Nectar Hosted Retreats, Classes & Events
Beyond the 2-night Nectar Experience Package, we host our own retreats, classes, and seasonal gatherings—led by Andrea Clark and our in-house team designed for self-discovery, restoration, and soulful practice.
These offerings are eligible for redemption with Nectar Classes + Events gift certificates
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Upcoming Seasonal Events
Guided seasonal yoga and meditation events designed to mark the changing seasons through movement, stillness, and reflection.
Our Seasonal Gatherings offer moments of pause throughout the year, aligned with natural turning points such as the summer and winter solstices and the spring and fall equinoxes. Held on Bowen Island, these events create space to step away from daily life, reconnect with yourself, and move through each seasonal transition with greater awareness and intention.
The term "solstice" originates from the Latin words “sol”, meaning "sun," and “sistere”, meaning "to stand still." During this significant time, the sun's path appears to pause. Gathering in Nectar’s geodesic dome, each participant will be invited to reflect on their journey from the Summer Solstice to the arrival of Winter. Through gentle functional movement and an invigorating pranayama practice (yogic breathing), we will step into deeper relaxation with the meditative vibrations of a crystal bowl sound bath, concluding with shared written intentions and a communal bonfire.
Upcoming Overnight + Day Retreats
Immersive yoga and meditation retreats led by Andrea Clark and our in-house team, designed for deep rest, self-discovery, and restoration on Bowen Island, BC. Our Nectar Hosted Retreats invite you to step fully away from daily life and into the rhythm of the island, whether for a restorative day retreat or a multi-night overnight yoga retreat.
Held in our geodesic yoga dome and surrounded by forest and ocean, these Bowen Island wellness retreats weave together yoga, meditation, breathwork, and community to support real renewal, just 20 minutes from Vancouver.
Grief lives in the body. It arrives not only through loss, but through love, transition, and the unmet hopes we quietly carry. Touching the Bruise is a one-day grief retreat co-facilitated by Andrea Clark, co-founder of Nectar Retreat and Mist Thermal, and Chloe Hunter, a Threshold Doula and ritual guide who supports life’s sacred beginnings and endings.
Mimi Young and Andrea Clark are excited to offer a new retreat this year: The act of making is one of the oldest available forms of return: to the body, to attention, to the ordinary pleasure of a thing becoming.
Many Hands is a five-day arts and crafts retreat at Nectar on Bowen for people who create, who practice, who carry a great deal and are in need of refreshment; who are ready to set some of it down for a few days in the company of others doing the same.
Join us for a transformative 4-night Silent Retreat at Nectar. Align with the quietude of the late Autumn season, fostering inner gentleness and intuitive insight. Experience the beauty of the forest here on Nexwlélexwm (Bowen Island), as you immerse yourself in silence and simplification, allowing yourself the gift of conscious deceleration. This retreat invites you to disconnect from any electronic devices, creating space for a deeper connection with nature, yourself, and the present moment.
Join Carolyn in a comprehensive 5 day course at Nectar Yoga on Bowen Island, designed to help you explore the profound benefits of breathwork for both personal wellness and professional application. Dive deep into the when, where, and how of various breathwork practices, including techniques for both down-regulating and activating the nervous system to achieve optimal health.
Reconnect with the grounding wisdom of the earth in this immersive afternoon of ritual, storytelling and ceremony with Megan Sheldon at Nectar Yoga Retreat on Bowen Island. Explore ancient traditions, earth symbolism and meaningful practices through nature connection, personal reflection and shared stories. Discover the gifts of steadiness, belonging and renewal as you create your own personal ritual to carry home, deepening your connection to the natural world and the rhythms of everyday life.
Explore the transformative wisdom of water through ritual, storytelling and meaningful ceremony with Megan Sheldon at Nectar Yoga Retreat on Bowen Island. This immersive afternoon invites you to reflect on the themes of emotional connection, cleansing, grief and life's transitions through ancient symbolism, shared stories and time spent connecting with the natural world. Discover how water rituals can honour change, encourage reflection and bring deeper meaning to life's everyday moments, while creating a personal ritual to carry home.
Explore the transformative power of fire through ancient rituals, storytelling and ceremony with Megan Sheldon at Nectar Yoga Retreat on Bowen Island. This immersive afternoon invites you to discover the symbolism of fire, exploring themes of courage, transformation, release and renewal. Through shared stories, personal reflection and meaningful ritual practices, connect with the wisdom of this powerful element and create your own fire ritual to carry home.
Explore the wisdom of air through breath, sound, storytelling and ceremony with Megan Sheldon at Nectar Yoga Retreat on Bowen Island. This immersive afternoon invites you to discover the symbolism of air, exploring themes of clarity, perspective, intention and connection. Through shared stories, song and meaningful ritual practices, discover the power of giving voice to what matters most and create a personal ritual to carry into everyday life.
Upcoming Events + Classes
Ongoing yoga classes, breathwork, and wellness events led by our in-house team on Bowen Island, BC, just 20 minutes from Vancouver, offering accessible ways to connect with practice throughout the week.
Our Nectar Hosted Classes & Events offer regular drop-in yoga, breathwork, and meditation sessions for movement, breath, and stillness, open to on-site retreat guests and the wider Bowen Island community alike. Whether you're joining us for a single yoga class, a seasonal wellness event, or returning week after week, these offerings make it easy to experience Nectar's approach to practice in one of BC's most soulful wellness retreat settings.
Join Deviki for a heart offering at Nectar Yoga Retreat.
Listen to the deepest longing of your heart and accept the invitation to relax into presence and uncover what lies at the centre of your being, deep beneath the fleeting experiences of suffering and happiness.
Start your week with intention. This intuitive and energizing all-levels flow in our geodesic dome is designed to bring clarity to the mind and steadiness to the body, a grounded beginning to your Monday. Guided by Abby Barker.
Join Georgie and community in nature for a unique offering as we gather in ceremony for heart-opening cacao and Himalayan Breathwork journey.
Rooted in ancient Himalayan teachings, combining kundalini kriya, breathwork, meditation and mantra these powerful practices work on both the physical and subtle body, supporting the nervous system and reconnecting you to a deeper sense of self, a quiet state of bliss within.
Join us for an intimate evening of Conscious Connected Breathwork, an invitation to slow down, turn inward and connect more deeply with yourself.
Conscious Connected Breathwork is an active breathing practice that connects the inhale and exhale in a continuous, circular rhythm. Through guided breathing, music and intentional rest, participants are invited to explore the sensations, emotions and experiences that may arise.
Unwind with the soothing power of crystal healing bowls, guided breathwork, yin yoga and yoga nidra, designed to balance your nervous system and promote deep relaxation. These transformative sound bath sessions incorporate Solfeggio frequencies and other healing tones to promote sound healing, while also guiding you through breathwork that builds resilience and reduces stress.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
Step into the heart-expanding practice of Bhakti Kirtan, a devotional chanting experience that connects us through sound, stillness, and community. In this 90-minute gathering, we begin with grounding breathwork and mindfulness before easing into a call-and-response mantra practice. Most mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Yoga.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“From the moment I arrived at Nectar Yoga Retreat I felt held, welcome and at ease. The lush green forest, fern & wild flower surrounding is so tranquil. The accommodation is extremely comfortable. Sandy was wonderfully welcoming upon arrival. I enjoyed all the teas, the forest bath, & made use of the art supplies! The yoga dome is incredible, as were the yoga classes!
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