FALL SELF-CARE NATURE RETREAT
Wellness Retreats – Come Home to Yourself
OCTOBER 21 – 23
Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre
with Julie Gladstone & Angela Warburton
Nestled on the shores of Lake Simcoe, this personal wellness retreat is designed to help you slow down, catch your mental breath, replenish yourself and have some delightful time surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Fall is a time when all of nature starts to let go of the things that are no longer needed and prepare for a time of deep stillness and rest. Things that are nonessential fall away. Resources are shored up and only the very essential make the cut for the coming season or rest. As humans, we too are subject to these cycles of energy and activity. Fall is a perfect time to let go of the unnecessary and start to listen to that deep wise voice that lives within. Autumn is a time to become more still, to send the external world, the responsibilities, and the noise away for a bit, and come home to yourself.
These seasonal retreats have been created with precisely this in mind. They are set up for you to get some much needed self-care time. They are held in a space surrounded by nature so you can be immersed in the fullness of the season. We create a nourishing and safe container where you will have all your needs taken care of. Delicious seasonal food, daily yoga and meditation, and other supports nourish and replenish your mind and body. By taking time to shut off the noise – the information overload, the scrolling, the laundry, dinners, and obligations – and just take a mental and physical breath that allows you to reconnect with yourself. Let the busyness fall away and tap into that often quiet but oh so persistent and wise voice that lives within
This retreat is set up for you to take a step away from your busy regular life, to reconnect with yourself and with nature, while having your daily needs lovingly taken care of with some simple teachings based on the 5 elements wisdom of Eastern medicine. These are based on the natural and timeless cycles of nature to help you embrace the true elements of the season. We include writing prompts and guidance to help you connect to your inner world, through the external flow of nature and tune into whatever is present for you, at this moment in time. To tend to your body, your Spirit and your Soul.
Each yoga class, guided meditation, essential oil and acupoint combination will focus on the corresponding seasonal element and meridians. The fall retreat will focus on the Metal Element: deep release, letting go, connecting to our inner voice and intuition, nourishing the lungs, strengthening the immune system, and connecting to the preciousness of the present moment.
Retreats are set up to have a mix of experiences. There is time spent as a group in respectful conversation but it is balanced with silence and ample free time to allow you to find your way home to yourself and take care of whatever it is you need to do to feel replenished. Read a book, walk the labyrinth or the local trails or just spend your time looking out the window and simply be-ing.
We create the space and do the work so you don’t have to.
Engage as much or as little as you like.
This is your time.
RETREATS INCLUDES:
- Daily meditation
- Daily yoga classes – Restorative Yin and gentle flow. With essential oils, reiki and cranial sacral
- No experience is necessary.
- Delicious seasonally inspired plant forward meals and nourishing snacks.
- Daily reflections and writing prompts and information are given based on the wisdom of Eastern Medicine to help you connect deeply with nature, the wisdom of the season and yourself.
- Nature trails, a labyrinth, deep relaxation and self-directed time and space is given to help you deeply replenish and reconnect to yourself
FALL RETREAT INFO
DATES
October 21-23, 2022
LOCATION
Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre
Keswick, Ontario, Lake Simcoe
(About 1 hour north of Toronto)
YOUR HOSTS
Angela Warburton and Julie Gladstone
COST
Includes all meals, classes, and accommodation.
Single $850
Shared $750
Space is limited.