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.
Accommodation
Breakfast
Daily Yoga Class
Daily Guided Meditation
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 – 4:15pm
Explore Bowen Island, Book Add-On Services,
or Book a Mist Thermal Experience
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Afternoon yoga lesson and guided relaxation
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.
Mist Thermal Sanctuary
Looking to enrich your experience at Nectar? Immerse yourself in an unparalleled sauna and cold plunge experience. From the moment you arrive, Mist Thermal invites you into a serene contrast therapy session within a lush forest setting adjacent to Nectar Retreat. The venue features a welcoming reception and retail area, private Nordic spa-inspired circuits and indoor/outdoor rest areas to support one's wellness journey that is felt beyond the physical.
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
Add a deeper layer to your retreat experience with optional wellness offerings, available for an additional fee.
Massage
Relax even further with our skilled on-site massage service.
Tarot Reading
Get a sense of where you are now, where you’ve come from, where you are going, and how to get there.
Immerse yourself in a private forested sauna and cold plunge experience—designed for solo renewal or quiet moments shared with friends. A deeply restorative wellness ritual, held by nature.
“Nectar was one of the best places I’ve ever stayed. The space is as beautiful as it seems - it felt like an instant reset for my nervous system upon walking in.”
The staff was incredibly welcoming and the rooms were exceptionally cute and comfortable. Yoga classes in the dome felt so special - every teacher was amazing and gave really great cues. As someone who is just re-entering my yoga practice after years away, I found it very approachable for my abilities and they also offered more variations for more advanced folks. The breakfasts were so delicious and nourishing. I cannot wait to come back!
- Nectar Experience Guest, Kirsti McNabney via Google Reviews
