Programs
Gift Certificate
Would you like to gift the experience of Naramata Centre to friends or family? You can purchase a gift certificate and have it sent by email to yourself or emailed to the recipient. What a wonderful way to share your love of the Centre! Once you click on "register now", you will be asked for […]
Sage-ing Circles – Gatherings for Conscious Aging
With Barbara Richards
Are you yearning to continue in meaningful and uplifting conversations about aging? These gatherings are open to those who have attended The Possibility of Age: Discover Aging as a Spiritual Path or a Spiritual Eldering Retreat at Naramata Centre Winter/ Spring Series - Flourishing as We Age “We do not suggest that all is bright […]
Your Healing Voice - Sound & Singing for Wellness
With Heidi McCurdy BFA, EXAT, MEd
Did you know that your very own voice is a powerful, healing instrument? This course will show you how to activate its potential. For thousands of years, people across cultures have been using sound for healing, transformation, wellness, and spiritual expression. In this program we will explore introductory forms of vocal sound healing traditions old […]
Camping & Accommodations - 2025
Society Membership 2025/2026
Membership in the Naramata Centre Society is a way to show your support, stay informed, and have voting privileges at the Society's Annual General meeting. Whether you're renewing your membership or becoming a member for the first time, we are excited that you're joining the Society now! […]
The Queer Family Retreat 2025
With Rev. LeAnn Blackert
Welcome to a fun-filled week of joy in the glorious Okanagan Valley, celebrating queer Christian community with friends and family of all ages and life stages! We will gather at Naramata Centre to connect with one another, Creator, the Land and with ourselves, living into our values of belonging, justice and love. We'll find time […]
Epicurean Week
With Karen Sutherland
Ages: 19+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $50 Each day of this program will be a module dedicated to understanding your palate, then applying your new-found knowledge! Introduction to How Your Senses Work (Monday, July 14): Better understand how your smell and taste interact with your brain. Answer questions such […]
Children at Play / Youth Connection (July 14-19) - Community Life
Grades 1-12 ♦ M-F 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Gentle Yoga (July 14-18) - Community Life
Ages: 12+ ♦ Mornings and Evening (Times TBD) Experience the soothing benefits of yoga in our gentle class.
Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (July 17)
With Robyn and Dan Hines
Thursday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sailing is a life changing experience! You will learn how to read the winds, feel the waves, and guide a large sailing yacht into the open waters of Okanagan Lake. We provide hands-on experience with ample opportunities over four hours to explore the movement and decisions that accompany the […]
Seeing Life Through Poetry
With Tim Scorer
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $10 Poetry is no short form for sending messages; it’s a language ‘entire unto itself’. We might say that it’s the language of mystery, the language for expressing the inexpressible. It seems as though there is a moment in life when a person […]
Gathering Words of Summer
With Kelsey Andrews
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm ♦ Material Fee $5 Summer (and a week at Naramata in particular) can go by so fast! Let’s gather some impressions, some thoughts, some of that wonderful summer at Naramata energy for later, by writing them down. This five-day in-person workshop is for anyone who wants […]
Everything Belongs: Singing & Praying with Chris & Allison
With Allison Rennie and Christopher Giffen
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $10 Join Allison Rennie and Chris Giffen for a week of experience, exploration, and fun through group singing and collective contemplative practice. We hear and talk a lot about the importance of being in community, but we are being formed daily by a […]
Tai Chi
With Margaret Langston
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $5 This shortened and modified Tai Chi is great for beginners, easy to learn and has only fourteen repeated movements. Join with others in experiencing this meditative form of slow flowing movements that increase muscle strength, bone density, range of movement and brings […]
Let it Flow Watercolours
With Karin Richter
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $30 Watercolour is a wonderful medium as it allows you to use it for quick sketches, vignettes or serious studio paintings. This course will cover all the aspects of painting in this medium, from reference photography to different painting techniques, composition and design […]
Creating and Sketching with Jane Appleby
With Jane Appleby
Ages: 18+ ♦ Wednesday 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm ♦ Material Fee $5 This fun, outdoor class (weather permitting) will focus on composition and play to be able express in various ways using pens, coloured pencils, conte or pastel and cut paper. Jane will guide you through methods she uses in her painting process and […]
Expressive Watercolour Sketching with Jane Appleby
With Jane Appleby
Ages: 18+ ♦ Thursday 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm ♦ Material Fee $5 Come and enjoy an afternoon inspired by the landscape learning how to express in a creative way first with wedge sharpies and then with watercolours. Jane will guide you through methods she uses in her painting process and how to be open […]
Lift Every Voice
With Liz Paynter
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $40 Sing, dance, move and play! Come to enjoy age and stage-appropriate choral music, and all kinds of other activities, that focus on building our community, sharing our gifts, and strengthening our faith. Friday evening’s concert celebration is always a highlight of the […]
Gospel Choir 101
With Lonnie Delisle
Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $20 Lonnie Delisle is the artistic director of Universal Gospel Choir (UGC), Vancouver's longest running community gospel choir. UGC pairs beautiful music with powerful messages of justice and inclusion, and represents a broad spectrum of cultural and faith journeys. Join Lonnie for a […]