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THE GIVING RETREAT

WOMEN, HELD

MISSION STATEMENT
We create tranquil spaces around the world for rest and healing that support women’s mental and physical health.

CIRCULAR CARE
Healing is meant to be shared. The Giving Retreat donates $100CAD from each retreat guest fee ($50 to a Canadian charity and $50 to local initiatives in the retreat destination). 

THE RETREAT EXPERIENCE
Immersive gatherings for those ready to slow down and reconnect. We blend yoga, pilates, mindfulness, breathwork, and meditation to foster self-trust and embodied healing.

PURPOSEFUL NOURISHMENT
By choosing to receive care, you fund care for others. At The Giving Retreat, your personal restoration creates lasting impact for women who need it most.

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Healing Recirculated

Our partners offer essential support for women navigating health crises, life transitions, or seeking sanctuary.

Global Women’s Health

We believe in the power of health research

Wellness Initiatives

Donations for wellness initiatives for women

Local Projects 

These are based on present-moment needs in the communities we retreat to

Retreat Access

Some retreats will include scholarship 'spots' for folks unable to cover the cost of retreat themselves

100% of designated funds are transferred within 30 days of retreat completion.

The Giving RETREAT Manifesto

We grew up believing that giving meant emptying ourselves, that love was sacrifice and worth was measured by depletion. We learned to be useful before we learned to be held.

The Giving Retreat tells a different story. Here, giving is not an act of disappearance; it is an act of regeneration. We believe healing is circular: what is received is returned, and what is restored supports others. Nothing needs to be depleted for care to exist. Our gatherings invite you to slow down and return to your body through movement, breath, and stillness. Yoga is practiced as listening, and rest is honored as essential. Food is prepared with intention to nourish and ground, while connection unfolds naturally, without pressure to fix.

Each retreat is an act of collective care. A portion of every gathering directly supports women’s mental health and wellness initiatives, funding care for those beyond our circle. This is how healing moves forward...quietly, sustainably, together. We don’t believe women need to give more; we believe they need to be restored. From that restoration, generosity flows naturally. This is a space to return to yourself and a way to give that leaves everyone stronger.

About Our Founder: Ashley Dyment

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Ashley has been teaching yoga and leading yoga teacher trainings for 15+ years. She has her Masters Degree in International Development and has travelled the globe to complete over 1000 hours of study with the worlds greatest anatomists, yoga gurus, pilates experts, mindfulness teachers and spiritual guides.

Every class she leads delicately infuses each of these spokes of knowledge to teach safe, kind, strong and connected movement. Her dream is to bring the benefits of yoga and pilates to everyone and bring some magic back into your body, breath and mind in the process. She teaches private yoga, corporate pilates and yoga, leads yoga retreats, runs teacher trainings and more. You can find her at YogaSpace, 889 Yoga and Pinewood Pilates in Toronto when she isn't hosting international retreats.  Learn more about Ashley at www.ashleyholly.com

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