https://happinessretreat.ca/

Welcome to Happiness Retreat

Happiness Retreat

Happiness Retreat is a place within you—a space of joy, peace, and deep connection.

Walk alongside our gentle goats through the wild beauty of Burns Lake, Northern B.C., as we blend outdoor activity with mindful awareness—bringing you out of your head and into your body.

Our experiences are designed to cultivate joy, well-being, and healing. In these times of rapid change, it’s more important than ever to stay grounded and balenced, with open hearts—so that more light, love, and compassion can flow through us into the world.

As pressure on our healthcare system grows, we believe it’s vital to reclaim responsibility for our own well-being. These retreats are created with that intension–to support you on this path.

Alongside our retreats, we offer personalized support to help you feel your best:

Herbal & Nutrition Consultations (online or in-person)
Body Cleansing

Massage Therapy

Come Home to Your Body

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, hands-on approach that supports your body’s natural ability to heal, unwind, and return to its original blueprint.
My role as a therapist is to be fully present — with stillness, awareness, and deep listening — to what your body wants to express on all levels of your being.
Rather than trying to fix anything, I hold a space where your body’s inner wisdom leads the way. You may experience deep relaxation, emotional release, the easing of physical tension, or subtle shifts in insight or awareness. Each session is unique and guided by what your system is ready for.

This is not about doing, but about being — allowing what is already present to be seen, felt, and heard, without judgment or the urge to push anything away. Every part of you is welcome. No part is sent away.
Please wear comfortable clothing during the treatment.
This practice invites you into a deeper, more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Ready to take a step toward a happier, healthier you?
Your body knows the way.
Listening with you,
AnneMieke
Craniosacral Therapist

Discover more through our retreat:
Your Inner Healer Called—She Is Ready

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What makes Happiness Retreat unique?

Our retreats offer a deeply immersive, holistic experience that blends walking with goats in nature, mindfulness, and personal transformation.

A Journey Both Inward and Outward

Reconnect with your inner self through mindful walking, silence, and presence while immersed in nature.

The Power of Wilderness

In a remote, forested setting, experience deep stillness, self-discovery, and wisdom beyond distractions.

Healing Beyond the Retreat

Leave with a toolbox of mindfulness practices that support your clarity and calm well beyond the retreat.

Small Groups & Personalized Guidance

Receive individual attention and foster real connection in intimate group settings.

A Balance of Structure & Flow

We blend a strong framework with intuitive adjustments to meet your group’s evolving energy.

A Transformational Experience

Our retreats offer a shift in perspective—a return to clarity, purpose, and joy.

Explore Our Retreats & Workshops 🍃

3 hour Mindful walking

Mindful Hooves & Happy Feet

Wish you could press pause and simply be—without needing to fix, change, or achieve anything? This gentle retreat invites you to do just that: walk slowly, breathe deeply, and unwind from within.

1-Day Medicinal Herb Gathering

Find Your Inner Herbalist

Ever wondered what healing plants are growing right under your feet? Join us for a joyful day of foraging, tasting, and learning as we explore the wild world of medicinal herbs.

1-Day retreat

Goats & Peace of Mind

What happens when you follow a goat instead of your thoughts? You stop overthinking—and start noticing the world around you. Goats aren’t in a rush, and they don’t worry about the future. They live fully in the now—and they’ll gladly show you how.

3-Day wilderness retreat

Wander Out, Tune In

Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected? This retreat dares you to trade the noise for birdsong, swap screen time for tree time, and reconnect with what’s real—you, nature, and the calm that’s been there all along.

3–7 Day Cleansing Retreat

Wild & Well

Time to give your body the love letter it’s been waiting for. Give your gut a break from its usual drama. We’re talking herbal teas, warm wraps, belly breathing, nourishing meals, and a whole lot of “ahhh.”

7-Day Wilderness Retreat

Quiet the World, Hear Yourself

A Journey into Presence, Stillness & the Heart of Being. Step away from the noise and return to your inner light—held by the raw beauty of remote nature.

1-Day your Subconcious seeds

Grow What You Love, Let the Rest Mulch

A Day to Meet Your Inner Garden. What’s been growing beneath the surface of your mind? In this playful and profound one-day retreat, we step into the garden of your subconscious—where old stories, budding dreams, and forgotten feelings quietly take root.

1-Day foot massage

A Sole-to-Soul Reset

Happy feet, happy you. Step into this hands-on workshop and discover the healing art of holistic foot massage and reflexology—ancient practices that invite deep relaxation and restore balance throughout the body.

Custom Retreat

Wild Times with Your Favorite People

Nature, Laughter & Connection—Your Way. Whether it's a one-day escape or a multi-day camping adventure, let us craft a retreat especially for you.

Online or At-Home Consultation

Your Inner Healer Called—She’s Ready

Because Feeling Great Should Be Your New Normal. Is discomfort or imbalance holding you back from feeling your best? Struggling with digestion, poor sleep, or low mood? Feeling drained, anxious, or just unable to fully unwind? Your body is whispering—maybe even shouting—for balance. The good news? You have the power to restore it.

Happiness Retreat is a valuable investment in yourself.

You feel reborn, dare to claim your unique place, and stand confidently in who you are.

Annemieke's Adventures

Rather than walk a common path through life, I’ve chosen to follow my heart. This has allowed for much excitement, as I never know where I’ll end up!

This beautiful journey led me through a four-year degree in herbal medicine, natural diet, and massage therapy. This knowledge brought me a flourishing practice and provided the means for me to go to India. It was there that I met my beloved husband, who gave me two beautiful children, along with four more children as a gift, creating our large blended family.

Allowing my heart to guide my life journey brought me to three silent retreats with Zen Master, poet, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.

Later, when massage therapy overworked my body, craniosacral therapy fell into my lap. This trained me to listen more deeply to the language of the body and connect to its self-healing power. Once I grasped this, it was no longer me ‘doing’ the treatment, but the body’s intelligence guiding me where to work.

Life also allowed me the privilege of offering end-of-life care for loved ones.
More recently, I undertook a three-month mindfulness training in Europe .
When my heart’s journey brought me to Canada’s northern wilderness many years ago, it was like stepping back in time; the nearest village is an hour’s drive away. Settling into this remote, rural area, I savor the hours spent walking through pristine forests and along lake shores, collecting the abundant gifts of wild medicinal herbs that Mother Nature offers. Processing them into homemade arnica massage oil, face cream, herbal teas, and tinctures has brought me great joy.

It is here, in this tranquil setting, that the idea of awareness hikes with goats was first conceived. This has led me to exchange 25 years of indoor practice for an outdoor practice, supported and embedded in the healing power of Mother Nature.