Wild Hearts Hike, Paddle & Yoga Retreat

August 23-25, 2024

We now have a few spaces available for this retreat ($545/person). Please email info@for-rest.ca to find out more. We will be running 2 trips again next summer (one weekend and one longer) so if you would like to find out more, please sign up of our monthly newsletter (in the footer), or follow us on Instagram or Facebook!

Are you feeling called to nature and want leave behind the daily grind, let your hair down and feel alive, wild and free?

Then join us and get out there!

Be free to explore, become immersed in the high alpine and feel inspired by the beauty of the Kootenay mountains and the serene healing clear waters of secluded alpine lakes. Spend your time  becoming grounded and re-connected to nature and your true spirit.

This long weekend is full of fun, friendship, connection and adventure!

Over 2 awesome days, you will experience some of the best hikes and paddle board locations the Kootenays has to offer guided by two super fun and experienced mountain gals. Return to the peaceful refuge of the retreat each evening to rest and enjoy comfortable lodgings, yoga in the yurt, sound bath healing, delicious nutritional meals and much more….

This wellness retreat delivers the perfect balance for your mind body and soul of active effort and restorative ease. We create a safe space to strip back the layers, embrace big emotions, befriend your nervous system, and be untamed. Join us to reconnect, reclaim, and rise!

The adventures include hiking, paddle boarding, yoga, guided meditation, sound bath healing, yummy food and some free time to just rest, reset and restore after a wild and exciting day in the mountains.

Don’t want to camp? Book one of our Accommodations at a discounted rate.

Book a bed in the off-grid Keystone Cabin for $45/night

Book the Casita (1 Queen) for $85/night

Book the Caravan (1 queen, 1 twin futon) for $120/night

Friday, Aug. 23, 4:30pm – evening

  • Arrive by 3pm to get settled and have some down time.
  • We will begin Friday evening around 4:30 with an opening ceremony to get to know each other and talk about the weekend schedule. It is important that you are here before the opening ceremony.
  • After our ceremony, we will have a delicious and nourishing dinner together (provided)
  • We will take a short after dinner walk on the For-rest Retreat Trails to stretch our legs and set some intentions for the weekend.
  • We will wrap up the evening with a gentle Yin Yoga session in the yurt

Saturday, Aug. 24, 7am – evening

  • We will meet bright and early at 7am (after eating breakfast on your own) to beat the heat and head out to a local alpine ridge where we will hike for the morning. We will set out a picnic lunch after our hike.
  • On our way back from our hike, we will spend a couple of hours at a small, local lake where we can swim, paddleboard and see some wildlife, including painted turtles.
  • We will return to For-rest Retreat for some free time, then meet up again for dinner, followed by evening yoga, a Yoga Nidra Meditation and soundbath to close out the night.

Sunday, Aug. 25, 7am – 5:00pm

  • Our last day will begin again at 7am. We will meet up (after breakfast), for a morning yoga class in the yurt.
  • after yoga we will drive to a local trailhead where we will hike with our paddleboards to a pristine Alpine lake where we can spend time swimming, paddling and lazing on the rocks.
  • Once again, we will bring a picnic lunch up for the group.
  • After we hike back down, we will re-group back at the retreat for a final yoga class and closing circle before saying our goodbyes.

Included in the fee

  • 2 hikes
  • 2 paddles
  • 3 yoga classes
  • Meditations, Yoga Nidra and Sound Healing.
  • Dinner Friday & Saturday
  • Lunch Saturday & Sunday
  • Some trail snacks
  • Transportation to trailheads
  • morning coffee & tea
  • Space for Camping onsite

CANCELLATION POLICY:

The $100 deposit is non-refundable but can be transferred to another person or event if cancellation is before AUG 2, 2024. The remaining balance is due on or before August 2, 2024, unless you have made other arrangements with us. Any cancellations between Aug. 2 and 23 will be transferable to another person but non-refundable.

paddle boarding on the lake
ridge hike
NOT Included in the fee
  • Breakfasts (we do provide coffee & tea)
  • Paddleboards (available for rent)
  • Camping gear
  • Transporation to For-rest Retreat
  • Trip cancelation insurance
  • Travel Insurance
yurt exterior
ladies from teh hike and paddle retreat sitting on a log