The Yoga Garden Retreat

03/05/2026

Happy Spring 🌱

We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers (wannabe gardeners welcome!) to help with spring cleanup of the garden beds at Yoga Garden Retreat.

📅 May 9
📍 Yoga Garden Retreat
☕️9 am — coffee & tea
🌿 10 am–12:30 pm — in the garden

All skill levels welcome. Whether you're here to learn, share your knowledge, or just get your hands in the soil — we'd love to have you. Ages 14+ welcome.

Message us to join! 🙏 or click the link in bio 🍃

30/04/2026

We have amazing news!

The new Yoga Garden Retreat guardian team is coming together — even as we make this post.

We'll be doing proper introductions next week, but here's what you need to know right now:
We're taking bookings for events starting May 1st
New initiatives are launching at the retreat
You'll be hearing from us regularly

We think you're going to find this very exciting.
And we really hope you'll come and be part of it.

More soon. Stay close💚

21/04/2026

10/04/2026

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08/04/2026

Your feedback this week has been overwhelming in the best way 💚 Thank you for all your kind words and beautiful messages. Here are some of them...

This journey continues...Stay connected with us as we move through this transition together. More updates to come 🙏

30/03/2026

The Yoga Garden Retreat has been created and sustained through meaningful connections with people like you, and we want you to know how much we've appreciated being able to share this journey together.

After 33 years of service—beginning with opening Rama Lotus Yoga Centre in 1993 and creating the Yoga Garden Retreat — Robert Hay is preparing to step into a new chapter of his life.

As part of that transition, we're sharing some news: As of March, Yoga Garden Retreat is on pause while we search for the right person or group to take over this special place. This decision comes with a mix of gratitude, excitement, and yes — a little sadness too.

We know this may be disappointing for those of you who were hoping to gather here this season, and we're truly sorry for being unable to schedule your summer event now.

The story continues, just with new hands🙌

We've always believed that the Yoga Garden Retreat is about the connections we make with nature, with one another, and with ourselves. That spirit will carry forward with the right person.

We're actively in conversation with several people who are deeply aligned with the values and vision of what this retreat represents, and we feel confident this place will be in good hands.

This community has always been the heartbeat of the Yoga Garden Retreat. We'll continue to share updates as this story unfolds.

Thank you, truly, for being part of this journey with us 😌

01/01/2026

January 1, 2026! A beautiful blue sky and brilliant sun greets us on the first day of the year.
Hoping you’ve had a fabulous holiday of celebrations of all things that rejoice in the return of the light.

26/11/2025

Closing the Year with Full Hearts ✨

Our Renewal Retreat this past Saturday was the most beautiful way to complete our 2025 offerings - a spacious, restorative day filled with warmth, presence, and deep exhale moments. To everyone who joined us: thank you. Your energy and openness made this gathering truly special.

We’re still holding the sweetness of reflections like this one: “The retreat was amazing and just what I needed that day. I still feel the effects of being supported and cared for go deeply. I can’t wait for the next retreat!” ~ Molly

As we step into December, we’re honoring a gentle pause - a month to soften, slow down, and let everything we’ve created this year settle.

A time for rest.
A time for listening.
A time for tending to the inner soil so that new inspirations can take root for 2026.

There will be no events or offerings this month as we intentionally make space for reflection, renewal, and behind-the-scenes dreaming.

Wishing you all a peaceful, heart-warming, and nourishing holiday season.
May your December be spacious and kind, filled with small moments of magic and deep breaths of your own. ❄️❤️

With so much gratitude,
The Yoga Garden Retreat

19/11/2025

On November 22nd, step into a day of rejuvenation and restoration at our Renewal Retreat.

You’ll get to experience two unique sauna rituals facilitated by Marika Charbonneau:

✨Venik Massage – A healing ritual with birch or oak branches that stimulates circulation, releases toxins, and restores balance.

✨Aufguss Ritual – An aromatic infusion of steam and essential oils designed to awaken your senses and elevate your sauna experience.

Transform your day into a spa-like journey of pure bliss with a half-hour massage therapy session with Viviana Bustamante, a personalized treatment to release deep tension.

This is more than a retreat - it’s a sacred, immersive pause to reconnect with your body, restore your energy, and step back into life radiant and renewed.

Limited spots are available, claim yours today 👉🏽 https://tinyurl.com/3af5hd6k

See you Saturday ☺️

13/11/2025

In a world constantly pulling at our attention, true rest has become almost foreign.😶‍🌫️

But rest is the very foundation of strength and resilience - the place where our body repairs, our mind clears, and our spirit returns home.

Join us for Renewal Retreat - a day to disconnect from your phone, reconnect with yourself, and remember what it means to simply be.

Sink into the rhythm of restoration:
✨ Savor vibrant, nourishing food made with care
✨ Experience the aromatic Aufguss sauna ritual to release tension
✨ Move gently and mindfully to awaken presence
✨ Ground through calming meditation and breath
✨ Melt into a deeply relaxing massage treatment

This is a special full-day experience designed to replenish your body, soften your mind, and remind you of the beauty of slowing down.

🗓️November 22nd | The Yoga Garden Retreat
👉🏽Reserve your spot today: https://tinyurl.com/3af5hd6k

11/11/2025

💆🏽‍♀️November doesn’t have to drain you - it can be your time to renew.

As we enter the pre-holiday season, the pace often quickens. Our minds fill with to-dos, our bodies hold tension, and our hearts forget what this time is truly about.

But what if this year we chose differently?

Instead of moving through the holidays from a place of depletion, let’s reconnect with the season’s true essence - its beauty, magic, and power to bring people together in love and presence.

Before we start giving ourselves outwardly, we’re invited to come home inwardly - to prepare our body, mind, and heart to both give and receive with Grace.

✨You are the foundation from which your outer world flourishes.

At The Yoga Garden Retreat, our one-day retreats are designed to nourish you in the way you need it most - to let the land soothe your senses, slow you down, and remind you of what truly matters.

As one of our guests shared: “I felt like I was transported to another world, filled with peace, positive healing energy, and the vibrancy of nature, bringing the body, mind, and spirit into alignment and soul nourishment.”

💫 Join us November 22nd for Renewal Retreat - a full day to restore, reconnect, and renew before the season unfolds.

Spaces are filling up! Reserve yours today
👉🏽 https://tinyurl.com/3af5hd6k

07/11/2025

✨In the Space Between Seasons ✨

As the year gently comes to a close, The Yoga Garden Retreat will be taking a sacred pause. This December will be a time for us to rest, reflect, and let new seeds of inspiration take root.

We’re feeling deep gratitude for all the souls who’ve practiced, breathed, and journeyed with us this year.

And as we slow down to dream and plan, we’d love to hear from you, as your voice helps shape what unfolds next.

What are your hopes and dreams for our 2026 offerings? What experiences would help you feel more connected, alive, and whole?

Share your ideas with us at info@yogagarden.ca.