Rooms & Spaces

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The Barn

The Barn is a gorgeous building that serves two purposes: the lower floor is our service space for meals, tea & coffee. The top floor is our indoor dining room as well as a living room area for cozying up by the wood stove. Upstairs is also where our digital projector and screen are for presentation or movie screenings. Although the Barn is beautiful and modern, it’s bones are historic . The original Barn was built by Lisa when she moved to the farm and started raising lamb and then boarding horses. Renovations and structural upgrades, with a touch of creativity, have turned it into the beautiful space that it is today.

A woman reading on a couch in the sunny barn loft
David Karr presenting to his team in the barn during the Guayaki retreat
People gathered in the barn loft for a candle lit dinner and celebration
The barn loft space on a sunny afternoon with comfortable couches and a wood stove
The village building and the barn seen from an aerial drone photo in the fall as the surrounding trees turn red and yellow
Chefs preparing retreat meals in the kitchen located on the ground floor of the barn

The Gatehouse

The Gatehouse is a beautifully designed space for wellness classes and workshops. The curved roof is eye-catching and the view outwards to the farm is serene.

The Gatehouse is built in the same location as the original farmhouse, which is where Lisa and her children lived for many years prior to renovations to its current form.

A large yoga class forming a group circle that spans the entire space of the Gatehouse yoga room
People freely dancing around the Gatehouse yoga room during a retreat
The gatehouse building in the fall seen through layers of trees and gardens
A yoga class happening in the gatehouse yoga room as the sun shines through the big windows
A woman in a seated yoga pose during a group yoga class in the gatehouse
A group of people during a yoga class in the gatehouse building seated and raising their arms
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Accomodations

Accommodations for retreat guests are in the Village Building, the Gatehouse, the Bath House and the Yurts. There are 34 beds in total, including the retreat leaders. There are a variety of accommodations ranging from private suites to shared rooms and there is also plenty of open field for tents. The retreat leader is responsible for room assignments for retreat guests.

A private shared bedroom in the village building with two queen sized beds and private bathroom
Sun shines through the sky light of a yurt with two twin beds chairs and a table
The bath house bathroom area with private toilets and multiple sinks
A woman relaxing and reading a book in one of the private shared rooms in the village building
Private bathrooms in the upper floor of the village building
Doorways into cozy private rooms with double beds in the bath house building
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The Land

While on retreat, guests are welcome to roam the grounds, linger in the gardens and to explore the hillside. There are plenty of communal indoor and outdoor spaces where groups can gather, but there are also quiet benches for solitude. The market gardens, perennial garden, orchard and permaculture hillside are interspersed with wild areas for big trees and native plants.

Retreat experiences can be enhanced with farm tours, which can be scheduled during retreat, rain or shine. Outdoor fires too.

A seated meeting area next to a stone wall in the perennial gardens
A stone pathway leading through trees and gardens towards the gatehouse building
A pond surrounded by plants trees and a stone wall in the perennial gardens on a sunny day
A woman sitting under an apple tree reading a book in the orchard on Stowel Lake Farm on a summer afternoon
Rows of organic gardens at Stowel Lake Farm seen from an aerial drone photo
The interior of a thriving greenhouse with rows of vegetables and flowers