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
Broken Open Hearts:
Friday, February 27
10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Online
Pay What You Can
A 2-hour, online Circle of Trust® exploring how we stay engaged with the world when our hearts are breaking.
How can we remain engaged with the world when our hearts are breaking?
It’s the inevitable consequence of love. If we care deeply about another, a community, a work, a life, there comes a moment when our hearts are bound to break. It may be personal, professional, political. Heartbreak can stir feelings of grief, anger, fear, and diminishment.
In this 2-hour, online Circle of Trust® retreat, we’ll look at heartbreak from a different perspective. What if heartbreak need not shatter our hearts – but break them open? Break them open, as Parker Palmer suggests, “ into largeness of life, into greater capacity to hold one’s own and the world’s pain and joy.”
In this gentle, online gathering, we’ll slow down and listen for how our hearts are responding to the world as it is. What has been broken? What might be opening? What becomes possible when present to what we love?
This is not a space for answers or analysis, but for reflection, silence, and honest listening — held within clear guidelines that support community, respect and confidentiality.
We offer this for anyone living with tenderness, grief, or concern, and wondering how to stay open, present, and compassionate.
New Beginnings:
A Courage & Renewal Retreat®<br?
April 23 – 25
Kingfisher Bay Retreat Centre
What does it take to begin again? For some, it’s an act of courage. For others, it’s stepping away from the familiar to listen more deeply.
New Beginnings is a residential retreat for those who are considering—or already navigating—a personal or professional transition, especially when deeper questions about life, purpose, and direction are calling for attention. Participants will be supported to:
- Act wholeheartedly on their true callings and passions
- Cultivate sustaining personal and communal practices for the long haul
- Transform the relationships, families, and organizations they serve
Rooted in the Circle of Trust® approach developed by Quaker writer and teacher Parker J Palmer, and shaped by the work of the Center for Courage & Renewal, this retreat invites you to follow the wisdom of your soul—personally and vocationally.
Set on the shores of Stoney Lake, Kingfisher Bay Retreat Centre offers a warm and welcoming space to rest, revive, and renew. Surrounded by tall pines, peaceful waters, and abundant wildlife, you’ll have the time and space to reconnect with what matters most.
This retreat runs Thursday April 23, starting at 4pm and ends Saturday April 25 mid-afternoon.
REGISTER EARLY! SPACE IS LIMITED!
There are several registration options (all options include meals)*:
Retreat + overnight accommodation
Shared room: $520.00 (early bird price, participate with a friend!); after March 9: $598.00
Private room: $700.00 (early bird price); after March 9: $805.00
Retreat only (for those wanting to commute home in the evenings)
Commuter: $350.00 (early bird price); after March 9: $402.00
*Non-refundable on or after March 16th. Cancellations prior to March 16th are subject to a $200 cancellation fee.
REGISTRATION:
Email facilitator Kristin Philipson at kphilipson@rosedaleunited.org including your name, email contact, and phone number. Your registration will be confirmed, along with details about the payment of registration fees.
“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