Sheena Singh is gifted with incredible talents and is a multi talented entrepreneur, the one who has turned the passion and spirit of adventure and penchant for spiritualism
into a welcoming and profitable business. Singh decided to set up Mongolian style resorts, a rural retreat some 100 kms north of Toronto, with nomadic tents called Yurts in Turkic, for people who want to enjoy and unwind, keeping aside all the routine life.
Yurts, also known as gers (the root for the Hindi word Ghar) in Mongolian, are basically tented housed used by the nomads during their travel.
Driving up to the dirt road leads to the cottage, where everything is so heartwarming, everything is blooming and its Late August. Marigold adding beauty to the sight and the Canadian deciduous trees in the distance, life around the resort is so fascinating that it brings joy to the moments and life. Behind the cottage is the vine trellised gondola, a herb gardens meets the forest lining, sit six yurts of different sizes and themes, celebrating Canada’s diversity.
The first is truly amazing with 17 feet wide yurt in country cottage style with a beautiful and tempting cabin décor inside. The second yurt is 22 feet wide Mongolian themed yurt, bathed in a deep orange interior with Buddhist motifs. Under the construction are the resorts (yurts) in Japanese Zen, South-Western and Indian Themes. A sixth yurt, called the Om Yome serve as the ecumenical meditation yurt, where massages and private counseling sessions will be held.
The yurt are well organized and keeping into the requirement of the guests, outside the yurt are camp fire pit, bench seating, picnic table, cast iron BBQ. Wheelbarrows are provided to the guests so that they can collect wood from shed, candles, lighters are offered at no additional cost. The desks contain solar-powered and compost pit toilet.
I slept in the Mongolian yurt, through the domed roof, from where I could watch the twinkling bright stars under the clearNorthern Ontario Sky.
The Yurt is well organized and is well powered by solar, water energy and was once the 55 acre piece of wilderness. She wanted that the minimalistic lifestyle can be both comfortable and sustainable. Singh’s roots to India reflect the beauty of the Indian roots, resort’s cooking utensils, the plastic mugs, buckets, compost toilets and earth fridges. There are various animals nearby in the jungle and they can come foraging. We have deer, bears, ferrets, rabbits and even beavers on the estate. She said.
“This is an awesome place where I will retire,” Singh declares. “But I like to share the atmosphere with others. This picturesque place is all about enjoyment, miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It rejuvenates one’s soul and revives the entity of an individual.
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