Repattern:

Immersive Movement Retreat

A One Day Embodied Wellness Exprience in Abbotsford, BC

Repattern for the Vancouver Community: A One-Day Nervous System Reset

Embodied strength, regulation, and reconnection. Step Out of the Hustle. Step Back Into Yourself.

Vancouver is beautiful — and demanding. Between overstimulation, ambition, and trying to hold it all together, it’s easy to lose touch with your body. With what you need, not just what you should be doing.

Repattern is a one-day wellness retreat created for those who crave more than a break — they want to remember how it feels to live inside their body again.

Held at a private mountain retreat space in Abbotsford, BC, just over an hour from Vancouver, this experience blends nervous system-informed movement, functional strength training, and somatic integration — so you can return to your city life with more clarity, regulation, and grounded energy.

You don’t have to go far to feel different. But you do have to go inward — and Repattern helps you do exactly that.

Led by kinesiologist and personal trainer Anna Cruz (NASM CPT, founder of AC Fitness) and trauma therapist Danielle Palmer (MA, CCC, founder of Tidal Trauma Centre). Together they blend functional fitness conditioning with nervous system-informed embodiment.

Just Over the Bridge — and a World Away from Performance Culture

Vancouver’s wellness scene is packed with options. But if you’re exhausted by spaces that feel like competitions or spiritual bypassing in disguise, Repattern offers something different:

  • Functional movement grounded in alignment, strength, and body awareness

  • Nervous system regulation based in polyvagal theory and trauma science

  • Somatic practices that support reflection, integration, and real-time choice

You won’t be pushed. You’ll be invited — to listen, to notice, and to move with presence. This is where strength meets softness — and where your body becomes a partner, not a problem to fix.

Your Day at a Glance at a Repattern Retreat

A spacious day in the mountains. Curated by two expert facilitators.

Group size is limited. Everything is optional. Your body leads.
Optional 1:1 mini-sessions with Danielle or Anna are available during the afternoon.

🌿 Welcome & Grounding

Begin your day with intention. Danielle will guide a gentle nervous system practice to help you arrive in your body and orient to the space. Light snacks and hydration will be available as you settle in.

🧠 Nervous System & Movement Foundations

Danielle offers an interactive session exploring how foundational movement patterns like yield, push, pull, and stabilize shape our physical and emotional experience. You’ll engage in somatic practices and learn how movement supports regulation and vitality.

💪 Functional Strength & Mobility

Join Anna for a full-body session rooted in functional fitness. Through intentional, aligned movement, you’ll build strength and mobility that supports your life—not just your workout.

🔥 Shared Nourishment

Enjoy a warm, nourishing mountain barbecue with thoughtful options for all dietary needs. Connect with others or take space to recharge—whatever feels right for your system.

🧊 Integration & Sensory Reset

In the afternoon, access our outdoor sauna and cold plunge or opt for rest and journaling. Mini integration sessions with Danielle or Anna are also available.

Mountain patio deck near Vancouver where Repattern participants gather between sessions

For the Vancouver Nervous System That’s Tired of Holding It All

You belong at Repattern if you:

  • Are a helper, healer, creative, or high-performer who’s tired of overriding your body

  • Have tried every class, challenge, and cleanse — but still feel stuck in cycles of burnout or resistance

  • Want to move in a way that feels like a homecoming, not a punishment

  • Are craving clarity, capacity, and deeper connection — not just in your workouts, but in your life

  • Need a reset that honours both your strength and your softness

Why Repattern Works (When So Many Things Haven’t)

This isn’t about fixing your routine or hacking your habits.

It’s about working with the systems your body already has — the ones that have been trying to protect you all along.

You’ll leave with:

  • A clearer understanding of how stress lives in your tissues — and what it needs to move

  • Tools for self-regulation that don’t require silence, perfection, or stillness

  • Movement practices that actually feel good — and reconnect you to joy, vitality, and energy

  • Strength built through attention, not adrenaline

  • A reset that ripples through more than just your muscles

When your nervous system feels supported, everything else starts to shift.

Meet Your Guides

Headshot of Anna Cruz, personal trainer leading strength sessions at Repattern near Vancouver

Anna Cruz NASM CPT

Kinesiologist and personal trainer.
Founder of AC Fitness (Surrey)

Anna’s sessions are functional, alignment-based, and completely free from performance pressure. Her work helps you build strength and trust in your body — one supported rep at a time.

Danielle Palmer, trauma therapist supporting nervous system regulation at Repattern near Vancouver

Danielle Palmer MA, CCC

Trauma therapist and somatic coach.
Founder of Tidal Trauma Centre (Surrey)

Danielle bridges the science of regulation with the art of presence. Her approach is emotionally intelligent, body-aware, and rooted in deep respect for your nervous system and lived experience.

Light-filled indoor movement space used during Repattern retreat for Vancouver participants

Location & Logistics

🦅 Eagles Landing in Abbotsford, BC (1 hour from Vancouver)
30 minutes from Surrey, 45 from Langley

🕰️ Saturday July 12, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

🪵 Private mountain wellness centre

🧖‍♀️ Sauna + cold plunge available on site

👟 Please bring layers, water, and footwear for light hiking and working out

Cost: $249 per person

Includes full retreat programming, lunch, snacks, and use of facilities.

Repattern retreat contrast therapy area near Vancouver with cold plunge and sauna in nature

Optional Add-Ons Available $75 per 20 minutes

💪 Mini Training Sessions with Anna – Personalized form coaching, strength cues, or injury-sensitive progressions tailored to you.

🧘 Mini Integration Sessions with Danielle –Support for processing nervous system shifts, resistance, or inner movement that arises during the day.

Repattern Vancouver participants sharing a moment of reflection and presence outdoors

What You’ll Take Home

  • A felt sense of what safe, satisfying movement feels like in your body

  • Tools to regulate before, during, and after stress — in the gym, the office, or your relationships

  • A reconnection to your body’s language — not through force, but through awareness

  • Relief from inner pressure and clarity about what actually motivates and sustains you

  • The kind of strength that doesn’t ask you to perform — just to show up

  • A nervous system that’s more resourced, more regulated, and more ready

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No — but it’s close. The retreat takes place in Abbotsford, just over an hour from most Vancouver neighbourhoods. It’s far enough to feel like an escape, close enough to return home the same day.

  • You don’t need to be “fit,” but you do need a basic level of physical ability. The day includes a moderate forest hike and a full-body movement session, so some foundational strength, mobility, and cardio capacity is helpful. That said, everything is scalable. You’ll be encouraged to move in ways that feel supportive for your body, and there’s no expectation of perfection or performance. This retreat is designed for people who are curious about movement — not experts in it.

  • Comfortable movement clothes, a water bottle, supportive shoes for hiking and fitness, bathing suit, towel and layers for warmth (especially post-sauna or plunge). Morning snacks, lunch and all exercise equipment provided.

  • We get it. This retreat was designed to feel grounding, not performative. It’s not about wellness culture or curated identity — it’s about honest, intelligent movement in a thoughtful space. Come as you are. No pressure. Just presence.

  • Mini Training sessions with Anna ($75 for 20 minutes) focus on movement alignment, conditioning, or personalized feedback.

    Mini Integration sessions with Danielle ($75 for 20 minutes) offer space to process anything emotional, mental, or somatic that comes up.

    Sign-up will be available on-site during the retreat — first come, first served.

  • Yes — the day is intentionally spacious. You’ll have time between sessions to eat, integrate, rest, or sign up for 1:1 support. We’ve structured the retreat to honour both movement and stillness.

  • No. While Danielle is a clinical counsellor and brings a trauma-informed, somatic lens to her work, this retreat is not therapy. Repattern is an experiential, movement-based offering designed to support embodiment, self-awareness, and connection. It’s not a substitute for therapy or medical treatment. If deeper emotional material arises during the retreat, you’ll be supported with grounding tools and the option to book a short integration session — but the space is not intended to process trauma in a clinical way.