See the ways in which groups have gathered and experienced this special piece of Montana.

Past Offerings

  • The Gifts of Full Ecology + The Nature of a Writer's Life

    with Mary Clare and Gary Ferguson

    It all begins with taking time to restore your energy and expand your relationship with the natural world. This guided experience includes meditation and inquiry, writing sessions and thoughtful conversations. Whether you dive into the principals of Full Ecology under the Solstice Moon or near the riverbank watching the trumpeter swans, you’ll see your way to meaningful action in our world today.

  • Low Stress Livestock Handling

    with Whit Hibbard and Dawn Hnatow

    Based on the Low-Stress Livestock Handling (LSLH) principals developed and popularized by Bud Williams, these specialized classroom clinics are designed for stock persons with varied experience levels, working everywhere from the corrals to open range country. If you’re looking to break away from conventional handling methods, these clinics provide foundations and practical applications that you can bring home and start implementing right away!

  • Equus Therapy Retreats

    with Koelle Simpson

    Mother Nature holds an important road map that guides us back to a state of belonging and true kinship with ourselves. These equus experiences can include several interactive activities with horses, personal coaching, tracking and exploration of Montana’s natural landscape. The gatherings are intimate, and will connect you with nature’s path to self-discovery.

  • Montana Men's Retreat

    with The Common Ground Project

    This men’s retreat is a time to pause, reflect and explore, with open hearts and curious minds, the dominant masculine paradigms that are influencing culture in the American West. Together this group faced difficult questions and realities, as it looked for pathways to come together, uplift one another, and build community.

  • The Heart of the West

    with Molly Damm and Katie Shepherd Christiansen

    This women’s arts retreat invites participants to gather together in community and creative practice, to focus our hearts and bodies on slowing down and listening. As summer flows through the Centennial Valley, we will pay deep attention to our most profound longings for connection, storytelling, and artistic expression. As we invite our souls into this time and place, we'll create a container for our relationships to the vast landscape and our capacities for witnessing ourselves as artists, storytellers, and humans in all of our dimensions. Together we will play, write, paint, draw, move, and hold sacred space for gently exploring our passions, griefs, and connections to one another and the earth.

  • Cowgirl Camp

    with Caroline Nelson

    Cowgirl Camp believes the most fulfilling experiences are rooted in curiosity, vulnerability, and joy. Here participants embrace stepping out of our comfort zones, getting dirt under their fingernails, and cultivating grit. Nature is respected and learned from. A diversity of backgrounds and life experiences, of ages and ethnicities are welcomed, and the group strives to listen to one another rather than change anyone’s mind. Politics are left at home in favor of validating the contributions that each participant brings to the space.