HEALING ~ CONNECTION ~ FREEDOM
The revolution of our time, is to be fully inhabiting our bodies and connected to our own power & brilliance!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
RISE UP RETREAT
For Highly Sensitives, empaths and neuro divergents
August.30th-September.2nd 2026
Leviathan Studio, Lasqueti Island, BC
Calling you home to yourself, community, connection and your innate gifts
Do you find yourself going through your life feeling different, disconnected, misunderstood, alone and trying to fit into the social norms that society expects? While struggling with anxiety, chronic pain, depression, overwhelm and burnout? Most of all feeling flawed, different and under-resourced to navigate through the challenges of being highly sensitive, empathic, and neuro divergent?
Are you tired of living this way and tired of asking, “is this really all there is?” Do you have a deeper knowing in you that YOU have so much more inside of you to experience, explore and share with the world? Are you tired of living in a cycle of depletion and disempowerment?
If you have answered YES, then we would like to invite YOU to join us for the first ever RISE UP RETREAT created especially for highly sensitives, empaths, and neuro divergents, by a collective of highly sensitives, empaths and neuro divergents.
Over the course of 3 days we will come together on a beautiful off grid island, surrounded by nature, water and tranquillity. You will be welcomed into a most unforgettable safe, supportive and loving environment, where we will embark on a powerful journey to learn, understand and celebrate the incredible gifts and explore and discuss some of the real challenges that come with these traits. Most importantly to explore a variety of tools, practices and resources that can make a life changing difference in improving your health, well being, self acceptance, self empowerment and ability to THRIVE!
Foundational practices and components of this retreat include:
-Welcome and orientation evening
-Somatic movement and sensory awareness practices to support sensitive nervous systems, and help re-wire from anxiety, tension, depression, burnout, stored trauma, chronic pain & more.
-Morning mobility movement classes to wake up the body and mind and stimulate lymphatic flow.
-EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques). EFT was developed in the 90s by Gary Craig. By tapping into the subconscious mind we can dissolve limiting beliefs and release emotional blocks to allow more ease, flow and wellness into all aspects of our lives.
-Group talks and discussion led by facilitators on the challenges of being highly sensitive, empathic, and neuro divergent, as well as the incredible gifts that come with these traits when we start to understand ourselves and these traits more deeply and how to care for our unique nervous systems. We will also explore and discuss different modalities and resources that can support you on your journey towards not just surviving, but thriving. As well as personal journeys of understanding and engaging with these traits, with an emphasis on deep honesty, mindset, self acceptance and self empowerment.
-Journaling practices for mental health.
-Sound and vocal expression. We will explore gentle and nourishing sound/mantra, as well some fun vocal exercises to free the voice and release stuck energy through sound.
-Live concert and dance party
-Afternoon breaks and free time to soak in the beautiful natural surroundings and tranquility.
-Closing circle and time to debrief and discuss key takeaways from retreat.
This weekend is about fostering a sense of belonging and connection while supporting YOU in building community, resilience, knowledge and a rich resource toolkit that you will take away with you, to support you on your journey.
Meet your facilitators:
Angelica Challenger
Somatic Movement Educator, Musician & Creative
Mandi Funk
Quantum Healing Conduit and Mindset Transformation Coach
Emily Spiller
Certified EFT Practitioner, Musician and Living Foods Educator
Retreat Cost: $975.00
Retreat Includes:
3 nights of camping
Meals, snacks and refreshments
On island return transportation from ferry to venue
Sauna and pond access
Time to relax in nature and enjoy the Island
SPACE IS LIMITED AND WE EXPECT THIS RETREAT TO FILL UP QUICKLY, SO DONT WAIT TO REGISTER
Click HERE to register
For any inquiries, please email: [email protected]
Upcoming Classes:
COME HOME TO CALM CLASS
Wednesday July.8th 5:30-6:15
ONLINE
In this short online class I will guide you through slow and gentle movements that will help to balance and regulate your nervous system and help you re wire through neuro plasticity and sensory awareness practices to release the grip of stress, tension, anxiety, depression, stored trauma & burnout. To restore a sense of safety, connection to yourself and to the present moment.
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Testimonials:
Participating in Angelica's Somatics Classes has left me much more hopeful about achieving long lasting recovery from chronic pain, posture, and balance issues for which other physical therapies have only provided temporary relief. Angelica brings the sensitivity and empathy to her coaching that allows you to safely let go of the emotional tensions that underlie most physical tightness and restricted movement.
N Cost, MA Family Therapist
Angelica is a true healer. Her compassion, deep knowledge of Somatics and the human body, her calm and caring demeanor always put me at ease. I have taken several classes from her and also some private sessions, and honestly what she does sometimes feels like magic (thanks to her comprehensive knowledge of the human body). Recently during a private session I went from being in extreme pain after pulling a muscle in my shoulder, to within 10 minutes finding my body calming down, the tension releasing and the pain greatly diminished. I was astonished at how quickly my shoulder recovered over the next couple of days. I highly recommend Angelica’s work!
-A.A
I did a four week somatics course with Angelica, and I can say with all honesty that it continues to help me on many levels. She is an inspired and confident teacher who cares deeply about her students. I was able to feel comfortable in slowing down while I developed more knowledge and balance in how I relate with my body and movement. There was a feeling of safety, and plenty of joy and laughter along the way as well. This is proving to be beneficial in caring for my long-term health!
- S White
The somatic movement series I completed with Angelica increased the awareness of my body and how to be more conscious in my everyday movements. Focusing in class on how I moved my body helped me address some poor posture habits I had developed over the years and gave me encouragement to correct them. I also found these somatic classes had a calming effect on me which carried over into the following days.
- Russ D
Private Sessions:
Somatic Movement Private sessions
with Angelica Challenger
Are you living with chronic pain & tension, anxiety, depression, dysregulation, chronic health issues, stored trauma & more.
Are you tired of living in the grips of this cycle, while at the same time, feeling afraid to venture from this limited and stuck place, because it's what has felt safe and familiar?
I know this place well. I am someone who has dealt with a lifetime of anxiety, dysregulation, depression, chronic pain, tension and more. I thought that this was just the way I was going to live the rest of my life, and that I was powerless and doomed.
Through the gentle healing I have found through the somatic movement and sensory awareness practices I teach, it has enabled me to expand into more of my being that I always believed was possible, but never truly had access too. It has allowed me to experience so much greater presence and connection to myself and in relationship with others. It has given me the inner resources to become a performing musician (which has always been my dream.) It has allowed me to step into creating a business that I love, where I get to support others in experiencing more of their wholeness, well being and incredible potential.
Is there a deeper calling in you that is yearning to experience yourself and potential more fully?
Do you feel that there is so much more inside you that is hungry to be touched and experienced and shared with the world, but you just need to feel greater safety inside yourself and to feel more resourced and supported? Do you know that there is nothing wrong with you and that you are not failing. We just simply need to learn the skills to develop, grow and expand.
Please see packages and rates section for session length and rate. Each session includes spending time addressing what is most limiting you and your well being and freedom of movement as well as a follow up check in and review with customized movement practices, tools and resources to support you lifelong!