Experiences

Experiences you can have inside the property.

The Creek

The property features a branch of the Saugeen River called Black’s Creek, which is a habitat of wild flowers, dragonflies, bees, and small fish, and the source of drinking water for all the wild life, from deer, to raccoons, porcupine, and all others. The water is clean, cool, and clear, and the current is tranquil at the property.

Water current gets faster along the way toward the west through the creek; since waterways do not belong to anyone, it is legally safe to travel on the water, some like to do tubing.

Tubing can be dangerous and we have not done it ourselves, but if you are ready for this adventure, you can enjoy tubing in New Earth Estate creek. Male sure to bring your own tubing gear, you also will need to sign a consent form, as we won't be liable for your safety.

Outdoor Kitchen & Wood Fired Oven

You could make your meals here spring, summer, and fall, including wood-fired pizza and enjoy a group cooking session. Bring your dough or other ingredients to be prepared. There are pots and pans and utensils available.

Gamefields

Bring a Frisbee, badminton bird and rackets, volleyball, and basketball, to play in the fields.

It really doesn't matter your main reason to come, or what you signed up for, you can use all the communal facilities such as trails, paddle boat, outdoor main fire pit, spa, bathroom facilities, with consideration of others who share use.

We love to see you staying active and enjoying your getaway.

Stargazing                                                                $185.00

The area surrounding New Earth Estate offers exceptional stargazing opportunities as one of the darkest Southern Ontario regions, which provides the ideal no light pollution stargazing experience for our guests.

On a Stargazing tour we will start with meet and greet while having dinner, a vegetarian/vegan dinner (that accommodates food preferences or allergies) by the fire in a tipi, then we will have some fire brewed herbal tea and relax in an outdoor fire heated spa facility, stargazing with no tools, while getting darker in the sky. Next we will start with telescope and learn how to utilize the tool, to see some serious stuff in the sky.

If you like to stay overnight ask us about accommodation.

Yoga in Nature on Your Own                               $40.00

Come and use the natural environment and the pure forest energy to enhance the effect of your mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices. Spend a day with nature in a safe environment to do your yoga and meditation, and have access to our washrooms, spa facility, trails, game fields, paddling on the pond, outdoor fire pit, and picnic table.

Facilitated Yoga in Nature                                   $185.00

If you like to learn essential basics of pranayama, asana, Rajah yoga (mental yoga) including mediation and a variety of stress reduction techniques, this is the right experience for you.

On a Facilitated Yoga In Nature experience, right after meet and greet we go through the guided session for 1.5 hours, then you can relax in the fire heated sauna and hot tub, for your body stress release. Next we enjoy an organic fire brewed tea, and homemade vegetarian/vegan meal by the fire in a tipi that accommodates food preferences or allergies.

If you like to stay overnight ask us about accommodation.

Tobogganing                                                           $110.00

Tobogganing is a fun activity in snow season for kids or adults; not only it keeps you warm, but also benefits your heart, lungs, muscles, joints, and even your brain.

Cardiovascular benefits

Have you ever noticed that you are a little short of breath after climbing up a hill

while pulling a sled behind you? This phenomenon can be attributed to that shorter duration burst of physical activity followed by the rest at the top (and of course sliding back down). Doing repeated bursts of higher intensity physical activity followed by a period of rest is known in fitness literature as interval training.

This form of exercise improves the health of your cardiovascular system (heart, lungs and blood vessels). Just remember, the key is to take enough time to recover and catch your breath at the top of the hill before plummeting back down and repeating the cycle!

Muscular benefits

Climbing hills makes us use our hip extensors, knee extensors and ankle plantar flexors (Glutes, quads and calf muscles in other words).

These muscles are also used for walking and running under normal circumstances. Many athletes will use hill and stair climbing to strengthen these muscle groups for athletic performance. Tobogganing just makes this form of training a lot of fun at the same time.

Bones and joints

All physical activity strengthens our bones as well as the connective tissue and cartilage (smooth lining) in our joints. These benefits are enhanced by adding “resistance.” In the case of tobogganing, we are resistance training by carrying the load of a sled up the hill or by simply working against the resistance of gravity by carrying with the weight of our own body uphill.

Brain

When we exercise, our body produces chemicals called endorphins. When an increased level of endorphins circulate in our brain, we experience pain relief, pleasure and a sense of well-being. Remember to wear appropriate, clothing such as warm ski cloths, gloves, and hats. We provide the sleds or you can bring your own we have two sites for this great activity.

On a Tobogganing experience you can bring your own sled, buy, or rent it from us, After the exercise we will serve some fire brewed tea, or hot apple cider while you are relaxing in the spa facility, next you can sit by the fire in a tipi to have your vegetarian/vegan meal, that accommodates food preferences or allergies.

If you like to stay overnight ask us about accommodation.

Retreats

On our event page, we announce some retreats each year, which, are usually organized by yoga teachers, musicians, life coaches, and other facilitators, you can sign up and participate in any of these.

You can also design and host your tailored corporate event, of any size.

Your group will become an efficient team, when you arrange nature inspired retreats filled with relaxation time as well as outdoor activities such as trail hiking, snowshoeing, dog sledding, group games, fire heated spa, outdoor cooking, glamping, stargazing, and much more.

Corporations, educational institutes, business owners and entrepreneurs could hold the following retreats and much more, with an out of the box approach, inspiring activities, unique environment, and fun itinerary ...

  • Team Building

  • The Power or Clarity - Mastermind

  • Management Team Strategic Planning

  • Business Planning And Visioning

  • Business Breakthrough

  • Building Leadership Skills

  • Management Collaboration

  • Reinvent Yourself - Reinvent Your Business

  • Change Management

  • CEO Mindset

  • Building Capacity Of Your Business

  • Putting Your Customer At The Heart Of Your Business

  • Equity Diversity Inclusion

  • Effective Communication

Natural Pond

The property features a natural pond filled with spring melted snow, and rainwater, with a little island in it. The pond is home to abundant wildlife year round; turtles, frogs, craw fish, can often be seen around, and it’s a home to blue herons and wild ducks. You can use the paddle boat by the floating dock and enjoy this beautiful ecosystem. In the deep winter the surface freezes, creating a perfect surface for a skate.

Canoeing                                      $30 or $45 Per person

You can bring your own Kayak or Canoe to use in the two close by lakes within 5 minutes drive. You don't own a canoe? Not a problem! You could rent our canoes for as low as $60 per two person's canoes or $90 per three persons canoe with life jackets and paddles for half a day if you take them yourself. We can drop them off the lakes for you for you $70 per two persons canoe and $$135 per three person canoe per 2 hours, and bring the canoes back.

Forestbathing                                                         $185.00

New Earth Estate is located in a remarkable forested 50-acre parcel with mature tall and old trees of many kinds. Walking through the trail you can see an amazing array of wildflowers during spring and summer.

Some of the wild plants and flowers on the New Earth Estate are Dwarf Dandelion, Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup,

Bachelors Breeches, Bird’s Foot, Chokecherry, Columbine, Dog tooth Violets, Elderberry, Jack in the Pulpit, Lady’s Slippers, Wild Leeks, White, Pink, and Red Trillium, Wild Black Raspberry, Wild Strawberry, Milkweed and many more ...

The Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku, or Forestbathing, is good for both physical and mental well being. It is proven to reduce stress hormone production, improve feelings of happiness and frees up creativity, as well as lowering heart rate and blood pressure, boosting the immune system and accelerating recovery from illness.

On a Forestbathing tour we will take you on a magical trip through the forest, where we can see various types of plants, flowers, trees, terrain, water features, birds and wildlife abundant in Grey County. Along the way, we collect wild edible plants and make a fire brewed natural organic tea and serve it while you are relaxing in the spa facility, afterward you can sit by the fire in a tipi to have your vegetarian/vegan meal, that accommodates food preferences or allergies.

Birdwatching                                                          $185.00

On any given day blue jays, chickadees, grosbeaks, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, blackbirds, juncos, grouse, blue herons, wild turkeys and others can be seen and heard around the property. The forest provides habitat and bird watching opportunities for many interior species such as ovenbird, scarlet tanager, wood thrush and pileated woodpecker.

We will have binoculars with us on the bird watching tour. On a Birdwatching tour we will take you on a journey through the forest, where we can see or hear various types of birds, while passing by flowers, trees, terrain, water features, and wildlife abundant in Grey County. Along the way, we collect wild edible plants and make a fire brewed natural organic tea and serve it while you are relaxing in the spa facility, afterward you can sit by the fire in a tipi to have your vegetarian/vegan meal, that accommodates food preferences or allergies.

If you like to stay overnight ask us about accommodation.

Snowshoeing                                                          $185.00

Snowshoeing offers great exercise in snow season, which helps to enjoy the great outdoors, stay warm, and explore the forest during the winter months. We provide snowshoes or you can bring your own and explore a remarkable, maple, beech, spruce, pine, birch, and cedar areas of forest. We will take you on a snowshoe journey through the magical forest, where you can see

various types of trees, terrain, water features, birds and wildlife abundant in the nature of Grey County.

The terrain includes hills, stones, wetlands, cool streams, swampy areas, and a small pond with an island, which add to the natural beauty of this rolling landscape.

On a Snowshoeing tour we will teach you how to use the snowshoe, and walk through the forest, where we can see various types trees, terrain, water features, birds and wildlife abundant in Grey County. After the exercise we will serve some fire brewed tea, or hot apple cider while you are relaxing in the spa facility, afterward you can sit by the fire in a tipi to have your vegetarian/vegan meal, that accommodates food preferences or allergies.

If you like to stay overnight ask us about accommodation.

Vipassana (10 days all inclusive)                     $1,695.00

A 10 day Vipassana Experience with accommodation, course, meals, and spa all inclusive.

The technique of Vipassana is a simple, practical way to achieve real peace of mind and to lead a happy, useful life. Vipassana means "to see things as they really are". It is a logical process of mental purification through self-observation.    

From time to time, we all experience agitation, frustration and disharmony. When we suffer, we do not keep our misery limited to ourselves; instead, we keep distributing it to others as well. Enlightened people have therefore advised 'Know thyself', which means not merely knowing yourself at the intellectual level, or accepting at the emotional or devotional level, but to experience the truth about yourself, within yourself, at the experiential level. To achieve this, a technique of Vipassana meditation was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal problems.

Vipassana enables us to experience peace and harmony by purifying the mind, freeing it from suffering and the deep-seated causes of suffering. Step by step, the practice leads to the highest spiritual goal of full liberation from all mental defilements.

The entire path (Dhamma) is an Art of Living and has nothing to do with any organized religion or sectarianism. For this reason, it can be freely practiced by everyone, at any time, in any place, without conflict due to race, community or religion, and will prove equally beneficial to one and all.

To learn Vipassana, it is necessary to take a ten-day residential course under the guidance of a qualified teacher. The courses are conducted at established Vipassana Centers and other non-center locations. During the entire duration of the retreat, students remain within the course site having no contact with the outer world. They refrain from reading and writing, and suspend all religious practices or other disciplines. During the course, participants follow a prescribed Code of Discipline. They also observe noble silence by not communicating with fellow students; however, they are free to discuss meditation questions with the teacher and material problems with the management.

Unique Wedding and other Ceremonies

If you ever wanted to have a unique memorable wedding or any other ceremonies in nature, this is the place! There is a tipi village for a bohemian style sitting around the fire, or a roofed hall with tables and chairs for your guests. With a wide selection of unique photo opportunities and also

accommodation and experiences for you and your guests if you choose to stay. We will help you design and host the perfect event, big or small. Walk through the village of tipis, or aisle of trees in the forest by the creek if you wish, there are plenty of options. Corporations, educational institutes, business owners and entrepreneurs could hold the their retreats and much more, with an out of the box approach, inspiring activities, unique environment, and fun itinerary ... ​

See the venue  pictures in the Gallery page or on Facebook Page 

Gourmet International Cuisine                                 
$25 Lunch/Dinner, $10 Breakfast

We do provide meals for your events or retreats held at New Earth Estate, our menu options are vegetarian and plant-based, we can also accommodate some special diet requests. 
Supported restriction: Shellfish allergy, Fish allergy, Dairy free, Soy-free, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Peanut allergy, Egg-free, Vegan, Tree nut allergy.

You can get some idea by checking the pictures in the Gallery page.