Self-Care Retreats in Southeast Minnesota: Art + Yoga + Food!
2025
| 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 Weekend of Rest & Renewal |
Natalie Lu, The Reflective CollectiveJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| April 17–20 | Movement Retreat: THE LIVING BODY Impulse, Action, and Play |
Artemis Brown, Virginia Twins Dance Theater |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| September 18–21 | Private Yoga Retreat | Niki Cohen, Spirit of the Lake Yoga |
| 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 | Wellness Retreat: Women’s Self-Care |
Sue Stock, Executive CoachJo Ann Zitzow, Massage Therapist |
| October 16–19 | Art Retreat: Shimmer & Shine! A Beginner’s Guide to Resin |
Paige Yates, ArtistJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 23–26 | Cozy Stitches: A Fall Crochet Retreat | Tamara Kelly, ArtistJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
| October 30–November 2 | Cooking Retreat: International Edition! | Darin Warling, Executive Chef Ken Chin-Purcell, Executive Chef (California) |
| November 6–9 | Private Yoga Retreat | Amanda Berger, St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church |
| November 13-16 | SATISFY: Women’s Pelvic Health and Sensual Embodiment Retreat | Cheri Dostal Ryba, Certified Yoga Therapist |
| November 20-23 | Bekah Rieke, Holistic Nutrition CoachJoleen Emery, Artist and Yoga Instructor |
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
2025
| February 14–16 | Couples’ Retreat: Valentine Weekend for Two! |
Joleen Emery, Artist and Yoga InstructorDarin Warling, Executive Chef |
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 |