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Workshops
Yoga Fascia workshop
April 27th - neck and head
June 1st - feet and ankles
11am-1pm with Ailsa (and ongoing on the last Sunday of the month each month with a different focus)
$30 RSVP to reserve your spot
“The nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body.” — Jason Crandell
This quote is the inspiration for my yoga practice and also for this invitation to take some sacred time and dive deeper into ourselves during this weekend retreat.
Sound Bowl
Healing
An afternoon of deep rest and renewal.
Sunday April 27th from 3pm-4:30pm
Space is limited - RSVP to pamelareclaiming@gmail.com
$35 all welcome
Morning Eurythmy $20 Afternoon Drama Reading $15
May 10th and May 31st, 2025
Come for one artistic activity only, or participate in both! All levels are welcome! No prior experience is necessary.
Eurythmy is 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., facilitated by Margaret Osmond from Dartmouth, and includes mid-morning refreshments. Suggested donation $20.
Drama Reading is 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., facilitated by Paul Goodyear from Bear River. Suggested donation $15.
Optional: Bring something to share for Pot Luck Lunch at 12:30 (Soup provided: Cheeses, salads, veggies, dips, breads/crackers, butter, fruits and desserts welcome).
Please RSVP if interested
Beltaine Seasonal Retreat
May 1-4th, 2025
Once we have tapped into our Intuition and Guidance systems, we can begin the fertilization of our creativity in service to living our life purpose. Beltaine season brings an awareness of pleasure, sexuality and fertility to the forefront of our awareness with life force bursting forth in Nature as Spring arrives, In our Self we become aware of the seed that is waiting to be fertilized and tended with love and care so that we can grow to our full potential. This Beltaine retreat will offer us a creative jumpstart to the coming months and help to nurture our emerging Self so that we can offer our gifts to the world around us.
With Ailsa and Declan
$450 plus CAD includes meals and sessions
Accommodations are $50 per night extra
Lughnassadh Retreat
Focusing on writing and somatic movement with the theme of 'Harvesting' our creative spark. Join Ailsa for enriching writing sessions, Margaret Osmond for movement and Declan for great food! July 31st to Aug. 3rd.
$450 plus tax for sessions and meals
Accommodations are $50 plus tax per might extra
Bioenergetics Retreat 2025,
August 16-22nd
Bioenergetic Analysis is a holistic and well-established psychotherapy that helps resolve emotional issues through work with both body and mind. Bioenergetics assumes that the mind and body are one, that feelings are a body experience, and that our body experiences shape how we function in the world.
The Retreat is a week-long experience of community living and personal growth. Our time together will include individual and group therapy, movement, creativity and Qigong. It’s a unique opportunity in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
Cost: $1600 plus tax includes all meals and sessions. Accommodations are extra and booked om a first come first serve basis. Email ourceltichearth@gmail.com for details
Sacred Somatics
Practitioner Training beginning April 2025
Tuition: $2000CAD for 60 hour program which includes online webinars, self study and a weeklong in person retreat
Sacred Somatics, created by Ailsa Keppie, is a modality that brings together three main aspects of Therapeutic and Somatic Practice namely:
- observation: reading the body and awareness of what the client is presenting with
- Feeling: intentional touch and therapeutic skill
- Embodiment: grounding and ethical relationship
Treating the Anterior Thorax and Breast Massage Course
May 10th and 11th from 10am-5pm. $450plus HST
A training for Health Professionals in treating this sensitive area of the body. Focusing on Pregnancy (and Pre and Post partum periods), Gender issues and Breast cancer and scar treatments for the thorax. Email: ailsakeppie@gmail.com for details.
The Fascial Feel
The Fascial Feel: an introductory course in trauma-informed myofascial release for Hands on practitioners and an approved Elective course for the ISSSE training in Somatic Sex Education
*non professionals welcome to join the class with approval from the instructor
Dates: July 11-14th
Times: in person Friday 4-8pm, Saturday 10-2pm, Sunday 10-2pm Monday 10-2pm
Location: Our Celtic Hearth, Hortonville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cost: $500 CAD plus 15%HST tax
Instructor: Ailsa Keppie
Registration: email ailsakeppie@gmail.com and an invoice will be sent to you to register
Accommodations can be provided onsite for $50 pppn - please enquire
Pick ups and drop offs at the airport are $75 per trip (if arranged ahead) or taxi is average $220 one way.
Email: ourceltichearth@gmail.com
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