Wild Soul Retreat

October 3 - 5, 2025

(The 2025 retreat is sold out, if you are interested in the 2026 Wild Soul retreat, please let us know and we shall contact you with details, once we have dates finalized.)

October 3 - 5, 2025

Come Away with me for a weekend of LUXURY in the WILD

A Weekend Retreat for your nature-loving soul, which is yearning for meaning and purpose,
while knowing that YOU are destined for SO much more.

Imagine knowing how to make life happen for you

Join Integrative Happiness Coach, Jaclyn Foster, as you relax in the grandeur of nature on the peaceful banks of the French River in Northern Ontario, while learning how to shift your life and be here with more delight. For an entire weekend, let the silence of nature soothe your mind as you discover what’s been stopping you from moving forward. Witness your soul come alive, just being here.

Transform your crisis into your Chrysalis

A Chrysalis is the transformative stage when a caterpillar dissolves into formlessness, before emerging as a butterfly. From Crisis to Chrysalis speaks to the idea that breakdowns can become breakthroughs when you allow yourself to be reshaped and transformed.

Your Guide

Dr. Jaclyn Foster

Dr. Jaclyn Foster

Licensed Integrative Happiness Coach, Writer. Chiropractor, Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy. And so much more.

Jaclyn isn’t your average healer—she’s a soul-stirring, spine-aligning, cappuccino-making powerhouse who sees through your BS and lovingly calls you into your greatness. With bold East Coast authenticity and a deeply compassionate heart, she blends soul healing with practical “let’s fix this” energy.

Jaclyn is a Holistic Chiropractor and Integrative Happiness Coach with certifications in Chinese Medicine and anatomical acupuncture, plus licensed training in Hypnotherapy and NLP. This means she’ll guide you into your unconscious, rearrange the mental furniture, and help you remember your power and joy—if you want to say yes.

Whether she’s helping you rise from burnout and exhaustion or reignite your inner spark, Jaclyn’s mission is clear. She is passionate about helping you remember why you are here now, showing you how to feel better about your life immediately, by realigning your inner compass. She will teach you how you how to live authentically from your unique self and purpose; guide you towards feeling whole from the inside out; show you how to have more meaningful connections in your relationships, and, most importantly, guide you to see the big picture and hear your soul’s sacred wisdom.

Outside the office, Jaclyn is a devoted mama, a perpetual learner, and a low-key philosopher whom you’ll hear quoting Carl Jung, Rick Rubin and Mary Oliver. She’ll coach you through a crisis while offering up Earl Grey tea like its medicine. She writes creative non-fiction on her Substack and she reconnects with herself at her grand piano. Her greatest mission is helping people break through blocks to feel like themselves, again. She’s not here to fix you—she’s here to remind you that you were always whole. If you want to live from your soul and actually enjoy this wild, beautiful ride, Jaclyn’s your girl.

2025 All-Inclusive Package Options

“What will you do with your one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver, American Poet

Wild Luxury All-Inclusive Fees

When YOU BOOK in the next two weeks, by April 24, you qualify for a $75 discount from your pre-tax/gratuity price. Contact laura@frenchriver.com or phone the Lodge (705-898-2500)

1. Cottage-Share Package

$995 + Gratuities (15%) + HST (13%) Per Person

Based on having a luxurious private bedroom in a two- or three- bedroom (first-come, first served) shared cottage with a shared 3-piece bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and screened-in porch overlooking the water. Tuition includes accommodation and all chef-prepared meals, including two dine-in dinners, two lunches and two epic breakfast hampers delivered to your cottage, each morning. This all-inclusive price also includes a welcome complimentary glass of wine and our finale boat tour, guided by retreat owner Alex. Access to kayaks, canoes and hiking trails is optional and included in the price.

2. Private Studio Cottage Package

$1310 + Gratuities (15%) + HST (13%) Per Person

Based on having a private studio cottage (first-come, first served) private 3-piece bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and screened-in porch overlooking the water. Tuition includes accommodation and all chef-prepared meals, including two dine-in dinners, two lunches (one packed) and two epic breakfast hampers delivered to your cottage, each morning. This all-inclusive price also includes a welcome complimentary glass of wine and our finale boat tour, guided by retreat owner Alex. Access to kayaks, canoes and hiking trails is optional and included in the price.

All cottages include:

• Complimentary fine teas and locally roasted Ashanti coffee
• Natural soap, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion
• Delivered Hamper breakfast
• 5-star quality sleep systems

Cancelation policy

Full payment is required upon registration. If an applicant is unable to attend the retreat due to illness or other health problems, he or she will receive a refund for the amount paid, minus a $245 application fee, ONLY if we can fill their spot at the retreat. We will endeavour to fill a spot left vacant due to illness or other health problems, but we are not able to guarantee it. You may consider purchasing trip insurance with a service such as: Trip insurance store.
Wild Soul Retreat

What else is included in my all-inclusive retreat?

This retreat will endeavour to balance solitude with connection. Throughout the weekend, Jaclyn will host three 90-minute group workshops where you will learn how to tap into your soul’s deepest wisdom and take home the TOOLKIT for life mastery. Jaclyn will teach you about The Power of Choice to create the life you crave; The Potential of Resistance to strengthen your resolve; and The TOOLKIT for Making Life Happen for You. We will enjoy a riverside bonfire on Friday night and close with a guided boat tour of the pristine French River, including a geographical history lesson delivered to you straight from our owner and host Alex Strachan, who began this dream retreat location 26 years ago. Hypnotherapy meditation sessions will be offered throughout the weekend, including during the workshops, as well as an extra optional early-morning meditation offered on Saturday morning.

Wild Soul Retreat Schedule

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