Ocean Resort I Vancouver Island's Wellness Centre and Spa -

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 19th & 20th, 2012
A Weekend to Unfold Your Intuition

Explore, expand and increase your intuitive power through a weekend workshop at Ocean Resort over the May long weekend.

A Weekend to Unfold Your Intuition is a chance to understand more about how intuition transforms from being a feeling inside of you, into a connection to other spiritual realms. You will learn techniques on how to gain greater clarity with your messages from your intuition/spirit, how to protect yourself as a "sensitive" and you will have plenty of opportunity to practice giving and receiving messages in a safe, supportive environment.

The workshop is being facilitated by 3 mediums all trained in ethical mediumship as taught at Arthur Findlay College in the UK. With numerous years of experience in mediumship, facilitating development circles and classes between them, the workshop is combining all of their learning experiences and classic teaching exercises. The fee for the weekend is $249, which includes a healthy vegan lunch on both days prepared by chefs at Ocean Resort.

For facilitator bios and more information, please see www.mysticvancouverisland.com or email mysticvancouverisland@gmail.com.

May 25th to May 27th, 2012
Spa & Raw Weekend

Discover the benefits of raw food and learn raw food preparation, while enjoying a relaxing get-a-way at Ocean Resort, Vancouver Island’s Wellness Centre & Spa. This unique package begins Friday evening with a special welcome dinner, full of delicious organic raw and vegetarian foods prepared by our in-house chef and raw food expert. Throughout the weekend, you’ll not only get the chance to enjoy great organic raw food, but you’ll learn its preparation in a raw food un-cooking class, and hear from several raw food experts. The program finishes with a healthy organic breakfast on Sunday morning.

For more details, check out Spa & Raw Weekend.

May 27th to June 10th, 2012
Fresh Start Health Restoration Retreat

Five, Ten or Fourteen day Retreat that includes advanced whole-body detoxification, education, an emphasis on nutrition, fitness and emotional well-being. For more information about Fresh Start Retreats or to Pre-Register go to www.healthretreat.ca.

June 16th and June 17th, 2012
Haven Toolkits

Communication is Important!

Communicating should be simple. Say what’s on your mind; listen to the other person. So why can it be such a challenge? How do our best intentions get caught up in spiraling misunderstandings, and more importantly what can we do about it?

At The Haven, we believe that communication is most effective when we are each clear about what our intent is and we are curious about how it is for the other person. Communication doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing. It does mean that we all think that we’ve been heard.

If this kind of communication model appeals to you and you’d like to learn more, The Haven is offering our popular one-day Communication Toolkit on Saturday June 16 and our equally popular Relationship Toolkit on Sunday June 17 led by Haven faculty Cathy & Ernie McNally.

If you have never taken a Haven program, for just $50 a day (including lunch) you can try a different way to communicate and relate. If you *have* done a Haven program, bring a friend and get the $50 per day rate for yourself. If you want to come for a Haven “touch-up” come for $75 a day. Previous Toolkits in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo have all sold out, so register soon by calling 250 247 9211 extension 1 or email register@haven.ca. Hope to see you there!

When: Communication Toolkit June 16 10am-5pm
Relationship Toolkit June 17 10am-5pm

Cost: New people and people who are bringing new people $50 per day (includes lunch and coffee breaks)
People who have done Haven programs who are not bringing new people $75 per day (includes lunch and coffee breaks)

June 24th to July 3rd, 2012
Fresh Start Health Restoration Retreat

July 6th to July 8th, 2012
Spa & Raw Weekend

For more details, check out Spa & Raw Weekend.

July 6th to 8th, 2012
Birthing a New Sexual You ~ with Tziporah and Rasa

"Are you offering the true depth of your essence? Do you have a joyful loving
relationship with yourself that extends to envelop your friends, family and
lovers? Are you withholding any of your radiance, abandon or vitality?

It all begins with you.

Let depth and pleasure become your teacher and welcome you into a more
ecstatic life than ever. In a resort-style setting with a steam room and
infrared sauna, nature trails and an organic fresh menu tailored according
to the program, take the plunge into to your magnitude and sensuality in an
intense and playful residential weekend."

In this Profound, Sacred, Week-End Journey you will....

~Awaken to your Authenticity and Sacred Sexuality, discovering deeper
states of Love and Ecstasy
~Transform deep layers of guilt, shame and blame
~Learn and practice hands-on techniques for awakening sensual energy with
self and/or partner
~Master and assimilate tools to empower your personal home practice
providing you with greater presence and honoring healthy boundaries in all
your relations
~Embrace life as Ritual through Sacred Sound, a Sensual Cacao Medicine
Ceremony and other magical ways
~Embrace conscious communication and group check-ins, Learning to share
and hold space in a sacred circle
~Expand, grow and deepen your Intimate Relationships
~and so much more ...

You will leave Empowered, Awakened, and Ecstatically Alive!

For additional information, including event fees and to register go to
www.consciouslivingradio.org/page174.htm

July 20th to July 29th, 2012
RawRose Culinary Arts Program
Basics Immersion & Raw Chef Certification Courses

Rose Vasile, Raw Food Chef and Author of the Canadian Bestseller "Uncooking with RawRose - Your Guide to Raw Foods", is offering her popular RawRose Culinary Arts Program. Both courses include hands-on raw food preparation of each meal and informative discussions. Experience how you feel eating only raw vegan food.

Basics Immersion (3pm Friday, July 20 - 1:30pm Monday, July 23)

You'll prepare smoothies, almond mylk, granola, soup, sauces, dressings, entrees and desserts. Learn tastes, menu planning, dehydrating and much more. Enjoy a raw facial.

Raw Chef Certification (11am Tuesday, July 24 - 1:30pm Sunday, July 29)

Build on skills learned in Basics. Develop knife skills. Learn raw food nutrition. Make delightful desserts (cheesecake, chocolate, ice creme and more) and ethnic meals (Italian, Mexican, Greek). Grow sprouts. Create recipes and a menu. Learn about teaching a raw food class.

See the events page of www.rawrose.com for more info. Call Rose at 250-334-2251 or email rose@rawrose.com to make your reservation before the July 10th deadline. Book early for accommodation with an Ocean view.

July 27th to 29th, 2012
The Well-Balanced Body-Mind Cleanse

An all-encompassing healing weekend, incorporating principles for healthy eating, balanced emotions and positive thinking. Dietary advice based on a whole-foods diet, body detoxification treatments, personalized flower essence remedies, meditations & visualizations, writing exercises, movement and lots of great education are all provided to help empower you in your healing journey. A clean diet and clean thoughts are a very important base to help you along your path to growth, wellness and balance.

Classes are taught by Dr. Michelle Dowker, MSc, ND; owner of WellBalance Centre for Health & Healing in Sointula, BC. In her practice, Dr. Dowker uses Naturopathic tools such as flower essences, homeopathy, and counseling/coaching to help reform and reprogram any negative thoughts and emotions that can be contributing to physical imbalances. Meanwhile herbs, supplements, nutrition, and acupuncture are used to help support the physical body heal, strengthen and re-balance. Supporting both the body and mind in healing helps address the root cause of presenting issues, and helps prevent recurrences. Join Dr. Dowker July 27-29 as she helps to guide, motivate, empower, and educate you to make positive life choices; to help you grow, heal and thrive.

The workshop will start Friday evening, and carry through until Sunday afternoon.

Early bird registration until June 27 is $325 per person, or $295 each if you bring a friend. After June 27, $375 per person or $350 each if you bring a friend. Please visit www.wellbalance.ca/retreats.html for more information. Register by emailing info@wellbalance.ca or calling 250-974-8418.

August 5th to 19th, 2012
Fresh Start Health Restoration Retreat

August 22nd to 27th, 2012
The Painting Experience with Annie Rousseau

In this workshop, everyone is welcome - even if you have never picked up a paintbrush. The goal is free expression, with the emphasis on the creative process rather than technique.

Creative exploration is a voyage of discovery, where the journey itself is the goal. The Painting Experience guides you into uncharted territory of painting directly from intuition, an unpredictable venture into color, form and image where no rules apply.

The Painting Experience is an opportunity to embark on the greatest of all human adventures - embracing your own path and confidently following it.

"There are many levels of growth and spirit cloaked within this simple practice, it truly defies words" - Painting Experience Participant

Tuition (USD): $560 + $35 materials
Includes lunches for 5 days
$250 deposit

Private Accommodations: $110 per night plus taxes
Shared Accommodations: $55 per person plus taxes based on double occupancy
**Book ahead for your Ocean View Room**

Breakfasts: If you are staying at Ocean Resort, a continental breakfast is complimentary.
Lunches: Are included in your workshop fee.
Dinners: We have arranged for a special dinner package with Ocean Resort. If you purchase the package for 5 nights @ $125 the rate is $25 per meal. Otherwise, if you want to book one or two dinners, the cost is $30. Please book dinners by emailing The Painting Experience.

For more information, please visit www.processarts.com, or contact Annie directly at 250-703-0298. To book your room accommodation, please contact Ocean Resort directly at info@oceanresort.ca or at 1-877-561-3425.

Panache Desai at Ocean Resort:

Nothing Can Hold You Back
 Accessing Your SUPREME Vibrational Potential

Join Panache as he returns to beautiful Vancouver Island at Ocean Resort
Wellness Center & Spa for a transformative eight days of events that will set
you on the path of realizing your vibrational potential.

Early Bird Registration Rate for Weekend and Immersion Event Bundle 

Register early for the full event and get the weekend event free! 
Reduced rate available thru July 15 - includes 7 nights lodging, meals* 
- Single Occupancy Fee: $2,199 (rate after early bird $2,499)
 - Double Occupancy Fee: $1,999 (rate after early bird $2,199)
 - Commuter Fee: $1,599 (after early bird $1,749)

Igniting Boundless Possibilities 
Friday August 24th, 2012
 7pm to 9pm

This is a unique opportunity to sit in the vibrational field of possibilities with
a living avatar. Panache will share insight to inspire you to embrace the
unlimited possibilities that are available to you. He will vibrationally activate
and align you to your highest potential. Plus you will have an opportunity
to ask questions and gain personal perspective on your own journey.
Experience Vibrational Transformation, the energetic gift of Divine love
shared through Panache allowing you to access deeper levels of personal
peace, truth and love.

Event Fee: $33 Pre-registration - $44 At Door

Igniting Boundless Receiving
 Saturday August 25th, 2012 
10am to 6pm

Are you ready to live the life of your dreams? The real secret to creating
abundance, health and vitality, unconditional love, and connection to Source
is not in setting intentions, repeating affirmations, praying for what you
want, or asking in any form. The Universe is already trying to shower you
with everything your heart desires. Creating the life of your dreams lies in
increasing your vibrational capacity to receive which can be hindered by the
energetic blockages or vibrational density imprinted within your energetic
body. Through a process of vibrational transformation Panache begins to
shatter the density that keeps you from receiving boundless abundance.

Join Panache for a highly interactive, one day workshop and step out of
lack, limitation and scarcity into the fullness of your being. Abundance is
so much more than just the flow of money. It encompasses unconditional
love, vibrant health and vitality, infinite connection to source and of course
financial prosperity... and it's all your birthright.

Event Fee: $217 Pre-registration - $242 At Door Lunch Included 
Friday/Saturday Bundle Fee: $239 Pre-Registration Lunch Included 
Friday/Saturday Bundle Fee w/1 night lodging: $299 Double Occupancy / $349 Single
Occupancy (includes Saturday Breakfast/Lunch)

Private Breakthrough Sessions 
August 26th, 2012
 9am to 4pm

Whether there's a pressing problem that you're facing, a challenging
situation you feel helpless to navigate, you're stuck in a rut or just want to
accelerate the path you're on, Panache Desai's Breakthrough Sessions will
completely shift the way you meet these obstacles and uncover solutions for
a life beyond imagining.

One-on-one Breakthrough Sessions are different from other solutions you've
tried in the past because Spiritual Master Panache Desai brings a unique and
Divinely-guided combination of gifts and real-world insight to singularly focus
on empowering you to achieve your full potential, to ignite the power, the
presence and the possibility of a life beyond imagining.

Please call 239-649-7373 for additional information and to book a session.

Awakening Your Authentic Soul Signature
 Sunday PM, August 26th thru Friday Noon, August 31st, 2012

At the level of your soul, you are responding to an energetic call to
awaken, to play out your part in what is unfolding as the most powerful
transformation in the history of our planet. It is no mistake that you have
incarnated at this time - you have a unique role to fulfill.

Each of our souls has a vibrational essence, its own distinct authentic soul
signature. In this accelerated week-long workshop led by spiritual master
Panache Desai, you learn to activate your authentic soul signature and
uncover your soul's true purpose.

Through deep energetic work, meditations, discussions, and extended
periods of integration, you learn to:

• Release limitations that hinder your ability to live a life of purpose, peace,
and joy 
• Awaken to your innate gifts and abilities
 • Align and live in partnership with the divine 
• Remain peaceful in the midst of chaos 
• Discover what it is you have come to do
• Reach a transcended place of stillness, where profound shifts and lasting
changes can be made

Go to http://www.panachedesai.com/products/detail/vancouver-
island-bc-sunday-august-2012-weekend-and-immersion-event for
additional information.

Space for this event is limited, reserve early. Register by phone only.
Please call 239-649-7373

August 31st – September 7th, 2012
Yoga Teacher Training with Hali and Kevin

World Class Training  for teaching & living an inspired life!
You are ready now join us!
Hali & Kevin teach intentionally with a physical & embodied flow, infused
with fun and inspiration; leaving students empowered to experience more
freedom and power within their practice and in their lives. Hali & Kevin share
themselves vividly and dynamically and from the heart. Hali & Kevin choose
to live big in each & every right now moment. Join these two experienced,
certified Yoga Teachers for one of their inspirational events.

Hali & Kevin are registered Experienced Yoga Teacher Trainers with the
Yoga Alliance, and the founders of Inspirational Yoga - offering both a
200 and 500 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher Trainings. Hali &
Kevin also founded Global Om & Inspirational Online Continuing Education
& Leadership Programs. Hali & Kevin moved from Canada to Costa Rica in
October 2010, to live their dream of creating a yoga retreat centre - Peace
Retreat www.peaceretreat.ca. Hali & Kevin are especially excited to bring this
training to Vancouver, Island, as this is where Kevin grew up & where most
of his family is rooted.

Level 1 Curriculum

• Yoga History & Philosophy
• Self Inquiry 
• Ethics & Lifestyle
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Yoga Fundamentals
• Meditation
• Asana & Sanskrit
• Effective Teaching Skills
• Yoga as a Business

Investment

Your Investment includes 3 delicious meals per day (dinner on night one,
breakfast on day 7), accommodations, prerequisite package , course
materials, 100 hands on learning hours. Books are not included.

Ocean View Room: $2495 - double occupancy Court Yard View Room: $2355
- double occupancy

Commuters Tuition (includes meals) $1830

$500 deposit due upon registration, monthly payment plans are available -
final payment is due by Aug 15, 2012.

September 7th to September 10th, 2012
RawRose Culinary Arts Program
Basics Immersion Course

Rose Vasile, Raw Food Chef and Author of the Canadian Bestseller "Uncooking with RawRose - Your Guide to Raw Foods", is offering her popular Basics Immersion Course. In this weekend course, get hands-on experience preparing 9 meals. Learn tastes, menu planning, dehydrating and much more. Enjoy a raw facial and informative discussions. Experience how you feel eating only raw vegan food.

September 16th to 25th, 2012
Fresh Start Health Restoration Retreat

September 28th to 30th, 2012
From the Pen to the Mat: A joyful yoga and journal writing retreat

Are you stressed from working, raising your family, and trying to do it all? Is the busyness of your life getting to be too much? Are you always exhausted? Do you crave time to yourself so that you can slow down and bring simplicity back into your life?

Join Angela Wiens for a special retreat where yoga and journal writing are combined to bring you back into harmony.
• Balance the ups and downs of everyday life
• Release fears and doubts in order to live peacefully
• Learn to handle obstacles and challenges with ease
• Embrace the beauty of your life (even when you're overburdened)

Discover how to bring your best to every situation. Come nurture your body and spirit in the calm and sacred space of nature. No yoga or journal writing experience is required.

Retreat will be held Friday, September 28, 3pm to Sunday, September 30, 1pm (followed by lunch).

Full Retreat: $498 (includes tuition, private accommodation, meals, HST)
Commuter: $297 (includes tuition, meals, HST)

You can also experience the beautiful blend of yoga and journal writing with our Friday Introductory Session. You might decide to stay for the weekend!
Friday night only: $40 (includes HST)

Weekend schedule: www.yogainnerspirit.com/retreats
Previous retreat testimonials: www.yogainnerspirit.com/testimonials

To register or for retreat information, please contact Angela Wiens, 780-459-4806, angela@yogainnerspirit.com

Angela Wiens is a Certified Yoga Teacher (registered with Yoga Alliance) and has been practicing yoga since 1998. She believes that everyday wellness is within everyone's reach. Her personalized approach guides people through a process that helps them discover how to enhance their physical and emotional health and to truly enjoy life to the fullest.

ONGOING EVENTS

Drop In Meditation with Lucas Stiefvater

Drop in, one hour meditation (guided if requested), every Tuesday evening at 7pm, at Ocean Resort (downstairs at the retreat centre). No reservations, no charge, donations for the food bank welcome. Come 10 minutes early, so we can start on time.

Kripalu Yoga Thursdays with Nancy Moelaert

Kripalu Yoga is an exploration between the mind and body, invoking calm and cultivating concentration. Physical postures are tailored to your body. The essence of Kripalu Yoga is to Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch and Allow!

Basic Kripalu Yoga - Thursdays 9 am to 10:30 AM - Great for beginners! Learn the fundamentals of a safe yoga practice: postures, alignment, breathing techniques and relaxation. Explore basic alignment with detailed instruction to postures and varieties to accommodate less flexibility. This class is also suitable for more experienced students who want to slow down, tune in and get back to basics.

All Levels Kripalu Yoga - Thursdays 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm - Build on the basic postures and explore some advanced asanas to build strength and endurance. Use Pranayama techniques (breathing exercises) to delve into the vibrations of the body. Discover an open mind to sensations in the body as we hold postures beyond our initial desire to release. Open to all levels, but best if you know the basics.

For more details about her classes please contact Nancy at shoresofserendipity@shaw.ca / 250-337-2123 or www.shoresofserendipityyoga.com

Drop in $15.00
8 week series $104.00

StillPoint Coaching – One-on-One Coaching with Cheryl Levine
Wake up to who you really are, discover your life’s purpose, and know true happiness!

Are you ready to live the life you have always wanted? Give yourself the gift of a thinking partner and guide as you transform your life from within and Rediscover your Best Self!

Cheryl is the perfect partner for your inner makeover. She is a coach who listens from the depth of being, offers wisdom and insights that come from both the heart and head, inspires and empowers action that facilitates discovery of your truth and achievement of your highest potential.

For more information contact Cheryl Levine at 250-792-2029 or email cheryl@oceanresort.ca

First Nations House of Healing

The Inter Tribal Health Authority's healing project, the First Nations House of Healing, began in 2000 and is funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

FNHH offers healing programs for:

• Men and women who attended residential schools
• Elders
• Intergenerational programs
• Couples
• Lesbian, gay and bi-sexual peoples
• Sexual abuse survivors
• Single parents and two parent families
• Our people raised in adoption/foster homes

If you are interested in learning more about these programs, please call 250-753-3990, or visit http://www.intertribalhealth.ca/wellnessMentalHealth.html.