TOUCHING THE BRUISE: A GRIEF RETREAT on bowen Island
Saturday, November 30th, 12:00–6:00 PM, 2025
WHERE
Nectar Yoga Dome, Bowen Island, BC
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Grief lives in the body. It arrives not only through loss, but through love, transition, and the unmet hopes we quietly carry. Touching the Bruise is a one-day grief retreat co-facilitated by Andrea Clark, co-founder of Nectar Retreat and Mist Thermal, and Chloe Dierkes, a Threshold Doula and ritual guide who supports life’s sacred beginnings and endings.
This experience invites you to tend to your grief through gentle somatic practices, sacred ritual, and shared reflection—held in the safety of community and ceremony.
Together, we will move through three phases: What Was, What Is, and What Will Be.
Through guided movement, journaling, meditation, grief rituals, and time in nature, we’ll honour all that has been lost and all that continues to live inside us. You’ll be invited to connect with the land, create personal offerings for the altar, and participate in practices like a grief survey, death meditation, stone and fire rituals, and a sound bath for integration.
This day is not about fixing grief; it’s about making space for it, witnessing it, and finding a way to walk with it more gently.
What to bring:
A journal and pen
Comfortable layers, including warm socks
A sentimental item: photo, trinket, or symbolic object representing a loss (person, pet, relationship, dream, etc.)
Optional: A poem or quote about grief, a cozy item from a loved one (blanket, scarf, etc.), or your childhood comfort object
Pricing: $189 (+ tax)
Learn more about Chloe at www.chloedierkes.com
