elemental bathing:
New Growth in the Old Growth
“We can be ethical only in relation to something we can see, feel, understand, love, or otherwise have faith in.”
~ ALDO LEOPOLD
Experience a nurturing forest bath inside a wood-fired sauna. Immerse all of the senses in a rich woodsy steam. Be guided through contrast bathing cycles beside a crackling fire and cooling pond. Enjoy teachings, stories rooted in the natural world.
Set in a restorative body-positive |
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Jim Drescher will support this retreat by offering forest practices, which will alternate with sessions of elemental bathing.
What you will come away with from this retreat:
What you will come away with from this retreat:
- Deep rest and relaxation
- Understanding the health benefits of contrast elemental bathing
- How to practice contrast elemental bathing at home and acclimatize to the seasonal changes
- A renewed appreciation for yourself and others.
Josée completed an MA in Wellness and Spa Service Design from Estonia to learn about traditional spa practices rooted in ‘health by water’ and hydrotherapy, the original meaning of spa for healing and wellbeing. Her research focused on the significance of community and social wellbeing in retreat settings. She was the recipient of the International Spa Association’s scholarship in 2014. During this time, she trained in a thermal spa practice called whisking at the International Bath Academy and later completed a certified training with the Lithuanian Sauna and Spa School.
Josée worked as Sauna Meister at the Nordic Spa to practice and deepen in a sauna ritual she learned during an internship at Toskanaworld in Germany. She lived in South Korea to learn about the Korean bathhouse's (Jimjilbang) and was the first international representative with the Korean Spa Association. Josée consults and lectures at the School of Architecture at Dalhousie University on cross cultural thermal bathing and bathhouse design.
Josée's also an energy and body worker in Relaxation Massage, Cupping, Thermal Spa Therapies, and Reiki.
She's a meditation practitioner and instructor in the Buddhist tradition.
She started Steam Space in 2016, a lab to connect naturally through contrast elemental bathing in restorative social settings.
Josée worked as Sauna Meister at the Nordic Spa to practice and deepen in a sauna ritual she learned during an internship at Toskanaworld in Germany. She lived in South Korea to learn about the Korean bathhouse's (Jimjilbang) and was the first international representative with the Korean Spa Association. Josée consults and lectures at the School of Architecture at Dalhousie University on cross cultural thermal bathing and bathhouse design.
Josée's also an energy and body worker in Relaxation Massage, Cupping, Thermal Spa Therapies, and Reiki.
She's a meditation practitioner and instructor in the Buddhist tradition.
She started Steam Space in 2016, a lab to connect naturally through contrast elemental bathing in restorative social settings.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13th to
SUNDAY, MARCH 15th Arrival: Between 4 & 5 pm Friday Departure: Between 1:30 & 2:30 pm Sunday For reservation details, contact register@windhorsefarm.org $459.00 plus 15% HST
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Registration fee includes two night's accommodation in Juniper Lodge, all meals, snacks, coffee, tea and any supplies required for the rituals and activities. Our time together will be structured yet flexible, with independent quiet time built in. You will always have the option of skipping an activity if there's something else you need more.
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