Transformational Retreats for personal & professional development in Ontario

As a centre for transformational leadership, Northern Edge Algonquin is proud to present select retreats and trainings designed to connect you more deeply with yourself, work towards living more joyfully and authentically, exploring your leadership potential, and more.

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Ontario-based Specialty Workshops & Transformational Retreats for Personal Growth and Professional Development

Whether you’re looking for personal development, inner & outer work, continuing education, or leadership training, we’ve got a mix of signature and hosted programs that can help you to grow & evolve with the support of experienced facilitators and leaders.

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Heart Wood

A Retreat With The Way of the Circle Centre

Connect deeply with your heart, nature, and a heart-centered & like-minded community in this Heart Wisdom Healing Retreat. Harvesting the wisdom from the wind and trees, join us to root deep into the earth and restore our hearts.

  • Oct 2 – 5, 2025
  • Nature & Self Connection
  • Circle Work & Earth-based Spiritual Practice
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1084 +HST/Person
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Restorative Healthcare Providers Retreat

Retreat for Physicians, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, & Physician Assistants

As those who work within the healthcare system know well, consistently prioritizing the health & wellness of others above our own can lead to burnout, stress, and fatigue. This retreat, created with and for doctors & nurses, is a remedy for these challenges: Unplugged in nature, experience a variety of wellness activities that engage dreamtime, adventure, creativity, and community connection. Together, we will honor our stories and generate health in mind, body, and spirit, charting a heart-strong course for hope, vitality, and purpose.

  • Oct 17 – 19, 2025
  • Restoration & Resiliency
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 963 +HST/Person
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Rooted in Comfort: Women’s Wellness Hygge Retreat

A retreat with The Hygge Wellness Company


This immersive experience is designed to offer deep rest and transformation through Hygge-inspired rituals, nature therapy, and intentional community. It’s a chance to unplug from the world’s noise and step into a space of comfort, reflection, and renewal, all while embracing the calm rhythms of the natural world around us.

  • Oct 23 – 26, 2025
  • Hygge-inspired rituals & nature therapy
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1,284 +HST/Person
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Wintering, Writing, and Being in Wonder

Retreat With Allie Chisholm-Smith

Heed the call to go inwardly, to nurture the voice of your wisest Self and bring it forward into the world through writing, nature, and community. We will rest, we will write, and we will be in the wonder of this life.

  • Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2026
  • Restoration, Yoga, Writing
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1,003 +HST/Person
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Heart Flame

Retreat With the Way of the Circle Centre


Connect deeply with your heart, nature, and a heart-centered & like-minded community in this Heart Wisdom Healing Retreat. Coming home to the Fire Within, let us gather under the stars in the stillness of winter dreamtime to re-ignite our passions.

  • Feb 5 – 8, 2026
  • Nature & Self Connection
  • Circle Work & Earth-based Spiritual Practice
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1084 +HST/Person
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Heart Flow

Way of the Circle Retreat

Connect deeply with your heart, nature, and a heart-centered & like-minded community in this Heart Wisdom Healing Retreat. Flowing with renewed life, we embrace our child-like innocence as we plant & nurture the seeds of new dreams.

  • April 30 – May 3, 2026
  • Nature & Self Connection
  • Circle Work & Earth-based Spiritual Practice
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1084 +HST/Person
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The Forest As Your Studio: A Creative Rebellion Retreat

A retreat with Spark Adventure Photography


Step away from “point and shoot” and into deeper connection. This women’s-only photography retreat, led by photographer and facilitator Cobi Sharpe, invites you to slow down, rediscover your creative vision, and capture the raw beauty of Algonquin’s wilderness. Together, you’ll use the unfiltered edge of nature as your classroom, reconnecting with the joy and artistry of photography.

  • May 15 – 18, 2026
  • Photography workshops
  • Nature excursions
  • Creative connection
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1,684 +HST/Person
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Peace & Pachamama: Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat

A retreat with Abbey Morris


Join Abbey Morris in an immersive retreat experience for women to embody their sacred connection to the earth, to self and to one another through embracing the ancient wisdom of Yoga & Ayurveda.

  • July 16 – 19, 2026
  • Yoga & Ayurveda
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1,414 +HST/Person
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Landing Together Again

Retreat With Allie Chisholm-Smith

Stabilizing and grounding back to ourselves with energizing & restorative yoga, conversations about Ayurveda and philosophy . . . We will play and rest, remembering ourselves as sacred.

  • Aug 19 – 23, 2026
  • Energizing & restorative yoga
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1,655 +HST/Person
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The Habit Reset

Our Signature Health & Wellness Retreat

Transform your personal habits in this immersive health retreat & habits workshop for individuals seeking wellbeing, transformation, and wishing for a reset.

  • Sept 24 – 27, 2026
  • Specialty Habits Workshop
  • Introductory wellness practices
  • Fall colours retreat
All-Inclusive Pricing From
$ 1334 +HST/Person

All Retreats Feature

Nourishing Meals

Delicious, one-of-a-kind meals crafted with care from local ingredients and catered to a diverse range of dietary needs.

Time Outside

Outdoor experiences and activities in nature that will have you out exploring and trying something new.

Sustainability

Comfortable eco-friendly accommodations.  From our solar power system to our local food initiatives, you’ll see & feel the difference of visiting a sustainable retreat.

Plan your next retreat with Northern Edge Algonquin

Passionate Leaders

Retreats facilitated by passionate and skilled leaders who can help inspire you to connect more deeply with yourself, others, and nature.

Time for Self-care

Rejuvenative practices for wellness, creativity, self-growth, and for you to experience true rest and dreamtime.

Community

Community-centered group programming that will introduce you to new like-minded friends and allies to share experiences with.

Signs You Are Ready for a Transformative Retreat

  • You are tired of seeking leaders and gurus for the answers, and you are ready to find the answers within yourself and in nature.
  • You are ready to evolve, whether that means resetting your habits or goals, evolving your leadership style, or stepping into your more authentic self.
  • You are ready to deepen your connection with yourself through self-inquiry and inner work.
  • You can feel a change coming to the way we lead, work with, and treat one another, and you are ready to be a part of that change.
  • You are tired of waiting to live the life of your dreams, and you’re ready to go out there and make it happen.
  • You are tired of online trainings and you wish to unplug and earn a certification in good company, in-person.
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