Sacred Waters, Healing Roots: A Nature Therapy Retreat

🌿 Sacred Waters, Healing Roots A Nature Therapy Retreat

4 Days / 3 Nights | Saskatchewan River Delta

Hosted by Aski Holistic Adventures

Step away from the noise of everyday life and immerse yourself in a remote wilderness retreat designed for healing, connection, and renewal. This four-day canoe-access retreat invites you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and deepen your relationship with yourself through land-based teachings, plant medicine, ceremony, and community.

Accessible only by canoe, this off-grid experience offers a rare opportunity to unplug, breathe deeply, and live simply on the land.

🌱 Benefits of the Retreat

This retreat offers space for:

• Deep connection with nature and the land

• Mental, emotional, and physical healing

• Learning traditional plant knowledge and survival skills

• Rest, reflection, and creative exploration

• Building meaningful connections through shared experiences

Canoeing, fire-cooked meals, forest walks, ceremony, and quiet evenings by the sauna all support nervous system regulation, grounding, and personal insight.

🧭 Your Guide

Michela Carriere

Founder of Aski Holistic Adventures

Michela will guide you through her homelands in the Saskatchewan River Delta — a powerful, plant-rich ecosystem known for its beauty and healing presence. Located 55 km from Cumberland House, SK, this remote lodge is accessible only by boat along the Saskatchewan River.

This land offers peace, perspective, and space away from modern distractions — a place to truly unwind and reconnect.

🌾 What’s Included

• Guided canoe journey with shore lunches

• Storytelling and historical teachings of the land

• Guided forest walks and plant gathering

• Herbal medicine making (balms and tea blends)

• Evening tipi tea ceremonies

• Survival skills teachings

• Daily yoga, meditation, and reflection circles

• Choice of accommodation: cozy cabin, canvas tent, or tipi

• Family-style, home-cooked meals

• Wood-fired sauna and shower access

🗓 Retreat Itinerary

Friday | Day One

• 12:00 PM – Meet at Dale Martens Boat Launch

• Canoe journey (approx. 4.5 hours) through the Saskatchewan River

• Shore lunch along the way

• 5:00 PM – Arrival at Big Eddy Lodge

• Lodge tour & settling into accommodations

• Opening circle & welcoming ceremony

• Collaborative meal preparation and feast

• Evening sauna, visiting, and relaxation

Saturday | Day Two

• 8:00 AM – Morning yoga & meditation

• 9:00 AM – Breakfast

• Guided herbal walk and forest hike

• Learn plant identification, gathering teachings, and traditional uses

• Encouraged journaling, note-taking, and photography

• Evening sauna & fireside conversations

Sunday | Day Three

• 8:00 AM – Morning yoga & meditation

• 9:00 AM – Breakfast

• Herbal medicine making day

  • Create tinctures, balms, and tea blends

  • Learn preservation and preparation techniques

  • Take your creations home

• Closing tea ceremony & reflection circle

• Final evening sauna and celebration

Monday | Day Four

• 8:00 AM – Morning yoga & meditation

• 9:00 AM – Breakfast

• Pack up and gratitude sharing

• 12:00 PM – Boat departure to Cumberland House

• Return home with daylight and full hearts

🎒 What to Bring

Personal Items

• Towel and bathing suit

• Toiletries & medications

• Sunscreen & bug repellent

• Water bottle

Clothing

• Bug jacket

• Sun hat & sunglasses

• Knee-high rubber boots

• Sandals

• Bandana or scarf

• Thin gloves

• Canoeing clothes (quick-dry recommended)

Plant & Ceremony Supplies

• Cloth shopping bag

• Scissors & string

• Glass mason jar with lid

• Offering for tea ceremony (organic tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, or personal offering)

📵 Note: There is no cell service at the lodge. Phones are welcome for photos.

📍 Important Notes

• This is an off-grid, wilderness experience

• Group size is intentionally small

• Suitable for all fitness levels with basic paddling ability

📩 Questions & Registration

Contact: Michela Carriere📧 askiadventures@gmail.com