Reconnect with your true self

Our BOUTIQUE Homestead and Yoga RETREAT offers aN elegant comfort with Warm and Genuine care.

Nourishing body, mind and soul weekend retreats are carefully curated for you in mind to have a well deserved pause. Gather your best friends and pack up your bags for restful and down to earth weekend where you will be loved and cared for. 🤍

An Intimate Hosted PERSONAL Retreat EXPERIENCE

Slow down, rest and return home renewed.

Step away from the busyness of everyday life and retreat into the quiet beauty of nature.

Welcoming only 2–4 guests at a time, Whispering Forest offers deeply personal retreat experiences intentionally designed for rest, nervous system restoration and meaningful connection.

Nestled amongst the trees in Ontario cottage country, Whispering Forest Retreat offers an intimate and nourishing weekend wellness experience designed to help you slow down, reconnect and deeply restore.

Through gentle yoga, guided support, nourishing plant-based meals, meaningful conversations and restful moments in nature, this boutique retreat offers space to exhale, regulate your nervous system and reconnect with yourself.

Your Stay Includes:

✔ Boutique accommodations in a peaceful forest setting
✔ Daily yoga, meditation & mindful movement
✔ Garden-to-table plant-based meals
✔ Restorative spaces for relaxation and reflection
✔ Meaningful connection and time to simply be
✔ Small group experience for comfort and care

Located in beautiful Ontario cottage country near Bancroft, Whispering Forest Retreat welcomes guests seeking a restorative escape in nature.

Why Whispering Forest?

Unlike a typical retreat centre, Whispering Forest was intentionally designed as a sanctuary for connection and restoration.

Every detail—from sustainably built and handcrafted natural spaces to nourishing meals and caring one on one guidance—is designed to support rest and nervous system regulation.

We intentionally welcome smaller groups to create an experience that feels homy and deeply nourishing.

A Glimpse of your Weekend

Friday: Arrival & settling in • Welcoming tea ceremony • Gentle evening yoga • Nourishing dinner • Deep rest

Saturday: Light nutritious Breakfast • Morning yoga • Light Snacks • Workshop or Mindful Reflection • Time in nature • Slow Restorative Yoga • Garden to table Plant-Based Dinner • Cozy connection

Sunday: Meditation & gentle movement • Slow breakfast • Closing reflection • Departure feeling grounded and renewed

Schedule may shift with the season and retreat focus.

Please note that we are a self-build, living and evolving sanctuary, therefore, there may occasionally be small projects underway as we continue to enhance the property and guest experience. We take great care to ensure your stay is peaceful, comfortable, and restorative, and we thank you for embracing the beauty of a place that is unfolding.

Meet Your Guide

Your retreat is guided by Ece, gentle, wise and smiling soul, yoga teacher and somatic healing practitioner. Together with her partner Ivan they are the founders and hosts of the Whispering Forest Retreat.

With over a decade of experience, extensive training and transformational life experiences Ece brings a compassionate, nature focussed and trauma-informed approach to yoga, healing and mindful living. Her work integrates yoga, breath work, energy healing, meditation and somatic practices to support deeper wellbeing and inner resilience.

Ece and Ivan together create a space where people feel safe and nourished to rest, re-connect and return to themselves.

Accommodation and Pricing

We have 2 beautiful guest-rooms with Queen-size bed and shared bathroom.

Weekend Package
(2 Nt. all INCL.)

Private Room (Solo Occupancy) $550
Couples / Shared Queen $750 per room

This includes:

  • accommodation

  • yoga classes

  • 2 meals /day

  • tea

  • retreat programming

Workshops and 1:1 Sessions $125/1hr
Based on availability. Please inquire when booking.

  • Embodied Life Coaching: Review, integrate and redesign your life in a way that aligns with your values. We follow a somatic based, gentle approach to coaching that prioritizes your wellbeing.

  • Massage and Reiki

  • Group Workshops

    • Energy Basics and Practice Workshop

    • 5 Bodies of Self in Yoga Workshop

    • Vision Boarding and Manifestation Workshop

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not at all. This retreat is beginner-friendly and welcoming to all levels.

  • Absolutely. Many guests come solo and leave feeling deeply connected and restored.

  • Yes. Nourishing garden-to-table plant-based meals are included as part of your retreat experience. Please let us know if you have allergies while booking.

  • Comfortable clothing, layers for nature, yoga may and anything that helps you feel cozy and at home. Service dogs and emotional support animals are welcome. Please note that we have 2 cats and 2 dogs on the premisses.

  • Whispering Forest Retreat is located in Ontario cottage country near Bancroft, 3 - 4 hours from Toronto and 2,5 - 3 hours from Ottawa depending on the weekend traffic.

  • To reserve your retreat space, a non-refundable deposit of 30% is required at booking. Remaining balance is due 15 days prior to arrival.

Reserve Your Retreat Spot

Whether you are seeking rest, clarity, connection or simply space to breathe, we invite you to experience the quiet beauty of Whispering Forest Retreat.

A sanctuary for rest, renewal and meaningful connection.

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