Besties Women's Weekend Retreat

Join communication trainer, award-winning author, and TEDx Speaker, Sandy Gerber and her friends (she calls Besties) for a weekend getaway that you will never forget!

Held only once a year, the 2025 fun filled immersive Best Chapter Women's Weekend Retreat is being held at the beautiful Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort - Voted #1 Spa in Canada by Spas in America. Experience your escape at this incredible resort located on Vancouver Island in Parksville, BC – nestled in 22 acres of forest above 3 kms of beach overlooking the Salish Sea and Coastal Mountains.

It is a relaxing and inspiring getaway weekend designed by Sandy Gerber for women who need a break or boost in their life. Over the weekend, an incredible group of women share in experiences that make them happy and connected to nature, themselves, and their new friends. Retreat attendees leave the weekend saying they feel more relaxed, revitalized, and ignited to go back to their lives.

Sandy created this weekend for women who want to relax, connect, laugh, and be inspired. Her own sisters and friends attend her retreats, and she hopes you will join them. Here is who typically attends:

• Sisters who want to connect outside the family
• Friends who wished they connected more often
• Sisters (Besties) from another mother who want to create new memories together
• Mothers and daughters who want fun bonding experiences
• Co-workers who need a vacation or time away from their life
• Women seeking new friends and experiences to inspire them

Sandy designed this Women's Weekend to help women to put themselves first, have fun, laugh, and connect. While your weekend will be filled with unforgettable experiences, gourmet food, relaxation, and great friendships, Sandy has also designed the weekend to help you feel inspired. Enjoy Sandy’s popular Best Chapter Workshops and Workbooks to help identify, communicate, and manifest what you want to make you happy in your next chapter of life. Whether it is a shift or change in your career, relationships, health, retirement planning, or passion projects, Sandy's Best Chapter Workshops will have you focused on a clear path to achieve it.

• Two nights in a beautiful Tigh-Na-Mara cottage themed room (choose Oceanview, Rustic Cottage, or Spa Bungalows) https://tigh-na-mara.com/rooms

• Exclusive 2-hour access to The Grotto (indoor and outdoor mineral pool, whirlpool, cedar barrel saunas, whirlpool, cool splash waterfall, stone fire tables, and relaxation lounge - $115 value)
• All gourmet meals (seasonal and rustic dishes with a contemporary spin)

• Welcome Dinner Reception
• Breakfast Buffet

• Two Course Group Lunch
• Three Course Gourmet Group Dinner
• Sunday Brunch in The Carmanah

• Speed Networking Experience
• Welcome Experience and Reception
• Beach Bonfire and Release Experience

• Guided Movement and Meditation Experience

• Sandy's Best Chapter Wonder Workshop – Identifying What’s Possible & Needed

• Sandy's Best Chapter Focus Workshop – Intention Setting & Priority Plan

• Sandy's Best Chapter Workshop Workbooks
• Free Personal Time (Spa Services, Beach or Trails Walks, Pool, Fitness Centre, etc.)

• Surprise Creative Experience

• Immersive Sound Experience

• Forest Bathing and Grounding Experience

• Group Brunch and Closing Experience
• Sandy’s Handpicked Event Giftbag Goodies($100 value)
• Personalized Signed Copy of Sandy's Best-Selling Book, Emotional Magnetism

• Complimentary parking
• Nanaimo Airport Shuttle to the Resort

• Meaningful connections, laughter, and a few surprises thrown in!

• (all activities are optional, it’s your weekend, you do you)

Known as one of Canada’s popular motivational speakers and communication trainer, Sandy Gerber is the leading authority on effective communication in personal and professional relationships. For over 25 years, Sandy revitalized communications for some of Canada’s most beloved brands such as Molson Canada, Appleton Estate, BC Lottery Corp, Grand Marnier, UBC, St. John Ambulance, and more.

Gerber is the founder of three successful companies, a Certified Communication Trainer, Corporate Trainer, TEDx Speaker, host of the Magnetic Communication Podcast, and the visionary of the Emotional Magnetism™ communication technique and training products. As CEO of NEXT Marketing Agency, she set a new standard for innovative communications, growing the company from her bedroom as a single mom into one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in British Columbia.

Sandy’s book, “Emotional Magnetism: How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships” is the recipient of over twenty book awards and is available worldwide in three languages. She’s enlightened thousands from the speaker stage as a popular conference and corporate event speaker and has personally coached hundreds of people in effective communication techniques.

Sandy is passionate about helping people to communicate more effectively and ignite connections in their personal and professional relationships. She is a well-loved Women Events Producer of “Best Chapter Events” providing online and in person experiences for impactful learning, communication, and connection.

• Grew marketing agency business from her bedroom to Top 100 Fastest Growing Company in BC.

• Created three successful businesses as a single mom, while dedicating time to her children’s activities, PAC, and volunteer initiatives.

• After two failed marriages, ignited a phenomenal 10-year love story and marriage in her 40s.
• Fostered respectful, understanding, supportive relationship with her two grown children.

• Overcame significant Lupus health challenges, in 5 years went from travelling in a wheelchair to working out with cycling and yoga every week.

• Attracted her remarkable ocean and mountain view home, she coins "The Nest".

• and so much more!

• You are in dire need of a really good laugh and time for yourself.
• Step away from your obligations for the weekend and let Sandy and her team provide you with a fresh perspective to manifest what you desire in 2025.
• Pamper yourself in Canada’s #1 Spa and award-winning Grotto.
• Be supported by a group of women, who will encourage and support you to get what you want out of the weekend or the next chapter of your life.

• Identify what you want to make you happy and leave with clear action steps to achieve it.
• Enjoy being served gourmet meals and bevvies (and no clean up!).

• Relax in a seaside hotel, with Beach and Pacific views, with the warmest swimming waters in Canada.
• Treat yourself to a weekend connecting with other cool women like you -making you feel heard and understood.

Bring your friends, share a room and take advantage of the Early Bird pricing before September 15th (save a minimum of $200!)

Payment plan option is available. Email sandy[@] sandygerber.com for more details.

A glimpse into the 2024 Best Chapter Women's Weekend Retreat....

Host or Publisher Sandy Gerber