Self-Care Retreats in Southeast Minnesota: Art + Yoga + Food!
Thank you, everyone, for an INCREDIBLE 2024 retreat season! We enjoyed having each and every one of you so, so much, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2025!
We’re still firming up our 2025 calendar, so keep checking back for more (and updated) retreats!
2025
| February 14–16 | Couples’ Retreat: Valentine Weekend for Two! |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga InstructorDarin Warling, Executive Chef |
| February 27–March 2 | Cooking Retreat: Elevate Your Plate! Easy Gourmet Hacks for the Home Chef |
Darin Warling, Executive Chef |
| April 3–6 | Cooking Retreat: Elevate Your Plate! Easy Gourmet Hacks for the Home Chef |
Darin Warling, Executive Chef |
| April 10–13 | Art Retreat: Creative Expression for Resilience. A Retreat For Caregivers |
Natalie Lu, The Reflective CollectiveJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| April 24–27 | Art Retreat: Wild Whispers. Art Journaling for the Soul |
Molly Anthony, The Found Art WalkJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| May 1–4 | Yoga Retreat: Back to the Present. A Breathwork and Yoga Retreat |
Christelle Vu, Chiropractor, Empowered Health |
| May 15–18 | Art Retreat: Shimmer & Shine! A Beginner’s Guide to Resin |
Paige Yates, ArtistJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| June 5–8 | Writing Retreat: Grieving Shadows & Sunlight |
Lisa M. Bolt Simons, AuthorJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| June 19–22 | Art Retreat: Pick Your Projects! | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| July 17–20 | Art Retreat: Mixed Media Collage Everyday Art, Everyday Joy Using Minimal Materials |
Barb Eickhoff, ArtistJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| July 24–27 | Art Retreat: Pick Your Projects! | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| August 7–10 | Yoga Retreat: Yoga’s Path to Inner Peace | Joleen Emery, Yoga Instructor and Artist |
| September 11–14 | Art Retreat: The Wonders of Nature Cyanotypes and Eco-Printing in the Great Outdoors |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 2–5 | Art Retreat: Journaling Playground A Collaborative Experience for Makers |
Suzanne Earley, Strawberry Moon MagazineJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 9–12 | Yoga Retreat: Women’s Wellness & Yoga | Sue Stock |
| October 30–November 2 | Cooking Retreat: International Edition! | Darin Warling, Executive ChefKen Chin-Purcell, Executive Chef (California) |
Want to Hold a Retreat of Your Own at Big Raven Farm?
Interested in holding your own (yoga/artist/writer/etc.) retreat at Big Raven Farm? Contact Joleen Emery at 301-706-9163 or hello@bigravenfarm.com! You can find more information here.
Past Retreats
2024
| November 7–10 | Cooking Retreat 2.0: A Fantastic Foodie Experience! | Darin Warling, Executive Chef |
| October 24–27 | Pick Your Projects Art Retreat |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 17–20 | Pick Your Projects Art Retreat |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 10–13 | Art for Self-Care: Cyanotypes, Gellie Plate Printing, Eco-Dying, & Fabric Books | Molly Anthony, The Found Art Walk Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 3–6 | Vibrance Fall Women's Retreat | Jessica Hoch, Moxie Malas |
| September 26–29 | 2024 Fall Yoga Faith Retreat | Amanda Berger |
| September 12–15 | Pick Your Projects Art Retreat | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| September 5–8 | Pick Your Projects Art Retreat | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| August 15–18 | Slow Down Yoga Retreat | Niki Cohen, Spirit of the Lake Yoga |
| July 25–28 | Pick Your Projects Art Retreat | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| June 27–30 | Retreat with Trisha to Bluff Country! | Trisha Flaherty, Yoga Instructor |
| June 20–23 | Grieving: Shadows & Sunlight | Lisa M. Bolt Simons, Author Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| May 30–June 2 | Honest Unplugged Yoga Retreat | Nicole Byars, Honest Yoga |
| May 2–5 | A Journey Within: Breathwork and Yoga Retreat | Empowered Health |
| April 19–21 | Bluff Country Studio Art Tour | Big Raven Farm (and other studios of interest) |
| April 20–21 | MN Yoga Conference | Eagan, MN |
| April 11–14 | Art for Self-Care: Fiber + Paper Folding + Art Journaling | Molly Anthony, The Found Art Walk Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| March 14–17 | Our First EVER Cooking Retreat! | Darin Warling, Executive Chef |
| February 29–March 3 | Beading Retreat: Joleen’s Projects, Your Projects, or Both | Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| February 9–11 | Valentine Weekend for Two: A Gourmet Dining Experience |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor Darin Warling, Executive Chef |
2023
| November 16–19 | Grieving: Shadows & Sunlight | Lisa M. Bolt Simons, Author Tari June Goerlitz, Author Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| November 2–5 | Holiday Extravaganza: Gifts To Give Or Keep | |
| October 19–22 | Art for Self-Care: Fiber, Paper, & Art Journaling | |
| October 12–15 | Art for Self Care Retreat | Molly Anthony, The Found Art Walk Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| September 21–24 | Art & Craft Retreat | |
| September 14–17 | Womens Wellness Retreat | Whitney Greenwaldt, Blisstopia |
| August 31–September 3 | Slow Down & Be Good To Yourself: Self-care Through Art | |
| August 17–20 | Using Art as Self Care: Paper Projects, Art Journaling | |
| August 10–13 | Slow Down. Retreat With Me | Niki Cohen, Yoga Instructor |
| July 27–31 | Reclaimed Art Retreat III | |
| July 13–16 | Reclaimed Art Retreat II | |
| June 8–11 | Reclaimed Art Retreat I | |
| April 20–23 | Makers Weekend: Bring What You’re Working On | |
| March 25 | Morning Coffee And Crafts |
2022
| November 17–20 | Reclaimed Art Retreat Part 3 | |
| November 3–6 | Reclaimed Art Retreat Part 2 | |
| October 28–30 | VIRTUAL Holiday Gift Making Extravaganza | |
| October 13–16 | Craft Retreat: Choose Your Path | |
| August 25–28 | Reclaimed Art Retreat Part 1 | |
| May 19–22 | Grieving: Shadows & Sunlight | Lisa M. Bolt Simons, Author Tari June Goerlitz, Author Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| April 28–May 1 | Reclaimed Art & Mixed Media Decor |
2021
| November 11–14 | Fall Reawakening: Creative Mixed Media Art Journaling | Molly Anthony, The Found Art Walk Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| November 4–7 | Reclaimed Art & Mixed Media Decor | Haley Harnagel, Artist and Yoga Instructor Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| July 29–August 1 | Spring Reawakening: Creative Mixed Media Art Journaling | Molly Anthony, The Found Art Walk Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |