Autumn Equinox Retreat: Balance Becomes Her
Step out of the noise and into the stillness of seasonal change.
As the Earth tilts toward balance, we invite you to pause with us—to soften, shed, and reconnect with your inner rhythm. Join us for our third annual Autumn Equinox retreat, a soulful in-person day of movement, rest, and connection to the divine feminine within and around us.
Together, we will cross the seasonal threshold from Summer’s outward Yang energy to Fall’s inward Yin embrace. This is a sacred space to release, receive, and remember.
✨ What to Expect
We'll gather at Nusqool, a lovingly restored one-room schoolhouse and healing space nestled in the Kawarthas, for a full day of embodied practices and ritual:
11:00-1:00PM
Leave yourself room to arrive, connect with the land and let your nervous system exhale. (Traffic is so much better if you do plan on leaving the city early) You can bring your own lunch to have a picnic here.
1:00–2:00 PM
☕ Arrival, tea, and opening circle under the trees
2:00–4:00 PM
🌿 Nervous system reset with practices like Qi Gong, Yoga, TRE (Tension & Trauma Release), Energy Medicine & Breathwork
4:00–6:00 PM
🌸 Free time: journal, walk in nature, pick apples, pull oracle cards, or relax in the hammock
🍲 Vegetarian dinner with local harvest foods
6:00–8:00 PM
🔥 Sunset Ecstatic Dance on our peat moss dance floor
🌀 Closing circle to integrate and honor your personal harvest
Optional: Stay overnight with your own tent and wake up to morning Qi Gong, Yoga Nidra, and community breakfast.
🌕 Why Join Us?
This is a nourishing, small group retreat to remember your wholeness, to reconnect with the Divine Feminine, and to celebrate the quiet magic of transition. Whether you're seeking clarity, softness, or simply space to breathe—this gathering is for you.
💞 Hosted by
Stephanie DeBou is a yoga and meditation teacher with over 500 hours of training across multiple modalities including Yin Yoga, Fertility Yoga, Energy Medicine, and Holistic Doula care. Her classes artfully blend Traditional Chinese Medicine with somatic awareness to invite healing through stillness, rhythm, and breath.
Thu Nguyen is a somatic coach and the founder of Nusqool—a rural sanctuary for soul growth. Once a tech entrepreneur and CEO, Thu’s journey of healing from chronic illness and reclaiming her divine feminine led her to create immersive, heart-led spaces for others to reconnect to their truth.