A Wilderness & Mindfulness Retreat in Nature — Northern BC
Infused with herbal medicine, mindful goat walks, nature healing, slow living, silence, and detox meals.
Perfect for stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, life transitions, emotional reset, and inner peace.
Date: August 8–14, 2026
Introduction
This retreat is a sanctuary for anyone longing for stillness, clarity, and a deeper connection with nature. It helps your nervous system soften, your breath deepen, and your inner compass awaken again.
This is not a luxury retreat. There is no performance, no comparison, and no pressure. It is simple, pure, and real — a week to be fully yourself.
Why Join This Retreat
In a world of constant noise and overload, our minds become tired and our bodies stay tense. Whether you are moving through stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, life transition, or simply craving silence, this retreat helps you reset, restore, and return to yourself.
The way out is inward.
Here you learn to listen to the language of your body. As tension softens, you begin to feel lighter and happier. Your natural sparkle returns, your jaw relaxes, your breathing deepens, and a steady calm begins to take root.
You start to feel supported and carried — by nature, by life, and by yourself. A quiet inner trust grows that you may follow your own path, your own passion, and your own authentic truth.
What to Expect
- A shift from non-stop doing into being.
- Mindful walking that brings you into the present moment.
- Silence and simplicity
- Universal Prayer and meditation.
- Deep relaxation to regulate and settle your nervous system.
- Grounding companionship from the goats.
- Nature practices that awaken intuition and connection.
- Wild herbal foraging and tea-making
- Simple self-care tools that rebuild emotional and physical balance.
- Space to rest, journal, reflect, and truly listen within.
Daily Rhythm
This retreat offers generous personal time — the space where the nervous system recalibrates, clarity emerges, and transformation begins.
8 am–12 pm
- A mindful walk with the animals along the lakeshore, followed by a nourishing breakfast.
- Followed by a daily theme such as letting go, beginning anew, connecting with nature, or discovering wild herbal medicine.
12 pm–4 pm
- Lunch followed by deep rest and spacious personal time. Rest is not passive — it is healing in action, where the body shifts into the parasympathetic state.
4 pm–8 pm
- Simple shared dinner, evening theme, sharing circle, prayer and meditation.
8 p.m.–8 a.m.
Stillness and silence, allowing the nervous system to reset and the mind to settle.
Do Less, Go Deeper
Deep rest and quiet personal time are powerful ingredients of this retreat. They allow your body to:
• Release layers of stored stress
• Restore energy naturally
• Recover from years of doing
• Soften into a state where healing can finally reach you
• Integrate insights from morning practices
Who Guides You
Your host, Annemieke, brings years of experience in herbal medicine, somatic awareness, nature-based healing, and mindful animal connection.
Her guidance is gentle, intuitive, and steady. With her, there is no pressure to perform — no spiritual competition, no expectations. She walks beside you, and you are welcomed exactly as you are, without judgment or the need to prove anything.
What’s Included
• Full guided program as described
• Themes woven through the week: letting go, beginning anew, connecting with nature, gratitude, plant medicine
• Simple vegetarian meals that detoxify and nourish the body
• Cooking and preparing meals together — mindful, simple, and slow
• Accommodation in tents (private or shared)
• Access to the tipi gathering space with central fire pit
Accommodation
- Wake up to sunrise, fresh air, and silence. Swim in the crystal-clear lake and sleep in a tent close to the earth, under the stars of the northern sky.
What’s Excluded
• Transportation to the retreat location
• Airport transfer
Practical Details
Dates: August 8–14, 2026
Location: Burns Lake / Takysie, Northern British Columbia
Price: $1895 per person
Early Bird: $1695 when booked before June 1
Group size: Maximum 8 participants
