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Summer Frolic
A Women’s Retreat to Return to Joy!
Summer is a season that naturally invites us back into joy, freedom, connection, and aliveness. As the days grow warmer and brighter, this retreat is an invitation to open the heart, reconnect with pleasure and play, and allow joy to move through you more fully and freely.
In this nourishing half-day retreat, we’ll explore practices that support the expression and embodiment of joy, as a state that can be cultivated, felt, and anchored into the body and nervous system. Through Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), reflection, movement, breathwork, and heart-opening experiences, we’ll gently explore the thoughts, patterns, and behaviours that can inhibit joy and learn how to create new pathways for vitality, openness, and authentic expression.
Together, we’ll move through guided practices including meditation, breathwork, and the transformative “Shake the Dust” practice, creating space for energy, emotion, and life force to move freely through the body. We’ll also explore the importance of allowing the full spectrum of emotion, recognizing that joy deepens when we make room for the fullness of our human experience.
This is a space to celebrate being alive.
To laugh, move, soften, connect, and remember the joy that already lives within you.
A return to joy.
A return to self.
A return to summer.
This Retreat is for you if:
👉 You are ready to feel good again and need some help remembering that feeling
👉 You’re a Woman and you have a body!
👉 You want self-care practices that you can take home and use in daily life to cultivate and remember your right to joy!
👉 You’re curious about somatic work, NLP, and embodied healing
👉 You feel this is your season to let some things go for good and open to new life
(No prior experience with somatic work, breathwork, or IFS is needed.)
What You’ll Experience:
⭐️ Invigorating and balancing breathwork practices
⭐️ Somatic tools for remembering and creating a felt sense of Joy in the body
⭐️ Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practices for shifting unhelpful patterns
⭐️ Guided meditations to tap into your own intuition and innate ability to heal
⭐️ A Somatic movement practice to release, integrate and expand into more!
Throughout our four hours together, we’ll meet ourselves where we’re at, bring awareness to patterns that keep us from from joyful expression, create a felt sense of joy in the body and remember our right to be free.
We’ll end the day feeling more open, deeply connected to joy and ready to welcome the new!
“Joy is the most magnetic Force in the Universe!”
— Danielle LaPorte
The Venue:
Aedis Movement Studio
4516 Mountainview Rd, Beamsville, ON
www.aedismvmtstudio.com
(halfway between St. Catharines and Hamilton)
When:
Sunday July 19th
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Arrive to the venue at 12:45pm.
*Note - Please eat prior to attending. Tea & Light snacks will be served throughout the afternoon.
What’s Included:
A 4-hour guided Women’s Retreat including:
Somatic Practices and guided Meditations to open the heart
Breathwork Practices to cultivate and rest in joy
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) teachings to lock in joyful and open states!
Somatic Movement Practice (including: yoga/dance/shaking/kundalini to Shake the Dust & allow your body to feel good again
A safe, supportive, and nourishing environment
Printed PDF of Practices and Exercises to take home for your future reference.
Healing Modalities
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Somatic Practices are body-based exercises that help you cultivate self-awareness, unlock your body's natural healing capacity, and create more presence through calm and spaciousness within. In this retreat, we'll explore:
Energy Medicine — A system popularized by Donna Eden that works to bring balance and harmony to the body's energetic systems.
Shake the Dust — An embodied movement t practice guided by music, inviting shaking, repetitive movement patterns, including some yoga and dance and intuitive expression to help release tension and allow your body to speak.
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Breathwork practices use conscious, intentional breathing patterns to calm the nervous system, release stored tension, and shift the body out of stress mode. It's one of the most accessible tools we have for creating immediate shifts in how we feel, bringing us back to presence and restoring a sense of safety within.
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Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) explores how our thoughts, language, emotions, and subconscious patterns shape our experience of life. Through practical awareness tools and guided exercises, it helps uncover limiting beliefs, shift old patterns, and create greater clarity, confidence, and self-trust.
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Meditation Meditation is the practice of settling into stillness and presence. In this retreat, we use guided meditation to help you quiet the mind, tune into your body's wisdom, and reconnect with yourself. No experience is needed, just a willingness to be with what is.
Pricing & Registration
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Summer Frolic
A Women’s Retreat to Return to Joy!
Sunday, July 19th 2026
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Beamsville Bench, Niagara Region, ON
$168 CAD (tax incl.)
Cancellation/Refund policy: 50% of payment is a non-refundable deposit - no exceptions. If canceling >30 days prior to retreat, a 50% refund is available. No refunds available on cancellations 30 days or less prior to retreat. No transfer of dates or retreat credits available due to high volume of requests. If retreat is cancelled, a full refund is provided.
Your Host:
This retreat is led by Yoga, Meditation, and Breathwork Instructor & Holistic Healer & Spiritual Life Coach Jessica Hawkes.
With a degree in Anthropology & Eastern Religions from the U. of Victoria, BC., over 15 years of experience in Energy Healing (Reiki, Pranic Healing & Traditional Shamanic Rituals), an intimate understanding of various Somatic Modalities (Yoga & Embodiment practices), and direct Spiritual Study in India (including: Meditation, Breathwork, Sanskrit, & Mantras), Jessica brings a holistic and embodied wisdom to her work.
Drawing on powerful frameworks like Internal Family Systems (IFS), Inner Child Healing, and Spiritual Principles Jessica aims to help others navigate their inner landscapes and live from a place of freedom, clarity, and soul aligned power.
Jessica runs day retreats in the Niagara Region and online Coaching programs in both 1:1 and group settings, all of which intend to unite those involved with their own inner knowing, so that they can live with greater ease, joy and fulfillment.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
CERTIFIED MEDITATION INSTRUCTOR - Yogalap
SPIRITUAL LIFE COACH CERTIFICATION - Dharma Coaching Institute
HATHA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING - Sivananda Ashram - Kerala, India
RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING - St. Catharines, ON
YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING - Toronto, ON
REIKI LEVEL 1&2 - Burlington, ON
B.A. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY & EASTERN RELIGIONS - University of Victoria, BC
Testimonials
“Jessica has such a warm, nurturing and inviting energy that you feel safe sharing and expressing yourself. During our 1:1 time, she created a container where I felt super comfortable sharing a very intimate experience I had never shared.
Through her sensitivity and compassion, we were able to talk through some ways in which I could set better boundaries and better navigate the situation. I’m incredibly grateful for our time together and for being able to experience how healing it was to share so intimately.”
“Thank you again Jessica for such a wonderful oracle card reading and life coaching session ✨ It was incredibly uplifting and validating, and I appreciate the beautiful space you held for me throughout our time together. Your insights are still top of mind for me and helping me navigate some decisions with grace. ✨ ”
“I attended the retreat on July 27, 2025. The location was beautiful, clean and inviting. I would say the retreat was very intimate which made sharing flow easier. Jessica led us through meditation practices, breathe work, supported yoga poses. Then there was a spiritual experience that was interesting and inspired me to look at in more depth. The retreat flowed well with Jessica as facilitator.
Thank you! ”
“Jessica what can I say?
I was absolutely delighted with the entire experience! (half day retreat)
You engaged so beautifully with everyone, creating a space where we learned, released, and
reconnected with source. I left feeling lighter, uplifted and deeply grateful for the journey you facilitated.
Thank you, It was truly wonderful ❤️”
“Jessica is one of the most gifted intuitive feelers I know - a true empath who has honed her gifts, both through practice and study.
With quiet confidence, gentle persistence and really great questions Jessica is able to guide you to recognizing what it is that is causing dis-ease or discomfort.
With Jessica, I feel heard, seen and treasured, and leave her presence feeling lighter and expanded.”
“Jessica was an amazing cheerleader for me! I looked forward to each session as she created a safe space for me to openly share my wins and my struggles.
With her support, I was able to take the steps I needed to in order to reclaim my power and fully trust in my inner guidance to lead me into a new career.
I highly recommend working with Jessica as her supportive and encouraging energy is transformational.”
“Thank you for the great class last night. I think I enjoyed it most of all the classes so far. The insight of creating a good counter thought and repeating it is so simple and yet has so much potentional...
You have quite a gift to share with people. The knowledge and skills that you have to help people is significant, and the way you share is so pleasant. Thank you!”
“Thank you Jessica. The Half Day retreat exceeded my expectations. It helped me self reflect to a deeper level and use IFS (internal parts) to work for me, rather than against me. I will definitely watch to see what else you do! Thank you so much. ”
“Hi Jessica, I wanted to thank you for your New Moon Reset session!
It’s exactly what I needed.......Your insight and guidance touched me deeply.
I slept better too!
Thanks again Jessica 🙏💫✨🧡”
“Thank you for the card reading session. I found it to be incredibly helpful in gaining clarity and insight into my current situation.
I appreciate how you began the session by clarifying my question and setting a positive intention. The card selection and interpretation provided valuable guidance, and your thoughtful insights helped me recognize and release unhelpful patterns.
The session left me feeling calmer, more centered, and empowered to move forward with confidence. I am grateful for your time, patience, and the clarity you provided.”
“What a beautiful and calming environment and experience. I enjoyed learning new yoga poses and practices and really loved the release technique. I would definitely recommend the half day retreat to others and would attend again!
Thank you, ”
“I really appreciated the 1/2 day retreat and I felt the content was relevant to me. The meditation and breathing exercises were excellent and I particularly loved the Fire Breath exercise. Thank you Jessica, for introducing me to new breath work. The retreat was well organized, on time and the snacks and beverages were great!”
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes most definitely! About 80% of attendees come on their own.
I understand that doing things on your own can be scary - but it can also be empowering and healing!
If you have any lingering doubts or concerns feel free to email me at iamsoaring@jessica-hawkes.com
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That is totally Okay! Women of all levels are welcome, including complete beginners. Retreats are a great place to learn and start your journey, to further solidify and embody teachings, or become reacquainted with what you already know from a fresh new perspective.
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We will spend the afternoon seated on yoga mats, (or a chair if you need) as well as practicing yoga, so comfortable loose fitting clothing or athletic wear is suitable.
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An email with this information will be sent out closer to the retreat date!
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No, this event is not connected to any religious denomination. We do discuss our nature as connected to something greater, whether you want to call that God, Source, Divinity-in-All, Spirit, Goddess etc. is totally up to you!
Everyone is welcome. 💛