IGNITION
A Visionary Leadership Immersion with Amazonian Grandmother Medicine
May 16–20, 2025 | The Sentinel, Kaslo, BC
Presented by Rise and Shine Academy
This is a call to the Visionaries, the Builders, the Stewards of a Regenerative Renaissance.
Inner Space: The Final Frontier
We’ve mapped the earth.
We’ve explored the digital realm.
We’ve pushed the edges of innovation, performance, and productivity.
But the true frontier—still largely untapped—is within.
IGNITION is a summit for those brave enough to turn inward.
To explore the uncharted territories of soul, consciousness, and calling.
To meet the mystery not as a concept—but as a companion.
This is not a retreat. This is a summit of soul.
Where Spirit is the keynote speaker, and —the Amazonian Grandmother—holds the mic.
WELCOME TO THE EDGE OF CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION
IGNITION brings together leaders, visionaries, and changemakers who are ready to live and lead from a deeper center.
You've taken the red pill.
You see the unraveling.
And you know your work isn't just to survive the collapse—but to midwife what's next.
Our mission is to equip visionaries like you with the tools, community, and initiatory experiences to not only thrive personally, but to drive regenerative and systemic change in your communities and industries.
Retreat Overview
Two Abuela Medicina Ceremonies:
Deep nights of listening. Unraveling. Remembering. Held in integrity and reverence by skilled guides, in a sacred space of safety, truth, and transformation.
Integration:
Morning councils, meditation, movement, sound, and breath to anchor the teachings and insights into lived experience. This is where vision becomes action.
All-Inclusive Accommodations and Farm-to-Table Meals:
Luxury lodging at The Sentinel with stunning natural surroundings.
Chef-prepared meals featuring seasonal, nutritious ingredients.
Two meals on ceremony days and three meals on non-ceremony days, with nourishing post-ceremony snacks provided.
A Community of Visionaries:
Regenerative founders. Land stewards. Tech disruptors. Cultural creatives. Healers. Artists. Leaders of heart-centered enterprise. You won’t be alone on this mountain.
Itinerary
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Day 1
May 16 – Arrival and Settle
3:00 PM: Check-in and welcome to The Sentinel
5:00 PM: Opening circle and intention setting
6:30 PM: Dinner
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Day 2
May 17 – First Night Ceremony
8:00 AM: Morning Practice -meditation/journaling
9:30 AM: Breakfast
1:30 PM: Nourishing lunch
Free time for reflection, journaling, or optional activities
4:00 PM: Sound Bath5:30 PM: Ceremony preparation (light grounding practices)
8:00 PM: First ceremony (nighttime)
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Day 3
May 18 – Second Night Ceremony
9:30 AM: Breakfast
10:30 AM: Integration Circle
1:30 PM: Nourishing Lunch
Free time for reflection, journaling, or optional activities.
8:00 PM: Second Ceremony -
Day 4
May 19 – Integration and Rest Day
9:30 AM: Breakfast
10:30 AM: Integration Circle
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Rest, reflection, and Sound
4:30 PM: Dances of Universal Peace
6 PM: Dinner
Evening: Reflection and connection
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Day 5
May 20 – Closing and Departure
9:00 AM:Breakfast
10:00 AM: Final integration circle and closing reflections
11:00 AM: Transition and check-out
Meet the Team
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Chris Rodman
Visionary Guide | Transformational Coach | Plant Medicine Facilitator
Chris is a trusted guide for high-caliber visionaries, impact investors, and blockchain pioneers seeking to break free from the relentless pursuit of success and step into a deeper, more meaningful way of living and leading.
As the founder of Rise and Shine Academy and Adventures in Awakening, he curates bespoke transformational immersions that blend sacred plant medicine, high-level mentorship, and embodied leadership practices—inviting those at the cutting edge of innovation to align their outer success with inner clarity, purpose, and service.
With a 20 year background spanning holistic health, somatic intelligence, and psychospiritual integration, Chris has spent over a decade working intimately with psychedelics, guiding leaders through profound initiations that dissolve the noise of modern high-performance culture and reconnect them with the intelligence of their soul.
A lifelong seeker, he is steeped in Vipassana meditation, the Sufi path, and indigenous wisdom traditions, bringing a multi-dimensional approach to human optimization and awakening. His work is an invitation to rise beyond transactional success and into heart-centered leadership, planetary stewardship, and embodied sovereignty.
For those who have built the empire and now seek the soul, Chris offers a path—one that is as bold, adventurous, and limitless as the visionaries he serves.
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Lindsay Thompson
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor | Somatic Therapist | Soul Mastery Coach | Plant Medicine Integration Guide
Lindsay is a devoted healer and transformational guide, specializing in somatic therapy, soul mastery coaching, and plant medicine. With a profound dedication to personal and collective evolution, Lindsay offers a sanctuary for individuals seeking to heal, embody their authentic selves, and step into a life of flow and ease.
As the founder of Wild Grace Rising, Lindsay provides 1:1 sessions, group work, and retreats that nurture the heart and midwife the spirit. Her passion lies in the healing and embodiment of the feminine, and she adores working in spaces with women, supporting mothers, couples, and families in their journey toward greater harmony and authentic embodiment.
Lindsay’s approach is deeply holistic and integrative, combining her expertise in somatic therapy with her role as a plant medicine integration guide. She is committed to helping clients process and integrate life experiences, facilitating a deeper connection to joy and authentic living.
A devoted mother herself, Lindsay brings a compassionate and nurturing presence to her work, creating a safe and supportive environment for profound transformation. Her mission is to guide individuals toward living in greater harmony with themselves, stepping into a life of flow, ease, and authentic embodiment.
Praises
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I just wanted to say thank you for everything you do. Your presence and support at the Sentinel retreat added tremendously to my experience there. Chris: your exceptional combination of wisdom, humour, strength, and open-heartedness made you an exceptional facilitator during the ceremonies, and I will be keeping that model in mind as I take my retreat experience forward into my professional and personal work. Lindsay: I appreciated both the warmth of your presence and your insights during the integration session.
Darcy
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Chris offers a beautiful blend of care, gentleness, strength and presence that is humble, wise and grounded. I felt trusting and comforted by Chris’ support and really held, through some pretty painful moments. I appreciate how Chris listens with his heart, attunes with mine and connects in with the unseen healing forces surrounding this work. Thank you Chris for listening so strongly with your heart, for attuning so well with mine and for responding humbly and openly to what the moment calls for. Thank you for connecting in with plant spirit guidance to teach me in such a beautiful way to re-parent my wounded inner child. I am so grateful!
Lore