The Rewild Retreat
An immersive 5-day journey designed for men seeking rest, personal transformation, and healing through deep connection with nature.
MEDITATION + MOVEMENT + BREATHWORK + WILDERNESS + COUNCIL + PSYCHEDELICS
April 9-13, 2025
Victoria, British Columbia
The forest is calling.
In the heart of the rainforest, there is a quietness.
In this quietness, your nervous system feels a sense of safety that is rare in today’s over-stimulated world.
No screens, no work, no ads, no noise—isolated from the outside world.
Here, you can relax fully. You can listen and hear yourself clearly.
Here, you can heal and know yourself as whole.
Here’s what it means to rewild yourself…
A lot of men have been conditioned by modern life in a way that exhausts us and disconnects us from ourselves.
As Charlie Chaplin famously said in The Great Dictator, “we think too much and feel too little.”
Many of us are over-identified with our work, always seeing life through the lens of logic, performance, and being “on”.
Rewilding is about rediscovering your innate self – who you are without stress, undistracted, and free – when you’re allowed to slow down, reflect, and connect.
5 DAYS TO…
REST YOUR MIND
HEAL YOUR WOUNDS
GET GROUNDED IN NATURE
MAKE LASTING CONNECTIONS
GET CREATIVELY INSPIRED
RECONNECT TO YOURSELF
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On our first evening together, we’ll meet for a welcome dinner at 7, followed by an initiatory bonfire under the stars.
Please arrange a ferry or flight into YYJ that lands by 4:30pm, so that you can arrive at the retreat by 6:30pm at the latest.
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We’ll begin each morning in circle together, sharing movement/yoga, breathwork, and meditation.
Our first full day together is about getting grounded on the land and connected with one another.
We’ll spend our morning doing a series of embodiment and connection exercises, followed by a nature excursion in the afternoon.
There will be lots of time to rest, connect with others, and explore the land throughout the day.
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On the middle day of our retreat, after the morning practice, we’ll spend the latter part of the morning setting intentions for your mushroom journey.
For the journey itself, you’ll have the option between a low to medium dose mushroom experience, or a deep stillness practice, both of which will last approximately 4-6 hours.
We will come together for a reflection and integration circle before dinner with an optional evening meditation.
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Day four is all about processing your experience of the past 3 days, and creating the vision for how you’ll move forward. Today you’ll have the option to take a microdose to help you gently reconnect with Friday’s journey.
In the morning, we’ll come together for a breathwork circle, followed by a period of reflection and planning while immersed in nature. In the afternoon, we have something special planned…
In the evening, we’ll have our final dinner together, followed by our celebratory bonfire.
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On Sunday, we’ll meet for a final breathwork and meditation circle, followed by breakfast.
Departure from the retreat location will be around 11am. That means you should be able to get to the airport by 12, depending on traffic.
Who this is for
You’re a man committed to becoming your best self
You recognize the importance of slowing down and looking in
You value deep connections with other like-minded people
You believe in investing in experiences that feed your soul
You’re ready to heal parts of yourself that are wounded or hurting
Who this is not for
People who don’t want to take a break from tech
People who don’t believe in rest or frequent self-care
Lone wolves who don’t play well with others
Anyone who’s afraid of getting dirty in the woods
People who don’t like one-of-a-kind experiences in nature
We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.
— Andy Goldsworthy
Feel the transformative power of nature.
During the retreat, we will be engaging with psilocybin mushrooms, an intelligent organism that helps us deepen our connection to soul, each other, and nature, offering transformative spiritual, philosophical and creative insight.
You will have the liberty to choose your dose while we will provide all the information, guidance and support you may need to have a transformative and enlightening experience.
Psychedelics are a bit of a cheat code in self-observation.
— Naval Ravikant
Meet Your Facilitators
Jack Bunce
Breathwork & Men’s Work Facilitator
Somatic Healing Guide
Jack’s mission is deeply personal, drawing from experiences with overcoming anxiety, PTSD, and panic attacks. His goal is to support you in coming into wholeness – meaning feeling safety, love, trust, and connection with all parts of yourself. Jack’s toolkit spans many modalities including shadow work, breathwork, somatic therapy, men's work, and psychedelic healing. His experience draws from 7 years of men’s work, trainings in somatic therapy, studying with a Sufi meditation school, and 3 intensive trainings with Breathwave. In December 2024, Jack completed his Wilderness First Responder training, an 80-hour intensive medical care training in order to begin leading outdoor wilderness expeditions for self-discovery and healing. Jack loves to ski, read, go hiking, play guitar, and DJ – seeking a balance between being of service and savouring the beauty life has to offer.
Louis Belleau
Psychedelic Guide & Researcher
Meditation & Breathwork Teacher
Louis discovered the transformative potential of psychedelics at 17, which led him to study Zen Buddhism, yogic philosophy, and indigenous traditions, and graduate from McGill University with majors in Psychology, Philosophy, and Religion. Believing that psychedelic experience is a basic human right with important biological functions, Louis seeks to democratize informed access to psychedelics through research, education and community support services. Founder of Psygaia and early contributor to Nectara’s integration program, Louis is currently working on his Psygaia hypothesis while completing his MA in Psychedelics & Consciousness Studies at the University of Ottawa. As a certified yoga and breathwork teacher, he teaches at various centers in BC. In his free time, Louis enjoys backcountry skiing, trail running, writing, gardening, teaching, and designing.
Deep down, we hunger to meet our soul. All during the course of our lives we struggle to catch up with ourselves. We are so taken up, so busy and distracted, that we cannot dedicate enough time or recognition to the depths within us.
— John O’Donohue
Our Beautiful Location
Earthspring Sanctuary
Victoria, BC
A beautiful and peaceful forest oasis just 30 minutes outside of Victoria, BC.
View more photos of the resort here.
There is a wealth of information built into us, tucked away in the genetic material in every one of our cells. Without some means of access, there is no way even to begin to guess at the extent and quality of what is there. The psychedelics allow exploration of this interior world and insights into its nature.
— Sasha Shulgin
What our community is saying about us…
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"In situations where I previously wasn't doing a good job of taking control (ie. a moment of entrepreneurial overwhelm, self-sabotage) - I didn't have the tools to stop those interactions. Now, that’s completely changed."
Mike Moll
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"Throughout my journey I was guided by Louis' intuitive, clear and gentle physical touch and voice. In the presence of a powerfully centred man who is also spacious, grounded, compassionate and embodied, it is easy to find the trust and love you need to close your eyes open to the world within."
Brendan Christensen
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"I am tremendously grateful for my time with Jack. He is such a gentle and intuitive guide.
Fredric Sinclair
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"During my breathwork sessions with Louis, I felt a deepening sense of connection to life itself. Louis has a natural ability to cultivate nourishing and transformative spaces through his clear guidance, soulful music selection, and compassionate hands-on assistance. I felt held and supported throughout the breathwork journey and came out of it feeling embodied, clear, and energized."
Nolan Billstrom
Health Coach
You don’t need to burn yourself out.
You need to give yourself a break.
Reserve Your Spot
This retreat is limited to 8 men.
Rooms are private. Bathrooms are shared.
USD $2000
Single Payment
✓ 4 nights accommodation
✓ Fresh and organic meals and snacks
✓ 5 days of facilitated self-discovery in nature
✓ Guided mushroom journey (optional)
✓ Cold plunge (optional) and forest bathing
✓ Daily yoga + breathwork + meditation
✓ Sacred council with other conscious men
✓ Access to 2500-acre sanctuary
USD $2400
3 Separate Payments
✓ 4 nights accommodation
✓ Fresh and organic meals and snacks
✓ 5 days of facilitated self-discovery in nature
✓ Guided mushroom journey (optional)
✓ Cold plunge (optional) and forest bathing
✓ Daily yoga + breathwork + meditation
✓ Sacred council with other conscious men
✓ Access to 2500-acre sanctuary
Frequently Asked Questions
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You’ll likely fly into Vancouver International Airport (YVR) then to Victoria on Vancouver Island (YYJ) unless there is a direct flight to YYJ.
You can also fy to Vancouver (YVR) then take the BC ferry to Victoria – this will entail some extra effort but the ferry ride is epic and you’ll be able to drive yourself to the retreat center.
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Once you arrive at the retreat, everything will be taken care of, including meals and snacks, accommodations, and (optional) mushrooms.
You are responsible for getting to the retreat centre near Victoria.
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This retreat is limited to 8 spots in order to keep the container tight and create strong bonds between you and the other guys.
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Yes, this is intentionally only for men. If you’re interested in attending other co-ed retreats with Jack and Louis for all genders, send us a message.
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Cancel 2 months in advance and receive a full refund, minus a $500 booking fee.
Cancellations less than 2 months in advance will incur a 50% late cancellation fee.
Cancellations less than 1 month in advance will incur a 100% cancellation fee (no refund).
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You can contact us.
Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed.
— Terence McKenna