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~ A Weekend of Sisterhood, Self-Love & Collective Healing ~You are warmly invited to a nourishing weekend retreat for South Asian women – an opportunity to rest, reconnect, and build community.
We will gather in sacred space on the New Moon to grow together in sisterhood, deepen self-love, and explore how we can collectively break free from patriarchal conditioning. Together, we will honour our roots, reclaim our power, and cultivate deep healing in a safe space.
THIS RETREAT IS AN INVITATION TO:
--> Celebrate, grow, and heal in sisterhood – strengthening the bonds of support, trust and shared wisdom.
--> Cultivate self-love – releasing inherited wounds and stepping fully into your whole selves.
--> Address patriarchal conditioning – explore ways we can dismantle limiting structures, reclaim our voices, and create meaningful change.
Through ancestral healing practices, movement, ritual, nature immersion, and creative expression – we will weave together the threads of our collective wisdom, resilience, and joy.
OUR WEEKEND WILL INCLUDE:
– Circles with the opportunity to share from the heart in a safe, nurturing space
– Ancestral ritual and practices
– Trauma-informed movement including asana
– Creative expression
– Nature reconnection
– Deep relaxation and integration time
– Storytelling and reflective writing
– Four delicious and nutritious locally sourced vegan meals over two days
– Onsite camping (or you may choose to organize alternate accommodation nearby)
– A beautiful and sacred earthen studio setting
This intentional gathering is a rare opportunity to pause, reflect, and reclaim the gifts of our heritage – while forging a path forward that is rooted in both personal empowerment and collective liberation.
Being a part of the South Asian diaspora comes with unique challenges, and together we can start to unravel our struggles, release what no longer serves, and reclaim the gifts of our ancestry – while bringing upliftment and balance to our full selves.
Dharti Mata Centre – nestled on on 5.5 acres of natural forest and farmland – is just 10 – 20 minutes from all three mainland ferry terminals, located on the outskirts of South Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, BC.
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FOR FULL DETAILS + REGISTRATION PLEASE VISIT:
https://vedicpriestesstemple.com/south-asian-women-healing-retreat-vancouver-island-bc/
**PLEASE SHARE THIS EVENT WITH YOUR SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN FRIENDS - thank you so much!
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YOUR RETREAT FACILITATORS
Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)
A Punjabi woman born into the Vedic lineage, Satya (she/her) has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 23 years. Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors from North India. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 16 years.
Satya recently completed a leadership training with a focus on Trauma-informed Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Coaching.
Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual, and a 1-1 coach on the west coast of BC, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.
Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook). Sign up for Satya’s newsletter at www.vedicpriestesstemple.com.
Per Sekhon
Per (she/her) is of Punjabi Indian descent and the daughter of immigrant parents. Her lived experiences provide her with a deep understanding of the diverse needs of the communities she serves. A lifelong learner and active community volunteer, she is passionate about creating spaces for connection, growth, and healing.
Per is a dedicated Social Worker, Learning Design Specialist, and Facilitator with over 30 years of experience in the Federal Government of Canada and the non-profit sector. She brings a rich blend of expertise in counselling, community development, and human-centred leadership. Her work focuses on fostering resiliency, enhancing communication, and empowering individuals through a healing-informed approach. Her current day job focuses on working with BIPOC communities.
Per also teaches yoga at the University of Victoria, where she integrates cultural wisdom with movement practices. She is a deeply committed mother who is raising her child with a strong sense of identity, resilience, and cultural pride. This commitment extends to sharing knowledge, fostering leadership, and encouraging others to embrace their roots while forging new paths.
Through her work and service, Per strives to honour the sacrifices of those who came before her while empowering herself and others to navigate the world with confidence and compassion. She continues to deepen her connection to herself and her ancestors through yoga, community, and service.
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WHAT PAST SOUTH ASIAN RETREAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING:
"What a beautiful day in an absolutely beautiful place! Thank you so much for a wonderful day with amazing women including you two. I am so glad I met you. The venue, the hospitality, the food - an absolutely perfect place to hold such a retreat like this. I also appreciated that I was in a room with women who understand and get me. I felt like this was the safest space I have been in, in a while. There's something about being around women that are different, but there's still a commonality. I felt understood and like I didn't need to explain myself, or that I was "different" or the "other. Thanks again so much. I look forward to future events.”
~ Sonya B
“The South Asian women’s retreat was a very special day. We all had varying origins and of Indian ancestry, and regardless of where and how we were brought up, we often experienced similar challenges. Of course, we had unique experiences too, which we were able to discuss in the safe space provided. For me, I went in feeling “not Indian enough” based on my mixed ancestry and a lack of traditional foundation. But I was not alone. And, in the end, this turned out to be a retreat that I felt most comfortable at. Not to mention the incredible studio we were supported in.”
~ Tamara G
"I appreciated the location - what a beautiful place for reflection, connection, rest and rejuvenation; the ever available and varied nutrition to keep us nourished and satisfied; the facilitation - both facilitators brought knowledge, insight, heart and a good balance of interaction versus quiet reflection; and, community - the ability to interact and connect with other South Asian women with similar lived experiences, even though we come from unique backgrounds within the diaspora. Please keep creating more opportunities to gather, share, heal and connect. Great, heart-aligned and necessary work!"
~ Pamela D
"A most nourishing weekend full of ancestral stories, food, ritual, and reclamation. Connecting, laughing, crying, learning, and feasting with each other really helped me understand the gift of South Asian sisterhood, identity, and strength."
~ Ria D
"What a gift the South Asian women’s retreat has been! The retreat has given me so many opportunities to witness and be witnessed, and be held in a community that is bound together by shared lived experiences without dismissing the different challenges we all face. I appreciated the opportunity to listen, to share, to move our bodies and be in sacred ritual together. Our facilitators had so thoughtfully weaved together the weekend; incorporating aspects of personal reflection, connecting over sisterhood and dialogue around suffering, joy, anger, ancestors and possibilities."
~ Kiren A
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FOR FULL DETAILS + REGISTRATION PLEASE VISIT:
https://vedicpriestesstemple.com/south-asian-women-healing-retreat-vancouver-island-bc/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2021 Brothers Rd, Nanaimo District, BC V9X 1R8, Canada, 2021 Brothers Rd, Nanaimo District, BC V9X 1R8, Canada,Nanaimo, British Columbia
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