Workshops
Permaculture Design Course
Sarah-Orlowski

May 5th - May 19th • a two week residential experience

with Sarah Orlowski

This 14 day course will cover the principles of Permaculture Design, including site analysis and design, microclimate design, patterns and reading the landscape, regenerativ...

 
Bio-Fuels Systems
Bob-Watters

Design Construction and operation
May 14th  - 18th • 4 days

with Bob Watters

A One Day Introduction   PLUS  a Three Day Hands-on Project (4 Days)
During this workshop you will learn how to build a bio-diesel processor that uses vegetable oil to make fu...

 
The Mini-Cabin Project
Richard-Ortega-and-Don-Lee

May 25th -  June 1st •  7 days
Don Lee and the JLRC Building Team

Build a 100 square foot mini-cabin designed to be small enough to avoid needing formal building permits in most municipalities and still have enough space to sleep one or two people.  L...

 
Reiki Gathering
Chelsea-Van-Koughnett

A Weekend Immersing Ourselves in Reiki
June 1st - 3rd  •  2 days
with Chelsea Van Koughnett

After we learn Reiki Natural Healing, the energy continues to teach us through our experiences as we treat ourselves and others. We become lifetime students of ...

 
Building with Stone
Generosa-Panazella

June 2nd - 30th - Take 1, 2, 3  or all 4 weeks
with Generosa  Panazella

Stone is one of the most enduring building materials used throughout history.  It is strong, versatile and comes in many colours and textures.  In this workshop learn from, and w...

 
Buddhist Retreat (2)
Don-McEachern

June 2nd - 7th -or- Sept. 29th -  Oct. 4th  •  5 days
with Don McEachern

Over 2500 years ago in Bodhgaya, India, the Buddha spread his mat beneath the Bodhi Tree, settled his body, concentrated his mind and looked deeply into the nature of sufferin...

 
Creative Mandalas
Ted-WallaceJune 9th - 11th  • 3 days  -or-  June 9th - 14th  • 5 days
with Ted Wallace

“I believe that each person has a rich well of inner visions, my quest as a teacher is to help them make connections to that well.”

This 3 or 5 day workshop is suitable for all ...
 
The Winter Greenhouse
Richard-Ortega-and-Don-Lee

June 10th -  17th •  7 days
Don Lee and the JLRC Building Team


We will be building a greenhouse that relies on two natural heat sources to maintain the growing temperature above freezing in the Winter.  We will install an annualized geo-solar system...

 
Solar Power Systems
Bob-Watters

Design, construction and operation
June 17th - 21st • 4 days
with Bob Watters

A One Day Introduction  PLUS A Three Day Hands - on Project  (4 Days)
We will be installing a photo-voltaic solar panel array and the appropriate control systems to power our ...

 
Couples Path to Partnership
jon-scott

June 22nd - 24th •  2 days
Jon Scott


Intimate relationship is an unparalleled opportunity in life to open to the sweetness of loving while revealing challenging hidden aspects of ourselves. Jon brings a refreshing perspective to what the couples’...

 
Welcome to Tantra
jon-scott

June 25 - 27 • 2 days

with Jon Scott


In this exploration of tantra we will be opening to the sacredness, the woundedness and the delight of our sexuality. We will begin by taking an honest look at our confusion, misconceptions and misunderstandi...

 
Yoga on the Wild Side
Jennifer-Steed

July 5th - 10th  •  5 days
with Jennifer Steed

Break out of the studio and step into the wild, spontaneous, luscious lap of mother nature.  Enter into an empowering and exciting retreat designed to open new rivers of alignment in body and mind, stimul...

 
Methane Generation as a Fuel Source
Bob-Watters

July 7th  - 11th •  4 days

with Bob Watters


One Day Alternative Energy Introduction   plus  a  Three  Day Hands-on Project. Learn how to build a simple methane digester (made from easy to get parts) which extracts methane gas from decomposing orga...

 
Buddhism: A Path of Happiness and Love
Robert-Beatty

July 14th to July 20th  -or-  July 26th     (6 or 12 days)
Robert Beatty  assisted  by Don McEachern

The Buddha taught that our essential nature is wise, loving, compassionate and joyful.  The key lies in self-awareness. Buddhist psychology and meditat...

 
Multi-colour Fabric Dyeing
Susan-Lopatecki

Sunday July 29th   •  1 Day   10 am to 5 pm

with Susan Lopatecki

Painting with dye on fabric will be explored in this one day workshop. Create unique colour ways, patterns, exciting surface design textures and go home with your unique stash of fabric...

 
Mutual Evolution
Shayla-Wright

August 3rd - 6th (3 days) or August 3rd - 8th (5 days)
Shayla Wright

Mutual Evolution is an opportunity for anyone who is drawn to a way of being that is transparent, open, and authentic. A way of being in relationship, based on non-separation. This is...

 
35th Annual Kootenay Lake Tai Chi Summer Retreat
hajime

August 11th - 18th • 7 days     or      August 11th - 16th  • 5 days
Hajime Harold Naka, Brian Knack and Arnold Porter

Tai Chi is a beautiful art of flowing body movements.  It is a system of body/mind exercise that will improve your health, energy lev...

 
Manifestation
Freya-Secrest

Co-Creating with the subtle life of the world
August  19th - 22nd  •  3 days
with Freya Secrest, Jeremy Berg

Manifestation in the early days of the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland was defined by three key elements- attunement - listening to one’s inner...

 
Intuitive Painting
Ted-WallaceAugust 19th -  25th  • 6 days
with Ted Wallace

Using the brilliant colours of acrylic paints in an encouraging, non-judgemental environment students are given techniques and opportunity to go deep in to the well of their creativity.  For beginners thi...
 
The Couple's Journey
mark--susan

Imago Couples Therapy and Holotropic Breathwork
August 26th - 31st  •  5 days

with Susan McBride & Mark Cornfield

Imago Couples Therapy helps couples rediscover the joy of being together while using their relationship for personal change and gr...

 
Seed Saving for a Healthy Future
Patrick-Steiner

Sunday, September 2nd 10am -to- 5pm
with Patrick Steiner, owner of Stellar Organic Seeds

Saving seeds is an important part of having a truly sustainable garden, as well as being a direct link to the wealth of agricultural biodiversity available to us. ...

 
Listen to the Divine Child Within
Divine-Child

Movement – Dance – Drawing – Active Imagination – Creative Writing

September 7th - 9th

Elisabeth Guentert

“If you want to find your soul, you risk encountering yourself.”C.G.Jung

The inner child, the origin of our creative, divine Self, is sleeping...

 
InnerQuest Breath Work Intensive
Jon-ScottSeptember 13th - 16th  •  3 Days
with Jon Scott

From the time of our birth, the pattern of our breath has been the template from which all other human patterns arise.  Life experiences such as childhood traumas encodes this template with blockages tha...
 
Tantra - A Journey into Sacred Movement and Intimacy
Satyama-LasbySeptember 22nd -  27th •  5 days
with Satyama Lasby

Explore the ancient art of connecting and exploring with one’s higher self- and do it with or without a partner. This gentle, tactile, and experiential approach to tantra unveils energetic relationshi...
 
Eastern-Based Yoga Retreat
Satyama-LasbySeptember 29th - October 4th • 5 days
with Satyama Lasby

This uniquely designed yoga experience will investigate awareness in daily life through the five principles of yoga as outlned by Swami Sivananda.  Proper exercise, relaxation, pranayama, diet, a...
 
Buddhist Retreat
Don-McEachern

June 2nd - 7th -or- Sept. 29th -  Oct. 4th  •  5 days
with Don McEachern

Over 2500 years ago in Bodhgaya, India, the Buddha spread his mat beneath the Bodhi Tree, settled his body, concentrated his mind and looked deeply into the nature of suffering. ...