expanding our capacity for calm - a sacred summer pause in the magical mountains of montana
I’m so excited to announce that I will be offering a Retreat under the wide-open skies of Montana at the renowned Feathered Pipe Ranch August 10-17, 2024!
Feathered Pipe is very dear to my heart. It was where I took my own very first weeklong yoga retreat back in July 1997. To this day, I can still mentally transport myself back there in a breath. In fact, whenever I do a meditation in which I imagine a place where I felt the most relaxed and whole, Feathered Pipe is my go-to memory.
I can feel it now even just writing about it… I was walking from the bathhouse, where I just took a sauna, back to my yurt. I walked so slowly down the fragrant wildflower-lined path, under the endless sky, the soft song of birds and wind rustling through the aspens surrounded me while the wild mountains stood guard over my expanding soul.
It is truly one of the most embodied memories I have: grounded and expansive. I return to this feeling again and again to recreate a relaxed, heart-centered presence.
In short, Feathered Pipe Ranch is an oasis of tranquility, beauty, and connection. From my personal experience, I can confidently say that your biological rhythms will be reset here and your well will be filled. I am already feeling blessed to have the opportunity to teach on these beautiful grounds.
Let me give you a little peek into our spectacularly rejuvenating week together:
Located just outside of Helena, but feeling like it is in the middle of the wilderness, Feathered Pipe Ranch is nestled in the pristine northern Rocky Mountains surrounded by the Helena National Forest – almost a million acres of mountain wilderness. Feathered Pipe Ranch provides a spacious yet intimate setting for deepening your practice and connections.
All photos by Zane Williams.
Just imagine a full week held in the embrace of a welcoming community of old and new friends, feeling worlds away in the middle of nature's most stunning beauty. Our high-ceiling (log cabin-like) yoga lodge offers a panoramic view of the lake and mountainscape… another memory I call upon regularly even 25 years after my first visit.
One of the greatest benefits of the ranch is that they create such an inviting and intimate environment to go deep into our personal practice as well as connect with each other. Hosting only one retreat at a time, we'll be fed by great company, enjoy meaningful conversations and laughter, and share delicious, unforgettable, organic meals, enjoyed slowly both inside and outside dining gatherings.
We’ll savor a daily schedule of mindful slow flow yoga, restorative practices, yoga nidra, meditation, forest bathing and nature walks, and sweat lodge ritual. There will be space and time to practice in ways that are personal and nourishing to you.
There will be plenty of open time to explore, rest, and renew....book a massage, luxuriate with an afternoon sauna or hot tub, soak up nature on one of the many accessible hikes all around the ranch, enjoy resting, canoeing or swimming at the spring-fed lake while you are caressed by the gentle breezes blowing through the lush trees, or curl up in a hammock with a book. Whatever you choose, this is truly one of the most magical places on earth.
FEATHERED RANCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Feathered Pipe Ranch is committed to making retreat programs available to anyone with a will to come. Partial scholarships ranging from $500 to $1500 are available and applied to the workshop tuition. Tuition does not include travel expenses to Montana.
Scholarship application period:
February 12 - February 26, 2024
fresh from the feathered pipe kitchen
Rustic Roasted Tomato & Herb Soup
This healthy, hearty, and vibrantly flavored tomato soup recipe from the Feathered Pipe kitchen is easy to make! It emphasizes natural, sweet, garden-fresh flavors with a thick and creamy texture and is easily modified to suit a variety of diets. The perfect winter recipe to keep you warm until summer!