Perimenopause: Portal to Power
Schedule
Sun Mar 08 2026 at 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Garden Strathcona | Vancouver, BC
About this Event
Perimenopause: Portal to Power
You know something is shifting. Sleep feels less predictable. Energy moves differently. There's a sense that your body is using a new system you haven't received the upgrade for - and beneath the surface, something deeper is asking to be acknowledged.
As women, we often spend our early adulthood striving to excel in our home and work-life, only to find ourselves at this transitional time feeling lost, depleted and misguided. Further, Perimenopause is often culturally framed as a time of loss, depletion, or decline. In Perimenopause: Portal to Power, we invite you to see it differently - as a pivotal transition that, when understood and supported, can unlock greater clarity, resilience, and alignment.
What you can expect:
The Science
Dr. Sarah will share the physiology of midlife hormones alongside practical strategies for optimizing health, energy, and performance. We'll look at how hormonal shifts intersect with stress, sleep, nutrition, and workplace demands - and how to navigate this stage with intention rather than reaction.
The Deeper Work
Research increasingly supports the use of hormone replacement therapy and other physiological interventions during this transition. What remains largely unaddressed is the initiatory nature of this passage. Perimenopause is not solely a medical event - it is also a threshold, one that invites evolution on psychological and spiritual levels.
Dr. Alexandra will speak to the soul-level recalibration embedded within this biological shift. Without cultural ceremony or language for this rite of passage, many women resist the very transformation that could liberate them. When we engage this transition as both physiological and initiatory, we access deeper reserves of wisdom, clarity, and power.
This seminar includes an experiential component designed to support you in meeting the woman on the other side of this threshold - so you leave with an embodied sense of what becomes possible when you navigate change with clarity and courage rather than resistance.
Who This Is For
Women aged 35+ navigating perimenopause who want both medical clarity and a framework for the deeper transformation this stage initiates.
Co-hosted by clinicians working at the intersection of medicine, somatics, and depth work, this session is grounded, evidence-informed, and relevant to the complexity of modern life.
THIS WILL BE A SMALL GROUP TO ALLOW FOR PERSONAL QUESTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
Perimenopause is not an ending. It is a portal. Join us to activate your power.
Your Hosts
Sarah Harbottle, ND
Dr. Sarah Harbottle is a naturopathic doctor and lawyer whose work sits at the intersection of medicine, medical ethics, and real-world application. Her clinical practice focuses on women's health, metabolic resilience, and the physiology of midlife - with particular interest in perimenopause and the complex ways hormones, stress, and environment shape both health and performance.
At the core of Dr. Harbottle's approach is a commitment to rigorous, science-informed care that honours both biology and lived experience. She is passionate about helping patients and organizations move from overwhelm to understanding, and from reactive symptom management to true physiological empowerment.
In addition to her clinical work, she is the co-CEO of Perivae Health Co., a workplace health company that equips organizations with evidence-informed education and practical pathways to support women through midlife and perimenopause while strengthening productivity, retention, and culture.
Alexandra Perel-Winkler, MD
Dr. Alexandra Perel-Winkler is a physician trained in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Functional Medicine who has evolved her practice to bridge medical rigor with spiritual depth. After years working with complex chronic disease, she began integrating her intuitive gifts and now focuses on supporting people through life transitions - helping them reconnect with their essence and build lives aligned with that knowing.
Her work honours the full spectrum of the mind-body-spirit axis. As the founder of The Mystic Medicine, Alexandra offers a grounded and practical approach to weaving spirituality and energetic awareness into everyday life - helping people move from existing to thriving.
Through 1:1 coaching, healing experiences, and transformational events, she guides clients in connecting to their wise self so they can navigate life from a place of clarity, meaning, and power.
Where is it happening?
The Garden Strathcona, 868 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 48.19










