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?
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Sound familiar? You're exactly who we built this retreat for.
Picture this…
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It’s the last morning of the retreat.
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You’re sipping hot coffee on the porch in your sweats, hair a mess, no one needing anything from you. Just quiet.
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Your body feels good—not perfect, but stronger, more grounded. That knot in your chest? Lighter. That fog in your head? Starting to clear.
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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.
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You’ve had some big ah-has, a few good cries, unexpected laughs, and maybe even a nap or two (remember naps?).
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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.
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If in your gut you’re a “yes” but your head keeps stalling… trust the gut.