# Event Details - **Event Name**: CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Consciousness Explorers Club legendary summer retreat is back!About this EventCEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate!*registration for the in-person retreat has officially closed! Contact Erin at consciousnessexplorersclub@gmail.com to be added to the waitlistJeff Warren, James Maskalyk, Erin Oke, Kevin Lacroix, Stephanie DeBou and other CEC teachers will be your trusty guidesWe sit in MEDITATION throughout the day, a mix of solo and guided excursions into sound, energy, openness, silence, gratitude, and rest, as well as more dynamic movement and nature meditations. Each of these is an adventure into a different corner of human experience, a fresh inquiry into who and how we are, a unique exploration of consciousness. As the meditation and the silence settle our minds, we begin to make contact with a nice stillness …… thus opening a space for our afternoon ACTIVATION sessions. Here we build on our meditation insights by playing with them live, in community. So: how to trust our own spontaneity and creativity, how to live with intention and purpose, and how to connect with others by using our own honest direct experience......which leads us to the evening CELEBRATION! Here is what emerges naturally when there’s trust and relaxation and the right proportion of irreverence. Gathering around the campfire, congregating on the dancefloor...basically we have a good time. And why shouldn’t we? What else is meditation for if it can’t deliver on that?So we sit to find the freedom, move to warm it up ’til it's so hot you got to let it out and spread it out, which takes us back to the Consciousness Explorers Club's guiding principles: Meditate, Celebrate, Activate. Repeat.Location & DatesWe begin mid-afternoon on Friday, August 28th, and wrap up at lunch on Monday, August 31st. Meals from dinner on Friday to lunch on Monday are included. Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre is located in Paris, Ontario – a 90 minute drive from Toronto, Ontario and Buffalo, NY.We're also offering an online version of this retreat for those who can't be there in person! Tickets by donation (suggested sliding scale $25-$100). You'll get live access to all the guided meditation sessions at the retreat, and a taste of what the summer retreat is all about!Fees$550-$950, depending on your choice of accommodation.Financial assistance available to offset the cost of the retreatAPPLICATION DEADLINE IS August 14!Testimonials from previous retreat participants:“Come to this retreat if you want to experience meditation in many forms and find what fits you. You will find the people sitting with you are cool, interesting, fun and amazing, as are the teachers/guides and the space! It’s for everyone!”“I loved the playful, non-dogmatic approach to meditation. This retreat is a great place if you are just starting our and curious about meditation, or if you are looking to deepen your practice. The teachers are knowledgeable, supportive, and also open to sharing their own experiences with meditation. I appreciated how diverse the group was, as it included people of different ages and backgrounds, and felt a sense of belonging to this wonderful community.”“I had an amazing time. I feel relaxed and refreshed. The teachers were great. This was not a typical meditation retreat. It was superfun. I connected with myself and other people. The activities were innovative and interesting. The grounds were gorgeous. The food was great too. I’d highly recommend a CEC retreat!” - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brant/cec-summer-retreat-meditate-celebrate-activate/100001982997538017 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, trips-adventures, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 23 hours - Location: Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 1013.09, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brant - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre - **lat**: 43.153908 - **long**: -80.3554681 - **full address**: Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre, 1 Bethel Road, Brant, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3a4d6d00e994f9cf76337c96556821bb554e93e8e0fa83cf0ffd5ad521c68679-rimg-w1160-h1061-dc2d4a30-gmir.jpg?v=1772286360 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! being held? - **A:** CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! takes place on Fri, 28 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre, 1 Bethel Road, Brant, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate!? - **A:** CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! is organized by Consciousness Explorers Club. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** CEC Summer Retreat: Meditate! Celebrate! Activate! is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. 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