THE SACRED PAUSE : 10 WOMEN ONLY

The SACRED PAUSE is an intimate three-day immersion for women who know that something in their lives is ready to change—even if they cannot yet name exactly what it is.

Through unconscious pattern work, movement, nature, ritual and deeply embodied practices, you will step away from the noise of ordinary life and listen for what is true beneath it.

This is not simply a weekend of rest and reflection. It is a deliberate crossing from the woman you have been into the woman you are becoming.

EVERY PATTERN LEAVES CLUES

The relationship you keep repeating.

The decision you continually postpone.

The role you automatically play.

The fear that appears whenever you move toward something new.

The version of yourself you have outgrown—but continue to carry.

For three days, you will become the detective of your own life.

You will begin to recognize the unconscious patterns that have shaped your choices, relationships and identity. But insight alone is not enough.

Through hypnosis, dream work, NLP, movement, guided visualization, nature, ritual, breath, dance and embodied practices, you will have the opportunity to experience a new way of being—not only understand it intellectually.

Because transformation does not happen through the mind alone.

It happens when the mind, body, imagination and soul begin moving in the same direction.

She is the founder and visionary of Ecstatic Dance Toronto—one of Toronto’s longest-running communities devoted to conscious, free-form dance. Over the past 20 years, Julia has created and guided more than 1,050 gatherings, offering a space where people can move beyond performance, listen to the intelligence of the body and experience the transformative power of dancing in community.

For Julia, dance is far more than movement. It is a form of embodied inquiry, communal ritual and remembering—a way of meeting what words cannot always reach and returning to the aliveness beneath the demands of everyday life.

Dreamwork forms an equally important foundation of her practice. Drawing deeply from the work of Dr. Christopher Sowton, Julia approaches dreams as living experiences rather than symbols to be interpreted from a distance. Through dream re-entry and revision, she helps people return to the landscapes, emotions and unfinished movements of their dreams—discovering what the dream may be asking of them and what new possibilities are waiting to emerge.

Her approach brings dreamwork into the body through guided visualization, meditation, drumming, art, movement, dance, psychodrama, partner practice and group resourcing. In this way, the dream is not simply understood intellectually; it can be felt, explored and integrated into waking life.

Julia’s work is also informed by more than three decades of yoga and movement practice, craniosacral therapy, shamanic medicine training and ceremonial wilderness rites of passage.

At the heart of her work is a devotion to restoring dance and dreams to their meaningful place within our culture—not simply as entertainment or interpretation, but as practices of transformation, connection and collective remembering.

Her deepest purpose is to help people listen to the wisdom of the body, receive the guidance of their dreams and embody more fully the life their soul is asking them to live.

She has helped hundreds of people break free from the unconscious patterns that have been quietly shaping their lives—from self-doubt and stress to unhealthy habits, fears and limiting beliefs.

She believes that lasting transformation begins with understanding, not judgment.

Through hypnosis, NLP, guided imagination and identity work, Renia helps people uncover why a pattern began, recognize the purpose it once served, and consciously choose a new way forward.

Her passion is helping people stop repeating the past and begin creating their next chapter with greater freedom, confidence and self-trust.

Breathing clean air, drinking pure spring water, eating food prepared with love. Your body rejuvenated and your senses coming on line.

Connecting with yourself and loving friends.
There is no fanfare here. This beautiful Madoc property invites you into with the things we all love in life. Fresh air, water, fire, nature, stillness and natural beauty. But mostly, to take a 3-day pause.

At the Sacred Pause Immersion you will spend your time in a cozy turn of the century farmhouse with 6 bedrooms, large comfortable living areas, a lazy back porch and lots of land.

Transformation does not happen through the mind alone. It happens when the mind, body, imagination and soul begin moving in the same direction.

Whether your needs are to

• Get Inspired
• Get Nourished
• Get Guidance
• Get Connected
• Get in your flow
• Get Fit
• Get Rest
• Get away

Food will be prepared as a welcome support for your journey. Prepared with care and intention — clean, whole, and delicious. Eating together, the table is where the day integrates and where we come down from the intensity to remember the simple pleasure of being nourished.

The grounds are an invitation into naturalness. Grassy meadows are surrounded by flowing water and the simple quiet of country life….giving you the ease to just be and fall into the natural rhythms of land, living, rest & reflection.

This 3 day journey takes place in a part of Hastings County known as The Land Between. Surrounded by protected wildlife lands – Turtles, Snakes and Fowl of every kind. Frogs and coyotes fill the night with sound. The air and water are always fresh. The wild here is raw and real and has a way of returning you to yourself without any effort.

• You know what you want to change but keep repeating the same patterns over and over.
• You are ready to listen to your body, dreams and inner knowing.
• You are ready to uncover the patterns quietly shaping your life.

• You are ready to take responsibility for your life.
• You want transformation you can feel and embody—not simply understand.
• You are ready to let nature, movement and community become living teachers.

There is a difference between understanding your life ... and experiencing yourself differently.

Many women spend years trying to think their way into change. They read the books, listen to the podcasts, attend the workshops and understand exactly why they do what they do.

Yet the same patterns quietly return and persist.

• Awareness of the unconscious patterns shaping your thoughts, choices and relationships.

• Clarity about what you are ready to leave behind—and what is ready to emerge.

• Practices that reconnect you with your body, breath and inner wisdom.

• Space to listen to your dreams, intuition and the quieter parts of yourself.

• Movement and breath that support presence, release and integration.

• Meaningful connection within an intimate circle of women walking their own unique paths.

• Time in nature to slow down, reflect and remember what truly matters.

• A deeper sense of belonging within yourself and the natural world.

* Transformation you don't just understand—you experience, embody, and take home with you.

Because change happens when insight is experienced by the whole person—not only the mind.

Not because everything has fallen apart...

but because something within you knows it is time.

Perhaps you've been feeling it for months or even years ... a quiet sense that the life you've been living no longer fits the woman you are becoming.

• A relationship ending or wondering whether the one you’re in is still right for you.

• A career that no longer feels like you or uncertainty about what you really want to do.

• Feeling stuck, restless or lost, even though your life looks fine from the outside.

• Giving so much to everyone else that you’ve lost touch with what you want.

• Repeating the same patterns in relationships, work or life—and wondering why.

• A major life transition, whether by choice or by circumstance.

• The feeling that you’ve outgrown who you’ve been, but you’re not yet sure who you’re becoming.

These are not signs that something is wrong.

They are invitations.

For thousands of years, cultures around the world honoured these moments with rites of passage – these times to step away from ordinary life, reflect deeply and return with renewed purpose.

There is something profoundly healing about being surrounded by women who are asking many of the same questions you are.

Women who are letting go of old roles.

Women who are choosing growth over comfort.

Women who are ready to stop surviving and start living more fully.

For three days, a group of women become a circle.

Not to compare. Not to compete. Not to fix one another.

But to witness, encourage and step into what is possible.

• A deeper understanding of the unconscious patterns that have been shaping your life.

• Practical tools to continue creating change through self-hypnosis, breath, movement, dreams and conscious awareness.

• A renewed relationship with your body, intuition and inner wisdom.

• Clarity about the woman you are becoming—and the next steps you're ready to take.

* The confidence that comes from knowing you can trust yourself again.

• Meaningful connections with a circle of women who have witnessed and supported your journey.

A remembrance of ‘THE SACRED PAUSE’ as the moment your next chapter began.

Throughout this immersion, Julia and Renia will gently guide and support the experience, creating a space where you are encouraged, but never pressured to participate in a way that feels right for you.

Every practice is an invitation. Every emotion is welcome. Every woman is honoured exactly where she is.

✓ A small, intimate circle of up to 10 women

✓ Guidance from two experienced facilitators

✓ Time for rest, reflection and integration

✓ A confidential, supportive and judgment-free environment

✓ Nourishing meals, nature and space to simply be

✓ Fresh air, starry skies, beautiful natural forest and gardens

“Working with Julia on my dreams surprised and amazed me. It opened completely new doors for me to understand myself, to explore my unconscious mind, to better take care of myself. I see big benefits in working on my dreams and especially with Julia. She’s passionate, knowledgeable and has all the tools for you to flourish. Highly recommended!” Sandra

“Julia’s work is magic. An interwoven dream study of self. Her work lends permission and peace to the tensions and turmoil we all experience in our lives. Her work lends clarity and resolve; abundance and harmony.” Carrie

“I have become a more confident and happy person and I am way more trusting of my body. My pain has gotten a lot better and I believe that I can feel great and feel healthy. I am more calm and patient and I can get through the stress a lot easier. I can get past my pain and stress and focus on the enjoyable things in my life. Thank you Renia!” Ryan

“I used to have endless negative chatter going on and now I have the tools to stop this negative talk. I realize that I have the power to calm myself when something goes wrong! My physical symptoms are fewer as I can stop them with relaxation. I am happier and my husband is also happier because of this. I’ve forgiven those that hurt me wrongly in the past and this is so freeing for me. Thank you Renia.” Marlyn

Over three intentionally designed days, you will uncover the patterns that have shaped your life, explore new possibilities through mind, body, dreams and nature—and begin to embody the woman you are becoming.

Every investigation begins with curiosity.

As you arrive, you'll leave the noise of everyday life behind and begin creating space to slow down, reconnect with yourself and settle into the rhythm of nature.

Together, we'll begin identifying the patterns, beliefs and roles that have quietly shaped your life.

Not to judge them. Simply to notice them. Because every pattern leaves clues.

This is where the deeper work begins.

Through hypnosis, dreams, movement, ritual, breath and embodied exploration, you'll uncover the unconscious patterns that have been influencing your thoughts, relationships and choices.

You'll discover not only what the pattern is...

but why it was created...

how it once served you...

and whether it still belongs in the life you're creating today.

Awareness is where transformation begins.

Once the pattern has been understood, it no longer has to unconsciously lead your life.

Through reflection, integration and ritual, you'll consciously release what no longer serves you and step into your next chapter with greater clarity, courage and self-trust.

You'll leave not simply with insight...

but with a lived experience of what it feels like to move through life differently.

$650 Early Bird by September 26, 2026

$850 Regular Tuition after September 26, 2026

$550-$850 Depending on Room Selection

Some experiences are forgotten within weeks.

Others quietly become the moments that shape the rest of your life.

We hope The SACRED PAUSE becomes one of those moments.

✓ A carefully curated three-day rites-of-passage experience

✓ An intimate circle of no more than 10 women, guided by two experienced facilitators

✓ A personalized discovery call before the immersion

✓ An exclusive introductory video to begin your Pattern Detective journey before you arrive

✓ Three days on a beautiful 15-acre country homestead, surrounded by organic gardens and wilderness.

✓ Freshly prepared, nourishing organic meals each day

✓ Guided experiences weaving self-hypnosis, NLP (neuro linguistic programing), dream work, movement, breath, nature and ritual

✓ Outdoor sauna and spring-fed cold plunge

✓ A thoughtfully held environment where you can explore, connect and be fully yourself

✓ A beautiful retreat journal and practical integration resources

✓ A guided hypnosis audio to support your transformation at home

✓ A post-immersion Zoom gathering to help anchor your next chapter

✓ Time to rest, reflect, connect with nature and simply be

Not at all. Every practice is guided with care and adapted to meet you where you are.

No. Every invitation throughout the weekend is exactly that—an invitation. You are always encouraged to honour your body and make the choices that feel right for you.

The retreat takes place on a beautiful property in Madoc, Ontario, with comfortable, rustic, shared accommodations, natural surroundings and spaces intentionally designed for rest, reflection and connection.

No. While movement is an important part of the experience, all practices are gentle, accessible and adaptable for different ages and abilities.

Once we receive your application, we'll arrange a brief conversation to ensure The PAUSE is the right fit for you. If accepted, you'll receive everything you need to prepare for your journey.

There comes a moment when continuing to live the way you always have becomes more uncomfortable than choosing something new.

Perhaps this is that moment.

If something inside you has been whispering that there is another way…

If you're ready to stop repeating the same patterns…

If you're ready to step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself and consciously cross into your next chapter…

We would be honoured to welcome you.

October 23-25, 2026

Madoc, Ontario

We intentionally keep the circle small so every woman is truly seen, supported and known.