5-Day Disconnect To Reconnect Silent Retreat

Name: 5-Day Disconnect To Reconnect Silent Retreat
Start: 2024-12-09
End: 2024-12-13
Location: Nectar Yoga
Rating: 5

5.005 reviews

Up to 13 in group

December 9 - 13, 2024

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

When:
Dec 9- 13, 2024

Disconnect To Reconnect Silent Retreat at Nectar

Session 1— December 9-13, 2024

Join us for a transformative 5-night Silent Retreat at Nectar. Align with the quietude of the late Autumn season, fostering inner gentleness and intuitive insight. Experience the beauty of the forest here on Nexwlélexwm (Bowen Island), as you immerse yourself in silence and simplification, allowing yourself the gift of conscious deceleration. This retreat invites you to disconnect from any electronic devices, creating space for a deeper connection with nature, yourself, and the present moment.

What the Silent Retreat Includes:

6 days, 5 nights of immersion in the natural, with private accommodation.
Day-long invitations for self-guided explorations into your inner landscape, embracing quiet and deliberate slowness that often opens doors to insights, inner wisdom, and nourishing clarity.
Simple, plant-based meals—a self-serve breakfast and lunch, culminating each day with a shared family-style dinner.
The Dome and Onyx Lodge provide additional sanctuary for personal practices, such as meditation, journaling, and reading.
Daily digital detox, allowing yourself an optional hour of digital connection during your otherwise intention to unplug.
The opportunity to explore the serene expanse of Nectar’s forested grounds, offering the perfect backdrop for your journey inward.
Those seeking additional guidance and support, the option for private conversations with Andrea Clark, co-founder of Nectar, to delve deeper into personal growth and self-discovery.

Contemplative Silent Retreat Itinerary:
The schedule for this retreat is intentionally pared-down for optimal space for undistracted reflection.

Session 1— December 9-13, 2024
Arrival on December 9

3pm: Check-In
5pm: Welcome Circle + Evening Contemplation
6pm: Dinner
7-8pm: Optional Digital Hour

December 10-12

8am: Morning Silent Meditation Circle
9am: Breakfast
1pm: Lunch
5pm: Evening Contemplation and Sharing Circle
6pm: Dinner
7-8pm: Optional Digital Hour

December 13

8am: Morning Silent Meditation Circle
9am: Breakfast
11am: Check Out

Session 2— December 16-20, 2024

Arrival on December 16

3pm: Check-In
5pm: Welcome Circle + Evening Contemplation
6pm: Dinner
7-8pm: Optional Digital Hour

December 17-19

8am: Morning Silent Meditation Circle
9am: Breakfast
1pm: Lunch
5pm: Evening Contemplation and Sharing Circle
6pm: Dinner
7-8pm: Optional Digital Hour

December 20

8am: Morning Silent Meditation Circle
9am: Breakfast
11am: Check Out

Accessibility and Sliding Scale:
In keeping with Nectar’s efforts to remain as accessible as realistically possible, the 5-night retreat is available at sliding scale to reflect your economic reality and capacity, within the range of $700-2,500*.

*The full retail value of this retreat is $2500. Contributions meeting or surpassing this amount significantly aid us in expanding accessibility to our facilities for all.

All payments are non-refundable and non-transferrable.

Schedule

8:00 – 8:30am
Morning guided meditation
8:30 – 9:30am
Morning yoga lesson
9:45 – 10:45am
Vegetarian breakfast
10:00 – onwards
Explore Bowen Island & Book Add-On Services
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Additional Afternoon Yoga Class

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Nectar Yoga

Directions

We are a ten-minute drive from Snug Cove, where the ferry docks on Bowen Island.

No vehicle? Take the local bus (280 Bluewater). Just tell the driver you would like to be dropped off at Nectar Yoga “just before Adams Road.” The bus runs on a semi-consistent basis—check timing before your trip. Walking from the cove takes 45-60 minutes, and hitch hiking is legal on Bowen Island.

We have free parking available on site labeled by numbers. Please pick any number but try to park tightly so we can accommodate everyone.

Accommodation

Whichever accommodation you choose, the moment you step into your room, 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.

BALANCING Designed for individuals with greater earning capacity due to factors like education, gender, socioeconomic background, asset ownership, or other advantages. This ensures that our services remain accessible to those in need while relying on applicants' honesty to function effectively.

TRUE COST Aimed at those who can cover their basic living expenses and have some extra money for non-essential items.

Non-Accomodation option: Enjoy all the included practices and nourishing meals of our 5-day 'Disconnect to Reconnect' silent retreat—ideal for Bowen Island locals or those seeking a moderately lower-cost option. Please note: accommodations at Nectar Yoga are not included in this option.

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

Situated on 20 forested acres of land mid-island, we acknowledge that we live on the island of Nex̱wlélex̱m (known as Bowen Island in colonial times) on unceded Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory.

We are a purpose built retreat centre imbued with a lot of love. We know you care about the highest quality group experience, and so do we! It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Nectar Yoga Retreat.

Meals

Menu Types

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

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.

What's Included

2-night Accommodation
Daily Vegetarian Breakfast
Daily Yoga + Meditation

What's Not Included

Ferry cost to Bowen Island
Travel to/from Nectar Yoga

Customer Reviews

5.00 out of 5.0 average rating

Olena • Jan 24, 2022

5.0

Verified

Deeply rejuvenating!

The forest around the Nectar property is absolutely magical. The entire event was so deeply rejuvenating and the surrounding natural beauty supported that experience.

Katka • Jul 25, 2021

5.0

Verified

Macrame workshop

Super fun a amazing workshop, I learn fast because Sarah explained everything very good 🤩🥳 thank you

Mandy • Apr 28, 2020

5.0

Life-Changing 'Ah-Ha's' Simply from Breathwork

Levels of awareness brought to a whole new level, through something we do every second of the day. Thank you Andrea and Nectar yoga for an experience of a lifetime that I've now shared with groups of friends who are feeling the same benefits and gratitude.

Izabela • Jan 08, 2019

5.0

Nectar yoga silent retreat

I enjoyed the silent retreat at nectar yoga very much and look forward to coming back to attend another one. Andrea and Sat did an amazing job guiding us through a silent day. We learned many different techniques and meditation methods to take home with us. I thank them for their knowledge and gift in sharing. If you are looking to learn something new or improve your existing practice in a beautiful environment with experienced teachers this is your retreat. Highly recommended this to anyone.

Terri • Jan 06, 2019

5.0

Phenomenal experience!

We did the silent retreat with Andrea and Sat and it was a phenomenal experience. I’ve been to more than 15 yoga/meditation retreats (locally and abroad) and I have to say this was by far the best I’ve experienced.

The programming was extremely well laid out and clearly thought through down to the most minute detail. Andrea has a wide depth and breadth of knowledge and communicates this in a way that is very understandable to all levels of students. Her instruction is very clear, and she has very calming and soothing way in her guidance of the classes.

Physically, the space is stunning, the facilities are clean, stylish, yet warm and cozy, and the surroundings are beautiful and serene.

Highly recommend Andrea and Sat’s Nectar Yoga!