With Kelly Price

When the body is shaped by chronic stress, persistent pain, illness, or trauma, it can begin to feel like a place of unease rather than safety. Over time, the nervous system may settle into patterns of dysregulation that affect physical and psychological well-being, relationships, and our capacity to experience joy, meaning, and purpose.

This therapeutic retreat weaves together yoga therapy, trauma theory, PolyVagal theory, Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, and Neuroscience to create a holistic path toward embodiment. It invites you to befriend your nervous system and build both physiological and psychological resilience in a supportive setting.

Across each session, you will be guided through trauma-informed active and restorative yoga practices designed to help you connect safely with your body, breath, heart, and mind. These practices support embodied resilience while offering cognitive and somatic tools for calming or energizing the nervous system, deepening mindful awareness of patterns that sustain suffering, and shifting your relationship to stress, adversity, and change.

The retreat also centers a relational, empowerment-based approach to healing interpersonal and collective trauma. In doing so, it honours the indigenous roots of yoga while recognizing the complex ways systemic oppression shapes individuals and communities through their cultural identities, social locations, and roles.

This program is for people who want to explore:

How chronic stress and trauma can shape the nervous system and the experience of embodiment.
A holistic biopsychosocial-spiritual framework for befriending the nervous system and supporting optimal health, resilience, and regulation.
Trauma-informed yoga practices that nurture regulation and resilience while addressing symptoms of chronic stress, trauma, PTSD, chronic pain, and chronic illness.
Trauma-informed yoga practices that support the body’s connective tissue and fascial system.
A relational, empowerment-based approach to healing interpersonal and collective trauma within a supportive community of practice.

No previous yoga experience is required.

What you will need:

Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. Extra layers are recommended for warmth.

Yoga mats and props such as bolsters, blocks, and pillows will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own if you have them.

Participant Support

These sessions are not a substitute for therapy. Somatic-based practices like yoga can bring implicit memories to the surface. It is recommended that you have support in place, such as a counsellor/therapist, Elder, or someone you trust, to help you process any experiences that arise.

"The facilitator Kelly Price is world class and I felt fortunate to learn from and with her."

Participant – Maureen

Investment:

Earlybird tuition is $750 and is available until one month before the program start date. Full tuition is $810. Full payment is due one month before the program begins, regardless of tuition rate.

You can find our cancellation policy here

Schedule:

The program begins with dinner at 5:45pm, followed by the first session at 7:00pm.

Daily schedule:

Breakfast 8:00 – 8:45am
Morning session 9:00am to 11:45am
Lunch noon to 1:00pm
Afternoon session 2:45-5:45pm
Dinner 5:45 – 6:30pm
Evening session 7:00 – 9:30pm

Afternoon and evening sessions may vary. The program concludes with lunch on the final day.

Yoga class in Gabriola

Yoga class in Gabriola