
Men’s Retreat
Bodega Ridge
Galiano Island, BC
October 8 - 12, 2025
Led by: Elliott Rector + Guests
Dates: October 8-12, 2025
Location: Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada
Price : Private Room — Shared Cabin ($4000)
Airport: Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Ferry: Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
What’s Included:
5 days / 4 nights at Bodega Ridge
All programming
All meals
Reclaim your clarity. Reignite your energy.
Reconnect to yourself.
You’ve been holding it all together—for everyone.
On the outside, things look solid.
But inside? You’re stretched. Quietly craving space to breathe, reflect, and figure out what’s next.
This retreat is for men like you.
High-functioning. Deeply responsible. Yearning for more out of life than making it through the day.
And finally ready to ask:
Is this still the life I want to lead?
Why This Retreat Exists
The truth is, you don’t need more advice. You need space. You need community.
You need presence. You need someone who sees you clearly—without expecting you to perform.
This experience is designed for men navigating high-stakes life, family, and leadership responsibilities, who want to reconnect with their own wisdom in a grounded, real way.
In nature, we’ll slow the noise.
In community, we’ll hear each other.
And in the quiet, what’s true will rise to the surface.
This Is For You If…
You’ve hit a quiet wall with your work, your identity, or your role as a provider
You feel disconnected from purpose, power, or joy
You want to show up more fully—for your partner, kids, clients, or team—but you’ve got nothing left in the tank
You’re not looking for hype—you’re looking for what’s real
You’re going through a major life transition—or feel one coming
You don’t need to be outdoorsy. You just need to be open.
What You’ll Experience
This retreat blends wilderness immersion, embodied coaching, restorative vitality, and brotherhood.
Together, we’ll:
Reconnect with your values, intuition, and sense of direction
Release old patterns that no longer serve you
Explore new versions of success that honor your whole self
Return to life clearer, lighter, and more present
This isn’t therapy. It’s not a “toughen up” bootcamp.
It’s a reset. One you’ve needed for a long time.
What’s Included
5 days / 4 nights
Movement + meditation + breathwork to ground the mind, body, heart, and spirit
Deep coaching circles and fireside chats, teachings, and reflections
Guided wilderness immersions
Time to be quiet, rest, hike, and rediscover your own rhythm
Shared nourishing meals, new brothers, and moments that stay with you long after
FAQs
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Because nature does what the office, the inbox, and the calendar can’t.
It slows you down. Clears the static.
And invites you back to your truest rhythm.You’ll sleep under the stars.
Move your body.
Feel something shift.You’ll remember what being whole feels like.
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This isn’t just a pause—it’s a pattern interrupt.
You’ll leave with:
A deeper sense of who you are, beyond your title or to-do list
A felt memory of what grounded, present leadership feels like
A renewed ability to make decisions that align with your values
Tools and practices to keep this clarity alive—back home, in real life
Give yourself the space to feel again. You’ll walk away clearer—and more connected to the man you want to be.
Sample Retreat Flow*
*Designed for depth, presence, and real integration
Day 1: Arrival & Decompression
– Arrival
– Guided Hike + Land Attunement
– Dinner
– Opening : You Are Here
Day 2: Grounding
– Morning Meditation : Rooted – Breakfast
– Guided Hike + Mushroom Foraging
– Lunch + Solo Time
– Qi Gong + Yoga Nidra
– Dinner
Day 3: Exploration & Discovery
– Morning Meditation + Ocean Immersion
– Breakfast
– Wilderness Immersion : Leadership
– Lunch + Solo Time
– Guided Breathwork
– Dinner – Storytelling : What You’re Ready to Release
Day 4: Realignment & Renewal
– Sunrise Hike + Ocean Immersion
– Breakfast
– Wilderness Immersion : Community + Connection
– Lunch + Solo Time / Guided Trail Run
– Restorative Yoga
– Dinner
– The Awakening Bonfire
Day 5: Departure
– Breakfast
– Departure with Intention