Spring reset · May 14 to 16, 2027
The Quiet Weekend:
two nights at the lake
Once a year the studio decamps to Birchmere Lake Lodge, 2.5 hours north of the studio. Five sessions of the deepest work we teach, meals at one long table, a sauna, a cold lake, and a Saturday afternoon with nothing in it, on purpose.
Fourteen spots, and this page is the only place they're offered. The waitlist below is first come, first served, and we confirm by email within two days.
The weekend, hour by honest hour
The itinerary, including the empty part
Friday
- 4:00 p.m. Arrival and room keys Tea on, sauna warming, no agenda yet
- 6:00 p.m. Grounding practice Slow mat work in the boathouse studio. Arrival for the body, not just the car
- 7:30 p.m. Dinner Long table, one seating, no phones by unenforced consensus
Saturday
- 7:30 a.m. Lakeside practice Sunrise mat class on the dock if the weather allows, boathouse if not
- 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Unhurried. Second coffee is structural
- 10:30 a.m. The long class Ninety minutes of the deepest work of the weekend, with Mara and one other teacher taking half the group each
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch, then nothing The unscheduled afternoon: trails, sauna, the cold lake, a chair with a blanket
- 5:30 p.m. Restorative session Props, breath, and the floor. The class people mention months later
- 7:30 p.m. Dinner and fireside No programming after. Fires manage themselves
Sunday
- 8:00 a.m. Closing practice A quiet, complete session that ties the weekend's work together
- 10:00 a.m. Brunch And a plan for taking one habit home. One, on purpose
- 12:00 p.m. Departure Home by mid-afternoon
The place
Birchmere Lake Lodge, Muskoka, Ontario
A small lodge we take over entirely: a boathouse studio on the water, a wood-fired sauna, and enough armchairs that nobody has to share their silence. May in Muskoka is sweaters at breakfast, loon calls, and a lake that rewards the brave with a story.
- Two nights at Birchmere Lake Lodge
- Five movement sessions: mat, small props, and two outdoor practices, weather willing
- All meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch, cooked on site
- Saturday afternoon completely, deliberately unscheduled
- Sauna and lake access (the brave swim; May is honest)
- Transport co-ordination, since most guests carpool from the studio
Not included
- Travel to Muskoka
- Massage bookings at the lodge (limited, book early, around $140)
- Anything with a screen. Bring a book
Rooms & the waitlist
14 spots, first come
Shared lakeside room
$1,150
Twin beds, shared with one other guest. Tell us if you're coming with a friend
Private room
$1,450
Queen bed, your own quiet. Four available
A $250 deposit holds your spot once we confirm from the waitlist; the balance is due April 15, 2027. Full refund until then, no questions. After that, we refund whatever we can re-fill.
Pregnant or working around an injury? Check with your doctor before you book, and tell us so we can adapt every session. Health questions
Join the waitlist
No payment now. We confirm spots by email within two days, in order.
You'd be on the list, friend.
This is a demo, so nothing was sent.
In the real studio you'd have a confirmation email already, and you'd hear from Quiet Form Pilates within two days with next steps. Position and room get confirmed in booking order.