About Our Retreats

The Sunrise Grief Retreat Program

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"You do not heal from the death of a loved one because time passes, you heal because of what you do with the time."  

C. Crandell

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This retreat is for persons who are grieving the death of a loved one and who are journeying towards healing and personal growth.

The death of a loved one can have a profound effect on your life and changes you forever. Grief is real. It is a natural response to the death of someone you love. It is unique to each individual.

The exploration of the grief process is not always recognized in our society, often leaving the person alone and nowhere to turn for support.

We recognize grief is deeply personal, however it can also be a collective experience. The retreat will allow you to share your grief with others in a way that provides opportunities to encourage and inspire one another. The retreat is held in a supportive and nurturing environment and respects the comfort zone of each individual.

The Society does not promote any type of religious belief; instead, participants spend time exploring what spirituality means to them. 

The team members of Sunrise Grief Retreat Society recognize and honour your grief process. Our team of health care professionals and complementary therapists use:  Group Exploratory Sessions, Registered Massage Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, guided meditation, morning body self care guided offerings and other expressive therapy to give participants the opportunity to take a safe and guided path towards healing and personal growth.

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•  6 participants are accepted for each retreat.

• Retreats are usually held twice a year - Spring and Fall. These are residential retreats beginning on Friday afternoon and ending on Tuesday morning. Due to increased interest, we  have added a third offering for 2026 January 30 - February 3, 2026

• Accommodation, meals, group exploration sessions and body work treatments are all included with the retreat fee.

• No alcohol or recreational drugs are to be consumed during the retreat

• As the retreat starts right away on the Friday afternoon, if you are coming from a different time zone, we highly encourage you to consider coming to the area a day or two ahead to allow for jet lag acclimatization and to offer lee way in case of any flight delays. We meet as a whole group at 4pm on the Friday and being on time is important to the flow of the Retreat. 

• If you are booking flights we recommend you purchase flight cancellation insurance as we may have to cancel a retreat due to insufficient numbers of participants. 

• We host our retreats in the North Okanagan and you would be flying into Kelowna International Airport (YLW)

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