Events Catalog
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December 2025
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
Writers Gone Wild: The Creative Compass Retreat
Step away from the noise of daily life and rediscover your creative flow in this rejuvenating winter writing retreat for women. Over three days at Breitenbush Hot Springs, you’ll immerse yourself in guided freewrites, creative exploration, and deep restoration in the natural beauty of the forest. Between sessions, soak in geothermal pools beneath the stars, reconnect with your inner muse, and allow inspiration to move through you with ease and joy.
You’ll leave rested, radiant, and carrying a clear Creative Compass for 2026 — a personal guide to what’s next on the page and in your life.
February 27 - March 1
Presented by Sara Grove
February Women Only Weekend
Women-Only Weekends are a special opportunity for femme-identifying guests to gather at Breitenbush in a protected container. Unique workshop offerings will be led by femme instructors and will be available to all guests in attendance. Breitenbush recognizes and celebrates each person's self-stated gender identity. Male staff may be present in guest areas for meals and for work purposes.
February 27 - March 1
Presented by Breitenbush Hot Springs
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
Contact Improvisational Jam
The Breitenbush Contact Improvisation Jam celebrates its 41st anniversary this year, honoring its rich roots while continuing to evolve and inspire new generations of dancers. This long-running gathering draws movers from around the world—both seasoned practitioners and curious beginners—who come together to explore a dance form grounded in sensation, shared weight, momentum, and deep listening.
Over the course of the jam, participants can enjoy facilitated warm-ups, open dancing, performance evenings, and daily early-morning Contemplative Dance Practice. Each person designs their own rhythm for the weekend, choosing when to move, rest, or wander. It’s an invitation into freedom of expression, embodied curiosity, and the vibrant community that makes this event endure.
March 15-20
Presented by Alito Alessi
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
April 2026
Ecstatically Queer
Come dance in an intentionally safer and supportive container for LGBTQIA+ folks! Questioning and other non-conforming folks are also welcome. Deepen your connection with self, community, and the great mystery by immersing yourself in ecstatic dances and the soothing hot springs of Breitenbush! There will be an assortment of other sessions, such as Contact Improv, Partner Massage, Amoeba Dance, and Sound Healing Meditation. This retreat will occupy the whole Breitenbush property (no personal retreats during the same weekend). Whether you come alone or with companions, the ecstatic community is warm and welcoming—and upholds a culture of consent & attunement.
This retreat is for all Queer and Questioning folks who want to celebrate queerness with us in the context of an Ecstatic Dance retreat. Queer = any identity or orientation that doesn’t fit neatly into the binary boxes of gender, orientation, expression, or identity. Questioning: if you’re questioning your own categories, labels, identities, orientations, boxes, etc—or even just questioning the validity of the binaries and labels forced upon us by the cisheteropatriarchy. This retreat is also intended for those with a foundation in ecstatic dance or similar practices, allowing us to drop into a shared depth from the very start.
April 3-5
Presented by PJ Weinstein & Avery Deane Swift
Finding Hope, Resilience, & Strength During Turbulent Times
When the air grows rough with turbulence and the world feels unsteady beneath our feet, the soul longs for a quiet place to land. Join us at enchanting Breitenbush, where healing waters, soft forests, and mindful presence invite you to exhale. This retreat offers a sanctuary—an invitation to rest, to listen inward, and to rediscover the gentle rhythm of your own resilience. Through guided meditation, soothing sound baths, exploration and discovery of strengths and resilience, and creative expression that stirs the spirit, we’ll explore the beauty that emerges from struggle.
In times of uncertainty, it’s often the small acts of awareness and intentional practices that lead us back to balance and beauty. Charlette and Michelle often say, “no mud, no lotus,” reminding us about the importance of honoring our challenges so we can bloom into our fullest selves. Secure your own oxygen mask, breathe deeply, and step into a circle of support. Together, we can navigate the turbulence, steady ourselves, and lift one another up. Together, we can cultivate healing, inspire action, and incite lasting change.
April 15-19
Presented by Incite Agency for Change
April Service Week
Join us for an exhilarating and rewarding experience during April Service Week at Breitenbush Hot Springs! Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of our serene sanctuary as you roll up your sleeves and work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. It's an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a wholesome getaway like no other.
During Service Week, you'll have the chance to contribute to the care and maintenance of Breitenbush Hot Springs. With just a four-hour daily commitment, you'll assist with a variety of tasks that help us enhance and preserve our remarkable grounds. Whether you have specialized trade skills or simply a willingness to lend a hand, your efforts will be greatly valued and make a lasting impact.
Work aside, the rest of your time is truly yours to savor and rejuvenate. Bask in the healing waters of our natural hot springs, indulge in nourishing meals, and relish in the peaceful surroundings that invite reflection and tranquility. This is your opportunity to connect deeply with nature, nurture your spirit, and restore your sense of balance.
April 20-24
Presented by Stacy Murphy
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
Embodying Presence: Continuum Inquiry & Deep Perceiving
This retreat is an invitation to come home to yourself and reconnect to the wisdom and beauty of your own embodiment. We will re-enliven our senses and explore our deep and abiding presence of being-ness through the practices of Continuum Inquiry and Deep Perceiving. We will slow down to reclaim the innate rhythm of our body and revel in the nourishment of this sacred land and its enriching waters. Come join this circle of renewal to rediscover your own wild way of embodying aliveness.
May 15-17
Presented by Rainey
Embody Luminous Joy
Together, we’ll blossom into our most radiant selves- from the inside out. This women’s retreat offers a thoughtfully curated journey through yogic practices including Restorative and Flow yoga, Myofascial Release, Meditation and Pranayama (breathwork). Participants will be guided to recognize and release unhelpful patterns, making space for authentic JOY to take root.
Join us in a sacred ceremony, nourishing self care rituals and a diverse array of yogic practices all designed to help you awaken, realign and rise. Soak in the beauty of transformation as you spring into the most vibrant, authentic version of yourself.
May 21-24
Presented by Anne Laderman
Wellness In Perimenopause
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 22-24
Presented by Tahirih Fields & Nikki Kuelh, FNP
June 2026
June Service Week
Join us for an exhilarating and rewarding experience during June Service Week at Breitenbush Hot Springs! Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of our serene sanctuary as you roll up your sleeves and work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. It's an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a wholesome getaway like no other.
During Service Week, you'll have the chance to contribute to the care and maintenance of Breitenbush Hot Springs. With just a four-hour daily commitment, you'll assist with a variety of tasks that help us enhance and preserve our remarkable grounds. Whether you have specialized trade skills or simply a willingness to lend a hand, your efforts will be greatly valued and make a lasting impact.
Work aside, the rest of your time is truly yours to savor and rejuvenate. Bask in the healing waters of our natural hot springs, indulge in nourishing meals, and relish in the peaceful surroundings that invite reflection and tranquility. This is your opportunity to connect deeply with nature, nurture your spirit, and restore your sense of balance.
June 1-5
Presented by Stacy Murphy
The Sufi Path of Awakened Living & Dying: Living the Beauty Way
In a time that invites us to live more deeply and love more fully, join Leilah and Bodhi at Breitenbush Hot Springs for a nourishing retreat exploring the mystery of impermanence and the presence of love. Together, we will enter a safe and sacred space supported by intention, prayer, singing, movement, silence, writing, and heartfelt dialogue. These gentle practices invite deeper awareness of breath and life itself, helping us soften into connection with our Source and open to a fuller, more embodied way of living.
Surrounded by forest, river, and healing waters, you’ll have time to slow down, soak, and be held by the natural rhythms of this land. The absence of Wi-Fi, the call of the bells to shared meals, and the beauty of Breitenbush create an ideal container for reflection, renewal, and release. Come as you are—no experience necessary. Curiosity and wonder are your only requirements as we step together into what matters most.
June 26 - July 1
Presented by Bodhi & Leilah Be
Summer Service Week
Join us for an exhilarating and rewarding experience during Summer Service Week at Breitenbush Hot Springs! Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of our serene sanctuary as you roll up your sleeves and work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. It's an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a wholesome getaway like no other.
During Service Week, you'll have the chance to contribute to the care and maintenance of Breitenbush Hot Springs. With just a four-hour daily commitment, you'll assist with a variety of tasks that help us enhance and preserve our remarkable grounds. Whether you have specialized trade skills or simply a willingness to lend a hand, your efforts will be greatly valued and make a lasting impact.
Work aside, the rest of your time is truly yours to savor and rejuvenate. Bask in the healing waters of our natural hot springs, indulge in nourishing meals, and relish in the peaceful surroundings that invite reflection and tranquility. This is your opportunity to connect deeply with nature, nurture your spirit, and restore your sense of balance.
June 29 - July 3
Presented by Stacy Murphy
July 2026
Community Songweaving
Relax your body, free your voice, and fill yourself with song! Debbie, Kira, and Karly have an abundance of songs and experience for weaving voices and hearts into harmony. Whether you are just dreaming of finding your voice or you are an experienced and enthusiastic singer, join us for songs that honor and celebrate this precious life. Participants will enjoy singing and soaking as we tune in to ourselves, the land, and each other, connecting with what emerges and singing our hearts out!
We will share songs in the oral tradition without any sheet music and you don't need any singing experience to join us. The singing voice is a powerful tool to open the heart, quiet the mind, and connect us to our Soul.
July 24-26
Presented by Karly Loveling, Debbie Nargi-Brown, & Kira Seto
September 2026
The Return of Grace: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine SoulCollage® Retreat
In the golden hush of autumn, we mirror the Earth — letting go of what no longer serves, composting old identities, and preparing the inner soil for new life. Through SoulCollage®, council, ritual, reflection, and rest, we gather to remember the Sacred Feminine as she lives within and around us — the part of us that knows how to soften, receive, and heal.
Equinox invites us to balance the feminine and masculine energies within self and culture, doing our part to heal the wounds of overdrive, competition, and depletion through receptivity, intuition, and care. Guided by archetypes of the Sacred Feminine, we’ll explore the path to allowing the feminine to rise again, radiant and whole.
September 18-21
Presented by Glenda Goodrich & Kim Buller
October 2026
October Service Week
Join us for an exhilarating and rewarding experience during October Service Week at Breitenbush Hot Springs! Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of our serene sanctuary as you roll up your sleeves and work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. It's an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a wholesome getaway like no other.
During Service Week, you'll have the chance to contribute to the care and maintenance of Breitenbush Hot Springs. With just a four-hour daily commitment, you'll assist with a variety of tasks that help us enhance and preserve our remarkable grounds. Whether you have specialized trade skills or simply a willingness to lend a hand, your efforts will be greatly valued and make a lasting impact.
Work aside, the rest of your time is truly yours to savor and rejuvenate. Bask in the healing waters of our natural hot springs, indulge in nourishing meals, and relish in the peaceful surroundings that invite reflection and tranquility. This is your opportunity to connect deeply with nature, nurture your spirit, and restore your sense of balance.
October 12-16
Presented by Stacy Murphy
November 2026
November Service Week
Join us for an exhilarating and rewarding experience during November Service Week at Breitenbush Hot Springs! Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of our serene sanctuary as you roll up your sleeves and work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. It's an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a wholesome getaway like no other.
During Service Week, you'll have the chance to contribute to the care and maintenance of Breitenbush Hot Springs. With just a four-hour daily commitment, you'll assist with a variety of tasks that help us enhance and preserve our remarkable grounds. Whether you have specialized trade skills or simply a willingness to lend a hand, your efforts will be greatly valued and make a lasting impact.
Work aside, the rest of your time is truly yours to savor and rejuvenate. Bask in the healing waters of our natural hot springs, indulge in nourishing meals, and relish in the peaceful surroundings that invite reflection and tranquility. This is your opportunity to connect deeply with nature, nurture your spirit, and restore your sense of balance.
November 2-6
Presented by Stacy Murphy
*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.