Retreat Into Nature
Time to press pause. Enjoy a balance of introspection through yoga and relaxation and connection through community both here and throughout Bowen Island. The Nectar Yoga Experience is a link back to your inner self and nature—a space to dream. A womb to deeply relax. Explore, read, write, draw, enjoy one of Bowen Island’s many offerings—do whatever lights your fire. This is your retreat to enjoy as you please.
The Nectar Experience is for all ages, all fitness levels, and is a minimum of 2 nights.
The Nectar Experience schedule
Check-in day
3:00pm
Arrive at Nectar and check-in
3:45 – 4:15pm
Guest orientation (we encourage all guests to attend)
4:30 – 5:45pm
Evening yoga lesson and guided relaxation
In between days
8:00 – 8:30am
Morning guided meditation
8:30 – 9:30am
Morning yoga lesson
9:45 – 10:45am
Vegetarian breakfast
11:00 – onwards
Explore Bowen Island & Book Add-On Services
Check-out day
8:00 – 8:30am
Morning guided meditation
8:30 – 9:30am
Morning yoga lesson
9:45 – 10:45am
Vegetarian breakfast
11:00am
Check-out
Accommodation
Named after crystals and charged with their healing properties, each cottage is mindfully designed to provide the safe, warm, nurturing space you need to relax completely.
Yoga + Meditation
Start your day reconnecting with your body. After some grounding, conscious breathwork, you’ll embark either on a silent, guided walking meditation through the woods or a seated meditation in our unique geodesic dome. Next, you’ll flow into our asana practice to awaken your body and consciously approach the day. Our guided yoga classes are taught on the foundation of alignment-based flow and will incorporate a variety of styles and movements, with modifications provided. Longing for more? Add a private class to your experience and delve deeper into your personal asana practice. We adjust our teachings according to the season, so you’ll always be in tune with the rhythmic changes of our natural surroundings.
Food
After our morning practices, you’ll meet in Onyx Lodge and gather around our long harvest table to enjoy breakfast. Every vegetarian breakfast is prepared with love and intention and is made with locally-grown, organic ingredients—we source from Bowen Island or BC’s west coast as often as possible. Sip your choice of coffee or tea, and break bread with those around you. Vegan and gluten-free options are available upon request.
Enrich Your Stay
For an additional fee, you can further customize your retreat experience to your liking.
“Everyone is friendly and nice, including staff and guests. This is definitely the best place to slow down, disconnect and re-connect. I really enjoy my stay at Nectar and will be back!
Nectar Yoga Retreat has been on my bucket list for a few years, and I’m so glad that I finally had a stay here. Everything is just as great as I’d imagined. Overall, the facility is clean & well-organized (the most important factor to me whenever I choose a place to stay), aesthetic, functional, and has a serene vibe. The single room is small and cozy, super comfy, perfect for solo travellers. Yoga class is suitable for beginners like me; not too hard but also not too easy.”
- Nectar Experience Guest, Annie Ngyuen via Google Reviews