The Open Collective

Join us on Saturday Oct 19 for a one day workshop on the alchemy of dreams as we explore folktales and legends to tap into the power and magic of the collective unconscious RSVP by email [email protected]

We are counting the sleeps until they happen right here in this magical place in Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County.
Join us for one of two luxurious experiences to celebrate the harvest and to welcome 🍂 Autumn.
We have 1-2 spots left for you to join us for The Retreats happening in September.
Recalibrate: A Sacred Shift.
September 20 - 22.
with .
The County Cool Down.
September 27 - 29.
with .
Food creations by .
More Details? Check the link in bio.
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SEPT 27-29

With Autumn, we welcome the harvest, and receive clarity from the wind’s cooler caress. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Join for an intimate September getaway. As the seasons shift, so do our personal rhythms. Synchronizing ourselves with nature can be as simple as letting it in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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SEPT 27-29

With Autumn, we welcome the harvest, and receive clarity from the wind’s cooler caress.

Join for an intimate September getaway. As the seasons shift, so do our personal rhythms. Synchronizing ourselves with nature can be as simple as letting it in.

Tomorrow and Sunday in The County 9:30am - 10:30am
Start your day off right with
Stepping in for .alchemy the goddess herself. Looking forward to share my offering in the glass box. $15 for a unique experience of Mixed Movement including: yoga, Pilates, functional mobility, somatic healing and meditation. Come and visit!

Our first newsletter! Are you on our mailing list? Sign up on our website to get this baby in your inbox! Thank you to MariaMancuso for a delicious healthy cookie recipe and to Lisa Messina for a short video of a healthy movement practice to try out!
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Giving Thanks

Our friends at Surf the Greats took us out for a first time lake surf experience and we loved every minute of it!

That humid continental surf life in the city...

Learning about process was quite entertaining and educational. This was the perfect wine tour finale for The Harvest Retreat.

These two: and have been nothing but a dream to host on The Harvest Retreat. Look at these beautiful smiles!

Field Trip: to to learn about their process for making tasty wines.

The Harvest crew may have had a late start today but we aligned and cleared our energies for the day ahead. What seeds did you sow that may not have come into full fruition? How have these unfulfilled desires brought you unexpected gifts to be celebrated?

Empty mats, ready for our guests to roll out of bed and into their first yoga class together. Theme: what has come into full fruition? What is ready to be harvested and celebrated?

We are The Open. Manifesting our wildest dream into a reality one step at a time. We are holding space for all beings to expand into their greatest potential and to lead a life that is fulfilling and aligned with their highest intentions. We are working together through thick and thin to build our sacred space within and without. We could not do it without your support. We are forever grateful.

The Harvest is on! Our guests arrived to a colourful county spread of deliciousness put together by from various, talented local food growers, farmers, and makers. We are feeling blessed to be beginning our journey in connection with the community. Like all good things a slow, careful, respectful, and dedicated process is key.

Double Rainbow moment. As if this shoreline needed any more spectacular add-on features! We finally took an evening to enjoy the sunset and recharge our energy with nature’s finest offerings. What a dreamy evening we had. County magic is real.

Everyday ends with a magical sunset. The end of the day brings us the opportunity to rest and start again when we rise up to host our guests in this spectacular venue. We are ready for The Reset Retreat Guests to indulge in deep practice with and be fed by while and take care of all of the other important details that make it all feel so good.
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Field Trip: to with and after a blissful morning practice and a killer breakfast made by . Tonight we celebrate our first retreat complete .
The County never stops delivering greatness!

Enjoying our last sunset from the venue together with The Activate Retreat crew. What an amazing group of beings all gathered together for a luxurious weekend of incredible eats, movement, and deep dives into our hearts and minds -all in the magic that is the county.

Raw almond butter coconut oatmeal cookies made by for 3:00 snack!

To add to already blissful weekend: massages with the incredible are happening! We are so blessed to have a collective of unique talents to offer our guests on The Retreats. Endless gratitude and inspiration!

Proactivity: “It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts.” Steven R. Covey. Let proactivity take precedence over reactivity. Choose your actions and remember that you have the power (the ability) to make change and transform. Dare to love authentically. Be willing to make mistakes.

Make it Sacred. Thank you to for adding your special touch to our alter. Spirituality is about connectivity to something greater than all of us and is grounded in love.

The Activate Retreat: Reclaiming our Right to Act. Let’s not use our strength to fight our inferior parts with superior parts, let’s not aim for victory of one part over the other -none of this leads us closer to wholeness, instead it leaves us further fragmented, more separate, and disconnected. Let’s channel it and contain it within our own being and use it to transform without diminishing ourselves or one another. Let us integrate both sides of the polarities.

Our home in Cherry Valley for the next two weeks! We are so excited to share the magic with our guests and to host them through epic experiences with brilliant nourishment by . Thank-you to all who have been in heartfelt support and of incredible help to us along the way. Thank you to the for welcoming us into the community with open arms and hearts. It’s only the beginning and we have already come so far!

Day One of The Activate Retreat! We are ready for our guests and so excited for them all to arrive and enjoy this beauty with us for the next three days. Sunrises are sacred and even though we know it will happen every day, we can still practice gratitude for this simple yet powerful expression of energy and life.

just made BBQ sweet potato chips and chilli lime cashews! Snacks are ready, hurry before we eat them all!

Testing out our practice space for this morning. Sacred space to move intimately and presently, to feel breath full of attention, to listen deeply to what the body has to say in each moment, to gather insights and revel in the magic that is you! Are you coming?

Our chef is making granola this morning! Welcome to the team lady of love for all things that happen in the kitchen. We are so lucky to have your sweetheart along for the ride:)