Wellness Workshops and Retreats

Welcome to La Belle Vie Wellness Workshops and Retreats with Josée Velsen!

My business flows with the seasons, ever changing. I collect and harvest herbs in the spring and summer months to make, blend, and teach about herbal teas, tinctures, salves, and honeys. Fall and winter are for creating, knitting from our Alpaca fibres, and going inward.

I facilitate workshops all year long, so please contact me for more information or to sign up yourself or a group.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR AYURVEDA RETREATS

We offer three-day and five-day Ayurvedic retreat packages at our Bed & Breakfast on beautiful Gabriola Island. We invite you to take some gentle inward time for remembering and reconnecting to yourself. This is a time to turn off your devices and tune in to yourself, with an all-about-you retreat. Book your private or group retreat with Josée today.

LEARN MORE ABOUT AYURVEDA RETREATS

WORKSHOPS 

Choose your workshop from our offerings below!

Book your private or group workshop with Josée today.

~ Tune In, Tune Up
Cleansing body, mind, and spirit.
Day-long and three-month long

~ Herbs and Herbal Teas
A great way to learn about the herbs in our back yard and their medicinal properties. Create your very own blend to take home. Great for groups!
2 hours long

~ Meditation
There are 100s of styles and ways to meditate. See how simply you can incorporate more peace and joy into every day. Relaxing and grounding.
2 hours long

~ Home Brew Kombucha
Learn the ancient art of making this fizzy fermented beverage. Home kits available. Get ready to master your brew!
1 to 2 hours

~ Nature Walks and Talks
Tour our fabulous trails while learning about plants in the area, stop and pick nettles when in season, and have a cup of tea. Walks can be custom designed to include the forest and/or beaches of beautiful Gabriola Island.
2 hours to half-day

~ Mindful Gratitude
A visioning board process from the foundation up, layering with writing, colour, images and words. A fun and powerful tool for activating movement and direction in our life. Plan your group event today.
3 hours

~ Loving Our Liver
How to gently cleanse your liver and learn what this organ is really about. Learn life routines to keep your liver vital and happy.
1 to 2 hours

~ Ayurveda and Lifestyle Workshops & Retreats
A 5,000 year old healing modality from India, the goal of Ayurveda is to bring us back to our constitution and restore balance. Ayurveda looks at the whole of who we are — body, mind and spirit. Through Ayurveda, we can get back to our true nature and experience the state of optimal health and happiness. You'll learn to add gentle routines to your life, and herbs and spices to your food that will work best for your dosha. Take part in a fun and interactive 3-hour workshop, or indulge in a full 3-day or 5-day retreat to immerse yourself in the routines and experiences.

More about Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the traditional healing modality of the Vedic culture from India that has stood the test of time. Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word that literally translates as “the wisdom of life” or “the knowledge or science of longevity.” The wise seers and sages of the time intuitively understood the physiology and workings of the mind-body-spirit long before the advent of modern medicine.

Ayurveda has been passed down through the centuries as a complete healing system, evolving to meet the needs of the time, and yet remaining committed to its core principles. Various cultures have drawn upon the ideas of Ayurvedic medicine, and it continues to thrive in both the East and the West.

Ayurveda’s fundamental approach to well-being is that you must reach your unique state of balance in your whole being — body, mind, and spirit. Ayurveda views the world in light of three constitutional principles: vata, pitta, and kapha.

The goal of Ayurveda is to bring us back to our true constitution and restore balance in our bodies and minds.

Upcoming Public Workshops and Retreats — Watch this space!

LIFESTYLE COACHING & BACH FLOWER ESSENCE CONSULTATIONS

One-on-One Lifestyle Coaching available, tailored to fit your needs, and Bach Flower Essense Consults as well, so contact Josee to book your coaching session or program today!

Email, call/text 250-816-2208, or contact me through Facebook.

“Let the Beauty you Love be what you do.
There are a thousand ways to kiss the earth.” — Rumi