A 2.5-Hour Somatic Sound Retreat with Dr. Michelle Greenwell & Ann-Marie Boudreau

This powerful retreat explores how posture, alignment, and the voice work together to support the body’s natural healing processes. Join vocal sound practitioner Ann-Marie Boudreau and movement/posture specialist Dr. Michelle Greenwell for an afternoon of discovery that will help you understand your body from the inside out.

Through guided movement, breath, and structured vocal resonance, you will learn how sound interacts with spinal alignment, diaphragm mobility, reflex patterns, and the subtle biofield. This retreat highlights how small postural shifts can dramatically change the way sound vibrates through the body—supporting relaxation, nervous system regulation, pain reduction, and emotional clarity.

What You Will Experience

• Explore how posture shapes your voice—and your wellbeing

• Learn gentle alignment strategies that enhance sonic healing

• Discover how vocal tones activate supportive neuromuscular and energetic pathways

• Participate in a posture-informed sound journey for whole-body recalibration

• Engage in partner or small-group resonance explorations

• Receive simple, meaningful home practices to continue your healing

This retreat is a beautiful next step for those who joined us in February, yet it also stands alone as a profound introduction to sound-supported postural healing.

Who This Is For

Ideal for those curious about somatic healing, vocal exploration, body alignment, Tai Chi, energy medicine, or personal wellness. No previous voice or movement experience required.

Date & Duration

2.5 hours

March 28 2:30 – 5 pm at the Bonnie Brae Club in St Peters on Toulouse Street

Cost: $35 plus tax

Tea on Tap for this event will be Symphony of the Earth from the Tea with Intention Series.  A citrus, cinnamon blend with rooibos that will support your journey of discovery. 

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Awakening the Spine, Spirit & Senses

Aug 16-23, 2026 | Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Step into an immersive, land-based retreat that brings together movement, energy medicine, sound, art, and community in one of the most breathtaking regions of Atlantic Canada.

This 8-day retreat is designed for practitioners, facilitators, artists, and curious seekers who are ready to deepen their self-care, expand their energetic awareness, and experience learning that is embodied, creative, and restorative.

Cape Breton Island itself becomes part of the teaching — through ocean, forest, music, dance, and shared meals — offering a powerful container for renewal and insight.

What Makes This Retreat Unique

This is not a passive retreat — it is a living, experiential classroom.

Throughout the week, participants are guided through layered learning experiences that weave together:

• Touch for Health Five Element Theory

• The Spiritual Essence of the Spine

• BioEnergetic Wellness Formula (intention, awareness, activation, community, intuition)

• Tai Chi & gentle movement

• Dance & creative expression

• Sound healing & frequency exploration

• Intuitive painting

• Nature-based integration

• Introductory Therapeutic Touch (TT) practices for self-care and families

Each day builds on the next, allowing concepts to be felt, practiced, and embodied — not just understood intellectually.

What You’ll Experience

• Daily Tai Chi sessions in inspiring community spaces, studios, and outdoor locations

• Spine Resonance workshops exploring how frequency, movement, and the Five Elements support vitality, regulation, and healing

• Intuitive Painting as a gateway to insight, emotional processing, and creative flow

• Sound baths and music-based explorations for nervous system regulation and deep rest

• Trauma-informed movement and sound practices focused on gentle unwinding and safety

• Introduction to Therapeutic Touch principles for personal and family care

• Shared meals, beach walks, markets, music, and dance woven throughout the experience

You’ll leave with practical tools, embodied understanding, and renewed connection — to yourself, to community, and to the natural world.

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is ideal for:

• Wellness practitioners and facilitators

• Movement teachers, energy workers, and body-based therapists

• Artists and creatives seeking embodied inspiration

• Individuals navigating stress, transition, or burnout

• Anyone curious about energy, movement, and holistic self-care

No prior experience is required. All practices are offered in an inclusive, accessible way.

The Deeper Intention

At its heart, this retreat is about working together — developing new awareness, shared understanding, and practical skills that ripple outward into families, communities, and professional work.

You will be supported to:

• Reconnect with your body’s innate intelligence

• Understand the spine as a bridge between structure, energy, and spirit

• Experience how movement, sound, and art support healing

• Build community through shared presence and practice

Location

Various locations across Mabou, Inverness, Creignish, Judique, and the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Dates

Aug 16 – 23, 2026

Cost for the retreat:  $800 plus tax

Reserve your spot today.  Registrations accepted on a first come, first served basis.  Maximum of 15 participants.  Refunds will only be offered until July 1, with a $100 registration withholding fee.  After July 1, registrations can only be transferred, not refunded.  This exclusive package will be intuitively organized based on the participants and our general itinerary.  We look forward to bringing you an experience of a lifetime with music, movement, art, photography, herbs, soundscapes, landscape, dance, and the beauty that Cape Breton Island has to offer, all wrapped up in a daily lesson plan that invites new ideas, and training for self-care and client sessions. 

With a full team of presenters from Ireland, Scotland, Virginia USA, BC, and Cape Breton Island, you will have an immersion into the NeuroArts that will inspire your senses, spirit, and wellbeing like never before.  Stay tuned for the introduction of this amazing team in our blog. 

Accommodations are available for you at the beautiful Glendyer Bed and Breakfast: The Glendyer is an historic B and B in beautiful Mabou, Cape Breton. The Glendyer offers an idyllic country setting, Celtic heritage, and hot breakfast. NS Tourism #STR2526B1372. Just let them know Michelle sent you as we secured a special rate for the retreat.

(902) 945-2345

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Travel:

Flights are best to Halifax, although you can land in Sydney, Cape Breton.  Consider carpooling, and rent a vehicle for the week to provide you with your own transportation to the various venues and highlights.  There is so much to explore in Nova Scotia and on the island.

From Halifax to Cape Breton, and to Mabou specifically is 3.5 hours without any stops.  If you are taking a red-eye, you will need a nap before making the trip, Mount Tom has an energy that really pulls at tired bodies. If you choose to arrive a few days early, Halifax is an incredible port city to explore with many famous historical sites and a great music and museum scene.  If several wish to arrive early, we can help coordinate a house rental for people to enjoy the sites together with a reduced cost for accommodation.

If you choose to arrive to Sydney, it is a 2 hour drive to Mabou.  There are also several historic sites and the waterfront to explore if you are interested in the Fortress of Louisbourg and the Bell Museum in Baddeck on the way.

Flights home, please consider that the retreat will not finish until Sunday afternoon, so flights will be best in the evening or the next morning.  There are several hotels near the Halifax airport that have shuttles to the terminal.

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Fine Japanese Matcha, this traditional green tea powder is organic and made with Green Tea, Vanilla Bean, Cane Sugar and Artificial Flavours.  Packaged in 30 gm bags, it is 1 gm per serving cup. Matcha can be prepared as a solo beverage, but be sure to check out the many recipes and ideas for Matcha’s including Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster.  There are some beautiful Matcha Chocolate Truffles highlighting this matcha blend, you can find the recipes in the tea section. Enjoy.

Matcha Truffles

7 Layer Matcha Cookies

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A fine Japanese Matcha made with Black Tea, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, Clove, Pumpkin, Artificial Flavours, Cane Sugar.  Medium caffeine, high antioxidants.  A 30 gm package will make 30/1gm serving cups.

Be sure to check on the back of the package for Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster recipe to change the way you add nutrition to your recipes with Matcha, and this special blend is a great addition to a Gooey Ginger Cake found in our recipe section.  On popcorn is also awesome!

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A fine Japanese Matcha made with Hibiscus, Strawberry, Raspberry, Green Tea, Cane Sugar. Low caffeine, medium antioxidants.  A 30 gm package will make 30/1gm serving cups.

Be sure to check on the back of the package for Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster recipe to change the way you add nutrition to your recipes with Matcha.  Check out the recipe page for all the wonderful places Matcha can be added.

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Expand your self-care practice with this unique online experience blending Tai Chi, intuitive music, art, nature, and intentional tea rituals. Symphony of Radiance brings together seated and standing forms inspired by Master Moy Lin Shin—including the 108 Moving Meditation, Sabre, and Lok Hup—to open blocked pathways, increase mobility, support circulation and lymph flow, and cultivate whole-body wellbeing. This series is ideal for beginners, those returning to practice, or anyone navigating pain, stiffness, or low energy.

Dr. Michelle Greenwell, CIH BioEW, guides you through posture power, integrative movement patterns, and the BioEnergetic Wellness Formula to support daily habits grounded in vitality and resilience. Intuitive musician Colin MacLeod of Scotland offers live soundscapes crafted in the moment to deepen inner awareness and accelerate transformation.

A remarkable creative team enriches the journey each week:

• Donna Hutchison – Harpist and wellness practitioner drawing from music therapy and vibrational healing

• Brenda Bowen Cox – Musical therapist with deep experience in neonatal, hospice, and palliative care

• Marian Egan – Energetic artist capturing class frequencies in symbolic, healing-infused artwork

• Tanya Levy – Nature photographer offering grounding images to connect you to the rhythms of Mother Nature

This series is framed through the Five Element Theory, exploring Ko and Shen cycles and nurturing new patterns of wellbeing through movement, sound, and imagery. You can find this information in the Touch for Health knowledge.

As a special addition, the Cape Breton Tea Company will host a Tea with Intention segment each week. Participants may purchase:

• The full set of teas and companion book for the complete experience, or

• A sample set of weekly teas to enjoy during class

No experience is necessary. Seated and standing options are available, and gentle 40% effort is encouraged for those with pain, injury, or low energy.

Join us for this life-expanding journey into movement, sound, art, nature, and intentional nourishment—a guided pathway to clarity, resilience, and inner radiance.

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Fine Japanese Matcha, this traditional green tea powder is organic and made with Jasmine Petals.  Packaged in 30 gm bags, it is 1 gm per serving cup. Matcha can be prepared as a solo beverage, but be sure to check out the many recipes and ideas for Matcha’s including Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster.

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A fine organic Japanese matcha made with green tea, peach and vanilla flavour.  30 gm packages, it is 1 gm per serving cup.

Be sure to check out the Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster on the back of the package to add nutrition to your day.

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A fine Japanese Matcha made with Blue Pea Flower, Green Tea, Raspberry pieces.  Low caffeine, high antioxidants.  A 30 gm package will make 30/1gm serving cups.

Be sure to check on the back of the package for Michellie’s Smoothy Blaster recipe to change the way you add nutrition to your recipes with Matcha.

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With the sweet joy of maple, this caffeine free Chai, is a burst of flavour for your tastebuds.  The depth of the rooibos and orange, combined with the apple and cranberry pieces, and the hint of lime is a refreshing tea hot or cold. There is no need for additional sugar, and this tea can easily be transformed into a latte version for the Chai experience.

The reference to music with this tea blend inspires people to find their inner joy, while connecting to the power of music to lift our souls.  Maple, Rooibos, Hibiscus, and RoseHip provide a deep rich orange colour for the tea, and the fragrance catches your senses instantly.

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