“Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself."
~Rumi
What are you truly hungry for?
What might become possible if you stopped filling every space and gave yourself time to listen? What are you ready to clear from your body, your heart and your life?
What might emerge when you create space for something new?
Step out of the ordinary and into a powerful weekend of spiritual fasting, renewal and reconnection. Through fresh organic juices, herbal elixirs, living foods, forest immersion, movement, breath, ceremony and silence, we create space for the body’s deeper intelligence to come forward.
Spiritual fasting reaches far beyond food. We also consume noise, information, habits and expectations. When we simplify, the senses awaken, the inner world becomes clearer, and we begin to hear what the body is asking for, what the heart is longing for and where our life force wants to move.
Dr. Gabriel Cousens describes this deeper dimension beautifully: “Spiritual fasting begins with a spiritual intention and ends with a deeper experience of the truth of who we are.” This is the heart of the journey. We create space within so that something deeper can be felt, remembered and lived.
Held by the forest, the land and community, this retreat becomes a living threshold. A time to clear what has accumulated, restore vitality and rediscover what truly nourishes you. There is something powerful about stepping away from everyday life and entering this experience together. You may be surprised by what becomes visible when the noise quiets and how alive you can feel when you create space within.
Come with your curiosity, your questions and your willingness to experience something different. Give yourself this weekend to clear, listen, awaken and renew. Leave lighter, clearer, energized and more deeply connected to yourself, the Earth and Life.
Returning to What Nourishes
In a world of constant stimulation and consumption, fasting creates space. Space for the body to rest, for the senses to clear, and for us to listen more deeply to what is moving within.
Spiritual fasting is more than going without food. It is an ancient practice of simplifying, clearing and returning to what truly nourishes us.
For this weekend, we step away from our usual patterns and enter a slower rhythm, supported by fresh organic juices, herbal teas, living foods and the natural world.
A Weekend of Sacred Nourishment
You will be guided through a gentle fasting experience designed to support cleansing, renewal and greater clarity without force or deprivation.
Time in the forest, movement, breath, silence and eco-somatic practices will help quiet the noise and bring you back into relationship with your body and the living Earth.
There will be space for reflection, heart listening and letting go of what you no longer need to carry.
You will also learn practical ways to prepare for a fast, move through it consciously, and return to deep-nourishment with care.
This is a weekend to simplify. To listen. To clear some space inside yourself and remember that nourishment comes from much more than food.
And beneath it all, there is heart. A chance to soften, to be held by the land and by community, and to remember the quiet joy of simply being alive. Fasting can open a tender space where gratitude deepens, the heart becomes more available, and we rediscover what we truly cherish. In that simplicity, we begin to hear the deeper currents of our lives and what is asking for our attention. We return home carrying something more than the experience of a fast: a renewed intimacy with ourselves, with the Earth, and with Life itself.
“Fasting is a sacred space we willingly enter,
where the constant rhythm of consuming quiets and another kind of nourishment becomes possible.
Hunger becomes deeper listening.
Silence becomes a living presence.
The senses awaken, the body speaks more clearly, and the heart has room to be heard.
As we release what fills and distracts us, we create space for simplicity, renewal and remembrance.
Within that spaciousness, what truly nourishes us becomes clear, and what is essential begins to speak.”
The Sacred Intelligence of Fasting
There is a point in fasting when it becomes about much more than food.
As the continual rhythm of eating quiets, another kind of nourishment becomes available. The senses sharpen. The inner world becomes more spacious. We begin to notice what we consume beyond food: thoughts, information, habits, emotions, noise and the endless demands on our attention.
This is where spiritual fasting begins.
Our retreat brings together ancient fasting wisdom with living foods, herbal preparations, silence, movement, breath, ceremony and immersion in the natural world. Rather than approaching fasting as deprivation, we enter it as a conscious relationship with Life.
What Are We Truly Hungry For?
Hunger has many voices. Some belong to the body. Others arise from habit, emotion, longing or our need to feel connected and alive.
During the weekend, we will explore hunger as a teacher rather than something that must immediately be satisfied. What appears when we stop continually filling the space?
We will create room to listen to the body, heart, mind and spirit together, allowing fasting to become a doorway into greater clarity and a more intimate relationship with ourselves.
You will leave not simply having completed a fast, but with a different understanding of nourishment: what gives you life, what consumes your life-force, and what you are ready to carry forward.
What People Are Saying
“I expected the fasting to be the hard part. It wasn’t. I left feeling lighter, clearer and somehow more myself.” ~Hanna
“Something shifted for me on the second day. I was sitting alone in the forest and realized I hadn’t felt that quiet inside for years. There was nothing dramatic about it, just this deep sense of being present again.” ~Michael
“I was nervous going in. By the end, I felt completely nourished.” ~Claire
“The biggest surprise was how much energy I had. One morning I woke up clear, rested and genuinely excited for the day. I came home realizing how much I want to simplify things in my life.” ~Daniel
Regular Package
Regular programming included.
✔ Tenting Accommodations: $600
Sleep under the stars on our beautiful land. Bring your own tent.
✔ Private Indoor Accommodations: $700
Enjoy the comfort of a private room in our guest house or cabin.
✔ Program Only (No Accommodations): $550
Join us daily for the full retreat experience, then rest offsite in your own space.
All packages include:
Premium Package
Includes one hour private session with Lorenna or Shantree after the retreat.
✔ Tenting Accommodations: $800
Sleep under the stars on our beautiful land. Bring your own tent.
✔ Private Indoor Accommodations: $900
Enjoy the comfort of a private room in our guest house or cabin.
✔ Program Only (No Accommodations): $750
Join us daily for the full retreat experience, then rest offsite in your own space.
Full weekend retreat access (Friday evening through Sunday)
Guided workshops and ceremonies
Includes Shantree’s Newly Released Spiritual Fasting Book
Organic vegan meals, juices and herbal teas
Sacred space and tools for integration
Connection with a like-hearted community
Facilitators
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LORENNA BOUSQUET-KACERA
An eco-somatic guide and ceremonialist who has spent over forty years exploring the relationship between body, Earth, spirit and the deeper meaning of nourishment. Lorenna brings fasting into a sacred context through embodied practice, ceremony, silence, movement and communion with the living world. Her approach invites us to listen beneath our habitual hungers and discover what truly feeds the heart and spirit. As co-founder of The Living Centre and founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings®, she brings warmth, depth and grounded presence to the fasting journey. Her work helps create the inner spaciousness where fasting can become a practice of listening rather than deprivation.
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SHANTREE KACERA, D.N., Ph.D.
Shantree has been fasting for over fifty years, exploring fasting as a path of renewal, spiritual practice and deeper relationship with Life. He is the author of Spiritual Fasting and has guided countless people in understanding fasting as much more than simply going without food. As co-founder of The Living Centre and a lifelong teacher of regenerative living, herbalism and Earth-based spirituality, his approach weaves together living nourishment, the wisdom of the body, nature and spirit. Shantree brings decades of lived experience and a grounded presence to the fasting journey, inviting us to discover what becomes possible when we empty, listen and make space for what truly nourishes us.
Oct 10 - 12: Friday 5:00 pm to Sunday 5:00 pm
Payment:
Spiritual Fasting Retreat Package – $550 CA
Includes:
✔️ Full access to the 3-day Spiritual Fasting Experience
✔️ All guided workshops and creative experiences
✔️ Evening Ceremony
✔️ Organic, high-quality fresh organic juices (breakfast, lunch, dinner + herbal teas)
✔️ Sacred space at The Living Centre: nature immersion + sanctuary time
✔️ Reflection materials + ceremonial tools for integration
Enter the Spiritual Fasting Retreat Package with Indoor Accommodations - $700
Enter the Spiritual Fasting Retreat Package with Tenting Accommodations - $600
Enter the Spiritual Fasting Retreat Premium Package
Includes:
✔️ A one-hour session with Shantree or Lorenna
✔️Full access to the 2-day Clarity Quest (Friday evening through Sunday)
✔️ All guided workshops, rituals, and creative experiences
✔️ Evening Solstice Celebration with community
✔️ Organic, high-quality fresh organic juices (breakfast, lunch, dinner + herbal teas)
✔️ Sacred space at The Living Centre: nature immersion + sanctuary time
✔️ Reflection materials + ceremonial tools for integration
Spiritual Fasting Premium Retreat Package with Indoor Accommodations - $900
Spiritual Fasting Premium Retreat Package with Tenting Accommodations - $800
Join Us
Dates: September 18 - 20, 2026
Regular Package
Tenting Accommodations: $600
Indoor Accommodations: $700
Programming Only (No Accommodations): $550
Premium Package
Tenting Accommodations: $800
Indoor Accommodations: $900
Programming Only (No Accommodations): $750
Pre-registration is essential for participation. Kindly register at least a week before the commencement date.
Please read our Commitment & Cancellation Policy.