THE WAY OF LOVE
RETREAT
A path of embodied, radical &
revolutionary love
The Way of Love Retreat explores love as the most powerful and transformational force in this universe — weaving together somatic practice, vocal alchemy, kirtan, relational dyads, and meditation.
This is a journey into the healing power of community and the activation of who we are as Warriors of Love.
Cultivating the Warrior Heart is essential at this time. As forces of fear, distortion, and disconnection grow louder and more visible, we are called into greater service, greater power, and greater love.
For ourselves.
For one another.
For this earth.
The year of the Fire Horse is dawning, it’s time to blaze a new path.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Vocal Alchemy, Sound Healing
and Kirtan
Vocal Alchemy
Through Vocal Alchemy, we work with the healing power of sound and vibration to heal, awaken and activate our spirits. You do not need to be a singer to explore vocal alchemy! This is an incredibly freeing experience of the voice that anyone can participate in.
As we work with the voice, we will move through a series of embodied and relational practices that offer a direct experience of the amplified power of tribe, the transformational frequencies of the human voice, and the deep remembrance that awakens when we sound together.
Kirtan
Kirtan is the collective singing of ancient, sacred mantras. These sounds have been carried through generations and are rooted in the understanding that all of life is vibration — that everything in this universe is, at its essence, sound.
Each mantra holds a specific resonance that affects the heart and mind. When we sing together, we begin to shift. Our voices weave into one field, amplifying the vibration and opening space for deep inner transformation.
In this shared sound, personal healing and collective alchemy naturally unfold.
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”—
Rumi
Somatic + Embodiment Practices
To truly serve in this world as Warriors of Love requires embodiment.
Through somatic practices that cultivate nervous system regulation and presence, we explore how love lives in the body — and how we move as that love in the world.
When we begin to understand life through the lens of trauma and the nervous system, so much becomes clear. Reactivity, polarization, collapse, and aggression - these are not simply moral failings. They are often bodies that do not feel safe.
A grounded, regulated, attuned body becomes powerful medicine.
Cultivating this kind of embodiment may be one of the greatest offerings we can make - to ourselves, to our relationships, and to the work we are called to bring into the world.
At The Way of Love Retreat, we will practice settling, resourcing, and strengthening the nervous system — and explore how this regulation transforms our relational lives and our service in the world.
Dyads, Relational Practice & Group Process
Through guided dyads and facilitated group processes, we create spaces for honest reflection, deep listening, and clear witnessing.
We step out of isolation and into the real work of stripping away the masks and protective layers that create barriers between who we truly are and how we show up with the people in our life.
Relationship is where everything becomes real. It’s where our patterns surface, where our barriers and blocks to love become visible and where we can experience in real time the transformation that becomes possible through deep and meaningful connection.
Healing alone has brought you this far. Now it’s time to experience what becomes possible in tribe.
MEDITATION
Dropping out of the mind and the hustle and into true stillness is a radical choice these days. It’s needed now more than ever.
In the stillness, we find clarity for our lives. In the stillness, we remember who we are. In the stillness, the noise and distractions fall away and we reconnect with ourselves and our own still small voice.
In a world designed to fragment our attention, returning to presence is both a practice and a radical act.
Love & wisdom emanate from stillness.
Meditation becomes a practice of self-love and inner connection — amplified by the group field.
This Retreat is For You if…
• You long for deeper connection — with yourself, a partner, community, and the Sacred.
• You are ready to step into the truth of who you are and live with courage and heart.
• You feel the call to become a Warrior of Love — and are willing to answer that call.
• You are ready to move beyond healing in isolation and experience what becomes possible in tribe.
• You feel disconnected from your purpose — your true north — and are seeking clarity.
• You are tired of living in your head and want to come home to your body and heart.
• You are ready to explore love as a lived, embodied, and revolutionary force.
Testimonials
🌹 What You’ll Receive
During our time together, you’ll be held in a powerful field of practice, heart, and community. You’ll walk away with:
Embodied practices you can return to again and again — tools for grounding, regulating your nervous system, and opening the heart.
Greater intimacy with yourself — the ability to meet your own shadows, emotions, and desires with compassion and clarity.
Deeper connection with others — communication and relational skills that foster trust, vulnerability, and authentic intimacy.
Renewed sense of purpose — reconnection with your “true north,” the clarity that arises when you are rooted in love and in service to life.
A felt experience of the sacred — practices that bridge the human and divine, bringing spirituality into daily life.
Healing of old patterns — unraveling blocks that have kept you from fully inhabiting love, presence, and joy.
A supportive community of kindred spirits walking the same path — a reminder that you are not alone in your journey.
Most of all, you’ll leave with an embodied sense of love as your guiding orientation — love as practice, love as power, love as the way.
Retreat Centre, Logistics and Investment
This retreat will be held at the beautiful Linwood Retreat Centre in upper Roberts Creek.
Tucked into the forest and surrounded by old-growth trees and gardens, this heritage manor-style home offers a rare kind of quiet and peace.
There are a number of beautiful bedrooms and we recommend staying with us on site if you are able. You are also welcome to join from another location.
Logistics and Investment
Dates
May 22–24
Location
Linwood Retreat Centre
Upper Roberts Creek, BC
Investment
$888 — Full Weekend Retreat
Includes all sessions, meals, and accommodation
$400 — Commuter Rate
Includes all sessions and meals (no overnight stay)
If cost feels like a barrier, please reach out. We have a few partial scholarships and flexible payment options, and are happy to explore what’s possible.
Includes:
• All retreat sessions, ceremonies, and guided practices
• Nourishing vegetarian meals throughout the weekend
Friday dinner
Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner
Sunday breakfast & lunch
• Accommodation (for full weekend participants)
Meet the Facilitators
Tatiana Speed
Tatiana Speed is a certified Somatic Practitioner, Movement Therapist, Temple Guide, and Musician devoted to helping women reconnect with their bodies, awaken their authentic self-expression, and create lives that nourish, inspire and bring them alive.
Her work weaves together somatics, expressive arts, mythology, and feminine spiritual practices to support women on their journeys of healing and self-discovery. Having healed from a seven-year chronic health crisis using the very tools she now teaches, Tatiana brings deep empathy and lived experience to her offerings. She creates nurturing, transformative spaces where women can grow, reclaim their wholeness, and step into their true power.
Mark Benson
Mark Benson is a men’s coach and somatic practitioner with over 25 years of experience in meditation, yoga, and men’s work. His journey began as a yogic monk, where he spent ten years in a monastic setting devoted to exploring and cultivating the depths of the Self.
As a certified Arca Men’s Facilitator, yoga instructor, lifelong meditator, and international kirtan musician, Mark guides men to reconnect with their purpose, embody the strength of loving masculine presence, and live with clarity and integrity. His coaching blends spiritual practice with grounded embodiment, offering men a pathway back to themselves.
Together
Together, Mark and Tatiana bring their work into a shared field of transformation, bridging men’s and women’s experiences into the greater path of radical transformational love. Their work explores the healing of the masculine and feminine, relationship, cultivating wholeness in ourselves and community. Through the path of divine union and heart-centered awareness, they guide others in remembering wholeness and reweaving a culture rooted in love — for ourselves, for each other, and for the Earth.
The Way of Love Retreat
Schedule
May 22–24
Friday Evening
6:00–9:00pm — Opening Ceremony
Arrive, ground, and enter into the sacred container together.
Saturday
7:00–8:00am — Meditation
9:00–10:00am — Breakfast
10:00am–12:00pm — Community Practice
12:00–1:00pm — Lunch
1:00–2:00pm — Silent Reflection / Integration Time
2:00–4:00pm — Community Practice
4:00-6:00pm — Vocal Alchemy & Kirtan
6:00–8:00pm — Dinner
8:00–9:30pm — Vocal Alchemy, Kirtan & Sound Activation
Sunday
7:00–8:00am — Meditation
Short 15 minute break with refreshments
9:15–10:30am — Community Practice
10:30–11:30am — Brunch
11:30am –12:30pm — Closing Ceremony