Programs & Retreats

October 20 – 22, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

Transform your life. Her chakra retreat empowers you to heal past traumas, build confidence, bring abundance into your life, and tap into your inner wisdom. Join Susan and unleash your full potential!

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November 3 – 5, 2023

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are the new and improved version of our Yoga Getaways! We invite you to leave it all behind and enjoy a 2 night, 3 day retreat in the heart of Salt Spring Island.

Our Yoga & Wellness Retreats are open to people of all genders and all races, and all levels of yoga practitioners. You can expect asana classes; an introduction to breathwork and meditation; relaxing time in nature; and delicious lacto-vegetarian meals.

If you’ve enjoyed a Yoga Getaway in the past, get ready to fall in love all over again. And if this is your first time, we look forward to welcoming you with our whole hearts.

Join Susan for a life-altering journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and spiritual awakening. In just one day, you’ll delve deep into your identity, relationships, and inner strength, embarking on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and spiritual awakening. This retreat is your opportunity to reclaim your power, embrace your authenticity, and unlock your deepest potential.

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Have you been looking for a silent yoga and meditation retreat? A deeper experience that will help you to become present, still your mind, and move further inwards?

If you have some general experience with yoga and meditation but are looking to dive deeper in your spiritual practice then this is the retreat for you.

Going Deeper is a silent retreat created by renowned spiritual teacher Baba Hari Dass, specifically for the purposes of turning our focus inwards. Using a blend of yogic techniques including postures, breathwork, chanting and meditation, each day devotes several hours to spiritual practices that guide you away from external distraction and towards your inner self.

To support this aim, we observe a vow of silence, maintain a simple and easy-to-digest vegetarian diet, and preserve a cave-like atmosphere of seclusion where windows are covered and lights kept to a minimum.

What retreat participants earn through this austere journey is a feeling of being more present, a mind that is comparatively still, and a sense of being more deeply connected to their inner selves.

Space is limited.

More Information

We ask potential participants to review the information in the document linked below to ensure that you understand the nature of the program, and that it is the type of experience that you are interested in.

Going Deeper 2023 – Retreat Expectations (pdf)

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Your Facilitators

Chetna (Tracy) Boyd (E-RYT 500; C-IAYT, YTT 200) 

Yogeshwar (Will) Humphrey (YTT 200, YTT 300) 

Natasha (Jyoti) Samson (CYA-RYT 200)

Yoga can be healing and transformative for those journeying through cancer. While it’s not a cure for cancer, yoga can enhance physical and emotional wellness – and reunite people with the peace many had thought they’d lost forever.

Please join Tracy Chetna Boyd as she guides you through this experiential workshop and provides you with an overview of Yoga for Cancer.

This workshop will incorporate an educational overview and include some specific tools such as:

• Breath work
• Mudras
• Yoga Nidra
• Assessment tools for Kosha (subtle body) analysis
• Intake forms
• Langhana (cooling practice) vs Brahmana (energizing/heating practices)
• Eight foundations of “healing and recovery”
• Two 90-minute examples of therapeutic asana classes for cancer patients and survivors
  

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Course Credentials

This weekend workshop is for yoga teachers with a minimum 200-hour yoga teacher certification and is approved for continuing education credits through Yoga Alliance. It is also approved for 17 elective credits towards Mount Madonna Center’s YTT 500-hr training.

Course Schedule

Course Materials

All course materials will be provided and are included in the tuition. We ask that you please bring the following as they will be needed as part of the program:

• A long sleeved shirt (older)
• An extra pair of socks

Course Instructor

Chetna Tracy Boyd, E-RYT 500; C-IAYT, YTT 200
Chetna has recently retired from her extensive 27-year career with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. She has experience and a broad knowledge of government policies, legislation and regulation pertaining to that department, and in the process, developed strong organizational, administrative and project management skills. Her ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships with colleagues is exemplary as she has a deep respect for the importance of interpersonal relationships.

Chetna graduated from the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga Teacher Training program in 2003 and is also a 1000+hour Certified International Association of Yoga Therapist, specializing in Yoga for Cancer. She joined the faculty of the Salt Spring Centre’s Yoga Teacher Training program in 2007, and in 2018 accepted the position of YTT Program Director.

She draws inspiration from her deep belief that all beings are potentially limitless. Bearing witness to the transformational and healing effect Yoga has on people’s lives has had a strong influence on her own life.

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Testimonial

“I feel like I was really uninformed and naive about cancer and cancer treatment before the workshop. Now I feel like I have a tiny bit of knowledge – and it’s not so scary to think about teaching to folks on a journey with cancer. There is NO WAY that I would have been comfortable teaching at Inspire Health without the workshop. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your wisdom Chetna! I feel very fortunate to have been able to study with you. You are an inspiring teacher and mentor.”

~ Tanya Gita Roberts

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