“Kathy's one-day retreats are like a bit-sized vacation for the body, mind, and soul. When you can't pick up and leave for a week or you need to get back before dinnertime to be there for your family, this offers the perfect solution to the mindful wellness seeker.
Close enough to the city to make it doable, but far enough away to disconnect for a few hours, the one-day retreat is accessible to yogis. Flow, connect, nourish, stretch, restore, and breathe before heading back into the demands of daily life. It was a refreshing break for a busy, working mom!"
Kattie, Fall Refresh, September 2022
Close enough to the city to make it doable, but far enough away to disconnect for a few hours, the one-day retreat is accessible to yogis. Flow, connect, nourish, stretch, restore, and breathe before heading back into the demands of daily life. It was a refreshing break for a busy, working mom!"
Kattie, Fall Refresh, September 2022
POWER FLOW + DEEP STRETCH & RESTORATIVE YOGA + BREATHWORK + NUTRITIOUS LUNCH +
CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY + INTENTION-SETTING
CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY + INTENTION-SETTING
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
NIRVANA RETREAT CENTRE, BOLTON, ON
HOST: @KATHPARSONS, THE SANTOSHA LIFE
CHEF: @CHEFDORISFIN
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
NIRVANA RETREAT CENTRE, BOLTON, ON
HOST: @KATHPARSONS, THE SANTOSHA LIFE
CHEF: @CHEFDORISFIN
Designed for the time-strapped wellness seeker, prepare to challenge yourself through a muscle-toning Power Flow class, find your flexibility and zen with deep stretch and restorative yoga, nourish your soul with healthy, organic food. Swim in a fresh pond, hike the beautiful property and catch up with a like-minded community. All in one day. All taking place within an hours drive from Toronto.
Give us a day and we'll give you your body, mind and soul back refreshed and ready to go. 💪🙏
Give us a day and we'll give you your body, mind and soul back refreshed and ready to go. 💪🙏
I absolutely loved the time I had in May's Santosha Warrior retreat. Kathy is such a passionate, inspiring, kind, empathic and all around amazing human. It was an absolute pleasure to try all the different sessions from Power Flow to Yin Yoga. Can’t wait to go again!
Daria, Toronto, May 2019
Daria, Toronto, May 2019
The schedule
- 9:45 - 10:00 Registration
- 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome + breathwork + intention-setting
- 10:30 - 11:45 Power Flow Yoga
- 11:45 - 12:00 Chill time (explore the property, connect with the community)
- 12:00 - 12:45 Tasty and Nutritious Vegan Lunch (Discussion re: mindful techniques for stress relief)
- 12:45 - 1:30 Rest & Play - swimming, hike, chill
- 1:30 - 2:45 Mindful Stretch (including passive yin poses) & Restorative Yoga with Guided Meditation
- 3:00 Depart feeling Recharged (no rush to leave! Feel free to linger)
** A lucky guest will have the opportunity to win a meditation cushion set from B Yoga!
Note: Schedule may shift slightly as the day unfolds.
HOw to register
Simply email via e-transfer or PayPal the retreat fee of $180 (which includes HST) to kathyparsons2@gmail.com with One Day Retreat in the subject line. We're good to go, rain or shine!
I will send you a confirmation email once your booking has gone through with a few questions (like if you have dietary restrictions) and I'll also send you a Welcome Package with detailed directions and packing tips a week prior to the event. Please note the Cancellation Policy below and that each participant will be required to sign a Waiver before participating in the retreat.
I will send you a confirmation email once your booking has gone through with a few questions (like if you have dietary restrictions) and I'll also send you a Welcome Package with detailed directions and packing tips a week prior to the event. Please note the Cancellation Policy below and that each participant will be required to sign a Waiver before participating in the retreat.
The INVESTMent
Your Registration includes:
- Power Flow Yoga Class (think flow, planks, breath, adjustments, great tunes)
- Deep stretch (think hip release, hamstring love, mobility training, fascia and connective tissue expansion), Restorative Yoga (recharge and relax) and mindfulness meditation (training for the brain).
- Delicious, organic, healthy lunch by a local chef and entrepreneur. Chef Doris will guide you through a hands-on process of building your own "Buddha Bowl" lunch from a variety of gorgeous ingredients. Prepare to get creative, inspired & tuned into your tummy!
- Lunch Talk & Sharing: The Power of Community & Mindful Techniques for Stress Relief
- Use of the stunning property, including walking trails and a fresh, clay pond for swimming
- Some goodies to take home
- Door prize of a meditation cushion set from B Yoga (valued at: $150)
- Confidence, peace of mind, inspiration and empowerment!
Thank you to our Door Prize Sponsor!
the Team |
Kathy parsonsYoga Teacher, Breath Work Coach, Meditation Guide and Retreat Host When Kathy is not leading mindful movement and breathwork classes and workshops on Zoom and across the city, she's hosting retreats around the world. Having hosted over 30 international, boutique retreats around the world, Kathy wanted to create something closer to home for those strapped on time (but long on lists!). She created and launched first one day retreat in 2017. Since then this program has brought hundreds of like-minded people together for a day of well-deserved connection. Kathy left the corporate world in 2004 to pursue her passion of wellness and travel and currently runs several wellness businesses. The Santosha Warrior One Day Retreats are part of her company: The Santosha Life: Cultivating Contentment through Yoga • Breathwork • Retreats thesantoshalife.com @kathparsons |
doris finDuring the past 15 years, Chef Doris Fin garnered a joy for cooking with quality, local, and seasonal ingredients and believes unity and connection is better cultivated when we know how, and by whom our food is grown. Doris offers interactive cooking classes, creative dinner events, and wholesome catered wellness retreats, while educating palates to appreciate natural flavours. Locally grown and happily raised ingredients play a major role in her menu development, for which Doris continually searches out the freshest and best ingredients. Doris also sells her organic vegan frozen treats, including Fin cakes and Fincicles, the “ice cream bar” version of Fin cakes. (Which you’ll get to experience at the retreat) @chefdorisfin |
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The one-day retreat was a great, accessible opportunity to focus on wellness and to move, reflect, and reconnect. The whole experience was warm, welcoming and really fun. Perfect start to fall!
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Our journey takes us outside of the big smoke and into the country. Nirvana Retreats is less than an hour from Toronto located near Bolton, Ontario. This beautiful and secluded 14 acre property in the Oak Ridges Morraine, has a beautiful pond, stunning facilities, and an infrared sauna for those who want to got full tilt on detox.
For directions and photos of the property, visit www.nirvanaretreats.ca.
For directions and photos of the property, visit www.nirvanaretreats.ca.
CANCELLATION POLICY
We get it, things happen!
If you need to cancel 7+ days prior to the start of the retreat, we will refund you 100%. (Please note: we will keep a nominal fee of $10 to cover a small portion of the administrative expenses).
However, please note that it may not be possible to accommodate any lunch modifications (we will try our
best!).
If you need to cancel 7+ days prior to the start of the retreat, we will refund you 100%. (Please note: we will keep a nominal fee of $10 to cover a small portion of the administrative expenses).
- 7 - 2 days before the boot camp is due to start, you will receive a 50% refund or you can find another person to take your place and transfer your boot camp investment to them.
- 2 days (48 hours) before the boot camp is due to start, it's non-refundable.
However, please note that it may not be possible to accommodate any lunch modifications (we will try our
best!).
