Avalon Retreat Centre

Madawaska Valley

WORKSHOP RETREATS

The Avalon Retreat Centre (ARC) provides a living example of a conscious and sustainable community where all traditions are honoured. Located on a semi-private lake in Madawaska Valley, the ARC offers summer retreats, facilitated by Teacher and Medicine Person, Gaisheda Kheawok. Feel free to meditate, walk the Medicine Wheel or Labyrinth, swim, and canoe. Children’s programs run concurrently with adult programs. Deepen your connection with the Earth Mother and the natural world this summer by participating in the following retreats:

– Medicine Wheel Retreat: July 9 to 16 (three, four, and seven day retreats). In the Seneca tradition, we have 13 gifts and abilities. We say, “When you know who you are, you will know what to do.” Experience and strengthen your connections to the Earth Mother through Tribal teachings.

– A Women’s Mysteries Event: Circle of Wisdom/Dance of Love:  August 12 to 14. Celebrate the re-emergence of the Divine Feminine! Attune to archetypal wisdoms, nurture strength, embrace compassion, and create change as you re-connect to the circle of the sisterhood.

– Teachings of the Fire:  September 23 to 25. Embark upon a clarity quest as Shaman and Priestess, Gaisheda Kheawok, guides you deep into the Sacred Earth Mysteries, opening the gate to the elemental teachers.

Private rentals of Longhouse and workshop space are available for booking. Call (416) 588-4503, email info@whisperingsong.com, or visit www.whisperingsong.com. Gaisheda Kheawok is a Peace Activist, Seer, and Leader of Earth-based Spirituality.  She stewards the land of ARC as Executive Director of the Whispering Song School of Energy Medicine.

Northern Edge Algonquin

Algonquin Park

WORKSHOP RETREATS

A welcoming sanctuary and retreat centre providing an intimate connection with nature. This solar-powered retreat is set on a quiet lake at the northwest corner of Algonquin Park, less than three hours from Toronto, easily accessible by train and public transportation. Our mission is to provide experiences in nature that help us rediscover ourselves, empower one another, and restore our connection to nature. Unique Quest for Balance Retreats feature yoga and an introduction to sea kayaking, as well as more in-depth yoga classes and retreats. Our wilderness canoe trips venture into Algonquin Park. We offer sea kayaking on the clear blue waters of Georgian Bay, exploring the rocky shorelines and many islands. We also offer Shamanic training programs that include a two-year training with Martha Lucier.

Guests at the Edge learn from inspiring adventure guides and yoga and retreat facilitators. Nourish yourself, dine on organic and locally-raised food, and be inspired by handcrafted surroundings designed in harmony with our forest home at Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada.

“I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever taken.”
~Jane Lucken, 2007 Seeking Solitude guest

Northern Edge Algonquin - Where Passion meets Purpose. Call toll-free 1-888-383-8320 or visit www.northernedgealgonquin.com. For Shamanic Studies Programs, visit www.shamanismcanada.com.

The Living Centre

London

WORKSHOP RETREATS

Since 1983, The Living Centre – Eco-Spiritual education sanctuary has exemplified a wholistic lifestyle approach to education that supports care for Earth, care for people, and care for future generations. Evolutionary programs are offered that provide life-affirming leadership skills in the fields of Eco-Spirituality Health, Earth Wisdom Teachings, Nutrition, and Peace Consciousness.

The Living Centre provides a rich learning environment on its lush 50-acre organic property. You’ll find learning opportunities at many levels to support you in bringing forth your full potential and being the change you have been waiting for.

Our leading edge programs include: The Sevenfold Path of Peace; Permaculture & Forest Gardening; Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings; Visionary Herbalism; Raw Food Nutrition; and the life-changing Residential Apprenticeship Program.

Contact the The Living Centre & Living Arts Institute at (519) 652-9109 or (519) 652-0230 or visit www.thelivingcentre.com.

Aziza Healing Adventures (AHA)

Ontario & International

WORKSHOP RETREATS

Holistic Personal Growth Retreats & Getaways are held in breathtaking resorts in Canada, Bali, and the U.S. Destinations offer tasteful accommodations and superior cuisine in a healing environment. Itineraries uniquely balance creativity, journal writing, reflection, yoga, labyrinth meditations, spa sessions, and relaxing personal time. Gestalt therapist and Reiki practitioner, Laila Ghattas, expertly facilitates self-discovery programs designed for women only, couples, solos, private, and corporate groups. Come remember who you are. Personal Growth Programs include:

– Women’s Weekend Getaways: Held at Thirteen Moons Retreat, ON – June 10 to 12, October 1 to 3, Nov. 18 to 20, Dec. 2 to 4;

– Women’s 5-Day Retreat Vacations: Held at Thirteen Moons Retreat, ON – July 25 to 29, August 8 to 12;

– Couples Relationship Revelations Weekend Retreats: Held in Ontario – October 15 to 16;

– California Heart & Soul Care Retreat: San Luis Obispo, CA – October 24 to 28;

– Relationship Patterns Workshops: Monthly, weekends in Toronto;

– Truly Madly Deeply Self-Discovery Workshops: Monthly in Toronto;

– Bali Bliss Retreat Journeys: Annually in January & February, Bali, Indonesia.

Enjoy 5% savings when you register with a friend! Please visit www.aziza.ca, call (416) 696-0086 or email info@aziza.ca. Subscribe to our newsletter for upcoming programs, discounts, informative articles, and wellness tips.

Pure+simple Spa

Toronto

URBAN SPAS

Rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit with a relaxing Urban Renewal Facial or a skin purifying + anti-aging Sea Salt Microdermabrasion. Established in 2000, Pure+simple is a Canadian spa and skin care manufacturer whose mission is to provide clients with the purest and most natural ingredients in professional quality skincare and makeup products.

Pure + simple’s service offering includes results-focused natural treatments that incorporate Holistic and Ayurvedic principles to help you achieve beautiful skin naturally. Voted ‘2011 Best Beauty Spa’ in NOW Magazine, Pure+simple is Toronto’s favourite facial spa and natural skin care destination. From Ayurvedic-inspired facials to the Pure+simple Facial (a classic European), and treatments such as IPL (the best in anti-aging) and Salt Microdermabrasion, Pure + simple will have your skin glowing and your spirits refreshed. Your skin will experience the best of natural and organic skin care products from Pure+simple, Jurlique, Martina Gebhardt, and other lines from around the world.

With four locations in the popular urban centres of Yonge/Eglinton, Yorkville, King West, and downtown Oakville, Pure+simple is a convenient natural urban oasis.

Four GTA Locations: Yonge/ Eglinton: 2375 Yonge St, Tel: (416) 481-2081; Yorkville: 41 Avenue Rd., Tel: (416) 924-6555; King/ Bathurst: 725 King St. W., Tel: (416) 366-8558; Oakville: 348 Lakeshore Rd. E., Tel: (905) 844-4900. www.pureandsimple.ca; Email: spa@pureandsimple.ca

Nonpareil Natural Health Retreat

Stirling

HEALTH RETREATS

The Fountain of Youth. Specializing in raw organic juice fasting, cleansing, cellular detoxification, healthy weight loss for life, and yoga. Getaway to this 173-acre country estate. Indulge in the simple pleasures of country life, being cared for and nourished. Awaken your inner power. Meditate and practice yoga in our newly-built sanctuary / amphitheatre. Experience our new medical-grade SaunaRay far infrared sauna. Recharge and revitalize your energy through raw juices and power drinks, rest and relaxation, yoga, relaxing full body massage, reflexology, nutritional consultations, reiki, emotional energy balancing, and long walks through rolling acres of maple forest.

This is a powerful program and a permanent makeover from the inside out. Swim at the Crowe River under invigorating waterfalls, relax in hammocks, and enjoy quiet evenings under the stars. Nonpareil is located only 2 1/4 hours east of Toronto.

Call (613) 395-6332. E-mail nonpareil@sympatico.ca, visit our website www.nonpareilholistic.com. Address RR#3, 658 Wellmans Road, Stirling, Ontario, K0K 3E0.

Lakeside Gardens Retreat Centre

Kawartha Lakes

HEALTH RETREATS

This is a small centre with a  focus on natural health, including herbal medicine consultations, interactive guided imagery, Reiki, and self-awareness exercises. Kayaking, swimming, biking, and fishing are available in the summer, and lakeside ambles and infrared sauna sessions are popular year round.

The retreat leader is a Medical Herbalist who practises a variety of healing modalities and specializes in cooking nutritious meals that cater to all types of dietary needs, including food sensitivities. 

You can plan an individual retreat anytime, or join one of the organized retreats scheduled throughout the year. Focus on your health, learn about using herbs medicinally and using food as medicine, practise yoga, or enjoy an unscheduled relaxation getaway. We plan your individual retreat according to your needs and preferences.

“Incredible food! Great long walks. Wonderful saunas.  Interesting cooking tips and information on herbs. Going home refreshed in body, mind, heart, and spirit.” Susan, Etobicoke.

For information, visit www.susaneagles.com, or call (705) 793-1361.

Maple Ki Forest § Spirit Waters

Tamworth

HEALTH RETREATS

Unwind, unfold, and emerge renewed. Maple Ki is a tranquil, beautiful retreat nestled amidst rocks and trees of the magnificent Canadian Shield, and features stunning views of a pristine lake and river with rapids. This spacious waterfront hideaway offers cozy rooms and a soothing ambience. Make Maple Ki your home away from home, and your sanctuary for relaxing and revitalizing the body, calming and centring the mind, healing the heart, and uplifting the spirit. Hatha yoga instruction is offered each morning, either on the platform beside the lake or in the yoga studio overlooking sparkling lake waters. Savour superb vegetarian cuisine. Encourage relaxation with healing bodywork sessions and infrared sauna. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the lake, a walk on the woodland trails, a paddle across the lake and along the river, or a nap in the hammock. Perfect for individuals retreating in solitude or with loved ones. Group rentals available.

Midway between Toronto and Ottawa, just north of Napanee. Contact Julianna Norrie (613) 379-2227, email info@mapleki.com and visit www.mapleki.com

Earth Tracks Outdoor School and Wilderness Canoe Trips

WILDERNESS RETREATS

Earth Tracks specializes in Wilderness Living Skills and Naturalist-led Canoe Trips. We offer courses in Wildlife Tracking and Naturalist Studies, Edible and Medicinal Plants, Herbal Medicine Making, Wilderness Survival, and Earth Philosophy and Awareness. We also run guided Naturalist Canoe Trips into Algonquin Park and other regions of Ontario, as well as whitewater river trips for the experienced paddler.

We blend ancient and modern wisdom through our teaching style, and view nature as the ultimate teacher. Our classes and trips are small and very focused, providing quality education and practical field experience. Both the curious beginner and seasoned outdoors person will benefit from our programs, and we are equally committed to both. We have classes suitable for adults as well as children, in which we create a strong mentoring experience for all participants.

We also offer custom experiences for your private groups, family / friends, nature clubs, scout groups, homeschoolers, etc. We work with each group individually to design and deliver many programs, classes, wilderness canoe trips, and speaking presentations that continue to meet and exceed the needs of our clients.

“The Earth is the ultimate provider and for countless generations our ancestors knew how to survive and live in harmony with nature. By learning and practising these skills we begin to experience nature in an ancient and meaningful way.”  ~ A. Burnett

Call us at (519) 217-4921 or email earthtracks@gmail.com. Visit us at www.earthtracks.ca.

Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp

Val-Morin, Quebec (1 hour from Montreal)

YOGA & MEDITATION

Located in the beautiful Laurentian Mountains, it is an ideal place to come and take time out to recharge yourself by attending yoga classes and meditation, following a specially-designed daily schedule based upon the traditional teachings of yoga.

The Yoga Camp is a haven of peace. You can come for a class or a day, stay for a weekend or a month, can join one of our many courses on yoga and spirituality, or train to be a teacher of yoga by enrolling in the Teachers Training Course (July 3 – 30).

Enrol in one or more of our yoga-related courses. No prior qualifications are needed and all are taught by experts in their field: Ayurvedic massages and therapies, Detoxification and Juice Fasting Programme (June 12 – 25), Kids’ Camp (July 9 – 30), Family Week (August 1 – 6), Introduction to Sanskrit (August 1 -10), Ayurvedic Yoga Certification Course (August 15 – 19), Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking Course (August 11 - 22), Thai Yoga Massage Course (August 22 – 27), Craniosacral Therapy Certification Course (September 4 – 8).

Please visit www.sivananda.org/camp, call toll free 1-800-263-9642,  or email yogacampregistrations@sivananda.org

The Boathouse Retreat

Georgian Bay

YOGA & MEDITATION

Join us in our newly-restored vintage boathouse yoga studio and beautifully rustic accommodations for up to 12 on the shores of Georgian Bay. Deepen your yoga practice, find the essence of your creativity, relax, and discover your path to renewal at one of our specially-designed retreat weekends planned for summer 2011.

We are located just 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto in the heart of Georgian Bay Unesco Biosphere Reserve, a short paddle to Killbear Provincial Park, surrounded by classic shoreline and windswept islands, just 10 minutes to White Squall Paddling Center (www.whitesquall.com for info and additional boat rentals.)

Yoga classes as well as B&B accommodation available, canoes and kayaks, wood burning sauna, and wonderful swimming!

Please contact: Brenda Royce  (705) 342-1620, Email : info@theboathouseonthebay.com, or visit: www.theboathouseonthebay.com