About us
Living from Heart Center's mission is to provide a SAFE place for people to come together to EXPLORE, EXPAND, EXPRESS, and CELEBRATE LIFE and LOVE!! ~ Embracing all that is! Living from HEART Center is a safe place for us to come together and share our JOY, our passions, our gifts, and our HEARTs with one another. It is about living an empowered, centered and authentic life.
Through experiential workshops, enlightening retreats and powerful coaching, we assist you in embracing your truth, facing your shadows and emerging into the light and the JOYFUL adventure of LIFE. Living from HEART is living in the PRESENT; from that place of knowing; from the truth or the CORE of who we are. We are life expressing in every moment. We are in partnership with the Divine and with creation itself, choosing LIFE, choosing LOVE ~moment by moment.
Heart Opening: A deep sense of opening in the chest, often with an overwhelming sense of unconditional love for all beings, which brings about a significant change in the psychological orientation, increasing sensitivity, compassion and appreciation for life. (Borrowed from Bonnie Greenwell - http://www.awakeningguide.com/whatisspirita...)
Founded, Led and Facilitated by Jeri Tourand:
Jeri Tourand, B Ed. is the founder of "Living From Heart Center.” Jeri is a self-love and forgiveness coach, mother of three, published author, inspired speaker, The Intention Call and Realife Radio host, Zen Trilotherapist and energy healer. Her mission is to assist people in awakening and opening their hearts, inspiring them to live life to the fullest, and courageously express their highest potential and truest nature.
Jeri facilitates Heart to Heart circles, workshops and retreats including Zen Trilotherapy Retreats and Unconditional Love retreats to help people awaken and lead us to the tipping point of a more united world that is healed, connected and driven by Love.
Jeri believes that the only problem in the world today is that people do not love themselves. She coaches individuals and groups to identify and heal the inner conflict between their mind and emotions, awakening their souls to lead them to a place of inner peace, happiness and true freedom. She strives to be the world's greatest lover; being and sharing unconditional LOVE with others, awakening deep truth and remembrance within, of the Divine LOVE that we are.
Jeri is a lover of the adventure of life, embracing the exploration, expansion, and expression of our authentic, empowered and joyful selves in order to experience Heaven on Earth! Her motto is that life is beautiful and meant to be fun!
Jeri also started "Parenting From H.E.A.R.T." which is focused on helping parents "live from HEART" in order to assist our children in finding and embracing their gifts, their truth and in co-creating a positive, joyful and fulfilling life for themselves and those around them.
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- CA$2,997.00

Elevate: Jungle Retreat in Riviera Maya
Lunita Jungle Retreat, Ruta de los Cenotes Km 17, Puerto Morelos, MX## Awaken & Elevate in the Jungle of Riviera Maya!
## A Transformational 6-Day Retreat in Riviera Maya, Mexico
January 22–27, 2026 | Lunita Jungle Retreat
Awaken your senses. Reclaim your essence. Remember who you truly are.
Are you feeling the nudge to unplug from the noise of the world and reconnect with the deep, wild wisdom within?
JOIN US in the sacred jungle sanctuary of Lunita Jungle Retreat for a heart-expanding journey that calls you home—to your truth, your power, and your divine nature.
This is more than a retreat. It’s a rebirth.
It’s a sacred invitation to rewild your soul and ignite the next level of your spiritual evolution in an intimate, soul-aligned community.
Let the whispers of the jungle awaken forgotten parts of you as you immerse in:
✨ Daily Soul-Nourishing Rituals — meditation, movement, breathwork & ceremony
✨ Transformational Teachings & Group Work — Trilotherapy, Ho’oponopono, Family Constellations
✨ Cultural Immersions — sacred fire and cacao ceremonies, nature excursions
✨ Healing Waters — daily cold plunges, refreshing swims, and a sacred cenote experience
✨ Rewilding in Nature — barefoot walks, jungle silence, star-lit skies, and Earth connection
✨ Nourishment — wholesome meals crafted with love and local ingredients
✨ Celebration & Connection — dance, joy, and heart-opening conversations
This retreat is designed for awakening souls ready to shed outdated patterns, expand into greater truth and vitality, and lead with love in their relationships and purpose.
Whether you're at a life crossroads or feel the stirrings of something new wanting to emerge, this retreat offers the energetic container and loving support to guide your quantum leap.
### What's Included:
- 5 nights, 6 days at the lush Lunita Jungle Retreat Center
- Beautiful accommodations surrounded by nature’s healing embrace
- Daily guided practices, workshops & ceremonies
- Wholesome, Vegetarian, locally-sourced meals (vegan/GF options available)
- Sacred Cold Plunge, Pool dips & Jungle trails
- Full day at a private healing Cenote
- Excursion to Chichen Itza: One of the most iconic and historically rich sites of the ancient Maya civilization
- integration time, and all program materials
### You'll Walk Away With:
- A renewed connection to your soul’s essence
- Tools to stay grounded in trust and love through any transition
- Deeper self-love and spiritual clarity
- Lifelong soul connections and transformative memories
INVESTMENT:
Single Occupancy: $4,250 (SOLD OUT)
Double Occupancy: $2,997 (we'll find you a roommate)
$500 deposit to hold this early bird pricing!
Flexible Payment Plans Available
YES please! Register now.
*Spots are limited and filling fast for this intimate journey.
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## *COME HOME TO YOURSELF IN CANCUN!
Your soul has been waiting for this.
Led by Jeri Tourand, The Love Mentor & CEO of Living from Heart Center and Daemond Mano, Integrationist & owner of YogaMCC
TESTIMONIALS:
"My time at this retreat has been truly remarkable, leaving an indelible mark on me. Throughout the retreat, I have undergone a profound journey of self-discovery, peeling away layers to uncover my authentic self. With each session, I gained deeper insights into my emotions, unearthed and healed past traumas, and ultimately connected with my true essence. The unwavering love and support from Dae, Jeri, and the entire group were essential in my transformative journey. Their genuine care and encouragement guided me every step of the way. I'll forever cherish the love-filled atmosphere and the profound experiences I encountered at this extraordinary retreat!" ~ K - Retreat attendee
"For me, the whole 6 day experience was transformative. From the beginning to the end, I felt safe and welcome which allowed me to let go and relax. I was able to fully participate in what was offered without having to worry about anything. Jeri and Dae were able to create an environment where we were challenged but supported to "dig in deep". For the first time in years, I felt a sense of pure joy as well as connection to my newly found tribe.
I was able to experience emotions in a way I wouldn't be able to do at home, in my regular life. I saw how every day I grew in my ability to trust others, support them and let myself be supported, and experience love that is not conditioned to anything."
- Jana B.8 attendees - CA$1,167.00

The Scared Shift Retreat: Into the Fire - Advancing Inner Technology
Hero's Journey Retreat & Wellness Centre, 51552 Range Road 212A, Sherwood Park, al, CAThe Sacred Shift: Into the Fire
Advancing Inner Technology Through Embodied Truth
This is not a retreat to fix yourself.
You are not broken.
This is a retreat for those who can feel that something fundamental is reorganizing from the inside out.
For those who are rising out of an old identity and know, at a cellular level, that their current circumstances no longer match who they are becoming.
The Sacred Shift is a recalibration.
A remembering.
An embodied return to what is already true.
It is about authenticity that lives in the body.
Embodiment that does not require force.
Sacred relationship with yourself, with others, and with Life itself.
WHAT THIS JOURNEY IS REALLY ABOUT
The Sacred Shift is an immersive four-day initiatory process of reclaiming your gifts, your courage, and your aliveness.
It is for the version of you emerging from the shadows.
The one who no longer wishes to shrink, over-function, or disappear to stay safe.
Here, you grant yourself permission to stop managing your becoming and instead integrate it.
You are guided to align with the deepest parts of your Vision and your Voice, not as concepts, but as lived, embodied truth.
In a world filled with noise, urgency, and fragmentation, remembering who you are can feel daunting. Yet this remembering is essential if you are to live, love, and lead from integrity rather than survival.
THE SPACE WE HOLD
We create sacred, grounded space to gently and powerfully lay down:
- identities that once protected you
- roles built on self-sacrifice or over-responsibility
- patterns shaped by fear, abandonment, or the need to belong
Through ritual, presence, and guided process, what is complete is honored and released so what is true can emerge without force.
This is not transcendence through bypassing.
This is integration through embodiment.
SETTING
Held within the forested sanctuary of Hero’s Journey Retreat Centre, The Sacred Shift weaves together:
- Zen Trilotherapy
- breathwork
- Indigenous-informed ritual
- ancestral healing
- conscious release
- embodied presence practices
All guided within a coherent arc of releasing, receiving, and rebirth.
THIS SACRED SHIFT IS FOR YOU IF:
- You feel the egoic scaffolding of your life loosening
- Old identities no longer fit, but the new has not fully landed
- Grief is surfacing without a place to be honored
- You are done bypassing and ready to integrate light and shadow
- You long for harmony between doing and being, structure and flow
- You desire sovereignty that lives in the body, not just the mind
- You are ready to become a clearer vessel for Divine intelligence to move through
- You are seeking peace in your nervous system, coherence within your inner world, and alignment at the cellular level
This is not about motivation or inspiration.
This is about embodied truth.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Fire Walk & Fire Ceremony
A sacred alchemy of courage, choice, and commitment to the future self that is ready to live.
Grief and Letting-Go Ritual
A ceremonial space to honor what is ending and release what no longer needs to be carried.
Guided Ego Dissolution and 'Transcending' Meditation
A guided initiation into ego death and conscious rebirth.
Ancestral Healing and Timeline Work
Releasing inherited burdens and reclaiming life force across generations.
Zen Trilotherapy
Aligning heart, mind, and center so inner harmony becomes lived reality.
Breathwork Journeys
Clearing stored emotion, restoring vitality, and opening internal space.
Embodiment and Integration Practices
Learning how to live the shift, not just understand it.
Sacred Song, Ritual, and Conscious Community
Held in a field of safety, presence, and shared humanity.
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
- A grounded sense of inner sovereignty
- Greater peace in the body and clarity in decision-making
- Less inner conflict and self-negotiation
- A felt sense of trust in yourself and in Life
- Practical tools to integrate your shift long after the retreat
INVESTMENT
Early Bird: $1167* until April 1
Regular: $1397
Double occupancy*/ Quad: $1097
Limited spaces to preserve depth and intimacy
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
THIS INCLUDES
- All workshops, ceremonies, and guided experiences
- Three nourishing meals daily plus snacks
- Shared accommodation
- Post-retreat integration call and guided practices
- Carpooling may be available from Edmonton and Calgary
YOUR FACILITATORS
Jeri Tourand, The Love Mentor | B.Ed.
Self-Love & Relationship Coach | Zen Trilotherapy Trainer | Founder, Living from Heart Center
Jeri Tourand is a heart-centered facilitator, international best-selling author, coach, speaker, and retreat leader with over 15 years of experience guiding transformative healing. A former teacher turned spiritual guide, she blends Zen Trilotherapy, Ho’oponopono, meditation, and Divine connection to support individuals in awakening self-love, releasing emotional blocks, and embodying their highest truth.
Orest Zwozdesky
Evolutionary Life Coach | Visionary Speaker | Retreat & Workshop Leader
Rooted in his Métis–Cree ancestry and backed by over 28 years in the field of personal and spiritual development, Orest Zwozdesky fuses Indigenous wisdom, NLP, Shadow Work, Intuitive Coaching and sacred ritual into potent experiences of transformation.
His work empowers you to reclaim your authentic leadership voice, heal generational patterns, and embody the soul-aligned purpose and vision you came here to fulfill.
Together, Jeri and Orest offer a dynamic masculine-feminine synergy to lovingly guide your transformation.
TESTIMONIALS
“This was an incredible, life changing retreat. So much happened in such a short time. Truly unforgettable. One of the best weekends of my life!” ~Tania Mathews
“The whole 4 days were a gift. Gradually went deep, then deeper, tremendously insightful, Spiritual, whole, very powerful. It touched every part of me. I am still integrating and absorbing the love, people and wonderful experiences.
Absolutely nothing to improve!
You two, Jeri & Orest are perfect co-facilitators in every way! Man, your high gifts of intuition, sensing and Spiritual awareness lead our whole group into a more open tightly held, literally, group. What an amazing gift you two are to everyone your presence touches.
All a Great Gift - Thank You Everyone.”
~Frank the Franciscan
“ Jeri and Orest are incredible Spirit-led presenters. I love how you connected with each of us. You opened and facilitated such a sacred and safe space for all of us. You are both such a gift.
It’s hard to pick just one or two favourite parts. The teachings were so Spirit filled. The experiences were profound. Ho’oponopono, Trilotherapy introduction, the breathwork experience was new to me and so incredible. Don’t change a thing.
I am amazed that you can so easily shift to what you “know” the group needs, you embody the trust and surrender that you teach. There was a perfect balance between the two of you and the input followed by experience and sharing. I am filled with gratitude for the shift I experienced and am still processing. Life changing powerful weekend. "
~ Dorothy
“What a beautiful deep dive into the Sacred Shift.
I have been wowed over the weekend! The transformation that I have experienced and I am integrating the magic that happened!!! It has been so blissful and I am also Sooooul-full!! I have so much gratitude and love for everyone who showed up for themselves and the ripple effect, leaves my heart over flowing with all Your love.
Thank You Jeri & Orest for you both being all that you are, what you both bring to the table is absolutely incredible life changing for me. The safe container, the love along the way with so many gifts! I truly am speechless. “
~Much love, Kim
THIS IS YOUR SACRED SHIFT. COME RISE WITH US!
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