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Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Welcome to our 9-day Land-based Wellness Journey
Our retreat is a blend of yoga, meditation and breathwork classes from Kundalini yoga paired with Indigenous practices of connecting with the land, sea and air. We practice daily in a beautiful location surrounded by raw and rugged nature. You will enjoy eating wild and local healthy food in a community with like-minded people. Each day offers sunrise and sunset experiences and plenty of time to relax and explore the surroundings. You’ll have the opportunity to see ocean life and pick wild berries and if that’s not enough, we will hold a safe space to support you in your recovery and health and wellness journey.
This experience is an invitation for remembrance, a recommitment to the path, and an opportunity to be fully present with a group of people on the path of recovery. It is an opportunity to help bring your recovery to a new level. The goal of this retreat is to learn tools and forge friendships that can last a lifetime.
Daphne March (the owner) is in recovery herself and on a path of discovery, and it is with great pride and joy that she invites you to share this experience with others. Newfoundland and Labrador is an extraordinary setting that will provide us will a deeply nurturing and unforgettable experience together. It will be an opportunity to reflect on our personal mission in life and give us the tools to move forward in our recovery.
ShaMaSha retreat will be a great experience with a group of amazing people. This immersive experience of a lifetime comes with
- Renewal
- Return to Balance
- Practice
- Nature
- Focus on Mother Earth
- Meditation
- And More!
Come to heal, release and connect.
(Day 1) Welcome to your ShaMaSha Retreat!
Join your group of like-minded people in Deer Lake, Newfoundland. You will be picked up at the airport, Deer Lake Motel or the Holiday Inn between 8-9 am for our departure to Gros Morne.
As our bus drives up to Gros Morne National Park we encourage you to enjoy the scenery of the boreal forest and look out for moose and caribou. Your local guide, Daphne, will lead our Western Brook Pond four-hour experience. Western Brook Pond is a lake located in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of the island. Expect to see an abundance of wildlife, waterfalls, billion years old cliffs, and beautiful views all around.
After our evening meal, we will gather for a sacred circle before heading back to our rooms to rest for the night. The opening of the circle begins with gentle energetic practices. After this is complete we will meditate and be open and receptive to whatever our body is telling us while enjoying the silence.
Our recommendation is to make sure you are seaside to fully enjoy the sunset and watch as it beautifully drops into the ocean.
An early night may be in order so you wake up fresh and ready for your upcoming retreat.
- Overnight: Gros Morne
- Meals:
- (Lunch) bag lunch to be eaten on our hike (picnic lunch)
- (Dinner) at Local Restaurant
(Day 2) - Picturesque views of Flowers Cove, Ferry trips, and more!
Sādhanā will be our daily morning practice and how we begin each day. The goal of Sādhanā is to attain some level of spiritual realization, which can be either enlightenment or a particular goal you are aiming to achieve from your experience with us and in your daily life.
Once we are finished with Sādhanā we will begin the drive to St.Barbe Ferry and cross over to Blanc Sadlon.
Our aim for the day is to connect to the land and mother nature around us. We will visit flowers cove and the thrombolites. Depending on the weather conditions we will either have a delicious picnic taking in the ocean views or if the winds are out in full force we will shelter in forest space and tuck in!
We will get to the 3.30 pm crossing and the trip is expected to be 90 minutes long. We then drive up to Port Hope Simpson and get settled in.
After our evening meal, we will gather for a sacred circle before heading back to our rooms to rest for the night. The opening of the circle begins with gentle energetic practices. After this is complete we will meditate and be open and receptive to whatever our body is telling us while enjoying the silence.
- Overnight: Alexis Hotel in Port Hope Simpson
- Meals:
- (Breakfast) at the hotel
- (Lunch) bag lunch to be eaten throughout the day
- (Dinner) at Alexis Hotel.
(Day 3-6) - Grounded at Battle Harbour - ShaMaSha experience!
Sādhanā and breakfast start the day. We catch our little ferry out to Battle Harbour, our four-day retreat base. These four days we will spend focusing on ourselves and seeing our true selves in others.
The days will be spent working on our spiritual connection, and breathwork, taking gentle asana yoga classes, and spending time out on the land.
Feel the vibration of this untouched natural space, pausing the world and allowing you to focus on yourself, the inner world here. This place brings solitude, healing, peacefulness, and the quiet needed to make a change, it helps remove fear, connect with the mother moon, and feel nurtured and safe.
In the evenings we will have the opportunity to journal our thoughts and settle down as the sun goes down over the sea.
- Overnight: Battle Harbour
- Meals:
- (Breakfast) Battle Harbour Dining Room
- (Lunch) Battle Harbour Dining Room
- (Dinner) Battle Harbour Dining Room
(Day 7) - Hiking and getting fresh air into our lungs
Breakfast, movement and breath help us welcome the day.
Our aim is to arrive at Port Hope Simpson around midday and begin our hike with guide Roxanne. You will hear local stories, challenge our bodies, and have an opportunity to soak up the beauty around us. Hiking truly improves the heart, body, and mind.
After our evening meal, we will gather for a sacred circle before heading back to our rooms to rest for the night. The opening of the circle begins with gentle energetic practices. After this is complete we will meditate and be open and receptive to whatever our body is telling us while enjoying the silence.
- Overnight: Alexis Hotel
- Meals:
- (Breakfast) at the hotel
- (Lunch) bag lunch to be eaten on our hike (picnic lunch)
- (Dinner) at Alexis Hotel.
(Day 8) - The wonders of Arches Provincial Park
After breakfast and our morning Sādhanā, we drive south for our return to Newfoundland.
We will take the 10.30 am crossing from Blanc Sadlon to St.Barbe. Once we arrive we will drive a few hours before stopping at the Arches Provincial Park. Here you can view bone white and beautiful tuckamore and take a path that leads to the rocky beach below, where you can spot an awe-inspiring rock formation. Composed of Ordovician aged dolomitic conglomerate, the porous arches have been eroded by thousands of years of sea wave action. Originally numbering four, one arch has completely collapsed. The remaining three stand strong but will eventually succumb to time and tide.
After our evening meal, we will gather for a sacred circle before heading back to our rooms to rest for the night. The opening of the circle begins with gentle energetic practices. After this is complete we will meditate and be open and receptive to whatever our body is telling us while enjoying the silence.
- Overnight: Gros Morne
- Meals:
- (Breakfast) at the hotel
- (Lunch) bag lunch to be eaten throughout the day
- (Dinner) at Ocean View Hotel
(Day 9) - Time to say goodbye!
After breakfast, we will begin packing up our belongings and preparing for the journey back to the airport.
Depending on time and logistics on the way, we will stop by a local farm and learn about the farming culture in the area and provide you with an opportunity to engage with the animals and purchase some locally sourced goodies.
We arrive at the airport at 3 pm. It is here where we will exchange our goodbyes, exchange photos, and wish each other a safe journey.
- Meals:
- (Breakfast) at the hotel
- (Snack) at Upper Humber Settlement
