AUGUST 2025 RETEAT IS FULL
You’re the rock everyone leans on—but when it’s time to name what you really want, do you go blank or drop your voice to a whisper because the dream feels too big?
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EXHAUSTED FROM CONSTANTLY GIVING? You're the rock for everyone else, but when was the last time you replenished your own well?
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NAVIGATING THE MIDLIFE MAZE? Hormones, poor sleep, and the question of "What's next?" are all swirling.
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LONGING FOR A PAUSE? As summer winds down and routines ramp up, you crave a moment to breathe and realign.
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DISCONNECTED FROM YOURSELF? You've lost touch with your desires and dreams.
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DRAWN TO RETREAT? But unsure if now is “the right time” to invest in yourself?
Sound familiar? You're exactly who we built this retreat for.
Picture this…
It’s the last morning of the retreat.
You’re sipping hot coffee on the porch in your sweats, hair a mess, no one needing anything from you. Just quiet.
Your body feels good—not perfect, but stronger, more grounded. That knot in your chest? Lighter. That fog in your head? Starting to clear.
You journal without overthinking. Not because you’re “manifesting your dream life,” but because you're finally honest enough to write what you actually want.
You’ve had some big ah-has, a few good cries, unexpected laughs, and maybe even a nap or two (remember naps?).
And maybe for the first time in a long time, you feel more like you.
Not the mom, the partner, the planner, the one holding it all together—but the real you.
Why Big Raven Farms?
Big Raven Farm is a fantastic yoga retreat center in southeast Minnesota’s driftless region, Where Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa Meet. They are conveniently located within 2 ½ hours of Minneapolis,
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1,200-sq-ft window-wrapped yoga studio with knockout valley views.
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Light-soaked 800-sq-ft dining room for workshops and pizza-oven dinners.
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Commercial kitchen + wood-fire pizza oven = farm-to-table magic.
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6 chic guest rooms (convertible kings/XL twins)
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2-mile nature trail for sunrise walks, meditative loops, and deer sightings.
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Free-range hens supplying all the fresh eggs you can eat—take a dozen home!
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And no mosquitos in this gem of a place!
What You’ll Experience
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TRANSFORMATIVE BREATHWORK: Experience powerful energetic releases
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EMBODIED YOGA + MOVEMENT: Lock vision into muscle memory
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MEDITATION + REIKI: Drop into intuition, calm the nervous system.
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QIGONG FOR ABUNDANCE: Cultivate steady, magnetic life-force.
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WORKSHOPS: Dive deeper into learning and reflection every morning
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FARM TO TABLE MEALS: Nourish your body with homemade meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
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LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS
Meet Your Retreat Hosts
Backed by 20 years of ride-or-die friendship, our mission is to bring women together, strip away the noise, and spark raw connection—so you leave lighter, laser-aligned, and ready to own the life you actually want. No forced positivity—just a lot of realness, deep work, big laughs, and real transformation.
STILL ON THE FENCE?
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Worried you’ll be the newbie who doesn’t know anyone? Half of our guests come solo—by night one, you’ll have a roommate-turned dear friend.
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Think you should wait until life is “less busy”? Exactly why you need it now.
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Nervous about the woo-woo factor? We keep things rooted, evidence-backed, and profanity-friendly.
If in your gut you’re a “yes” but your head keeps stalling… trust the gut.