Vitality Magazine - June 2017 (test)

Avalon offers guests a place to hike, swim, and canoe
Earth Tracks offers courses in edible plant foraging
Getaway Guide 2017
Get Out of Town and Escape to Ontario’s Natural
Vacation Destinations for Fun and Relaxation
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WORKSHOP RETREATS
EARTH TRACKS OUTDOOR SCHOOL AND
WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS ~ Durham, ON
Earth Tracks specializes in wilderness living skills and naturalist-led
canoe trips. We offer courses, workshops, and
apprenticeships in wildlife tracking and naturalist studies,
edible plants and foraging, medicinal plants and herbology,
medicine making, bushcraft, earth philosophy and awareness.
We also run guided naturalist canoe trips into
Algonquin Park and other regions of central Ontario.
We blend ancient and modern wisdom, and view nature as
the ultimate teacher. Our workshops and trips are small and
focused, providing quality education and practical field experience.
Both the curious beginner and seasoned outdoors person
will benefit from our programs. We have classes suitable
for adults as well as children, in which we create a strong
mentoring experience for participants.
We also offer custom “Deep Nature Connection” experiences
for your private groups, schools, family/friends,
nature clubs, scout groups, homeschoolers, etc. We work
with each group individually to design and deliver many
programs, classes, wilderness canoe trips, and presentations.
“The Earth is the ultimate provider, and for countless generations
our ancestors knew how to survive and live in harmony
with nature. By learning and practising these skills,
we begin to experience nature in an ancient and meaningful
way.” ~ A. Burnett
For more information about our programs, please call us at (519)
217-4921 or send email to earthtracks@gmail.com. Visit us on the
web at www.earthtracks.ca
AVALON RETREAT CENTRE
~ Madawaska Valley, ON
The Avalon Retreat Centre is a sanctuary in the heart of
Ontario’s Madawaska Valley, near Algonquin Park, offering
a variety of accommodations for private or group spiritual
retreats. Allow the healing energy of our semi-private lake to
support you in connecting to yourself and the spirit of the
Earth Mother. Hike, swim, canoe, relax, and rejuvenate.
Upcoming retreat dates:
– Thirteen Canoes, Navigating our Intuitive Gifts of
Birth: A Celtic Calendar Retreat: Summer Solstice on the
weekend of June 23-25
– Lammas Festival, A Celtic Calendar Retreat: Aug 4-6
– The Teachings of the Fire, A Celtic Calendar Retreat:
Fall Equinox September 22-24
Please check our website for additions and updates to retreat itineraries,
visit www.whisperingsong.ca. For further details: call (416)
588-4503 or (613) 757-1539 or email arc@whisperingsong.ca
THE REALIGN RANCH
~ Mt. Albert/Uxbridge, ON
The Realign Ranch is a space dedicated to the alignment of
body, mind, heart, breath, and soul through its “Sacred
Living Programs”. Event offerings include 7-day Liquid
Feasts, Vision Quests, 7 Generations Life Coaching, raw
food classes, yoga, meditation, Sacred Moon ceremonies,
shamanism ceremonies, and mandala garden design. They
offer both onsite and online programs. Online programs are
designed to spark your own ‘involution’ and anchor more
deeply into the inner space of sacredness and personal truth.
Onsite programming takes place on 48 acres of forested
natural beauty, where we connect deeply with the world out-
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