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Women's Samhain Retreat


  • Riversong Retreat Centre Renfrew Road Shawnigan Lake Canada (map)

Women ~ Embodiment ~ Transformation

✨ Calling all Maidens, Mothers and Crones ✨

You are warmly invited to join us in this self-care retreat for women and those who identify as women, in all her diversity of expression.

Are you curious? Seeking to explore yourself more deeply? Are you longing to access your true personal power backed by the support of your ancestors and lineage?  

As the traditional marking of the end of harvest season, the Celtic festival of Samhain invokes both the celebration of summer's blessings as well as the invitation to turn inward. It is a time to gratefully reflect upon the abundance of the year. It also a time to begin to let go of what is no longer needed as we travel toward the dark time.

The thin veil between the worlds is lifted and connection with the spirit world is at its strongest. This is the perfect time to tune into the cycle of death-rebirth, honouring death as a precious part of life, to communicate with our ancestors and our loved ones who have died, and to bring light and compassion to the shadow parts of ourselves.

Embodied self-exploration and self-care practices are embedded throughout to support your healing process. Ritual and ceremony are the sacred catalysts. Nestled in a cedar and fir grove along a beautiful running river, nature cradles us as we deepen our connection to ourselves, to Spirit, and to one another.

Following the theme of Samhain, we will be:

  • reflecting on the year prior

  • appreciating and cherishing the precious moments of our lives

  • preparing to cross the threshold into the darker half of the year

  • connecting to Spirit, our ancestors, and those who have died

  • exploring the relationship with our ancestors and lineage

  • honouring this time of letting go and releasing through somatic practices

  • embodying what is truly alive within us through movement and dance

This retreat will include:

  • Loving and safe ceremonial container

  • Two journey days supported by plant allies

  • Cacao ceremony

  • Expressive arts SoulCollage process

  • Live music sound baths

  • Daily movement practices and a dance journey

  • Activities to support feeling, expressing, being witnessed and held

  • Spaciousness to explore the riverfront and forest, journal, take a bath, or simply be... 

  • Delicious organic meals 

  • Lodging at the beautiful Riversong Lodge

  • One-on-one support as needed

  • Preparation and integration circle sharing & practices 

  • Group preparation and integration call

  • Follow-up integration practices (and continued support if needed)

Registration Information

Pricing is $1333, and includes shared accommodation for 3 nights/4 days at Riversong Lodge and deliciously catered meals tailored to your dietary needs. A deposit of $333 is required to reserve your spot. Please reach out soon if you are interested as spots may fill quickly.

Email me at cedarmathias@gmail.com with any questions or to register. An intake is required to attend.

About the Facilitators

Cedar Mathias, RRC, SEP is committed to holding a gentle, accepting, compassionate, and trauma-informed space that invites people to connect with their inner guide and healer. She brings somatic awareness and co-regulation, safe touch, and a calm and curious presence to all of her therapeutic work. She also brings the knowledge gained through years of mentorship in ceremonial spaces, and training as a Psychedelic Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and Registered Clinical Counsellor. 

Heidi Erhardt, BA has been a workshop leader, educator, dancer, and meditator for twenty-five years. She brings a sensitive trauma-informed approach to all of her work and is devoted to creating a safe container that generates trust, depth of presence, and transpersonal growth for individuals and groups. Certified in SoulCollage®, Heidi works with the collective unconscious and archetypal intelligence. She has thirty-five years of plant medicine and ceremonial experience in various countries and has been trained as a Reiki Master, Herbalist, Aroma Therapist as well as in Psychedelic Therapy.

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