“I have been working with Carly one-on-one and through some of her online classes over the past 3 years. Through this time I have developed my own home-based meditation practice and I have also worked through some difficult times with Carly’s support. Carly is a wonderful person to work with. She listens deeply and offers meaningful and insightful reflections and guidance to help navigate life in a mindful way.”
Spring Retreat: Cultivating courage, stability and magic in uncertain times.
April 16-20, 2025
Earthspring, Victoria BC
This retreat has become a highlight of my year, nestled deep in the highlands on beautiful Vancouver Island. Given the intensity of the times we live in, it will be a lovely opportunity to strengthen our stability and cultivate our magic. We'll train in refining and rehabilitating our senses through dreamwork, meditation, yin yoga, nature-based connection practices, crafts, and song. When our senses are refined, we can attune to the natural, more-than-human, and unseen worlds, remembering our intrinsic belonging to the multiplicity of Life. Our retreat will focus on cultivating courage, stability, and magic, and finding enchantment through an ancient remembering of our animistic roots.
There is something magical about getting quiet and turning inward. Creating a sacred space where we can turn away from our worldly roles and remember who we are beyond our busyness and to-do lists. Getting quiet and still enough to hear the inner voice and feel the body's sensations speaking to us. We move our bodies slowly, yield to the earth, walk in the trees, sit next to the fire, practice with our community, and remember what is ancient and trustworthy: our innate wisdom and compassion. To ask the more profound questions, what needs more care, inclusion, and love? Retreating allows us to return to our lives with fresh eyes and a renewed commitment to live from our depths, a bit more inner space, and the capacity to meet human complexity and precarity.
We will emerge from our time together with greater capacity to meet the inevitable uncertainties and predicaments we face, with stronger roots and braver hearts.
Gifted chef and nutritionist extrodinarie Heidi Macaulay will prepare nourishing meals with love, surrounded by the flora and fauna of Earthspring Sanctuary in the Highlands on Southern Vancouver Island. You can read more about Heidi here. https://sophrosynewellness.ca/
Heidi is an incredibly gifted chef, and everything she makes is infused with love and goodness.
My dear friend Annice Kenan, a grief ritualist and longtime meditation practitioner, will be sharing her magic with us once again this year. Annice's depth of presence and care is a gift; we’re so lucky to have her with us!
Cost: For retreat and meals (not including accommodation)
$1535.80 CND
A nonrefundable $500 deposit is due at registration; payment plans are welcome, with final payment due by March 1st
*Payment for accommodation is separate and is due March 16.
Accommodation Pricing (per night)
Lodge
Private Rooms with En-suite - $95 per room per night
Dormitory - (6 single beds) —$65 per person, per night
Cabins
Stillness - $125 per night (queen bed in loft, pull out couch on main with kitchenette, composting toilet, running water, heat, and
Higher Ground - $125 per night (queen bed in loft, pull out couch on main with kitchenette, composting toilet, running water, heat,
New Dawn - $105 per night (queen bed sleeps 2 with kitchenette, composting toilet, running water, heat, and electricity)
Deep Forest - $95 per night (queen bed in loft, pull out couch on main with outdoor kitchen, outhouse, wood stove, and running
Tree House - $80 per night (sleeps up to 2 in single bunks)
Duck House - $80 per night (sleeps one in twin bed)
Camping
Tent Camping - $50 per tent, per night (one forested campground and one open meadow, up to 7 tents in each area.
R.V. Camping - $60 per vehicle, per night
To get a better sense of the accommodation options, scroll to the bottom of the page and take the video tour.
https://www.earthspringsanctuary.org/services-1
Former students who have practiced with Carly are welcome to attend. If you are new to Carly's work, please get in touch with her at info@carlyforest.com. She will schedule a phone call to ensure this retreat is the right fit for your needs.
Refunds: We cannot issue a refund unless someone on the waitlist can take your place. If we are able to fill your spot, we will offer a refund minus a $125 administration fee. We are unable to transfer registration between other retreats and workshops. We cannot transfer registration between attendees. No refunds will be issued for failure to attend or complete the retreat.
Register & Payment: To register for the retreat, please contact info@carlyforest.com. Please do not send payment without contacting registration first. Thank you
"Everything you see has its roots
in the unseen world.
The forms may change,
yet the essence remains the same."
-Rumi
