A place to be YOU.
The SEED Lodge is a creative wellness retreat centre for people who need a place to unplug, rest, reconnect, & most importantly, CREATE. Set on 56-acres of farm and forest near Georgian Bay, we offer therapeutic wellness retreats, work-away retreats, artist residencies, a gathering space for large groups & special events, and some good old R & R.
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The SEED Lodge is
a place to ground & grow.
We call our approach "psychotherapy with a root system", in other words, we take therapy outside office walls and into the “real” world.
Our curated retreats, workshops & trainings inspire creativity, awareness and deep embodied learning that happens when you connect to yourself, to others, and to the land. We weave together creative arts therapies, depth psychotherapy, somatic practices, Kundalini yoga, breathwork, movement, music, herbal wisdom, nutrition, storytelling, laughter, play and much more.
Join a diverse community of people coming together to reconnect, rediscover, and ask the important questions about what it means to be human in these times.
Retreats, Classes & Workshops 2024
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Join psychotherapist, and 'breathwork lady', Esther Kalaba for a rejuvenating weekend away in the country, surrounded by fields, forest, fresh air, and silence to experience the transformative power of your breath.
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3-day themed therapeutic wellness retreat held once a season. Art psychotherapy, Kundalini yoga, creativity, community and conversations about what it means to care.
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Whether you're new to singing or have been doing it for years, this is your chance to discover or re-discover your voice in a fun and supportive environment! Begins in November 2024
The SEED Lodge is a place to create.
Artist Residencies @ the SEED Lodge
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7-Day Writing Residencies
These self led residencies are held four times/year so that you can set aside the time to bring your creative projects to life.
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Sound & Music Recording
We have partnered with Tree Mountain Studios for you to help you create your audio project.
We offer artists residencies for creative souls wanting a quiet place to immerse themselves in their work. Self-identified and wanna-be artist are welcome.
We have partnered with Tree Mountain Studios to offer musicians a place to compose, record & produce their albums.
We are calling all those with a willingness to want to bring more beauty and authenticity to the world.
A place to gather.
We would LOVE to host your next family gathering, wedding, bachelorette party, wellness retreat, or corporate think tank getaway. Check out our facilities.
The SEED Lodge comfortably sleeps from 10-20 people and can host up to 50 for day events. We offer catering and custom programming for your group. We specialize in team wellness retreats, creativity coaching retreats, as well as therapeutic recreation getaways. Contact us to inquire about rates and availabilities.
A place to rest & reconnect.
For those times when you need a break from your daily life, some mental health days, a digital detox, peace and quiet, more trees around you than people, and a supportive community of others who get your vibe. Find out more here.
I help people reconnect with their creativity, feel their feelings, and teach ways to calm their mind, so that they can find clarity, purpose and remember who they truly are.
With a focus on those who have experienced complex trauma, grief, chronic anxiety, and burnout, I integrate both Eastern and Western philosophies, creating a holistic approach that addresses the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of well-being.
As a registered psychotherapist, somatic practitioner, art therapist, breathwork and wellness consultant, and course creator at People of the Prana, I have had the honor of working passionately in this field for the past 25 years.
Hey there,
I’m Esther Kalaba!
“Let’s step out of the therapy office and into the real world. We learn about ourselves and heal when we remember that we are always IN relationship with other people, plants, animals, and place.”
Always
be
‘YOU’
I founded the SEED Lodge because we need more places where we can step out of the pressures of daily life, gather together to explore what it means to be “authentic” & “human” with one another.
We need more places where creativity, imagination, and our capacity to dream is encouraged and protected.
We need more places where we can access the natural world.
We need places where we are encouraged to express ourselves freely and honestly.
We need places where we can ask the difficult questions together.
Magic happens when we come together in community to create, meditate, breathe, cook, draw, dream, dance, sing, garden, play, & re-imagine the world…
