Why This Retreat

SOLACE at Solstice

Expand + Renew

There is a moment each year when the sun pauses at its peak. Everything is illuminated. The longest day holds the most light — and within that light, an invitation to be fully expressed.

SOLACE is space to step out of the pace of your life and into a pulse that is actually yours. To anchor into nature's way, your creative potential, and your body's knowing — in a supportive, gentle, nourishing, and connective environment.

In the safety of the feminine, we can honour our cycles of creation and destruction — wherever you are in yours is welcome here.

This is a balanced offering — Emergent kundalini yogic practice woven with generous periods of rest and receptivity. The rhythm of the weekend mirrors the rhythm the body already knows: expand, receive, integrate.

Held on the land at Xenia at Nex̱wlélex̱wm — nourishing food, sweet animals, and the quiet company of the natural world. An opportunity for quietude and reflection presents itself to those who are there to listen.

Summer Solstice June 19 – 21, 2026 Xenia
Kundalini Practice Conscious Breath Ritual Ecstatic Dance Nourishing Food Time on the Land Rest & Receptivity

Activate

Morning sadhana, Kyra, mantra, and movement. Emergent Kundalini™ practice to open the channels and meet what is ready to rise. The sun is your ally here.

Receive

Bolstered rest. Time in nature. Nourishing food prepared with intention. Space between sessions to let the body process, integrate, and settle into what it already knows.

Express

Breath weave, dyads, ecstatic dance. Practices that move what has opened from the inner world into the shared space — witnessed, held, and celebrated.

SOLACE — The Rhythm
The Rhythm

Solar Return

June 19 – 21, 2026 · Xenia

01
Friday
June 19 — Arrival & Opening
Settling in. Setting down. Stepping into.
3:00 PM
Arrival & Landing
Find your room, orient to the land. Breathe. You're here.
4:30 PM
Grazing & Connection
Embrace the lightness of being — the sun hanging low, the evening ahead of you. Lounge on the deck, congregate in the magical kitchen at Xenia. Seasonal fare and snacks, cold drinks, easy conversation. Meeting and re-meeting.
6:30 PM
Opening Labyrinth Ritual
As the sun begins its descent on the longest evening, we walk the labyrinth together — a symbolic practice of mindful walking with intention. The process of setting down what you carry so there is space to step into and expand. This is what solstice asks of us. We can rise to meet it.
8:30 – 10:00 PM
Light Fare & Evening Social
Soup and salad in the lodge. Connect, wander, chill — oracle cards and tea to close the night.
02
Saturday
June 20 — Full Day, Summer Solstice
The longest day. The deepest practice.
6:30 – 8:15 AM
Kundalini Sadhana
Morning practice to open the day — Kyra, mantra, meditation.
8:15 – 9:15 AM
Breakfast
Buffet style — house-made granola, seasonal fruit & berries, coffee, tea.
9:45 – 11:30 AM
Morning Session
Emergent kundalini, movement, meditation. Journalling and dyad connection.
12:00 PM
Lunch — The Main Meal
A generous, nourishing vegetarian feast. The largest meal of the day, shared together.
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Free Time
Rest, wander, be with the land. Let the morning settle in your body.
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Breath Weave — Afternoon Session
Circle and breath practices, dyads, conscious connected breathwork and bodywork. Exploring your somatic terrain from the inside out.
5:00 PM
Dinner
A lighter evening meal to nourish and ground.
7:00 PM
Ecstatic Dance
Move your body. No steps, no script — just sound and surrender on the longest evening of the year.
03
Sunday
June 21 — Integration & Closing
Gathering the threads. Carrying it home.
6:30 – 8:15 AM
Kundalini Sadhana
Final morning practice together.
8:15 – 9:15 AM
Breakfast
Nourish and prepare for the morning. Please move bags out of rooms after breakfast.
9:45 – 11:30 AM
Morning Session
Closing teachings, integration, movement, and practice.
12:00 PM
Lunch
A final meal together.
1:30 PM
Closing Circle on the Land
We gather somewhere on the land to close the container, honour what moved, and release one another back into the world.
3:00 PM
Departure
A 40 Day Sadhana will be provided as on-going connection + integration.

Our vision

We birthed the vision for SOLACE as a space for those feeling the call to gather during this potent seasonal moment. Xenia is truly a magical place to meet yourself exactly as you are and return to the body, the breath, the Earth.

It is truly an honour to hold space for the depth of practice, restoration, and connection we will share throughout this weekend. At the heart of this offering is a desire to nourish you fully through lovingly prepared meals, intentional practice, rest, meaningful conversation, nervous system care, creativity, and collective presence.

We believe deeply in the importance of taking time and space to tend to your holistic wellbeing. To receive and remember yourself in community and in nature. This gathering was intentionally placed at this point in the season for this very reason! Solstice is a celebration of the light we all hold.

We are grateful to be offering one full scholarship for SOLACE.

If financial barriers are present and you feel genuinely called to join us, we warmly invite you to fill out the application form. HERE.

 
Private Single Room
CA$1,450.00

A sanctuary all of your own.

SOLACE - Shared Room
CA$1,250.00

Simple, comfortable rooms held in the sanctuary of Xenia. Rustic and warm —you'll share space and have all access to amenities.

We look forward to welcoming you into the warmth, spaciousness, and beauty of SOLACE.