Muskox Immersion Weekend: Letting the Body Lead
What it’s all about.
October 3rd & 4th, 2026 in the Bow Valley
Mark your calendars! Mountain Muskox is once again offering a FREE 2-day immersion weekend.
The theme of this year's immersion is "Letting the Body Lead,” exploring the innate healing capacity of our own bodies and how to support our body's capacity for repair.
This year's facilitators are Jody Radtke (RCC) and Sydney Badger (RCC, SEP), with Bow Valley local guest facilitators Nicola Mosley and Kristin Slagorsky. Scan the QR code to sign up and keep an eye on our website!
Who, When, Where.
This weekend is not the same as our monthly chapter meetings. Our time together happens indoors and outdoors. We will blend educational content with time to connect to each other and the land.
Who:
Doors are open to folks who have been impacted by trauma or loss in the mountains AND those aiming to support people in our adventure communities.
While this circle is not a substitute for therapy or critical incident support, it is an opportunity to deepen self awareness and open to the support of people who get it.
We have a maximum participant number of 30 people. Registration will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.
When:
October 3rd & 4th, 2026 — 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Where:
A 15-minute drive east of Canmore - directions will be sent to all registered participants.
Free Camping Available:
Confirmed registrants have an option to camp on site for free. After registration is confirmed we can follow up with details.
Meet the Facilitators
Our immersion weekend is an opportunity for people from mountain communities all over to gather, learn, and grow together. Each year the weekend takes on a different flavour, highlighting into the passions and skillsets of the facilitators who carry us through the experience.
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Jody Radtke, RCC, is a counsellor, educator, and long-time wilderness guide whose work lives at the intersection of human nature and the natural world. With a background in Outdoor Leadership and a Master’s in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, she has been a quiet pioneer in the fields of eco-psychology and trauma-informed practice. Jody supports individuals and teams navigating mountain trauma while fostering resilience, self-understanding, and connection to land and spirit. Based on Squamish territory (Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w), Jody offers somatic, nature-based care both locally and online, helping individuals and groups regulate, recover, and reconnect with a more integrated sense of self.
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Sydney supports recreationalists and professionals in the adventure community through nervous system and polyvagal informed counselling practice. She holds an undergraduate degree in outdoor recreation leadership, a graduate degree in counselling, and is trained in Somatic Experiencing trauma therapy. Sydney has spent over a decade working professionally in the outdoor industry as an instructor, river guide, ski coach and avalanche educator.
At her first Mountain Muskox immersion weekend Sydney felt immediately at home with the community and its mission. Since then, Sydney and a team of Muskox facilitators and mentors worked together for to launch the Sea to Sky Chapter in September 2023. She is a co-facilitator of our immersion weekend and is operations manager of our current chapters.
Sydney works with counselling clients across the country through her virtual clinic, Back to Earth Counselling.
Cost & Registration.
Cost, Sliding Scale:
The suggested investment in this weekend is a sliding scale between $200-$500 (or more, if you feel you are able).
The cost taken on by Mountain Muskox to run this weekend is $12,000 and our maximum participant number is 30 people. We are hoping that by offering a sliding scale we’ll be able to cover a significant portion (or maybe all!) of the associated costs.
If you have a great desire to attend but this price range is out of reach for you at the moment, please let us know and we will navigate on a case by case basis. mountainmuskox@gmail.com
Registration Process:
Register online and send your registration donation HERE. We will be in touch after we receive both! Thank you!
Questions? Contact us.
Fill out this contact form or email us: mountainmuskox@gmail.com
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