Slow the Season
Reclaim the quiet soul of winter and treat yourself to a deeply restorative pause. Slow the Season is an invitation to step away from the noise, honour the natural wisdom of winter’s arrival, and ease gently into the weeks ahead.
As nature begins its winter cocooning, this retreat offers a sanctuary for rest, restoration, and quiet gratitude. We so often enter December at a breathless pace, swept up in holiday busyness, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You are invited to move slowly, mindfully, and intentionally toward the winter solstice.
Throughout your time with us, you will be completely cared for. We will nourish your body with soul-warming meals, guide you through gentle movement and breathwork, create your own driftwood wreath and restore your spirit with unique experiences like our night walk nature-based practice. Leave prepared to enter the holiday season not with exhaustion, but with peace, ease, and a grounded heart.
Dates: December 4-6, 2026
Join us for an opportunity to chart your own path and
Slow the Season
*What’s Included*
Cozy Accommodation In Nature
Settle into your peaceful retreat space and step away from the noise of daily life. Enjoy a restorative weekend stay designed to offer total sanctuary, quiet rest, and effortless connection with nature.
9D Restorative Breathwork Immersion
Clear accumulated year-end mental noise and release physical tension on Friday evening. This powerful, immersive breathwork practice gently resets your nervous system, guiding you into a state of deep, restorative sleep.
Gentle Morning Yoga
Awaken your body softly with intentional movement and quiet breathing. Designed to ease stiffness and bring steady, grounded energy into your morning without effort or pressure.
Intentionality & Mini-Rituals
Discover practical, wisdom-filled tools and daily mini-rituals to help you set clear boundaries, protect your energy, and navigate the busyness of the holiday season with total calm and sanity.
Driftwood Wreath Crafting Workshop
Reconnect with your creative spirit through a tactile, nature-based workshop. Using natural driftwood and gathered winter elements, craft a bespoke holiday wreath to carry the grounding magic of the retreat home with you.
Guided Winter Night Walk
Step out into the peaceful quiet of the winter woods after dark. A calm, guided evening stroll under the night sky that invites you to connect with the still, quiet beauty of nature in December.
Sonic Yin Yoga Immersion
Conclude your weekend with a harmonious blend of deep, passive stretches and soothing soundscapes. This Sunday session deeply restores your body and spirit, leaving you completely centered before heading home.
Spacious Free Time & Integration
Enjoy dedicated afternoon hours to spend entirely as your heart desires—whether that means quiet reflection, exploring surrounding nature trails, or simply resting without an agenda.
Soul-Warming Seasonal Meals
Savor completely prepared, wholesome, and comforting communal meals throughout the weekend. All meals from our Friday welcome supper to Sunday closing lunch, crafted to nourish your body and feed your soul.
Weekend Itinerary
3:00-5:00pm – Check in’s
6:00pm – Welcome, Introductions & Group Supper
8:00pm – 9D Restorative Breathwork Session
Breakfast in your Accommodations
9:00am-10:00am – Gentle Yoga with Heather
10:00am-12:00am – Developing Mini-Rituals to set intentions (and maintain your sanity!)
12:15pm-1:00pm – Group Lunch
1:00pm-3:30pm – Foraged Art – Driftwood Wreath Workshop
3:30pm-6:30pm – Free Time
6:30pm-7:30pm – Group Supper
8:00pm-9:00pm – 5-senses Night Walk Experience
9:00am-10:00am – Group Breakfast
10:30am-12:30pm – Sonic Yin Yoga
1:00pm-2:00pm – Group Lunch and Closing
2:00pm – Check outs & Departures
Retreat Pricing
This retreat has multiple accommodation types and a variety of pricing options based on the size of your group. The prices below are all-inclusive and include accommodations, retreat registration, food & activities. Groups must be pre-arranged with friends/family as we do not sell single beds for our retreats.
Mongolian Yurts
Our authentic Mongolian Yurts are suitable for up to 3 adults (one queen bed and 2 twin beds)
Group of 1 in Yurt – $1098+tax total
Group of 2 in Yurt – $1698+tax total ($849/pp)
Group of 3 in Yurt – $2298+tax total ($766/pp)
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Eagle’s Nest Loft
Our Eagle’s Nest Loft is a self-contained suite with own kitchen & washroom. Suitable for up to 3 adults (one queen bed and 2 twin beds).
Group of 1 in Loft – $1148+tax total
Group of 2 in Yurt – $1748+tax total ($875/pp)
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Retreat fees only: $649 includes all meals, snacks, all experiences on the itinerary & access to all resort amenities.
Meet Your Facilitators
Trevor Grant
Trevor Grant has been performing his magical SoundEscapes sound journeys here at Nature Space Resort since we opened. Trevor says "I have been fascinated by sound for as long as I can remember, be it the wind in the trees, a metal railing echoing in a great hall, a rock band in full flight or the most delicate tap of a cymbal, it all speaks to me. As a percussionist I get to explore and release all sorts of frequencies, from primal beats of a drum to the gentle sparkle of tiny bells, Adding the breath of wooden flutes creates a palette of sounds that allow for a full range of expression. For me, music is a multi-sensory experience, something that is not only heard, but felt. My hope for my SoundEscape sessions is for people to experience sound and music in a deeper more attentive way than usual and to bring attention to the important role our sonic environment can play in our daily lives."
Heather & Jarrod Gunn McQuillan
Heather is the co-owner of Nature Space Resort in beautiful St. Peter’s Harbour, PEI. She is a certified RYT 200hr Yoga Alliance Teacher (500h currently in process with certifications in Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga Nidra, and Chair Yoga). Heather has actively practiced yoga since 2009, is trained in Mindfulness Meditation (MBSR graduate), and has practiced meditation since 2013. She is also certified as a meditation and mindfulness instructor and is a graduate from Canada's only graduate-level University program in Mindfulness (Mindfulness Based Teaching and Learning offered from The University of the Fraser Valley). Heather is also a certified MBSR facilitator from the Centre for Mindfulness Studies. Jarrod is the co-owner of Nature Space Resort and brings a wide variety of life and work experiences to their project at the resort. His educational background includes Commerce and Science degrees and early in his career his work focused on sustainability & localizing food systems and he worked closely with primary food producers, community groups and Indigenous communities in Ontario and British Columbia. More recently, prior to opening the resort, he spent more than 10 years as the Oyster Biologist for the Province of Prince Edward Island and still grows his own oysters and shares experiences and his passion for oysters with guests at the resort. Jarrod has used cold water therapy for years through his athletic career, but recently has begun to implement many of the breath work and mindfulness strategies to broaden his understanding and use of cold water. He is currently completing his Cold Water Therapy Diploma and has begun training on the Wim Hof Method. He is also a passionate naturalist and outdoor leader. He is one of the most highly certified sea kayak instructors in Atlantic Canada with Paddle Canada and has had the pleasure of leading programs & expeditions as well attending sea kayak gatherings as a guest coach all across Canada, the United States and beyond through his sea kayak instructional business – Cloud 9 Adventures.