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Awaken your Inner Radiance with a 3 day weekend women’s retreat
guided by Lacey Budge

Friday July 28th – Sunday July 30th 2023

Harmony Outdoor Inn
A unique waterfront B&B and glamping tent resort, located in a secluded woodland setting in Parry Sound, Ontario, close to the shores of Georgian Bay.

Welcoming you to join us in gorgeous northern Ontario for my first retreat in Canada in 4 years! I am so looking forward to being back in the lands of refreshing lakes, magical wooded forests and waterside bonfires… AND to be sharing this very special full moon weekend with you!

The Radiant & Nourished Woman Retreat was created with the intention to bring together women who are yearning to immerse themselves deeply in nature, authentic sisterhood connection, inner transformation and remembrance of women’s wisdom.

About Harmony Outdoor Inn

Harmony Outdoor Inn is a three room boutique B&B and six secluded canvas wall-tent waterfront resort conveniently located just on the outskirts of the town of Parry Sound. This beautiful natural sanctuary is a 16-wooded-acred property with a relaxing waterfront deck and swimming beach.

Harmony Outdoor Inn offers the opportunity to take a stroll down the wooded trail or enjoy the Kayaks, Stand-up Paddleboards and Canoes that are included for guest use. If relaxation is your goal, sit on the dock in one of the many Muskoka Chairs, swing in a hammock or take a swim in the clean and refreshing Seguin River.

As a proud member of 1% for the planet, Harmony Outdoor Inn donates 1% of their gross revenue to environmental charities such as the UNESCO Georgian Bay Biosphere. Staying here helps our planet.

About the Retreat

Throughout the weekend, we will share in the perfect balance of enlivening and inspiring movement classes and women’s circles to reawaken our inner radiance, along with deeply nourishing moments and practices to offer you the much needed rest and rejuvenation you deserve!

We will welcome each morning in sacred silence with personal time for self reflection and self care. Enjoy a gentle walk through the forest, read a book in the hammock, sip your morning coffee on the dock, listen to the birdsong, take a morning canoe adventure or simply sleep in. A light self serve breakfast will be available to you upon rising in the pavilion.

We will then reunite at the waterfront yoga deck to share in a practice of yoga, intuitive movement and meditation, followed by a satisfying brunch. Afternoons will allow more spaciousness to connect with self, sisterhood and the beautiful natural surroundings. You may even choose to book yourself in for an incredible 90 minute massage with Jack.

During our time together, we will gather for 4 women’s wisdom circles including a special gathering where we will connect with heart opening cacao medicine from Costa Rica. The exact themes and rituals of our circles will continue to reveal themselves as our unique group of women weaves itself together. Some of our gatherings will take place in nature and others in the Great Room of the B&B. Nourishing dinners will be served under the fairy light-forested picnic area or can be enjoyed in the screened pavillion.

Like women have done for thousands of years, under the illumination of the growing full moon, we will sing-dance-pray-share around the waterfront campfire. With the full moon as our muse, we too will reconnect with our abundant inner radiance. This full ‘sturgeon fish’ moon in the air sign of Aquarius will inspire and illuminate our time together. The fish is an ancient symbol of the feminine creative power of the womb, and the massive sturgeon fish – which became easier to catch in the Great Lakes at this time- was deeply connected to the survival of the Algonquin people.

Aquarius is symbolized by the water bearer and the sacred vessel which is also deeply connected to the wisdom of our womb waters. This retreat also falls on the High Holy Day of Lammas on the wheel of the year, the solar celebration of the abundance of the first harvest.

Radiant:
Sending out bright light, shining, glowing brightly, illuminated, luminous

My prayer is that each woman who says yes to the retreat answers the call because she feels a deep connection to this full moon gathering in her heart. What an honour it will be to immerse ourselves in the elements – earth air, water, fire, ether – and nature spirits of this land. In return, may the flowing waters, wise trees, birds and butterflies, the original people of this land and its current stewards benefit in some way from our coming together in an intentional way. May our ancestors rejoice as we create beauty, heal, laugh and play in sacred sisterhood.

You will leave this retreat feeling nourished, alive, inspired, reconnected to nature, recharged, lighter, brighter and with new friendships.

My past annual women’s retreats in Canada at Shanti Retreat (Wolfe Island) or the Anishnabek Spiritual Center (Espanola) always welcomed 20-30 women, so I am really looking forward to sharing a retreat in Canada with you in a more intimate sisterhood circle. The Radiant & Nourished Woman Retreat is open to 13-15 women, depending on how the rooming unfolds.

Land Acknowledgement

The District of Parry Sound is home of the Anishinaabeg/Anishinaabek – Ojibway, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples, and the territory of the Wasauksing, Shawanaga, Magnetawan, Dokis and Henvey Inlet First Nations and is under the Robinson-Huron Treaty.

Nourishment

Be prepared to be nourished with delicious, healthy, whole food plant based meals. We will focus on highlighting local, seasonal and organic produce and products as it is available. All meals will be served buffet style in the pavilion in the glamping area and can be enjoyed indoors or outdoors around the property. All dairy and eggs will be served on the side; gluten free options will be made available. Please let us know in advance of any major food intolerances.

Sample Menu

Self Serve Light Breakfast
A variety of fruit, boiled eggs, toast with nut butter, coffee and tea

Sweet n Savory Brunch
Build your own breakfast burrito
Green Salad with oil and vinegar
Granola, yogurt and fruit salad

Snack
Assortment of dips, cheese platter, veggies sticks, crackers, fruit

Dinner
Superfood pesto pasta
Grilled portobello mushrooms
Olive, Artichokes & Roasted red pepper
Creamy vegan Caesar salad
Fresh Bread

What’s Included in the Retreat

2 Night/3 Day Stay (shared or private) at Harmony Outdoor Inn in a B&B or glamping tent style accommodation.
Healthy, Nourishing and Delicious Plant Based Meals and snacks (includes 2 light breakfasts, 2 brunches, 1 snack, 2 dinner, tea and coffee)
3 Inspiring yoga & movement practices guided by Lacey. Yoga mats provided but feel free to bring your favorite mat from home!
4 Women’s Wisdom Circles with Lacey including a special waterfront campfire opening circle.
A guided journey with Costa Rican ceremonial grade cacao
Use of water sport equipment including SUP, canoe and kayak. Please wear the provided lifejackets.
Ample time to rest, recharge, read, connect with nature and sisterhood. At an additional cost, you can book a 90 minute massage with Jack ($110 ~ only 5 spaces available. Please reserve in advance with payment).
Complimentary parking and wifi in the B&B and the Pavillion

Accommodation Options

Room in the B&B

includes a queen sized bed with eco-foam mattresses and luxurious hypoallergenic bedding, a modern bathroom featuring heated tile floors and custom walk-in rain fall shower (bathroom shared with 1-2 guests), bath towels, use of common areas in the house and tenting area, all amenities, all meals and full retreat program.

Glamping Tents

Includes….
– 1 queen size or 2 twins beds with high-density CertiPUR foam mattresses. Each bed has a fitted bottom sheet and pillow with a pillowcase. Guests must provide their own sleeping bag or duvet.
– Rustic live-edge wooden benches, and shelving for your belongings.
– Hanging solar light above each bed as well as one at the entrance
– Two Muskoka chairs on your porch and a tarp above the porch.
-Private composting style toilet behind your cabin.
– Use of the two beautiful cedar-lined outdoor showers (shared with glamping tents). You will find complimentary natural body wash and shampoo in each shower.
-Access to screened outdoor pavilion: a common gathering place, where you will find complimentary high-speed wifi as well as many outlets to charge your devices.
-All amenities, access to common areas in B&B, all meals and full retreat program.

choose from 2 twin beds or 1 queen bed

2 cedar lined showers with hand washing & tooth brushing sinks

private composting toilet behind every glamping tent + fully illuminated clear walking paths to tents

About the Retreat Facilitator

Lacey Budge, originally from Espanola Ontario, lives a passionate, vibrant, natural and holistic life in the jungles of Costa Rica. She loves to nourish and nurture, and lives a devotional life of service as birth & postpartum doula, sacred ceremonialist, plant based chef, holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, retreat facilitator and women’s womb guide.

Her embodied presence is the reflection of the 12+ years committed to her spiritual path filled with trainings, study with incredible teachers, spiritual travel, pilgrimages, sitting at the feet of masters, witnessing birth, living intimately with nature and Self inquiry. Lacey is devoted to truth, wisdom, sacred union, and harmony with the natural world. She has humbly come to recognize that nature is her greatest teacher and provides her with everything.

Lacey has been hosting weekends retreats in Ontario (Shanti Retreat Center / Anishnabek Spiritual Center) since 2015 and offering her annual 8 day retreat at the Farm of Life in Costa Rica since 2016. She has also hosted countless workshops and circles across Canada. Lacey puts ALL of herself into every offering she shares and has a unique way of delivering wisdom through lightness, sincerity and authenticity.

Tentative Schedule

Friday July 28th
Arrival 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Rooms/Tents available from 3pm onward
4:30 pm Welcoming + Yoga
6:30 pm Grounding Dinner
7:30 Opening Fire & Women’s Circle

Saturday July 29th
Self Serve light breakfast available
Sacred Silence + Morning free time for nature walks, meditation, early morning swim, SUP, kayak, etc
8:30 am morning yoga & movement practice
10:30 am Delicious Brunch
Afternoon Free time to enjoy the property or get a massage
3:00 pm Nourishing Snack
4:30 pm Women’s Circle with Cacao
6:30 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Women’s Circle

Sunday
Sacred silence, light breakfast available
8:00 am Yoga & Morning Movement
10:00 am brunch
11:00 am check out of rooms
11:30 am closing circle
Enjoy the property until 2 pm

Rates, Registration, Rate Distribution & Cancellation Policy
(Early Bird Rate Below is available until June 1st;
indicated in CAD/ per person + include 13% hst)

Rooms in the B&B
Private $890
Semi Private $650 (sharing queen size bed; ie- 2 friends / mother-daughter)

Glamping Tent
Private – $865 (1 queen size bed)
Semi private 2 share – $625 (2 twin sized beds)

In need of financial support?
Sacred Service Discount – Sign up to help with meal clean up to receive a retreat discount.

REGISTER FOR THE RETREAT HERE

Registration is now open!
Please reserve your space with a 50% deposit and by filling out the above registration form. Please note private occupancy, in a tent or the B&B, is limited.

Rate Distribution Chart

How to get to Harmony Inn
Map & Address

International Guests
Harmony Outdoor Inn is a 2-hour drive from Toronto Pearson International Airport (yyz). Please let me know if you need any assistance with ride share, car rental or public transport.

Driving Instructions
If you’re driving, take exit 224 off Highway 400, turn right onto Louisa, and then right onto Harmony Lane. We are at 6 Harmony Lane.

FAQ
Visit the Harmony Outdoor Inn website for your questions

What to Bring

A list of what to bring will be sent to you 6 weeks prior to the retreat.

REGISTER FOR THE RETREAT HERE

Registration now open!
Please reserve your space with a 50% deposit and by filling out the above registration form. Please note private occupancy, in a tent or the B&B, is limited.