The Art of Body Prayer and Ceremony

With Dr. Stéphanie Marchal and Brooke Arnold-Rochette

October 2 - 4, 2026

Date and Time Details: Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 10am-4pm

Location: North Saanich private property

Contact: Stéphanie Marchal
Stephanie@cedarsong.org
778-678-4181

Prices
  • CAD $650.00 to CAD $880.00 – Pay what you can. Higher fees will go toward supporting those who need it. Camping optional, fee not included.
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The Art of Body Prayer and Ceremony
Drawing forth the potent beauty of our visions
Come join Stéphanie and Brooke as they invite you to sense into your longings and visions – these deep soulful stirrings that we can turn towards full-heartedly in an intentional and safe setting. In our time together we will offer the gift of our attention and deep listening to these longings and visions, clarify and refine them, honour and potentiate them through self-designed ritual and group ceremony.
The Art of Body Prayer, created by Stephanie Marchal, is a practice of going underneath what we think we want and connecting instead to the deeper essence of our longing — the prayer beneath the surface. Through guided somatic practices, imagination, reflection, ritual, movement, and connection with the living world, we begin to let that deeper prayer take up more space in our lives and become a true orientation. Along the way, we explore how to release what we don’t need to carry anymore, while retaining important messages, remember what supports us, and rekindle our relationship with ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Participants will also be guided into ceremony by Brooke to honour their visions and help bring them more fully into manifestation.

Follow the thread of what you truly want, as you…

Listen to the undercurrents of your soul
Tap into the wisdom of your earthly body
Align with what’s dreaming you

What to expect:

  • The art of body prayer
  • Group ceremony & self-designed ritual
  • Council sharing
  • Land-based wanders
  • Deep imagination journeys
  • A variety of soulful practices
Pricing: 650+ sliding scale (camping optional extra: 35$ per night).
This will be a daytime retreat, starting at 10am everyday, and we will provide a yummy lunch complement. You can decide to stay and camp or to leave for the nights. If staying, please bring your extra food.
Deposit is non refundable and balance is due 30 days before the event.
Stéphanie Marchal is a registered psychologist and can give receipts for insurance when appropriate.
Learn more about Brooke‘s work:  fireandhoney.ca
Learn more about Stephanie’s work: SacredWeaving.org

About the Leaders

Dr. Stéphanie Marchal

  Dr. Stéphanie Marchal is a registered psychologist working in Victoria. Her practice focuses on relationships, attachment, trans-generational trauma and transitions/transformations. She is a wilderness personal guide, and studied with Animas Valley Institute and Francis Weller among others. She works with people toward recovering their wholeness, uncovering their gifts, and applying these in their lives […]

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Brooke Arnold-Rochette

As a ceremonialist, nature-based guide (MA in Ecopsychology) and holistic health practitioner, I've made my passion for celebrating life with heart my life's work. My approach is informed by ongoing study in the holistic health sciences over 25 years, grounded in the belief that human health is deeply embedded in an ecological context—the health of […]

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