Bowen Island sits just a 20-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay, close enough to reach on a weekday afternoon and far enough that the city disappears from your mind.

Mist Thermal Sanctuary is a private sauna and cold plunge spa set inside that forest, on the same land as Nectar Yoga Retreat. It is one of the few places in British Columbia where the thermal experience is set outdoors and in privacy. The outdoor showers and cold plunge draw from an aquifer beneath the property.