Programs
Monkey Valley Retreat Centre Programs and Workshops
The programs at the Monkey Valley Retreat Centre allow intimate contact with nature to help participants deepen into their own true nature.
To foster connection with the earth, most programs are conducted entirely outdoors, with participants camping and sleeping on the earth.
Programs combine ancient and contemporary methods for opening our awareness of interconnectedness with the earth and with each other.
To hear a 30-minute radio interview about the vision fast and the teaching of the four directions, see Vancouver’s Co-op Radio (CFRO 102.7 FM) web site. The interview was for a radio show called Conscious Living. Listen to the interview to find out more about this thing called a vision fast.
We are happy to create a program to meet the needs of your group. Please contact us to discuss your group’s needs, interests, and goals.
New! Chi Running and Yoga Retreat
2011 Dates TBD
ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T’ai Chi with the power and energy of running to 
create a revolutionary running form and philosophy that takes the pounding, pain, and potential damage out of the sport of running. The ChiRunning program increases mental clarity and focus, enhances the joy of running, and turns running into a safe and effective life-long program for health, fitness, and well-being.
Yoga is a millenia-old discipline that provides the perfect complement to your running practice. It brings suppleness to the entire body, builds core strength, and safely releases the lactic acid that builds up in the muscles during a run. The relaxation that yoga brings allows your body to run for longer distances with ease. More…
Vision Fast Retreat
2011 Dates TBD
3-day fast
To arrange a customized individual vision fast for other dates, contact Karen at 604.251.6337.
The vision fast is a cross-cultural ceremony that brings guidance and healing through solo time in wild nature. This journey can be seen as having two functions: a rite of passage to mark an important transition in your life; and a rite of renewal to renew or strengthen your connection to yourself, to the earth, and to the sacred dimension in your life.
The vision fast can be used for inquiry and celebration of life at any time of change. For example, in today’s business world a person might fast to address the challenges related to career change, whether through choice or job loss. How do we take care of our physical needs and financial responsibilities, while expressing ourselves through work that brings us joy? How do we balance finding a place in our culture with finding our own unique path? How do we earn a living that is in alignment with our deepest values? How do we shapeshift our skills and experience to create a new green economy? More…
The Wisdom of the Four Directions: Finding Healing and Guidance in Nature—A Summer Solstice Celebration
June 25, 2011
This solstice daytrip in North Vancouver will teach you tools and ceremonies for working with nature to celebrate the turning of the year while you access your own inner guidance and the guidance that nature can bring. This could be in the form of answers to questions, deepening connection with the greater mystery, healing, letting go, accepting, or gaining new strength. Whatever you need is available to you, and can be reflected to you through the mirror of nature. You will learn different ways of working with the four directions to access this guidance. More…
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