Embrace Wellness and Retreats

30/05/2025

26/05/2025

What a fabulous day discussing women’s health, perimenopause and menopause at our Embrace the Change Retreat

I have such deep appreciation for the curiosity, engagement, and humour these ladies brought to the day. (Sorry I didn’t get pics with you all.)

A special thank you to Eliza and Teresa, my two amazing co-faciltators, for all the wisdom you bring to these retreats.

We’re already looking into dates for another one for the fall!

15/05/2025

We’re just over a week away from the Embrace the Change Retreat - and there are only 5 spots left!

If you’ve been thinking about coming (or inviting a friend to join you), now’s the time to grab your space. You’ll leave this half-day retreat feeling informed, supported, and more at home in your body.

Teresa, Eliza, and I are finalizing our content, and we’re so excited to share everything with you—from hormonal education to nourishing practices to meaningful conversation.

Did you know?

Estrogen affects way more than your cycle. It influences brain function, mood, bone density, and even your digestion. 😮

No wonder things feel “off” during perimenopause—but there are so many ways to support yourself.

We’d love to have you with us.
Date: Sunday, May 25
Time: 1–5 pm
Location: Yoga Spirit, Bragg Creek

Visit website for more info, including how to register.

https://www.embracewellnessretreats.com/retreats/embrace-the-change-retreat

07/04/2025

Love this little video of kids realizing the power of just breathing.

We all live, first and foremost, on the inside of our human bodies. But that doesn’t mean that rich inner life we all have doesn’t project itself outward into the everyday world. Quite the opposite…

30/03/2025

Hormonal changes don’t start at menopause—they begin much earlier, often in ways we don’t immediately recognize. Brain fog, sleep issues, anxiety, joint pain, and migraines can all be part of the transition, yet we’re often told “this is just normal.”

It doesn’t have to be!

Join us for Embrace the Change—a half-day retreat designed to help you understand and honour your body through education, discussion, and supportive mind-body practices.

What’s Included:

✨Welcome Ceremony
✨Understanding Our Hormones
✨Symptom Management
✨Supportive Mind-Body Practices
✨Fueling Our Bodies
✨Pelvic Floor Strengthening
✨Sharing Circle
✨Community & Connection
✨Light Snacks & Refreshments

Where: Yoga Spirit, Bragg Creek
When: Sunday, May 25
Time: 1:00 – 5:00pm MST

Come spend an afternoon learning, connecting, and gaining the tools to navigate this transition with ease. You don’t have to do this alone.

See comments for where to find all the details, including registration.

💖 Tag a friend who needs to hear this!

22/03/2025

Do you feel like life has become all responsibility and no joy?

Maybe you’re constantly on edge, snapping at loved ones even when you don’t mean to. Or the thought of adding one more thing to your plate feels impossible.

Stress isn’t just in your mind—it’s in your body, too. And when it builds up, it can leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from yourself.

If this sounds familiar, then Unlock the Calm Within is for you. This 5-week online course will help you:

✨ Understand your stress response and break unhelpful patterns

✨ Release tension through breathwork and movement

✨ Set healthy boundaries without guilt

✨ Create more me time (without feeling selfish)

We start April 10, and I’m offering a special introductory price of $197.

Drop a 💙 in the comments if this resonates, or DM me with any questions!

11/03/2025

26/02/2025

Stress isn’t just mental—it lives in your body… and if you don’t release it, it continues to build.

✨ Connect to Calm is a half-day retreat designed to help you shift out of stress mode and into a state of deep restoration.

Through mindfulness, movement, sound, and connection, you’ll help to regulate your nervous system and create more space for peace and deeper relaxation.

If you’ve been feeling tense, drained, or overwhelmed… this is your time to reset.

Join us at:

Misty Ridge Retreat B&B
Saturday, March 15
1-5 pm

✨ Space is limited - secure your spot today! ✨

https://www.embracewellnessretreats.com/retreats/connect-to-calm

20/02/2025

You might think you’re “handling” stress—but are you really?

Chronic stress doesn’t just come from big life events. It’s woven into our daily lives:

❌ The never-ending to-do list
❌ Feeling like you should always be productive
❌ The constant pings of emails, messages, and news

The problem? We’ve adapted so well to stress that we don’t even recognize how it’s affecting us—until burnout hits.

In my upcoming Masterclass, Reclaim Your Calm: Understanding & Resetting Your Stress Responses, I’ll show you how to:
✅ Identify the stress patterns keeping you stuck
✅ Recognize how your body is reacting (even if you don’t realize it)
✅ Learn simple tools to reset & regulate your nervous system

You don’t have to keep running on empty. Join me for this transformative session on Thursday, February 20 @ 7pm MST.

Can’t join live? That’s certainly nothing to stress over. Everyone who signs up will automatically receive a replay to watch at your convenience over the next couple of weeks.

Register at https://www.embracewellnessretreats.com/creating-calm

19/02/2025

So perfectly said. Brave souls indeed!

How brave you are for slowing down. For not finishing that to-do list. How courageous you are for not crossing that finish line, because your body said “enough.”

How fearless you are for choosing the quiet of your soul over those voices driving you always towards more.
How bold, how rebellious -
you, out there,
honoring your own natural rhythm,
going against the culture’s breakneck speed.

I want to make heroes of those who slow down.
I want to make heroes of those who listen to their bodies, and do not strive for more than what the soul truly needs.
I want to make heroes of those who do not force or push, but surrender to each moment as it opens.
I want to applaud those who may not be driven towards success as we know it, but instead are nurturing something deep and subtle and needed.
I want to celebrate those brave enough to cease all doing, even for a second, and sit with the ache in their hearts. A task many find harder than summiting the highest peak.
I want to make heroes of those who honor their limitations. Who are unable to keep up with the busy-ness of our times, yet show up to each profound, necessary moment.
Truly, it is an act of courage and rebellion to do any such thing,
in a world demanding you resist your own self, your own rhythm, your own soul.
The paradox is that often when we cease our incessant doing, even for a minute, and listen to that quiet voice within, we discover what it is we absolutely must do, and what instead can fall away.
We finally hear the call towards what serves our soul,
and what then will serve the world. Nothing more, nothing less.
A hero is simply someone brave.
So come, be softly brave.
Be a new, quieter kind of hero.
Few may applaud, it’s true, but your soul certainly will.

Author : Leyla Aylin

Artwork: Sarah Treanor