Feel the ground beneath you.

Tending Transitions Retreat

with Tanya Harmon and Sharon Abbondanza

September 18-22, 2025

XENIA Retreat Centre, Bowen Island, BC

Join us to nourish your body and soul through gentle somatic practices, yoga, morning meditation and conscious breath. Let Sharon and Tanya weave a tapestry of restorative practices to unwind from the speed of modernity and harmonize your inner life. Be warmed from the inside out and nurtured by grounding rhythms of nature to rejuvenate your body, steady your mind and deepen into listening.

In the heart of an old growth forest, the sanctuary of Xenia Retreat Centre provides profound healing ground. Reawaken your senses through silence and stillness, mindful movement and inquiry; transform your practice through ease and rest into yourself.

Nestle into cozy cabins and yurts, connect to nature and enjoy the nourishment of wholesome food, and soulful company. Collectively, we are in much need of a reset. September begins a movement inward, beginning the season that guides our letting go. Tending this transition cultivates a spaciousness within, and we return to the flow of life refreshed, more able to envision our highest expression and take delight in presence.

We are so looking forward to welcoming you to our retreat.

Ease. Resilience. Wellbeing.

XENIA RETREAT CENTRE on Bowen Island

Thursday, September 18th to Monday, September 22nd, 2025

Co-Facilitated by Sharon Abbondanza & Tanya Harmon

Shared Accommodation (3 persons per cabin): $1875 + taxes each
Shared Accommodation (2 persons per cabin): $1975 + taxes each
Private Accommodation: $2175 + taxes

There are a very limited number of private rooms available. Contact me to hold your spot.

If your heart says yes REGISTER HERE.

Meet Your Hosts

TANYA HARMON, RYT 500, GSY 2

Someone once asked me if I am this “Zen” all the time – clearly someone who doesn’t know me very well! The idea of enlightenment feels distant to me, but I do find great peace and connection in the forest, along the beach, and on the ground. I just love rolling around on the floor with a group of people, watching the magic as we unwind tension and access that still place that is very much alive, though often hidden, within each of us.

I live in the Comox Valley with my handsome and funny partner, Bill, and my sweet golden doodle, Phoebe. I have two adult sons with wonderful partners on the mainland, and two strong, beautiful, amazing grandchildren. When not wandering in nature here with my dogs, or teaching yoga, you’ll likely find me on a ferry on my way to play with my small humans, Naomi and Carson who light up my life.

For professional certifications and such, you can read more here.

SHARON ABBONDANZA draws on over three decades of study and training in yoga therapy, meditation, breath facilitation and grief work. She has a private practice in Vancouver, teaches an extensive online program, and has offered retreats, workshops and trainings internationally for fifteen years.

An intuitive and dynamic teacher, Sharon cultivates a soulful learning environment that honours the body as a profound portal to our multidimensionality.

Certified in yoga therapy through Leila Stuart and Vijnana Yoga though Orit Sen Gupta, Sharon also has extensive training in several lineages including Viniyoga, Prana Yoga and Amrit Yoga. She is certified in yoga nidra meditation and continues on-going studies with Thomas Hubl, Eckhart Tolle, and Dr. Judith Blackstone.

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If your heart says yes REGISTER HERE.

We are so looking forward to this time with you! Feel free to call with any questions 778-868-4829.

— Tanya & Sharon