Private Culinary Experiences
Intimate in-home dining for 2–8 guests. Personalized menus rooted in seasonal, nourishing ingredients. Designed for Muskoka and cottage country clients who want something truly memorable.
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🌿 July 14–16, 2026 · Port Paradise, Simcoe, Ontario
Recalibrate Yoga Retreat — Only 10 Spots · From $1,000/person · Payment Plans Available
What We Offer
Intimate in-home dining for 2–8 guests. Personalized menus rooted in seasonal, nourishing ingredients. Designed for Muskoka and cottage country clients who want something truly memorable.
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2 and 4-week guided resets rooted in Ayurveda and whole-food nutrition. Designed to restore balance, clarity, and energy — offered each spring, summer, and fall.
Learn More →Immersive group experiences blending yoga, breathwork, and intentional nourishment. Next retreat: Port Paradise, July 14–16, 2026.
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Hi, I'm Magdalena — a private chef, yoga teacher, wellness guide, and former restaurant owner passionate about helping women reconnect with themselves through nourishment and mindful living.
With over 30 years of culinary, fitness, and nutrition experience, and more than 11 years of teaching yoga, I blend food, movement, and breath into deeply supportive practices.
For the past five years, I've guided women through seasonal Spring and Fall Reset programs designed to gently restore the body, calm the nervous system, and create lasting wellness rituals.
My work is an invitation to slow down, soften, and experience healing through nourishment, movement, and rest.
In Their Words
Yoga
"Magda, I want to let you know how much I appreciate your yoga classes. With every class I am reminded why I need to allow myself the time to connect mind and body. So often, I know I get wrapped up in the self inflicted business of my life and forget to stop and appreciate the smaller, wonderful aspects. Your classes bring me back to that place where I need to go to find peace. I wish everyone could experience the pleasure that movement, breathing and relaxation have on the body and spirit. In stressful times your work brings me back to a place of calm. Again, I thank you for this important work. Looking forward to the next class."
"I have attended Magda's chair yoga classes for 2 years. Core, back, lower and upper extremities are strengthened in a safe effective method. Balance and Flexibility also improve. As a retired physiotherapist I highly recommend Magda's classes."
Seasonal Reset Programs
A Letter from Diana
"Dear Magda, I wanted to express my deepest gratitude for guiding me through another incredible journey of self-discovery and transformation. Your expertise as a Certified Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist has not only helped me shed physical weight but has also opened my eyes to a whole new understanding of my body and diet.
In the past, I sought help from a certified nutritionist, but it was no match for the profound impact your guidance has had on my well-being. Your holistic approach, coupled with your unwavering support, has been nothing short of life-changing.
During this 1-month detox, I shed 15 lbs, but what's more remarkable is the liberation I feel from cravings, back pain, and neck pain. The feeling inside me is beyond words; it's like basking on a sunlit beach — profound calm, peace, and fulfillment resonating in every fiber of my being.
My sleep patterns have undergone a revolution — I now go to sleep at 9:00pm and rise at 5:00am, effortlessly. I feel agile, light, and energized, with a constant wellspring of vitality. I'm no longer driven by hunger; I must remind myself to eat.
I've learned that true happiness resides within us; we need only to uncover the path, and you have been my guiding light. Thank you, Magdalena Tarko, for everything. You have truly made a difference in my life."
A Letter from Ann
"May I say how grateful I am. Every cell. My entire matrix feels so beauty full and vital. I have returned.
I went into this with massive trauma — the six months prior I lost my only sister and best friend to the effects of lifetime eating disorders when she was diagnosed with cancer. Cancer from smoking to stay anorexic thin. It was and has been a trauma with food for me since I can remember. So asking to eliminate food choice and impart a self control that literally froze me into absolute fear in still the first six months of grieving was almost unimaginable.
But. I also made myself a living legacy promise. I'm a retired elite athlete. I do and have done hard — near impossible, things! I could do this. I could also keep my promise of no matter what — a loving legacy of living fully and health span first. Always.
The only thing I've not been able to do is to keep shorter work days. I've maintained my early rise pranayama and meditation. My walk. And time in nature. I don't even look at emails til after 10 or even at noon and I continue my one touch policy — open up and deal with or schedule an appointment with myself for that intentional time to support an outcome.
Text has become what it should be — urgent reaching me. And I still choose to answer or not! I'm reading more. I'm in bed earlier. I'm in nature abundantly.
My nutrition continues to stay on track — healthy protein smart choices. Whole Foods. And they are eaten sitting down and only mindful to nourishment. No caffeine. No sugar.
This coming back to self has been the sweetest arrival. There she is. And it feels fabulous.
Thank you for holding the space of reminding me of my wisdom and my divine love. Thank you Magda. Your leadership is priceless. Your caring is loving. Your friendship to hold me in this at this time was unstoppable.
I am in the deepest gratitude. Thank you. Everyone needs this reset. It is a whole life awakening."
"Beyond beyond beyond grateful. Thank you Magda. Your leadership has been outstanding! You are a natural and you thrive in this kind of sharing. Food is your passion, and your talent is teaching others how to embody those life elements within all nourishment. I'll be maintaining so much of this into my everyday."
"Feeling grateful for this reset experience. This was my first full detox — very enlightening, educational, and uplifting. Magdalena, your knowledge, passion, and encouragement — I am so grateful for. It's so interesting how people come into your life, even for a short period of time, but there's always a reason."
"Magda offers FABULOUS virtual spring and autumn resets. I came in tired, with little energy, feeling heavy in mind and body. Magda exudes passion — she pours her heart and soul into her mentoring. She goes beyond nutrition, with daily virtual breath work and meditation. I leave these resets lighter, more positive, more mindful. Magda truly cares. You can feel it. So worth joining."
"Thanks to Magda's detox program, my digestion improved significantly, and I finally experienced relief from ongoing gut issues. I'm incredibly grateful that I trusted her process because it gave me a much deeper understanding of my health and well-being. I would not hesitate to join another detox with her to continue learning, healing, and growing."
"After completing Magda's detox, I was finally able to sleep through the night and wake up feeling refreshed and energized every morning. Trusting her program has been a truly transformative experience. Not only did I feel better physically, but I also gained a much greater understanding of my overall health. I would absolutely do it again."
"Magda's detox helped me lose 15 pounds, but more importantly, it gave me the tools and awareness to maintain that weight loss in a healthy, sustainable way. The program completely shifted my relationship with my body, my habits, and my lifestyle. I'm so grateful for the knowledge, support, and insight I gained throughout the experience."
Now Booking · July 14–16, 2026
Port Paradise, Simcoe, Ontario. A one-of-a-kind intimate retreat designed for those craving a tropical reset — no passport required. In just one weekend, you'll feel like you've been away for two weeks. This immersive experience resets you on a cellular level through the power of mindset, movement, breathwork, and intentional living.
Payment plans available.

A Glimpse of the Retreat
Upcoming
July 4, 2026
Lion Heart Wellness, Humphrey, Ontario
9 powerful yogic breathing techniques · $69
July 14–16, 2026
Port Paradise, Simcoe, Ontario
Reset, recalibrate, come home to yourself
Aug 1, 15, 29 · Sept 12
Harlind Flower Farm (private location)
Special summer series in the gardens
September 26, 2026
Lion Heart Wellness, Humphrey, Ontario
Mindfulness, stillness, breath & renewal
October 3, 2026
Workshop · make your own Mala necklace
Hands-on ritual & meditation practice
Oct 13 – Nov 10, 2026
Online · 2 or 4-week options
Seasonal whole-food & Ayurvedic reset
Jan 26 – Feb 9, 2027
Online
A short, focused mid-winter recalibration
Feb 16 – Mar 15, 2027
Online
Get ready for spring · weekly themes
Community Practice
Regular yoga classes for community — free of charge September through June, by donation in July & August.
Monday
9:30 am
Orrville Community Centre
1207 ON-518, Orrville, ON
Tuesday
10:00 am
Community Support Services
60 James St, Parry Sound
Thursday
9:00 am
Humphrey Arena
15 Humphrey Dr, Parry Sound
Thursday
11:00 am
Community Support Services
60 James St, Parry Sound
From Magdalena's Studio
Long before the retreats and the dinners, there were the malas — handmade gemstone pieces created as quiet tools for intention, alignment, and personal ritual. Each one is strung by hand and inspired by nature, Ayurveda, and the stones we are drawn to when we need them most.
Your intention is your purpose. The stones are here to help you carry it.
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