ORENDA Women's Immersion

The Crossing at Ghost River
Cochrane, AB
Nov 20th-22nd, 2026

What if, once a year, you stepped out of your roles and responsibilities long enough to quietly check in on yourself.

Not how you’re functioning.
Not how you’re coping.
But how you’re actually doing.

The Return is an overnight, immersive retreat designed as a true step away from daily life. Held at Ghost River, where the land itself asks you to slow down, this weekend creates the space most of us never get long enough to access.

Not a reset.
A return.

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A True Step Away

This is not a retreat you commute to.

Participants arrive Friday at 4:00 PM and remain on-site until Sunday at 10:00 AM. From the moment you arrive, the outside world gets quieter. There is no rushing in and out. No switching between roles. No multitasking your healing.

You stay.

You land.

You soften.

This is intentional. Transformation doesn’t happen between errands.

The Setting: Ghost River

Held at Ghost River, this retreat is rooted in land that naturally invites presence. Wide skies, quiet mornings, long sightlines, and an atmosphere that gently pulls you out of your head and back into your body.

Here, the nervous system unwinds without force.

The pace slows without effort.

The quiet makes space for truth.

Ghost River doesn’t ask anything of you.

It simply holds you while you remember yourself.

Your 2026 Location : The Crossing at Ghost River// Cochrane, AB 

Date:  November 20-22, 2026

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What the Weekend Holds

Daily movement, meditation, and self-actualization practices are woven throughout the retreat, alongside:

  • Guided individual reflection

  • Meaningful group work

  • Creative exploration

  • Spacious rest and integration

Nothing is rushed. Nothing is performative.

This is a carefully guided experience with equal attention to depth, safety, embodiment, and integration. There is room for silence. Room for insight. Room for rest.

You will not be pushed.
You will be supported.

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Facilitation

The Return is facilitated by:

Jamie Conroy
Lisa McManes
Cynthia Glaicar

Together, we are ORENDA-trained facilitators who have been co-creating, facilitating, and refining immersive experiences for over five years.

Each of us brings a distinct and complementary lens, including grounded mentorship, embodied leadership, nervous-system-informed practice, and deep experience holding safe, intentional spaces for meaningful personal transformation.

This is not a one-off collaboration.
This is a team that knows how to hold depth responsibly.

Hear it from Her

  • “It was the most beautiful drive to the mountains and each kilometre in, I could already feel my heart getting lighter, beating stronger.

    Why? Because I was going where I was meant to be, to do exactly what I needed to do. The location you chose was so very perfect, as were the women I was privileged to share a cabin with. From that first step into the lodge that was so beautifully set up, it felt almost like coming home. “

  • “The Orenda Women’s Weekend Retreat was a full mind, body and spirit experience I will never forget.

    From the moment I arrived it was apparent I was in the right place at the right time. You all allowed me to see it was never validation that I have been seeking - it was support [...] Every woman needs this experience in their life. It’s a feeling you just can’t explain.”

  • “This experience lit my soul on fire, yet brought so much peace and calm.

    I’ve never had anything like it in my life. I know my work is not done but I look forward to walking my new path knowing I have a circle that celebrates, challenges and sees me. “

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