EXHALE

A Mindful Somatic Wellness All-Inclusive Retreat

Aug 20–23, 2026 | Salt Spring Centre of Yoga | Salt Spring Island, BC
Early Bird from $1,095 CAD | 17 spots total | Lodging + vegan meals + retreat programming included

If you’ve been holding everything together—quietly bracing, pushing through, caring for others while your own system runs thin—Exhale is your permission to step out of survival and into restoration.

This is not about becoming someone new.

It’s about remembering who you are under the roles, the masks, and the constant “I’m fine.”

What Exhale Is

Exhale is a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based somatic retreat for people who are fighting overwhelm and burnout—and want to feel themselves again, from the inside out.

You’ll be held by:

a steady, spacious practice container (no forcing, no fixing)
community without performance
nature as co-regulation: forest air, ocean light, and the greater Earth body
farm-fresh vegan meals prepared on site
a world-class retreat centre with heart and soul

This retreat is also a values choice: for those who are intentional about keeping money in Canada and supporting local businesses—while supporting yourself.

The Ecology of Self

You are not a problem to solve. You’re a living system to tend.

In Exhale, we work with the Ecology of Self:

Roots — support, settling, nourishment, receiving
Branches — practical tools for real life: breath, movement, boundaries, pacing
Canopy — connection, meaning, belonging, and the parts of you that return when you’re no longer bracing

This is restoration that lands—because it’s embodied.

What We’ll Practice (and What You’ll Leave With)

Each day includes meditation to turn inward, gentle embodied somatics to support your system from the inside out, and spacious practices that help you come back to yourself—without force.

You’ll be guided through:

daily mindfulness + meditation (chair, cushion, or lying down are all welcome)
gentle somatic movement to unwind bracing and support restoration
journal exploration to deepen embodied learning and integration
and plenty of free time to rest, wander, and explore the beauty of Salt Spring Island

You’ll leave with a simple, repeatable rhythm you can bring home—
a filled inner reservoir, a deeper exhale to meet your life with, and tools that help you restore steadiness when the world gets loud.

Training Hours Credit (for MSW Students & Alumni)

If you’ve trained with Stacey, Exhale counts toward your Mindful Somatic Wellness certification pathway.

Participants who attend the full retreat will receive 18 training hours credit (certificate of participation provided after the retreat).

(These hours apply within MSW training/certification pathways and continuing education for trainees; they are not presented as external accrediting-body hours.)

Room Options + Early Bird Pricing (All-Inclusive, CAD)

All-Inclusive includes: 3 nights accommodation, farm-fresh vegan meals, snacks and tea, mindful somatic movement classes, mindful meditation and wellness experiences

(Travel/ferry not included.)

CANOPY NEST — Private Room (Single Occupancy) (3 available)

Quiet, simple, restorative privacy.

$1,895 CAD Early Bird

CANOPY SUITE — Private Room (Single Occupancy) (1 available)

(larger + more private)

A little more space to land, soften, and truly exhale.

$2,095 CAD Early Bird

BRANCH BED — Shared Room (Single Bed) (9 available)

3 Beds/Room

Shared room, your own bed, gentle togetherness.

$1,395 CAD Early Bird

ROOTS ROOM — Room for Two (Shared Bed)

Shared bed for two people registering together.

$1,595 CAD Early Bird (per person)

EARTH BED — Camping (2 spots)

Sleep closest to the land.

$1,095 CAD Early Bird (per person)

About the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga

The Salt Spring Centre of Yoga is a non-profit retreat centre devoted to the practice of peace, resilience, and belonging—one of those places where the land itself feels steady. Their kitchen is part of the medicine: nourishing vegetarian meals made with care, with vegan options available, and—where possible—produce harvested from their own organic farm. For me, it’s long been a place of refuge and support… the kind of quiet that helps your nervous system remember how to settle.