In person. In nature. Together. It’s what I love best. Tactile. Shared physical experience. Individual awakening held in and fed by the communal. We are social animals who heal in connection, relationally. What does it mean to retreat? We take pause from the rhythms of daily life to create the conditions for deeper insight and growth. It’s an ancient practice and we need it more than ever in our modern world.
New York upstate
Groundworks
August 2nd-6th
four nights
Landscape Themes: how containment begets new stretch, layers of density, seeing the forest and the trees within it, bloom and lushness, boundary and holding
Why here?
Many of you asked for a place close to NYC. Here we go! It’s a bucolic, 35-acre retreat location in the Shawangunk Mountains of the Hudson Valley. Green fields, walking meditation path, wood-fired sauna and trails. Our gatherings will take place in a gorgeous net zero studio with a sprung wood dance floor. We gather at a big farm table outside for local-organic meals made by our warm and kind hosts. The lodging options are rooms within a large beautiful farmhouse and above a red barn stable: lots of varied common hanging space and nooks, simple and tasteful rooms. This place will feel so inviting and intimate. Swimming holes close by. Flowers. Summer vibes. Starry nights. Very green. Very held. August is an ideal time to be in upstate New York. Abundance to the max.
Curious?
See below for WHAT we will be doing.
Click here for REGISTRATION and cost details.
Women and gender non-conforming.
All inclusive at different rates.
Tuition is $1200. Lodging + Food added = Final Price
**There is one FULL scholarship available.
Lodging, tuition and food covered. Minus travel.
Deadline: May 1
Please be in your discernment and integrity about whether this description fits you. This scholarship is about access. Are you someone who would likely never dream of attending a retreat because it isn't possible financially, even if you were to plan ahead and budget? Are you a member of a systematically disenfranchised or minoritized/marginalized group?
If you are interested please apply by emailing retreats@mollycaromay.com with a detailed description of 1) Why you want to attend this workshop in particular, 2) How a scholarship would make this possible for you. *If you have already received a scholarship for one of Molly's workshops in the past, we will first prioritize those who haven't.
New Mexico
Ghost Ranch
September 23rd-27th
four nights
Landscape Themes: the possibility of sweeping away, minimalism, expansion and holding big expression in a big container, playing the edges, pops of color, pockets of safety, the truest spare truth
Why here?
I have lived in, visited and loved this part of the desert since my early 20’s. Northern New Mexico is vast and pulsing with every shade of pink/red and green, a place that elicits stunning clarity in most people who encounter it. Veils are thin here. Super thin. On the ranch, you have access to miles of incredible and life-altering desert hiking, as well as other activities (like horse-back riding and massage, if you like). Ghost Ranch is a retreat center geared toward supporting artists and the arts. It has a colorful history, once called Ranch of the Witches by cattle rustlers hiding stolen goods in the canyon nearby. Georgia O’Keeffe she spent summers here painting and walking, eventually making it home. Our gatherings will happen in a beautiful yurt near the labyrinth. We will be staying in adobe-style dwellings grouped together. They say September is the most majestic time here. Warm days, cooler evenings. Stars beyond measure. Expansive.