LAKE LIFE

STATE OF MIND

A Quintessential Up North Yoga Getaway

Sugar Lake Lodge, Cohasset, MN

May 30 - June 1, 2025 (Friday - Sunday)

*with the option to add a discounted Sunday night stay! Details below.

A lakeside scene at sunset with a dock and two blue Adirondack chairs overlooking the water, clouds illuminated with pink and orange hues

Reserve your getaway

May 30-June 1, 2025

Kick-off your summer with us up north! Yoga by the lake, beautiful lodging, chef-prepared meals, outdoor recreation, space to breathe, meditation, relaxation, and more!

A Weekend to Fully Relax

We provide the itinerary, and you choose what works best for you. We always have plenty of options! Whether it’s yoga, meditation, workshops, recreation, etc. We encourage you to make the weekend your own.

Cohasset, MN

Sugar Lake Lodge

Escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life at Sugar Lake Lodge. Located deep in the heart of northern Minnesota⁠—near Grand Rapids, MN⁠—a secluded lakeside resort surrounded by the oaks and maples of the Minnesota Northwoods. You’ll find relaxation in comfortable lodging, adventure as you explore expansive grounds and natural surroundings, and fun in free outdoor recreation activities.

Crystal-clear waters. White-sand beaches. Beautiful dense forests.

Sugar Lake provides 26 feet of clarity and a unique Caribbean color, making it ideal for a wide array of water activities.

What’s Included?

  • 2 nights, 3 days accommodations at Sugar Lake Lodge

  • 4 chef-prepared meals (Friday dinner, Saturday brunch + dinner, Sunday brunch)

  • Multiple yoga classes & workshops to choose from each day

  • Morning meditation

  • Journaling

  • Outdoor recreation: kayak, paddleboard, canoe, sailboat, beaches, sand volleyball court, lakeside pool (heated to 80º), lakeside campfire.

Optional add-ons:

  • massage

  • pontoon boat ride

  • golf

Aerial view of a lakeside dock with boats, sailboats, kayaks, and a grassy area with trees and outdoor furniture.
Group of people practicing yoga outdoors on a sunny day on a grassy field with trees and houses in the background.
Two paddleboards on a wooden rack at a sandy shoreline, with a lake and boats in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Book titled "Stress Resets" by Jennifer L. Taitz, with a subtitle "How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes" and a colorful circular design on the cover.

Optional Book Club Read

This is an optional add-on to your weekend! Purchase and read Stress Resets by Dr. Jennifer Taitz.

We will weave themes, concepts, and quotes from the book into our yoga sessions, journaling, and workshops throughout the weekend.

Arrivals & Departures

Two children kayaking on a lake, wearing life jackets and paddling with orange and black paddles on a sunny day.
Aerial view of a crowded lakeside area with people swimming and wading in the water, a beach with people, a swimming pool, a parking lot with cars, a building, and small airplanes parked near the shore.

We will send registered retreaters a detailed itinerary 4-6 weeks prior to the retreat. Meanwhile, here is some basic information on arrivals/departures for your planning and preparation.

You are welcome to arrive to Sugar Lake Lodge at anytime on Friday, May 30th to enjoy the campus amenities (i.e. kayaks, paddleboards, sport courts, pool, beach, golf course, onsite restaurant, etc.)

Friday, May 30th tentative schedule:

*NEWLY ADDED - EARLY ARRIVAL OPTIONS!

  • 1:00 - 2:00pm: Early Arrivals Group paddle

  • 3:00 - 4:30pm: Early Arrivals Welcome Circle + Yoga Class

  • 4:30 - 5:30 pm: Check-in

    • They are happy to honor early check-ins (if the rooms become ready earlier).

  • 5:30 - 7:00 pm: Standard Welcome Circle + Yoga Class

  • 7:00 pm: Chef-prepared Dinner

Sunday, June 1st check-out of rooms by 11:00am.

We will send you a detailed Friday-Sunday schedule of allllllll the greatness in store in the coming months!

Lodging Style Options

Lakefront Cabins

Sweet little cabins, as close as you can get to Sugar Lake. Each with a queen bed, sitting area, kitchenette, bathroom, and private deck.

Located between the lake and Main Lodge. A short walk outside to your meals and yoga.

A wooden cabin with a small deck, surrounded by green grass and trees, overlooking a lake with a cloudy sky.

Lodging Style Options

Lakefront Lodge Studios & Suites

Private bedroom with a King bed + private bathroom.

  • Suites include a sitting area, dining area, full kitchen, walk-out patio/deck.

  • Studios include a private bathroom, mini fridge, and coffee maker.

You can opt to adjoin a studio room with a suite room. Share the living spaces with friends, but enjoy a private bedroom/bathroom.

Located directly in the main lodge. Easily walk inside to meals and yoga.

Open-concept living space with kitchen, dining area, and sitting area, featuring wooden furniture, stone accents, and large sliding glass door leading outside with yard view.

Lodging Style Options

Villas

A quiet location, with more indoor space, away from the hustle & bustle of the main campus.

  • Triple Occupancy Suites have 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, sitting area, dining area, full kitchen, walk-out patio/deck.

Located a short walk outside to the Main Lodge for meals and yoga.

Living room with a stone fireplace, beige sofa, armchair, coffee table, window, and a dining area with a sliding door leading outside.

Resort Property Map

Resort map showing various golf holes, villas, parking areas, and amenities near Sugar Lake, with walking loop and roads leading to highways 17, 63, and 169.

Share your bedroom with non-yoga retreater for free

People enjoying paddle boat rides and relaxing by a lakeside with a large house and trees in the background.
A young girl with long brown hair and a pink polka dot shirt sitting on the sand at the beach, smiling at the camera, with a boy playing with a toy shovel in the background near the water.

Additional Options: share your bedroom for free + opt to add meals. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com for this add-on option.

  • Bring a child to enjoy the resort amenities, and share your bedroom for free.

    Add-on meal plan for a discounted price, or bring your own food for them:

    • Kids 11 and up: $175 per person

    • Kids 4-10: $95 per person

    • Kids 3 and under: free

    *will need to provide your own childcare/supervision

  • Bring a non-yoga friend/family member/spouse to enjoy the resort amenities , and share your bedroom for free. Opt to add-on a golf session.

    Add a meal-plan on, purchase on your own at onsite restaurant, or bring your own meals.

    • Adult meal plan add-on: $175 per person

Two children in kayaks paddling on a sunny lake with trees in the background.
A wooden cabin with a deck and a black barbecue grill near a lake, surrounded by green grass and large trees.

Single Occupancy Lakefront Cabin - sold out

A private cabin for your customizable getaway. A queen bed, bathroom, kitchenette (mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker), and seating area.

  • A bed + bathroom for just one person. Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • Your own lakefront cabin. This includes your own queen bed, bathroom, kitchenette (small refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker), and seating area.

    Step outside and you’ll find a deck with patio furniture and charcoal grill, perfect for enjoying the unobstructed view of Sugar Lake.

    You’ll appreciate the convenient location along with the quiet solitude and charm only a cabin can provide.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • If you’d like to share your lakefront cabin and bed with another yoga retreater, this is $700 each. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com for this option.

A rustic bedroom with a log-frame bed, checkered pillows, wooden lamps, and wood-paneled walls in a cozy cabin-style interior.
Living room with wood-paneled ceiling, large windows, and log cabin furniture, including a dining table with chairs, a leather sofa, a wooden side table with a lamp, a stone fireplace, and wall decorations with paddles and fish, with a view of a grassy yard outside.
A cozy bathroom with wooden accents, featuring a toilet, a mirror above a wooden vanity with a sink, a window showing a backyard view, and towels hanging on the wall.

A cozy hotel room with a large bed adorned with white sheets and green pillows, a stone fireplace, a window with a view of green trees, a wooden desk with a lamp, a chair, and wall-mounted TV.
Kitchen and living area with wooden cabinets, round dining table with chairs, sofa, lamps, stone wall, and sliding glass door leading to a balcony.

Single Occupancy Lakefront Lodge Suite - sold out

A private suite with king bed, bathroom, kitchen, and living area for your customizable getaway.

*can adjoin two single occupancy suite rooms (or single + double) to share the kitchen/living area with a friend yet have separate bed/baths. Email us for more info!

  • A bed, bathroom, kitchen and seating area for just one person. Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • You have your own bed, bathroom, kitchen and living area.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • $675 per person if you’d like to share a bed with a friend/significant other that is also planning to be a part of the yoga retreat.

    You and a friend/significant other share a Queen or King bed + your own private bathroom, seating area, and kitchen. Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

    Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com for this option.

Living room with wood-paneled walls, stone fireplace, leather couch, patterned armchair, wooden coffee table, and sliding glass door leading to a balcony with green trees outside.
Bathroom with wooden cabinets, white countertop, large mirror, and a shower with a white curtain.

Hotel room with a king-sized bed, wooden nightstand, lamp, patterned armchair, window with green trees outside, fireplace with stone surround, wall-mounted TV, and a wooden desk with a lamp and decorative antlers.
Interior of a cozy room with wood-paneled walls, a door, a mini fridge, and a coffee station, opening to a bedroom with a stone fireplace and a window.

Single Occupancy Lakefront Studio - sold out

A private bedroom with a king bed, bathroom, mini fridge, and coffee maker for your customizable getaway.

*opt to adjoin your studio room to a friend’s suite. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.

  • A bed, bathroom, coffee, and mini fridge for just one person.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • You have your own bed, bathroom, coffee maker and mini fridge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • $625 per person.

    You and a friend/significant other that is also part of the yoga retreat can share a bed, bathroom, coffee maker, and mini fridge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

    Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com for this option.

Hotel room with a bed, armchair, fireplace, window, desk, and wall-mounted TV in a rustic style.
Bathroom with wooden cabinets, large mirror, white countertop, and a shower with a white curtain.

Hotel room with two beds, nightstand with lamp, beige armchairs, glass sliding doors opening to patio with outdoor furniture, and mountain scenery outside.
Bathroom with wood-paneled walls, a white toilet, a wooden vanity with a mirror, a textured white shower curtain, and a light fixture with three bulbs.

Double Occupancy Lakefront Studio - only 1 room remaining !

Share a lake front room with 2 full beds, bathroom, mini fridge, and coffee maker with a friend.

In a central location inside the main lodge, and close to the main beach.

*opt to adjoin a studio to your friend’s suite. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.

  • Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • You and a friend each have your own full size bed. You and your friend will share your own private bathroom.

    Includes coffee maker and fridge.

    Lakefront studios are right “in the action” of the main lodge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

Room with two beds, nightstand with lamp, sliding glass door with patio furniture, and window view of green lawn and trees.
A bathroom with a double sink vanity, mirror, towels on racks, and a shower with a curtain.

Hotel room with a bed, sliding glass door to outdoor patio with chairs, small table, a desk with a lamp, TV, mini fridge, and a kitchenette area, with trees visible outside.
A small bathroom with a wooden vanity, a mirror, and a sink. There are two bottles of hand soap, a tissue box, and towels hung on a rack. The toilet is next to a bathtub with a white shower curtain. The floor is tiled and a framed picture hangs on the wall.

Single Occupancy Studio Villa - only 1 remaining!

A private studio bedroom with queen bed, bathroom, coffee maker and mini fridge.

  • Located in the quiet villas (townhouses) area, with more space in your accommodations and a short walk to the main lodge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • Located in the quiet villas (townhouses) area, with more space in your accommodations and a short walk to the main lodge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

Hotel bedroom with a king-sized bed, a nightstand with a lamp, a chair, a desk with a lamp, and sliding glass doors leading to a patio with greenery outside.
Small bathroom with wooden cabinet vanity, toilet, mirror, white towels, curtains, and bathroom supplies.

Living room with leather and fabric sofas, glass sliding door, stone fireplace, wooden coffee table, side table with lamp, and open door to bedroom with bed and nightstands.
A small bathroom with a beige countertop sink, wooden cabinets, a large mirror with lights, a toilet, a shower with a curtain, wall art, and white towels.

Double Occupancy Villa Suite - only 1 suite remaining!

Share a villa suite with your friend. You each get a private bedroom (one full bed and one queen bed). More space, including a kitchen and living area, plus 1.5 bathrooms.

*opt to add a third friend in a Villa Studio and adjoin the room to your suite. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.

  • Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

  • You and a friend each have your own bedroom; one queen bed + one full bed.

    Includes 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen/living space and walk out patio.

    Located in the quiet villas (townhouses) area, with more space in your accommodations and a short walk to the main lodge.

    Includes: lodging, meals, yoga, workshops, activities, paddleboard/kayak/canoe use, heated pool, tennis courts, beach, and more!

A bedroom with a bed, wooden nightstand with a lamp, and a window showing green trees outside.
Kitchen and dining area with wooden cabinets, a small round dining table with four chairs, a sliding glass door, and a framed picture on the wall.

Wish to add a discounted Sunday night and extend your stay?

  • Single Occupancy room/cabin for additional $227.29

  • Double Occupancy room for additional $166.31 (per person)

Sunday night stay includes full use of your lodging and onsite amenities. Yoga and meals are not included. There is a restaurant onsite to visit.

*Once you are registered for the standard retreat with your lodging option, you will automatically receive an email with directions on how to book the discounted Sunday night stay.

 FAQs

  • Q: I have at least 3-4 friends that would all like to attend and room together.

    A: We can absolutely work this out with you! A combination of adjoining suites + studios for your group would be ideal. Or you can opt for a triple occupancy villa suite (all of you would have private bedrooms)! Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com to arrange it!

  • Check-in at 4:30pm Friday and check-out by 11:00am on Sunday.

    Opt to arrive early to enjoy the campus amenities at anytime on Friday. Earlier check-ins are available if your room is ready.

    More details emailed to registered retreaters.

    • variety of yoga classes and workshops to choose from

    • morning meditation

    • lodging for 2 nights/3 days, with the option to add a discounted Sunday night

    • 4 catered meals onsite, tea & coffee

    • access to watercrafts (canoe, kayak, paddleboard, sailboats)

    • beautiful beaches

    • outdoor heated pool

    • option to add golf

  • As part of our ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion in the yoga space, we are offering scholarships to Black, Indigenous, people of color for our fall and winter yoga retreats. Please fill out a BIPOC scholarship application here. Thank you!

  • 5+ weeks notice: $50 fee

    6 weeks noticed: $100 fee

    4-5 weeks notice: $185 fee

    4 weeks and less notice : 75% of total amount fee

    14 days or less notice: no refunds available

    We hope that you can appreciate the amount of time, love, and energy we wholeheartedly put into each retreat. Not just during the event, but the many months leading up to it.

    Please note: Our winter venue does not issue refunds due to weather. As such, we are unlikely to cancel the retreat except in a very extreme scenario. In most situations, we hope our guests plan ahead to accommodate Minnesota weather conditions in winter to safely travel to and from the retreat- which may occasionally mean allowing extra travel time.

    In the event of widespread extreme weather, including highway closures, the retreat will be rescheduled. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled weekend, you may be able to receive a partial refund or transfer credit to a future retreat. If the retreat is not cancelled/rescheduled, we will be unable to issue refunds on an individual basis due to the weather.

  • Sugar Lake Lodge
    37584 Otis Lane
    Cohasset, MN 55721

    Directions:
    The fastest way to Sugar Lake Lodge is to take Highway 169 N around Mille Lacs Lake past Hill City. Turn left at County Road 17 and follow that for 5 miles, turn left at the Sugar Lake Lodge sign, and follow our signs to the Main Lodge.

  • Check your emails! You will automatically receive a follow-up email upon registration. Approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the weekend, we send you an email with important information regarding your weekend retreat including a detailed itinerary, FAQ, pre-retreat survey with roommate requests, dietary needs, and more. Your timely response is important! Thank you!

  • Yes! For $525 enjoy all of the yoga retreat, activities, amenities, and meals for the whole weekend. Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com for more info!


More Info

  • As part of our ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion in the yoga space, we are offering scholarships to Black, Indigenous, people of color for our yoga retreats. Please fill out a BIPOC scholarship application under the “scholarship foundation” tab at the top of the website.

  • 6+ weeks notice: $40 fee

    5-6 weeks notice: $100 fee

    4 weeks notice: $250 fee

    3 weeks and less notice : 75% of total amount fee

    14 days or less notice: no refunds available

    We hope that you can appreciate the amount of time, love, and energy we wholeheartedly put into each retreat. Not just during the event, but the many months leading up to it.

    Please note: Our winter venue does not issue refunds due to weather. As such, we are unlikely to cancel the retreat except in a very extreme scenario. In most situations, we hope our guests plan ahead to accommodate Minnesota weather conditions in winter to safely travel to and from the retreat- which may occasionally mean allowing extra travel time.

    In the event of widespread extreme weather, including highway closures, the retreat will be rescheduled. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled weekend, you may be able to receive a partial refund or transfer credit to a future retreat. If the retreat is not cancelled/rescheduled, we will be unable to issue refunds on an individual basis due to the weather.

  • Q: Do you offer day passes for this event?

    A: Yes! Email us at hello@borealblissyogaretreats.com.