Welcome to Drop Anchor

Wellness, Thoughtfully Bundled -

For Those Healing, Growing & Reconnecting

*Drop Anchor is an HCAI-registered and FSRA-authorized service provider*

Come as you are.

Drop Anchor.

Begin again.

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About

A studio born from practice, purpose & peace

Drop Anchor Yoga & Meditation is more than a name, it’s a quiet call to return to what’s steady within.

Hello! I’m Carey Carty. Thanks so much for stopping by and getting to know me a little better.

I founded Drop Anchor in 2017, with a mission of blending science, spirituality, and real-world care into trauma-informed, accessible offerings. I hold degrees in Psychology and Biology (with Highest Honours), and am a 350-hour RYT through the Canadian Yoga Alliance, with specialized training in Yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury through the LoveYourBrain Foundation.

My work is deeply shaped by over a decade in public health, years in education administration, and my ongoing studies as a devoted student of A Course in Miracles, which continue to inform both my teaching and my path.

My approach honors the universal need to feel safe, grounded, and at home within ourselves. With programs created for every body and every ability, including a dedicated stream for individuals living with Acquired Brain Injury, Drop Anchor offers a space to move, breathe, and reconnect. No prerequisites. Just the courage to show up, exactly as you are.

Note that Drop Anchor is proud to be an authorized health care facility under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) and Health Claims for Auto Insurance (HCAI) and offers direct billing for motor vehicle accident claims, easing the process and making healing more accessible.

A little yoga studio with a big heart

Drop Anchor’s boutique yoga studio offers a calm, welcoming space designed with care and accessibility. Located in the heart of Carleton Place, this cozy gem of a studio accommodates small group classes and private sessions.

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Whole Self Wellness

Retreats

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2025 Fall Silent Retreat

September 29 – October 5, 2025
Clarendon Station, North Frontenac

A Week of Deep Rest, Silence, Yoga & Mindfulness

Drop Anchor’s silent retreats unfold in a breathtaking sanctuary surrounded by forest and embraced by three tranquil shorelines on Big Gull Lake in the heart of North Frontenac.

Each retreat begins with a virtual orientation to help set intentions and gently ease into stillness. From there, the days flow with grounding practices such as mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and quiet time in nature, coupled with cold plunges, sauna sessions, nourishing meals, and daily sharing circles. Optional massage and hot stone therapy are offered for those interested.

Imagine meditating by the water’s edge as loons call across the lake, journaling on a screened-in porch with the scent of pine in the air, or watching the sunrise ripple across the surface as you sip warm tea in silence. These moments become portals to deep reflection and inner clarity.

Our 7-day silent retreat is designed to help you reconnect with yourself through stillness, nature, and meaningful inner work. Held on a private peninsula with 2,000 feet of shoreline and a castle-like lodge, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to step away from daily distractions and return to the heart of what matters.

Retreat Theme: Forgiveness

True forgiveness isn’t about letting others off the hook or forcing ourselves to feel positive. It’s about bringing awareness to the limiting beliefs we carry and gently letting them go. As those beliefs shift, so does our experience of life. This retreat is about exploring that shift (in the mind) and experiencing the expansion of freedom and joy that results! It's powerful to witness how profoundly our experience of life and of ourselves transforms as our perceptions shift.

Why Silence?

Silence allows us to turn inward and listen deeply. With the exception of group sessions and activities, the retreat is held in silence to support self-reflection, self-inquiry, insight, and deep rest.

What’s Included

  • Six nights of shared accommodation (2 guests per room + ensuite)

  • All meals and snacks prepared by our in-house chef

  • Daily yoga, meditation, mindfulness practices & group programming

  • Access to walking trails, forest, lake, and sauna

  • One-on-one coaching sessions

  • Pre-retreat virtual orientation

Retreat Cost

$1,852.50 (no taxes)
Includes accommodations, meals, full programming, coaching, and unlimited sauna access.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel before July 1, 2025:
A $600 cancellation fee applies. The remaining balance will be refunded.

If you cancel on or after July 1, 2025:
You may transfer your spot to someone else, provided both parties inform us in writing. If no replacement is found, your payment is non-refundable.

If we cancel the retreat:
You will receive a full refund of all payments made.

Stillness sparks change. Reserve your retreat today!

Fall Silent Retreat (September 29 to October 5, 2025) Fall Silent Retreat (September 29 to October 5, 2025)
$1,852.50
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Testimonials

  • "I feel centered and able to experience a more meaningful meditation."

    “I was not completely new to the world of meditation when I started taking Carey’s meditation sessions, however, I always struggled whenever I tried to practice (on my own). I feel centered and able to experience a more meaningful meditation (now). Carey has a true gift and I can honestly say that without her offerings and support, I would still feel stuck. I am extremely grateful.”

    Erin (on Meditation & Mindfulness Instruction)

  • "The 1:1 support for brain injury program offered by Carey has been a highly empowering tool in my recovery."

    "I found Drop Anchor Yoga while searching for an effective therapy after a brain injury. The 1:1 support for brain injury program offered by Carey has been a highly empowering tool in my recovery; strengthening my body, improving my balance, and challenging my brain/body connection. I can never thank Carey enough for the compassion and encouragement she has shown me during the difficult rehabilitation process. She has been a light of hope in often dismal days."

    Sara (on 1:1 Support for Acquired Brain Injury Programming)

  • "This program has been a lifeline in my healing journey: physically, mentally, and emotionally."

    "Carey's gentle, mindful approach helped me reconnect with my body and heart and start to feel safe again. I’ve regained confidence, and have discovered a sense of strength within me that I didn’t realize was there. This program has been a lifeline in my healing journey: physically, mentally, and emotionally."

    Mara (on 1:1 Support for Acquired Brain Injury Programming)

  • "Carey’s retreats are life changing experiences in the very best ways!"

    "Carey’s retreats are life changing experiences in the very best ways!

    1. The retreat setting is beyond stunning, it relaxes you as soon as you drive up. Swimming in a lake in the Fall… yup, all thumbs up. The sunsets; words can not express how amazing those are. And you haven't even gone inside yet.

    2. The people… well, let's just say you will have met your tribe and they will become your people, almost more so after you leave.

    3. What you learn about yourself: it is hard work, but you leave a very different person then when you arrived, in so many amazing ways.

    4. The quiet and silence: you may think that you can't manage not to talk, but amazingly you don't need to and those times when you "have to" (during an expression session) are transformative and will shift your world.

    5. The total package, the setting, the people, the way Carey creates the "program ", the food… it all cumulates into making you the best version of yourself at that moment. There is silence, there is laughter, there are tears, there is swimming and there is love. You will leave forever changed, but in so many amazing ways! Thank you for the experience. I am going for the third time this year and I can't wait. Thank you, Carey, for everything!"

    Amanda (on Silent Retreats)

  • "I feel very safe when I share at our sessions."

    “Carey has been working with me for over 4 years now. I feel very safe when I share at our sessions. She has a way of cleansing any fears I might have. I always leave her studio feeling more mindful, spiritually free and at peace.”

    Michael (on 1:1 Mindfulness Coaching Sessions)

Contact

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Interested in any of my program offerings? Fill out the contact form below or contact me directly:

Carey Carty

  • Email: dropanchoryogaottawa@gmail.com

  • Tel: 613-220-1789