Journey Into Light
The practice of turning toward possibility during difficult times.
After a two-year hiatus, I’m returning for two nights at the magical Sanctum Retreat Center in Caroline, AB. This feels like the most authentic offering I could share right now, as I’ve spent the last four years integrating and embodying somatic practices that have allowed me to disrupt old patterns and stories of fear and to hold possibility for my life and for the people I love.
I believe that in life, we all have experiences that will either disrupt patterns or continue to confirm the stories we tell ourselves.
The birth of my first son, Hank, was the disruptor of my deepest wound and story: Living my life through the lens of fear.
Hank arrived earthside in the most traumatic way. While I was in labour, we were told to prepare for palliative care because he had severe swelling in his head due to hydrocephalus and I was rushed to the OR for an immediate cesarean. Two days later he had emergency brain surgery, and on day 13 of our stay in the NICU, we were told he would most likely never walk, talk, or see.
Thank GOD, I found Somatics.
Through this work, I was able to challenge the old stories and beliefs I had been carrying. And the single most important lesson I have learned on this journey is the Power of Possibility and how it can change your experience in this life.
Possibility has become the pillar I’ve built my new foundation on. And the more I embody this practice, the more life opens up and flows with absolute ease. The more I trust, the more I am shown how expansive and abundant this human experience can be.
This is the medicine I want to share.
After offering multiple courses and workshops, I’ve realized that the way this work will have the deepest impact is to gather for multiple days in conscious community so that you can acknowledge, process AND integrate old worn out stories and beliefs.
I feel deeply called to offer this as a weekend experience for those who feel the pull to dig deeper. To explore what becomes available when we begin to soften old stories and create space for something new.
I can’t wait to be back in this healing space once again.
November 13–15, 2026
A 2-night immersive weekend experience at Sanctum Retreat Centre, including accommodation, all meals, somatic and experiential workshops, yoga, Yoga Nidra, facilitated circles, and space for rest, reflection and connection.
Featuring Guest Facilitator
I am so excited to share that my dear friend and soul sister, Mutya (Margaret) Culley founder of Embodied Educators will be joining us and leading our Yoga Nidra sessions. She is a wealth of knowledge and her voice and incredible storytelling will whisk you away into the cosmos as your body finds deep, nourishing rest.
Mutya (Margaret) Culley is guided by holistic, ecological ways of knowing. The natural world and the inner landscape of the body both have information asking for our participation to uncover these pearls of wisdom, which can be garnered as personal guideposts. Accessing this intuitive, embodied, and ancestral knowledge requires us to listen deeply to the language of the body and the more-than-human world. Like nature, we are cyclical beings, and yoga nidra is a modality that can nourish one back into attunement with their essential nature.
In her own journey through the dark night of the soul, Mutya leaned deeply into rest practices, both for relaxation and inner clarity. She believes that being rested and resourced anchors one into clarity and creative, authentic expression. Yoga nidra and the therapeutic applications of expressive and eco-arts continue to support her healing as she navigates thresholds and transitions in the terrain of life.
Currently, she is completing a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies in Trauma-Sensitive Practices at the University of Alberta. As a career educator and long-time student of yoga, she founded Embodied Education to provide experiential learning opportunities to slow down, listen inwardly, and cultivate a grounded presence that opens access to the wisdom within.
Retreat Accommodation Options
Save $50 with early access pricing until Sept 23rd, 2026
🌿 ESSENTIALS — Single Bed | $745 + GST (Regular $795 + GST)
A comfortable and cozy private room with a double or single bed.
Private washroom with shared private showers.
✨ DELUXE — Queen Bed | $845 + GST (Regular $895 + GST)
A comfortable private room featuring a queen bed.
Private washroom with shared private shower.
🌸 PREMIUM — Queen Bed + Full Private Bathroom | $895 + GST (Regular $945 + GST)
Our most comfortable accommodation option, featuring a large private room with a queen bed.
Private full bathroom with shower.
WEEKEND Schedule
Friday
5:00 PM — Arrival & Settling In
6:00 PM — Dinner
7:00–9:00 PM — Opening Circle
9:00–10:30 PM — Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra
Saturday
9:00 AM — Breakfast
10:00 AM–1:00 PM — Movement Workshop: The Practice of Turning Toward Possibility During Difficult Times, with the Wisdom of Somatics
1:30 PM — Lunch
3:00–5:00 PM — The Alchemy Circle
6:00 PM — Dinner
8:00–9:00 PM — Yoga Nidra
Sunday
9:00 AM — Breakfast
10:00 AM–12:00 PM — Closing Circle
12:00–1:00 PM — Yoga Nidra
1:30 PM — Lunch
HOW TO secure your spot
If you are feeling the call to go deeper and ready to secure your spot, email info@yegyogi.com with your request of room type, any dietary restrictions and a $250 non-refundable deposit (the final balance will be due Nov. 1st) Payment plans are available just reach out and ask.
Credit card payment is available below (there is a 3% stripe fee that will be added to final balance)
