Welcome Reflect Refresh Wonder Renew Recharge Listen Rest
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
Courage:
an online Circle of Trust ®
Sunday, January 11
10:30 – 11:45 am ET
Online
Pay What Your Can
How do we live with courage and integrity?
January invites us to begin again. In this 75-minute, online Circle of Trust ® we’ll step back from routines and obligations, and consider what it means to live with courage, where courage lives in us and how to sustain our courage in difficult times.
We’ll explore different perspectives on courage, 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.
“Courage is what love looks like when tested by the everyday necessities of being alive.”
~ David Whyte
Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash
Changing Seasons:
Winter's Invitation
January 22, 2026
10:00 am – 3:00 pm ET
Rosedale Centre, Toronto, ON
$50
A one-day, in-person retreat exploring life’s transitions through the wisdom of winter.
Winter has its own way of teaching us. In the quiet months, when light is scarce and the world appears stripped back to its essentials, we are invited to slow down and listen for the deeper currents moving through our lives. Winter encourages us toward reflection and rest, toward remembering our place in the long arc of time, and toward reconnecting with the stories – ancestral, communal, and personal – that shape who we are becoming.
This session in our three-part “Changing Seasons” series focuses on winter as a guide for navigating life’s transitions. What can this season teach us about pausing, reflecting, letting go, and trusting what is emerging beneath the surface? How might the stillness of winter help us discern what is ours to carry forward – and what is ready to be set down? And how does deep time, lineage, and the presence of those who came before us offer grounding and perspective as we enter the next phase of our lives?
Together, we will reflect on these questions, drawing inspiration from the wisdom of Parker Palmer, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and other elders who speak to the rhythm and mystery of change. Guided by the principles and practices of the Courage & Renewal® approach, we’ll cultivate a calm and confidential space where we can hear ourselves – and one another – more clearly.
Whether you are navigating a transition now or simply feel the pull of winter’s quiet invitation, we welcome you to join us for this in-person retreat.
“Seasons” is a wise metaphor for the movement of life, I think. It suggests that life is neither a battlefield nor a game of chance but something infinitely richer, more promising, more real. The notion that our lives are like the eternal cycle of the seasons does not deny the struggle or the joy, the loss or the gain, the darkness or the light, but encourages us to embrace it all – and to find in all of it opportunities for growth.
— Parker J. Palmer
“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