Toronto-based studio DesignAgency has unveiled renderings of its design for Dimensions, a safe and legal psychedelic wellness retreat spread across 45 acres along the shores of Maple Lake in Ontario. Slated to open in July 2022, Dimensions Algonquin Highlands will invite visitors to participate in psychedelic-assisted ceremonies led by clinicians, therapists, hospitality experts, and “Plant Elders” to engage in a new paradigm of wellbeing and mental health.
“We are pleased to announce our first location in the spectacular Algonquin Highlands, the Ancestral Territory of Anishinaabeg Peoples,” says Dimensions cofounder and COO Andrew Galloway. “Each aspect of our program is intentionally designed around healing, improving consciousness, and finding self-betterment.”
Conceived in collaboration with landscape architect Joel Loblaw, the retreat will promote the healing benefits of nature. Newly constructed facilities will include 17 private cabins, a dining lodge, and spa areas that will each draw upon the rural aesthetic of the landscape.
“Witnessing the current mental health crisis, we recognized the need for alternative and natural methods for achieving wellbeing. Establishing Dimensions Algonquin Highlands, the first of several planned global retreats, is a major milestone for our organization,” says Dimensions CEO Chris Dawson. “For the past year, our team of clinical and hospitality experts worked closely to develop our evidence-based programs that are aligned with the most innovative thinking in this emerging field, while also respecting and honoring the history and use of plant medicine.”
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