Upcoming Retreats
My vision as a Coast Salish member of the Quw’utsun mustimuhw is to support the healing of Indigenous people by Indigenous people on Indigenous land. We welcome you to our home away from home retreat space which is nestled in the heart of the traditional territory of the Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation. Surrounded by nature and the healing waters of Lake Cowichan we have created a sacred sanctuary for transformation. A space to refresh your body, mind, heart and soul. In the retreat space we will journey with Indigenous facilitators and Elders to reconnect to your authentic self.
We can co-create your own personalized retreat OR you can choose from these 5 retreat topics:
Topics
- New Year Intentions Retreat – February Feb. Friday 23, Saturday 24, Sunday 26
- Spring Cleanse Retreat – March Monday 18, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20
- Grievers Journey Retreat – April Friday 12, Saturday 13, Sunday 14th
- Boundaries & Self Worth Retreat – May Friday 17, Saturday 18, Sunday 19
- Honouring Spirit Retreat – June Friday 14, Saturday 15, Sunday 16
New Year Intentions Retreat
Friday, Saturday, Sunday February 23, 24, 25, 2024
This Retreat is Now Full
Retreat Summary
Retreat time and space to welcome your new year with renewed possibility.
This new year is the time to thrive by clearing out the past and setting powerful intentions for a happy, healthy, and harmonious new year.
It’s time to clear out the old and create space for the new. Pent up stress and emotions from our past can become locked in our psychology if we don’t release them.
Retreat Outline
Day One: Friday February 23
• Release ceremony
• Forgiveness to Gratitude
Day Two: Saturday February 24
• Wheel of Life
• Nourish your Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Self
Day Three: Sunday February 25
• Activate your intentions
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Spring Cleanse Retreat
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday March 18, 19, 20 2024This Retreat is Now Full
Retreat Summary
Spring is the time of year to dust off the winter stale energy and rejuvenate yourself. This spring cleanse looks at how to energize your body, mind, emotions and spirit. Traditionally cleansing in the Coast Salish territory was done with what we ate, drank, connecting in nature and prayer. Journey with us to reconnect with self.
Retreat Outline
Day One: Monday March 18th
• Taking inventory of what needs to be cleansed
• Letting go
Day Two: Tuesday March 19th
• Nourishing self through breath, meditation, journal, nature, cedar, water
Day Three: Wednesday March 20th
• Placing in your basket what is needed to move forward
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Grievers Journey
Friday, Saturday, Sunday April 12, 13, 14th, 2024
Retreat Summary
Grievers Journey is 2 ½ days, in-depth, active and experiential workshop. We found this format to be most productive and effective particularly when working with participants who are in grieving and in need to seek a safe place to express their grief.
Retreat Outline
Day One: Friday April 12th
• Grief and Culture
• Stages of Grief
• Honouring the process
Day Two: Saturday April 13th
• Manifestations of Grief
• Letter to a loved one
Day Three: Sunday April 14th
• Honouring our Letter to a loved one
• Balancing our own medicine wheel of self-care
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Boundaries & Self Worth
Friday, Saturday, Sunday May 17, 18, 19, 2024Retreat Summary
As women, colonization has had a devastating impact on our boundaries and self-worth. This program looks at where we’ve come from, to determine where we are going. As Indigenous women we have the historical impact of hurt and pain. Now we can choose to break the cycle and reconnect to who we are, who we are meant to be, and how to get there with gentle strength and compassion.
Retreat Outline
Day One: Friday May 17th
• Exploring our collective Indigenous history
• Letting go
Day Two: Saturday May 18th
• Nurturing our choice and our voice through a trauma informed Indigenous approach
Day Three: Sunday May 19th
• Taking what fits and pulling forward
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Honouring Spirit
Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 21, 22, 23 Retreat Summary
National Indigenous Peoples Day and Summer solstice is the perfect time to reconnect to your spirit. With the busy hustle and bustle of everyday life and the “never ending to-do list” we can forget to connect within. This workshop focuses on taking a break from social media, our list of to-do and honours our spirit. Reflective time to rediscover your core self, break out of restricting patterns of fear, self-limiting beliefs, and start living from a space of love, authenticity, freedom, and abundance.
Retreat Outline
Day One: Friday June 14th
• Exploring what is spirit?
Day Two: Saturday June 15th
• Reconnecting within
• Honouring my light
Day Three: Sunday June 16th
• How to live in my light
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Our Indigenous facilitators and Elder will work together to give you the ultimate life-altering experience. This retreat will help you feel rejuvenated, balanced and reconnect with self.
Our retreat location is a 25 minute drive from Duncan BC. Nestled on the Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation traditional territory in the quiet town of Lake Cowichan, between the forested trails and pristine beach lake. Our location is a 10-minute walk to shops, food, and convenience stores. You get the sense of connecting to nature and all the essentials.
Retreat Benefits
- The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch
Relax and refresh - Reconnect wholistically – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually
- Rediscover yourself after too long of feeling disconnected
What’s included
- All-inclusive private retreat and care
- 3-day 2-night accommodations
- Delicious Meals Provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, tea, coffee, water
- Treatments: reiki, chair massage, acupuncture, foot detox, readings
- Energy brushings with Coast Salish Elders
- Unique meditations & morning yoga
- Guided Journaling
- Evening activities e.g. group board games, ping pong
- Down time for sauna, hot tub
- Traditional Coast Salish drumming, singing, cedar weaving
What’s Not included
- NO Transportation
- Not wheel-chair accessible
- NO drugs or alcohol permitted
Lake Cowichan Retreat Space
If you wish to book the venue ONLY for your own retreat experience, you can do that through the AirBnB link directly here.
Accommodation Amenities
This brand-new modern home is in beautiful Lake Cowichan, and just steps away from the forest trails and pristine lake.- 10 guests
- 4 bedrooms
- 8 beds
- 2.5 baths
- 6-person Hot tub
- Lake view
- Mountain view
- Lake Cowichan Beach access
- Fully equipped 5-star kitchen
- Stylish and comfortable group room
- Dinner table for 14
- Ping pong table
- Covered deck
- Hotel rated beds & bedding
- Washer/Dryer
- Wifi
- Air conditioning
- Parking & EV Charger
Investment
Investment
This is a unique investment into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. The cost per person is $2200. All fees for First Nations are GST & PST exempt being on reserve.
Retreat Facilitators
Lyla Harman, Peye’tunaat, from Quw’utsun Tribes is the owner/operator of the Cedar Wellness Centre. Lyla values the connection and healing that occurs while working with other Indigenous women. She has her RSW/MSW and is a First Nations Health Authority Mental Health Provider. Her passion is to support Coast Salish communities healing from trauma using the Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy as a trauma-informed approach. In January 2018, Lyla opened Cedar Wellness Counselling and Consulting, a private practice based on growth, wisdom, and new possibilities. She challenges herself to continue her own healing so she can share this with those she works with. Lyla lives and works in Duncan, BC and enjoys spending time in nature with her family. She continues to decolonize herself by learning her traditional Hul’q’umi’num’ language, songs, and teachings from the Quw’utsun Elders.
Victor Nowoselski’s experiences include 34 years of personal recovery from alcohol and drugs, and 24 years of working as a professional in the field of mental health wellness. He has worked primarily with First Nation community members and the underprivileged population. Some of his experiences include outreach at street level, community crisis response, counseling, and facilitating group therapy sessions with incarcerated men.
As a counsellor and workshop facilitator, he has done variety of workshops and presentations. Within this span of time he has worked with many organizations, agencies, and support services that have provided a wide cross-section of services to a variety of community members.
122 Station St. Duncan, BC | Phone: (250) 748-1592 | Fax: (250) 746-4065 | Email: lyla.harman@cedarwellness.ca