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What if you could give yourself the gift of a few hours to simply stop, refresh yourself and nourish your spirit?
What could that give you?
Whether you have an hour, a day or want an ongoing experience, our online and in-person Circle of Trust ® and Courage & Renewal ® retreats offer protected time and space to rest, reflect, and see the path forward.
Upcoming Retreats
(Re)Kindling Joy: an Online Circle of Trust ®
Sunday December 15, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm EST
Online
Pay What You Can (Donation)
Thinking about joy can feel complicated right now. How can we feel joy In the face of troubling world events, ecological degradation or personal loss?
The thing is, feeling joy is not frivolous or self-indulgent. Joy is a necessity for helping us move forward with hope, resilience, and purpose.
“Joy is the surprising sprinkle of deep happiness that fills your soul for a moment and then is gone. Joy connects you to all that is good within yourself, and something that is good in the world.”
~Kathy Wagner
This 90-minute micro-retreat invites you to pause, reflect, and rediscover how joy can arise in small, quiet, overlooked moments. Through guided reflection, deep listening, and open-hearted conversation, we’ll create a protected space to nurture joy, even amidst life’s challenges.
“All we have are moments. So live them as though not one can be wasted. Inhabit them, fill them with the light of your best good intention, honour them with your full presence, find the joy, the calm, the assuredness that allows the hours and the days to take care of themselves. If we can do that, we will have lived.”
~Richard Wagamese
Renewal: an Online Circle of Trust ®
Sunday, January 12, 2025
10:30 – 11:45 am EST
Pay What You Can (Donation)
A new year invites us to begin afresh and consider the path forward with renewed energy.
Join us on Sunday, January 12, 10:30 –11:45 am EST. In this micro-retreat we will explore the power of renewal, spend time in quiet reflection, and listen to our own – and each other’s – wisdom. Gentle guidelines will support a calm, confidential and protected space.
Take a short pause and consider what renewal looks like for you, and what a new year might offer.
Charting a Path in a Broken World
January 28 – March 4
7:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Online
$100
• How can we stay true to our values and work with our gifts, so we may contribute to a more loving, just, and sustainable world?
• What does this moment ask of us?
In this six-week retreat series we’ll create a space that nurtures natural ways of being with ourselves and one another that move us towards wholeness and integrity.
We’ll explore where we find ourselves now, what we have to offer, and how we can move forward in ways that answer our deep longings and serve the world. Clear, time-tested guidelines and structured conversations will support open, non-judgemental interactions. We’ll practice deep listening and offer honest, open questions to support each other as we find new perspectives, uncover personal wisdom and build courage. Each person participates as deeply as they choose.
Charting a Path in a Broken World is not prescriptive, nor will it offer a specific path forward. Instead, it will be an opportunity to get clear on our values, purpose, and strengths, and what these have to offer to the present moment. Looking inward even as we face the outward challenges of the world is not a selfish act: it’s a means to uncovering our connectedness.
“May each of us locate our gifts. May each of us ask that question, how can I help? And may each of us find something deeper than hope where we can act on behalf of a beautiful broken world.” ~Terry Tempest Williams
“This is medicine for the heart and soul.”
Adiat
Retreat Participant
Contact Us
retreats@insideoutsideretreatcentre.com
We are settlers on Treaty 13 Land, the traditional territories of many Indigenous Nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples from across Turtle Island. We are committed to honouring the history this land bears witness to, responding to the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and walking lightly on the Earth. A portion of proceeds from all our offerings are sent to: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and The Nii’kinaaganaa Foundation.
The Inside Outside Retreat Centre, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 720 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M5S2R4