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4 Day Somatic Inquiry, Breathwork, Medicine & Yoga Retreat
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4 Day Somatic Inquiry, Breathwork, Medicine & Yoga Retreat
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Up to 20 in group
August 14 - 17, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- Comfortable accommodations in a stunning natural setting
- Nourishing, farm-to-table meals to support your process
- A thorough intake and preparation process to ensure you arrive ready to engage fully
- Daily yoga & embodiment practices to anchor your experience in the body
- A guided psilocybin mushroom ceremony held with care and deep intention
- Post-retreat integration support to help you apply insights into your daily life
- Access to an epic hot tub & sauna for relaxation and deep integration
- Time to reconnect with nature on the pristine shores of Kootenay Lake
- Nourishing, Organic Meals
- Access to cedar hot tub/sauna
- Opportunities for massage and other integrative healing modalities
- Post ceremony integration group zoom call
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Reanna is a powerful and masterful teacher who has dedicated her life to uncovering the mysteries of our body-mind. After 14 years of teaching and 1500hrs of training in anatomy, philosophy, inquiry and trauma, Reanna has synthesized together a blend of works and teachings to create a powerful method of creating freedom within the Self.
From a yogic and somatic approach, Reanna leads you deep into the body as a way to reveal, unwind and rewire the subtle layers of tension that keep us locked in old patterns. Her approach includes movement, breathwork and guided practices within a profoundly safe and well-held space. You can learn more about her and ways to work with her at reannacostayoga.com
Details of this retreat
A 4-Day Immersion into Truth, Compassion & Responsibility
The Boulter Method is a profound and deeply transformative approach to self-inquiry, emotional healing, and personal growth. Rooted in somatic therapy, breathwork, and integrative self-work, this method is designed to help individuals break free from unconscious patterns, embody their fullest expression, and cultivate a life anchored in truth.
At its core, The Boulter Method is built on three fundamental pillars:
🜁 Truth – The courage to see ourselves clearly, to acknowledge the stories we tell, and to meet life as it is rather than how we wish it to be. Truth is the foundation of real transformation.
🜁 Compassion – A radical practice of self-acceptance and presence. It’s about softening the harsh judgments we carry and learning to hold ourselves and others with kindness, even in our most vulnerable moments.
🜁 Responsibility – The practice of personal sovereignty—owning our choices, our healing, and the way we show up in our relationships and the world. Responsibility is not about blame; it’s about reclaiming our power.
Why This Retreat?
Over the course of four days, you will be guided through a deeply experiential process to embody these principles. This is not a passive learning retreat—it is an immersion into self-work that moves beyond theory and into lived experience.
This will be done through powerful teachings, group process, and experiential practices that allow you to uncover where unconscious patterns are living within you—not just in your mind, but in your body, your emotions, and your nervous system.
You will be invited to track and recognize the ways you have learned to protect yourself, the ways you resist truth, struggle with self-compassion, or avoid taking full responsibility for your life. Through this awareness, we create the conditions for real transformation—where outdated survival strategies can soften, and a more integrated, authentic version of yourself can emerge.
Through somatic inquiry, breathwork, movement, and guided inner work, you will:
Identify and release unconscious blocks that keep you stuck in repeating patterns
Learn how to navigate truth without self-abandonment or bypassing discomfort
Cultivate radical self-compassion and integrate the parts of yourself you may have rejected
Understand what authentic responsibility looks like—one that is not driven by guilt or external expectations, but by sovereignty and self-trust
Develop a deeper relationship with your emotions, your nervous system, and your capacity to hold both challenge and expansion
Experience a guided forest medicine ceremony to deepen your connection to truth, compassion, and responsibility from within
This retreat offers a rare opportunity to do this deep work in a setting designed to support transformation—held in a beautiful, natural landscape, surrounded by a carefully curated community of like-minded individuals, and facilitated with experience, care, and integrity.
Whether you are new to self-inquiry or have been walking this path for years, The Boulter Method provides a clear, structured, and deeply effective way to meet yourself with honesty, presence, and compassion.
What’s Included
This all-inclusive retreat at The Sentinel in Kaslo, BC, provides a beautiful and deeply supportive environment to engage in this transformational work.
Comfortable accommodations in a stunning natural setting
Nourishing, farm-to-table meals to support your process
A thorough intake and preparation process to ensure you arrive ready to engage fully
Daily yoga & embodiment practices to anchor your experience in the body
A guided Forest Medicine ceremony held with care and deep intention
Post-retreat integration support to help you apply insights into your daily life
Access to an epic hot tub & sauna for relaxation and deep integration
Time to reconnect with nature on the pristine shores of Kootenay Lake
Tentative schedule:
Thursday, August 14th:
1:00-3:00 pm Arrive and settle in
3:00-6:30 pm Introductions | Opening Circle | Foundational Teachings
6:30 pm Dinner and rest
Friday, August 15th:
8:30-9:30 Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:30-10:30 am Breakfast
10:30-1:30 pm Deepening Teachings & Embodiment practices
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch
3-5 pm Teachings & Embodiment practices
5-7pm Rest | Hot tub | Sauna | Prepare for Ceremony
7 pm Forest Medicine Ceremony
Saturday, August 16th:
8:30-9:30 Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:30-10:30 am Breakfast
10:30-1:30 pm Boulter Method Breathwork and sharing circle
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch
1:00am-5:00 pm Rest | Hot tub | Sauna | Bodywork Sessions
5:00-6:30 pm Restorative Somatic Yoga with Reanna
6:30 pm Dinner
Sunday, August 17th:
8:00 - 9:00 am Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:00-10:00 am Breakfast | Check out by 10:00am
10:30-1:00 pm Closing Circle
This is an intimate retreat with limited spaces to ensure personalized attention and deep integration.
Are you ready to meet yourself with Truth, Compassion, and Responsibility?
Reserve your spot today.
BOOK A CALL with Reanna here: https://calendly.com/reannacosta/inquiry-zoom
The Boulter Method is a profound and deeply transformative approach to self-inquiry, emotional healing, and personal growth. Rooted in somatic therapy, breathwork, and integrative self-work, this method is designed to help individuals break free from unconscious patterns, embody their fullest expression, and cultivate a life anchored in truth.
At its core, The Boulter Method is built on three fundamental pillars:
🜁 Truth – The courage to see ourselves clearly, to acknowledge the stories we tell, and to meet life as it is rather than how we wish it to be. Truth is the foundation of real transformation.
🜁 Compassion – A radical practice of self-acceptance and presence. It’s about softening the harsh judgments we carry and learning to hold ourselves and others with kindness, even in our most vulnerable moments.
🜁 Responsibility – The practice of personal sovereignty—owning our choices, our healing, and the way we show up in our relationships and the world. Responsibility is not about blame; it’s about reclaiming our power.
Why This Retreat?
Over the course of four days, you will be guided through a deeply experiential process to embody these principles. This is not a passive learning retreat—it is an immersion into self-work that moves beyond theory and into lived experience.
This will be done through powerful teachings, group process, and experiential practices that allow you to uncover where unconscious patterns are living within you—not just in your mind, but in your body, your emotions, and your nervous system.
You will be invited to track and recognize the ways you have learned to protect yourself, the ways you resist truth, struggle with self-compassion, or avoid taking full responsibility for your life. Through this awareness, we create the conditions for real transformation—where outdated survival strategies can soften, and a more integrated, authentic version of yourself can emerge.
Through somatic inquiry, breathwork, movement, and guided inner work, you will:
Identify and release unconscious blocks that keep you stuck in repeating patterns
Learn how to navigate truth without self-abandonment or bypassing discomfort
Cultivate radical self-compassion and integrate the parts of yourself you may have rejected
Understand what authentic responsibility looks like—one that is not driven by guilt or external expectations, but by sovereignty and self-trust
Develop a deeper relationship with your emotions, your nervous system, and your capacity to hold both challenge and expansion
Experience a guided forest medicine ceremony to deepen your connection to truth, compassion, and responsibility from within
This retreat offers a rare opportunity to do this deep work in a setting designed to support transformation—held in a beautiful, natural landscape, surrounded by a carefully curated community of like-minded individuals, and facilitated with experience, care, and integrity.
Whether you are new to self-inquiry or have been walking this path for years, The Boulter Method provides a clear, structured, and deeply effective way to meet yourself with honesty, presence, and compassion.
What’s Included
This all-inclusive retreat at The Sentinel in Kaslo, BC, provides a beautiful and deeply supportive environment to engage in this transformational work.
Comfortable accommodations in a stunning natural setting
Nourishing, farm-to-table meals to support your process
A thorough intake and preparation process to ensure you arrive ready to engage fully
Daily yoga & embodiment practices to anchor your experience in the body
A guided Forest Medicine ceremony held with care and deep intention
Post-retreat integration support to help you apply insights into your daily life
Access to an epic hot tub & sauna for relaxation and deep integration
Time to reconnect with nature on the pristine shores of Kootenay Lake
Tentative schedule:
Thursday, August 14th:
1:00-3:00 pm Arrive and settle in
3:00-6:30 pm Introductions | Opening Circle | Foundational Teachings
6:30 pm Dinner and rest
Friday, August 15th:
8:30-9:30 Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:30-10:30 am Breakfast
10:30-1:30 pm Deepening Teachings & Embodiment practices
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch
3-5 pm Teachings & Embodiment practices
5-7pm Rest | Hot tub | Sauna | Prepare for Ceremony
7 pm Forest Medicine Ceremony
Saturday, August 16th:
8:30-9:30 Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:30-10:30 am Breakfast
10:30-1:30 pm Boulter Method Breathwork and sharing circle
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch
1:00am-5:00 pm Rest | Hot tub | Sauna | Bodywork Sessions
5:00-6:30 pm Restorative Somatic Yoga with Reanna
6:30 pm Dinner
Sunday, August 17th:
8:00 - 9:00 am Yoga with Josana (optional)
9:00-10:00 am Breakfast | Check out by 10:00am
10:30-1:00 pm Closing Circle
This is an intimate retreat with limited spaces to ensure personalized attention and deep integration.
Are you ready to meet yourself with Truth, Compassion, and Responsibility?
Reserve your spot today.
BOOK A CALL with Reanna here: https://calendly.com/reannacosta/inquiry-zoom
Getting Here
Directions
We are a 50-minute drive north of Nelson, BC, just outside the charming village of Kaslo. We are 9 hours by car from Vancouver, and 8 hours from Calgary. These drives are incredibly beautiful, wending through some of North America's most spectacular mountain terrain. There are flights (approx. 1 hour) from both Vancouver & Calgary to our nearest airport, in Castlegar, which is a scenic 1.5 hours from our door.
Driving from Nelson, follow highway 3A north to Balfour (Kootenay Lake ferry landing), and proceed another 20-25 minutes on Highway 31 north. There is a "Sentinel Retreat" blue road sign on the highway (approx. 60 km from Nelson). Slow down and prepare to take a sharp right turn onto Amundsen Road. The Sentinel is located at bottom of the hill. Please observe signs.
Driving from Nelson, follow highway 3A north to Balfour (Kootenay Lake ferry landing), and proceed another 20-25 minutes on Highway 31 north. There is a "Sentinel Retreat" blue road sign on the highway (approx. 60 km from Nelson). Slow down and prepare to take a sharp right turn onto Amundsen Road. The Sentinel is located at bottom of the hill. Please observe signs.
Accommodation
All our King and shared Twin rooms have stunning views of the lake and mountains. Whether you opt for a luxurious private King or a shared Twin, all our rooms are clean and modern. Ensuite bathrooms have heated floors, a rain shower, and amenities for your comfort. Fluffy white towels and crisp linens are found in every room — our goal is to ensure can relax and refresh during your stay with us.
King Room with Lake View
Our king rooms are elegant, lake and mountain facing boasting ensuite bathrooms with heated tile floors. All rooms were intentionally designed to enhance a reflective and serene stay away from home.
Twin shared room (per person)
Our twin shared rooms are elegant, lake and mountain facing boasting ensuite bathrooms with heated tile floors. All rooms were intentionally designed to enhance a reflective and serene stay away from home.
Queen Room
Room 7 is a cozy queen room on the lower level of the Lodge. It's favoured by guests who love containment, a dark sleeping space, and appreciate the savings offered by using a shared bathroom, steps away. This room does not have a direct lake view, but is adjacent to our beautiful sunroom which offers plenty of sunlight and beautiful views of the lake.
Sunroom Nest
The Sunroom Nest is a glamorous word for shared accommodation in our Sunroom with up to three other people. Each person gets a fully made twin bed with a high density foam topper, 1 pillow, sheets and a full set of towels. The bathroom is adjacent to the sunroom nest, shared and you are steps away from the lower lobby tea/coffee station.
Sentinel Camping
Camp on The Sentinel grounds! Bring your own tent and bedding and we will set you up with a lovely place to camp. Shared bathroom facilities. Summer Only. $50/person/night
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Overlooking spectacular Kootenay Lake, the Lodge, with its massive windows and expansive deck affords breathtaking lake & mountain views. The Maloca, a magnificent round, timbered ceremonial and activity space, seems to float above the lake. A short stroll from the Lodge, the Sentinel's spa deck, with its unique wood-fired sauna and cedar-lined hot tub is a favourite gathering spot for guests, year-'round. 700' of lakefront, with deck, firepit and yoga area is a tranquil spring/summer area.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Guests rave about our food! Sentinel meals are prepared with ingredients sourced whenever possible from our organic, on-property garden. We can accommodate virtually any dietary requirement.
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Cedar hot tub
- Sauna
- Maloca
- Lakefront
- Nature
What's Not Included
- Bodywork
- Airfare
- Travel
- Gratuity
- Taxes
Customer Reviews
Verified
5.0
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Consistently exceptional
I have been retreating at the Sentinel for the past several years...a total of four times in all the seasons.
It is a place that I never tire of returning to. It is a home away from home with ALL the luxury and none of the distractions.
Because I have been there so often, I can confidently say that the Sentinel is consistently incredible on all fronts. The rooms, the staff, the setting, the food! Never has it ever been less than wonderful.
Thank you, Sentinel, for being my creative home.
Melanie Maure
It is a place that I never tire of returning to. It is a home away from home with ALL the luxury and none of the distractions.
Because I have been there so often, I can confidently say that the Sentinel is consistently incredible on all fronts. The rooms, the staff, the setting, the food! Never has it ever been less than wonderful.
Thank you, Sentinel, for being my creative home.
Melanie Maure
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Starlight retreat - Sarah Salter Kelly
My experience during this retreat was absolutely transformative. During ceremony, I truly had a heart opening experience that has deeply changed how I view the world, others and myself. There was a readiness in me to allow it but it wouldn't have been possible without the container that Sarah and her team created for me. I felt safe, nurtured, loved and heard. The connection was so pure and there was a true sense of community that grew among the participants. Sarah led beautiful ceremonies and I am so grateful for her and her guidance. I honestly can't wait to do it again. I'd trust Sarah any time, her experience, knowledge and love are so genuine. It's truly a gift to the soul to attend her retreats.
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Amazing facilitator and facilities🌟
I attended a multi day retreat at the Sentinel that was hosted by Sarah Salter Kelly. Sarah and the group of woman who supported us, Aliyah, Kim, and Michelle, for our weekend of ceremonies were amazing. The Sentinel was an beautiful location and the fabulous staff made sure that all of the logistical stuff ran smoothly along in the background. I would definitely go to another retreated hosted by Sarah especially if it's at the Sentinel. Sarah holds beautiful space and makes you feel safe while you are doing the hard work. The years of experience she has is very evident; before, during and after all of the ceremonies. She is truly a gift❤️.
5.0
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Absolutely magical experience at The Sentinel.
We had an absolutely magical experience at The Sentinel. The whole area, setting is peaceful and restorative, nestled right by the lake with incredible views and a calm energy that’s hard to put into words. The food was a highlight—healthy, vibrant, and clearly made with love. Every meal felt nourishing and energizing, exactly what you’d hope for during a retreat.
We gathered in the Maloca, the sacred temple space, for our IFS and IBS retreat with Tania. It’s a stunning structure, both physically and spiritually. You can feel the intention built into every beam and curve—such a grounding place to do deep inner work.
When we weren’t in session, the leisure options were everything we needed to recharge: swimming in the lake, soaking in the hot tub, sweating it out in the sauna, and cozying up around the firepit at night. And the conversations—especially with Richard and Gillian—added so much depth and warmth to the whole experience. They are gracious, wise, and bring so much heart to the space.
The Sentinel is a rare gem. If you’re looking for a place to connect, heal, and be held by nature and community, this is it.
We gathered in the Maloca, the sacred temple space, for our IFS and IBS retreat with Tania. It’s a stunning structure, both physically and spiritually. You can feel the intention built into every beam and curve—such a grounding place to do deep inner work.
When we weren’t in session, the leisure options were everything we needed to recharge: swimming in the lake, soaking in the hot tub, sweating it out in the sauna, and cozying up around the firepit at night. And the conversations—especially with Richard and Gillian—added so much depth and warmth to the whole experience. They are gracious, wise, and bring so much heart to the space.
The Sentinel is a rare gem. If you’re looking for a place to connect, heal, and be held by nature and community, this is it.
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