The cost to the organization on a per-camper basis is $700. If this is within your means, we welcome you to join us at this rate.

Because we know that being widowed often comes with financial strain, we welcome you to join us at a subsidized rate.

Includes access to Friday's workshops and evening social event.

Includes access to Saturday's workshops and evening social event. Also includes Sunday workshops and breakfast.

Thank you for your service to your local widowed communities!

Includes access to Sunday workshops and breakfast.

"Soaring Spirits Regional Group Leaders are invited to a Meet and Greet session. This is an opportunity to get to know the RGLs attending Camp, share our experiences hosting local events, take a group photo, and receive the thanks and appreciation from the Soaring Spirits Canada Team."

Lunch

This hands-on workshop, originally created by Sarah Trenor, takes us down memory lane deep into our relationship with our person. Envisioning how to stay connected to our person when rebuilding our life can be hard. This craft-style workshop prompts participants to visually express what restoring their heart means to them. Making arts and crafts about loss makes grief tangible. Art experience not required.

Lighten your heart by learning a few basic line dances. Enjoy music, movement, and laughter in this interactive workshop. Please wear comfortable clothes and footwear/stocking feet.

We Have a Widowed Person for That is a place to find others whose lives have been altered in some of the same ways as yours. Every widowed experience is different, and yet the way the person you love died may influence how you grieve. At Soaring Spirits we’ve discovered that connecting with other people whose loved one died in the same way as yours offers a unique and powerful comfort as you move through your grief.

Join your fellow widowed community for an evening event that provides the opportunity to further the connections you made throughout the day while enjoying a light buffet dinner.

Need an early morning stretch? Join Sheila Murk, as she takes you through a variety of yoga movements to get you ready for the day!

In Living After Loss, Cindy Lang offers a powerful and compassionate keynote for widowed people learning to live the life they never expected. Drawing from her lived experience and years of walking alongside others in grief, Cindy speaks to a profound truth of widowhood: when someone we love dies, we do not only lose them—we lose the life we thought we would have.

Beneath the work of surviving, many quietly wonder, is it possible to live fully again?

Dating after the loss of a partner can bring a mix of emotions such as hope, uncertainty, excitement, and guilt. This session will explore the emotional realities of dating after loss, including common concerns, barriers and myths. Together, we'll discuss what it means to move forward while continuing to honour your person who died, as well as how to approach dating safely, confidently and with healthy boundaries, at a pace that feels right for you. Kathryn will be joined by a representative from Calgary's Centre for Sexuality to discuss safer sexual and dating practices.

Grieving the loss of a primary relationship causes us to struggle in almost all aspects of our lives. Finding new coping strategies and full-body self-care techniques is one way to manage our profound emotional reactions. Come prepared to stand up and learn some basic movements of Qigong and Tai Chi Ch’uan as an approach to build grit and resilience to help you move through grieving.

Lighten your heart by learning a few basic line dances. Enjoy music, movement, and laughter in this interactive workshop. Please wear comfortable clothes and footwear/stocking feet.

After the death of a spouse or partner, life can feel like a giant bingo card filled with squares you never expected to mark. Grief. Paperwork. Loneliness. Identity loss. Learning to do things you never imagined doing alone.

In this interactive workshop, participants will use the Bingo Card Framework to reframe their experiences, reclaim a sense of agency, and begin envisioning a future that still belongs to them.

Through guided reflection and practical exercises, attendees will create a personalized Permission to Live Bingo Card that acknowledges both the realities of loss and the possibilities that still exist.

Lunch

Join us as we honour our loved ones at this year's memorial gala, themed Moonlight in the Mountains.

Early in the evening there will be an organized heartfelt tribute, giving us space to remember and honour those we've lost, before we come together to dance and celebrate the beautiful gift of life.

This is a come-as-you-are event. Participate in whatever way feels right for you. Themed attire and costumes are warmly welcomed, but never required. Wear whatever makes you feel fabulous, because this night is a celebration of you.

Need an early morning stretch? Join Sheila Murk, as she takes you through a variety of yoga movements to get you ready for the day!

Please join your Newly Widowed community for a discussion of the weekends’ offerings from the point of view of those who are widowed less than one year. We will also be providing information on how you can stay connected with your widowed community through Soaring Spirits’ programs.

Please join your Recently Widowed community for a discussion of the weekends’ offerings from the point of view of those who are widowed from one to three years. We will also be providing information on how you can stay connected with your widowed community through Soaring Spirits’ programs.

Please join your Middle Widowed Community for a discussion of the weekend’s offerings and to reconnect around the joys and challenges of being widowed three to five years. We will also be providing information on how you can stay connected with your widowed community through Soaring Spirits’ programs.

Please join your Seasoned Widowed Community for a discussion of the weekend’s offerings and to reconnect around the joys and challenges of being widowed five years or more. We will also be providing information on how you can stay connected with your widowed community through Soaring Spirits’ programs.

Please add this to your registration if you would like to bring a guest to the Saturday Banquet. All attendees at the banquet must have a ticket and are expected to be over 18. Selection of meal choice happens at the end of registration.

Give the gift of Camp Widow® to someone who might otherwise not be able to attend.

Give the gift of Camp Widow® to someone who might otherwise not be able to attend.