Seeds of Light Solstice
A Winter Retreat of Soul Medicine and Earth Honouring Ritual in Preparation for 2025
3pm - 1:30pm | Dec 20 - 22 | Bowen Island
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Early Bird ends December 10
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Early Bird ends December 10 🪽
It’s been quite the year hasn’t it?
The demands of life, the busyness, all the things!
And alongside all of it, you’ve been catching moments to tend your inner world, to return and realign with your Spirit, and yet, it’s sooo much easier said than done right?
Enter the deep descent of Winter and the longest night of Solstice where the sacred darkness guides us to the light of who we are, and reveals the Dream Seeds that guide our way through the year ahead.
Join us for 3 days and 2 nights of retreat in the deep stillness of Mother Earth where we will immerse in ancient divination practices, earth honouring ritual, soul work, and plant medicine ceremony.
Our Intentions:
Release, lay to rest, and offer up old beliefs and heavy energies from this past year to make space and energize our luminosity for 2025
Access and integrate guidance from our Higher Selves, Ancestors, and Guides to inspire and ignite our Soul
Realign with our Soul’s vibration through surrender and intimate connection with Nature and Ceremony
Gather spiritual touchstones that support a more meaningful and sustainable year ahead.
meet the light of who you are, retrieve your dream seeds for 2025
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meet the light of who you are, retrieve your dream seeds for 2025 🪽
Here’s what’s included:
EVENING CEREMONY:
Forest-Cacao Ceremony (cacao + microdose) to meet your light and your unique place in this life and in this world.
Rapéh ritual (sacred Tobacco) for third eye opening to awaken your Dream Seeds
Individualized spiritual healing, energy clearing, anointing and blessing for nervous system regulation and soul awakening
Soundbath Immersions and Medicine songs for deep rest and harmonization
DAYTIME CEREMONY:
Integration circles with Wisdom Teachings and Soul Medicine practices
Divination rituals with Tarot, numerology, and Nature to illuminate and align your soul with your path in 2025
Sacred Fire Ceremony for manifestation and renewal
Restorative embodiment practices and ecstatic journey dance
ALL SUPPORTED BY:
Organic local delicious food to nourish your whole being (vegetarian)
Welcoming, cozy accommodations for full decompression and restful sleep
Warm, loving community support and experienced facilitation
Take home Integration Journal
MEET THE LIGHT OF WHO YOU ARE, RETRIEVE YOUR DREAMS SEEDS FOR 2025
REGISTER NOW
$1297 CAD
$1097 til Dec 10
$997 Couples/Besties til Dec 10
COUPLES / BESTIES ‘TIL DEC 10
SAVE $600
EARLY BIRD ’TIL DEC 10
SAVE $200
REGISTRATION AFTER DEC 10
$1297
*** Accommodations are varied, mostly shared, and include: self-contained cottages, bright moonlit yurts, and rooms in the main lodge. Accommodation is booked on a first come first serve basis. We suggest you register ASAP to increase your chances of getting what you want.
IN A NUTSHELL
All meals and accommodations in a beautiful retreat setting PLUS:
Two Evening Ceremonies:
Forest-Cacao Elixir + Rapéh ritual
Individualised spiritual healing
Deeply restful Sound immersion and guided journey
Ecstatic dance journey
Sacred Fire Ceremony
Daytime Circles:
Integration practices with wisdom teachings and somatic embodiment
Divination rituals with tarot, numerology, and the Celtic frith
BONUS LOVE:
Take home Integration Journal
**Does not include ferry travel to and from Bowen Island
The Sanctuary
Xenia Retreat Centre | 782 Smith Road, Bowen Island
Our journey will be supported by Pachamama in the beautiful forest and ceremonial sanctuary of Xenia Retreat Centre on Bowen Island. This will provide us with a much needed opportunity to unplug, decompress, and rest into the Medicine.
Accommodations are varied, mostly shared, and include: self-contained cottages, bright moonlit yurts, and rooms in the main lodge. Accommodation is booked on a first come first serve basis. We suggest you register ASAP to increase your chances of getting what you want.
** Note: There are no ferry reservations to Bowen, so ensure you leave yourself plenty of time for Holiday traffic and ferry travel.
The Journey:
FRIDAY:
3:00pm: Arrival, opening circle ~ intention setting and Land honouring ritual
Evening: Forest-Cacao and Rapéh Ceremony with ecstatic dance, guided journey and sound immersion
SATURDAY:
Morning: Integration and somatic embodiment circle followed by Divination practices to explore the Dream Seeds for 2025
Afternoon: Creation of Intention and Manifestation Offerings for 2025
Evening: Forest-Cacao and Rapéh Ceremony with ecstatic dance + sacred Fire Ceremony
SUNDAY:
Morning: Integration and somatic embodiment
1:30pm: Closing in time for 2:55pm ferry home
Seeds of Light Solstice
Ceremonial Weekend Retreat
Early Bird ‘til December 10
REGISTER NOW!
THE LAND & CEREMONIAL SPACES
Nex̱wlélex̱m (Bowen Island) in the Squamish language was a stopping place for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nations) on coastal travels and provided food and sustenance, and campsites for hunting.
Travelling through the warmer spring and summer months to resource gathering sites, fish, and hunt the abundant Deer, food was then stored and used to get through the harsh winters. The Squamish people named Bowen, Xwililxhym or Qole’laqom meaning “fast drumming ground” (for the sound of the deer hooves running) although some authors attribute the name to the sound made by the ocean as it passes through the tiny pass between the Island's northern point and Finisterre Island. Bowen Island is still used by people from Squamish and Musqueam Nations for deer hunting.
Seeds of Light Solstice
Ceremonial Weekend Retreat
Early Bird ‘til December 10
REGISTER NOW!
PLANT MEDICINES
FOREST-CACAO:
Cacao (raw chocolate) is a powerful, delicious, gentle facilitator for heart opening and creative expression. Used for thousands of years in ceremony, it is full of antioxidants and theobromine to promote blood flow and magnesium assist in relaxation. This nourishing elixir, known as “food of the gods” paves the way to self love and inner wisdom.
RAPÉH (pron: ha-peh)
A cleansing powder, Rapéh is made of dried and powdered Tobacco snuff and other botanicals from the Amazon. It’s a powerful healing medicine that supports us to open and re-align energy centres, bring grounding and clarity, de-calcify the pineal gland, clear mental confusion and heavy thoughts, and elevate our connection with Divinity.
YOUR GUIDE
Angela LittleBird: Known as a spontaneous songstress without a flake of flakiness, Angela Prider is an Animist healer, Somatic Counsellor, Microdosing and Psychedelic Guide, who has been leading transformational gatherings around the world for 25 years. She has supported thousands of people to find spiritual resilience, return to their Soul’s guidance, and grow deep connection with Nature and their Ancestors.
As the creatress of The Essential Revolution, (since 2006) a 12-month journey of Return to the Deep Self, she teaches a spiritual path based in Celtic and Andean animism, plant spirit medicine, somatic practice, and ancestral remembering that offers an unwavering connection to Spirit and our Sovereign Centre and bolsters our spiritual resilience in the face of our world’s radically changing landscape.
She also offers 1:1 Soul Medicine sessions, Microdosing guidance, and Somatic Psychedelic Integration.
She has been a guest speaker at Simon Fraser University, the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, and the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference at the University of British Columbia.
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Angela will be supported by community friends, and culinary artist, Zac.
FAQs
Do I need to have experience to come to this retreat?
This retreat is open to everyone and anyone who is seeking rest, spiritual rejuvenation, and community connection. You do not need to have any experience with animism, shamanism, or plant medicine
Do we have to participate in the plant medicine ceremonies?
All ceremonies with Cacao, Rapéh, and microdose are completely optional and your personal comfort levels are fully welcome. Please feel free to email Angela with any questions
Are there single accommodations?
There are minimal single accommodations and the accommodations are first come first serve. If you definitely require your own accommodation and there are none available, check out Air BnB or other local accommodations and you can attend the retreat on a day pass. Please email Angela with these rates
I am shy in group settings?
You are the expert of you. If you do not feel comfortable sharing in the circle, it’s totally fine to pass
I have other questions…
Please feel free to book a connection call during my office hours.