Rest-Connect-Thrive
A Centre of Excellence in Whole Person Care & Integrative Cancer Programs
To support people living with cancer to make life-enhancing choices for their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health and wellbeing.
A SUITE OF WELLNESS RETREAT PROGRAMS
Abbey Retreat Centre (ARC) offers a suite of wellness retreat programs. Central to our mission is offering a four day program for people living with cancer and for their primary support person, looking after the whole person. Body, mind, spirit…
Businesses, families, and community groups are invited to use the facility as a gathering space or as a customized retreat experience for a moderate price. All funds generated through fundraising events, facility rentals, and generous donations help to keep our facility beautiful and increase the programs that we offer.
Most importantly, these funds help us to continue to offer our cancer retreats to participants free of charge. We understand the financial burden that can often accompany a cancer diagnosis and we strive to provide a place of healing that does not add to that burden.
Programs
Cancer Retreats
Our retreats are for people at any stage in the cancer journey and their primary support person. They include discussion groups, yoga and meditation, nutritional learning, creative expressive arts, connection with nature, and rest time – all in a supportive, caring community atmosphere.
Time at retreat provides the opportunity to explore the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of healing with cancer. Our retreats are 4-day experiences with ten participants. The resulting sense of enhanced well-being and knowledge from being at retreat can allow those with a cancer diagnosis to continue and complete traditional treatment programs staying as well and whole as can be.
CANCER Retreats
Day Programs
Day programs based on local interests.
Speakers, classes, groups.
Rent the Retreat Centre
The Retreat Centre is available for rental when not in use for its retreat programming. Groups, business, families, are welcome to rent smaller spaces or the entire Centre. What would you like host here ?
About Abbey Retreat Centre
Integrative Cancer Care * Rest & Renewal * Healing Power of Community
Abbey Retreat Centre
ARC was born of a vision to advance the work of integrative cancer care in Canada. The Retreat Centre offers several program areas, a commercial-grade kitchen, office space, and sleeping accommodations for 12.
The Centre is located at Abbey Gardens Community Trust, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Our core work is to provide 4-day residential retreat experiences for cancer patients and
The Retreat Centre is the newest member of the Abbey Gardens family. Abbey Gardens is a charitable organization whose big dream is to transform a spent gravel pit (300 acres) into a green space that provides economic and recreational opportunities for our community.
The Abbey Gardens property enhances the retreat experience for ARC guests as they are immersed in a peaceful setting in nature. Gardens, hiking trails, Local Food Hub, educational displays and local business partners (including a craft brewery) are all located on site in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands, Ontario. Retreat participants can tour the gardens, visit heritage breed ponies and chickens, shop for local food at the Food Hub, enjoy lunch on the restaurant patio or participate in one of the programs offered throughout the year.
News & Events
Canoe FM interview
Canoe FM interview January 23 - Mike Jaycock with Doug Norris and Judy Cole. (Click to hear the interview)
‘Snowga’ with Yours Outdoors
Yours Outdoors brings you Snowga, snowshoeing and yoga together at last! Spend an hour exploring the beautiful trails at Abbey Gardens connecting with nature in mindful ways. Your snowshoe trek ends at the serene and peaceful Abbey Retreat Centre where you will...
21 Day Yoga Retreat with Lee Majewski
I am very happy to say that I found a place in Ontario, the Abbey Retreat Centre near Haliburton, very much aligned with our goals, which has agreed to host us. As a result, we will run our first retreat in April 2020. For more information you can go...
Canoe FM interview
Canoe FM interview January 23 - Mike Jaycock with Doug Norris and Judy Cole. (Click to hear the interview)
‘Snowga’ with Yours Outdoors
Yours Outdoors brings you Snowga, snowshoeing and yoga together at last! Spend an hour exploring the beautiful trails at Abbey Gardens connecting with nature in mindful ways. Your snowshoe trek ends at the serene and peaceful Abbey Retreat Centre where you will...
21 Day Yoga Retreat with Lee Majewski
I am very happy to say that I found a place in Ontario, the Abbey Retreat Centre near Haliburton, very much aligned with our goals, which has agreed to host us. As a result, we will run our first retreat in April 2020. For more information you can go...
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