Aligned Bloom Retreat
April 27, 2025.
Your Hosts
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Tamara Buwalda is the founder of Aligned Focus, where energy, wellness, and deep connection come together. As a Reiki Master, Access Bars facilitator, and trained in Somatic Experiencing, Tamara combines energy work, intuitive guidance, and holistic treatments to help you reconnect with your true self. She creates a safe, nurturing space for transformation, empowering you to embrace freedom and release fear. Tamara is excited to co-facilitate the Aligned Bloom Retreat, guiding you on a journey of self-discovery, renewal, and heart-centered growth.
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Erika Howard is the creator and founder of E·Motion. Her mission is to to align your Mind, Body, and Heart through Movement, Meditation, and Rest. As a certified yoga nidra facilitator and yoga teacher with a background in rhythmic gymnastics, choreography, and contemporary dance, Erika’s offerings are thoughtfully designed to help you reconnect with your body on a deep, transformative level. By aligning with your body’s physical, emotional, and mental needs, Erika guides you toward a holistic sense of well-being. As a co-facilitator of the Aligned Bloom Retreat, Erika will use movement and rest practices to guide you on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and heart-centered growth.
Partners & locations
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Founded by Kassandra Fuller, Align MVMNT is more than just a gym, it is a pillar of strength for many women within the community. This women's only gym offers small group classes, specialized programs and personal training.
The studio provides a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere where clients of all levels can build strength, reduce stress, and enhance their well-being. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness or simply unwind, Align MVMNT Studio offers a holistic approach to health in a supportive and community-oriented setting. Align MVMNT is about more than just fitness, it's about strength, empowerment and connection.
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Hot & Cold Micro Spa, offers a unique and rejuvenating spa experience that focuses on the therapeutic benefits of contrast therapy. The spa features hot and cold treatments, including infrared saunas, cold plunges, and cryotherapy, designed to help improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and promote relaxation. With a calm and serene atmosphere, Hot & Cold Micro Spa provides a holistic approach to wellness, offering services that aid in muscle recovery, stress relief, and overall rejuvenation. It's the perfect place for anyone looking to unwind, recharge, and improve their physical and mental well-being.
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The Run Parlour, is more than a boutique speciality store, it is a unique and welcoming space that offers a blend of fitness, wellness, and community. Known for its inviting atmosphere, The Run Parlour provides a variety of quality shoes, apparel and accessories as well as fitness classes, focusing on running and overall wellness. The Run Parlour also emphasizes community connection, making it a great place to meet like-minded individuals and engage in local events. With its focus on health, fitness, and camaraderie, The Run Parlour is a standout in the Old East Village, offering both physical and mental rejuvenation in a friendly, supportive environment.
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Renee's Sandwich Shop, is a local gem known for its delicious and freshly prepared sandwiches made with high-quality, locally sourced ingredients. Offering a wide variety of options to suit all tastes and dietary preferences, Renee's specializes in hearty, flavorful sandwiches, soups, and sides that are perfect for any occasion. Whether you're looking for a classic favorite or a creative twist on a lunchtime classic, Renee’s is sure to deliver a memorable and satisfying meal.
Treatments & practioners
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Nicole Slegers, certified Thai Yoga Massage Facilitator with Thrive Thai Wellness
Stretch, restore and thrive with a 45 minute treatment blending elements of stretch, massage, yoga, acupressure and energy healing.
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Tamara Buwalda, certified Reiki Master and Access Bars Practioner with Aligned Focus.
Reiki is a form of energy healing used to balance the body's energy systems-chakras and support physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Access Bars is gentle touch therapy focused on releasing tension in the cranial area. This incredible 45 minute treatment will help to release stored beliefs, thought patterns, and limiting behaviours, promoting a calm, rejuvenated mind.
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RMT at Hot Cold Microspa
A relaxation or deep tissue massage by an RMT to target stress relief, muscle tension, and pain.
Relaxation focuses on calming and gentle strokes, while deep tissue uses more pressure to address chronic pain.
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Kassandra Fuller will bring us deeply into our bodies with a gentle yet energizing movement flow at the beginning of the day.
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Erika-Leigh Howard will guide you into your body and heart through a nurturing somatic movement practice. Using gentle, intuitive movements, we will release stuck energy and open our hearts with flow and ease. Following this, journey inward and rest with a restorative yoga nidra practice, surrendering to your deep knowing and anchoring into your heart.
