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Why Join Q Retreats?
Q Retreats are brought to you by 12 Lodges Inc., at Q Retreats, we offer a unique experience that will help you heal, empower and enrich your life grounded in Indigenous practices and ceremony. Our retreats are designed with your mind and body in mind to help you find your inner peace and achieve wholistic wellness through releasing trauma that can be accumulated and held in our bodies over years and decades. Our team of experienced facilitators will guide you through the process and our plant-based medicine, Indigenous knowledge and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy will unlock your true potential, leave you uplifted, grounded and open your heart.
Indigenous Reconciliation & Decolonization
We are socially conscious at least 25% of our annual earnings will go directly to provide sliding scale, below cost journeys to Indigenous community members. In particular we serve survivors of the Indian Residential School, and those affected by Intergenerational Residential School trauma, funds will go towards the Qweqwetsin Family and Healing Society for building Indigenous Healing Lodges and Indigenous Women's Emergency and Transitional housing, and healing for Indigenous Men so that we can keep our families together support restorative justice frameworks and move into a time of Indigenous reconciliation.
Plant medicines are ancient teachers and have been part of the Indigenous tradition for healing, ceremony and spirituality since time immemorial and the resurgence of their use is an act of decolonization and reconciliation. Laws in Canada prevented Indigenous people from gathering and practicing our ceremonies and culture until 1951, before that time it was illegal and was a central tenant in cultural loss and colonization. Read more here.
It is decriminalized to have or use many psychedelics in British Columbia
Health Canada granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to the Province of B.C. From January 31, 2023 until January 31, 2026, adults in B.C. are not subject to criminal charges for the personal possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs.
Under this exemption, adults (18 years and older) in B.C. are not arrested or charged for possessing small amounts of certain illegal drugs for personal use. The illegal drugs covered by the exemption are:
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Opioids (such as heroin, morphine, and fentanyl)
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Crack and powder cocaine
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Methamphetamine (Meth)
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MDMA (Ecstasy)
Adults found in personal possession of any combination of these illegal drugs that adds up to a combined total of 2.5 grams or less are not subject to arrest or criminal charges and the drugs are not seized. Read more here from Government of BC.
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Wholistic Approach to Wellness
Plant-Based Medicine
Experienced Facilitators
Indigenous Reconciliation Focused with 25% of Earnings to Indigenous Healing and Healing Lodges.
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Learn More & Discover Our Retreats
Our retreats are tailored to your needs and are designed to help you find inner peace and achieve wholistic wellness. We offer a range of retreats including day retreats and weekend retreats, all located in the beautiful surroundings of Lower Mainland and Sunnybrae, BC. Book now and start your journey towards inner peace.
Upcoming Events
- Fri, Aug 16TappenAug 16, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – Aug 18, 2024, 1:00 p.m.Tappen, 3463 Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Rd, Tappen, BC V0E 2X1, Canada
- Multiple DatesFri, Jun 21TappenJun 21, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – Jun 23, 2024, 1:00 p.m.Tappen, 3463 Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Rd, Tappen, BC V0E 2X1, Canada
- Multiple DatesSat, May 25VancouverMay 25, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PDTVancouver, #168-1020 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2T5, Canada
- Sun, Mar 31Mandala Studio & Creative SpaceMar 31, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDTMandala Studio & Creative Space, #168-1020 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2T5, Canada
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Meet Our Facilitators
Our team of experienced facilitators are passionate about helping you achieve wholistic wellness. They will guide you through your journey and help you unlock your true potential.
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Cheryl Matthew, PhD
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Guide Lower Mainland
Cheryl of the Secwepemc Nation is a certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (PAT) Facilitator, Chaplain, Leadership Coach, Professor, and Reiki Level II Practitioner. She has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Carleton University, MA Leadership & Training (Royal Roads), and BA in Anthropology/Sociology (SFU).
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Elder Oliver Arnouse
Cultural Advisor & Counsellor for Online Integration & Sunnybrae Retreats
Elder Oliver of the Secwepemc & Lakota Nations is a certified Counsellor specializing in Indigenous people, Indian Residential School Survivors, Substance Use & Addictions Therapy with over 30 years of experience.
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Elder Geri Matthew
Cultural Advisor, Life Skills and Medicine Wheel Facilitator for Online Integration &
Sunnybrae Retreats
Elder Geri is from the Secwepemc Nation and has a BA from SFU in Anthropology, is a Certified Secwepemc Indigeous Language Instructor, and certified Life Skills and Medicine Wheel Facilitator. She was the Director of Health for Simpcw First Nation for over ten years before retiring and an Instructor with the NAID program.
How Our Retreats Can Change Your Life
Find Inner Peace
Our retreats are designed to help you find your inner peace and achieve wholistic wellness.
Unlock Your True Potential
Our plant-based medicine Psychedelic Assisted Therapy can help you unlock your true potential and achieve your goals.
Connect with Nature
Our retreats are located in the beautiful surroundings of Lower Mainland and Sunnybrae, BC. Connect with nature and find inner peace.
Heal Your Mind and Body
Our retreats are designed to help you heal your mind and body, and achieve wholistic wellness. They are particularly helpful for those who have PTSD, anxiety, depression, and have experienced violence or trauma.
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"The thing about retreats is: You become more and more yourself."
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