play/ground
A weekend retreat to reset and reinvigorate
April 24 - 26, 2026
Green Nest Lodge, Buckhorn, Ontario
play/ground is designed to be a retreat from the everyday. This is your invitation to access a little extra joy and freedom through movement and creative practices, nourishing food, and community connection.
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For a few days, take a deep exhale and soften. Breathe fresh air and touch some grass. Wiggle around. Make a weird craft. Enjoy a sleepover with your new besties. Do a little "mmmmmm" dance in your chair as you eat something deliciously unreal. Let yourself be a goofy guy. Recharge to keep fighting the good fight.
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What's Included
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3 days / 2 nights accommodation
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Meals for Friday (dinner), Saturday (breakfast, lunch and dinner), Sunday (breakfast), plus snacks
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4 movement classes: Restorative stretch and meditation, Pilates, and dance (all mats and props provided)
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Crafternoon: Join in a guided craft workshop (materials provided), or bring your own project to work on!
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Access to all indoor and outdoor amenities (heated swim spa, lake access for canoes and kayaks, fire pits, lounges, and common spaces)
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Surprises and souvenirs!
The Setting
We’ll gather at Green Nest Lodge in Buckhorn, Ontario: a private, lakefront space that’s a 2-hour drive away from Toronto.
With Sandy Lake, a dedicated movement studio, walking trails, quiet lounges and libraries, a heated swim spa (with no fewer than 22 jets!), fire pits, and more, there’s so much to explore in the great indoors and outdoors.
You’ll stay in thoughtfully designed private or shared accommodations, with the option to ride solo or share giggles and snores with roommates.
Led by caretaker Sandra Chan and the team at LuminationX, it's a place curated with love, thoughtfulness, and enthusiasm. The Green Nest Lodge & Retreat has a vision of providing a space where all people will feel welcomed and safe enough to down-regulate their nervous system from the overstimulating city life, to regain balance and clarity. Cheers to that!
Meals with Nurture
When I envisioned this retreat, I knew that I wanted our shared meals to be an exceptional experience — an exclamation mark, not a footnote. I am thrilled that our meals, snacks, and treats will be provided by private chef and storyteller Sonja Seiler of Nurture.
Sonja says it best!
"I tell stories through food, and for Nurture, the story is about you.
You, coming into breakfast and seeing a variety of flavours, textures and colours in front of you to 'paint' your own culinary masterpiece with elements that work together in harmony, no matter how you put them on your plate. That's how I buffet.
To me, feeding you as [an] attendee is my way of infusing your creative practice with edible inspiration. It's about serving things family style as a spark for social connection with the person to your right and left. It's about teasing you with smells and reminding your body about the benefits of taking things slowly, because some of the food has steeped or stewed or marinated for as long as it needed to, and so can you.
Nurture food is a culinary love letter."
Allergies, dietary restrictions, and strong dislikes will all be accommodated in the menu. You’ll be asked to provide this information in your registration form.
Schedule
Friday, April 24
3pm: Arrival
4pm: Opening Circle
4:30pm: MOVEMENT: Cool Ranch
6pm: Dinner
8pm: Swim spa party
Saturday, April 25
8am: MOVEMENT: Nacho Cheese
9:15am: Breakfast
10am - 1pm: Free Play - choose your own adventure!
1pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Crafternoon
5pm: MOVEMENT - Sweet Chili Heat
6:30pm: Dinner
8pm: Sunset Camp Fire
Sunday, April 26
8am - Chilly Lake Dip
9am: MOVEMENT - Spicy Nacho
10am: Breakfast
11am: Departure
This schedule is subject to change. Meals are shared at a communal table, but ultimately everything is optional. Want to sleep in? Skip a movement session? Not a crafty person? You’re fully supported in opting out, no questions asked.
You won’t be forced to make friends, but if you’re seeking a primarily quiet, independent retreat, play/ground might not be the best option for you. This retreat is designed around connecting with other people and finding joy in community, balanced with time to recharge your social battery if needed! 🙋 One of the great parts of Green Nest Lodge is the abundance of chill zones, both in the larger shared spaces and right outside your bedroom door.
Accommodations
All prices shown in CAD and include accommodations, all meals, movement sessions, and workshops.
** Please note that transportation to and from the venue is NOT provided. We will try our best to help facilitate carpools where possible!**
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Shared Room, Shared W/C (Single bed): $750 | 5 Spots
Shared Room, Shared W/C (Double bed): $800 | 2 Spots
Double Occupancy Rate: $600 per person
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Private Room, Shared W/C (Double bed): $800 | 1 Spot
Double Occupancy Rate: $600 per person
Private Room, Shared W/C (Queen): $900 | 2 Spots
Double Occupancy Rate: $750 per person
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Private Room, Ensuite (Queen): $1,100 | 1 Spot
Double Occupancy Rate: $775 per person
Private Room, Ensuite (King): $1,200 | 1 Spot
Double Occupancy Rate: $800 per person
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Shared Cabin, with fenced in yard for a dog!
Two private rooms sharing one W/C
Queen: $1,000 | 1 spot
Double Occupancy Rate: $800 per person
Double bed: $800 | 1 spot
Double Occupancy Rate: $600 per person
Doggo: $100 CAD | 2 spots
Registration Info
Terms and Conditions
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A non-refundable $250 deposit is required to secure your spot.
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Final payment is due April 17, 2026.
Cancellation Policy
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Please note that no refunds will be issued after final payments are made on April 17, 2026.
Next Steps:
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Click below to choose your accommodation preference and arrange for deposit payment to confirm.
Your Host
I'm Megan (she/her)!
If we haven’t met yet: hi hi hi! I’m a coach, personal trainer, and Pilates instructor based in Toronto. After 6 years of side-gigging, I’ve made movement facilitation my full-time job / personality. You can read more about my fat positive, body liberation approach to fitness on my About Me page.
A few of my favourite things (non-exhaustive): a good book, a good giggle, badly singing along to all sorts of music, meeting new people, hot dogs, being in water, trees, bench pressing, softball, board games, biking, fashion clown style (aspirational).
I have been dreaming of a retreat like this, where I can share some of my favourite activities with old friends and new. Where we make time and space for ease, delight, and embodiment. Where we make shapes with our bodies, eat excellent food, connect with nature, and laugh.
This dream is coming true in April, and I’d love for you to be a part of it.
