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Experience Overview:
 Arrival Day:
Participants arrive the afternoon of the first Saturday (we will pickup at Kamloops airport or send a map for those driving) and leave the morning of the last Saturday – unless attending an adjoining Special Guest Retreat. These Special Retreats will be situated in between regular Gateway retreats with optional layover days before and after.
*View our calendar for retreat dates.
Participants will be offered very comfortable wall tent or spirit lodge accommodation of their preference, (There are shower/bathroom outbuildings nearby) with the addition of Spirit Quest Tent Outposts. Pictures of some of the buildings are viewable in the slide show.
After arriving, you can settle in to the quiet and seclusion of the 320 acres. Dinner and Happy Hour (beer, cider and wine provided) will be from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the Gate House. After dinner we will meet in the Spirit Lodge for an orientation and opening ceremonies. Participants will receive a personal journal and art supplies and be shown the possibilities of journal keeping. Practitioners will introduce themselves and share their stories and participants will be invited to share theirs.
A Typical Day:
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Breakfast in the Gate House (buffet style) after which we will regroup at the |
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House/Barn to outline the days activities. |
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| 9:00am to 12:00pm - |
Equine Assisted Therapy and healing with Practitoners and Horses. Ground and riding |
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exercises with the horses. |
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| 12:00pm to 1:00pm - |
Lunch at the House/Barn |
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Participants will investigate some of the special spiritual places around the property |
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with the practitioners who will introduce them to new levels of appreciation for rocks, |
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trees, vortices and the energies of the natural world. You will become aware of |
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places that resonate with your energy and personal journey and make note of areas |
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that you would like to revisit. |
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| 4:00pm to 6:00pm - |
Free time to Journal, explore, relax. |
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| 6:00pm to 7:30pm - |
Happy hour and dinner (beer, cider and wine will be supplied) Our menu is |
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vegetarian, organic, and chicken and fish. (Participants will be asked to supply |
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special dietary requirements ahead of time.) |
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| 7:30pm to 9:00pm - |
Re-group in the Spirit Lodge to share the talking stick, drum, chant and visualization |
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exercises. |
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 We offer this experience to a select number of participants for seven days to ensure individual attention and an exclusive experience. You will be guided through a process which will help you discover your true self, breaking through the boundaries that have created limitation in your life to discover your heart's desires and make them a reality.
Register for your E.A.R.T.H. Program Retreat today!
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