Gentle Yoga and Ski Escape: A Weekend Retreat
Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2019
Reconnect with yourself during this winter weekend retreat!
This weekend is a relaxing escape from the everyday. Giving you a break from taking care of others and allowing yourself to be nourished. The Yoga is gentle, the cross country skiing is fun, the food is delicious, and everything is optional. No experience with yoga or skiing is required and absolute beginners are welcome.
Enjoy this time just for you! Let go of stress as you feel more centered and able to deal with whatever life presents.
Just being immersed in the Sugar Ridge environment is a naturally peaceful experience; in winter, it’s magical. You can often hear the snowflakes fluttering to the earth in the stillness here! This weekend is your time to relax, unwind, and reconnect body, mind and spirit as you become mindful of all that surrounds you and is within you. Listen to the birds, the breeze. Feel your heartbeat, the rise and fall of your breath.
This retreat will teach you key tools to better cope with the stresses of daily life and more fully experience life in the present, rather than getting caught up in worries about the future. Explore all aspects of yourself: what you eat, how you eat, how you feed your mind, and how you feel in your body.
- Cleanse and nourish your body with yummy organic vegan meals, while you also nourish your soul.
- Come into physical balance with Yoga classes that will flex your muscles, as well as your mind and spirit.
- Create your resilient emotional balance with Vipassana (mindfulness-based) meditation.
- Have fun celebrating the snow with cross-country skiing or snowshoeing through the forest.
- Meet new friends and become your own best friend!
Throughout the weekend you are invited to explore various forms of mindfulness meditations including sitting, walking and eating, as well as mindful movement through yoga and skiing.
No experience with yoga or meditation is necessary! This retreat is perfect if you’re curious about it but not sure how to start or what to expect. This retreat is a perfect choice 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, as well as guidance on modified poses.
Everything during your retreat is completely optional. This is YOUR time. If you need to sleep in then skip the early morning yoga session. If a massage is the nurturing you need, we can book that for you. Allow this time to be the kindest gift you could ever give yourself and honour your needs.
RETREAT SCHEDULE:
Friday
3 – 4:30 pm Arrive and settle into your cabin
5 pm Introductions and intro to mindfulness
6 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Gentle Yoga
Saturday
7:30 am Yoga class – or sleep… do what you need!
8:45 am Breakfast
9:45 am Cross country ski at the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
12:30 pm Lunch: yummy for your tummy vegan Chili Sin Carne!
2:00 pm Meditation practice and group discussion:
3:00 pm Free time – book a massage, nap, or play in the snow
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Restorative Yoga or curl up by the fire 
Sunday
7:30 am Yoga class or sleep – do what you need!
9:00 am Breakfast and free time
10:30 am Mandala Workshop
12:00 pm Meditation with your mandala
12:30 pm Lunch
You are welcome to stay and enjoy the trails, the ambiance & your new friends. Depart at your leisure.
Facilitators
Liz Frost M.A. Ed, RP, is a mindfulness coach, certified yoga teacher and Registered Psychotherapist (RP) in the Midland, Ontario area. She has studied with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli of the Centre for Mindfulness, Norman Feldman, Lee Lesser and most recently with Shinzen Young.
Liz was introduced to meditation in the early 90’s and found yoga as a form of meditation. With a foundation in meditation and somatic based psychotherapy, she incorporates mindfulness into yoga practice. She is co-owner of Sugar Ridge and devotes her time and energy to making the world a more peaceful place.
Registration Details
$445 + HST shared accommodation, all meals, classes, and admission and fees to Wye Marsh for skiing
$520 + HST semi-private accommodation, all meals, classes, and admission and fees to Wye Marsh for skiing
$595 + HST private accommodation, all meals, classes, and admission and fees to Wye Marsh for skiing
Register with a friend and receive $30 off per person!
Use the discount code “Buddy$30” when you register, or call us to arrange alternate payment options using an e-transfer or personal cheque.
Register with a friend and each receive $30 off. Call to take advantage of this deal!
Call for more information or to register 866-609-1793 or email [email protected]
Reconnect with yourself during this winter weekend retreat!
This weekend is a relaxing escape from the everyday. Giving you a break from taking care of others and allowing yourself to be nourished. The Yoga is gentle, the cross country skiing is fun, the food is delicious, and everything is optional. No experience with yoga or skiing is required and absolute beginners are welcome.
Enjoy this time just for you! Let go of stress as you feel more centered and able to deal with whatever life presents.
Just being immersed in the Sugar Ridge environment is a naturally peaceful experience; in winter, it’s magical. You can often hear the snowflakes fluttering to the earth in the stillness here! This weekend is your time to relax, unwind, and reconnect body, mind and spirit as you become mindful of all that surrounds you and is within you. Listen to the birds, the breeze. Feel your heartbeat, the rise and fall of your breath.
This retreat will teach you key tools to better cope with the stresses of daily life and more fully experience life in the present, rather than getting caught up in worries about the future. Explore all aspects of yourself: what you eat, how you eat, how you feed your mind, and how you feel in your body.
- Cleanse and nourish your body with yummy organic vegan meals, while you also nourish your soul.
- Come into physical balance with Yoga classes that will flex your muscles, as well as your mind and spirit.
- Create your resilient emotional balance with Vipassana (mindfulness-based) meditation.
- Have fun celebrating the snow with cross-country skiing or snowshoeing through the forest.
- Meet new friends and become your own best friend!
Throughout the weekend you are invited to explore various forms of mindfulness meditations including sitting, walking and eating, as well as mindful movement through yoga and skiing.
No experience with yoga or meditation is necessary! This retreat is perfect if you’re curious about it but not sure how to start or what to expect. This retreat is a perfect choice 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, as well as guidance on modified poses.
Everything during your retreat is completely optional. This is YOUR time. If you need to sleep in then skip the early morning yoga session. If a massage is the nurturing you need, we can book that for you. Allow this time to be the kindest gift you could ever give yourself and honour your needs.
RETREAT SCHEDULE:
Friday
3 – 4:30 pm Arrive and settle into your cabin
5 pm Introductions and intro to mindfulness
6 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Gentle Yoga
Saturday
7:30 am Yoga class – or sleep… do what you need!
8:45 am Breakfast
9:45 am Cross country ski at the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
12:30 pm Lunch: yummy for your tummy vegan Chili Sin Carne!
2:00 pm Meditation practice and group discussion:
3:00 pm Free time – book a massage, nap, or play in the snow
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Restorative Yoga or curl up by the fire
Sunday
7:30 am Yoga class or sleep – do what you need!
9:00 am Breakfast and free time
10:30 am Mandala Workshop
12:00 pm Meditation with your mandala
12:30 pm Lunch
You are welcome to stay and enjoy the trails, the ambiance & your new friends. Depart at your leisure.
