Welcome to The Nourish™️ Getaway for Women * May 1-3, 2026
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Sacred Circle. Living Wisdom. Ripple Forward. A purposeful pause for women seeking connection, renewal and a return to themselves.
Discover the beauty and tranquility of this rural haven near Elk Lake and just minutes from Victoria, BC, Canada.
Our gathering seamlessly blends the essence of a perfectly curated relaxed girlfriend getaway with a therapist facilitated wellness weekend focusing on nourishing the mind, body, and spirit accessing mental health tools and best practices and ancient wisdom traditions.
Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating weekend designed exclusively for women, set amidst serene landscapes just outside of Victoria, BC. Our weekend unfolds in and around a picturesque country estate oasis and a quaint berry farmhouse offering acres of lush greenery, tranquil surroundings, and elegantly designed interior spaces that exude peace and comfort.
Who This Experience is For:
- Women seeking a pause from busy life where you can be held
- Interested in forming deeper connections with other women while restoring connection to yourself
- Emotionally open to deeper self inquiry
- Desiring a different kind of getaway experience held in a beautiful setting 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
How the weekend will unfold:
Friday Evening: Arrival & Opening Circle
Arrive and exhale. Enjoy artisanal charcuterie bites and bubbly refreshments as you settle in and connect with the other women who will share this sacred weekend with you.
As the sun begins to soften, we’ll gather in our first circle — Nourish the Mind — led by therapist and retreat host Peggy Farah, LMHC, RCC. Rooted in the ancient tradition of sacred circle, this is a time for gentle introductions, deep listening, and heartfelt conversation. Together, we’ll begin to explore what truly nourishes us… and what leaves us feeling malnourished. A soft landing into the weekend — grounding, welcoming, and relatable.
Saturday Morning: Nourish the Body
Ease into the morning with freshly brewed coffee or tea and a self-serve breakfast from the wholesome and bountiful provisions offered at each house. Enjoy relaxed connection with your housemates before we gather again at Nourish House.
In Circle Two: Nourish the Body, we’ll explore our relationship with the body — through compassionate awareness, somatic practice, and a tender remembering that a positive relationship with our body is our birthright!
Afterward, choose the body-nourishing experience that most calls to you — or simply take time for rest and reflection. Your options include:
- Luxury Spa Experience: Relax into plush comfort, massage, and restorative waters overlooking the bay.
- Guided Kayak Tour: Paddle the tranquil inlet with a guided small group, immersed in the quiet beauty of the coast.
- Ocean Immersion Ritual: A symbolic facilitated cold-water plunge — releasing what no longer serves and receiving the strength to live your new intention.
- Tod Inlet Self-Guided Forest Walk: A gentle, scenic trail through lush woods leading to the serene bay — a time for quiet communion with nature.
We’ll reunite at Nourish House for a hearty, beautiful lunch — sharing stories, laughter, and reflections from the morning.
Saturday Afternoon: Nourish the Spirit
In the stillness of the afternoon, we’ll go deeper.
Circle Three: Nourish the Spirit invites you into timeless feminine wisdom and guided imagery rooted in ancient Celtic symbolism. Let the imagination open as you connect with what is deeply held yet long forgotten.
After circle, you’ll have spacious time for personal reflection — perhaps journaling, walking among the trees, creating art, or simply allowing your spirit to integrate what has unfolded.
Saturday Evening: Celebration & Connection
As the day closes, you’ll gather as a group once more — this time for an optional Celebration Dinner at a nearby estate winery. Over delicious food, gorgeous views and flowing conversation, you’ll toast to new friendships, soulful discoveries, and the beauty of being nourished together.
Sunday Morning: Closing & Farewell
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and morning connection before our Closing Circle — a final time to gather, share reflections, and offer gratitude to one another.
From here, you’re free to linger and explore — perhaps visiting Butchart Gardens, the seaside charm of Sidney by the Sea, or the vibrant streets of downtown Victoria — carrying with you the warmth, connection, and renewal of the weekend.
Where we will be gathering:
Nourish House Country Estate:
Accommodation and tuition:
Choose the space that feels most nourishing for you.
We will stay at two beautiful homes — Nourish House, our main retreat venue, and BerryFarm House, a spacious rural haven just twelve minutes away by car. Both offer a sense of peace, comfort, and connection to the land. You also have the option of booking yourself in to a local luxury resort or staying at home if you live local.
Transportation will be required between homes and to Saturday’s excursions. We encourage carpooling whenever possible — it’s part of the fun — though Uber and taxis are also readily available.
Tuition & Payment
Tuition ranges from $499-$1099 depending on your accommodation selection (see choices below). Payment is collected by credit card in USD once your retreat selections are confirmed.
To honour current exchage-rate disparaties, Canadian residing participants are welcome to pay by e-transfer in CAD offered at a favorable below market (1.25 CAD/USD) exchange rate to help create better accessibility and parity (converted prices are listed below).
Your Nourish™ Tuition Includes
- 2 nights’ accommodation at Nourish House or Berry Farm House
- Friday evening welcome reception with food and beverages
- Saturday and Sunday breakfast provisions (for those at the 2 houses)
- Saturday group lunch
- All sacred circles, guided practices, and weekend facilitation by Peggy Farah, LMHC, RCC
- Activity coordination and shared materials
- Welcome and parting gifts
Not Included
- Transportation to and during the retreat
- Optional winery celebration dinner on Saturday evening
- Additional fee for spa massage or guided kayak tour, if chosen
- Resort Room Fees (if choosing commuter option)
Accessibility & Community Care
At Deeper Cravings, we are devoted to cultivating a vibrant, diverse community of women and to making Nourish™ accessible to every woman-identified person who feels called to this work. To honor this commitment, we offer a range of accommodation and tuition options to suit different needs and budgets, as well as a limited number of financially supported spaces for those facing barriers to participation. If you feel drawn to attend but need support to make it possible, please reach out. We would be honored to explore what’s possible together.
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STAY AT NOURISH HOUSE: A Gorgeous gated country estate, with elegant furnishings and design. Enjoy the convenience of waking up in the location where we will gather for our group gatherings and circle sessions all weekend. Nourish House offers the option of shared rooms where you can register with your friend and share a room with a room with 2 twins or a King room (shared bathroom)
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STAY AT BERRYFARM HOUSE : A delightful and quiet large farmhouse retreat. This beautiful rural home is located a short drive (12 min) from Nourish House (our main retreat gathering space). This country FarmHouse has plenty of space, quiet and rest (and a hot tub for a late evening chats or a peaceful morning soak before we start the day)
PRIVATE LUXURY SUITE AT EITHER HOUSE: $1099 USD ($1370 CAD). For the utmost in luxury, privacy and spaciousness. Have a king suite with ensuite luxury bathroom and and King Bed to yourself, (ensuite private bathroom) Only 1 LEFT!
PRIVATE QUEEN ROOM AT BERRYFARM: $899 USD ($1120 CAD) With privacy and space. Have a room all to yourself with a lovely comfy queen bed, (shared bathroom) SOLD OUT
SHARED ROOM AT EITHER HOUSE: $750 USD/per person ($930 CAD) you will be sharing a King bed (both houses) or in a room with two twins (Nourish House only) Only 2 LEFT!
DORM ROOM (sleeps 4) AT BERRYFARM: $599 USD ($745 CAD) You will be rooming with up to 3 other retreat participants/new friends in a shared room (single sized beds). Harkening back to the fun of college or summer camp meeting new friends (shared bathroom). SOLD OUT
COMMUTER RATE/ RESORT STAY: $499USD ($620 CAD): For those who want all the same retreat activities but either live local or who want a beautiful luxury stay at the Brentwood Resort, a gorgeous option just a short drive from the retreat venue (requires self booking at the resort at current room rates – not included in this fee) Only 1 LEFT!
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TRAVEL NOTE: There are many options to get to Victoria from Washington State (valid passport required). The Coho car ferry from Port Angeles is a lovely way to travel and you can also cross the Northern border by car at Blaine and take the BC ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay.
Meet your guide:
Designed and facilitated by Peggy Farah, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC) with over 26 years experience as a helping professional and 13 years experience as a liscensed psychotherapist facilitating groups, retreats and workshops. Nourish™ invites you into a day of skillfully supported therapeutic practice, creative expression, mindful self-care, and heartfelt connection.
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) then Pay program fee
Cancellation Policy: 100% cancellation refund offered up until April 1st. If two register together for a shared room and one of you later cancels, the remaining participant will be converted to a private room stay and responsible for the additional cost associated. No refunds offered after April 1st. Thank you for your understanding.
Note: While therapeutic by design and led by a licensed psychotherapist Nourish™️ weekends are not designed as group therapy and therefore not covered by health insurance.
Nourish is currently offered for women and women identified people. While those who identify as femme leaning/femme presenting non-binary people are welcome to attend, please know that this experience will focus primarily on the lived experiences of women. We hope to expand to other gender identities as the program grows and flourishes.
Land Acknowledgment for Nourish Retreat – Saanich, BC,
It is with deep reverence and gratitude, we will gather on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, whose relationship with this land is ancient, enduring, and sacred.We honour the SENĆOŦEN-speaking nations — including the Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum, and Pauquachin — who have lived in reciprocity with this land for countless generations, tending its waters, forests, and living beings with care and wisdom. Here, near the shores of Elk Lake, we will pause to acknowledge not only the beauty of the natural world that surrounds us — the tall trees, the open sky, the mirrored stillness of 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.
Peggy Farah, LMHC, RCC Deeper Cravings 