What we’re about
Hello fellow explorers! We are a community of healing. Gather your tools to heal mind, heart, body and spirit. We combine plant medicines/psychedelics/empathogens with the power of nature, breathwork, cold water, movement, meditation, story telling, and community.
In this group you will find guided wilderness retreats that include transformational medicine journeys, and adventures that centre healing with psychedelics in a safe, small group environment.
Want to know more about who we are and what we do? Head on over to Breathing in Nature.
We see deep healing as bravely diving into ourselves, past the defenses of consciousness, past the countless layers of conditioning and automated reactions. When we work with our plant allies and psychedelic medicines we get to entertain new perspectives, experience deep insights, emotional breakthroughs and even a complete reprogramming.
So why do we use psychedelics for healing?
1. Radical shift in perspective
It’s all about perspective! We are mostly stuck in our ways of seeing and thinking. It takes a transformational experience to really shake us up, that’s where the medicines come in. In our journeys, our brain lights up and connects in ways that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. We literally reboot our prefrontal cortex.
2. Out of your mind
Most of us are stuck in our heads, thinking and overthinking. With psychedelics we can discover, access, and connect with all parts of our being. Letting go of the need to control, think and analyze, the brain takes a backseat to heart, body and spirit. As our defences and blocks melt away, we gain direct access to our unconscious, to our shadow.
3. Into heart and body
With our thinky brain on pause, we naturally access trapped and unprocessed parts of ourselves that hold stories, emotions and physical sensations. We can release trauma stored in the body through shakes and tremors. We can feel what needs to be felt, shout in anger, laugh hysterically or cry with grief. We can work with energy and create powerful psychedelic imagery and storylines that don’t need to make sense.
4. It's experiences that change us
Talking about our problems only gets us so far. With psychedelics we go on a heroic adventure without necessarily ever moving a muscle. We experience a multi-sensory journey within. Sometimes we need an awakening experience to rattle us and shake us free from our mundane existence.
5. Feeling deeply connected
Most of us are completely disconnected from our spirit. In the psychedelic realm, we can find meaning, purpose, universal love and feel the connection to others, nature, all living things, the universe and a greater force. It gets weird!
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IFS Healing Weekend
Luxury Cottage on Georgian Bay, Wendak Road, Tiny, ON, CASometimes we need to gather in ceremony, out of our mundane environments and routines. We allow our stories to flow through us within the container of community held by mother nature. We release our wild parts and reclaim what has been denied or forbidden. Magical things happen when we gather to share and heal with transformational medicine. This is an all inclusive, small group, cottage adventure: all meals, snacks and medicines will be provided. Costs range from $555-$888 depending on shared or private accomodations.
Interested? To safe your spot you need to email Nici and book a call to see if this adventure is right for you: nici@breathinginnature.comWhy use transformational medicines in This Work?
This powerful, heart-opening empathogen gently softens fear and defensive responses, creating a profound sense of safety within yourself. In this state:- Compassion naturally arises for every part of you—especially those holding pain, anger, shame, or fear.
- Clarity emerges, allowing you to see old stories, patterns, and relational wounds from a fresh, truthful perspective.
- Courage awakens, making it possible to approach even your most hidden or feared parts without judgment.
- Curiosity expands—you meet your inner world with the mind of an explorer, eager to understand rather than fix or reject.
- Connection deepens—not only with yourself, but also with others, as relational barriers begin to soften.
This medicine helps protectors feel at ease so that your deeper Self can lead with these qualities. When we bring our self-energy to the system, healing happens. When we are in a room filled with people in self-energy, magic happens.
The Power of the Group
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens in relationship (just like wounding).
In this intimate group setting:- You’ll have the unique opportunity to witness how your own protectors and triggers respond to the protectors and parts of others.
- You’ll see clearly where you guard your heart and how you long for authentic connection.
- The group field amplifies compassion—for yourself and for others.
- By being truly seen and accepted, you’ll experience a taste of relational healing that ripples far beyond this weekend.
What's included?
- 3 days, 2 nights in a luxury cottage right on Georgian Bay
- Small group (max 10 people)
- Shared or private accommodation
- Fully guided and supported by your experienced facilitators Nici and Steve
- All delicious meals/snacks included
- Guided Transformational Medicine journey
- Prep and Integration
- Cold water plunges and hot tub bliss
- Breathwork
- Free time to recharge
Flow of the Weekend
Friday: Arrival
We arrive at our beautiful home away from home in the early afternoon and get settled in. We gather in circle around the fire to open the container for the weekend with breathwork. We hear each others stories of healing. We share a deliscious dinner and chat about expectations for the weekend in general and the medicine journey in particular.Saturday: Group Medicine Journey
This healing weekend is about the Sacred Ceremony with transformational medicine. Our hearts will be open, connected to each other, and connected to all life. The intense love and compassion of the day will allow you to turn this healing energy inwards. We explore our blocks to giving and receving love. The great block of FEAR will release and you will hear your truth. Being witnessed in community is the true medicine.Sunday: Integration and Closing
On our last day together, we allow the powerful energy of gratitude to flow through us. Thanking ourselves for showing up, thankful for the experiences we shared and being present with each other. We close the container of ceremony with breathwork. Renewed in our strength, understanding that we are the medicine and everything we need is already within us. This is the beginning of your journey.2 attendees
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