4-NIGHT Retreat + Program: ASCEND at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands
4-NIGHT Retreat + Program: ASCEND at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands
1218 Canopy Lane, Algonquin Highlands, ON, Canada
Up to 16 in group
February 19 - 23, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
- All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
- One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
- One Ceremony preparation, group
- Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
- Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
- One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
- One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
- Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
- One nature group (forest therapy)
- One evening group Sound Bath
- One evening group breathwork
- One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
- Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
- Seasonal outdoor activities
About this Retreat
A registered psychotherapist and integrative mental health provider with over 20 years of experience running a private practice. Donald was a key member of the clinical team at Helix Healthcare Group, a treatment facility for mental health and addiction. Donald now leads Retreat programming at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands. His clinical work focuses on healing through somatic and trauma therapies that are evidence-based and supported by neuroscience research. To guide Dimensions guests in the process of preparing and integrating their ceremonial experiences, he integrates relational somatic psychotherapy, sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR, Acceptance and commitment therapy, and internal family systems therapy with complementary wellness practices. He has received training and certification in psychedelic guiding, psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, Somatic Psychedelic Psychotherapy, and ethical right relationship in psychedelic therapy.
Helena’s key belief for optimal mental health and emotional well-being is “the body wants to feel good and the mind wants to know.” In addition to running her private practice, Helena is a clinical supervisor and teaches at the Transformational Arts College. She specializes in trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and grief. Her clinical work focuses on neuroscientific evidence-based treatments utilizing neuro-experiential and somatic therapies as well as transpersonal psychotherapy.
Gina studied transpersonal psychotherapy at the Transformational Arts College of Spiritual and Holistic Training and is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She is trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, structural dissociation, sensorimotor psychotherapy, relational somatic psychotherapy, deep brain reorienting and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Gina co-founded the Healing Therapy Alliance in Toronto.
Over Don’s 30-year journey with plant medicine, he has been fortunate enough to study with plant elders who carry the knowledge and sacred practices of their lineages. As a medicine carrier, he holds this knowledge with deep gratitude and respect. He draws on his skills and wisdom to create and hold ritual space during Ceremony.
Details of this retreat
A breathtaking natural environment for resetting the central nervous system. This is a place where somatic psychotherapy is supported by plant medicine as the catalyst for self-betterment. Ceremonies are led by Plant Elders and guided by expert somatic and psychedelic therapists.
Embark on your ASCEND program and Retreat for self-betterment featuring one week of guided preparation, a four-night all-inclusive Retreat and two weeks of post-retreat integration. The four-night retreat at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands in Ontario, Canada features a range of somatic wellness and bodywork healing modalities, and an optional cannabis-assisted psychedelic journey. While on Retreat be surrounded by others who are equally dedicated to becoming the best version of themselves.
Join Dimensions Algonquin Highlands’ Clinical Director Donald Currie, RP, and his team of leading somatic psychotherapists, massage therapists, and hospitality experts providing a new paradigm for well-being. All-inclusive Retreat journeys at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands begin every Wednesday at Dimensions Retreats’ new Canadian lakeside destination. Solo stays are based on a four-night minimum and rates begin at $1250 CDN per night.
Use Your Health Insurance on a Dimensions Retreat
You may be eligible for certain treatments on your health benefits plan. Do you contribute to a private or occupational health and wellness benefits program? You may be eligible for claiming one or more of those benefits at Dimensions. Find out more
THE THREE-PHASE ASCEND PROGRAM
PRE-RETREAT PREPARATION (one week prior)
(Virtual group meetings, dietary advice, videos, worksheets, meditations)
INCLUSIONS WHILE ON RETREAT at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands:
Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
One Ceremony preparation, group
Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
One nature group (forest therapy)
One evening group Sound Bath
One evening group breathwork
One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
Seasonal outdoor activities
POST-RETREAT INTEGRATION, guided integration over two weeks:
-Virtual group discussion, videos, meditations
The ASCEND Retreat is held in a uniquely western container: it is supported by rigorous health and safety protocols and is among several well-being programs developed by Dimensions’ team of experts. The Retreat’s five-star environment is a ground-breaking opportunity to leave the everyday behind. Pause, reflect, and connect to an enhanced sense of purpose.
* RETREAT PARTICIPATION IS BASED ON ASSESSMENT
Embark on your ASCEND program and Retreat for self-betterment featuring one week of guided preparation, a four-night all-inclusive Retreat and two weeks of post-retreat integration. The four-night retreat at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands in Ontario, Canada features a range of somatic wellness and bodywork healing modalities, and an optional cannabis-assisted psychedelic journey. While on Retreat be surrounded by others who are equally dedicated to becoming the best version of themselves.
Join Dimensions Algonquin Highlands’ Clinical Director Donald Currie, RP, and his team of leading somatic psychotherapists, massage therapists, and hospitality experts providing a new paradigm for well-being. All-inclusive Retreat journeys at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands begin every Wednesday at Dimensions Retreats’ new Canadian lakeside destination. Solo stays are based on a four-night minimum and rates begin at $1250 CDN per night.
Use Your Health Insurance on a Dimensions Retreat
You may be eligible for certain treatments on your health benefits plan. Do you contribute to a private or occupational health and wellness benefits program? You may be eligible for claiming one or more of those benefits at Dimensions. Find out more
THE THREE-PHASE ASCEND PROGRAM
PRE-RETREAT PREPARATION (one week prior)
(Virtual group meetings, dietary advice, videos, worksheets, meditations)
INCLUSIONS WHILE ON RETREAT at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands:
Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
One Ceremony preparation, group
Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
One nature group (forest therapy)
One evening group Sound Bath
One evening group breathwork
One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
Seasonal outdoor activities
POST-RETREAT INTEGRATION, guided integration over two weeks:
-Virtual group discussion, videos, meditations
The ASCEND Retreat is held in a uniquely western container: it is supported by rigorous health and safety protocols and is among several well-being programs developed by Dimensions’ team of experts. The Retreat’s five-star environment is a ground-breaking opportunity to leave the everyday behind. Pause, reflect, and connect to an enhanced sense of purpose.
* RETREAT PARTICIPATION IS BASED ON ASSESSMENT
Schedule
Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
One Ceremony preparation, group
Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
One nature group (forest therapy)
One evening group Sound Bath
One evening group breathwork
One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
Seasonal outdoor activities
All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
One Ceremony preparation, group
Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
One nature group (forest therapy)
One evening group Sound Bath
One evening group breathwork
One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
Seasonal outdoor activities
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Dimensions Retreats Algonquin Highlands, 1218 Canopy Lane, Algonquin Highlands, ON, Canada
Directions
Located nearly 3 hours from Toronto by car, the 40-acre lakeside setting edged by canopied forests draws on the therapeutic power of nature.
Accommodation
Dotting the edge of a forest or overlooking the water, our 17 cabin suites each have a footprint of about 450 square feet. Conceived by DesignAgency – the acclaimed studio behind many notable international hotels and resorts – the cabins feel modern and forward-thinking while remaining rooted in their context and a sense of wholesomeness. Each interior is simple, luxurious and light-filled, with a window seat and private deck that encourage you to immerse yourself in nature, quiet your mind and rest your body.
Forest View Cabin
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Dotting the edge of a forest, our cabin suites each have a footprint of about 450 square feet. Conceived by DesignAgency – the acclaimed studio behind many notable international hotels and resorts – the cabins feel modern and forward-thinking while remaining rooted in their context and a sense of wholesomeness. Each interior is simple, luxurious and light-filled, with a window seat and private deck that encourage you to immerse yourself in nature, quiet your mind and rest your body.
Lake View Cabin
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Overlooking the water, our cabin suites each have a footprint of about 450 square feet. The cabins feel modern and forward-thinking while remaining rooted in their context and a sense of wholesomeness. Each interior is simple, luxurious and light-filled, with a window seat and private deck that encourage you to immerse yourself in nature, quiet your mind and rest your body.
Watch the sun rise and set from our four south-facing lake view cabins nestled along the shoreline of Maple Lake. Designed to sit discreetly within the landscape, each cedar-clad cabin has a gently sloped roof that rises to allow for sweeping views through a large lake-facing window. Quietly beautiful interiors keep your focus on yourself and your surroundings.
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Step into an ever-changing landscape of soaring trees and sparkling waters. Immerse yourself in the pure pleasures of the great outdoors at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands. Situated along the shores of Maple Lake, where it spans nearly 16 hectares of lush woodlands and tranquil glades, our all-season Retreat responds to nature’s rhythms, offering a deep connection to yourself, others and the land.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Three meals and snacks prepared daily to suit all dietary needs.
What's Included
- Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
- All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
- One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
- One Ceremony preparation, group
- Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
- Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
- One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
- One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
- Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
- One nature group (forest therapy)
- One evening group Sound Bath
- One evening group breathwork
- One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
- Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
- Seasonal outdoor activities
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