They help you to move towards solitude and escape the news and to process your experiences. At a wellness retreat you are supported through moments of growth and change, so that you can return home feeling rejuvenated and with all of this change in perspective.

First up on the list is a crowd-favourite spa which also happens to be one of the largest wellness retreats in Canada, located in Grafton. No matter what relaxes you best, be it a yoga session or meditation, indulgent body treatments, hydrotherapy, delicious food or even a round of golf, your best bet will be a package tailor-made at Ste.

Come rain, snow or shine, Ste. One look at Ste. Based in a picturesque town location in Niagara-on-the-lake, Pillar and Post guarantees the best of both worlds with five-star luxury treatment in a homely country inn setting! Spend your day there exploring and making the most of their indoor and outdoor spa.

Afterwards indulge in a fine dining experience and retire for the night in your spectacular suite. Choose one of their overnight retreat packages and book for one of their many signature experiences to restore your natural inner equilibrium in a holistic manner.

Set in the heart of the great outdoors of Grafton, this wellness retreat is the perfect spot to reconnect with the wilderness. Substitute your sleeping bags for a king-sized bed and your flashlight for mood lighting in this reinvented camping ambience. Glamping is just what you need to relax at Whispering Springs , after the daily yoga sessions they offer.

Wellness is extended to their fresh farm-to-table food using seasonal local produce so you feel good inside out. Why not invest your time in a yoga, wellness and self-care retreat to honour yourself in the picturesque setting of Shanti Retreat? Spread out across 11 acres, this property based in Wolfe Island is stunning to say the least.

The expansive view allows you to take in those spectacular sunsets along the shore. Amp up the relaxation factor with yoga sessions, a peppering of massage therapies, reiki sessions and nutritious vegetarian meals.

Scandinave Spa is set in the stunning Blue Mountains area with large indoor and outdoor spas offering sweeping views of the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Niagara Escarpment. Their all-inclusive wellness packages consist of accommodation in their rustic suites, plant-based meals and several workshops related to wellbeing to attend.

Their patrons are known to revisit this sanctuary annually for their yearly dose of wellness. Mindfulness meditation, vegetarian and vegan soup cleanses and walks through the expansive acre property of maple forests and meadows make Sugar Ridge an ideal location for a peaceful wellness reset.

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Look for black bears munching mussels along the shoreline en route. Once at the floating sauna—accessible only by boat—relax and detox in the ultra-modern cedar structure with a floor-to-ceiling window to take in the see-forever views of protected waters and coastal temperate rainforest.

Last year, Arcana , a new outdoor experience brand, opened its first architectural cabins in a forest about two hours north of Toronto. The undisclosed location is revealed only to guests, and is designed to enable a secluded, self-directed nature retreat.

Each cabin is a sleek tiny house, square feet in total, wrapped in a reflective but bird-safe stainless steel covering that blends the structure into the surrounding old-growth maple, birch, and pine trees.

The award-winning chef Shaun Edmonstone of Bruce Wine Bar prepares cook-and-serve meal kits like lemon-thyme chicken with white bean cassoulet that guests can pre-order prior to their stay and find waiting in the fridge.

Nearly 10 miles of walking trails and a cedar sauna with plunge pool round out the bespoke experience. In the spirit of benevolence of its original inhabitants, a former monastery has been reimagined as a wellness retreat in a wing of the oldest hospital in Canada.

Le Monastère des Augustines began as a cloister for nuns who traveled to Quebec City from France in and established the first hospital north of Mexico. It ends with a relaxing movement class, typically yoga or tai chi, held in the stone walls of the vaults, the oldest part of the monastery.

In between, choose from a variety of bodywork therapies like massage and lymphatic drainage, or a holistic health consultation. For the most authentic experience, opt to stay in one of the 33 restored cloister rooms. Kristi Kellogg.