Honouring the Sacred in Our Lives — A meditation retreat

The culture and pace of life in modern society carries many challenges.  Work and family demands, the state of the world, and the sheer exhaustion of navigating it all, can lead to a pervasive numbness we refer to as burnout.  Healing can happen.  However it requires us to allow — and care for — our own suffering in order to reconnect with ourselves, our joy and the sacred places of meaning in our lives.  From this vantage we can once again see the miracle and blessing that is unfolding all around us — not to deny the challenge, but to hold it in a bigger container.  Retreat provides the space, quiet and container needed to invite this healing to occur.

Join Dr. Mark Sherman, and fellow retreatants, in the rainforest of Sukawati, near Ubud, Bali.  The focus of this retreat is to interweave mindfulness meditation practices with traditional Balinese healing ceremonies and therapies in order to invite a deep sense of healing and restoration.  This 7 day retreat will teach basic and more advanced meditation skills, allowing significant practice times for formal and informal mindfulness, while immersed in the restful and picturesque sanctuary that is Solana Bali.  Silent periods of meditation will be interspersed with walking practice, yoga, mindful inquiry, group discussion, and time for self exploration and rest.  Traditional Balinese water and fire ceremony blessings will be offered during the week, as well as Balinese bodywork for each participant.

This retreat will take place at Solana Bali, a luxury eco-retreat located in the lush jungle outside of Ubud — the artistic, cultural and spiritual heart of Bali, Indonesia.  The centre has a pool, sauna, cold plunge, and many walking trails in the forest. All Of the Jungle View Bungalows and Bamboo Earth Villa accommodations will be shared (2 people per accommodation) and allow for abundant relaxation.  Arrivals and introductions will be in the late afternoon of Saturday, February 13, 2027  and the retreat will end after lunch on Friday, February 19, 2027.  Tuition includes accommodation, 2 buffet meals per day (brunch and dinner), two Balinese massages and transportation to and from the airport, as required. 

• Early Bird Registration — $2925 (until May 31, 2026)
• Standard Registration — $3250 (June 1, 2026 – Feb 12, 2027)

This retreat has a 16  person limit.  Please register through this page (see below) or by contacting Mark.

Please consider using carbon offsets to reduce the carbon footprint of this retreat. Please see www.less.ca.