A WOMEN-ONLY WEEKEND TO WELCOME A NEW DECADE

JANUARY 17-19, 2020

YOUR INVITATION

• Do you want to kick-off 2020 by enjoying quality time with kindred spirits, recharging and nourishing yourself, and taking walks in the fresh, crisp air?

• Are you looking for a way to shake off whatever you’ve accumulated or outgrown from the last decade - mistakes, beliefs or limitations - so you can enter 2020 feeling a little lighter?

• When you think about what you really want out of the year ahead, does it include laughter, connection, love, play, ease, trust, vitality, or power?

Does it involve doing life in ways that feel good?

​Do you find yourself wanting to head in this direction, but not knowing where to start?

• Would you benefit from feeling a little more relaxed, being a little more supported, or receiving a little more encouragement to ask for what you want?

If you answered YES to any of these questions,
then sister... this retreat is for you!

This Friday-Sunday experience is being designed and hosted by women, for women. Its purpose is to kick-off a new year and decade by immersing ourselves in  communion, well-being and delight.
You’ll arrive on Friday, January 17th  uncertain and excited about what the weekend has in store for you. You’ll  walk away from this experience on Sunday, January 19th...

  • Feeling refreshed, lighter, more grounded, and connected to yourself, to nature and to other women. 
  • Armed with reflection questions and rituals you can return to again and again.
  • Having gained new insights about how nature can teach and support us.
  • Connected to women you can gather and grow with on your own time, if you’d like. 
  • Buoyed by new ideas for how to bring lightness to your life 
  • Powered up by the joy and vitality that life has to offer 
  • Knowing this investment in yourself and your year was worthwhile ​

You’ll get to experiment with:
  • An arrival activity that helps your heart and mind be here now 
  • A releasing ceremony that includes burning things you want to let go of
  • A celebration ritual that includes casting wishes with rose petals
  • A cleansing ritual that includes the ancient practice of  burning juniper 
  • A silent meal that stimulates your senses 
  • A nighttime walk that ends with a magical bonfire 
  • Optional add-ons, such as  guided meditation, a wood-fired sauna session, spiritual card readings, and a dance party
How to know if this is for you: 
If you’re entering 2020 feeling grounded, open-hearted and clear, then this weekend will give you more of what you want. There are simply no limits to how good you can feel, so let’s expand together!  If you’re entering 2020 feeling  off-kilter, uncertain or worn the heck out, then this weekend is a chance for you to say: I want to choose something else, and I’d like some help with that. If you want to feel safe and supported, to share laughter or stories with other women, and to be nudged or invited to see life from a different point of view, then all you have to do is show up.
We can't wait to see you!
Laura Whitman & Colette O’Hara will be your co-hosts and retreat facilitators.

We are best friends, former business partners and frequent creative collaborators. The two of us have spent the last 10 years designing experiences we want to have, whether that’s brunch dates, winter solstice rituals, project launches or journalling challenges. Creating the conditions for communion, well-being and delight is our speciality; it’s the way we lead, the way we do best friendship; the way we do self care, and the way we get intentional about our life.
Margaret Drescher & Windhorse Farm will contribute teachings, guidance & wisdom

Windhorse Farm is magical place on the LaHave River at Wentzell Lake. It has been home to many humans and non-humans for more than ten thousand years. The Mi'kMaq and their ancestors cared for the forest here, and were cared for by the forest, for 400 generations. 
Margaret Drescher has been a co-owner of Windhorse since 1990, when her family took on the stewardship of the forest and gardens, growing with  their children here and opening their doors to hundreds of other young people who wanted to learn about caring for the land. She has decades of facilitation, teaching and meditation experience.
​FRIDAY, JANUARY 17th to
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19th
Arrival: Between 4 & 5 pm Friday
Departure: Between 1:30 & 2:30 pm Sunday

​For reservation details, contact register@windhorsefarm.org
$599.00 ​plus 15% HST
Registration fee includes two night's accommodation in Juniper Lodge, all meals, snacks, coffee, tea and any supplies required for the rituals and activities. Our time together will be structured yet flexible, with independent quiet time built in. You will always have the option of skipping an activity if there's something else you need more.

    Program Registration

    Cost of the retreat, including program fees, accommodations and meals is $599.00 CAD, plus 15% HST.  A 50% deposit ($344.43) is required to reserve your space. We will contact you with payment instructions.