Empowering Empaths - A Forest Therapy Retreat on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia
Are you an empath? Do you feel things deeply? As an empathic child, society taught me that I was not okay being who I was. I was taught to be less emotional, don’t cry, don’t feel the pain of others or the world. How can an empath not feel pain in a world where humans have tortured others for thousands of years through war, violence, oppression, ridicule and so much more. We are taught to numb our emotions with drugs, alcohol, food, sugar, or excessive work…all things that bring about poor health.
I know there is a better answer. Connect to the world in which we evolved and naturally has our best interests at heart. Connect to the world which accepts us exactly as we are meant to be, exactly who we are. The forest accepts us unconditionally.
A deer does not care if a tree is bent or scarred. It just goes about its day finding food, resting and playing. Similarly, a tree can hold space for all your emotions and even suck them up and root them deep into the ground where they can regrow into love and joy and wonder.
When we connect our natural heart sense, our emotional sense, to the many stimuli in the forest, our bodies remember who we are, why we are, and our true selves come alive. I want to see you come alive!
Your heart is extremely valuable and needed in our world to heal our world and make it a better place for all beings, especially you! By empowering your heart, you will better connect with others whom you have, or want to have, in your life.
What I love about forest therapy and the way I guide is that every voice and every form of communication matters. This includes English words, other languages, silence, gestures, tears, laughter, song, dance…the whole works! Everyone is encouraged to share from the heart and listen from the heart without interruption. We allow for silence to be included in one’s communication. In this way, participants are valued, and their voice is empowered.
If you are an empath seeking to further empower your voice and purpose in this world, I invite you to join our small group guided forest therapy retreat designed specifically for empaths. This retreat will get you deeply rooted in the practice with support, information and techniques that will motivate you to keep on your own forest therapy journey. Group experiences have the added benefit of meaningful, authentic connection with other people who are wired the same way as you and meandering a similar journey too.
From a past participant: “I am empowered!! Held in deep loving presence by four powerful empathic women, I am at peace with who I am. I am changed by being seen. I am empowered to be my authentic self. I will never be the same!! Thank you. I am so grateful! Thank you, Haida. Keep doing these retreats!!”
Limited to 5 participants
WHEN: February 13 - 15, 2026
WHERE: Pender Harbour, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
Register Here for $333 by February 6th for the retreat’s guided forest therapy experiences and guided circle gatherings. Accommodation and meals will be extra. Choose from a variety of local high quality accommodations which could include your own home. Choose one meal to prepare for the group. Eat Lunch in the forest and dinner around a comfy home dining room.
Come deepen your connection to your empathic power… You’ll be glad you did…
Empowering Empaths - A Forest Therapy Retreat on the Sunshine Coast of BC
Are you an empath? Do you feel things deeply? As an empathic child, society taught me that I was not okay being who I was. I was taught to be less emotional, don’t cry, don’t feel the pain of others or the world. How can an empath not feel pain in a world where humans have tortured others for thousands of years through war, violence, oppression, ridicule and so much more. We are taught to numb our emotions with drugs, alcohol, food, sugar, or excessive work…all things that bring about poor health.
I know there is a better answer. Connect to the world in which we evolved and naturally has our best interests at heart. Connect to the world which accepts us exactly as we are meant to be, exactly who we are. The forest accepts us unconditionally.
A deer does not care if a tree is bent or scarred. It just goes about its day finding food, resting and playing. Similarly, a tree can hold space for all your emotions and even suck them up and root them deep into the ground where they can regrow into love and joy and wonder.
When we connect our natural heart sense, our emotional sense, to the many stimuli in the forest, our bodies remember who we are, why we are, and our true selves come alive. I want to see you come alive!
Your heart is extremely valuable and needed in our world to heal our world and make it a better place for all beings, especially you! By empowering your heart, you will better connect with others whom you have, or want to have, in your life.
What I love about forest therapy and the way I guide is that every voice and every form of communication matters. This includes English words, other languages, silence, gestures, tears, laughter, song, dance…the whole works! Everyone is encouraged to share from the heart and listen from the heart without interruption. We allow for silence to be included in one’s communication. In this way, participants are valued, and their voice is empowered.
If you are an empath seeking to further empower your voice and purpose in this world, I invite you to join our small group guided forest therapy retreat designed specifically for empaths. This retreat will get you deeply rooted in the practice with support, information and techniques that will motivate you to keep on your own forest therapy journey. Group experiences have the added benefit of meaningful, authentic connection with other people who are wired the same way as you and meandering a similar journey too.
From a past participant: “I am empowered!! Held in deep loving presence by four powerful empathic women, I am at peace with who I am. I am changed by being seen. I am empowered to be my authentic self. I will never be the same!! Thank you. I am so grateful! Thank you, Haida. Keep doing these retreats!!”
Limited to 5 participants
WHEN: May 29 - 31, 2026
WHERE: Pender Harbour, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
Register Here for $333 by May 22nd for the retreat’s guided forest therapy experiences and guided circle gatherings. Accommodation and meals will be extra. Choose from a variety of local high quality accommodations which could include your own home. Choose one meal to prepare for the group. Eat Lunch in the forest and dinner around a comfy home dining table.
Come deepen your connection to your empathic power… You’ll be glad you did…
Home in the Heart - A Forest Therapy Group Experience open to the public
Limited to 10 participants
WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 1:30-5:30
WHERE: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada
Register Here for $74 or pay for two people for only $133
Weekend Women’s Forest Bathing Retreat – Come Home to your Heart
When a small group of women gather in the woods in a slow sensory connection to nature, we nurture our authentic hearts and create more peaceful and loving relationships with ourselves. You may want to share this experience with a female friend or family member who matters to you and nurture an authentic peaceful and loving relationship. Or you may want to enhance your relationship with yourself, your own heart and your own calling. The most important relationship we will ever have is with ourself.
After this weekend of guided forest bathing experiences, group meditations and journalling, you may feel like you’ve been on a vacation at the spa for a whole week. Imagine slowing down in the ambience of trees, mosses and ferns alongside a babbling creek with melodious music as Lana Soleia plays one of her many flutes or drums with birdsong as an accompaniment. Imagine receiving a personal sound bath as Lana plays her flute along your chakras. Sun rays filter through branches as a light breeze combs your hair. The fragrant air boosts your immune system. The flowing waterfall creates a calm wave through your whole body from head to toe to fingertips, massaging your heart with forest energy.
This blissful weekend retreat includes a 1.5 hour social with an informative presentation on the Friday night followed by a group meditation in the Dharma Room. Saturday includes a 6 hour guided deep forest bathing experience plus a personal forest sound bath and a gift. Saturday night includes a group meditation in the Dharma Room. Sunday includes a 3 hour guided forest bathing experience, followed by a a silent lunch, and ending with a refreshing swim in Trout Lake. All meals from Friday’s dinner through to Sunday’s lunch will be plant based and included along with two nights shared accommodation at the Self-Realization Sevalight Centre – a coffee, alcohol and drug free space. (You may make coffee in your room if you want to bring your own coffee making supplies). Private accommodation available at an extra cost.
Limited to 5 female participants
WHEN: May 23-25, 2025
WHERE: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada
Register Here for $695 by May 3rd for the retreat services mentioned above including all food and accommodation. Investment after May 3rd is $777.
Weekend Women’s Forest Bathing Retreat – Come Home to your Heart
When a small group of women gather in the woods in a slow sensory connection to nature, we nurture our authentic hearts and create more peaceful and loving relationships with ourselves. You may want to share this experience with a female friend or family member who matters to you and nurture an authentic peaceful and loving relationship. Or you may want to enhance your relationship with yourself, your own heart and your own calling. The most important relationship we will ever have is with ourself.
