RETREATS AT STOWEL LAKE FARM

STOWEL LAKE FARM, Saltspring Island, Sept 2012 from Cadillac Season on Vimeo.

Seeds of Change Itinerary (Sample)
Please note all activities are optional.

@ Stowel Lake Farm, Salt Spring Island

THURSDAY:

3:00 – 5:35 p.m. Depart Tsawwassen ferry terminal, arrive Fulford Harbour, SSI
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner at the Barn, House Rules and Itinerary
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Foot Reflexology and Yin Yoga with Sue

FRIDAY:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Meditation – self-guided (optional)
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast in Noble Silence
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Hatha Yoga with Nicola ‘Prepare the Soil: Hip Openers and Twists’
11:0 – 12:00 p.m. Circle: Introductions, Icebreaker, Seeds of Change Step 1, Journalling
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Organic Vegetarian Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Free Time/Farm Stroll/Massages
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Unity Partner Yoga with Sue / Nicola ‘Plant the Seed: Adjustments, Hands on Assistance and Counterbalances’
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Shower / Dinner Prep / Free Time / Farm Stroll
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Organic Vegetarian Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Yin Yoga and Pranayama with Sue

SATURDAY:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Meditation – self-guided (optional)
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast with Noble Silence
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Hatha Yoga with Sue ‘Breakthrough: Backbends and Inversions’
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Circle: Step 2: Intention Setting and Soil Prep (Outside)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Organic Vegetarian Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Herb Walk with Jasmyn Clift
2:15 – 5:00 p.m. Salt Spring Island Market in Ganges / Free Time / Ruckle Walk / Lake Swim
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Thai Massage with Sue and Nicola ‘Growth and Support: Therapeutic Flying and Thai Massage’
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Organic Vegetarian Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Circle: Step 3: Mandala Drawing
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Ecstatic Dance Party!!!

SUNDAY:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Meditation – self-guided (optional)
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast with Noble Silence
9:45 – 11:00 a.m. Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola ‘Surrender to the Flow’
11:00 – 12:30 p.m. Circle: Step 4: Seed Ceremony, Mandala Sharing, Intention Recap, Feedback
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Organic Vegetarian Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Pack, Cheese Farm, Stroll, Massages
2:45 p.m. Sharp! Leave for ferry (enjoy stores and café at the harbour)
3:50 p.m. Ferry departs Saltspring to Tsawwassen (Vancouver)

Our Special Guest

This year we are pleased to welcome back Meghan Budd from Open Art Education to join us in facilitating our mandala creation and expression!

Meghan Budd is a creative art facilitator working with various people and organizations in and around Vancouver.  She facilitates creative expression workshops and works in collaboration with others to enhance wellness retreats with visual art. Working in all realms of visual art, she inspires people to consider their own personal journey and its important connection to self-expression. Not just an artist, Meghan is also a teacher and a healer, using creative play and humor in her work.

We are so excited to have her good company – thanks for joining us Meghan!  🙂

www.meghanjunebudd.com

Getting There and Away

If you are taking your vehicle, please book ferry in advance to ensure you have a space (see below for sailing times).  If you are taking a car, please inform us if you’d like to carpool with other students.  If you want to park and walk on, we are happy to pick you up from the Ferry to drive you to the farm!

NOTE: If you are unable to make the 3 pm ferry, you can jump on the 5 pm sailing and meet us after dinner at the Farm.  However we strongly encourage that all participants arrive early for the 2:00 or 3:00 pm sailings from Tsawwassen to make a smooth connection to Salt Spring Island.

Ferry Info:

Getting There Thursday:   We depart on the 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen, arrive @ Swartz Bay 4:35 p.m., then depart Swartz Bay 5:00 p.m., arrives @ Fulford Harbour  5:35 p.m.

Getting Away Sunday:   We depart Fulford Harbour 3:50 p.m., arrive @ Swartz Bay 4:25 p.m., then depart Swartz Bay 5:00 p.m., arrives @ Tsawwassen at 6:35p.m.  Please note there is another sailing from the other side of the island (30 mins drive from the Farm) leaving Long Harbour at 2:55p.m. direct to Vancouver (no transfer).

We highly recommend that you reserve your Ferry trip in advance to ensure easy connections!

Uh Oh!  Missed the connection?  Don’t worry, there’s a great restaurant in Schwartz Bay (The Stonehouse Restaurant and Pub), and you can catch the next sailing and meet us at the Farm.

For more information on other ferry times (to and from), check BC Ferries website:  https://www.bcferries.com/bcftravelcentre

About the Accommodation

http://www.stowellakefarm.com/

Standard Accommodation is shared, funky boutique-rustic (luxury in nature). Private rooms are available at an additional cost.  Please ask us, or visit their website to find out more.

Stowel Lake Farm is an established organic farm located in the south end of Salt Spring Island. The facilities are beautiful and comfortable.  The accommodation on Stowel Lake Farm is comfortable and charming.  Most of the rooms sleep two people with a few that sleep three people. The Gatehouse, the yoga and meditation space, has large windows that allow panoramic views of our stunning farm and the natural environment. The building itself is warm and light and beautifully handcrafted by local woodworkers.  We enjoy the privacy of the farm with exclusive use for our participants during our stay.

About the Food

The staff at Stowel Lake work with several experienced and talented caterers to provide delicious and healthy meals for retreats. The emphasis is fresh, organic and locally produced food infused with LOVE. Vegetables grown on the farm is used whenever possible.  Haidee Hart is our regular chef, and she provides nothing but the FINEST.

Where do we eat?  The Barn!

The Barn, a post and beam structure, was built in the early 1970’s using Douglas fir trees from the property.  It was first used as a sheep barn and housed over 100 ewes (the sheep have left). Each spring the lambs would leap with joy in and out of the back of the Barn.  During these years the upstairs of the Barn was full of hay and several well used barn swings!

We reserve the full 10-acre property for our trip, so you will have free rein to walk, read, take time in nature, or enjoy one of the quiet nooks on the property.   You can look forward to feeling spacious, relaxed, and well accommodated here, not only in your room, but in every area of the Farm.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us by email letsgo@unityretreats.ca.