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.

If you’re a fellow spotify lover, maybe you’ll smirk at our play on their annual “wrapped” tradition. This is a recap of 2025 highlights! Some are understandably cause for celebration, and some are unique (odd) aspirations realized.

I (Bryana) was thrilled to finally visit this beautiful campus! While I’ve always been involved in the planning and implementation of the day retreats, I’d never actually gotten to go and be a part of the day in real life!  It was so exciting to arrive at Camp St. Croix, explore and get an in-person feel for the place.

The concepts of hygge and friluftsliv pair amazingly together. After quality time out in nature, a mindful cozy session by the fire hits different. Learn more about our “Hygge Track” and upcoming Friluftsliv Yoga Retreat.

In the 6,307 acres of preserved forest at Deep Portage….we helped create a mindfulness trail. I cannot believe I am writing this?!