Embodied Consent for Ancestral Healing

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5278 Amundsen Road, Kaslo, BC, Canada
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Up to 20 in group
Date
September 25 - 29, 2024

Retreat Highlights

  • ໑ Create a felt sense of safety in your body and nervous system
  • ໑ Connect to what feels good and brings you joy
  • ໑ Notice, value, and voice what you want, what you are available for, and what you don’t want
  • ໑ Notice your tendency to go along with what is being done and reverse it
  • ໑ Be mindful of others’ tendencies to go along with what is being done and respect their limits
  • ໑ Access two ways to receive and two ways to give and feel the joy of each of these four possibilities for interaction
  • ໑ Navigate power dynamics, trauma, and systemic oppression and their impact on our capacity to access choice and uphold boundaries (yours & others)
  • ໑ Make choices that support your well-being and connection with others
  • ໑ Express your desires, limits, preferences, and willingness with more nuance and play

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Details of this retreat

This retreat offers an opportunity to bring a deep level of awareness, nuance, and healing to our most fundamental aspects of relating; to ourselves, to land, to each other, to our lineages.

We welcome guidance from our well and bright ancestors to unlearn hereditary patterns that served our survival in the past, yet hamper our thriving in the present. We deepen practices of connection from a foundation of trust and reverence.

Resourced by the setting, we are invited to slow down and return to our foundational belonging here, in this moment, in our bodies. From this radical groundedness and guided by choice, we will explore relating to self and others.

For some of us, this may be the first time in several generations we offer ourselves and each other this level of reverence.
For some of us, this may be the first time we experience true choice.

Embodied consent captures the process of tuning in to the subtle signals from our bodies that guide us towards safety and self-actualization. We deepen our capacity to notice, trust, and value these signals and through that practice, ourselves. We learn to create clear agreements with others from a place of deep respect. It is a deeply personal and relational practice.

Ancestral healing captures the process of being in and deepening our relationship to where we come from, including bloodlines, family systems, spirit, wisdom, lineages, peoples, cultures, elementals, and place.

This event is for
໑ Professionals who work with people to affect human change and healing
໑ Those dreaming of deeper and more meaningful connection in their relationships
໑ Anyone interested in developing deeper self-awareness, as well as ancestral and living relational skills for more joy in life

This offering
໑ Meets you where you are – we welcome beginners and advanced practitioners
໑ Is experiential and embodied
໑ Respects your boundaries – you will always have choices about how you engage
໑ Is open to all genders, orientations, and relationship constellations




All-inclusive (tuition, food & lodging) Click BOOK NOW to secure your seat for this important event.
Commuter Rate (tuition & food) $1,175.00 + tax (use this link) https://sentinelbc.secure.retreat.guru/program/a-wheel-of-consent-workshop-the-art-of-receiving-and-giving-copy/
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What participants say about this retreat:
"Life-altering" ~ Clinical Counsellor
“It's truly transformational work and so necessary for the healing and growth we are in desperate need of"
“I immediately put this into practice. It changed my way of being with my clients. I found myself calm and grounded in a new way.” ~ Occupational Therapist
"I know myself WAY more. I am trusting my impulses, my no's and yes's and I am able to voice them more clearly now. I am grateful for this modality. It is a gentle, deep, and foundational piece for creating healthy, safe, and intimate relationships with oneself and others." ~ Teacher
"Deeply grateful for the workshop last weekend. It has been sitting with me all week. The content and my experiences have made their way into many conversations since...I feel very inspired by my experience!" ~ Acupuncturist
“A spa for the soul.”
“Deep gratitude. This was epic for me on so many levels. Feeling a profound shift.” ~ Plant Medicine Guide

“This was transformative for me in many ways.” ~ Health Educator

Getting Here

Location icon The Sentinel, 5278 Amundsen Road, Kaslo, BC, Canada

Directions

We are a 50-minute drive north of Nelson, BC, just outside the charming village of Kaslo. We are 9 hours by car from Vancouver, and 8 hours from Calgary. These drives are incredibly beautiful, wending through some of North America's most spectacular mountain terrain. There are flights (approx. 1 hour) from both Vancouver & Calgary to our nearest airport, in Castlegar, which is a scenic 1.5 hours from our door.

Driving from Nelson, follow highway 3A north to Balfour (Kootenay Lake ferry landing), and proceed another 20-25 minutes on Highway 31 north. There is a "Sentinel Retreat" blue road sign on the highway (approx. 60 km from Nelson). Slow down and prepare to take a sharp right turn onto Amundsen Road. The Sentinel is located at bottom of the hill. Please observe signs.

Accommodation

All our King and shared Twin rooms have stunning views of the lake and mountains. Whether you opt for a luxurious private King or a shared Twin, all our rooms are clean and modern. Ensuite bathrooms have heated floors, a rain shower, and amenities for your comfort. Fluffy white towels and crisp linens are found in every room — our goal is to ensure can relax and refresh during your stay with us.

King Room

Accommodation
Our king rooms are elegant, lake and mountain facing boasting ensuite bathrooms with heated tile floors. All rooms were intentionally designed to enhance a reflective and serene stay away from home.

Twin shared room (per person)

Accommodation
Our twin shared rooms are elegant, lake and mountain facing boasting ensuite bathrooms with heated tile floors. All rooms were intentionally designed to enhance a reflective and serene stay away from home.

Queen Room

Accommodation
Room 7 is a cozy queen room on the lower level of the Lodge. It's favoured by guests who love containment, a dark sleeping space, and appreciate the savings offered by using a shared bathroom, steps away. This room does not have a direct lake view, but is adjacent to our beautiful sunroom which offers plenty of sunlight and beautiful views of the lake.

Room 11 Maloca - Double

Accommodation

Glamping

Accommodation
Glamping is a glamorous word for shared accommodation in our Sunroom with up to three other people. Each glamper gets a fully made twin bed with a high density foam topper, 2 pillows, sheets and a full set of towels. Glampers share a bathroom and are steps away from the lower lobby tea/coffee station.

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
Overlooking spectacular Kootenay Lake, the Lodge, with its massive windows and expansive deck affords breathtaking lake & mountain views. The Maloca, a magnificent round, timbered ceremonial and activity space, seems to float above the lake. A short stroll from the Lodge, the Sentinel's spa deck, with its unique wood-fired sauna and cedar-lined hot tub is a favourite gathering spot for guests, year-'round. 700' of lakefront, with deck, firepit and yoga area is a tranquil spring/summer area.

Meals

Menu
Menu

Menu Types

Guests rave about our food! Sentinel meals are prepared with ingredients sourced whenever possible from our organic, on-property garden. We can accommodate virtually any dietary requirement.

What's Included

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Cedar hot tub
  • Sauna
  • Maloca
  • Lakefront
  • Nature

What's Not Included

  • Bodywork
  • Airfare
  • Travel
  • Gratuity
  • Taxes

Customer Reviews

4.94 out of 5.0 average rating

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Best stay ever
This place was one of the best places we have stayed. The space was amazing, the people where super hospitable and the breakfast was simply the best food iv ever had while staying with an accommodation. It was pet friendly too! We definitely want to come back again.

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Beautiful experience!
The Sentinel was the perfect place to relax and reconnect with myself. The mountain views from the main lodge are gorgeous. Definitely recommend and plan to return soon!

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Magical
The Sentinel is magical. It’s views, energy and staff pull it all together making it a very special place!

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Beautiful spot.
Great place to spend the day. Very peaceful and fabulous workshop.

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A profound experience
We came to the sentinel for a couples retreat that was absolutely profoud. We felt so welcome and at “home”. A beautiful place to do healing work. The meals were healthy and they catered around all my dietary needs.

It was refreshing to be offline and focus on our deep work. It was a refreshing place for healing.

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