4-NIGHT Retreat + Program: ASCEND at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands

A breathtaking natural environment for resetting the central nervous system. This is a place where somatic psychotherapy is supported by plant medicine as the catalyst for self-betterment. Ceremonies are led by Plant Elders and guided by expert somatic and psychedelic therapists.

Embark on your ASCEND program and Retreat for self-betterment featuring one week of guided preparation, a four-night all-inclusive Retreat and two weeks of post-retreat integration. The four-night retreat at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands in Ontario, Canada features a range of somatic wellness and bodywork healing modalities, and an optional cannabis-assisted psychedelic journey. While on Retreat be surrounded by others who are equally dedicated to becoming the best version of themselves.

Join Dimensions Algonquin Highlands’ Clinical Director Donald Currie, RP, and his team of leading somatic psychotherapists, massage therapists, and hospitality experts providing a new paradigm for well-being. All-inclusive Retreat journeys at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands begin every Wednesday at Dimensions Retreats’ new Canadian lakeside destination. Solo stays are based on a four-night minimum and rates begin at $1250 CDN per night.

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You may be eligible for certain treatments on your health benefits plan. Do you contribute to a private or occupational health and wellness benefits program? You may be eligible for claiming one or more of those benefits at Dimensions. Find out more

THE THREE-PHASE ASCEND PROGRAM

PRE-RETREAT PREPARATION (one week prior)
(Virtual group meetings, dietary advice, videos, worksheets, meditations)

INCLUSIONS WHILE ON RETREAT at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands:

• Private luxury cabin accommodation with en-suite bathroom (soaker tub + walk-in shower)
• All meals, drinks, and snacks (healthy and organic)
• One optional psychedelic Plant Medicine Ceremony with cannabis
• One Ceremony preparation, group
• Five individual Body Work and Wellness selections (acupuncture, massage, Thai massage, individual breathwork, reiki, sound healing, cranial sacral therapy, hot stone massage, mindfulness meditation)
• Choice of either BioSound therapy or Floatation therapy (float tank sensory deprivation)
• One individual somatic psychotherapy session (1 hr)
• One group psychotherapy session for integration (2 hrs)
• Daily morning group movement and/or meditation (yoga, Qigong)
• One nature group (forest therapy)
• One evening group Sound Bath
• One evening group breathwork
• One evening cacao Ceremony, followed by ecstatic dance
• Optional seasonal cold-exposure therapy (cold plunge)
• Seasonal outdoor activities

POST-RETREAT INTEGRATION, guided integration over two weeks:

-Virtual group discussion, videos, meditations

The ASCEND Retreat is held in a uniquely western container: it is supported by rigorous health and safety protocols and is among several well-being programs developed by Dimensions’ team of experts. The Retreat’s five-star environment is a ground-breaking opportunity to leave the everyday behind. Pause, reflect, and connect to an enhanced sense of purpose.

* RETREAT PARTICIPATION IS BASED ON ASSESSMENT