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Enjoy this exclusive and customizable winter offer over two nights or more. Envision your own way to reset and choose the wellness and signature health spa inclusions that suit you best. Dimensions’ Custom Retreats include three meals a day per person and begin at only $695 solo or $895 duo (CAD, excluding taxes) per night.

Carla’s practice is influenced by Ashtanga Yoga, with elements of pranayama weaved throughout each sequence. You can expect buttery smooth slow flow, that will leave you feeling strong, centered and revitalized. Carla is a facilitator who believes that movement is a spiritual practice and an opportunity to drop into the body, quiet the mind and connect to the heart. 

STILLNESS. SOLITUDE. SNOW.

Dotting the edge of a forest or overlooking the water, our 17 cabin suites each have a footprint of about 450 square feet. Conceived by DesignAgency – the acclaimed studio behind many notable international hotels and resorts – the cabins feel modern and forward-thinking while remaining rooted in their context and a sense of wholesomeness. Every cabin features a walk-in shower and soaker tub en suite. Each interior is simple, luxurious and light-filled, with a window seat and private deck that encourage you to immerse yourself in nature, quiet your mind and rest your body.

At Dimensions, we offer menus based on our guest’s dietary preferences. All meals and snacks have an emphasis on gut health nutrition and an anti-inflammatory diet. Dairy, refined sugars and gluten are excluded, and we use ingredients that are as local as possible, seasonal, organic and from small farms. Breakfast and lunch are served buffet or family style with options of food for everyone. Our dinner services are individually presented to our guests, inviting them to a more intimate dinner experience.

Guests gather in our ceremony dome for a group sound bath led by one of our healing practitioners. Sound healing has been used in nearly every culture across time to aid in the treatment of both mental and physical illnesses and injuries. Vibration from instruments and voice directly affects our brainwave states, stimulates the brain stem (responsible for autonomic/peripheral nervous system and survival), allows safe access to the limbic system (memory and emotion) and brings the cortex online (executive functioning). Certain sounds can slow down brainwaves to the lower alpha and sometimes theta brainwaves states that are associated with relaxed wakefulness, light or deep meditation, focus, and bridging the conscious and subconscious mind. It also helps our body to switch into our parasympathetic nervous system state – the rest and digest state. This is where healing occurs. The body and mind are relaxed in this state, and we can repair.

Floatation therapy, also known as isolation therapy or sensory deprivation therapy, is the practice of spending one hour or more floating peacefully within a tank filled with a water and Epsom salt solution. To further the effect, all distractions will be removed such as light or visual stimuli, sense of touch due to the water being the same temperature as your skin, and sense of smell due to the Epsom salts nullifying any other scents, leaving you with the freeing feeling of floating.

The effects of floating on your brain are also quite remarkable. The sensory deprivation slows your brain waves until they reach the theta state, or dream-like state. This state is where our deepest learning and imaginative processes exist and is most common during deep meditation or just before falling asleep and is usually combined with vivid imagery, very clear, creative thoughts, sudden insights and inspirations or feelings of happiness. This is all thanks to the release of endorphins, the body’s natural opiates, while floating.

To remove all stimuli, we recommend floating wearing a snug fitted bathing suit; fabric touching your skin will be a distraction.

Biosound treatments help relax the nervous system, which in turn lowers the heart rate and cortisol levels, thereby reducing stress.

Biosound therapy produces binaural beats to create a theta level relaxed and meditative state. Once the brain is in a theta level meditative state it is better able to receive positive affirmations through tones and suggestions.

At Dimensions, we utilize this cutting-edge modality through The Biosound® Therapy System. This system uses vibrational patterns (vibrations that can be heard, and vibrations that can be seen) to interrupt patterns of stress, trauma and pain. The goal is to set the nervous system to a place of complete relaxation — a deep, restful state that puts the body and central nervous system into sync and harmony. The relaxation methods used in biosound therapy are why it is so effective in reducing anxiety, depression, and stress.

The process is simple and painless. Guests will lay down in a special chair and are covered with a blanket. They then experience full body low frequency vibrations with therapeutic music that enhances the relaxation response and reduces muscle tension and pain. The vibrational patterns have a very powerful, healing, and positive impact on the brain.

The audio used in the sessions is called binaural audio. Binaural audio is also used to help with relaxation. The sound mirrors the theta and lo-alpha brain waves, which are present when an individual experiences relaxation and focus.

It’s simply about stimulating a heightened sense of relaxation through vibrations and sound waves; there aren’t any “side effects” to worry about.

Biosound therapy has a multitude of positive effects such as decreased symptoms of depression, lower emotional responses to stress and trauma, improved positive thought patterns, and of course – relaxation.

Dimensions’ wood-fired sauna — where tradition meets elemental simplicity. Heated by a crackling fire and fueled by natural wood, this sauna delivers a dry, intense heat that slowly builds as the stones warm. The scent of cedar and smoke fills the air, grounding you in the moment.

Unlike electric saunas, the wood stove breathes life into the space, radiating a steady, organic warmth that invites deep relaxation. As water is ladled over the stones (löyly), a burst of steam adds humidity and amplifies the heat, cleansing the body and calming the mind.

Our Lake View cabins overlook Maple Lake. Dimensions Algonquin Highlands is the perfect place to learn how to snowshoe or cross-country ski over our more than 40 acres or a snow-dusted frozen Maple Lake. Our beach has a solid sand base that stays shallow for hundreds of feet. The shallow water is ideal for guided cold plunges. At winter’s peak the sandy shallows afford a safe base for dipping a ladder into the frigid waters and then climbing back up through ice holes during contrast therapy sessions.

There is something restorative about spending time near lake waters. It soothes the mind, body and spirit and can be a calming, peaceful experience. Time at the lake is a great reminder to slow down and appreciate what is around you. Whether you are spending time on the shore, on the ice or in the water to rejuvenate with a cold plunge, your body will thank you.

Let nature calm your body and mind through all five senses. See all the colours, shapes, and movement of the trees. Look closely at the details of the leaves and the bark. Look up through the forest canopy at the sky and the clouds. Take in all the smells of nature around you: the earth thawing and waking up in Spring; the leaves decomposing and mushrooms arising in the Fall; the cool air of a crisp –30o day in the Winter; or a warm afternoon in the late Summer with the aroma of berries and a fresh rainfall. Listen to the sounds of nature: the birds, the breeze through the trees, the rustle of fallen leaves. Touch the trees with all their textures, find your hands within the crevices of the bark where the Druids found the wisdom of the trees to be stored. Feel the warm spongy feeling of the moss found on stones. Hugging a tree will give you an immediate sense of connection with nature. Food eaten outdoors does taste much better, especially after a long hike. Visit the Maple Lodge to enjoy our cedar tea or one of our grab and go snacks to be enjoyed in nature.

Comfort is key when gathering around a fire in a group or in smaller numbers, especially when you’re learning to relax again. Guests are welcomed nightly to bonfire. Find a fireside position that suits you among an inviting circle of more than ten Adirondack lounge chairs. Now look up to the sky, stargaze and dream…

At Dimensions Retreats, we recognize how important dogs are to many of our guests. Dogs are not only cherished pets and family members, but also important partners in your lives. For those reasons, we welcome dogs and service animals at our properties.

Thinking of bringing your dog to a Dimensions Retreat? Here’s what you need to know:

• All Dogs should be socialized and comfortable around other dogs and people. Honey, our therapy dog in training, lives on site at Dimensions Algonquin Highlands, and she will be thrilled to make a new friend. Other guests may be bringing their dog too.
• We require all dogs to be attended and on leash, when they’re outside of their cabin. You will need to pick up all waste from your pet and dispose of it in the designated bin by our main building. Need a poop bag? Just ask one of our hospitality team members!
• It’s OK to leave your dog in your guest room, but please ensure they are crated while you are away.
• Please note our housekeeping team will not enter guest rooms when there is a dog out of its crate.
• We do not allow dogs in our dining and food preparation areas, past the pillar in the lounge. Please ensure your pet is not in the lodge during mealtimes.
• Dogs must not be left unattended in the lodge or ceremonial spaces.
• We ask that you share details of your dog in advance of arrival, so we can cater to their needs.