Soft & Sacred Retreat
Sanctuary in Real Time
Lantzville, Vancouver Island
May 16 + 17, 2026
Join us as we decolonize wellness and experience healing in community.
Exhale into a gentle reset designed for healing and renewal. Soft & Sacred gathers a small group in our serene hilltop home overlooking the Salish Sea for yoga, somatic healing, sound baths, and Ayurvedic workshops, all nourished by healthy, holistic meals from our private chef.
We’ll move, rest, learn, and be held in community. Expect calm spaces, unrushed conversations, and practices that help you return to yourself.
Single day or weekend passes available.
The Reverie is located on the Coast Salish lands of the Snaw-Naw-As and Snuneymuxw First Nations.
May 16-17 (9:30am-7:30pm) Saturday: Gentle Arrival, Sound & Evening Ayurveda
Morning
We ease into the space with tea, a soft welcome, and a gentle, trauma-informed movement + active breathwork practice led by Dr. Jessica Barudin, helping you arrive in your body and set intentions for the weekend.
Midday
We share a nourishing lunch from our private chef, with plenty of time to rest, wander, or enjoy the view.
Afternoon
In a Sacred Sound & Voice workshop, Rishima Bahadoorsingh introduces traditional Indian sound practices, Mantra (tools for the mind), Rāga (melodic connection), and Bhajan/Kīrtan (the path of the heart). You’ll learn how to gently weave these forms into your own yoga or meditation ritual in an accessible, welcoming way, no singing experience needed.
Late afternoon & evening
You’ll have spacious time to lie down, journal, or book an optional 1:1 service (listed below).
As evening arrives, Arpita leads an Ayurvedic beauty ritual workshop, sharing simple, at-home practices for skin, hair, and self-massage that you can realistically bring into daily life. We close the day with a short circle before you head home or settle into your room onsite.
Sunday: Ayurveda, Qigong, Dinner & Fire
Morning
We begin with tea and gentle grounding, then move into Ayurveda as medicine with Arpita, a workshop focused on joint health and aging well. You’ll explore herbs, oils, and everyday practices to support long-term mobility and stability in the body you have now.
Midday
Another slow, chef-prepared lunch and quiet time to rest, connect and integrate.
Afternoon
Kevin Yee-Chan leads a Qigong: Fortifying the Inner Elder immersion. Through foundational movement inspired by the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle Tendon Changing Classic), and an introduction to meridian theory and the five elements, you’ll explore strength, resilience, and your relationship with your “inner elder” in a way that’s accessible to all bodies. There’s time afterward to lie down, integrate, or book an optional service.
Evening
We share a simple dinner together, then close the retreat gathered around the fire with Satya Amrita, a Vedic priestess and lifelong yogic practitioner. In this closing fire ceremony, you’ll be guided through mantra, story, and Vedic-inspired ritual to release what you’re ready to lay down, name what you’re calling in, and seal the weekend in shared warmth and intention.
Optional 1:1 sessions with our facilitators are available before or after the retreat each day, or during built-in breaks, so you don’t have to miss any group sessions. Sessions include: Ayurvedic facials, Abhyanga Massage, Tui Na Massage + Acupuncture, Rāga Voice Meditation, as well as spiritual life guidance and mentoring sessions.
Tickets: Day Pass (Fri/Sat) $224.00 or Weekend Pass $424.00
Capacity: 10 spots only
Your guides
Arpita Panday (she/her)
Founder of Kailash Yoga & Ayurveda, Arpita centres yoga and Ayurveda as practical tools for healing and liberation, creating grounded, culturally rooted spaces of care for South Asian, African, and diaspora communities.
Arpita will be guiding us through Ayurvedic beauty and health sessions, as well as Ayurvedic medicine and health workshops.
Kwakwaka’wakw mother, community wellness practitioner, and founder of Indigenous Yoga Collective, Jessica shares trauma-informed, culturally rooted yoga that honours Indigenous teachings on embodiment, kinship, and collective healing.
Jessica will offer gentle movement as well as active breathwork sessions.
Kevin Yee-Chan (they/he)
Registered acupuncturist, qigong and yoga teacher, and former ballet dancer, Kevin blends East Asian medicine, somatics, and art to support aging well, nervous system regulation, and radical rest for all bodies.
Kevin will be leading us through foundational qigong for health & longevity.
Vedic priestess and lifelong yogic practitioner, Satya carries the art of ritual, storytelling, and fire ceremony—creating grounded, heart-led spaces to release, call in, and remember your connection to the sacred.
Satya will guide us through a sacred fire ceremony to close our weekend retreat.
Vocalist and educator rooted in Indian classical rāga and devotional chant, guiding simple sound and mantra practices that regulate the nervous system and reconnect you to beauty, devotion, and joy.
Rishima is offering us an introduction to Nada Yoga – sound, mantra, raga, and kirtan/bhajan.
Where you’ll be
The Reverie is a thoughtfully designed coastal bed-and-breakfast in Lantzville, offering peaceful accommodations, beautiful gathering spaces, and a calm sense of privacy for meaningful time together.
Perched above the coast in Lantzville, The Reverie offers a peaceful setting where natural beauty and thoughtful design come together. With ocean views, warm light, and a calm, welcoming atmosphere, the space is designed to help guests settle in, reconnect, and enjoy time together at a slower pace.
Every part of the property is meant to feel beautiful, comfortable, and easy to be in.
Who this program is for
Caretakers that give a lot to others and are learning to receive more easefully
Facilitators exploring an embodied, trauma-informed approach to speaking
Practitioners (movement teachers, massage therapists, acupuncturists, counsellors, clinicians) integrating physical + mental wellness with spirit work
Healers + activists that value integrity + peace as protest
Spots are limited to 10 persons. Save your space!
