Luxury women's retreat
Aligned & Reignited
Five unforgettable days to reconnect with yourself, rediscover your spark, and feel more YOU than ever.
Pay in full or choose four monthly instalments.
A beautiful blend of meaningful emotional intelligence skills, personal growth, genuine restoration, laughter, and a little adventure, all in the breathtaking mountains of Whistler, British Columbia.
Welcome to Aligned & Reignited, an intimate luxury women's retreat designed to help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself and the life you're creating.
Together, we'll combine therapist-led personal growth, practical emotional intelligence and communication skills, thoughtfully curated experiences, and the simple joy of having five beautiful days dedicated to YOU.
Come as you are.
Leave with fresh perspective, practical tools, wonderful memories, meaningful new connections, and a renewed sense of what it feels like to be fully, unapologetically yourself.
Limited spaces for an intimate retreat experience.
When was the last time you felt like you could just… be?
- Not the one who has all the answers.
- Not the one remembering everything, managing everyone, or making sure everything on the list gets done.
- Not the one holding it all together.
Just you.
Because somewhere between work, supporting the people you love, managing responsibilities, navigating relationships, and trying to keep up with it all…
It's easy to lose touch with yourself.
You might have a life you're incredibly grateful for and still feel tired of how much you're carrying.
You might know you need better boundaries but feel guilty whenever you try to hold them.
You might find yourself overthinking conversations, taking responsibility for other people's emotions, or struggling to communicate what you really need.
And perhaps you've been telling yourself that once things settle down, once everyone else is okay, once there's a little more time…
You'll finally do something for yourself.
But what if you didn't have to wait until everything and everyone else was taken care of before you made room for yourself?
What if you could create a life where you feel more grounded, confident, connected, and at peace without needing all your circumstances to change first?
That's what Aligned & Reignited is about.
It's an invitation to step out of all the roles you play, reconnect with the woman underneath them, and discover how good it can feel to make yourself a priority again.
Five days away. A beautiful new perspective to bring home.
Imagine waking up in the breathtaking mountains of Whistler.
- No overflowing to-do list demanding your attention.
- No racing to get everyone out the door.
- No need to manage anyone else's day.
Just beautiful surroundings, wonderful company, and five days dedicated to YOU.
Mornings
Your mornings are spent in thoughtful, engaging sessions designed to help you understand yourself more deeply, develop healthier emotional patterns, strengthen your relationships, and build the practical skills to navigate everyday life with greater calm, clarity, and confidence.
Each session is led by Julia and blends real conversation with tools you'll actually use at home.
Afternoons
And your afternoons? That's when we have a little fun. We've planned a beautiful mix of creative, restorative, and playful experiences for you to enjoy together.
From getting creative with a soapstone carving workshop, to unwinding with Pilates and a soothing sound bath, to an afternoon of pure relaxation at the breathtaking Scandinave Spa.
Throughout it all, you'll be surrounded by a small group of thoughtful, kind, growth-oriented women who value personal growth, meaningful connection, and genuinely enjoying life.
And of course, there will be time to explore the village, enjoy the mountain air, share a laugh (or a glass of wine) with a new friend, or simply curl up with a good book and savour a little time to yourself.
Equal parts personal growth, genuine restoration, meaningful connection, and joy.Because becoming more aligned with yourself should feel good, too.
Your afternoons
Create, restore & play
A beautiful mix of creative, restorative, and playful experiences, each one chosen to help you slow down, have fun, and enjoy the moment.
Beautiful surroundings. Real-life skills. Meaningful personal growth.
The most important relationship you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself.
It influences how you communicate, what you tolerate, the boundaries you set, the responsibility you carry, and how confidently you move through life.
That's why this year's Aligned & Reignited Retreat is centred around three deeply connected areas of personal growth.
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Better boundaries & stronger self-trust
Learn to honour your needs, make decisions with greater confidence, stop carrying what isn't yours to carry, and set healthy boundaries without being consumed by guilt.
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Emotional intelligence & inner steadiness
Understand your emotional patterns, learn practical nervous-system regulation skills, and develop the ability to navigate stress, triggers, overthinking, and difficult emotions with greater calm and self-awareness.
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Healthier relationships & confident communication
Learn to express yourself clearly and authentically, navigate difficult conversations, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships without losing yourself in the process.
These aren't just feel-good conversations.
Our therapist-led morning sessions are thoughtfully designed to give you practical, psychology-based tools you can put to use in your everyday life.
Because the goal isn't to become someone different. It's to return home feeling more secure in who you already are.
With practical tools to set boundaries, communicate confidently, navigate difficult emotions, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships. And, of course, a renewed sense of joy, connection, and appreciation for the life you're creating.
Your retreat experience
Every detail designed to help you feel beautifully taken care of.
For five beautiful days, the Four Seasons Resort Whistler will be our home. A place to step away from the ordinary, settle into the stunning mountain surroundings, and enjoy an experience that's been thoughtfully curated with your growth, restoration, connection, and enjoyment in mind.
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Four nights of luxury at Four Seasons Whistler:
Elegant accommodations, exceptional hospitality, spectacular mountain surroundings, and the beautiful details that make staying at the Four Seasons such a special experience.
A place where you can truly settle in, unwind, and enjoy being looked after.
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Thoughtfully designed, therapist-led morning sessions:
Each morning, we'll come together for engaging, interactive personal growth sessions with Julia, combining psychology-based insights, practical emotional intelligence and communication skills, meaningful reflection, and real-world application.
You'll leave with valuable tools to support you in your relationships, work, and everyday life.
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Curated afternoon experiences, restoration & play:
Because personal growth should be enjoyable, too! We've planned a wonderful mix of creative, restorative, and playful activities, including a hands-on soapstone carving workshop, Pilates and a soothing sound bath, and an afternoon of pure relaxation at the beautiful Scandinave Spa.
There will also be room to explore Whistler, enjoy the resort, and savour a little time to yourself.
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Beautiful meals & special celebrations:
Good food, wonderful company, and the pleasure of not having to worry about what's for breakfast (or lunch!).
Your retreat includes daily breakfast and lunch, a lovely welcome reception on our first evening, and a special fine-dining farewell dinner on our final evening together. From relaxed meals and meaningful conversations to celebrating our time together over an exceptional closing dinner, these shared moments are all part of the experience.
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Meaningful connections & wonderful company:
One of the most memorable parts of the retreat is sharing it with women who value personal growth, authenticity, kindness, connection, and genuinely enjoying life.
There's something incredibly refreshing about being surrounded by people you can relax with, laugh with, learn alongside, and simply be yourself around.
From your beautiful accommodations and delicious meals to our morning sessions and thoughtfully curated afternoon experiences, we've taken care of the planning so you don't have to.
You simply arrive, settle in, and enjoy having so much thoughtfully arranged for YOU.
Your home for five days
Four Seasons Resort Whistler
Mountain views, warm fireside corners, and quiet luxury at every turn. A beautiful place to slow down, settle in, and feel completely taken care of.
Everything is arranged. All that's left is to arrive.
This is for you if you're ready for something to feel different.
You don't have to be burned out, overwhelmed, or at a breaking point to deserve an experience like this.
Maybe life is actually pretty good. You're capable, independent, accomplished, and you've created a lot to be proud of.
But you also know there's room for more. More peace. More confidence. More connection. More of the things that make you feel like YOU.
Aligned & Reignited is especially for you if…
- You're often the dependable one, but sometimes wish you didn't have to be.
- You want to feel more confident setting boundaries, honouring your needs, and communicating authentically without guilt.
- You tend to overthink, overgive, or take responsibility for other people's emotions, and you're ready to change those patterns.
- You want to feel more grounded, self-assured, and less thrown off by life's inevitable challenges and other people's reactions.
- You're excited about continuing to grow, strengthening your relationships, and creating a life that feels even more aligned with who you are.
- You love the idea of beautiful surroundings, meaningful conversations, new friendships, laughter, a little adventure, and five days dedicated to YOU.
You don't need to have it all figured out before you come. You just need to be ready to make a little more room for yourself.
For Physicians & Medical Professionals Joining Us
Many of our attendees work in healthcare and may be eligible to apply professional development or CME funding toward their retreat experience.
To support that, your registration includes a specialized 2-hour pre-retreat professional development workshop designed specifically for physicians.
Pre-Retreat Workshop for Physicians — Included
Thursday, April 22 3:00–5:00 PM PT
A therapist-led professional development session
Protecting Your Capacity: Boundaries, Emotional Load & Sustainable Practice for Physicians
Practical strategies for setting limits, navigating pushback, and staying grounded under pressure.
Medicine asks a lot of you.
Patients need you. Colleagues need you. There is always another task, another request, another chart, another person who needs an answer — and for many physicians, the demands don't stop when the workday ends.
The challenge often isn't knowing that you need better boundaries.
It's knowing how to hold them when someone is disappointed, frustrated, demanding more, or when everything feels urgent.
In this practical, therapist-led workshop, we'll explore how to protect your time, energy, and emotional capacity without losing the compassion and professionalism that matter deeply to you.
We'll look at the patterns that can keep high-achieving physicians overextended — over-responsibility, guilt, difficulty saying no, absorbing other people's emotions, and feeling responsible for keeping everyone happy — and develop concrete skills for responding differently.
You'll learn how to:
- Set clear, respectful boundaries with patients, colleagues, leadership, and family
- Respond confidently when someone pushes back against a boundary
- Separate genuine professional responsibility from taking on more than is actually yours to carry
- Communicate limits without overexplaining, apologizing, or feeling compelled to justify yourself
- Regulate your nervous system during high-stress interactions so you can respond rather than react
- Create healthier transitions between work and home so the emotional weight of the day doesn't follow you everywhere
- Protect your capacity in ways that support both excellent patient care and a sustainable life outside of medicine
The goal isn't to care less.It's to care deeply without chronically depleting yourself in the process.
Learning Objectives — for CME / Professional Development View the 4 learning objectives Hide learning objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify common psychological and workplace factors that contribute to overextension, boundary erosion, and emotional overload in physicians, including over-responsibility and difficulty tolerating others' disappointment.
- Differentiate appropriate professional responsibility from taking on emotional or practical responsibility that is not theirs to carry.
- Apply a practical communication framework for setting clear, respectful boundaries and responding effectively to pushback, guilt, or conflict.
- Use cognitive, emotional-regulation, and nervous-system strategies to stay grounded under pressure and reduce emotional spillover between work and home.
Your host
Hi, I'm Julia.
Julia Kristina, MA, RCCRegistered Clinical Counsellor, Author, Speaker & Human Connection and Communication Expert
I've dedicated much of my career to helping people develop the practical emotional skills to live more confidently, communicate more effectively, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
And while I absolutely love the work I do, there's something uniquely special about getting to bring women together to experience this kind of growth in person. That's why I created Aligned & Reignited.
I wanted to combine the depth of psychology-based personal growth with the beauty, connection, and enjoyment of an exceptional retreat experience. A place where we can have meaningful conversations, learn new things about ourselves, challenge old patterns, and create real change… while also laughing, playing, exploring, making new friends, and having a genuinely wonderful time.
Because I believe personal growth doesn't always have to feel like hard work. Sometimes, it can be one of the most beautiful and enjoyable experiences we give ourselves.
I would absolutely love to share this one with you.
— Julia
Moments from past retreats
A glimpse into Aligned & Reignited
Zip-lining above the valley, e-biking through the village, axe throwing, evenings around the fire, and plenty of time together.
Reserve your place
Your invitation to Aligned & Reignited 2027
Five beautiful days. An intimate group of wonderful women. A thoughtfully curated luxury retreat combining personal growth, restoration, meaningful connection, adventure, and joy.
Your retreat investment includes:
- Four nights of luxury accommodations at Four Seasons Resort Whistler
- Therapist-led personal growth and communication sessions with Julia
- Curated afternoon experiences, including soapstone carving, Pilates, a restorative sound bath, and Scandinave Spa
- Delicious breakfasts and lunches throughout the retreat
- A lovely welcome reception on our first evening
- A special fine-dining farewell dinner on our final evening together
- Wonderful company, meaningful conversations, and beautiful memories to bring home
Early booking rate
$3,450CAD
Approximately $2,475 USD
Regular retreat rate: $3,650 CAD
Choose the payment option that works for you.
Your investment includes shared luxury accommodations (double occupancy). Prefer your own space? Private room upgrades are available for an additional charge and can be selected at checkout.
Spaces are intentionally limited to preserve an intimate retreat experience.
All payments are processed in Canadian dollars. USD equivalents are approximate and subject to exchange-rate fluctuations.
An experience worth making time for.
There will always be another responsibility, another deadline, or another reason why now might not be the most convenient time.
But creating more room for yourself rarely happens by accident. Sometimes, it begins with deciding you're worth making space for.
And I can't think of a more beautiful place to do that than Whistler.
Frequently asked questions
Still wondering about something? Email hello@juliakristina.com and our team will be happy to help.
I'm thinking of coming alone. Is that okay?
Absolutely! You don't need to know anyone before attending.
We've thoughtfully designed Aligned & Reignited to create a warm, welcoming environment where it's easy to connect with other women, enjoy wonderful company, and feel comfortable simply being yourself.
And if you need a little quiet time to recharge, there's plenty of room for that, too.
Are accommodations shared, or can I have my own room?
Your retreat investment includes four nights of beautiful luxury accommodations at Four Seasons Resort Whistler, based on double occupancy (two guests per room).
If you'd prefer your own private room, absolutely! You can select a single-occupancy upgrade for an additional charge when you register at checkout.
Is this retreat mostly workshops, or will I have time to relax and enjoy Whistler?
Both! One of the things that makes Aligned & Reignited so special is the beautiful balance between meaningful personal growth and enjoying a luxury mountain getaway.
Our therapist-led sessions take place in the mornings, while afternoons include a mix of thoughtfully curated activities, creative experiences, movement, relaxation, and play.
And don't worry, we've also made room for you to enjoy some downtime, explore Whistler, and relax at your own pace.
Do I have to participate in all the sessions and activities?
Not at all! We encourage you to make the most of the experience, but you're always welcome to participate at your own comfort level.
This is your retreat, and we want you to leave feeling restored, connected, and genuinely glad you came.
Is this group therapy?
No. While our sessions are facilitated by a Registered Clinical Counsellor and informed by psychology-based approaches, Aligned & Reignited is an educational and experiential personal growth retreat, not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes! We offer two convenient payment options. You can choose to pay your retreat investment in full when registering or divide it into four monthly instalments.
Simply select your preferred option at checkout.
What if I need to cancel my registration?
We understand that sometimes plans change, which is why we've created a cancellation policy that offers both credit and transfer options.
If you cancel 90 days or more before the retreat: you'll receive a 50% refund, with the remaining 50% available as a credit toward Julia's courses, The Shift Society membership, or VIP group programs.
If you cancel within 90 days of the retreat: no cash refund is available; however, 75% of your total may be applied as a credit toward those same programs. The remaining 25% is non-refundable.
Want to transfer your place instead? You're welcome to arrange for someone else to take your spot. You'll simply be responsible for finding your replacement and notifying our team as soon as possible.
Full booking and cancellation terms are available at checkout.
What happens after I reserve my place?
Once you've completed your registration, you'll receive a confirmation email securing your place at Aligned & Reignited 2027.
We'll be in touch with everything you need to know as the retreat approaches, including additional experience details, what to bring, and how to prepare for our wonderful five days together.
What if I have another question before booking?
We'd love to help! Simply email us at hello@juliakristina.com, and our team will be happy to answer any questions you have about the retreat experience.
What if you came home feeling more like yourself than you have in a long time?
Not because your responsibilities had disappeared. Or because every stressful situation in your life had magically resolved.
But because you'd taken the time to slow down, reconnect with yourself, develop new emotional skills, and remember that your needs, happiness, relationships, and peace matter, too.
Imagine returning home feeling rested, refreshed, more confident, and a little more certain of yourself. With beautiful memories, new friendships, practical tools, and a renewed appreciation for the life you're creating.
That's my hope for you. And it would be an absolute joy and privilege to share this experience with you.
I can't wait to welcome you to Whistler.
With love,
Julia
April 22–26, 2027Four Seasons Whistler
Your place at Aligned & Reignited is waiting.
$3,450CAD
Early booking rate
Private room upgrades are available at checkout.
