StillPoint: Solitude and Attention
A one-day outdoor experience that supports presence with nature-based practices.
Solitude is the therapist. Attention is the practice.
What is StillPoint?
StillPoint is an experiment in parallel presence. You’ll spend extended time alone in nature - walking, writing, reflecting - while being gently guided through prompts and optional practices designed to deepen you attention and self-awareness. StillPoint is the prerequisite for Solitude Collective.
You are not being “led” through an experience - you are being given space, structure and support to explore your own world.
Sunday August 30th, 2026
1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The Sacred Woods Therapeutic Care Farm, about 35 minutes east of Edmonton, AB
$220.00
The day will include guided practices, extended periods of solitude, and gentle time in shared space.
Dinner, snacks, and warm drinks are provided.
How does it work?
StillPoint is a mostly outdoor, one day program. Throughout the day, facilitators will offer optional practices and prompts, alongside extended periods of solo time in nature. There will be small opportunities to gather in a group and share, but the focus is on quiet and individual experience.
This is a space for solitude - held with care.
StillPoint might be the right space for you if:
> Solitude feels challenging, but you’re curious what would happen if you stay with it.
> You want to explore your inner world and reflect but need more structure and depth
> You want to come back to daily life with greater clarity and steadiness
“I greatly enjoyed having dedicated and focused time for self-connection and self-exploration while simultaneously grounded in a warm and welcoming community space.”
The space we are holding:
At first, you may feel a little untethered. No phone, no external input, no one to check if you’re doing it “right.”
But as the day unfolds, and through simple practices and time in nature, that uncertainty often gives way to something quieter—more familiar.
Attention settles. The noise quiets.
Walking, writing, noticing, reflecting—nothing forced, nothing performed. Just space to return to yourself.
How you might leave:
> A clearer sense of your internal landscape
> A more grounded relationship to solitude
> Practical ways to work with solitude and attention in your daily life
> A felt sense of calm that extends beyond the day
The Plan
Sunday August 30th, 2026
1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The Sacred Woods Therapeutic Care Farm, about 35 minutes east of Edmonton, AB
$220.00
The day will include guided practices, extended periods of solitude, and gentle time in shared space.
Dinner, snacks, and warm drinks are provided.
The day will include guided practices, small group sessions with the animals, extended periods of solitude, and gentle time in shared space.
Dinner, snacks, and warm drinks are provided.
No previous experience is needed—facilitators will frame and hold the structure of the day so you can settle into it.
Limited spots available.
A small number of scholarships are available. Please email howdy@emberwood.ca to apply.
Your extended health benefits plan might cover a portion of the cost.
Experience Details
Time
August 30, 2026 at The Sacred Woods Farm (35 min east of Edmonton)
Next Dates and location.
1:00pm - 7:30pm
$220.00
Pricing
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Makes sense! Emberwood programs are about connecting to nature to nature at your pace. There are indoor and outdoor spaces available, we have weather appropriate clothing you can borrow.
The animals at the farm are used to people and we will get a safety briefing about how to share space with them.
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About 90% of our participants are 2SLGBTQIA+, however, we find it's more about being queer as an outlook on life, whether you're straight, bi, disabled, BIPOC, or neurodivergent - Emberwood really vibes with all people who like to trust their intuition, think outside the cultural norm, love learning deeply about themselves, and find meaning in the world. If you like scientifically-backed woo-woo, come on down.
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There are a limited number of scholarships available. Please email if you’d like one.
Some folks are eligible to submit this cost to their extended health care plans if it covers sessions with an RSW.
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All meals provided, catered to your dietary needs. We can cook gluten free, vegan, low FODMAP and more. There is food out and available at all times. You are welcome to bring more of your own. We are happy to discuss bathroom hacks, be in touch! We are ED informed and have a no diet-talk norm.
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God no. ahah, no no. Emberwood is all about going very slowly in nature or sitting. Many trips can accommodate wheels, and we offer shuttles down to the lake in the car. We are fat positive, and pro health at every size. This trip is nothing to do with exercise lol.
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Folks often carpool. Come to the Warmth Workshop night to set up your carpool in person.