The Nourish™️ Experience for Helping Professionals

Victoria, BC 🇨🇦 March 26 & 27, 2026

A Restorative Retreat for Professional Women Seeking Rest and Connection.

Therapists, counsellors, social workers, doctors, psychologists, dieticians, healers – all you women who provide emotional, psychological and spiritual support to others in your day to day work, step away from supporting others to let yourself be held, replenished and witnessed.

Calm the Mind. Befriend the Body. Nourish the Spirit.

In a life that rarely offers pause, especially when you’re caring for others in these challenging times – Nourish™️ offers something quietly radical: peace and space. Space to slow down and be deeply seen and held in a peaceful therapeutic container and a gorgeous, serene setting. No expectations to perform. No requirement for perfection. Here we honour both the beauty and the mess of life equally. This is a space to simply be. It all belongs.

Nourish™️ invites a return to what is essential — present authentic connection, ancient wisdom, shared reflection, belonging and rest.

We gather as professionals whose hearts are focused on service to others – whether in the therapy office, clinics, hospitals or living rooms. Through the Nourish™️ experience we are invited to shift our energy from outward listening to listen inward and to allow our hearts to receive. This experience offers a blend of a beautifully curated relaxing wellness retreat with the depth and growth possibility of an experienced therapist-led processing circle and the wisdom and tradition of a Celtic ancient ritual — all held in a serene and beautiful setting. This is a gathering of heart-centered women seeking a mix of spacious rest, meaningful connection, healing teachings from both modern mental health and ancient Celtic wisdom tradition, and deep reflection set in a beautiful setting.

This experience is rooted in the healing modalities of psychotherapy—drawing from approaches like, depth psychology, attachment theory, EMDR-informed resourcing, somatic and eco-therapies —all anchored by the wisdom of ancient ancestral traditions. It is offered in a setting that is a luxurious sanctuary rather than a clinician’s office. At Nourish™ beautiful serene spaces, reverence for nature and stillness are partners in the process.

Who This Experience Is For:

This is for you are a women (or femme leaning non-binary person) who is:

• A healing or helping professional (therapist/counsellor, psychologist, doctor, social worker etc) – and seek a therapeutic pause where you yourself can be held
• Interested in forming deeper connections with other helping professionals while restoring connection to yourself
• Emotionally/spiritually open to deeper inquiry
• Desiring a different kind of retreat experience held in a luxurious location with an elevated feel
• Feeling called to step out of daily life and return to inner presence
• Drawn to an invitation into a carefully held, resonant ongoing community of likeminded women

Where you will be staying:

Nourish is being held at the Parkside Hotel and Spa, a beautiful serene oasis in the middle of downtown Victoria (Just blocks from the coho and clipper ferry terminals), next door to the gorgeous 180 acre Beacon Hill Park. This award winning property is known for it’s eco-friendly design and focus on sustainability while offering elevated stays and a commitment to providing warm and friendly hospitality. The minute you enter the lobby atrium you are given an immediate invitation to unfold into mindfulness with its’ tropical plants, mini lights, koi pond, and cozy seating

The flow of the experience:

Thursday evening March 26:

Welcome  Arrive, check in to your beautiful suite and gather in the lobby to meet your host and receive a welcome gift and gentle introductions

Dinner Together – Gather together for a group dinner at a beautiful nearby local bistro to kick off your experience of Nourish™️and begin to form your new connections in preparation for our special experience together.

Late Evening ritual – Nourish the Mind – Experience a unique calming ritual called ‘Drift’ this is a floating sound bath. You will be guided into the space where a resort pool is transformed into a peaceful sanctuary with soothing lighting and sounds. You will be offered a plush robe and the opportunity to float for over an hour on a queen sized floating mattress while listening to sounds that will transport the mind into soothing state of calm (option to experience the sound bath on pool deck for those who prefer)

Friday Morning March 27:

Morning Gathering  – Nourish the Mind continued – Gather for a round of more structured introductions with one another and an opening discussion about what it means to live truly nourished.

Nourish the Body  – During this session we explore our connection/disconnection with our bodies especially as they age and change and reflect on the systemic barriers that have held us at a distance from the wisdom and beauty of our own bodies. We will then move into small groups for a 2 hour gentle embodied self-care practice (choosing between spa massage, forest bathing/nature walk or cycle, embodied art making). All providing opportunities to reflect on cultivating a more loving and reverent relationship with your body

Friday Afternoon:

Lunch break  – Time to rest and replenish. Gather back together for a shared healthy and bountiful lunch in the sky lounge enjoying the beautiful views of the city.

Nourish the Spirit  – This will be held in an ancient Celtic ancestral tradition of a sacred circle involving deep listening and optional sharing. Together we will explore timeless teachings and Celtic ancestral wisdom for how to nourish the spirit through therapeutic group process in a supportive circle. You will be offered beautiful guided imagery and introduced to symbols rooted in ancient teachings to transport you to something deeply held but long forgotten. During this circle you will be given time for personal individual silent processing and engage in practices that are meaningful to you personally such as meditation,  reflective journaling, or simply quietly allowing your spirit to integrate the rich sharing and wisdom you’ve just encountered.

Closing Circle – Integration, reflection, intention setting for personal self-care commitments and a welcome into an ongoing community of nourished women.

Friday Evening:

Optional Second Group Dinner  – Those who want to carry on the conversation and who are staying in town another night will gather together for another group dinner at a different beautiful nearby local restaurant to culminate your experience of Nourish™️and strengthen our new connections.

Meet your guide:

Your investment in yourself

There will be two separate payments: a program fee paid to Deeper Cravings upon registration and an accommodation booking fee paid directly to our resort hosts:

$599 USD per person (program fee)

Special Canadian resident rate available (please inquire)

Program Fee Includes:

• Professional facilitation and education with a licensed, and experienced trauma informed clinician (LMHC, RCC) held in a gorgeous light filled roof top meeting space with floor to ceiling windows, comfy living room style furnishings and outdoor patio spaces with beautiful roof top views of the ocean, mountains, the park and the city.
• Welcome gathering dinner on Thursday March 26 at a lovely and popular Mediterranean bistro 1 min drive or 5 min walk from the hotel.
• Late evening relaxation floating sound bath The unique ‘Drift’ Experience, facilitated by a seasoned yoga and sound meditation instructor, with fluffy robes, cozy queen sized individual mattresses floating under soft lighting in a huge resort pool.
• A private video connection call prior to the retreat (optional, for those new to Deeper Cravings)
• Friday, a bountiful and hearty lunch served in the gorgeous light filled sky lounge on the top floor of the resort with beautiful views
• Retreat supplies: journals, art supplies, and a parting symbolic gift

Plus an additional $165 USD approximately ($225 CAD) Thursday night special group discount accommodation fee is for a one bedroom delux suite (either a King or Queen bed). Charged in Canadian dollars by our resort hosts. This USD price is an estimate as will depend on exact exchange rates at the time of booking, (Additional nights can be booked at this same discounted rate for those desiring a longer stay either before or after the event)

Above fees do not include: optional 2nd night restaurant dinner nor the additional fee for the spa massage service if selected as your morning embodiment activity.

At Deeper Cravings we are committed to growing a robust and diverse community of women and making Nourish™️ accessible for any person who feels called to the experience. Limited financially supported spots are available for those facing financial barriers to accessing the program. Please inquire if you require this support. Nourish™️ is a ripple forward movement. As such a portion of proceeds from all Nourish retreats™️ will fund scholarship spots at future events for people experiencing financial hardship or other barriers to attendance.

Registration Process:

Space is limited intentionally to keep the group intimate. The last women’s Nourish™️ retreat sold out in 1 day! Early Registration Strongly Encouraged.

• Fill out the quick form by clicking the button below
• Have a connection call with Peggy (optional) and Pay program fee
• Book room directly with hotel (minimum 1 night stay)

Cancellation Policy: The program fee will be fully refunded in the case of cancellation up until January 10, 2026.  After January 10, 2026 the tuition fee is non-refundable but you will be assisted to attempt to transfer your spot to a friend or colleague. The additional fee for spa service (if selected) can be fully refunded up until 72 hours prior to the event.

Mobility Accessibility: The hotel and venue is wheelchair accessible. Modifications can be made for the sound bath to allow for easier access for those requiring accommodations. The Friday evening restaurant is a 5 minute walk from the hotel but does have some hills to navigate. Taxi and Uber are readily available for those who prefer. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Please mention any accessibility needs in the registration form.

Also be sure to explore:

The Nourish™️Circle is a monthly membership community for women, offering soulful connection, guided practices and nourishing wisdom.  It includes a library of guided meditations, monthly live online calls with Peggy, journal prompts and gentle inspiration to sustain your journey.

Nourish™ Women’s Weekends offering echos of the same therapeutic elements including the sacred circle but marrying it with the light-hearted escape of a relaxed girlfriend getaway, open to all who identify as a women (not just those who identify as professional caregivers) 

Nourish™️ for Couples offering transformational teachings over a long weekend to take your relationship to the next level.

LAND ACKNOWLEGEMENT

It is with deep reverence and gratitude, we will gather on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples, whose relationship with this land is ancient, enduring, and sacred — including the Songhees and Esquimalt nations — who have lived in reciprocity with this land for countless generations, tending its waters, forests, and living beings with care and wisdom. Here we will pause to acknowledge not only the beauty of the natural world that surrounds us — the tall trees, the open sky, the movements of the ocean water — but the deep, ongoing presence of Indigenous stewards whose teachings remind us that land is not a resource, but a relative. As we circle to nourish body, mind, and spirit, we commit to listening more deeply — to the land, to each other, and to the truths of history — and to walking gently in the footsteps of those who have come before. May this time together be not only a sanctuary for healing, but a space of humble recognition, respect, and renewal in relationship with the land and its Indigenous Peoples.