At Abundance World we are committed to helping you step into your next chapter so you can live your best, most authentic life.
We meet annually in Newfoundland for our coveted 5-day holistic nature retreat. Folks come with a yearning to belong, and leave "with the grounded energy of 1000 ancestors behind you".
This retreat is queer centered, with an emphasis on stepping into your next chapter of life with courage. Allies are welcome.
To be a 2027 participant, please add your name to the Waitlist by clicking the yellow below.
Explore the information below from our June 2026 retreat to get a feel for the schedule and vibe.









Every year in June
--- YOU BELONG TO THE LAND ---
You are ready to go deeper.
Have you abandoned your connection to the feminine?
Have you forgotten who you are amidst massive life shifts?
Have you been racing through a world with increasing anxiety and overwhelm?
This is a retreat that is special because it is:
Learn from the ancient ones who have walked this land and sailed these seas for millennia, all leading up to this moment, all in preparation for you to arrive this year.
Deepen your soul quest and re-meet who you really are.
Shift your frequency. Align your resonance.
Live from a place of non-judgement, speak from a place of truth.
Join us for a retreat to the island of K'taqamkuk, Mi’gma’gi territory, and place of Beothuk ancestry. The island's name is also called Talamh an Éisc which means "Land of the Fish" in Irish.
Newfoundland.
This island goes by many names and one thing is abundantly certain -- the Earthrock, the sea, and the hearts of her people are what makes it such a uniquely warm place despite being nestled out in the North Atlantic ocean.
Flatrock.
The retreat will take place about 20 minutes outside of St. John's in the beautifully quaint sea-side town of Flatrock, with ample time and space for exploration of nearby Portugal Cove, Bay Bulls, and the city of St. John's.
Flatrock is a scenic peaceful town known for it's geologically significant cliffs and rock formations, with the famous East Coast Hiking Trail just a few minutes walk from our accommodations.
This retreat is designed for Newcomers and Newfoundanders alike, with the perfect mix of wellness, mindfulness, and worthiness, all while highlighting the land's rich cultural connections to both Celtic and Mi'kmaw roots.
This is a nature-based spirituality retreat that is gender-expansive & queer-inclusive. We have an absolute zero tolerance policy for discrimination. Please ensure your values align before booking.
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A rooted YOU is just around the corner...
Master your:
Immerse yourself in a week of wellness modalities that are proven to show measurable differences in your stress levels, heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, presence and calm.
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"At the retreat, each facilitator allowed me to approach what I was grappling with from a different perspective; in a more concentrated way I was able to focus on these things. I felt the environment was a very safe space." -- Alex

"I came to the retreat feeling harried. I was overwhelmed, sick, busy and tired. After the retreat, I left feeling wonderfully full, like I was needing to digest the changes that opened up over the past few days. The type of after feel where you’re relaxed. Like a “mmm”. " -- Marnie

"This retreat was one of the best things I’ve done in a very long time - so much better than I expected. It was wonderful in a simple way, yet so powerful. I feel more confident in my ability to trust my inner knowing " -- Al

"I really admire the seasonal rhythms that Abundance World's retreats have taught me - getting back in touch with my ancestors (and the greatest ancestor, Mother Earth), has helped me balance my anxiety and depression" -- Heather

-- Most Popular --
This package includes everything. Meals, sessions, excursions, the accommodations, and shuttle to and fro. Come stay with us in beautiful Flatrock and don't miss out on anything the whole week.
Click below if you're ready to sign up for the 5-Day Stay package.

-- Second Most Popular --
This package includes everything except for accommodation. Meals, sessions, excursions are included. Stay at your own place in the Greater St John's Area.
Click below if you're ready to sign up for the 5-Day Away package.

This session is open to public at accessible pricing. Two-eyed seeing as a framework to hold embodied (self) leadership, relational existence, and empowered decision making as an intentional bridge, rooted and evolving from the land. Led by Tera McDonald on June 17th 1-3pm.

At Abundance World, we strive to help our clients root down so they can grow new branches while composting the old. Find your balance agan by retreating with us in beautiful Flatrock.

We offer a wide range of wellness including movement, meditation, guided journeying, breathwork and forest therapy; experience all of this with likeminded others while eating the best nutrition sea-side.

Our team of facilitators are experts in their fields to provide personalized guidance. From creative storytellers to somatic healers, they will help you get back in touch with yourself.

Absorb the resilience of the people and place with guided excursions: whalewatching, lighthouse tours, authentic connection, hiking, sea-side meditation, traditional music, food and more.

Frankie is the founder and CEO of Abundance World and retreat curator.
They are a born and raised Newfoundlander of Irish and Welsh descent, Bard in the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, Certified Forest Therapist, Reiki Level II Practitioner, and hold a degree in Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). They are a nature nerd, gender-expansive and a
Frankie is the founder and CEO of Abundance World and retreat curator.
They are a born and raised Newfoundlander of Irish and Welsh descent, Bard in the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, Certified Forest Therapist, Reiki Level II Practitioner, and hold a degree in Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). They are a nature nerd, gender-expansive and a big believer in belonging.
Frankie is thankful to currently live and work near Little Thundering Waters, Niwa'ah Onega'gaih'ih, Tkaronto. Their repertoire of experience in co-creating events span from nature bathing, sauna and cold plunge, solstice and equinox festivals, Inner Lion retreat 2025, and more.
Frankie's offerings at this retreat are hosting, forest & ocean guide, Celtic ancestral storytelling, oracle card reader and retreat curator.

Tera is a two-spirit Mi’Kmaw from St. George’s Indian Band holding status from Qalipu First Nation. A creator, digital illustrator, writer, facilitator, guest speaker, documentary host, and producer with 20 years of experience in teaching college Communications, they are committed to evocative and immersive experiences in Indigenous world
Tera is a two-spirit Mi’Kmaw from St. George’s Indian Band holding status from Qalipu First Nation. A creator, digital illustrator, writer, facilitator, guest speaker, documentary host, and producer with 20 years of experience in teaching college Communications, they are committed to evocative and immersive experiences in Indigenous worldviews.
As CEO of Kalawikk Diversity Inc. Tera works with organizations providing training, facilitation, and guidance through the development of Reconciliation Action Plans to meet Call to Action 92.
Tera’s offering in this retreat is a host of the land, sharing Mi’Kmaw cultural wisdom.

Wendy is an ICF-accredited Coach, Celtic Shamanic Practitioner and Core Shamanic Teacher, Jungian Somatic Practitioner and Founding Grief Facilitator at Lighthouse for Grieving Children.
Wendy also carries the Celtic Goddess Brigid FireKeeper Rites. She has been in practice for over 10 years and is devoted to real human connection.
Her wo
Wendy is an ICF-accredited Coach, Celtic Shamanic Practitioner and Core Shamanic Teacher, Jungian Somatic Practitioner and Founding Grief Facilitator at Lighthouse for Grieving Children.
Wendy also carries the Celtic Goddess Brigid FireKeeper Rites. She has been in practice for over 10 years and is devoted to real human connection.
Her work specializes in nervous system repair for deep and lasting healing. Wendy’s clients experience more pleasure, presence, resilience and vitality in life.
Wendy’s offering in this retreat is that of a sacred Celtic space-holder, to support retreat participants as they shed past identities and step into their new selves.

Jacqui is a queer Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner, Breath Guide, and Advanced Energy Practitioner — devoted to the awakening of the human spirit through trauma-informed, soul-centered care.
Before retiring from a career as a paramedic, Jacqui experienced PTSD firsthand — and redirected her life’s
Jacqui is a queer Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner, Breath Guide, and Advanced Energy Practitioner — devoted to the awakening of the human spirit through trauma-informed, soul-centered care.
Before retiring from a career as a paramedic, Jacqui experienced PTSD firsthand — and redirected her life’s work toward nervous system restoration, embodied integration, and sacred remembrance.
Through The Soul Work Space, she guides founders, practitioners, leaders, healers, and creatives out of survival mode.
Jacqui's offering in this retreat is to guide both activating and restorative breathwork sessions that will expand your capacity to hold more life, so that healing becomes embodied and real — and your impact becomes a ripple that reaches far beyond you.

Erin's life is her artform. She feels fulfilled when her actions and art reflect her truth and invite the same from others. Erin blends a life-long artistic practice with extensive facilitation and experience design as well as a decade of leadership development. She is committed to unweaving the impacts of colonialism and white supremacy
Erin's life is her artform. She feels fulfilled when her actions and art reflect her truth and invite the same from others. Erin blends a life-long artistic practice with extensive facilitation and experience design as well as a decade of leadership development. She is committed to unweaving the impacts of colonialism and white supremacy in her relationships and beyond. She stays grounded by talking to the trees, singing karaoke, going to therapy and building with her community. Erin is alive in this moment to design spaces of freedom of expression that enable us to deeply connect so we can co-create the future.
Erin's offering in this retreat is Goodbye to the People I Used to Be -- an immersive self-portraiture experience for transition and becoming. Through guided reflection and art-making, you’ll acknowledge and release the parts of yourself you’ve outgrown, creating space for what’s calling you forward. We aren't here to make perfect art - there's no such thing. Instead our mark-making becomes a portal to what comes next, by allowing us to access honest expression, deep connection and closure.

Marnie works at the intersection of love, nourishment, 2SLGBTQ+ belonging, and joy. Drawn to the seasonal, the artisanal, and the slightly unexpected, she examines how food, from the simplicity of berries in season to the abundance of holiday tables, reconnects us to land, culture, and each other.
Her work is shaped by a lifetime around f
Marnie works at the intersection of love, nourishment, 2SLGBTQ+ belonging, and joy. Drawn to the seasonal, the artisanal, and the slightly unexpected, she examines how food, from the simplicity of berries in season to the abundance of holiday tables, reconnects us to land, culture, and each other.
Her work is shaped by a lifetime around food, from rich family traditions and shared meals to navigating food allergies and health challenges in her family and in her own life. Informed by lived experience in queer communities, she brings warmth and practical clarity to her work, helping people move from exclusion and overwhelm toward abundance and confidence.
Marnie’s offering at this retreat is guided exploration of the medicine of connection through the lens of food, inviting participants to experience the magic of how food connects us to ourselves, to the land, and to one another.
Please reach us at frankie@abundanceworld.today if you have questions.
Crossing the Threshold
I arrive exactly as I am, and that is enough.
5-6pm: Please plan to arrive at St. John's airport for before 5pm Saturday Jun 13th. Shuttle from St. John's airport 5:15pm to retreat venue.
6-7pm: Check in at the retreat venue is 6pm June 13th
7:30pm: Opening Ceremony + Family-Style Dinner
Shedding Old Skins
I release who I had to be to become who I am.
6am: Sunrise Meditation - Remembering with Frankie
6:30-7:30am: Morning Forest Walk
10am: Belonging to the Land with Frankie - Watering what's under the grief of moving on
11:30am: Lunch
1pm: Goodbye to the People I Used to Be with Erin
An immersive self-portraiture experience for release the parts of yourself you’ve outgrown, and creating space for what’s calling you forward.
5:30pm: Supper
8pm: Breathwork with Jacqui
Non-Doing / Inner Stillness
I allow myself to be held without effort.
6am: Sunrise Meditation - On Being More You with Frankie
6:30-7:30am: Morning Ocean Walk
10am: Earth Energy Attunement with Frankie
Subtle Body Reset
11:30am: Lunch
1pm: Group Un-Programming
Read Books, Journal, Oracle Cards, Outside Frollicking, Play lawn games, Time to Connect with Self and Others, Relax Time
5pm: Supper
6:30pm: Shamanic Journey to Meet Whale
This is a guided Shamanic Journey to Whale ~ or an "Imram" ~ a word of Celtic origins that means “a sacred journey of the soul”.
During the Journey, Wendy opens and hold space. As she drums, the drum beat brings your brain into a theta-wave / trance state so that your imagination is centered and invited to flow. Imagination is the language of our Soul.
Alongside the drum, Wendy narrates along the way so you are held and guided, creating a nourishing journey space that invites the possibility of Whale connection ~ direct revelation and whale medicine to be shared.
We will offer Whale our reverence and gratitude during the journey. This experience can be wondrous and powerful medicine.
Edgewalking
At the edge of the world, I remember my vastness.
6am: Sunrise Meditation - Edging Towards Vast Futures with Frankie
6:30-7:30am: Morning Ocean Walk
Tuesday is a full excursion day and a chance to let yourself fully relax and catch up with the growth you will have already experienced.
Daytime Excursions:
6pm: Downtime at the retreat home
7pm: Supper together
Ancestral Belonging
I belong to this land.
6am: Sunrise Meditation - Transgenerational Empathy with Frankie
6:30-7:30am: Morning Forest Guidance
10am: Integration Breathwork - Integration of retreat learnings with Jacqui
11:30am: Lunch
1pm: Two-Eyed Seeing as Embodied Leadership: leading from the land with Tera
An immersive session that explores two-eyed seeing as a framework to hold embodied (self) leadership, relational existence, and empowered decision making as an intentional bridge, rooted and evolving from the land, between leading self and leading life.
5pm: Supper
6:30pm: Playful Solstice Intentions with Frankie
Carrying the Embers Home (for summer solstice)
I am remembering myself every where I go.
7:30am: Morning Ocean Walk, Meditation
8:30am: Conscious Closing Ceremony
11am-12pm: Please plan your departure flight anytime after 12pm Thursday Jun 18th.
Shuttles to and from the airport to the Flatrock home are included.
Please reach us at frankie@abundanceworld.today if you have additional questions.
The retreat is held in a beautiful 2-story 6000sqft forested sea-side home in Flatrock, NL. The home is a short 20 min drive to downtown St. John's. Address is available upon request.
The home is available to us at 4pm Jun 13th. Check out is at 11am on Jun 18th.
The home has 5 bedrooms, all of which are double occupancy.
(The retreat host and curator, Frankie, will be staying in one room).
Two rooms have 1 queen bed each.
One room has 2 double beds and 1 single bed.
There is also a room with no bed furnishings that will host one blow-up mattress.
These will be provided at a first come first serve basis.
Three acres of estate will allow us maximum outdoor communing time. The home backs onto surrounding forest and east coast hiking trails along the sea.
Forest Therapy, Sylvotherapy or Shinrin Yoku (as it's known in it's origin country, Japan) is a therapeutic method developed in response to growing human interest in reconnecting to the natural world.
It is a gentle but effective modality that has been shown to be associated with:
We offer:
Not to mention, lots of space and time for reflection.
Yes - All dietary paradigms will be accommodated and included in the retreat cost. When you sign up, you will have a chance to share your eating paradigm.
Most of the retreat will be catered (in family style shareable meals, 2 meals/day) by a local cafe called Hungry Heart and various other local eateries.
The Hungry Heart is a safe learning environment for folks facing barriers to inclusion in their community. Barriers like mental health challenges, addictions, poverty, homelessness, trauma, criminal justice history, low literacy, and unemployment. Real work gives them the skills and confidence to gain economic independence and reach their fullest potential. 25% of staff are current or former program participants.
Sure - We get that, though we'd prefer if all retreat participants stayed in the same place. If you are local to the Greater St. John's region you may stay at your own home.
If you have extenuating circumstances or requests please do reach out to frankie@abundanceworld.today.
YES -- please do. Flights to YYT (St John's International Airport) are not included in the retreat cost.
Please plan to arrive in St. John's airport for before 4pm Saturday Jun 13th. Check in arrivals are between 5-6pm on Jun 13th.
Please plan your departure flight anytime after 12pm Thursday Jun 18th.
Shuttles to and from the airport to the Flatrock home are included.
The retreat value is well worth over $6000 per person and you will be supported by a team of folks with over 90 years of combined experience. If you've never enjoyed the hospitality of a Newfoundlander, you are in for a treat and it is worth every penny. We are so excited to host you!
Payment Plans and discounts are available. Register for the info session for more details.
The registration is tiered into three options. Please attend an information session for savings, discounts and deal offers:
1. 5-night Stay (includes the whole thing)
2. 5-day Yay (without accommodation)
3. Two-Eyed Seeing as Embodied Leadership: leading from the land with Tera McDonald
A note on Wealth Redistribution:
- 5% of proceeds that Abundance World retreats goes towards a plan for building Canada's first Queer Nature Sanctuary.
- 95% goes toward making the retreat amazing and personalized. A few of those items are: the cost of paying each facilitator a fair and equitable wage for their unique offerings, sea-side accommodation for 5 nights, catering 2 meals a day plus snacks, shuttle service to and from the airport, programming and excursions, space for reflection and introspection, and providing a loving space of wellness where you can be held for 5 days.
- We strive to work with collaborators who are part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
We are thankful to work near Little Thundering Waters, Niwa'ah Onega'gaih'ih, Tkaronto. At this crossing was Taiaiagon, "village at the crossing." The village was a major meeting place for Indigenous Nations to gather for trade and council, including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Ojibwa and Erie. The region is now covered by Treaty 13 signed with the City of Toronto and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands
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