Collective Pause Retreat: The Pause Between

Healing in community, returning through the body.

About this Event


Collective Pause Retreat: The Pause Between. Healing in community, returning through the body.

This is a 3-day retreat with the option to book for all 3 days or just the day retreat.

Our Collective Pause Retreats are designed to:

• Create a healing sanctuary for bodies to rest, reconnect, and reclaim space through somatic and community-based practices.
• Interrupt cycles of burnout and trauma, offering intentional pause and nervous system repair in a world that often demands overperformance from marginalized communities.
• Honour Indigenous teachings that remind us of the interconnectedness of land, body, and spirit, and invite participants to engage with practices of reciprocity, respect, and cultural humility.
• Foster embodied leadership rooted in softness, self-trust, and community accountability rather than urgency and individualism.
• Integrate grief, joy, and resistance through movement, breathwork, collective processing, and cultural rituals that honour the fullness of our experiences.
• Provide trauma-informed space where participants can safely explore their own healing, unlearn harmful internalized narratives, and build capacity for sustainable advocacy and care.
• Model liberation in practice, reminding us that rest, joy, and collective care are not luxuries, but necessary acts of resistance and survival. Accessibility and Inclusion: We recognize that systemic barriers often limit access to healing spaces. To support equity and inclusivity, Indigenous participants and those from marginalized communities are welcome to reach out if cost is a barrier, as price offsets are available. Transportation can also be arranged for attendees in Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge who are concerned about the distance. Email: aW5mbyB8IHRlYW9jYW5hZGEgISBjb20=

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Friday


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Arrival & Check-In

Info: Gentle welcomes, tea & grounding snacks. Participants settle into their rooms and explore the space.

🕑: 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Opening Circle: Arriving in Body & Spirit
Host: Nicole Brown Faulknor

Info: Guided somatic meditation, land acknowledgment, and intention setting.

🕑: 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Sound Bath & Gentle Release
Host: Guest sound healer

Info: Restorative vibrations to soothe the nervous system and prepare for sleep.

Saturday


🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Morning Movement & Breathwork

Info: Slow, intentional breath and body-based practice.

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Breakfast + Morning Reflections

🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Workshop: Embodied Boundaries & Safety

Info: Exploring how trauma lives in the body and how to reclaim space, voice, and power.

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break & Gentle Integration

🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Healing Through Art: Creative Grief & Expression

Info: Art as a tool for ritual, memory, and embodied storytelling.

(All materials provided)

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Lunch & Outdoor Pause

🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Collective Grief Circle
Host: Nicole and guest facilitator

Info: Guided communal processing with ritual, drumming, and deep listening.

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Rest & Integration Time

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Afro-Diasporic Movement Session: Joy in Motion
Host: Guest dance facilitator

Info: Movement as resistance, rhythm, and cultural remembrance.

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 AM
Dinner + Open Conversation

🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Evening Fire Circle: Stories, Songs & Silence

Info: Ancestral honoring, storytelling, spoken word, and reflective silence under the stars.

Sunday


🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:15 AM
Nature Walk & Sensory Meditation

🕑: 08:30 PM - 09:15 AM
Breakfast

🕑: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Closing Workshop: Integration & Intentions

Info: Mapping your healing. How do we carry softness, power, and pause back into daily life?

🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Final Reflection Circle + Shared Affirmations

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 AM
Lunch + Goodbye Ritual

Info: Parting gifts, resource packages, hugs, and collective gratitude.

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