will be with some truly great Grand Trees, very few of them will be “old growth.”) To the Indigenous peoples of the Island we call Vancouver, the Cedar was Grandmother, the one who […]
Rest and Renew Retreat
Contemplative Outreach
Buddhist Meditation Retreat
With Ajahn Pavaro
This silent Buddhist Meditation Retreat is led by Ajahn Pavaro This silent retreat will focus on Buddhist approaches to meditation, in particular, the cultivation of 'mindfulness' as well as beneficial qualities such as loving-kindness and compassion. Instruction on Buddhist foundations for these practices will be offered throughout. Both sitting and walking periods of meditation will […]