Events Catalog
Interested in bringing your workshop to Breitenbush?
We are currently accepting proposals for workshops in 2026 and beyond, and we’d love to hear about your vision! Please submit your proposal here, and we’ll get back in touch with you as soon as we can.
November 2025
Embodying Ecstasy
Exploring Eros as Ecstatic Life Force Energy. Utilizing somatic embodiment and energy movement practices, we will cultivate erotic and somatic sovereignty as well as channel our ecstatic energy to resource ourselves and support transformation, embodiment, and mutual thriving. Orgasmic Breathwork, The Erotic Blueprints™️, DanceEros, and ecstatic dance will be some of our core teachings and practices. This offering will support your ecstatic expression both in and out of the bedroom!
November 7-9
Presented by Avery Deane Swift
Pratyāhāra:
Cultivation of Inward Focus
Pratyāhāra has been described as “mastery over external influences.” It is a practice which consciously unburdens, regulates, and ultimately heightens our awareness and restores our vitality. A more common definition of pratyāhāra is sensory withdrawal. The implication is that the senses must turn inwards for higher states of meditation to be realized. However, for many of us today, pratyāhāra can be practiced as sensory awareness or discipline.
During this two night retreat, we will immerse ourselves in various practices of yoga, including āsana, prāṇāyāma (breath techniques), meditation, and contemplation. The subject matter of our practices, discussions, and contemplative prompts will be centered in the subject of pratyāhāra. This retreat will be taking place in the late fall, a time when the natural world will be supporting our endeavor of pratyāhāra as there is an organic turning inwards which arises during this time of the year with shorter days and longer periods of darkness.
November 10-12
Presented by Meghan Maris
Living Ayurveda: From Stress to Bliss, Loving Everyday
This is an opportunity for those looking to understand and relate with themselves, others and the world around with greater depth and meaning. Ayurveda provides a foundation, a system of medicine that is truly holistic - all aspects of existence from the most subtle to substantial are included and revered with deep respect.
We will explore Ayurvedic principles through embodied practices of yoga, meditation, and pranayama (breathing exercises), informed by the classical roots of Ayurveda. The curriculum will include experiential classes on elements, doshas, gunas, agni, daily and seasonal routines, as well as subtle anatomy. Information will be grounded and embodied through Ayuryoga (yoga based on ayurvedic principles appropriate to the season and individual), meditations, chanting, marma (acupressure therapy), and partner/small group work.
This workshop is designed to be transformative internally and provide participants with an Ayurvedic foundation to return home and gently weave Ayurvedic principles into their lives for daily well being. It is open to everyone, from those who are new to those who have experience with Ayurveda and/or yoga.
November 13-16
Presented by Cynthia Lapp, Dawn Gibson, & Tanmayi Toglia
EDGU Training
Step into the heart of EDGU: Evolutionary Spinal Maintenance, in this 5-day immersion at Breitenbush Hot Springs. Whether you’re seeking to deepen your personal practice or feel called to guide others, this training invites you to embody a life-enhancing system for alignment, resilience, and well-being. Through foundational postures, breathwork, and embodied cueing, you’ll explore how EDGU optimizes the spine and nervous system while also awakening energetic flow and transformational storytelling.
Led by lineage holders Jeffrey Williams and Swirl Jordan Moore, this program is both a personal rite of passage and a professional pathway. You’ll refine your own practice, gain tools to compassionately guide diverse students, and join a growing family of practitioners dedicated to personal and collective transformation.
November 16-21
Presented by Swirl Jordan Moore & Jeffrey Williams
December 2025
Lotus of the Heart
Join renowned healer and meditation teacher Luke Adler for a transformative 3-day retreat rooted in Eastern mysticism and the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. Drawing from over 30 years of study and practice, Luke gently guides participants through accessible meditation techniques, breathwork, and kirtan to foster deep rest, emotional healing, and a renewed sense of vitality.
Whether you're new to meditation or looking to deepen your existing practice, this immersive weekend offers a sanctuary for stress relief, inner peace, and spiritual connection. Through guided breathwork and heart-opening chanting, you'll reconnect with your inner wisdom and leave with tools to sustain a more grounded and fulfilling life.
December 4-7
Presented by Dr. Luke Adler
Dynamic Tune-Up:
Tea Retreat at Breitenbush
Come gather at Breitenbush for a weekend designed to rejuvenate and inspire, where you will recharge mentally, physically and spiritually. A retreat dedicated to essential yogic movements, combining the practices of pranayama, hatha, kriyas and meditation, in order to activate the kundalini energy and calibrate your inner technologies.
December 5-7
Presented by Veronika Vogler
Earth Medicine
This winter, give yourself the gift of healing and transformation at Breitenbush Hot Springs. Set in the pristine Oregon wilderness, Earth Medicine is a 4-day all-inclusive retreat rooted in ancient wisdom traditions including Ayurveda, Kundalini and Katonah yoga, sound therapy, and Reiki. Each day is designed to guide you back to balance—through movement, stillness, introspection, and community.
Surrounded by healing waters and free from digital distractions, you'll engage in daily practices like meditation, sound baths, restorative yoga, and personalized Ayurvedic insights. Whether you seek deep rest, emotional release, or spiritual renewal, this retreat offers tools to realign your body, mind, and heart—and supports you in carrying that transformation into everyday life.
December 10-14
Presented by Ara Lyman, Anna Cutler, & Katie Cooley
Awakening Into The Sacred
Yoga is an ancient method of self-healing and self-empowerment. Understanding both the dense physical body and the even more powerful subtle inner body enables us to practice yoga and pranayama as medicine.
Ayurveda also reveals to us an artful way to make wise choices in our lifestyle, daily routine, relationships with food and exercise, the whole of it, for the purposes of healing, vitality, and inner peace.
Retreats are a time to go deeper into your personal practice while supported by a senior teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience.
December 11-14
Presented by Sarahjoy Marsh
January 2026
Love That Lasts: A Gottman Couples Retreat
Step away from the demands of daily life and reconnect with your partner in the serene beauty of Breitenbush Hot Springs. Surrounded by ancient forests, flowing rivers, and soothing mineral springs, this weekend retreat offers the time and space to focus fully on each other—without distractions. Guided by the proven tools and research of Dr. John Gottman, you’ll learn how to deepen intimacy, strengthen friendship, and build a relationship rooted in lasting love.
Over the course of the weekend, engaging lectures and private couples’ exercises will help you turn conflict into connection, reignite romance, and create a clear vision for your future together. With restorative hot springs, nourishing meals, and the quiet sanctuary of Breitenbush as your backdrop, you and your partner will leave with practical skills, renewed closeness, and the foundation for a love that truly lasts.
January 2-4
Presented by Ivana Maclay
Going Within: Yoga Meditation & Mantra
The beginning of the new year is an auspicious time to begin planting seeds of our intentions and visions for the future. It is important to refresh ourselves in body, mind and spirit so we may be clear about what we would like to manifest and have the optimal capacity to do so as the months unfold.
This retreat will provide the space and support for us to journey deeply into our yoga, meditation and mantra practice. In the evening we’ll come together for kirtan & sacred song, celebrating, healing and opening to an ecstatic experience of divine love that will nourish and inspire our way forward.
January 2-4
Presented by Jaya Lakshmi
A Circle of Love: AN IFS-Informed Yoga & Meditation Retreat
Step into a sanctuary of compassion and connection at Circle of Love, a heart-centered retreat grounded in the practices of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Yoga, and Mindful Meditation. Held in a serene and supportive environment, this retreat invites you to welcome all parts of yourself, open to your innate Self-energy, and experience deep healing through embodied practices.
Alongside transformative workshops, you’ll enjoy nourishing meals and quiet time to rest in the healing waters of natural hot springs and the embrace of an old-growth forest. Whether you are seeking renewal, emotional healing, or a deeper connection to your True Self, this retreat offers a journey inward to rediscover the love and sanctuary already within you.
Come home to yourself in a Circle of Love.
January 15-18
Presented by Anne Laderman & Mercy B.
Dreams & Death: Exploring Consciousness & Mortality
This retreat is an opportunity to explore the idea of dreaming as an apprenticeship for death. If you are scared of death, or estranged from it, if you have a diagnosis, are mourning, or are simply aware of your mortality this retreat might be for you. If you dream robustly and remember everything or never remember a dream but feel curious about the state you live in so much of the time, we welcome you.
We’ll work with writing, meditation and gentle yoga practices to explore our conscious mind. We’ll also work with a variety of dream practices including Dream Theater, collage and sand box work to learn more about the world we live in while our bodies rest. We’ll have opportunities to share our dreams and talk about our relationships with death with each other, and invitations to share and connect with the vast consciousness that holds the natural world at and around Breitenbush. We hope to leave feeling broadened and able to move with more ease through a life that is much bigger than our thinking brains imagine.
January 29 - February 1
Presented by Laura Green & Tina
February 2026
Nourished Woman
You’ve been holding it all—holding others, holding it together—and somewhere along the way, you lost touch with the woman underneath the weight. This retreat is your invitation to lay it all down.
Set in the healing embrace of Breitenbush Hot Springs, this soulfully curated experience blends hot springs mineral soaks, embodied movement, quantum coaching, earth medicine, and blissful healing experiences into a deep nervous system reset designed to guide you back to yourself. We weave sacred space with science-backed tools to support you in a complete nervous system reset and soul revitalization—empowering you to return to your life as the glowing, magnetic woman you truly are.
February 5-8
Presented by Misty J.D. | Modern Day Wild Woman
Breitenbush Ecstatic Immersion: Winter Renewal
Join our winter convergence of ecstatic dancers from across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest! Ecstatic Immersion: Winter Renewal is a unique opportunity to embrace the quiet of the season—a time to enrich your movement practice, connect with community, and resource your soul amidst the magic of the snow. To cultivate a deeply yin and nurturing sanctuary, this gathering will be guided by a femme-forward team of facilitators and DJs, holding a welcoming space for participants of all genders.
This retreat is intended for those with a foundation in ecstatic dance or similar practices, allowing us to drop into a shared depth from the very start. You will be free to choose your own adventure, exploring daily Ecstatic Dances, restorative workshops, guided meditations, and cozy fireside connections. All sessions will take place in the lovely North Wing.
February 20-22
Presented by PJ Weinstein & Avery Deane Swift
Reclaim Your Wild: The Sacred Feminine Retreat
Reclaim Your Wild: The Sacred Feminine Retreat - is a transformative retreat designed to help you reconnect with your primal power and embrace unapologetic self-love. You’ll experience deep healing through powerful ceremonies, including shadow work, timeline healing, and embodiment practices. Surrounded by nature’s beauty, you’ll release old patterns, reclaim your inner wild, and leave feeling reborn, empowered, and ready to live on your own sacred terms. Come home to yourself and remember the woman you were before the world told you who to be.
This retreat will partially coincide with Breitenbush's Winter Women Only Weekend. The property will reserved for guests who identify as women and use she/her pronouns. Breitenbush represents and celebrates each person's self-stated gender identity.
February 26 - March 1
Presented by Deimantė Ona and Annie Bosco
March 2026
Radical Restoration: Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, & Sound Healing Retreat
Experience blissful relaxation as a radical path to self-realization, supported by an empowered intention-setting process from the tradition of yoga. Retreat into deeply embodied peace and contentment as we explore mindfulness, purpose, intention (sankalpa), and grace through the restorative practices of Yoga Nidra, Restorative & Gentle Yoga, and Sound Healing.
Even for those who have struggled with meditation in the past, these practices resonate deeply. Yoga Nidra guides the body and mind into an optimal brain-wave state—opening and healing the mind-heart-body connection so that we may realize our truest selves with greater wholeness and ease.
March 6-8
Presented by Stephanie Adams Ruff & Gail Lordi
(Re)Parenting Empowerment: Learning to Connect With and Acknowledge Your Inner Child
Discover the practice of reparenting—learning to give yourself the care, love, and support you may not have received in childhood. This mid-week retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs invites you to explore how past experiences, societal conditioning, and family patterns continue to shape your present life. Through guided reflection, embodied practices, and interactive sessions, you’ll begin to trace triggers back to their roots, transform negative self-talk into self-awareness, and cultivate new ways of supporting yourself.
In the nourishing forest setting of Breitenbush, you’ll gain tools for building healthier relationships—with yourself, your loved ones, and your community. From connecting with your inner child to practicing deep listening and embodied support, this retreat offers space for healing, growth, and integration. Gift yourself the opportunity to nurture body, mind, and spirit, and create a foundation for more intentional, compassionate relationships.
March 10-12
Presented by Kim Holman & Meg Judge
Fascial Freedom: A Self-Care Workshop
Discover how to release deep tension, restore natural balance, and reconnect with your body’s innate intelligence through the Fascial Freedom Method, a gentle, transformative approach to fascial self-care. During this immersive weekend, you’ll learn to feel and follow your body’s subtle cues, identify where your fascia is holding restriction, and gently invite release through awareness, breath, and movement. Guided by Abigail Southgate, a John Barnes trained Myofascial Release therapist, you’ll experience how slowing down and truly feeling allows your body to open, unwind, and remember its natural ease.
The Fascial Freedom Method Self-Care Workshop empowers you with lifelong tools for maintaining your own fascial health. You’ll learn how to calm your nervous system, enhance mobility, and dissolve stored tension while creating more space for freedom in both body and spirit. Between sessions, enjoy soaking in Breitenbush’s mineral pools, nourishing food, and the healing forest energy that mirrors your own renewal. You’ll return home lighter, centered, and confident in your ability to sustain balance and well-being from within.
March 13-15
Presented by Abigail Southgate
Rise & Restore: A Spring Yoga Retreat
Step into spring with intention and ease. Rise & Restore is a weekend of yoga, meditation, and deep renewal at Breitenbush Hot Springs — a place where the forest, flowing water, and quiet air invite you to exhale and reconnect. Through four thoughtfully guided yoga sessions, daily meditation, and breathwork, you’ll release winter’s heaviness, awaken your energy, and restore balance from the inside out.
Between sessions, soak in the natural hot springs, wander forest trails, or rest in stillness. Whether you’re seeking to reawaken your practice or simply pause and care for yourself, this retreat offers a chance to slow down, listen inward, and rise into the new season feeling grounded, open, and renewed.
March 20-22
Presented by Petra Elias
May 2026
Love That Lasts: A Gottman Couples Retreat
Step away from the demands of daily life and reconnect with your partner in the serene beauty of Breitenbush Hot Springs. Surrounded by ancient forests, flowing rivers, and soothing mineral springs, this weekend retreat offers the time and space to focus fully on each other—without distractions. Guided by the proven tools and research of Dr. John Gottman, you’ll learn how to deepen intimacy, strengthen friendship, and build a relationship rooted in lasting love.
Over the course of the weekend, engaging lectures and private couples’ exercises will help you turn conflict into connection, reignite romance, and create a clear vision for your future together. With restorative hot springs, nourishing meals, and the quiet sanctuary of Breitenbush as your backdrop, you and your partner will leave with practical skills, renewed closeness, and the foundation for a love that truly lasts.
May 8-10
Presented by Ivana Maclay
*Gender-Specific Times and Events: Some times and workshops are gender specific. For these events, we recognize a persons self-stated gender regardless of birth assignment.
PLEASE NOTE : Breitenbush programs are educational experiences and are not to be mistaken for medical or psychological counseling or treatment. Some people may find some programs too physically or psychologically challenging. If you have any doubts about your fitness for a program, we recommend that you consult a physician. Breitenbush is not responsible for injury or loss arising in connection with program participation. Breitenbush reserves the right to cancel an event at any time.