Limited Series Immersive Wellness Retreats

Our immersive pop-up retreat series takes place at Leshift, Montreal’s leading sound healing studio and a destination at the forefront of immersive wellness innovation. More than a venue, Leshift is an integral part of the retreat experience, purpose-built to support deep presence, sensory immersion and transformative well-being.

Created as a hospitality-driven sound studio, Leshift brings together healing arts, sound, movement, breath and experiential design in a one-of-a-kind environment. Every element of the space is intentional, from curated frequencies and advanced sound technology to refined aesthetics and energetic design. The result is a setting where sound becomes both an experience and a catalyst for health.

Guided by a multidisciplinary team and led by Quebec’s first Acutonics® practitioner, Leshift bridges ancient sound healing traditions with modern neuroscience and contemporary design. Through hands-on, immersive experiences, the retreats explore how vibration moves through space, the body, and memory supporting balance, restoration and reconnection.

By day, the studio is filled with natural light from expansive skylights, energizing the space with clarity and calm. By night, layered lighting, gemstone-lit walls, and subtle atmospheric design transform Leshift into an intimate, immersive sanctuary. The studio’s luxurious simplicity and technological sophistication allow each retreat to unfold as a seamless, multi-sensory journey.

Retreat experiences are thoughtfully curated as pop-up gatherings, weaving together sound healing, meditation, movement, breathwork, and restorative practices. Select retreats also feature culinary collaborations with renowned chefs, extending the experience into a fully immersive, 360° approach to wellness.

At Leshift, innovation, hospitality, and healing come together to reimagine what a modern retreat can be. A destination designed for immersive experiences.
The future of wellness, experienced through sound.

Signature Series Full Snow Moon

Sunday Brunch Immersive Day Retreat

Sunday February 1st — A Special Full Snow-Moon Experience Brunch

Experience a Six Senses Immersive Wellness Event
Hosted at the regions only and premier studio, focused on the art, science and power of sound. Concluding with a three-course luxury culinary journey.

Date & Time: Sunday, February 1st, 11:00AM to 3:00PM

Location: Leshift Studio 5425 Rue de Bordeaux, Montreal Unit# 255

Duration: 4 hours of guided experiences and immersive exploration

Audience: All levels welcome (no experience required 18+)

Price: $179.99 per participant (plus tax). Limited to 12 participants

Join us for a unique innovative and rare transformative wellness journey. The Full Moon Sunday Immersive Day Retreat is part of our limited series of immersive wellness experiences.

This 4‑hour sanctuary of sound, movement, nourishment and soulful reconnection is designed with professional practitioners, a renowned award‑winning chef-yogi and immersive design teams, all within the beautifully energy infused studio.

Set under the Full Moon’s potent energy, it supports deeper inner alignment and transformative experiences.

Hosted by Amarys, Quebec’s first certified Acutonics® Practitioner and Lead Practitioner at Leshift, this retreat blends the art, science and power of sound with mindful movement and elevated culinary exploration in Montreal’s premier sound healing and therapy studio

Special Guest: Chef-Yogi Édouard Lacouture

Édouard Lacouture, Singapore trained yogi and Paris-born and raised chef from Maison Soma, is our special guest. Winner of the Laurier Award and recognized among the Top 3 Restaurants in the Air Canada Awards last year, he will offer a gentle introduction to Hatha Yoga for all levels, followed by a three-course luxury exploratory culinary journey like none other.

Meet your hosts for this Retreat

Amarys

Co-Founder & Lead Practitioner at Leshift
Premier Quebec Acutonics® Certified Practitioner
Wellness Coach

Amarys is a multidisciplinary integrative health practitioner and co‑founder of Sound Space+, Leshift’s immersive sound wellness studio in Montreal. She holds the distinction of being Quebec’s first certified Acutonics® practitioner, blending sound medicine, vibrational energy work and holistic health practices into immersive therapeutic experiences.

Her background spans design, entrepreneurship, athletics and healing arts from elite snowboarding and long‑distance adventure cycling to musical training and wellness mentorship. Amarys’ path in sound began early with professional choir singing and music studies, later evolving into advanced sound healing training, including 3 year‑long certified program in Chinese medicine, vibrational energetics and biofield alignment as well as over 20 years worth of dedicated training, exploring breathwork, meditation and colortherapy.

She also developed The Amarys Method™, a signature approach that integrates Acutonics® techniques, meditation, breathwork, and therapeutic sound frequencies to foster balance, restoration, and self‑healing. Her personal journey as a caregiver during her father’s long illness deeply influenced her commitment to accessible, sophisticated healing modalities.

At Leshift, Amarys helps design and deliver immersive sound experiences, individual therapy sessions, and retreat‑style programs that combine ancient healing traditions with modern science, fostering deeper well‑being, energetic balance and empowerment for participants.

She stands at the vanguard of immersive sound therapy design, continuously refining her practice to ensure that the most effective modalities are delivered with clarity, precision, and care, while empowering participants and leading with integrity and vision.

Édouard Lacouture

Laurier Winning Chef

Hatha Yoga Certified Practitioner & Yogi

Edouard Lacouture was born in France to Vietnamese parents. A father of three and with a long career in financial IT, he discovered his passion for cooking at a young age, recreating French dishes he enjoyed at home while surrounded by the rich flavors of Vietnamese cuisine.

Growing up in the Paris region, he expanded his culinary repertoire with influences from the cuisines of former French colonies, the Caribbean, and recent waves of immigration.

He is specialized in Southeast Asian and Indian cuisines, developing an intimate understanding of the region’s flavors, techniques, and culinary traditions.

Today, Edouard’s unique culinary identity gives him recognized credibility in high-end hospitality, notably as a chef at Maison de Soma, where he combines refined technique with creativity.

Awards and Recognition:

2024 – Top 3 Best New Restaurant in Canada, enRoute Magazine (Air Canada)
2024 – Gourmet Tourism Award, Prix Lauriers

Edouard is also a certified yoga instructor.

His approach is for adults of all levels, from beginners to experienced practitioners, and for anyone seeking physical well-being and mental clarity. Edouard’s teaching style is gentle and warm, blending various yogic traditions while adapting sessions to the participants’ needs.

Asana (postures)
Pranayama (breathwork)
Relaxation and mindfulness meditation

Through his presence and guidance, Edouard helps align body and mind while strengthening vitality and overall well-being.

What to Expect

Our curated flow is intentionally designed to engage every sense awakening presence, opening the body, calming the mind and nourishing the soul with today's sophisticated holistic approaches and design.

1. Welcome + Introduction (30 minutes)

Ease into your retreat with a warm arrival into a beautifully adorned space set with intention, soft light, gemstone lit walls at the main tasting table. You’ll be introduced to Leshift’s approach, the healing arts at play and the intention behind the immersive journey with your hosts.

2. Hatha Yoga Introduction with Guest Yogi & Chef Édouard Lacouture (60 minutes)

Designed for all levels, from beginners to experienced practitioners and for anyone seeking physical well-being and mental clarity. A guided path toward mindfulness and self-exploration. Edouard’s teaching style is gentle and warm, using the Hatha traditions while adapting to the participants’ needs.

Asana (postures)
Pranayama (breathwork)
Relaxation and mindfulness meditation

Through his presence and guidance, Edouard helps you align body and mind while strengthening vitality and overall well-being, preparing you for the immersive sound healing experience.

This introductory session is suitable for all levels, offering a gentle introduction to Hatha Yoga, including its movements, breathwork and artistic practice.

Everything will be fully prepared for you, there is nothing to bring. You will be guided into an enhanced immersive session where the Leshift team collaborates seamlessly with the yogi, merging Hatha Yoga with sound therapy techniques.

This novel, signature approach immerses you in Leshift’s exclusive experiential series, designed to elevate health, brain coherence and self-exploration. Through this carefully curated fusion of movement, sound and presence, participants are invited into a deeper state of awareness, balance and holistic well-being.

3. Breathwork & Gong Journaling with Amarys (45 minutes)

Dive into the heart of the experience with guided breathwork paired with gong vibration and holistic integrations. This portion fosters deep reflection, releases emotional tension and opens creative clarity as you transcribe insights and intentions under the Full Moon’s influence with the Gong.

Through a diverse range of holistic approaches, you will journey through gong-led journaling, color therapy, conscious breathwork, mindful movement and acupressure techniques, practices thoughtfully designed to be taken home and integrated into your personal self-care rituals.

These modalities gently open the biofield and activate energetic flow, preparing the body and mind for the powerful full-moon sound immersion that follows, allowing you to receive its transformative frequencies with greater depth and resonance.

Integrate these techniques into a versatile wellness moment of exploration and rebalancing.

Drawing from both ancient wisdom and modern practices, this portion of the retreat serves as a deeply restorative and nourishing experience, while also functioning as an intimate workshop where participants are introduced to a variety of practical tools for everyday well-being. Both educational and experiential, this session empowers you to carry these practices beyond the retreat, supporting continued balance, awareness, and self-care.

4. Immersive Sound Bath (45 minutes)Experience a profoundly restorative modern 360 immersive experience.

Guided by Leshift’s lead practitioner, you will be immersed in healing frequencies created by a rich array of instruments, including planetary-tuned instruments, chimes, gongs, tuning forks, shamanic drums, ocean drums, tung drums, voice, and more.

This experience is rooted in the therapeutic precision of Acutonics®, integrating Chinese medicine-based acupressure techniques and is designed around a theme of immune system support and vitality enhancement.

This Sound Bath is an immersive therapeutic journey like no other.This isn’t just listening it’s a full sensory immersion, harmonizing body, mind and energetic biofield with today's sophisticated science based modalities in the leading immersive sound studio.

With a rich blend of modalities and practices from around the world, you will be fully immersed in a wealth of transformative sound healing.

The immersion goes beyond the typical sound bath combining:

guided breathwork
meditation
colortherapy
aromatherapy
acutonics
planetary frequencies
shamanic practices
biofield tuning
immunity boosting vibrational accupressure

5. Culinary Exploration & Themed Tasting Journey (60 minutes)

Close your retreat with a seasonally, immune boosting, inspired culinary experience at its finest, co-created by the Leshift team and Chef Édouard Lacouture. A three-course luxury culinary journey.

Expect dishes that are artful, mindful and full of texture and flavor, offering a sensory feast that celebrates nourishment as an essential part of wellness.

Each plate is thoughtfully curated, each serving is:

organic
vegan
vegetarian
gluten-free
lactose-free

Making this an inclusive and versatile culinary journey for every participant. The flavors are mild, delicate and exploratory, crafted to complement the theme of this full-moon, immunity-boosting retreat.

Step into an extraordinary fusion of haute cuisine, immersive arts, and transformational experiences. Curated by the visionary Leshift team and renowned Chef Édouard Lacouture, this program elevates wellness and sensory exploration to an art form.

Guests are invited to indulge in exquisitely crafted holistic wellness day-retreat, exploratory high cuisine, presented on our meticulously styled table in a radiant, energy-infused studio, where every detail; from flavors to ambiance is designed to awaken the senses and nourish the soul.

This is more than a retreat it is a signature experience, blending culinary mastery, sound therapy, mindful movement and exploration, unparalleled in it's novel approach to luxury, sophistication and transformative impact. For those who seek the extraordinary coupled with professionalism, this is an event not to be missed.

This is an intimate experience, limited to just twelve participants, designed for your full comfort and enjoyment. Everything is provided, including yoga materials, as well as massage tables for each participant during the immersive sound healing journey.

All you need to bring is light, comfortable clothing (jeans are best avoided) and your smile!

A private bathroom is available for changing.
All additional details will be shared in your confirmation email, ensuring you can fully relax and immerse yourself in the experience from the moment you arrive.

Reserve

Please note: Upon reserving your spot, you will receive a form to share any specific allergies or dietary requirements. We strongly encourage you to complete this form promptly to ensure your experience is tailored to your needs. For any additional questions or important considerations, feel free to contact us at info@leshift.ca. All dishes are specially prepared for the group as part of this experiential event. While the menu is undisclosed prior to the retreat to maintain an element of surprise, your basic needs and allergies will always be accommodated.

Limited Series Immersive Wellness Retreats

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Meet your hosts for this Retreat