Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27, 2026  |  Skill Level - Beginner

Early Bird Pricing (Until Jul 31, 2026): $599 (incl. tax)  | Reg. Pricing: $649 (incl. tax)

Start/Finish: Grundy Lake Access Point

GRUNDY LAKE
BACKCOUNTRY
YIN YOGA RETREAT

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Escape to Grundy Lake Provincial Park for a restorative weekend of canoe camping and yoga in the backcountry. Designed with a relaxed pace and only one 190 m mandatory portage, this experience offers a gentle introduction to backcountry canoe tripping while creating space to slow down, unplug, and reconnect with yourself in nature. 

Throughout the weekend, you’ll learn foundational canoe and backcountry camping skills. For those looking for a little more adventure, day 2 includes an optional 850 m portage from Gurd Lake to Beaver Lake for a scenic day paddle.

This retreat also weaves together movement, mindfulness, and self-reflection through a series of wellness offerings led by Michelle Peragine. Mornings begin with Rise and Release yin yoga sessions designed to gently awaken the body, while evenings close with deeply restorative Yoga Nidra practices intended to calm the nervous system and promote rest and relaxation.

Each participant will also receive an individual oracle/tarot reading. These intuitive card readings are intended to offer reflection, guidance, and insight, while creating space to pause and reconnect with what may be surfacing internally throughout the retreat experience.

Participants will also have the option to add on personalized Human Design or Astrology readings (+$17/each). Human Design readings explore your energetic blueprint, including how you are naturally designed to make decisions, interact with the world, and operate with less resistance. Astrology readings focus on your birth chart, including your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs, to provide insight into your personality, emotional world, and how you move through life. Already familiar with your Big 3? Participants may alternatively choose a reading focused on their Venus, Mars, and Mercury placements.

highlights

  • 3 days / 2 nights of backpacking on Gurd Lake in Grundy Lake Provincial Park

  • 4 guided 60-minute yoga sessions, including 2 Yoga Nidra practices and 2 Rise and Release Yin classes designed to promote rest, grounding, and nervous system recovery

  • Individual oracle/tarot readings intended to encourage reflection, insight, and personal connection throughout the retreat experience

  • Optional Human Design and Astrology readings for those interested in exploring self-awareness through energetic and astrological frameworks

  • Opportunity to learn foundational canoe tripping skills including paddling, camp set-up, food storage, and backcountry safety

  • Small group experience for a supportive, personalized trip

ITINERARY

  • 2:00 PM – Arrival at Grundy Lake Access Point
    Meet at the Grundy Lake access point for introductions, a gear check, and a brief overview of canoe handling, paddling techniques, and trip safety before we head onto the water.

    2:30 PM –Paddle to Gut Lake + Portage into Gurd Lake
    Paddle through Grundy Lake to Gut Lake, followed by a short 190 m portage into Gurd Lake where we’ll make camp for the weekend.

    5:00 PM – Arrive + Set Up Camp
    Get hands-on experience with setting up your equipment. Learn essential backcountry skills including bear safety, water filtration, and cooking with a camp stove.

    6:00 PM – Firewood Collection
    Help collect deadwood for the evening campfire and learn basic wood processing techniques.

    7:00 PM – Dinner
    Group meal and lakeside downtime.

    8:00 PM – Evening Yoga  Nidra
    Unwind with a gentle, grounding yoga practice to stretch out from the day’s paddle.

    9:00 PM – Fire-Building Workshop + Bonfire
    Learn practical fire-building techniques, then enjoy games and group fireside chats.

  • 7:30 AM – Wake Up + Breakfast + Coffee
    Ease into the morning at your own pace and enjoy a relaxed group breakfast by the lake.

    9:00 AM – Rise and Release Yin Yoga
    A slow, grounding yin practice focused on gentle opening, deep rest, and releasing tension held in the body.

    10:00 AM – Free Time + Tarot Readings
    Spend time swimming, relaxing at camp, or simply enjoying the backcountry. Individual tarot/oracle readings will be available throughout the morning for those interested in reflection and guidance.

    12:00 PM – Lunch
    Light group lunch before the afternoon adventure.

    1:00 PM – Optional Paddle + 850 m Portage to Beaver Lake
    For those interested, we’ll head out on an optional paddle adventure from Gurd Lake into Beaver Lake via an 850 m portage. This is a great opportunity to gain additional backcountry canoe tripping experience while exploring more of the park. Those wishing to stay back at camp are welcome to enjoy free time at their own pace.

    4:00 PM – Firewood Collection + Optional Human Design and Astrology Readings
    Help collect deadwood for the evening campfire and learn more about responsible fire practices in the backcountry. Those looking for a slower afternoon are welcome to enjoy optional add-on Human Design and astrology readings ($17 each) from Michelle.

    6:00 PM – Dinner
    Shared group dinner.

    7:00 PM – Evening Yoga Nidra
    Settle into deep rest with a guided Yoga Nidra practice designed to calm the nervous system and support full-body relaxation.

    8:30 PM – Bear Hang Tutorial
    Learn practical techniques for safely storing food in the backcountry, including different bear hang systems and campsite best practices.

  • 7:00 AM – Wake Up + Breakfast + Coffee
    Enjoy an easy morning.

    8:30 AM – Rise and Release Yin Yoga
    A slow, grounding yin practice focused on gentle opening, deep rest, and releasing tension held in the body.

    9:30 AM – Tear Down Camp
    Pack up camp gear and load the canoes.

    11:00 AM – Paddle Back

    Paddle back to Grundy Lake Access Point.

    1:30 PM – Return to Access Point + Wrap-Up
    Unload, debrief, and say our goodbyes.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Maximum 6:1 guide ratio (Wilderness First Aid, Paddle Canada Moving Water Intermediate Skills)
    Two Certified RYT 200

  • 2x 60-min Yoga Nidra Sessions

    2x 60-min Rise and Release Yin Sessions

    Individual 20-min Oracle/Tarot Reading

  • Basic paddle strokes
    How to properly load a canoe
    Water treatment and purification
    Food preparation and storage
    Bear safety and camp set-up
    Hands-on gear demonstration

  • Backcountry camping permit (Days 1-3)

  • Tandem canoe
    Personal flotation device
    Boat safety kit
    Paddle
    Tarp
    Stove
    Fuel
    Kitchen utensils
    SOS satellite device/GPS
    Signalling devices
    Bear spray
    Camp saw
    First aid kit
    Water purification system
    Adjustable declination compass
    Physical waterproof map
    Fire starter
    Biodegradable soap
    Polycord

Download the gear checklist below to see what you need to bring. Checked boxes will be supplied by SHE Ventures.

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WHAT’S EXCLUDED

  • Ground transportation to/from Grundy Lake Access Point

  • 2-night vehicle permit, payable to Ontario Parks ($12.50 +hst per vehicle per day)

  • Backpack (optional add-on)
    Lightweight tent (optional add-on)
    Yoga mat
    Yoga props (classes will be catered so these are not required)

  • Breakfast (day 2-3)
    Lunch (day 2-3)
    Dinner (day 1-2)
    Snacks
    Coffee
    Tea

  • Human Design Reading ($17 optional add-on) – Explore the foundations of your energetic blueprint

    Astrology Reading ($17 optional add-on) – Receive an introduction to your “Big 3” astrology placements

MEET YOUR CO-FACILITATOR, MICHELLE PERAGINE

Anything that Michelle is passionate about, you can count on her to blend an intuitive understanding and approach to what the individual needs at that moment in time, tuning in while the nuances of awareness begin to come online. She has a passion for helping others to slow down mentally and take things one-step at a time to truly F-e-e-l what they are asking and breaking it down into a more digestible way of understanding mentally and somatically in their body.

Michelle has a wide variety of knowledge due to her natural human design abilities where she is multi-passionate and is constantly learning, building and mastering on those topics/industries.

Her variety of skill sets and trainings are:

  • Restorative, Yin and Nidra Yoga Teacher

  • Guided Female Somatic Body Meditations (Breasts/Womb)

  • Intuitive Tarot/Oracle Reading

  • Astrology Interpretations

  • Human Design Interpretations

  • TCM Organ Theory

  • Cannabis Educator

  • Hypnotherapy (Currently in Training)

human design & astrology readings: learn more

Join Michelle for a personalized Human Design or Astrology mini-reading designed to support deeper self-awareness, reflection, and connection throughout the retreat experience. These are offered as individual add-ons for $17/each at checkout.

  • Human Design is a system that functions as a personalized energetic blueprint or user manual for how an individual is designed to interact with the world and identifying their "True self" versus their "Not-self," which is who they have been conditioned to be by society. It is intended for experimentation for real life, rather than just an understanding. It is a permission slip to operate how you are truly designed.

    Type: Determine your fundamental energy and your outward aura.

    Strategy: The best way for your type to navigate life and make opportunities happen with the least resistance.

    Best Environment: Relates to the orientation of your physical environment, the concept and quality of a space that supports you best.

  • We all have a unique way of expressing ourselves in life. The three big components of your birth chart give you a snippet, like a celestial starter kit into your core identity, your emotional inner world and how you are perceived by others (e.g., someone who may have the same sun sign as you will be perceived differently because their moon and rising sign expresses it in a different way).

    Sun Sign: Represents your fundamental personality; defining who you are at your core.

    Moon Sign: Represents your subconscious, your true needs, and what makes you comfortable.

    Rising Sign: Represents the energy you put out into the world, your first impression on others.

    Already familiar with your Big 3? Participants may alternatively choose a reading focused on their Venus, Mars, and Mercury placements.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations made 30+ days in advance of the departure are fully refundable, minus a 5% administrative and Square processing fee. Cancellations made outside of the 30-day window are non-refundable. However, all trips are transferable to another qualified woman aged 18 or older prior to trip departure.

A minimum of 4 participants are required to run this trip. Registrants will be fully refunded if 4+ people have not registered. 

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