Mar 19 2027 - Mar 21 2027

Yoga & Hike Spring Equinox Retreat

Rejuvenate, Invigorate, Celebrate!

Spring is a season of renewal, growth, and gentle awakening — a time to shed what no longer serves you and invite fresh energy, clarity, and vitality into your life.

This Welcoming Spring Weekend Retreat offers a nurturing space to reconnect with yourself and the rhythms of nature, supporting wellness of your mind, body, and soul.

This retreat celebrates the season of growth by guiding you through practices that help release winter stagnation, cultivate energy, and create space for intention-setting. Through gentle yoga, meditation, mindfulness practices, nature immersion, and restorative self-care, we invite your body, mind, and spirit to awaken in harmony with the season.

Enjoy nourishing vegan meals, restorative yoga, meditation, and mindful movement, along with time to relax in the peaceful natural surroundings that Sugar Ridge is known for.

Take this opportunity to slow down, reflect, and step into spring with clarity, presence, and renewed vitality.

This is an invitation to relax, and reconnect with yourself and the natural world around you.

Try a gentle yoga class and learn how to meditate – no experience or physical ability is required. If you’re breathing, you can do yoga….if you know you’re thinking, you can meditate!

All are welcome to come and enjoy the peacefulness of Sugar Ridge.

Recharge by relaxing! Leave feeling energized after a few days of ‘doing nothing’ (which is everything!)

The schedule is an offering – nothing is mandatory. Do what serves you!

This retreat is perfect for you even if you have physical limitations to movement, little or no meditation or yoga experience. Beginners will discover how to sit comfortably and experienced practitioners can deepen their practice. No need to sit on the floor if that’s not comfortable – chairs are always available.

This retreat is ideal for anyone who:

Wants to reconnect with their body, mind, and spirit after winter hibernation
Is seeking renewal, inspiration, and self-care in a supportive environment
Wishes to deepen mindfulness, yoga, and meditation practices
Thrives with time in nature and a restorative break from daily routines
Wants to step into spring with clarity, balance, and intention

RETREAT SCHEDULE

Friday

3 - 5:00 pm

Arrive & Settle into your cabin, explore the grounds, and begin to unwind

5:00

Welcome Circle & Seasonal Intention Introductions and reflection on what you wish to release and invite this spring

6:00

Dinner

7:00

Evening Workshop & Gentle Movement Grounding yoga, breathwork, and intention setting to ease into the weekend

Saturday,

7:30 am

Morning Meditation

8:00 am

Mindful Morning Yoga - Flow to awaken the body and energize the mind

9:00

Breakfast & free time

10:00

Connecting with Nature: an introduction to walking meditation followed by group hike

12:30 pm

Lunch & free time to relax - book a massage or reflexology

3:30–4:30

Afternoon Workshop: Guided journalling and meditation honouring Spring

5:00

Happy Hips yoga

6:00

Dinner

7:00

Yoga Nidra - Deep guided relaxation

Sunday

8:00 am

Rise’N Shine Yoga

9:00

Breakfast & free time to pack up your cabin

10:45

Closing Circle: Reflection, intention setting, and gratitude practice

12:00 pm

Lunch

Depart at your leisure, you are welcome to stay and enjoy the trails, the ambiance, the new friends.

Meet Your Facilitator

Lindsay MacIntosh

Lindsay MacIntosh began her yoga journey in March 2020, shortly after the birth of her third child. In seeking a way to ease post-delivery discomfort, she found that yoga not only restored her physical mobility but also became a transformative and grounding practice in her life. What started as a method for physical recovery soon grew into a passionate daily ritual that nurtured her emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Lindsay holds 400 hours of yoga teacher training, completed at Bliss Studios Shine OM in Barrie. She now seeks to share the life-changing benefits of yoga with others, fostering a safe, inclusive space where individuals can explore mindful movement and cultivate balance from within.

Book Your Retreat

Friday March 19

Sunday March 21

Tuition

This retreat includes all meals, classes, admission fees for Sainte Marie and the accommodation you choose. Rates are per person.

$575 + HST shared – up to 4 people share a cabin
$645 + HST semi-private accommodation – 2 people share a room
$825 + HST private accommodation – private room all to yourself
*(some cabins have 2 rooms)

For more information or assistance, contact us at 866-609-1793 or email [email protected]

Our Accomodation Types

Shared - Cabin will be shared with up to 3 other guests of the same gender. If you are booking for just yourself, depending on the retreat, we will match you with other guests of the same gender.

Semi-private - Cabin will be shared with the 1 other person you are registering with. If booking alone, we will try to match you with someone of the same gender.

Private - Cabin for one person, not sharing with others.

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Welcome to Sugar Ridge! It is our mission to provide a space for you to be nourished in body, mind and soul. From completely silent to dip your toe, testing mindfulness, we have what you’re looking for!

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