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Holding Space: Yoga and Meditation Retreat

August 25, 2017

  • Barn Stowel Lake Farm
  • Low Lunge Asana Yoga
  • Asana Retreat Practice
  • Stowel Lake Farm Land
  • Dinner Organic Meal
  • Meditation
  • Barn Stowel Lake Farm
  • Bathhouse Accommodation Stowel Lake Farm
  • Camping Stowel Lake Farm
  • Nature Stowel Lake Farm
  • Salt Spring Island Retreat
  • Quiet Time Retreat
  • Beds Accommodation

 

Are you ready to release that which is no longer serving you? To know yourself on a much deeper level? To step into your truth and begin living from that place of power every day? Join Heather for a transformational retreat experience at Stowel Lake Farm on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Come into the essence of who you truly are by holding space for yourself on – and off – the mat!

About

During this experience you will…

  • Understand and practice what it means to hold space for yourself
  • Deepen your practices of asana, meditation, and pranayama with Flow, Yin, and Restorative yoga sessions
  • Examine your truth through discussion, journalling, and tuning in to what truly brings you joy
  • Participate in ceremony designed to assist in the releasing of thoughts, ideas, and stories that prevent you from fully living your truth
  • Understand more fully the Chakra system and how an aligned energetic body can enable us to clear obstacles in our lives
  • Relax into the essence of who you truly are through practices on and off the mat

In addition, you will…

  • Come into a deeper relationship with yourself on physical, mental, emotional, and energetic levels
  • Become aware of the habits and patterns in your life
  • (Re)connect with nature through mindful hiking and meditation
  • Take time to relax and re-energize surrounded by the beauty on Salt Spring Island

This experience is open to all!  Some experience with yoga may be helpful.

General Schedule

Our journey begins together on Friday, August 25, with your arrival at Stowel Lake Farm any time after 3:00 PM.  We will gather for a welcome circle and Yin Yoga practice followed by a dinner.

On Saturday and Sunday, you will begin your day with meditation and a Slow Flow Yoga practice at 7:30 AM followed by breakfast.  We will spend the days in discussion, movement, meditation, journaling, and connecting to nature.  Evenings will include a Yin Yoga practice, dinner, and evening activities including a film screening and Fire Ceremony.

On Monday, August 28, we will begin our day with meditation and a Slow Flow Yoga practice followed by breakfast, discussion, and then a Yin Yoga practice to help you reintegrate.  We will share lunch together and then gather for a closing circle ceremony.  Departure will occur around 3:00 PM.

Rates

Regular Price

Commuter: CAD $675
Camper: CAD $775
Shared Accommodation: CAD $925
Private Accommodation: CAD $1125

Rates include:

  • All instruction, materials, and props
  • Guided hike and ceremonies
  • Accommodation (if needed)
  • Locally-sourced, organic, vegetarian meals

To register, either fill out the online form or download the form below and email it back to info@journeysonthemat.com

 

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Lunch Hour Yoga at Yoga 10 Studio – Courtenay, BC

July 4, 2017

Mat Blanket Retreat

Join Heather for a 50-minute class designed to restore and re-energize you as you go through your workday! A sweet combination of yin and yang postures, you will leave feeling refreshed and ready for your afternoon. This class is perfect for all levels.

Lunch Hour Refresher Classes run July 4 – 28

Mondays:  12:00 – 12:50 PM

Tuesdays:  12:00 – 12:50 PM

Thursdays:  12:00 – 12:50 PM

To register and for more information, please visit: http://www.courtenaymassagetherapy.com/index.html

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Six-Week Summer Yoga Session at The Core Studio

June 20, 2017

 

Summer Yoga Core Studio

CORE STRENGTH YOGA
TUESDAYS  |  6:30 – 7:45 PM

Did you know that your core is the key to your power physically, mentally, and emotionally?  Join Heather for a class designed to strengthen this powerhouse!  Using yoga postures and breath, you will tune into your core, igniting your internal spark, and feeling the transformative effects of recognizing just how powerful you are.

RESTORE
TUESDAYS  |  8:00 – 9:15 PM

Are you feeling stressed, scattered, and as though you never have time for yourself?  Join Heather for an hour-long restorative yoga session.  Surrounded by candlelight and benefitting from essential oils, you will sink into yourself with nourishing poses that are held for 5-10 minutes. A class for all levels, REstore will calm the mind, soothe the nerves, and get you back in touch with yourself.

STRETCH AND STRENGTHEN
FRIDAYS  |  12:00 – 1:15 PM

A class offering a sweet combination of both Yin and Yang postures designed to stretch and strengthen the body, mind, and soul.  You will begin by holding restorative poses for 3-5 minutes in order to drop into the space and your body before moving into a more active flow designed to up-regulate the system.  This combination allows the body to tune in and listen to its wisdom.

$15/drop-in
$72/6-class pass

Classes are held at The Core Studio in Comox, BC

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Tagged With: core strength, Flow, Restorative, summer, Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga

10-Week Yoga Session at The Core Studio & Stretch Therapy

April 4, 2017

Blanket Mat Retreat

Join Heather for Conscious Yoga during a 10-week session at Core Studio & Stretch Therapy in Comox, British Columbia! Choose the classes that resonate with you.  Please bring your own mat (and any other props) for your practice!

Pre-registration is required. If dropping in, please contact Heather first to ensure there is space!

Contact Heather at journeysonthemat@gmail.com for more information and to sign up!

RATES

Drop-In Rate: $18/class
5-Class Pass: $80/session
10-Class Pass: $150/session
FIRST CLASS FREE!

*All rates CAD.

TUESDAYS
6.30 – 7.45 PM: Gentle Flow
8.00 – 9.00 PM: Candlelight Yin

THURSDAYS
6.30 – 7.45 PM: Yin

FRIDAYS
10.00 – 11.15 AM: Gentle Flow

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Tagged With: Flow, Yin, Yoga

Permission to “Not”

March 23, 2017

buddha quiet bali

I felt like I had been hit by a truck last Friday.

Too much going going going and doing doing doing left me feeling sad, depleted, and exhausted.  At 3:30 in the afternoon, I crawled under the safety of the covers, willing the softness of the blankets to work their magic on my frantic mind and sore body.

And, here’s the thing…it took me getting to that point to learn a big lesson.  Sometime, we have to give ourselves permission to “not.”

To not do anything, say anything, be anywhere.  To not have to engage, or work, or whatever it is that keeps our minds and bodies teetering on the consistent edges of exhaustion.  We live in a world that demands constant connection and fast responses.  How many of us have sent a text and then tapped our foot impatiently as the seconds and minutes roll by in anticipation of a text back.  These responses we wait for have somehow become affirmation of our existence on this planet…the yes, we are here, and yes, we do matter.  Do they “like” me, do they “see” me, am I “good enough,” and is what I am saying “worthy?”

Rather than holding our own existence gently in our core being, we farm it out – on social media, in our interactions with people, in the the things we purchase, and in the spaces we work.  We are beholden to being there, doing that, meeting this person, showing up here and there and everywhere despite the call of our souls to come back home.  Not home in the physical four walls sense, but home in the space that resides in the stillness and quiet deep within.  That space I needed to reconnect to under the covers last Friday.

Not doing can feel (and has been labelled) lazy.  Not doing conjures up this idea that we are missing out somehow.  Not doing suggests an unwillingness to participate – and that, in our society, is just not acceptable.  When we give ourselves permission to “not,” we are in fact doing one of the most important things for ourselves…we are giving ourselves a chance to rest, restore, reconnect, rewire.  We are giving ourselves a moment to take a deep breath and feel those things that haven’t had a chance to be felt.  We are allowing space for processing and integration.

That’s why the practices of restorative yoga and poses like savasana are so important.  They give our bodies a moment to recalibrate, to absorb, to surrender, to let go.  Meditation itself is the practice of finding stillness and “not.”  Not overthinking, not judging, not moving.  These are practices that ask us to come home again and again, to recognize when we want to distract in order to avoid, and to experience the feeling of “not” – even for just a brief second.

There is a sweetness and power in giving permission to “not.”  A care and respect for body, soul, and mind.  A practice we should be undertaking much more often.

I’m getting better at giving myself permission to “not.”  Last Friday was my reminder.


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Join Me in Moose Jaw!

January 16, 2016

Love, Self & Soul (4)


Filed in: Workshop, YogaTagged With: Asana, Flow, Love, Restorative, Soul, Support, Workshop, Yin, Yoga

Candlelight Yin with Heather

July 7, 2015

Relax, unwind, and reconnect to your breath and spirit during these meditative and restorative classes!

Suggested donation is $10.

This class is suitable for people of all levels!

For more information, contact us at info@journeysonthemat.com

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Tagged With: Restorative, Yin, Yoga

Candlelight Yin with Heather

June 30, 2015

Relax, unwind, and reconnect to your breath and spirit during these meditative and restorative classes!

Suggested donation is $10.

This class is suitable for people of all levels!

For more information, contact us at info@journeysonthemat.com

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Tagged With: Restorative, Yin, Yoga

Candlelight Yin with Heather

June 23, 2015

Relax, unwind, and reconnect to your breath and spirit during these meditative and restorative classes!  This class is suitable for people of all levels!

Suggested donation is $10.

For more information, contact us at info@journeysonthemat.com

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Five Friday Finds

September 19, 2014

HappyFridayWood

I hope you have an amazing Friday!

This gorgeous Yin sequence focused on the chakras featured on Elephant Journal.

This article about the healing power of yoga and Gary Kraftsow.

A sneak peek at where we are holding our first retreat in 2015!  More details will be out soon!

This soup is happening this weekend.

Looking for a getaway?  These tiny cabins in Manzanita, Oregon are simply lovely and the service is impeccable.

Namaste, Heather


Filed in: Friday FindsTagged With: Asana, Friday Finds, Reads, Yin

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