When was the last time you escaped your busy life to a stunning lone island to relax, reconnect, reflect, and renew?

True You Island Retreats are extended weekend wellness retreats at our spectacular North Point Retreat located on a lone island in the heart of the stunning Canadian Shield.

Individuals, couples, and groups of friends are welcome to join us for an easy, pressure-free, weekend of wellness and fun.

Participants arrive on Friday before 6pm and leave on Monday by noon.

This is your time to relax, de-stress, reflect, rest, rejuvenate, have fun, and connect with yourself, others, and stunning and sometimes dramatic nature.

The retreats are run by the kind and welcoming founders of True You Retreats, Jessica and Darek, and other True You facilitators.

Your participation in any activities is optional. You can hang out on your own and do your own things if you like, or you can join others for the activities of your choice.

Among possible weather-dependent activities are True You Circles, various meditation, mindfulness, yoga, or movement exercises, art-making, writing circles, reading, kayaking, paddle boarding, exploring the stunning nearby islands in electric boats, sauna or hot tub combined with cool dips, fishing, wildlife watching, and other activities. Or you can just catch up on relaxation, reflection, sleep, and rest.

To enhance everyone’s sensory experience, early parts of Saturdays and Sundays are silent. The silence will make your stay more relaxing, and help you deepen your reflective process.

We will provide boat transportation to and from the island, and two yummy vegan meals a day plus healthy snacks.

More information about True You Circles @ trueyou.one.

 

Rates

 

Please pre-register and we will email you your retreat pricing options.

 

Restrictions & Cautions

 

• No pets or children under 16. Birds nest on the island, and our facilities are not equipped to handle pets. The island terrain is raw, uneven, and unsafe for young children.
• We also ask that you do not use alcohol or illegal substances during your stay.
• We ask you do not bring your own perishable food, unless you have special dietary needs. Feel free to bring non-perishable food items. You will not have a fridge or kitchenette in your room, and we do not allow any food preparation or eating outside of the main kitchen area.
• There are two shared bathrooms, two shared showers, and two shared washing stations.
• This is wild nature, so we cannot guarantee good weather, or a bug-free environment. Also be prepared for possible high winds, rocky boat rides, pouring rain, loud thunderstorms, insane sunsets, blinding stars, and stunning northern lights.

 

Sample Retreat Schedule

 

Note that any activities in this schedule are optional. You can do whatever you feel like at any time during the weekend.

 

Friday

 

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

• Pick up from the marina. (We ask that you do not arrive early or late. If you are driving from Winnipeg, please leave at 2pm at the latest to make sure you arrive on time)

6:00 pm on

• Settle in. Eat.
• Orientation.
• Introductory True You Circle.
• Free time (Heading out in electric boats, kayaking, paddleboarding, swimming, soaking in the hot tub, sauna, or just quietly unwinding are some of our preferred ways of starting the weekend)

Saturday

 

Please observe silence from the time you wake up until breakfast, as well as after breakfast.

7:00 am – 8:00 am

• Free time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some snacks or juice.
• Please observe silence

8:00 am – 9:15 am

• Guided meditation circle
• Stretching, yoga, movement
• Please observe silence
• No kitchen access

9:15 am – 10:00 am

• Free Time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some juice

10:00 am – 11:00 am

• Breakfast

11:15 am – 1:45 pm

• True You Circle – Guided Exercises & Reflections
• Please observe silence if you are not participating
• No kitchen access

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

• Free Time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some snacks or juice

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

• Various weather-dependent indoor or outdoor activities

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

• Dinner

6:00 pm – on

• Various weather-dependent indoor or outdoor activities

Sunday

 

Please observe silence from the time you wake up until breakfast, as well as after breakfast.

7:00 am – 8:00 am

• Free time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some snacks or juice
• Please observe silence

8:00 am – 9:15 am

• Guided meditation circle
• Stretching, yoga, movement
• Please observe silence
• No kitchen access

9:15 am – 10:00 am

• Free Time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some juice

10:00 am – 11:00 am

• Breakfast

11:15 am – 1:45 pm

• True You Circle – Guided Exercises & Reflections
• Please observe silence if you are not participating
• No kitchen access

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

• Free Time – Feel free to make your specialty coffee or have some snacks or juice

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

• Various weather-dependent indoor or outdoor activities

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

• Dinner

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

• Various weather-dependent indoor or outdoor activities

10:00 pm – 12:00 pm

• Social gathering

 

Monday

 

9:00 am – 11:00 am

• Coffee, tea, juice, snacks

11:00 – 12:00

• Drop off at the marina. You will likely arrive in Winnipeg around 3 or 4 pm.

 

About North Point Retreat

 

North Point Retreat is located on a lone island in the heart of the spectacular Canadian Shield, 2.5-hours north-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, or .5-hour north of Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

With its 360-degree majestic views, intimate contact with the elements, cozy accommodations and amenities, absence of light or sound pollution, infinite places to explore by water, including the oldest art gallery on earth, this place is a true north retreat that will help you calibrate your inner compass.

Some of the weather-dependent activities include kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, swimming, hot soaks in the cedar hot tub, yoga, meditating, writing, reading, crafting, heating up in the sauna and cooling off in the lake, exploring the stunning nearby islands in electric boats, watching wildlife, or just catching up on sleep and rest.

At night, with the absence of light pollution, you can lose yourself in the Milky Way, star gaze, observe distant planets with a telescope, catch the occasional spectacle of the northern light, or join others by the warm light of the fire. On windless days, the expansive silence is bound to bring you back to your primal essence.

The island amenities include cozy and comfortable rooms, all with amazing views, a cedar sauna with a spectacular view, cedar hot tub, the world’s best Cinderella incinerating toilets, and indoor and outdoor showers. All rooms have comfy beds with hotel-quality bedding and desks and chairs to write. You will have access to kayaks and paddle boards. The surrounding area is gorgeous, with lakes, islands, and channels to explore, and some of the best fishing you can find anywhere.