Snakes, tornadoes, and snow… oh my! Our family retreat brought nearly every type of weather variation within the bounds of a weekend. Did that stop our fun?

This time of year, I’m craving a spring in my step.

Midwest Access in Rochester, MN sought us out for a news story! Check out the full interview with Amanda.

Our Autumn yoga retreat is a long, relaxing exhale. A delightful mix of yoga, meditation, mindful outdoor adventures, and specialty workshops.

I’ve wintered fully.  Gotten myself cozy, comfortable, and rested. Now’s the time where I feel I need to “force” myself a bit to change it up. 

We’ve been dreaming of a warm-weather, beach retreat in Costa Rica for years… and it’s finally happening!

For our 10-year shindig, we pulled out all the stops. We came in a little HOT with a full 90s party, neon, dancing in radical snow gear (as sexy as that can possibly be), and a room full of women singing along to 90s ballads.

The real magic of Boreal Bliss is the relationships. Women find each other at a retreat, go back to their lives, and then, sometimes years later, meet again and pick right back up.

There’s something about May in northern Minnesota. The light stretches longer. The lakes begin to shimmer again. The air carries that subtle promise of summer.

We’ve been dreaming about this for years. We finally get to return for an even deeper, more expansive Wild North experience.

Last month there was a viral trend on social media.  Something like…show us where you were in 2016.  We are admittedly a little late to the party on said trend, but 2016 was a pivotal year for us.  This was before Boreal Bliss existed. We thought it was worth revisiting and sharing with you. 

A recap of our Rest retreat weekend in early February. One of our main takeaways is that during the winter season, we seek to celebrate the unique aspects of the dark.

Please join us for a free, donation-based live, or recorded virtual yoga class on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12:00-1:00pm taught by Bryana Cook.  This will be a gentle yoga class and loving-kindness meditation. 

The yoga class is free, yet we encourage all participants to donate to Second Harvest Heartland through our provided donation link. 

Every winter, most Minnesotans deal with something the cold weather destroys. Our vehicles, homes, minds, and bodies, are all subject to the brutality of winter for months and months. Grit shows up here without announcement; it is a constant. 

My time spent in the Boundary Waters has honestly never been anything less than exactly what I needed.

Rest in February is more than a retreat. It’s a remembering of how necessary it is to slow down. Registration is closing this Friday.

“How we approach winter is a pretty good litmus test for how we approach other dark, difficult seasons in our lives.” - Kari Leibowitz, How to Winter

I’ve been wanting to do a ski-in winter camper cabin trip for YEARS.