workshop // essential oils + meditation + sound bath

Savour the summer moments as the earth tilts back toward the sun, and our spirits begin to wake as the solstice approaches. This is a wonderful time to renew, refresh and energize under the strength the sun. Join Allison Rietta and Dawn Levine at Avalon Lavender Farm in beautiful Mono, Ontario for an immersive workshop of healing scents and sounds.  

SCENTS:

Learn the healing powers of essential oils, as you explore the different fragrance types and how to use essential oils in your daily life. Create your own natural products—a relaxing bath tea, an energizing spray and a sensual massage oil—you can take home with you!

SOUNDS:

Listen and bathe in the soothing sounds of authentic Himalayan Singing Bowls, as you are guided—lying down—to a meditative state for a beautiful Yoga Nidra session. Feel the healing vibration as the resonance of the bowls penetrates into the subtler bodies, as your body and mind experiences opening the deeper phases of your meditation.

dates for 2022 soon to be announced

Location: Avalon Lavender Farm in Mono, Ontario (1 hour outside of Toronto)

$175 per person, plus taxes. Includes cost of all essential oil products. 

Due to COVID-19, we are asking all participants to please bring their own mat, towel and eye pillows. Tea and water will be served.

The following safety protocols will be in place at all times: 

Cleaning and Sanitizing: All high touch areas (door handles, handrails, tap in the bathroom) will be regularly cleaned throughout the day. Please sanitize your hands as often as possible. Sanitize bottles will be available throughout the space.

Masks: Please wear a mask as you are approaching the entrance and when you will be in the vicinity of other guests. You can remove it only as you sit on the meditation chair or lie on the mat. When indoors it is required to wear a mask. Once you have taken off your shoes please put them in the bag that we have provided, and seal it for the duration of the activity. Please follow the signage as to where to position your mat.

Distancing: Please respect the one-meter distance if you are in the vicinity of other guests, both indoor and outdoor.

details

Arrival and settle in. Lavender tea will be served. 
Meditation for grounding
Introduction to essential oils. Sensory recollection exercise. Exploring different fragrance types. Create your own natural products to take home!
Break
Sensory sound bath with Himalayan Singing Bowls, and guided meditation. Mood honey will be providing custom aromatherapy scent blend that will be diffused into the room to deepen the experience
Closing circle

testimonials

When it comes to fragrance (and well, everything) Dawn is a force to be reckoned with. Don’t be alarmed, but she probably knows what perfume you’re wearing. From Chanel to Yamamoto, she not only knows nearly every fragrance ever made, but knows the ingredients and the things that make certain fragrances special. She brings her nose and wealth of knowledge to her amazing MOOD HONEY creations.

—Justin G.

I had the pleasure of attending Allison Rietta's and Dawn Levine's wonderful, Art of Healing Scents Workshop. Dawn and Allison provided a beautiful landscape where I learned about so many interesting things including, what a botanical perfume is composed of and how Scents are embedded into our memory.  Dawn was so knowledgeable on the subject both academically and practically as she led us through the theory and curated hands-on activities. Following the Scents portion of the workshop, Allison's gifted soul and ability to heal through music guided me through yoga nidra while performing a sound bath. It was an exquisite and indulgent way to end such a beautiful time. I am grateful to both Allison and Dawn to share such a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon with me and I highly recommend this beautiful workshop. 

—Sandra Luz

A big thank you to Allison and Dawn for the unique experience where I had a chance to glimpse into the wonderful world of essential oils. Not only did I discover many different facts about the healing scents, but I uncovered much about myself along the way! So informative and so much fun! 

—Ilana Mazur

your hosts

Allison Rietta

Allison Rietta is the founder of Avreya. She is passionate about holistic health and well-being. Allison created Avreya as a means to build a community that is immersed in love and healing. One that is joyous, grounding and full of connection. A deep desire within to inspire and share with others, and to awaken the spirit within each of us. She is a certified yoga teacher, mentor, and guide—with her practice deeply rooted in the holistic traditions of yoga and ayurveda. She studied at the acclaimed Yoga Therapy Toronto, a comprehensive and extensive teacher training program with the foundation based on the respected teachings of yoga master T.Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar, along with an integration of western Psychology and Therapy. 

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Dawn Levine

Dawn is the owner and creator of Mood Honey, a line of natural, botanical, fragrances—handcrafted in small batches. Her mission is to put beautiful, natural, pure, and sensational creations on and around our bodies to delight our senses and awaken our most positive emotions and memories. After experiencing post-partum depression with her first child, Dawn decided to “make her mess her message,” and became a women’s mental health ambassador. Her journey led back to her experience in the perfume industry and to her psychology degree. Knowing that smell is the sense most strongly linked to memory and emotion, Dawn launched a line of natural, botanical, perfumes designed to sweeten your MOOD. $1 of every perfume sold goes to the Women’s College Hospital Mental Health Program.

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