Recharge Restore Refresh
Spring Yoga Retreat
Set aside a day for yourself
Allow us to pamper you for a full day retreat in the heart of beautiful Berkeley, Ontario.
The day will consist of a gentle yoga practice, guided meditation, energy chakra healing circle, journaling, art expressions workshop, great conversations, delicious meals and friendship
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you". -Anne Lamott
As we shift into Spring and the weather gets warmer, your spirit will start to come alive and yearn for a sense of re-birth and rejuvenation. Your soul will also crave a fresh perspectives about your future, so why not take time out for yourself to recharge your soul.
IT'S TIME TO STOP PUTTING YOURSELF ASIDE
Neglecting your mental wellness can increase your risk of physical and mental stress, leaving you feeling drained and unable to keep up with life’s incessant demands.
If you’re looking for a way to recharge and reconnect with yourself... THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU!
Perhaps you’ve been:
Swamped with work
Overwhelmed with responsibilities
Feeling drained and burnout
But still struggle to find time for yourself to disconnect and recharge. We have been there and know how it feels.
The more overwhelmed we feel, the more strain we place on our emotional wellness.
This retreat was carefully planned with you in mind.
Carve out an "un-interrupted" day for yourself and join us.
Our goal is to help you to experience the joy in taking back your time to unwind, recharge and gain clarity so that you can become more conscious about your decisions and have a healthier approach to life.
AFTER THE RETREAT
You will return home with a sense of
RENEWAL, EMPOWERMENT & CLARITY
You will start making it a priority to put yourself first without feeling guilty about it.
You will also leaving feeling:
- True revitalization and a sense of reset
- Refreshed and more open to looking at the bigger picture of your life
- A deeper connection with your spirit
- An internal mindset shifts
- A new sense of vitality for life
- A total relaxation of your nervous systems and mental wellness
- An acceleration of your growth and an excitement about what you learned
- Meet new people and connect with a like-minded community
- Let your hair down and be lighthearted
- Sisterhood connection that helps each other on their journey to deepen and solidify personal growth
- A connection with nature
Get ready to feel
Refreshed, Recharged, Rejuvenated
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Our day will be spent at the beautiful Rocklands Market ~ Just 2 hours North of the GTA
A beautiful 12 acre lush, calming and secluded retreat space "Where contemporary country charm and people meet". The property boasts many unique amenities and experiences meandering trails, one of a kind live fire cooking playground.. and so much more
The Experience
Yoga
Disconnect from the noise and chaos by quieting the mind and indulge in a one hour slow flow yoga practice designed to rejuvenate and restore your mind, body and spirit.
We will take our time and focus on our breath, while opening up our hearts and mind to possibilities of life, inviting love and peace to our souls.
Energy
You will have the opportunity to experience a one-on-one Reiki/Energy Healing Session to increase your clarity, relax and connect with your energy on a deeper level.
Reiki is a gentle energy healing technique that helps to align the chakras/energy centres and reduce stress and anxiety, promotes relaxation, strengthens the immune response, connection with the body and spiritual self and more.
Meditation
We will have a Chakra and Energy Healing workshop where you will learn:
- What are chakras/energy and how they affect us
- How to heal your chakras to attract love, money, confidence, inner peace and more
- How to recognize if your chakras are blocked/imbalanced (symptoms)
Quiet the Mind and the Soul will Speak
This workshop is perfect for beginners and will blend spirituality and practicality.
Following the workshop, relax and experience a guided meditation to help you connect with your own chakras, releasing the old and welcoming fresh energy.
During the meditation, you will be guided to spend time in thought, self-reflection and deep peace.
Art Expressions Workshop
Let's have fun with art!
You are never too old to paint and it's the perfect form of self-expression.
Together, we will tap into your unique reserve of creative energy to explore your own personal thoughts, ideas and emotions.
We have curated a unique experience using pieces of nature, images, objects and acrylic paints to discover unique information about yourself through art. Come prepared to let your creative side flourish.
All materials are provided and no art experience is necessary.
The Venue
Situated amongst the rolling topography, open fields and the densely wooded forest of Grey County, Rocklands Market is home to a wide range of local wild and plant life. The towering Canadian Sugar Maples, Pine, Cherry, Heritage Apple and Cedar surround the starkly contrasting angularity of the main building, The Black House. Once inside you enter a world of clean lines, mixed finishes, and locally repurposed design features.
Give yourself the gift of self-love by taking time out to restore your energy and leave feeling connected, grounded and nourished
The Details
When: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Where: Rocklands Market
580364 Sideroad 60
Berkeley, ON N0H 1C0
Organizer: Maxine Choy
Email: maxinechoy2020@yahoo.com
What to Expect
Meet and Greet Reception
Welcome Breakfast
Yoga
Meditation
Delicious Lunch
Energy Chakra Healing
Art Expression Workshop
Down Time and Journaling
Dinner
Women's Circle
Coffee, Water, Drinks
Swag Bag
Vegetarian/Vegan Meal Options Available
More details will be provided upon registration to prepare you for the day
Our Vision
Our vision for our retreats is all about creating experiences. We strive to create an environment that allows you the opportunity to disconnect from the demands of your daily life and re-connect to your inner peace. Our mission is create space where self-care and self-love is encouraged. We strive to create events that facilitate your ability to let go of any perceived limitations you may have placed upon yourself so that you can become more free and enlightened to enjoy every aspect of your life.
We achieve this vision by providing beautiful locations, a healing space, sisterhood, great food, yoga, meditation, breath work, guided adventures with plenty of down time to recharge and go within to one self.
Why Attend Our Retreats?
When you go on vacation, you will most likely return home feeling more exhausted than when you left.
Retreats are planned with a specific intent behind it, which is all about YOU. It's about escaping your every day routine and taking time out for you to awaken your soul, bond with like-minded women and open your mind to new perspectives.
When choosing a retreat, it's about the elements, the location, accommodation, food, activities and workshops.... all of which are are centered on the shared goals of you and the other guests attending.
“I think it is essential sometimes to go into retreat, to stop everything that you have been doing, to stop your beliefs and experiences completely and look at them anew, not keep on repeating like machines whether you believe or don’t believe. You would let fresh air into your minds.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti
After our retreats, we aim to make you feel fulfilled, so that when you return home, it has an impactful and long lasting benefit on you as opposed to the exhaustion you can face after a regular vacation.
I'm sure we've all been there at some point.
The benefit of attending retreats is that everything is well planned and organized for you and all that is required is that you focus on enjoying your time and immersing yourself in the experience.
Going on a retreat is not selfish, it's self care. It's about replenishing your soul and recharging your energy. You deserve it and it's necessary for our overall well-being.
Your Host
Maxine Choy
Certified Health & Nutrition Coach
Yoga & Pilates Instructor
Maxine is the founder of Live Well With Maxine.
She is a Certified Health & Nutrition Coach and Yoga/Pilates Instructor.
Her passion for helping women over 40 to take better care of their health and well-being started in 2012 when she was struggling to create a balance with her health and digestive system. She started to make small changes to her food and lifestyle so that it would become a regular part of her life. With her coaching, she helps women to do the same by first making their health a priority. She does this by helping them to practice mindfulness, maintain consistency and be accountable.
In addition, she conducts corporate wellness workshops on nutrition and health-related topics, providing advice and assistance to help individuals understand the long-term side effects on the body from living an un-healthy lifestyle.
For the past six years, Maxine has hosted wellness retreats and events in around the GTA, including Muskoka, Niagara and Waterloo, Ontario.
She teaches yoga both online and in person as well as breath work and stretching sessions to individuals, groups and corporate clients.
She's a mother to a teenage daughter and is also an author of her published book "12 Week Gratitude Journal" and her ebook "Lose Weight without Starving Yourself". When she's not helping clients feel their best, she spends her time doing photography, creating content and of course.....on her yoga mat.
testimonials
I attended a few of Maxine's retreats and women's circles and each time, I've had one of the most memorable and enlighten experience that I can remember. All the activities and the way she led the group was awesome. I came away feeling a new sense of renewal and strength and I have applied these habits to my own life. I was especially moved by the friendships I made with so many women who I connected with. - Diane L.
Maxine has a compassion about her - particularly the way she represents the wellness world. Her spirit is contagious and her gentle way of helping you to achieve results in her yoga classes is what means the most to me as well as the fact that I've gained so much confidence in my own strength as a yoga student in her classes. - Michelle H.
“I absolutely love your classes Maxine. I love your teaching style and how you make it easier for me to practice yoga. I always look forward to attending your classes and events. Thank you for introducing me to yoga" - Natanya P.
“I attended a full day retreat hosted by Maxine and it was fantastic. I learned so much about health, nutrition, self love and how important it was for me to put away all the expectations and let go. I also enjoyed her vision board workshop and how it allowed me to clarify my goals and dreams.
Maxine is a kind soul and she has totally inspired me to live a more healthy lifestyle. I highly recommend attending her retreats and any events she hosts." Judith H.
"Maxine's yoga classes are so invigorating. She goes far beyond the postures that you would practice at most studios, but focus on helping you to learn about your own body and how yoga fits in with your body's own ability to push through them. After her classes, I always walk away feeling energized and with a new perspective on whatever issues I may be going through. - Kim L.
"Thank you, Maxine for helping me to practice using my breath more while doing yoga. It has made a huge difference in how I practice yoga. My life has been enriched with your teachings and I am more focused on having a positive day every day." - Marcelle B.
Marisa Yovanovski
Certified Reiki Practitioner
Meditation Guide
Spiritual Life Coach
IG: @empoweredlotus
https://www.empoweredlotus.org/
Marisa is a Certified Reiki Practitioner registered with the Canadian Reiki Association.
She is a highly intuitive Reiki Practitioner through the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage, certified through STAY + VIBE in LA. Graduating from the University of Guelph. She has attained a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree majoring in Psychology with double minors in Neuroscience and Family & Child Studies -- all of which she is very passionate about!
After experiencing mental health struggles of her own and having to find new ways to manage her symptoms, she turned to alternative forms of medicine/healing including naturopathy, Reiki, meditation, and acupressure, to name a few. Western medicine has been helpful to her at points of her journey, but taking a more natural route to healing has allowed her to connect with her body deeper and discover who she is on a spiritual level!
Marisa believes that everyone's path looks different and what may be helpful to one individual may not work for another, but her curiosity to try new healing modalities has served her in a way that she hopes can inspire others. "Being a part of someone's self discovery journey lights a fire in me and I believe our session(s) together will bring you clarity, empowerment, and greater healing as you allow yourself to let go and receive the beautiful energy of Reiki!"
Her sessions are tailored to the needs of each client to ensure they receive the best approach for them and I have seen incredible shifts take place throughout our sessions together. Marisa encourage her clients to take a look at the testimonials section if they feel called to do so!
testimonials
"Marisa is amazing! She is very informative, knows what she's talking about, puts your mind at a state of peace, great guided meditation, etc. My mom and I were so very relaxed and had a great time at her workshop! Definitely will be back! - Alessia Powell (3 months ago)
"I want to rate it 100 stars! I had reiki with Marisa for my first time and it was incredible. We went into the Salt Room vs the Salt Cave and it was extraordinary. Her energy was perfect. Her work was flawless. Her reiki touch was something out of this world. The room was magical.
I got emotional when we finished the session because I had never felt so at peace. To make a long story short - PLEASE go check out Marisa and the Nature's Salt Cave in Guelph. IT IS WORTH THE DRIVE IF YOU ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN!!
100/10 - I will be back. Thank you!" - Alicia C. (3 months ago)
I have just finished my first distant reiki session with @empoweredlotus and I am blown away. Marisa made it so easy for me to be able to fully emerse myself in what my mind & body have been trying to connect me with. Her oracle card reading was right on point for this time in my life and I could resignate with almost all of her points she touched upon for myself. I am walking away from this session with a new insight for my future and the clarity I have been searching for! Thank you Marisa
It's hard to keep this short. My session in December was AMAZING. Here's the kicker, I've seen other reiki practitioners with a decade or two years of practice, but they were not as great as Marisa. I knew that I had blocks in a few of my chakras but I wasn't sure what they were and how to fix them. When Marisa told me about my blocks after our session everything made sense. She was kind
My session with Marisa was such a treat! Right off the bat I felt comfortable with her energy, and was able to share what I was moving through. She was easy to talk to and once we began the session, I could tell she had listened to my words as well as picked up on my energy. I could feel shifting and vibrating through my body as she worked on me, and felt deeply relaxed.
I didn't expect her to be so intuitive! She shared several valuable insights that she received during the session, and I am now feeling both relaxed and reassured. I would definitely recommend working with Marisa, especially if you are in need of some extra clarity!
Little Things We Want Our Guests to Know:
- Each guest are required to bring their own yoga mat.
- You are welcome to bring blocks, blanket and pillow.
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to register and get settled in.
- Wear comfortable clothing and suitable for weather conditions.
- All meals will be provided. Please notify us prior to the retreat with any dietary restrictions (maxinechoy2020@yahoo.ca)
- No yoga experience is necessary for you to attend the retreat.
WAIT.... THERE'S A LITTLE MORE
- Payment is due on registration to secure your place.
- No refunds available.
- If for any reasons you are not able to attend, you can re-sell your ticket and advise us that you are doing so
- If you would like a payment plan, please email maxinechoy2020@yahoo.com
- All tickets must be purchased at least 2 weeks before the event in order to account for food, space, swag bags, etc.
