Soft & Sacred:
Sanctuary in real time.
Join us as we decolonize wellness and experience healing in community.
Exhale into a gentle reset designed for healing and renewal. Soft & Sacred gathers a small group in our serene hilltop home overlooking the Pacific for yoga, somatic healing, sound baths, and Ayurvedic workshops, all nourished by healthy, holistic meals from our private chef.
We’ll move, rest, learn, and be held in community. Expect calm spaces, unrushed conversations, and practices that help you return to yourself.
Spring Retreat: May 16-17
Saturday: Gentle Arrival, Sound & Evening Ayurveda
Morning
We ease into the space with tea, a soft welcome, and a gentle, trauma-informed movement + active breathwork practice led by Dr. Jessica Barudin, helping you arrive in your body and set intentions for the weekend.
Midday
We share a nourishing lunch from our private chef, with plenty of time to rest, wander, or enjoy the view.
Afternoon
In a two-hour Sacred Sound & Voice workshop, Rishima Bahadoorsingh introduces traditional Indian sound practices—Mantra (tools for the mind), Rāga (melodic connection), and Bhajan/Kīrtan (the path of the heart). You’ll learn how to gently weave these forms into your own yoga or meditation ritual in an accessible, welcoming way—no singing experience needed.
Late afternoon & evening
You’ll have spacious time to lie down, journal, or book an optional Ayurvedic facial or abhyanga massage with Arpita Panday. As evening arrives, Arpita leads an Ayurvedic beauty ritual workshop, sharing simple, at-home practices for skin, hair, and self-massage that you can realistically bring into daily life. We close the day with a short circle before you head home or settle into your room onsite.
Sunday: Ayurveda, Qigong, Dinner & Fire
Morning
We begin with tea and gentle grounding, then move into Ayurveda as medicine with Arpita, a workshop focused on joint health, knees, and aging well. You’ll explore herbs, oils, and everyday practices to support long-term mobility and stability in the body you have now.
Midday
Another slow, chef-prepared lunch and quiet time to rest.
Afternoon
Kevin Yee-Chan leads a Qigong: Fortifying the Inner Elder immersion. Through foundational movement inspired by the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle Tendon Changing Classic), and an introduction to meridian theory and the five elements, you’ll explore strength, resilience, and your relationship with your “inner elder” in a way that’s accessible to all bodies. There’s time afterward to lie down, integrate, or book an optional Tui Na + acupuncture session with Kevin or additional Ayurvedic support from Arpita.
Evening
We share a simple dinner together, then close the retreat gathered around the fire with Satya Amrita, a Vedic priestess and lifelong yogic practitioner. In this closing fire ceremony, you’ll be guided through mantra, story, and Vedic-inspired ritual to release what you’re ready to lay down, name what you’re calling in, and seal the weekend in shared warmth and intention.
Optional 1:1 sessions with our facilitators are available before or after the retreat each day, or during built-in breaks, so you don’t have to miss any group sessions.
Tickets: Day Pass (Fri/Sat) $224.00 or Weekend Pass $424.00
Capacity: 10 spots only
“I just wanted to say a quick thank you for such a wonderful weekend. Beautiful location, amazing people, wonderful practice and learning, and exceptional food! Already looking forward to the next time.”
Our Facilitators
Arpita Panday (she/her)
Founder of Kailash Yoga & Ayurveda, Arpita centres yoga and Ayurveda as practical tools for healing and liberation, creating grounded, culturally rooted spaces of care for South Asian, African, and diaspora communities.
Arpita will be guiding us through Ayurvedic beauty and health sessions, as well as Ayurvedic medicine and health workshops.
Jessica Barudin (she/her)
Kwakwaka’wakw mother, community wellness practitioner, and founder of Indigenous Yoga Collective, Jessica shares trauma-informed, culturally rooted yoga that honours Indigenous teachings on embodiment, kinship, and collective healing.
Jessica will offer gentle movement as well as active breathwork sessions.
Kevin Yee-Chan (they/he)
Registered acupuncturist, qigong and yoga teacher, and former ballet dancer, Kevin blends East Asian medicine, somatics, and art to support aging well, nervous system regulation, and radical rest for all bodies.
Kevin will be leading us through foundational qigong for health & longevity.
Satya Amrita (she/her)
Vedic priestess and lifelong yogic practitioner, Satya carries the art of ritual, storytelling, and fire ceremony—creating grounded, heart-led spaces to release, call in, and remember your connection to the sacred.
Satya will guide us through a sacred fire ceremony to close our weekend retreat.
Rishima Bahadoorsingh (she/her)
Vocalist and educator rooted in Indian classical rāga and devotional chant, guiding simple sound and mantra practices that regulate the nervous system and reconnect you to beauty, devotion, and joy.
Rishima is offering us an introduction to Nada Yoga - sound, mantra, raga, and kirtan/bhajan.
“Thank you so much for allowing me to be there, it really meant so much to me! I was so happy to have been a part of something so inclusive and welcoming. I am especially impressed of your ability to plan and execute it so seamlessly!
I think what you are doing is amazing work for the bipoc community as it creates a brand new space for us to express and celebrate our cultures and traditions. Thank you so much again! I would love to be a part of future retreats like this!”
Autumn Retreat: Oct 3-4
Settle into autumn with one or two grounding days of yoga, meditation, breathwork, somatic practices, and hands-on Ayurvedic self-care — all paired with healthy, holistic private-chef meals. We keep it intimate at 10 tickets per day, with calm spaces for rest, reflection, and community. Guided by Farah Nazarali, Emmy Chahal, Telisha Kuny, and Rose Cortez, you’ll be held by practices that help you ground, replenish, and return to yourself.
With Farah: Breath & Boundaries (yogic breath + communication for compassionate boundaries) and Reclaiming Touch (Ayurvedic self-massage/Abhyanga) — includes handout, body oils & essential oils, and self-care gifts.
With Emmy: yoga/meditation/pranayama + herbalism-infused workshops
Tickets: Day Pass (Fri or Sat) • Weekend Pass (Oct 3–4) • Pricing TBA
Capacity: 10 tickets/day
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Our Facilitators
Telisha Kuny (she/her)
Telisha is the heart behind Bee You Yoga, offering meaningful classes full of warmth, laughter, and care. They create gentle spaces to slow down, come home to your body, and remember you’re already enough.
Farah Nazarali (she/her)
Farah is a yoga teacher and communication guide who weaves together gentle, accessible practices with the wisdom of yoga and nonviolent communication. She creates embodied workshops that soothe the nervous system, soften conflict, and invite you back into inner stillness and harmony.
Rose Cortez (she/her)
Rose Cortez is an arts-based Filipina-Canadian yoga teacher based on Lekwungen Territory (Victoria, BC). She blends movement, creativity, and ritual to help folks root into their bodies, honour their stories, and gently bloom in community.
Emmy Chahal (she/her)
Emmy Chahal is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, intuitive healer, and cultural educator of North Indian ancestry. She teaches at the crossroads of social justice and spirituality, creating spaces for intergenerational healing, emotional honesty, and reconnection to ancestral wisdom.