It's All About Balance: Yin & Yang Within
Sunday, August 15 – Tuesday, August 17, 2021
This retreat has a focus on mindfulness and movement practices to create and support a space of wellness from the inside out. Enjoy this time just for you as you experience opportunities for both movement and stillness creating a blended balance of Yang & Yin energies in body, mind and spirit.
Just being immersed in the Sugar Ridge environment is a naturally peaceful experience. This retreat is your time to relax, unwind and reconnect as you become mindful of all that surrounds you, and all that is within you. Listen to the birds and the breeze. Feel your heartbeat, the rise and fall of your breath. Just as important as stillness is mindful movement. This getaway will include opportunities to intentionally move energy through active yoga classes and mindul exercise or hiking. You can even have someone else support balancing your energy by booking a massage!
This retreat is a reminder that finding balance is rooted in rituals and practices that support us in meeting ourselves where we are at, and creating shifts to promote change from there…no expectations, no judgments.
- Cleanse and nourish your body with yummy organic vegan meals, while you nourish your soul.
- Come into physical balance with movement classes that will flex your muscles, as well as your mind and spirit.
- Create your resilient emotional balance with mindfulness-based meditation.
- Enjoy the beauty around you with time hiking the forest.
- Meet new friends and become your own best friend!
Throughout this retreat, you are invited to explore various forms of minfulness meditations including sitting, walking and eating, as well as mindful movement through yoga and gentle exercise. No experience with yoga or meditation is necessary! This retreat is perfect if you’re curious about it but not sure where to start. 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 can ever give yourself, and honour your true needs.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Sunday
3-4 pm Arrive and settle into your cabin
4:30-5:45 Gentle Somatic Yoga to Re-balance the Nervous System
6pm Dinner
7pm Group Circle & Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation
Monday
7am Sensory Meditation
7:30 Yang Yoga flow…or sleep
8:45 Breakfast
10:30 Mindful Strength Class
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Chakra Meditation
3:00 Free time: read, nap, explore the forest
4:30 Restorative & Yin Yoga Fusion
5:45 Dinner
7:30 Guided Meditation for Relaxation
Tuesday
7:30am Yin/Yang Yoga class
9am Breakfast & free time to pack up your cabin
10:30 Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation
12:30 Lunch
You are welcome to stay and enjoy the trails, the ambiance, and your new friends. Depart at your leisure.
Meet Your Teacher
Jenny Jackson has been immersed in Movement Education for more than 20 years. Jenny is a seeker of inner well-being, and she consciously aligns herself living with an open mind, an open heart and embodies joy & vitality which is reflected in her welcoming & inclusive style of instruction. She teaches with a strong anatomical influence while still deeply honouring the classical roots of yoga. Jenny believes that feeling vital and in harmony with others & within our own selves is the primary goal (in life and in our bodies), and practice should reflect this.
Expect well-planned, responsible, creative & intuitive instruction within Jenny’s classes and retreats. Trust that your needs will be supported and a sense of inclusion & community will always be a focus. Jenny takes her offerings (but not herself) very seriously, so you can relax and be yourself as she leads with humour and vulnerability.
Registration Details
Tuition
$465 + HST for shared accommodation (up to 3 – 4 people in a cabin)
$545 + HST Semi-private (just 2 people in your cabin)
$625 + HST Private cabin (just you in a cabin)
With social distancing protocols in place, you will need to book semi-private or private accommodation if you are attending as a single. If you are coming with someone you can share with please book semi-private (2 ppl) or shared (3 – 4 ppl) accordingly. Max group size will be determined by the gathering limits allowed at the time of the retreat.
For more information about our COVID-19 protocols click here.
Please be in touch with any questions or help to register 866-609-1793 or email [email protected]
This retreat has a focus on mindfulness and movement practices to create and support a space of wellness from the inside out. Enjoy this time just for you as you experience opportunities for both movement and stillness creating a blended balance of Yang & Yin energies in body, mind and spirit.
Just being immersed in the Sugar Ridge environment is a naturally peaceful experience. This retreat is your time to relax, unwind and reconnect as you become mindful of all that surrounds you, and all that is within you. Listen to the birds and the breeze. Feel your heartbeat, the rise and fall of your breath. Just as important as stillness is mindful movement. This getaway will include opportunities to intentionally move energy through active yoga classes and mindul exercise or hiking. You can even have someone else support balancing your energy by booking a massage!
This retreat is a reminder that finding balance is rooted in rituals and practices that support us in meeting ourselves where we are at, and creating shifts to promote change from there…no expectations, no judgments.
- Cleanse and nourish your body with yummy organic vegan meals, while you nourish your soul.
- Come into physical balance with movement classes that will flex your muscles, as well as your mind and spirit.
- Create your resilient emotional balance with mindfulness-based meditation.
- Enjoy the beauty around you with time hiking the forest.
- Meet new friends and become your own best friend!
Throughout this retreat, you are invited to explore various forms of minfulness meditations including sitting, walking and eating, as well as mindful movement through yoga and gentle exercise. No experience with yoga or meditation is necessary! This retreat is perfect if you’re curious about it but not sure where to start. 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 can ever give yourself, and honour your true needs.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Sunday
3-4 pm Arrive and settle into your cabin
4:30-5:45 Gentle Somatic Yoga to Re-balance the Nervous System
6pm Dinner
7pm Group Circle & Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation
Monday
7am Sensory Meditation
7:30 Yang Yoga flow…or sleep
8:45 Breakfast
10:30 Mindful Strength Class
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Chakra Meditation
3:00 Free time: read, nap, explore the forest
4:30 Restorative & Yin Yoga Fusion
5:45 Dinner
7:30 Guided Meditation for Relaxation
Tuesday
7:30am Yin/Yang Yoga class
9am Breakfast & free time to pack up your cabin
10:30 Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation
12:30 Lunch
You are welcome to stay and enjoy the trails, the ambiance, and your new friends. Depart at your leisure.
