Refresh & Reset, all in a day, and in your own way! The notion behind the Day Retreat is to enjoy a refreshing change of pace & place, the healthful vibe of the forest and a restorative day-long dose of peace and quietude plus a personal development experience you get to choose.
How It Works
You will have use of a cozy yurt and 50 acre woodland property (details below) for 8 hours, though the timeframe and duration is up to you. Sometime within that period (when is also up to you!) you will enjoy whichever service option you have selected from a choice of 16 experiences. There is an option to do two (i.e., morning and afternoon) but be mindful of over-programming your getaway!
The experiences vary from one to several hours. The rest is unstructured time for you to spend as you wish: journal, do yoga, draw, bring an instrument, dance, just sit, take a nap, gaze at the sky, walk the trails, journey the labyrinth, meditate, ponder. Mark a birthday or anniversary of some sort. Unload something from the past, envision something for the future, or sit in the present and gaze, guilt free. Take in the good energies, and good oxygen, that come from being accompanied by tens of thousands of trees, and zero people. You decide, it’s your day away.
Initially, all you need to do is book a date. You don’t need to finalize the choice of experience or number of people until a week before! Yes, the idea is to have a retreat that is on your terms and reflects your needs.
Changing up the scenery and notching down the pace can work wonders for a personal reset, or to mark a special day or occasion.
Forest Yurt: “A Container for Soul Nourishment”
Imagine having your own private space in a bright, spacious yurt nestled organically into the forest with no other people around (unless you bring them along). Imagine a day to yourself with nothing you need to do other than what you truly need—to settle and just “be”. Imagine being immersed in the sensory inputs and good oxygen of thousands of trees. With a menu of personal development experiences, balanced with lots of unstructured open time, you can make your day whatever you wish it to be.
A panoramic view of the forest through 5 large (4×4′) windows. Flooring of local Sugar Maple.
A large dome connects your space to the sky, and can open for ventilation.
The sky shines through into your yoga space.
A “Karma Chair” floor seat available for each person.
The “Karma Chair” by Relaxus: adjustable back incline, memory foam seat cushion.
Practice space for up to 6 mats.
Yoga props available on request: blocks, bolsters, sandbags
Meditation bench or cushion available on request.
With cedar-lined walls, and a window with a view to the forest, you may stay in there longer than you might guess!
No old-style hole in the ground, but a clean, modern, flush-action portable toilet.
Availability: year-round (yurt heated by woodstove in winter)
Duration: your choice, up to 8 hours (earliest arrival and latest leaving times vary by season)
Location: Keady-Desboro area (about 20 min drive from Owen Sound)
Cost: $200 +$25/person (no taxes applicable) includes any one experience. To include a second experience, add $75. Early-booking discount of $50 if retreat date reserved at least 30 days ahead.
Occupancy: 1-7 participants (take note, some experiences have max # less than 7)
Reserving a retreat date requires payment of the base fee ($200), less early booking discount if applicable, and is non-refundable. The per-person fee must be paid at least 7 days prior to retreat date.
The retreat date may be changed to another date that is within one year of the booking date: at no charge up to 30 days ahead; for a $50 fee 8-29 days ahead; for a $100 fee 1-7 days ahead. Maximum 3 date changes on a booking.
The person making the booking must be one of the people present for the retreat.
Some experiences, forest areas or property features may become unavailable on short notice due to environmental, safety or weather conditions.
The woodland property at which services take place is a nature area, with associated hazards & risks and requires reasonable caution and common sense to be exercised. Fee payment indicates understanding and acceptance by the booker, and any participants accompanying them, that use of the property, its trails, features and amenities, is entirely and unreservedly at their own risk.
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