Special Events & Guest Presenters

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Feb 3-5: 'Walking in Life Balance': Join Jody Rave and Melissa Gordon for an inspirational weekend at Grail Springs. Discover and illuminate your true nature through a weekend of experiential workshops guided by expert facilitators. SOLD OUT

These evening workshops will walk you through the process of letting go of what is no longer needed, calling in your heart’s desire. Dream your sacred dream and find the space to make it possible! Join Jody and Melissa on Saturday evening for a special energy teachings and ceremony.

Feb 5-10: Sound Healer and Spiritual Shaman Mark Daniel joins us. See, hear and feel the magic of his special singing Crystal and Tibetan Bowls.

We understand that everything is in a state of vibration so we must vibrate as well. With this simple insight, Mark uses the rich and surprising tones found in Singing bowls, to restore our most earthly sacred vessels, our bodies. The bowls, played in an intuitive manner, also gently offer our minds an opportunity to quiet as they create dreamlike states and offer some insights. Mark is also available for private sessions.

Feb 10-12 It's a LOVE-IN! Join us as we celebrate LOVE; our love for Yoga, Health, Life &...Chocolate! Whether you are coming solo, or with friends or spouses, all are welcome! With special guest yoga master Ken Delcol, and 'Essential Oils for the Heart' with expert aromatherapist Danielle Sade. Also include a Chocolate Truffle Making Demo and yes you get taste everything!

Get out of your head and back into your heart with Ken and Danielle during this weekend-filled sensory journey! Stretch fully, breathe deeply, eat healthy, sleep soundly... open your heart and let LOVE rule the weekend!

Feb 17-19: 'Practical, Down to Earth Magic!' A fun-filled weekend event designed to bring out the Shaman in everyone! Join Spiritual Shaman Janet Sinclair, 'Rose Wing Warrior'.

Spend a weekend with Janet Sinclair, a passionate, down-to-earth teacher with a great sense of humour to match! She brings with her a combined background as a medical intuitive, Reiki Master, cancer survivor of 19 years, shamanic practitioner and Thanadoula. Learn all about ancient ways and techniques to reclaim your body's natural ability to heal, to bring your visions to life, and manifest beauty, joy and abundance all around you!

Feb 19-24: The Sacred Butterfly Retreat ~ A Spiritual Sabbatical. The Path of Metamorphosis: The extraordinary and supra-natural process of our emerging, eternal, limitless Soul from the Human life experience. ~ with Grail Springs Founder Madeleine Marentette.

The Sacred Butterfly retreat is a very special signature retreat designed by Grail Springs' founder Madeleine Marentette, for those who are ready to immerse themselves in a full spiritual awakening experience. Journey deep into the depths of your heart, mind and soul, discovering and answering the meaning of life, and the real purpose why your are here at this time on Earth. Participants will gather each morning for seminar discussions and experiential workshops that will be sure to awaken and transform.

Feb 24-26 ~ The Celtic Quest: A path in Awakening and Understanding. Capture the Enchantment of Celtic Mysticism and Mystery for yourself with Celtic shaman Fiona Newman of The Healing House.

This quest will bring you deeper into the depths of your soul, reawakening the mystical and magical part of yourself. We will awaken the Wisdom of the Soul, accessing The Wisdom Within. By introducing you to Celtic Shamanism we will be accessing a forgotten aspect of ourselves, the wiser, all knowing part of ourselves!

March 2-4: A weekend of remembering... Rendezvous With Yourself ~ from Goddess Isis to You! Spend an unforgetable few days with Alicja Aratyn

Goddess Isis... the most known, remembered and powerful goddess of the Ancient Egypt, called Goddess of Magic. Let’s spend a weekend in the Power of Ancient Knowledge and Wisdom of Goddess Isis and what she means today to the modern day woman!

March 4-9: 'Living Your Bliss!' 6-day/5-night retreat with spiritual intuitive Judith Onley. Be all that you can be as you set yourself free from past ways of being that have encumbered your beautiful Spirit.

You can experience the "new" you during this retreat with Judith Onley, gifted intuitive and Spiritual guide as she shows you how to awaken your Divine Essence, your true spiritually-empowered self and begin to design a joyful and beautifully fulfilled life.

She's back by popular demand! Join Nia Instructor Jennifer Hicks and bliss out for 3-days/2-nights. Come dance, get fit and have fun with Nia...You'll never hum-and-hah about working out ever again. Mar 9-11

Experience The Nia Technique: a 26 year old fusion fitness practice blending elements of dance, yoga, martial arts and healing arts. Nia is an inspiring and invigorating cardiovascular work-out set to vibrant music. Based on moving towards pleasure and away from pain, Nia is adaptable and suitable for everyone enabling the body to move according to its design.

“I love Nia! It’s a total mind, body, spirit celebration.” ~ Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

March 16-18: Ashtanga Yoga Weekend! Get to know the power of YOU through the power of Ashtanga Yoga ~ with Carolynn Rohsler

Ashtanga Yoga is a 5,000 year old set sequence of postures designed to bring incredible, strength, flexibility and endurance to the body and a sense of stillness to the mind. This weekend will teach the fundamentals of ashtanga yoga, sun salutations, ujjayi breath, energy locks and vinyasas. Ashtanga’s can invoke positive life transformations off the mat, helping you to live fully, with a deep sense of Self in your daily life. The Ashtanga (“eight limbs”) system is a deeply spiritual practice helping you to connect to your soul and the world.

March 18-23: 'Spring Equinox: Planting the Seeds' ~ with Grail Springs founder Madeleine Marentette. It's time to plant the seeds of our dreams and visions, a time to welcome in the spring and celebrate our life!

Those who have been to Grail Springs before know that we consider each equinox and solstice a very special time to connect with Nature and the power she brings us at each new season. The Spring Equinox Retreat marks the point when day and night are equal. Light and dark are in balance now, but light has been gaining. The earth awakens... new life emerges, Spring returns and it is time to rejuvenate our own life force. This equinox is also known as Ostara or Eostre - and is celebrated as a festival of new growth, renewal, a re-balancing of energies and the return of longer days. It is also known as the day of equilibrium. Now is a good time to consider the balance of our lives - work, play and relationships.

March 23-25: Manifestations of the Heart! Retreat weekend with Agastya. Create Your Destiny!

Life is really all about balance. It is extremely important to not only take action to change your karma but also keep a holistic approach to life and maintain balance for long term success. We can have, be, and do anything we desire out of life and are only limited to our creative mind… it is our decisions that create our destiny!

March 31st, 7:30 to 9:30pm. Open invitation to anyone who would like to join us for Earth Hour! Tickets by donation at the door. All proceeds will go to the World Wildlife Fund ~ Arctic Polar Bear campaign.

Earth Hour: Uniting People to Protect the Planet. Join us for a very special evening as we enjoy a channeled message from Intuitive Judith Onley from 7:30 to 8:30. Then its 'Lights Out' as we are led through a special World Peace Candlelight Meditation with Jody Raven followed by a celebration of music, song and drumming! Bring voice, drum and donation for our Polar Bears!

March 30 to April 1: It's Earth Hour Weekend! Join us for a Healthy Getaway including our special guest Pilates Fusion Instructor: Movement for Life! ~ with Good Life Pilates Expert Bonnie Tepperman. And a very special evening presentation at 8:30pm on Saturday night....when we turn out the lights and create some magic!

Experience the flowing sequence of Pilates, core-based exercises that will teach your body to move with ease and efficiency. Improve your strength, flexibility, posture and balance. Develop a self-awareness of functional movement in your every-day life. Enjoy a relaxing yet energizing workout, get tones, get inspired, and of course...get pampered! You will also experience the true insight that comes from within. Experience the joy and relaxation that meditation brings you. Think of meditation as medicine for your mind, body and spirit – it helps reduce stress, improve health, increase focus, and develop self-awareness. Join Carolyn in this experiential meditation workshop with Bonnie

April 1-6: Soul Gems Retreat: Reclaim your Spirit, Discover the Magic Within! 6-day/5-night retreat with gifted energy healer and soul coach Patti Tucker creator of Soulnotes!

Patti Tucker is a gifted energy healer who creates a safe, trusting and loving environment where clients can begin their individual healing process and reclaim their own personal power. Her vast training includes a two year program with world renowned healer, Pete Bernard, Algonquin Shaman, where she has received the medicine rites of the 8th fire. Combining her gifts as a certified soul coach, Patti's passion is facilitating her clients to shine a light on their authentic self to uncover their soul's purpose.

April 6-9: 'Vision Your Life' Long Weekend Retreat! Join Grail Springs founder Madeleine Marentette & Spiritual Intuitive Judith Onley for this extended 4-day/3-night long weekend workshop retreat.

Resurrect your dreams, your visions, yourself in what has come to be one of the most popular, life-changing weekends at Grail Springs. Join Madeleine Marentette and Judith Onley as they share their wisdom, life experiences and inspirations in exciting interactive discussions and workshops that will bring focus and action into your life. As well as these workshops, you will enjoy yoga, the Grail Mantra, hiking and spa therapies to feel anew. Find out what really matters to YOU. Reignite your passion, and then learn the secrets of manifesting your vision. Become the voyageur of your own life destiny.

April 13-15: Come play with Lois Lenarduzzi and Judith Onley in the creative sandbox for 'ART AND SOUL'! Put your adult brain on 'hold', while keying in 'kid mode' for a refreshing change!!

This light-hearted event is designed to get your wild and crazy side movin' and a groovin' with painting, creative writing, and free-style dance (no experience necessary). Engaging in play, laughter, dance and creativity is 'present moment' awareness in all its glory, and liberates us from the bugaboos that weigh us down...structure, judgement, criticism, and perfection.

The Sacred Butterfly Retreat: The Path of Metamorphosis: Immerse yourself in the extraordinary and supra-natural process of our emerging, eternal, limitless Soul from the Human life experience. ~ with Grail Springs Founder Madeleine Marentette. April 15-20

This 6-day/5-night retreat is designed for those who are ready to immerse themselves in a spiritual experience that journeys deep within the depths of our hearts, mind and true soul purpose. Facilitated by Madeleine Marentette the founder of Grail Springs, author, speaker and spiritual guide. Your 5-night retreat includes two-hours of workshop per day plus accommodations, meals, spa therapies, yoga, hiking to the crystal crop and so much more...

April 20-22: The Magic of Numerology Revealed! Gordon Spowart Canada's Top Numerologist returns to deliver another riveting weekend!

A perfect time to reflect on 2012 and find out what this magical year means to you! Gordon is considered highly unique in his field, founder of the Canadian Numerology Institute. Gordon will share with the audience how and when is the best time to make important decision regarding your life, money, relationship and destiny. Join Gordon in the beautiful Great Hall each evening for this fascinating journey into the world of sacred numerology, past, present and future!

April 22-27 Power Up & Join the 'Creative Intention Retreat' ~ with Margherita VonDrake author of 'The Crystal Lotus' and Anna Koushinsky creative coach and facilitator.

Our Intentions Create Our Life! By investigating how our mind works we can modify what and how we manifest our life. Open yourself to participate in a week of discovering what makes your world become even happier, healthier and a more prosperous place! Using crystal, art, movement, meditation and group discussions, you'll find yourself opening up your creativity and imagination where 'anything is possible'!

April 27-29: Living Authentically! Weekend Retreat ~ with Celeste Shirley from 'The Yoga House' and life facilitator. Join Celeste for another high energy weekend as she delivers a workshop that is sure to inspire and open up a new way of seeing your life as it already is...

Celeste has a visceral sense of something she refers to as "Unity Consciousness", a joyous state of being of connectedness to all others. This awareness is so central to her being she is offering this weekend retreat to touch this “state” that has directed her life. This intimate workshop will be a “dive” into this experience of absolute perfection with life as it is. Through sharing her real life experiences, she wishes to reveal how you can live in your life as it is, with this ability.



Women's Spiritual Pilgrimage & Wellness Retreat to the Sacred Valley of Peru, May 1st to 13th, 2012. Journey to the 'otherworld' city of Machu Picchu, the crown chakra of the Andes Mountains. Walk with spiritual guides Vera Lopez who has been escorting individuals to these sacred lands for over 22 years, Madeleine Marentette founder of Grail Springs and traditional Peruvian Shaman, Bernadina Cartina.

The object of this pilgrimage is to rediscover who we really are. Guiding us through this Andean spiritual re-birth retreat, Vera Lopez will speak to the Inca Prophecy and why Peru is consider by many sages of today the new cosmic and spiritual center of the Earth. We then gather in the holy grounds of our wellness center where Madeleine Marentette will inspire us to reflect, rest and rejuvenate our body, mind and Spirit. We will experience our first ancient traditional Andes ceremony, a Pago to Pacha Mama (offering ritual to Mother Earth) with our traveling shaman Bernadina Catrina. And then when we are so prepared, we travel to our main destination, the gates of Machu Picchu, where you will pass through a portal of time and space to an otherworld.

May 4-6: Special Yoga focused Retreat with Master Yogini Troy Springer. Troy returns to Grail Springs once again to share her gifts, knowledge and presence! Don't miss out learning from the best...

Join Troy Springer, renowned Yogini, Healer and gifted Teacher for a yoga focused weekend! Troy has been recognized as an accomplished and deeply respected yoga instructor and healer for over 35 years. Come benefit from Troy’s remarkably intuitive and in-depth teaching style as she moves you safely and confidently through classic yoga asanas, meditation and mantra.

May 6-11: 'You CAN have Heaven on Earth'! Experience the JOY of life at this unique 5-night retreat (just heavenly). Receive teachings and energy activations to facilitate the complete integration of Self...with gifted intuitive Judith Onley

Tune in to "US" (United Souls of Heaven and Earth)! "US" is a group of very loving, supportive non-physical spiritual teachers who speak through Judith. Their purpose for coming forth at this time is just as their name indicates: "To unite heaven and earth by activating the Divine Essence from within of all Human Beings." Their wisdom and teachings are timely as we go through the Great Shift and our own personal "spiritual awakening"...creating Heaven on Earth here and now.

May 11-13: Want to find out what you'd really love to do with your life moving forward but can't figure out exactly what that is?! Well then you need to come this weekend and take 'The Passion Test': The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose! Featured in November's issue of Oprah Magazine.

Join Passion Test facilitator and life coach Bari McFarland as she shares her own passion to stir the fires within you! Bari will guide you through this inspirational and reflective workshop that shows how living a full and impassioned life is not only possible, it's inevitable ~ for anyone willing to take the Test!

May 13-18: 'Creative Re-Awakening Retreat!' Create a Deeper Heart & Joy Connection in your Life as we weave the beauty of art, music, movement and meditation into this soul-filled journey. Facilitated by Canadian recording artist Debbie Danbrook, renowned painter John Parsons, Nia instructor Claire Tonack, and Grail Springs founder Madeleine Marentette.

A most unique and inspirational week that will stir the imagination and wake up the creative flow within! Join four seasoned facilitators as they open up your body, heart, mind & Spirit through experiential hands-on workshops with a focus on music, art, dance and meditation! Eat, spa, stretch, paint, sing, dance, sleep, eat, spa, stretch, paint, sing, dance... and repeat. Love your life!!!

May 18-21: Tarot, Medicine Wheel, Astrology and YOU! Spend a fascinating long weekend with Tara Greene, renowned Psychic, Astrologist and Mystic! Gather around the campfire and find out what destiny has in store for you...

Your Divine Myth ~ You are the Star: You are the acting heroine of our own mythology and divine play. Through writing and journaling, dream play work and authentic movement we will journey deeper into the Self, to mine the jewels of the Soul. This is Alchemy, turning lead into Gold.

May 25-27: 'Dr. Love', Bobby O'Neil from the hit tv show 'Dragon's Den' is in the House! Inventor, Author, Speaker and Prescriber of Love visits Grail Springs in conjunction with the launch of his new book; 'Dr Love's prescription for Becoming a Romantic Loving Man'. Ladies - grab your men, your son's, your friends and get to Grail Springs for a Love Fest!

Would you like to feel the power of love? Are you ready to open your heart and allow your love to flow in all areas of your life? Do you want to enhance your relationship? Dr. Love will lovingly guide us all along the path of love. Be prepared to shed a few tears and share some laughs, as Dr. Love performs “opening of hearts” surgery on patient souls.

May 27 to June 1: 5-Night Soul Connection Retreat ~ Transforming Knowledge into Wisdom... For those being drawn to remember who they are. With Michelle Vickers

This retreat program is a collection of opportunities to Transform your Knowledge into Wisdom and to walk a path deeply connected to your powerful Soul Energy. Michelle Vickers will be leading this event; Cultivating Your Connection to the Universe, allowing you to embrace the Fullness and Sweetness of Life in Abundance, transforming your knowledge into wisdom!

June 10-15 They are back! Immerse yourself in this unique 5-night retreat hosted by Catherine Varga and Heather Hannan!

Prepare for a fun, interactive and dynamic healing experience where every participant will identify and heal a root source of their limitations. A new sense of clarity will surround you. With your new level of self awareness, decisions and choices are made in alignment with who you really are and that which keeps you in harmony. Create your highest possible divine reality where anything is possible!

June 17-22: 'Magic, Mastery & Manifestation Retreat'! Immerse yourself in a special workshop with a beautiful soul and teacher, spiritual guide and shaman Vera Lopez.

Join Vera Lopez for ‘Magic, Mastery & Manifestation’, a truly transformational experience that will set your soul free to live in clarity, peace, balance and purpose. Journey with Brazilian born Spiritual Shaman Vera Lopez who is returning to Grail Springs once again to deliver another soulful, inspirational and life changing retreat.

June 22-24: Dr. Hyla Cass is one of America's foremost experts, authors and speakers on the subject of integrative medicine, featured on Dr. Oz, The View, Fox television, E-Talk and more. Sought out as one of the most compassionate, knowledgeable and courageous doctors of today, we are very excited to be paid a house call by Hyla!

A New Vision of Health! The concept of doctor as authority figure is rapidly being replaced with a more progressive view of doctor as health partner. And we love that at Grail Springs! We now have an opportunity to help heal ourselves, our health care system, our communities, and ultimately, our planet by, treating the whole person - mind, body, spirit, and environment; always beginning with the safest and most natural method as possible. Spend an intimate weekend with Dr. Hyla Cass at Grail Springs and get back on track... the natural way. You have the power!

5-Day Summer Festival For Women! This year's theme... Women 2012 ~ 'The Rise of SMART Power' SAVE THE DATE! June 25-29 is the annual Grail Lady Faire Women's Summer Conference & Life Celebration Festival!

Share your abundant Self with inspiring women gathering together for the 3rd annual Grail Lady Faire, a 5-day summer conference and festival. Celebrate with like-minded women from all walks of life. Open your heart, expand your mind and realize your dreams at Grail Lady Faire 2012!

July 22-27: Judith Onley delivers a special 5-night retreat presentation entitled 'Your Destiny: LIVE it NOW ~ You DO Know Who You Are!'

Have you been searching and doing lots of inward reflection and self-discovery lately? Well, now it is time to stop searching, put your discoveries into action and start living them. Join Judith Onley, gifted intuitive as she shares teachings and wisdom that will show you the truth of who you are, why you are here on this beautiful earth, and how to live that truth in each moment, in every breath you take, every thought you think, every feeling you feel, and every action to you take.

August 3-6: Camelot ~ A Re-creation of King Arthur's Court!

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Starting this September! Spiritual Home Study Course Event ~ with Live Tele-Class, a 5-night Intensive for Graduates and Certification.

'The Eagle & The Condor: Initiations & Rites of Passage' Spiritual Home Study Course is facilitated by Brazilian born Vera Lopez, Spiritual Leader & Shaman and Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs, author, certified coach and spiritual guide... Are you ready to fly?

Details announced shortly!

September 14-16: Fearless Living Retreat Weekend with New Zealand born Julie Lambert!

Details to come

Sept 28-30: Light'n Up and Ignite Your Sexy Retreat! ~ with Laughter Expert and Inspirational Comedian Jacquie Hermans. Pack a bag, leave the city and stress behind especially if you are need of a really good belly laugh this weekend!

As Justin Timberlake would say? “I’m bringing sexy back!” Reignite 'your happy and your sexy'! Break down those barriers that have been getting in your way and preventing you from truly enjoying life. Release your inhibitions and give yourself permission to have a blast in all areas of your life. Experience the power of LAUGTHER & PLAY with inspirational comedian Jacquie Hermans. Laugh, eat great, have a massage, do some yoga, sleep, and laugh some more! Life is good!

October 14-19: The Eagle & The Condor Rites of Passage Retreat ~ Exclusive to Students of the Graduating Home Study Course

Course details to come soon!

'12.21.12. The Great Circle Gathering'! Be part of a global celebration that only happens every 52,000 years!!! December 21, 2012 not only signifies the winter solstice, a time of deep reflection and creation, it also represents the completion of the great cycle of the 13th B’ak’tun in the Mayan calendar. This is a time of celebration and holding the vision of Peace on Earth as a new age begins!

"What we can imagine, we CAN create." From December 18th to the 23rd, join our 'Great Circle Gathering' for 6-days/5-nights of music, song, meditation, sharing circles, ceremony and celebration. We begin on the 18th preparing ourselves to connect on the 21st for a virtual global event celebrated by over 2 billion people around the world. Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime event that only happens every 52,000 years! We'll be Skyping in with special speakers and visionaries throughout the week, including a special channeled message with Judith Onley. This is a time of rebirth, reflection, and renewal as one cosmic cycle is completed and another begins, an epoch moment in time, the dawn of a new Era of Light!

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