Irene Bilton - Soulcræft

09/30/2025

09/29/2025

YIN YOGA DAY RETREAT
Sunday Oct 19, 10-4
Port Alberni, BC

In a world that rarely quiets down, this offers something different: a gentle pause. A soft place to land.
This full-day experience invites you to reconnect with yourself and the season.

Through mindful movement, stillness, nature, and reflection, you’ll be guided back to what matters with no pressure to be anything other than present.

This is not about fixing or striving. It’s about remembering what it feels like to simply be.

What to Expect:

-Yin yoga and gentle movement practices
-Guided meditation and mindfulness
-Journaling and self-inquiry
-Meditative forest walk
-Catered lunch from Broken Bow and nourishing snacks
-Connection with a like-hearted community

What to Bring:

-Yoga mat, blanket for savasana, and any preferred props such as bolster or blocks
-Water bottle
-Journal and pen
-Comfortable waterproof footwear and layers for forest walk

Cost: $165 includes tax and meal

To Register:
To book online with link in bio or https:// soulcraeft-Booking.as.me/?
appointmentType=83986900
Or contact
hello@irenebilton.ca

Yin Yoga is a practice that emphasizes long-held passive stretches that target the deeper connective tissues, including fascia, ligaments and and is of increasing value to practice as we age. By emphasizing long held passive stretches, yin yoga will help to stretch and lengthen these tissues while having a meditative quality. Yin yoga is based on Taoist understanding of Qi (or energy) and through these poses we are opening up blockages and releasing energy to flow freely. All poses are done in positions on the floor, and blocks and bolsters are liberally used and encouraged.

09/29/2025

YIN YOGA DAY RETREAT
Sunday Oct 19, 10-4
Port Alberni, BC

In a world that rarely quiets down, this offers something different: a gentle pause. A soft place to land.

This full-day experience invites you to reconnect with yourself and the season. Through mindful movement, stillness, nature, and reflection, you’ll be guided back to what matters with no pressure to be anything other than present.

This is not about fixing or striving. It’s about remembering what it feels like to simply be.

What to Expect:

-Yin yoga and gentle movement practices
-Guided meditation and mindfulness
-Journaling and self-inquiry
-Meditative forest walk
-Catered lunch from Broken Bow and nourishing snacks
-Connection with a like-hearted community

What to Bring:

-Yoga mat, blanket for savasana, and any preferred props such as bolster or blocks
-Water bottle
-Journal and pen
-Comfortable waterproof footwear and layers for forest walk

Cost: $165 includes tax and meal

Whether you’re seeking rest, reflection, or quiet reconnection, you are warmly welcome.

𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫:
To book online with link in bio or https://soulcraeft-Booking.as.me/?appointmentType=83986900

Or contact
hello@irenebilton.ca

Note: Yin Yoga is a practice that emphasizes long-held passive stretches that target the deeper connective tissues, including fascia, ligaments and and is of increasing value to practice as we age. By emphasizing long held passive stretches, yin yoga will help to stretch and lengthen these tissues while having a meditative quality. Yin yoga is based on Taoist understanding of Qi (or energy) and through these poses we are opening up blockages and releasing energy to flow freely. All poses are done in positions on the floor, and blocks and bolsters are liberally used and encouraged.

09/26/2025

This morning while driving and thinking of a sweet soul who had recently crossed over, the song Lean On Me came on the radio.
I felt such a presence and felt that it was a message from Spirit - acknowledging how the community has come together and united to help and support each other and the sweet family.

Here are the beautiful lyrics to the song.

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me (call me)
If you need a friend (call me) call me uh huh (call me) if you need a friend (call me)
If you ever need a friend (call me)

09/24/2025

Update: I was going to order a few to have to offer in classes, but apparently this one is unavailable right now. Below in comments is another option.

I’ve noticed that shop on line Walmart has yoga bolsters on safe for $19.29
I can’t verify on their quality as I haven’t seen it myself, but it seems like a good price if you’re looking for a deal.
I’m working on the newsletter about my upcoming yin yoga and mindfulness retreat (Oct 19). If you don’t have a bolster for it this might be a good option. And I find that having my own bolster for home practice and lower back release is very helpful.

(I just noticed that it does have a $9 delivery fee)

Buy Professional Yoga Bolster with Carry bolster pillow Handle Pillow for Legs Restorative Yoga Pink from Walmart Canada. Shop for more Yoga Bolsters available online at Walmart.ca

09/19/2025

I read this to my Yin Yoga class this morning and afterwards someone came to me, with tears in her eyes, acknowledging just how hard this hit her. How she hasn’t felt like she’s been allowed to rest. And of the toll that it has taken.

You’re not alone sister.

THIS is why I do the work that I do.

It’s for my clients, yes.

For my own family and friends, yes.

But at the core of it all, I do it for me. Because I need to remember this, over and over. That it’s ok to rest. To not always be on and available. To recalibrate and lean into our soul’s wisdom and magick.

Patriarchy and capitalism won’t validate your need for rest.

We have to claim it, and know that it’s a birthright.

If this sounds a bit dramatic to you, I guarantee that you know people who will resonate with this deeply. 100%

“Rest will never feel urgent to those who don’t understand the violence of exhaustion.
In a world that uses the body as currency, rest is a sacred defiance. A reminder that we will not be owned.”
Cole Arthur Riley

Affirm: I have permission to rest. It’s safe for me to rest.
I am enough.


*As an aside, over the next few weeks you might see some sweet new branding designs being used here on my feed. Much appreciation to for her crazy amazing creative skills! ✨💖✨

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09/19/2025

I’m over the moon with teaching Yin Yoga on Friday mornings now!
I pulled two cards for this day, as we are nearing the end of Virgo season, nearing the end of Earth Season in 5 element theory. Autumn equinox is on Sunday!

The Emperor and Rest. Taking autonomy of your own needs and self care at this time.

Wishing you a beautiful day my friends!

09/17/2025

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“My idea has always been that if we could bring the mothers of the various nations together, then there would be no more war.”

~ Ruth Wilcox, from Howard’s End by E.M. Forster

Art: Tarn Ellis
Tarn Ellis

09/16/2025

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09/16/2025

After yesterday’s Tower card, today’s card the Two of Wands, now opens a portal into possibility. It calls you to lift your gaze beyond the horizon, to sense the unseen paths and opportunities waiting for you. This is a threshold moment, where what you’ve already mastered becomes the foundation for what is yet to unfold. The card whispers of visioning, sacred choice, and the courage to step outside the comfort of the known, trusting that each intentional step aligns you with your soul’s greater journey.

May the spark of your inspiration and that of spirit light your path forward today. ✨

Card deck: The Wild Unknown

09/14/2025

The Tower card keeps appearing for me again, signaling a call to get grounded and rebalance. Nothing stays in full bloom forever as growth needs periods of pause and release.

Also the idea of perfection is just an illusion. As soon as we think we've reached the pinnacle, something will come along and mess it all up again, which is perfectly normal and natural.

I’ve been deliberately working at uncoupling from the patriarchal idea of perfectionism and it isn’t easy for me. Control helps us to feel secure but it leaves no room for creativity and magic. It tells us that we can’t trust our own magic and creativity. Like everything there has to be a balance I believe. A middle path.

*Btw, did you see what I did there in the caption of the photo? I made a typo, but didn’t notice until after I posted. Hilarious really. 😆 So I’m going to thumb my nose at patriarchy and will leave it as is. I don’t think that you’ll stop following me because of a typo. But it’s not easy to just leave it. Here’s to more magick and mess✨*

Anyways - The Tower invites us to shed outdated beliefs.
What thoughts no longer serve you?
What mental constructs need dismantling for you to live a more an authentic and inspired life?

On Sunday Oct 19 I’m leading a day yin yoga retreat, focusing on rest and release so as to help you more align with your intuition, creativity and inspiration. Let me know if you'd like to be added to the interest list. ✨ More details to be released soon.

Have a magickal and messy day!

Card: Morgan Greer Tarot

09/11/2025

For me over time, having a teacher, mentor, or circle to return to has felt like tending to a sacred rhythm. Whether it’s been weekly gatherings or seasonal touchstones, this steady weaving of connection has helped me to root deeper, grow stronger, and to walk my path with more ease.

It doesn’t make life perfect by any means, but it’s absolutely help me to stay more grounded, centered, and aligned with my purpose.

Right now I’m deep into planning for my upcoming yin yoga classes (starting Fri Sept 12, 10-11:15), and a beautiful full day autumn retreat on Oct 19

Let me know if either of these offerings interest you, and I’ll send you more info.

“Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
-Mother Theresa