***event over. Next dates announced end of June!***
Open that laptop, get out your journal, and jump right in to big self discoveries - online, at home.
Kindling Solitude
One evening and one morning, together, live online. Expert eco-therapy practitioners guide you every step of the way to get un-stuck. Life is banana-rama sometimes - it’s rough out here - but bring the toughest aspect of what you are going through, and you will find insight here.
Life is full and rich, and you even checked off a bunch of huge goals on your bucket list.
So why doesn’t life feel like life is YOURS anymore?
Big changes you just weathered that you haven’t processed - or a big decision coming that is looming. Plus on top of that, life - wake up, scroll, work, cook eggs or try to rustle up something for supper, bed. This isn’t quite what you had in mind.
You’re ready to learn who you really are again.
Welcome to Kindling Solitude. A workshop designed to kindle a spark of solitude.
This isn't your typical "self-care" workshop. It's a radical exploration of stillness, slowness, and solitude in the midst of an attention economy. Together, we will learn to gently turn our attention inwards, notice the cues our bodies offer us, and make space to hear our inner voice again.
Kindling Solitude is for you if…
#1 - You are ready to risk learning some big truths about yourself
You’re excited to look at your inner life and muck around, sort out the trauma from the truth
You would dare to learn how to take time alone (solitude therapy) to see what juicy stuff arises
Or #2 - You’re on a scouting mission
You always feel better outside, and so you wonder if there’s a better modality for you than talk-therapy
You’re jazzed to learn about Forest Bathing, eco-therapy, and positive solitude
Or #3 - It’s a practical no-brainer
It’s short and sweet, inexpensive, and it’s online
You’re curious about Emberwood trips but want to meet the team first, and do a nice solid vibe check
How it all works
📍Live Online
Saturday June 7th - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST (same time in SK; 8PM-10PM EST; 5PM-7 MST)
Sunday June 8th - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST (same time in SK; 11AM-1PM EST; 8AM-11AM MST)
💻 Zoom link sent after registration
📓 Please have a journal, yoga mat/blanket, and candle + matches close by
🌲 Off screen time: you'll have time to venture outside or to the bath/shower over the course of experience
Your Guided Solitude journey starts here
For less than the cost of 1 therapy session you’ll leave with
🌸 Ways to embrace solitude as a friend, companion and guide
🌸 Solitude practices that work with you, your body and your brain
🌸 A renewed sense of calm, clarity, and creativity
🌸 New rituals to welcome solitude and rediscover your inner voice, truth, and wisdom
Laura, Kindling Solitude Participant, 2025
“I have enduring gratitude for the space this retreat gave me to sink into exactly where I am, where I need to be, and the strength found to keep going. It’s remarkable what the facilitators were able to encourage and frame in an online format in such a short time. What a wonderful low barrier way of getting out of the average everydayness. Even here there are stars. Thank you to everyone who shared deeply of their time and presence. I look forward to more.”
An evening and morning of insights - for a big shift that sticks.
For everyone who longs for more space, stillness, and quiet in their life. For people who feel weary but can't help but open instagram first thing. This is an offering for those who want a gentle community beside them as they contemplate moving from loneliness to solitude, and experiencing the joy and wisdom that comes from being with yourself, hearing your inner voice and trusting your body's wisdom.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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lol, we get you.
With Emberwood, feel free to have your screen off the whole time, in ‘podcast mode.’
There’s no pressure to share, there are no breakout rooms.
We have had great feedback that we create a unique online space, it will feel very different than any online group thing you’ve attended before.
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Most of our participants are 2SLGBTQIA+, however, allies are totally welcome - we find it's more about an outlook on life, whether you're straight, bi, disabled, BIPOC, or neurodivergent - Emberwood really vibes with all people who like to trust their intuition, think outside the cultural norm, love learning deeply about themselves, and find meaning in the world.
If you like scientifically-backed woo-woo, come on down.
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Payment plans available by email request. Many people pay with a payment plan.
Note we also take insurance plans if your plan covers a registered social worker. If you have a personal spending account, that fits too.
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This is our speciality.
You can think of it more as a silent retreat, or ‘public solitude’ - we are alone together.
During Kindling Solitude you’ll also have lots of time and space outside of formal workshop blocks to explore the practices you’ve learned by yourself.
Your screen might be on, if you wish, with others nearby trying the same practices.
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No problem - this offering designed for those new to these practices. Very few people make time for intensional solitude these days (well monks, I suppose, and lots of people historically).
This is about learning all about it, and then trying it out for yourself.
There are no prerequisites. You’re good to go!
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You don’t need anything in particular other than Zoom, journal or notepaper, candle & matches, and you might like a cozy place to yourself - yoga mat, couch, bed, whathaveyou.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
Could other people be out of the house? Or at least out of that room?
And major bonus - could you even find a way to take space after the evening gathering, perhaps even through the night, and then also before the next morning’s gathering? That way you’d have a HUGE stretch of solitude, bookended by the program.
You’re in good hands
Jude
I love our online series because they are so unique and they don’t truly feel like you are online – there is a bit of magic to be present with yourself and a community of people and still getting to be grounded in your space. Some of my most meaningful experiences of solitude have happened in my own home. It’s a skill to be able to connect to yourself with all the possibility of distraction – I always feel so calm and creative after an at-home solo.
Fergus
I’ve been an educator, or, more accurately for my way of thinking about educating, a creator of meaningful experiences, for nearly 2 decades now. So I’ve really honed my chops around being able to build the right tone into each event. And with Emberwood, it’s about receiving. You’ll receive from us as facilitators, you’ll receive from nature, and you’ll receive from yourself with what you learn. So often in online spaces (work meetings, social media), it’s about giving-giving-giving (fixing!), killing time, and performing. Not here. I’m thrilled that our vibe of receiving translates seamlessly to our online offerings.
