Author, Speaker, Consultant, Coach, Spiritual Wellness Specialist
Nature, The Nervous System, & You:
A Path to Healing & Soul Growth
Contemplative . Integrative . Science Backed . Transformative
Renewal, Reconnection & New Ways Forward
In a place of peace & power.
Join me for a restorative, transformative and insightful day at the beautiful Brandt Oyster River Hermitage, in Comox Valley.
In the spirit of their important nonprofit work uplifting the power of deep listening, transformative learning, and connecting people to wisdom, stewardship, and the beauty of the Earth through contemplative practice, I’ll be offering this workshop at a discounted price and a portion of every fee to attend goes to the Brandt Oyster River Hermitage Society.
Together, we’ll explore the powerful intersection of nature, contemplation, science, psychology and Spirit to help you overcome some of the most difficult struggles, you may face in your health, relationships, or desire to live a more spiritually integrated life.
Through guided meditations, contemplative walks, and deep dialogue, we’ll map a 6 Element path toward healing the nervous system and building true resilience and meaning. More than a basket of tools, we will be exploring a way of life.
This workshop is for anyone:
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seeking inner calm
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wanting more clarity
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exploring contemplative ecology
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developing better self-care
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improving stress management
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managing trauma
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healing anxiety
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treating addiction
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wanting greater life-balance and lasting resilience
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developing a grounded spiritual practice
or you just want a day of renewal!!
We do expect
participants to join us for the entire workshop,
be prepared to spend most or all of the day outside,
bring a packed lunch, snacks, water, paper and somethings to write with.
We will have water, tea and coffee available.
While we do provide seating,
we encourage you to bring a favorite camp chair or cushion.
It is important to note that we walk into the hermitage property.
It is a car free space.
You’ll need to park on an exterior road and then carrier items in a few minutes.
Accommodations for people with accessibility concerns are absolutely available.
If you have any questions please send them to (click this icon to email)
connect@jonathanellerby.com
Cost and Payment:
The workshop is $130: more than 15% goes to advance the nonprofit contemplative ecology work of the Brandt Oyster River Hermitage Society.
E-transfer is the preferred form of payment to: dr.j@jonathanellerby.com
Or cash upon arrival.
Directions to Event:
Please plan to arrive a little early to allow yourself time to walk and get settled.
2364 Catherwood Road, Black Creek.
Please park on the shoulder, just outside the gate, and walk down the driveway to the hermitage. This walk is an invitation to slow down and tune in to the spirit of the land. For anyone unable to walk the driveway, please drive slowly down the driveway. There is a parking spot at the hermitage - we prefer to know this in advance.
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About our location and host
The Brandt Oyster River Hermitage Society is a non-profit society that is dedicated to preserving the memory and promoting the legacy of Catholic hermit-priest Father Charles Brandt (1923-2020). The Hermitage sits on 28 acres of land in Black Creek, BC.
Father Charles’ final wishes were that his land would become a park, a quiet and soothing space in which people would come to commune with nature. He wanted people to fall in love with nature, to sit in its silence with a sense of wonder, and experience for themselves the sense of sacredness that he so cherished.
Rather than escaping from the world, Fr. Charles’ contemplative lifestyle led him to be drawn more deeply into it. He became an advocate for the protection of salmon, rivers and old growth forests.
The model of contemplative ecology he practiced integrates concern for the more than human world with a deep spiritual longing for oneness with the Divine.
The Brandt Oyster River Hermitage Society is dedicated not only to maintaining the hermitage where Fr. Charles lived, but also to promoting his vision for a deeper integration of ecology and spirituality.