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Meditation Retreat on Bowen Island
Meditation Retreat on Bowen Island
December 5 - 7, 2025
Bowen Island, Canada
2 nights, 3 days
18 person retreat
Highlights
Practice in a Geodesic Dome in the forest
On a stunning island just 20 minutes from Vancouver, BC
Scandinavian inspired Main Lodge + Cottages
Guided and Silent Meditation sessions throughout the weekend
Optional Hot / Cold Thermal Spa Experience
Nourishing Vegetarian Cuisine
Details
As the quiet of winter sinks in, step away from the rush of everyday life and gift yourself the space to slow down. Over 3 days and 2 nights, this Meditation Retreat invites you to pause, breathe and soften into stillness through practices in Meditation, Mindfulness and Breathwork. Guided by Carolyn’s most cherished teachings, each session is thoughtfully woven to restore the nervous system, steady the mind and open space for clarity. Held in the heart of nature on Bowen Island, BC and supported by a circle of kindred community members also seeking a slower pace. You'll get a much needed chance to release what no longer serves, listen inward with greater ease and welcome the season as a time of reflection and possibility.
Venue
Nectar Yoga Retreat
4.9 ★ 243 Reviews
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.
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Garden
Towels
Housekeeping
Coffee / Tea
Restaurant
Heating
Accommodation
Private Deluxe Cottage for 1 or 2 People
Private room for 2
$950 USD / person
Private Deluxe Cottage for 1 or 2 People
Private room for 1
$1,800 USD total
A Frame Private Cottage for 1 Person
Private room for 1
$900 USD total
Private Lodge Room
Private room for 1
$900 USD total
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Accommodation Description: 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. The modern, Scandinavian-inspired deluxe cottages were designed with simplistic coziness in mind. Comfy beds, soft linens, fluffy pillows and a reading window seat offer perfect places to snuggle up to a loved one or with a good book and a warm mug of tea. Wake up and take a luxurious morning shower in the gorgeous bathroom, or take it outside in the steamy outdoor shower adjoining the bathroom. A covered porch lined with warm cedar perches you with a perfect view of the property’s centrepiece, our magnificent maple and alder grove trees.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free · Nut Allergy Friendly
We meet in Onyx Lodge and gather around a long harvest table to enjoy each meal. The vegetarian cuisine 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 in the mornings and tea throughout the day, and break bread with those around you. Vegan and gluten-free options are available upon request.
Testimonials
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Host
Carolyn Anne Budgell
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sharing Mindfulness, Meditation + Breathwork since 2009, Carolyn's experience is vast: presenter at Wanderlust & Lululemon Festivals, published on My Yoga Online & Halfmoon Yoga, instructed over 20 Yo...
Certified Yoga Instructor
Accreditation has been verified
1 language
English
Teaching for 9 years
Joined Insight Timer in Sep 2016
What's Included
All Food = 3 Meals a Day
Guided and Silent Meditation Sessions
Gentle Restorative Yoga
Mindfulness Lectures + Discussions
Optional Cold Ocean plunge led by Carolyn
All accommodations (linens and luxurious body care products)
Not Included
Transportation to and from Bowen Island
Optional MIST Cold / Hot Spa Experience
FAQs
Guest requirements
Some previous meditation experience is encouraged, but not required.
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 90 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 90 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 90 days before the retreat begins.
