This summer join us for a long weekend immersion into nature, whale watching, water activities, nature ceremony, daily yoga & gentle breathwork, feminine embodiment and celebration at the Markland Resort in Dingwall Cape Breton Island.
Connecting land, body and soul into a weekend transformational experience in nature.
Golden Sun and Water is more than a weekend retreat. It is an experience in flow with yoga, be with nature and deepen heart and womb coherence. This unique experience brings you into deep connection with nature, your body, essence and radiance. A return to knowing we are nature and nature is us.
Location and Accommodation Options
Our retreat is consciously created to be close to the earth and each other...
Accommodation options are single, shared and group rates. Choose from the log room, 1 & 2 bedroom cabins or opt out of accommodation with the highlander locals pricing – all at the cozy and coastal Markland resort.
All retreat activities and accommodations are located at the stunning Markland Resort located in Dingwall, NS.
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HIGHLANDER LOCALS PRICING
If you live locally, have alternate accommodation or are opting into free camping in the area join us for this wonderful weekend experience. Package includes all activities and food but does not include accommodation.
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TWO BEDROOM DELUXE
The Deluxe Two Bedroom Log Room with two king beds and 3 pullout couches (shared accommodation). Groups of 3 or 4 encouraged for this option with a 15% discount when booked together.
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TWO BEDROOM COTTAGE
These are delightful self contained cottages with fully equipped kitchenettes, bathroom, living room with pull out sofa and two bedrooms with queen size bed. (private room - shared accommodation)
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THE LOGROOM SINGLE
The Log room is a spacious, comfortable single room with ensuite bathroom and a magnificent ocean view. It has sleeping capacity for one with a king size bed and a pull out sofa. (private accommodation)
This retreat was created for you & registration details
This is for the working mamas, faery women, priestesses, yogis, facilitators and nature lovers. Whether you are well on your path or just beginning your spiritual journey, this is for you.
This retreat is designed to support your deepening through feminine embodiment workshops, whale watching excursion, energy work practices, daily yoga and nourishing movement, meditation and more.
To reserve your spot you may register with a $500 deposit and set up a payment plan or pay in full. Please note spaces are limited.
If you are feeling the calling we would love to have you join us!
Nature - Sisterhood - Celebration- Elemental Wisdom - New Beginnings
These are the pillars of our weekend together.
Golden Sun and Water Retreat is a creational portal for women to return to the land and work with the elements and ceremony. To connect land, body and soul into a weekend transformational experience in nature.
A passageway that anchors you into nature, your body and remember that you are already deeply connected. A space to ease the mind from chasing, seeking and humbly open to what is here for you in the present moment. To pattern interrupt and rewire your nervous system towards ease and flow.
At the Golden Sun and Water Retreat you can expect:
A weekend where where you can (re)connect to your true essence, remember play as medicine and being with the space where new dreams and desires live.
Connect and develop relationship to elemental wisdom and the rose lineage. Remember the ways of water.
Nourish with daily yoga, meditation and breathwork classes.
Nightly community dinner and evening bonfires.
Water activities.
Guided embodiment practices, nature walks, ceremony, journaling and heart felt connection.
Reconnect with your inner landscape and nature.
Experience Dingwall and sacred land in a unique and fun way.
Relax and feel a sense of renewal.
Connect with other like hearted women.
What is included during the retreat:
Three night stay at the Markland (shared or single occupancy)
All meals included. A la carte off the regular menu.
All activities and ceremonies listed in the itinerary.
Whale watching tour and excursion to Pleasant Bay.
Experience the land and beauty of Cape Breton Island.
Gift package upon arrival.
Water ways & womb embodiment workshops with Rachel.
Daily morning yoga breathwork and meditation curated by Michelle.
Flower and water ceremony.
Community connection call one month before the retreat to prepare. Then a group Integration call one month after.
Golden Sun and Water Retreat was designed to for you to return to your natural essence and be witnessed in community.
An experience that stays with you long after this unique weekend experience has completed.
About the retreat facilitators
Hi! I’m Rachel, the founder of Ocean Alchemy!
Cold water surfing shaped my twenties and began my journey as a teacher and coach. Facilitating the first women’s surf retreats in Nova Scotia and working as a surf instructor ignited my deeper desire to serve and offer transformational experiences closely connected to the oceans medicine.
Being in the ocean in this capacity informed my internal compass toward what I now call the oceanic womb continuum. After years on the shore and in the ocean, the desire to connect with the wild inspired me to move to the highlands of Cape Breton.
The Cape Breton highlands opened me to nature in ways that have deeply shaped and changed my life. The sacred lands and people I have been deeply touched my heart. The mountains, trees and valleys have rooted my work into offering experiences that include nature as a medium for alchemy and transformation.
It would be an honour to journey with you!
I’m Michelle, a mindfulness facilitator and student of life.
I approach my personal journey with yoga, meditation and breath practices as a never ending journey back to the freedom of self, and that notion is at the heart of each class I teach.
Your practice is a chance to ground in your body, land in the present moment, create space in the mind, and explore how your practice can work for you.
There is a transformative power of recognizing self as part of nature, connecting to our resilience, synergy, and playful spirit.
