The Experience
Bodega Ridge Men’s Retreat
Galiano Island, BC · November 4–8, 2026
Quick Details
Led by: Elliott Rector
Dates: November 4-8, 2026
Location: Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada
Price : Private Room — Shared Cabin ($4500)
Airports: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Victoria International Airport (YYJ)
Ferries: Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Victoria (Swartz Bay)
What’s Included
5 days / 4 nights
Meditation, breathwork, yoga and embodied movement
Guided wilderness immersions with contemplative teachings and reflection
Time to adventure, rest, and rediscover your own rhythm — trail running, hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, and sauna
Shared nourishing meals, new brothers, and moments that stay with you long after
Sample Retreat Flow*
*Designed for depth, presence, and real integration
Day 1: Arrival
– Arrival
– Guided Hike + Land Attunement
– Dinner
Day 2: Grounding
– Morning Meditation : Rooted – Breakfast
– Opening: Crossing the Threshold
– Wilderness Immersion : The Ground Beneath – Lunch + Solo Time
– Restorative Yoga (led by guest instructor)
– Dinner
Day 3: Exploration & Discovery
– Morning Meditation : Where Breath Meets Water
– Breakfast
– Wilderness Immersion : Salt & Surrender
– Lunch + Solo Time
– Guided Breathwork
– Dinner – Evening : Sound & Story
Day 4: Realignment & Renewal
– Bodega Ridge : The Quiet Ascent
– Breakfast
– Guided Breathwork
– Lunch + Solo Time + Guided Trail Run – Restorative Yoga (led by guest instructor)
– Dinner
– Closing : The Awakening Bonfire
Day 5: Departure
– Breakfast
– Departure with Intention
Why nature?
Because nature does what the office, the inbox, and the calendar can't.
It slows you down. Clears the static. And invites you back to your truest rhythm.
You'll sleep under the stars. Move your body. Feel something shift.
You'll remember what being whole feels like.
Why this retreat?
This isn't just a pause—it's a pattern interrupt.
You'll leave with:
A deeper sense of who you are, beyond your title or to-do list
A felt memory of what grounded, present leadership feels like
A renewed ability to make decisions that align with your values
Tools and practices to keep this clarity alive—back home, in real life
Hear From the Men
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Andy
DENVER, CO
“There are so many reasons to go. If you’re having a struggle in your life, if you’re a little bit lost, if you’re exploring and wanting to do some self work… The beauty of what they did here was that it wasn’t prescriptive. They created the container and gave people the space so everyone could have their own profound experience in their own direction.”
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Jake
NEW YORK, NY
“It’s really hard to find men with a softer energy, with an energy of being open, of wanting to be vulnerable. And I think that was one of my favorite things about being here, just getting to know every single person. Getting to have these conversations where people weren’t reaching for their phone in their pocket, because it wasn’t there.”
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Dylan
OAKLAND, CA
“One thing that I’m going to take home with me from this retreat is a sense of serenity, a calmness that I’ve been craving. The daily grind of life twisted me up into this tightly wound spring, and I’m going home happy, content, peaceful. That’s all that I could hope for.”
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Rob
HOUSTON, TX
“I can get caught up in this space of being busy, and the truth is that I’m probably not as busy as I think I am. And as a result of that, I think I miss out on opportunities for connection, and opportunities for synchronicity. Just being here and slowing down and being present is what I’m taking home.”
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Nick
RICHMOND, VA
“The highlight of the week for me has definitely been the land that we’re on, the land that we’ve journeyed through. This time of year, the greenness of the forest. Stepping into the forest as an East Coaster, it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen… it’s just awe-inspiring. And the way we’ve navigated that land. It’s not just, ‘Let’s go for a hike.’ It’s been thoughtful and intentional about why we’re in the spaces we’re in. And that’s allowed me to invite the space into myself and myself into the space.”
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Stephen
BIG INDIAN, NY
“I came here with a little trepidation. This is not my normal, I haven’t done a lot of these group things… Did I get myself in over my head? The guys were immediately awesome, supporting me and lifting me up in a way that I immediately started feeling more comfortable… I’m not really a group dynamic person, but I really felt a strong connection to everyone that was part of this group.”
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Ryan
OAKLAND, CA
“What brought me to Bodega Ridge was to see what finding a safe space to have conversations, open conversations with other men, would be like. To see if I could develop some skills to really look internally, to find a sort of inner wisdom inside… A lot of the experiences have shown me that there’s a real connection between the mind’s wisdom and the body’s wisdom. If you listen, you can hear them communicating with each other.”
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Nate
OAKLAND, CA
“The silence was one of the things that struck me. There’s silent retreats, which are dedicated to just silence, but the integration of silence, camaraderie, the food—can’t miss that, that’s been incredible!—I could keep going… it’s been highly fulfilling and has fulfilled the vision.”
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Shea
NEW YORK, NY
“The highlight of the week was at dinner, on the third night, after we had had a really intense and moving and emotional day, and everyone had cleansed something and was feeling lighter. I laughed so much at that dinner table. I haven’t laughed that hard in a really long time. It was just pure, guttural joy, from the soul. It was silly. It was men just being little boys, hanging out and having fun… I learned in that moment that lightness and fullness don’t have to be different things.”
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