Transformational Retreats

Programs & Offerings

Transformational Retreats


Retreats offer a powerful opportunity to step away from the demands of daily life and enter a space intentionally designed for rest, reflection, and renewal. In a world that often prioritizes productivity over presence, retreats create the conditions for individuals to reconnect with themselves, others, and what matters most. Through guided experiences, meaningful conversation, and restorative practices, participants are supported in slowing down, gaining clarity, and nurturing their overall well-being.

Attending a retreat can lead to profound personal gains. Participants often experience increased self-awareness, emotional balance, and a deeper sense of purpose. The immersive nature of retreats allows for authentic connection, both internally and within a supportive community, fostering a sense of belonging and shared understanding. Many leave with renewed energy, clearer intentions, and practical tools to navigate life with greater ease and confidence.

The benefits of retreat extend beyond the experience itself. Research and lived experience show lasting positive effects on both physical and mental health, including reduced stress, improved sleep, enhanced emotional regulation, and increased resilience. Time spent in restorative environments that incorporate nature, movement, mindfulness, and creative expression support nervous system regulation and overall vitality long after the retreat has ended.

Retreats are offered in a variety of formats to meet diverse needs, including day-long, weekend, and week-long experiences. Each retreat can also be customized to align with the unique goals and intentions of your group, ensuring a meaningful and relevant experience for all participants.

Key Takeaways

  • Understand the value of intentional pause and its impact on overall well-being.
  • Recognize the personal and interpersonal benefits of immersive retreat experiences.
  • Learn strategies to reduce stress and enhance emotional and physical health.
  • Strengthen self-awareness, clarity, and sense of purpose.
  • Apply retreat-based practices to sustain balance and resilience in daily life.

What's Coming Up

Upcoming Retreats

Crones Don't Whine: A Day Retreat for Women over 50 Who Want to Embody Their Wisdom, Experience and Insight in the Third Stage of Life
(Inspired by the book of the same name by Jean Shinoda Bolen)

Friday May 8th, 2026  ·  10:00 AM – 4:30 PM Verity Library, 111d Queen Street East, Toronto
There comes a time in life when striving softens into knowing, when proving shifts into being, and when the voice within becomes clearer than the noise outside.

The Crone stage is not an ending. It is an arrival.

This retreat is a gentle, meaningful gathering for women who are ready to honour their lived experience, reflect on the wisdom they have gathered, and consider the legacy they wish to embody moving forward.

Together we will create a supportive and reflective space that includes guided meditation, meaningful conversation, creative expression, movement, and ceremonies to honour this powerful stage of life.

Participants will leave feeling affirmed, connected, and grounded in the deep knowing that comes from a life lived fully.

Ideal for women who

  • Feel ready to consciously embrace the third stage of life — whether in transition now or prepared to step fully into this meaningful phase
  • Want time to reflect on your journey
  • Value meaningful conversation
  • Appreciate a gentle, supportive community
  • Are interested in legacy, purpose, and inner clarity
  • Value expert teachings by an experienced leader devoted to deep, meaningful learning and personal transformation

Investment

$269.00

Early Bird by April 30: $239.00

Includes tea, coffee, lunch, snacks, all materials and a journalling gift

Contact
Dr. Jackie Eldridge

Emotional intelligence refers to the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.

Get in touch

Embracing Expansion Annual Retreat

Co-facilitated by Dr. Jackie Eldridge & Dr. Anita Shack (Health Focus Healing

1 Step 1
keyboard_arrow_leftPrevious
Nextkeyboard_arrow_right
FormCraft - WordPress form builder

Register for this class

 

1 Step 1
keyboard_arrow_leftPrevious
Nextkeyboard_arrow_right
FormCraft - WordPress form builder