Guided hiking
Choose your own adventure. Join in guided hikes or wander on your own in stunning mountain terrain.
Practical Teaching
Understand your nervous system in a way that transforms your stress and empowers you to feel in control.
Comfort & Challenge
Combine a cozy lodge, gourmet food, sauna, & relaxation with physical challenge, mental stimulation, & true connection.
About the Weekend
Join us August 28-31 for an immersive weekend that will leave you both invigorated and relaxed. When it comes to stress, we get it. We live here too. This weekend will empower you with practical, science-based tools that make a real difference. Teaching is engaging and personal: this is science that makes sense and taught so we can all understand our bodies and brains better. Better understanding leads to better results! Every day will have a morning movement practice that incorporates nervous system inputs that not only reduce stress but prep you for hiking. Hiking is optional and there will be guided and self-directed options. Each evening will have an hour long seminar on practical stress reduction and tools to get past your barriers and make change possible. You will leave this weekend with a fuller understanding of how the nervous system works and skills that actually work for you. There will be lots of time for individual questions.
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The Lodge
Luxury in the mountains! This gorgeous location and special accomodation awaits! Valhalla Mountain Touring is remote but accessible by vehicle. Driving into the lodge requires a vehicle with good clearance and AWD or 4x4, as we will drive on forestry roads.
The Food
Locally sourced, expertly crafted, & delicious. Breakfast, Lunch, Apres-hike snacks & Dinner are provided. Dietary needs can be accommodated and you will have a chance to specify your needs after registering.
The Amenities
The lodge boasts comfortable communal spaces for dining, relaxing and connecting. Full electricity and limited Wifi. The showers are hot, the beds are comfortable, (Single or Double (up to 4 friends) rooms are available.) There's a massive outdoor deck with a stunning view, an outdoor hot tub and a wood fired sauna.
Hiking
Hiking can be guided or self-directed. There will be guided group each day tailored to the needs of our group. And for those who want to hike something different, options are available! This weekend is about you getting what you need. Hikes in the area are a mix of trails and off-trail hiking. All hiking is in bear territory and proper safety equipment and bear spray is required. See Valhalla Mountain Touring for trail descriptions: https://vmt.ca/summer/hiking
About Alanna
I'm passionate about teaching people about their nervous system and about stress relief in a way that makes a difference. This passion is driven by lived experience as a stressed and a neuro-divergent person and by my massage practice. I treat people with high stress, mental health conditions, trauma, chronic pain, and neuro-divergence. I teach so that we understand our own brains and feel empowered. The body-based stress relief I teach is evidence-based and powerful! My background is hiking and teaching. I was a hiking guide and a Wilderness First Aid instructor before I became a massage therapist. I LOVE being in nature and I love teaching. The information we cover on this course is life changing and we'll be in the best environment to nourish our senses and learn from nature, challenge and science.
Testimonials
Learn how our teaching and programs have helped others:
Alanna is a gifted and intuitive teacher, and student of the human body. Her extensive knowledge and practical applications involving the Vagus nerve have really helped shift my body’s nervous system away from fight or flight. She has an arsenal of exercises and techniques she has given me to take home that really solidify the long term work of maintaining a grounded nervous system.
Professional musician, yogi, deep thinker.
Alanna’s knowledge and wisdom on all things nervous system is truly mind blowing. Using her recommended tools and techniques to reset my nervous system has transformed my life.
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Rooms and Pricing $1550 (Single Occ) $1450 (Double/Triple Occ)
There are a variety of room configurations with queen beds, single beds and/or single bunk beds. Please specify at the time of booking who you are attending with. We will contact you to confirm sleeping arrangements once your whole party is registered. Space is limited to 14 participants. PRICING: $1550 - single occupancy $1450 - double/triple occupancy. * For double or triple occupancy: You must be attending with someone you plan to share a room with. CONTACT US for the discount code if you will be sharing a room.
Ready to tend to yourself?
Weekend of August 28-31 Sign up here. This trip is non-refundable but may be transferable.
$750.00 first payment, then 2 x $400.00/mo