RETREAT OVERVIEW
Join Beverly and Nectar Yoga for a 2-night retreat as welcome the early days of summer, from June 6-8, 2022.
Do you ever feel weighed down by life, responsibilities, old habits and stories or just something unknown?
Do you feel a need to lighten the load? To cut the weight and float free? Or maybe just become a bit lighter?
Does that sense of weight show up physically (actual weight or slouching)? Energetically? Mentally? Emotionally?
The word gravity comes from the Sanskrit word Graha - planet….it is the material world. Grasp also comes from this. It is everything of this material existence that grabs onto us and weighs us down or holds onto us and keeps us from remembering that lightness is our true form.
At this retreat you will take the time to rid some of the “weight” and find more lightness in your life. The approach of summer and the longest day of the year is a wonderful time to reconnect to the possibility that you have the power to ungrasp some of what holds onto you and rise above the day to day.
Bring a journal and pen, bring a desire to be present, bring a friend if you want to share the moments and be open to leaving behind the weight you no longer want to carry. The trees, streams and air will happily carry it all away for you.
This retreat will take place at Nectar Yoga, a beautiful sanctuary 20 mins off the coast of Vancouver on the ancestral and unceded territory of Nexwlélexwm (Bowen Island, BC). To read more about Nectar Yoga, click here.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
2-night accommodation of your choice*
*(if you choose a shared accommodation, we suggest booking with a friend)All meals (2 dinners, 1 lunch, 2 breakfasts)
Group Orientation
Outdoor Yoga (weather permitting)
Morning Meditation + Mantra
Slow Movement
Free Time
Yin Yoga
Workshops
Closing Circle
THE PRACTICES
You will learn how to inhabit your body so that gravity can be supportive. Through movement you will discover your energy center. With sound and mantra you will learn to free your mind from the places it has become stuck. Exploration through your senses will remind you of the beauty of life.
THE FOOD
During your retreat, you will enjoy delicious and nourishing plant-based meals curated by our preferred caterer, Chef Erik. All meals are served in our Onyx Lodge at our long table, Family Style.
Erik creates menus that change with the seasons, so you can expect to enjoy a unique dish with every meal. All dietary needs will be honoured and all dishes can be made with vegan and/or gluten free options. Nectar Yoga’s kitchen is a strictly meat + fish free facility.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Whether you choose our cozy, vintage-inspired A-frames, our well-appointed deluxe cottages, or our simple private rooms, the moment you step into your accommodation, you know you’ve entered a safe place to unwind and relax.
Each space is imbued with its namesake stone’s positive vibrational properties and colour accents for support, grounding and attunement to the natural world.
DELUXE COTTAGES | Amethyst, Jade and Quartz
Shared Accommodation | Sleeps 2 in Twin Beds with attached bath
Scandinavian-inspired deluxe cottages were designed with simplistic coziness in mind. Comfy beds, soft linens, fluffy pillows and a reading window seat offer perfect places to snuggle up to a loved one, or with a good book and a warm mug of tea. Wake up and take a luxurious morning shower in the gorgeous bathroom, or take it outside in the steamy, year-round outdoor shower adjoining the bathroom. A covered porch lined with warm cedar perches you with a perfect view of the property’s centrepiece, our magnificent maple and alder grove trees.
Choice of 2 XL twin beds *close together, so we recommend booking with a friend
Covered front deck with year-round seating
Reading nook with picture window
Writing desk
Mini fridge, kettle, mugs, assorted teas
Ensuite bathroom with indoor and outdoor shower
Natural, locally-made toiletries
Smart TV and in-room Wi-Fi
Clean, non-smoking facility
FOREST COTTAGE | Moonstone
Shared Accommodation | Sleeps 2 in Twin Beds with attached bath
This cottage offers similar amenities as our deluxe cottages with added seclusion. Wake up to sunbeams illuminating the room through the windows before sipping tea on your porch nestled on the edge of our Alder grove. After a day of exploring the Island, a rustic outdoor shower awaits you, stocked with sweet-smelling, natural products to lather on.
Choice of 2 XL twin beds *close together, so we recommend booking with a friend
Private deck
Reading chairs
Mini fridge, kettle, mugs, assorted teas
Ensuite bathroom (toilet and sink, shower outside)
Outdoor shower (located on the deck)
Natural, locally-made toiletries
Wi-Fi
Clean, non-smoking facility
A-FRAMES | Opal, Jasper and Sunstone
Private Accommodation | Sleeps 1 in a Double Bed with detached shared bath
Warm, pine-clad angled walls welcome you at our modernized 60s-throwback A-frames. The comfy beds and luscious linens await your dreams, while the picture window and its lush foliage views await your daydreams. Use the space for creative pursuits, or as a basecamp for a walk in the forest. Rainy day? Sit outside on your covered porch and enjoy the fresh, pine-scented ocean air and the sound of raindrops caressing the old-growth trees.
Private Accommodation, sleeps 1 guest
1 double bed
Covered front deck with year-round seating
Access to 2 shared, detached bathrooms with shower
Natural, locally-made toiletries
Wi-Fi available in the Onyx Lodge
Clean, non-smoking facility
ONYX LODGE ROOMS | Emerald + Turquoise
EMERALD ROOM
Shared Accommodation | Sleeps 2 in Twin Beds with attached bath
Located upstairs in the Onyx Lodge, this simple shared room with attached bath is the perfect oasis for your retreat journey. Enjoy the pine clad attic ceilings, cozy carpet and lovingly appointed attached bathroom with rain shower.
Twin Beds
*(image shows room set as a king, but beds pull apart as twins)
*Beds close together, so we recommend booking with a friendAttached bathroom with shower
Natural, locally-made toiletries
Smart TV
In-room Wi-Fi
Clean, non-smoking facility
TURQUOISE ROOM
Private Accommodation | Sleeps 1 in a Double Bed with shared, detached bath
This cozy room is the perfect space for solo travelers. The window opens to a view of our property and the comfy bed offers a space for restful sleep.
*Please note that these rooms are located upstairs in the Onyx Lodge, so some sound from the kitchen and Onyx Lodge gathering space is to be expected during waking hours.
Double bed
Detached, shared bathroom with shower
Natural, locally-made toiletries
Smart TV
In-room Wi-Fi
Clean, non-smoking facility
THE PRACTICE SPACE - THE GEODESIC DOME
Our geodesic dome is the sacred hub of Nectar. To preserve and respect this energy, we ask that the space is used mindfully.
Usage of the dome includes all props (blocks, bolsters, blankets, straps). We encourage guests to bring their own mats. If props are used, it is asked that they are put away mindfully.
During the cooler months we heat the dome with a wood burning fireplace. Perfect for adding the element of fire in the cooler months.
Guests are advised to dress in layers to maintain their preferred body temperatures.
THE ONYX LODGE | LOUNGE + DINING ROOM
Your arrival at Nectar Yoga is down a long forested driveway, across a bridge over a babbling stream, and at the end will emerge our Onyx Lodge, Nectar Yoga's communal gathering space.
Outside the Onyx Lodge is a parking area and a central check-in boutique, Nectar Goods, that welcomes our arriving guests. The front entry has an enclosed boot room with adjoining bathroom. After removing your outdoor gear, you will enter into the central space. With soaring 25' ceilings overlooking the alder forest, casual sofas and lounge chairs, a long family dining table, double doors that open to a covered outdoor space with a secondary seasonal dining area and relaxing outdoor sofas.
WHAT TO BRING
A smile or two
Your favorite snacks
Layered clothing for the season
Journal and pen
Water bottle
Travel mug
Waterproof footwear
Comfortable clothing
A Yoga Mat
Any crystals or tools you generally incorporate into your practices
If you have a meditation pillow that you love to use, please bring it
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF…
You love the outdoors
You want to learn more about yourself
You like slow, mindful yoga practice
You want some time for introspection, for yourself
THIS RETREAT IS NOT FOR YOU IF…
You have a serious health condition
You cannot sit (in any position) for 30 mins straight
You cannot eat vegetarian food
INVESTMENT & REGISTRATION
$600 - $750 All-inclusive (please view our registration page for room costs)
Payment in full required to secure your space. Non-refundable, non-transferable.
Payment can be made by Credit Card online (with a 4% fee) or via e-transfer.
Taxes applicable – all prices are in Canadian dollars
*Travel to/from Nectar Yoga on Bowen Island is not included
PAYMENT TERMS & CONDITIONS
Once booked, this retreat is non-refundable. In the event of a government ordered closure, your booking will be moved to another date or you will be issued a credit valid for 12 months that you can use towards our Nectar Experience Package. No refunds will be given.
HEALTH + SAFETY:
We continue to take measures to ensure the safety of our guests and staff. We are following all BC Government requirements. To read about the current requirements, click here.
Please click here to read our latest policies. This retreat is non-refundable.
ABOUT BEVERLY
Beverly’s journey of Yoga and Wellness started with a desire to stretch and grew into a need to stretch all limitations of belief that kept her and keeps others from experiencing lives that are fulfilling, healthy, empowered and embodied.
15 years into her explorations of yoga as a student, at the age of 42 she became a teacher. Thai happened after experiencing her fathers cancer journey as a stress event that put her in a cardiac unit for a week hooked up to monitors with doctors who believed that the best thing she could do was have a part of her heart burned out and a possible pacemaker placed in.
However Beverly had an idea. She went back to her Yoga and Breathwork and proved her theory right to herself. She had been exhausted, stressed, heartbroken and disconnected. And thus began her journey of discovery. It started with becoming a teacher and has progressed over the past 13 years to studio owner, to School owner, to Wellbeing Coach, Facilitator, Forest Bathing Guide and more.
She has taken a deep dive into exploring how the human body moves and functions while researching how the very nature we are created from can be the pathway to a deeper connection to life. Weaving all of this together into her Yoga, Workshops, Group Facilitations Programs and Retreats and Private offerings, she has become known as a bit of a body whisperer although she prefers to think of it all as connecting with Ritam…the rhythms of everything in life that guides our physical, energetic, mental and sensory worlds. Find out why getting to know yourself intimately is the most loving thing you can ever undertake in this life.
