08/30/2026
We’re very excited to share a new intimate retreat experience coming this September. 👉
“Reclaiming the Inheritance of Self”
A Weekend Retreat for Secondary Grief, Family Disconnection & Reclaiming What Remains Yours
September 26 & 27, 2026
Private Beachside Villa | Wasaga Beach
With Simone Shears & Justine Sanderson
Grief does not always end with the death of someone we love.
Sometimes another layer follows.
Family relationships change. Roles shift. Trust is fractured. Belonging feels uncertain. Legal or inheritance conflict can become intertwined with grief. We may find ourselves mourning not only the person who died but relationships, traditions, security, identity and the version of ourselves that existed before everything changed.
Reclaiming the Inheritance of Self is a two-day wellness retreat for those navigating these often-unspoken experiences of secondary grief.
Through lived experience, guided reflection, nervous system awareness, gentle somatic practices, breath, movement, restorative yoga, sound, voice, storytelling, writing, creative expression, humour and ritual, we’ll create space to honour what has happened while exploring what still belongs to you.
This weekend is not about forcing forgiveness, fixing family relationships or pretending painful experiences no longer matter.
Instead, we’ll explore questions such as:
What else have I been grieving?
What has this experience asked my body to carry?
Where has what happened begun to shape my identity?
What belongs to me and what no longer does?
And perhaps most importantly:
What is my inheritance that no one else can divide, withhold or take away?
We call this your Internal Inheritance, your values, wisdom, creativity, humour, resilience, voice and the inner resources that remain uniquely your own.
Throughout the weekend we’ll explore secondary and disenfranchised grief, relational loss, nervous system awareness, compassionate witnessing, gentle movement and sound, boundaries, expression, identity, creativity, the return of lightness and the creation of a personal Living Legacy to carry forward.
RETREAT DETAILS
Saturday, September 26 | 9:30am–9pm
Sunday, September 27 | 9:30am–4pm
Arrive at 9:30am for tea, settling in and connection. Programming begins at 10am both days.
The retreat takes place at a private beachside villa in Wasaga Beach. The exact address is provided to registered guests.
Nourishing vegetarian meals, snacks and refreshments are included throughout the weekend.
DAY GUEST | $495
Includes the full two-day retreat, Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch, snacks and refreshments. Day guests return home Saturday evening and come back Sunday morning.
OVERNIGHT GUEST | $645
Includes the full retreat plus your own private room with a queen bed Saturday night, Sunday breakfast and all other retreat meals.
We’re keeping this experience intentionally intimate with only 10 participants total, including just 4 private overnight rooms.
The retreat will be facilitated by Simone Shears, Certified Grief Support Counselor, educator and holistic wellness practitioner with more than 30 years of experience supporting individuals and groups and Justine Sanderson, musician, sound and voice facilitator, restorative yoga teacher and co-founder of Lotus Sound.
Both bring professional experience alongside deeply personal lived experience of grief to the weekend.
Something may have been lost. But not everything was taken. Join us for this very special retreat experience this fall.
Payment plans are now available at https://tinyurl.com/4ba27fk7
Registration is open at https://tinyurl.com/mwx8bnhw
For more details visit https://tinyurl.com/5n6sfctz
