Have you ever looked around your meeting room and felt like something was missing? Like perhaps the black and white contrast of whiteboards and pinched toes in shiny shoes beneath desks is a little uninspiring. Or, maybe the droning echo of yet another video conference has you falling asleep before you even say hello?
If you’re feeling it, odds are, even the top players in your office are, too. After all, who doesn’t survive the workweek by dreaming of weekend adventures and the next vacation? Puffy green fir trees, glistening lakes, waking up to birdsong, and ending the day with your hiking boots on the front stoop. That’s what living in Vancouver is supposed to be about!
Work Hard, Play Hard: Corporate Retreats from Vancouver
Maybe it’s time to take the concept of “Work hard, play harder” to a whole new level. Think cabins and conference rooms with wall-to-wall windows overlooking old-growth forests. Lunch breaks in a canoe or atop a paddleboard. Short workdays and afternoons team building via woodland laser tag, lakeside geocaching, conquering tree canopy courses, rock climbing, or even learning survival skills.
A corporate retreat on the lake is the perfect way to rejuvenate creative thinking, collaborative partnerships, and overall morale. And Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre, just an hour from downtown Vancouver, is designed just for that. With over 70 years of experience, we know exactly how to inspire.
Benefits of Vancouver Nature Conferences & Outdoor Retreats
Many of us already know the benefits of spending time in nature. Clearer thinking, improved mindset, better sleep, and creative boosts are just some of the positive effects of getting outside. But, these perks don’t have to be limited to leisure time. Adding them to a working environment can have the same powerful effects on your team.
At Loon Lake, it’s possible to fully immerse in the benefits of both vacation and nature while working. It’s as simple as temporarily moving your collaborative circle to a serene outdoor oasis and enhancing the stay with the healing comforts of a wellness retreat. Think health-conscious meal planning, mid-workday nature recesses, serene classroom settings with all the essentials of any boardroom, and even breakout meetings designed to encourage deeper collaborations in small groups.
Movement Breaks, Outdoor Recess & Team Building Activities
The underlying principles of taking your whole crew on an outdoor retreat are to build up collaborative morale, ignite creativity, cultivate gratitude, and inspire growth. Much of this is emphasized through time spent outside the conference room via team-building activities and forest recesses.
Movement Breaks
Place yourself a few decades back, right into the heart of your preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Remember when your teacher would suddenly stop the education, turn on some jovial music, and invite you to get out of your chair for a quick wiggle? Every little spirit in that room would leap into the air, bursting into smiles and giggles. The energy would instantly shift and all hints of fatigue and frustration would disappear. There was a reason for that, and it benefits adults as much as kids.
How Movement Benefits Productivity
Periodically getting up from a sitting position and stimulating just a few moments of movement sends a surge of blood flow to the brain. This is known to immediately enhance key factors of concentration and productivity by spiking the brain’s ability to focus and stay alert. Plus, it’s a natural antidote for stress and anxiety.
Give your team the power to unleash their inner child with scheduled movement breaks and outdoor recesses. All that’s required is a few minutes of total presence, and stepping out on the deck to immerse in 3-5 minutes of forest bathing. Take deep breaths of the pristine air, notice the scent of cedar and soil, feel the breeze or the sunlight, listen for the sounds of nature.
Activity Breaks Aka Recess
In addition to quick movement breaks, children and adults alike, benefit from periodic recesses, usually about 30-60 minutes several times a day. And while this might not be possible in your typical corporate setting, it’s certainly encouraged while on an outdoor corporate retreat.
Corporate Recess Option at Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre
Anytime a meeting lingers beyond an hour, make a point to lure everybody outside for recess.
Just like in the good old days of early childhood, adults also appreciate a 30-60 minute freedom reward for work well done. At Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre, the opportunities to break free and quickly reconvene are endless.
Loon Lake Discovery Trail, Loon Lake Discovery Trail & Pinnacle Pursuits
Try out a jaunt on the Loon Lake Discovery Trail, head to the gymnasium for a round of bubble ball, or explore meditation and yoga. On another day, lock yourselves in the Hem-Lock Escape Room or go for a dip in the lake. Alternate those activities with campfire socials and outdoor ropes challenge courses with Pinnacle Pursuits.
It’s all up to you to mix and match the activities and design the ideal recess times for the whole team.
Nutrition and Meal-Planning for Your Corporate Wellness Retreat
An incredible way to reign in on the effects of a wellness-centred corporate retreat is to take full advantage of nutrition and meal-planning services. At Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre, what you put into your bodies is just as important as the external rejuvenation process.
Custom, Upscale Buffet-style Dining
It’s all about upscale comfort foods with a fresh, healthy flair served buffet-style for small and large groups alike. The culinary team provides custom-crafted breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus to suit a variety of dietary needs including vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher, and gluten-free diets.
Guests can expect a full range of cold and hot dishes including fresh fruits, fish, salads, meats, and baked goods designed to impress even the most discerning palates.
Vancouver Area Wellness Conference Venue
Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre accommodates a variety of budgets and desires while operating year-round. Don’t hesitate a moment longer to reward and rejuvenate your most valuable assets; your partners and your employees.
Call today for your custom-created corporate getaway at 604-463-8148.