Legacy Planning Retreat
Live Your Values. Define Your Wishes. Create Your Legacy.
Whistler, BC
May 10-12th 2024
What To Expect
Join Megan Sheldon (Be Ceremonial), Christa Ovenell (Death's Apprentice) and Sheryl MacKay (CBC's NXNW) as we curate a weekend retreat designed to explore our stories, our values and our legacy.
Whether you're curious about end-of-life topics, a care provider for others, or contemplating your own mortality, this retreat is for you. We will create a warm and supportive setting to approach these conversations with care and compassion, giving you the tools you need to create your own legacy while you're still living.
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An Overview
This retreat will offer you a container to ask questions, consider ideas, and connect with your legacy in a thoughtful and meaningful way. Together, we will learn about the importance of ritual and ceremony, the details of holistic advance care planning, and the things we all need to consider before we die. This retreat will nourish your mind, body and soul, leaving you feeling restored and replenished so that you can create and live your legacy.
Investment
The all-inclusive cost for the 3 day retreat is $1250 CAD for a shared suite and $1450 CAD for a private suite. This includes two nights accommodation, six delicious vegetarian meals, snacks, workshop supplies and more. This does not include travel to and from Brew Creek Centre. We have a few scholarships to offer, if finances are challenging. *See below for cancellation policy.
Accommodations
Nestled into the forest, Brew North offers 12 new loft-style double suites that have one ground level bedroom with a king-sized bed and one bedroom upstairs with a double bed. These rooms are perfect for groups that want shared accommodation with separate beds, allowing for privacy and luxury. There are also a limited number of private cottages available.
The Space
The Brew Creek Centre holds many unique spaces, including the main lodge and dining area, west coast modern cottages, a meditation hut, a green house, and 20 acres of forested property for our exclusive use and enjoyment. The grounds will inspire you with moments of awe and gratitude. We host our workshops in The Gathering, a breathtaking space with a vaulted post-and-beam ceiling, hushed acoustics and forest backdrop.
Nourishment
We'll have a phenomenal caterer on site, harvesting vegetables from the Brew Creek garden and green house and preparing our vegetarian meals. We can accommodate most dietary needs when given advanced notice. Meals include Friday dinner, Saturday all meals, and Sunday breakfast and lunch. There will be light snacks throughout the day.
Schedule of Events
We ask that everyone joining plan to arrive by 3pm on Friday, November 10th. We will begin our Opening Circle at 4pm, followed by dinner and rituals to release what we each need to let go of. We will spend Saturday in conversations, workshops and in nature, expanding the role of ritual in our own lives. We will hold our closing ceremony on Sunday with plans to leave the grounds by 3pm.
Guided Conversations
We will have different facilitators offering guided conversations surrounding topics such as telling your story, holistic advance care planning, planning your own funeral, and the role of ritual in legacy keeping.
Retreat Application
*Cancellation Policy
Due to the limited number of spaces available and the financial commitments incurred to book the lodge and caterer, we cannot make any exceptions to this no-refund policy, not even for personal emergencies. We recommend that you take out travel insurance to protect yourself against illness, emergencies and changes in your circumstances. In the unfortunate event you are unable to attend the retreat you may transfer your place to a friend, subject to our prior approval of the transfer. If we have to cancel the retreat, we will do our best to reschedule. If you cannot attend the new date, we will provide a refund, less a $100 administration fee.
