Join us in Southern Vermont for the retreat of a lifetimeā€¦

August 23 - 26, 2024, at the Alpenrose Inn in Winhall, Vermont

  • Practice Yoga in Community

    Gather twice daily for meditation, pranayama, and asana practice with the cool mountain breeze. All experience levels are welcome. Classes adapted to each attending individual and the needs of the collective group. We hope you leave with a more nuanced understanding of the body, and restorative practices to take home with you.

  • Daily Creativity Workshops

    Cultivate your creativity through daily instructor lad practices that connect us to our natural world. Each day we will play with herbs and flowers, art supplies, and our own imagination to create art, remedies, and treasures for you to bring home with you.

  • Garden Fresh and Homecooked

    Share three delicious meals each day prepared by the owner of the Alpen Rose, Anne, who has called this land home for more than 30 years. We will eat our meals together in the cozy dining room, under the sky on the porch, or next to the water, at a nearby pond, where we will spend lunch swimming before free time in the afternoon.

    Please share any dietary needs when completing the registration survey.

Retreat to restore and reconnect

Friday, August 23rd - Monday, August 26th

Organize with friends or attend solo; there will be plenty of good company and new people to spend time with. This intimate retreat will be limited to 15 people.

Prices include three meals each day, snacks, daily yoga classes and workshop materials, accommodations, treasure to bring home, and other inn features like available Wi-Fi, fresh-cut flowers, and vegetables from the garden to take with you upon departure.

If you are interested but finances are a challenge, please email us at hello@magicksalt.com to discuss what is possible. We want to ideate and place you on a waiting list as we raise money for potential scholarship and discount opportunities.

Choose your adventure.

$400 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. Price does not include sales tax ($120.00). Full balance is due August 1st, 2024. Space is limited to 15 people.

  • Flexible payment plans are available

  • Reach out to us for financing options! We are on board for adaptability to provide this experience for those who are craving a care-filled weekend.

  • Please note a No Refunds Policy unless you find someone to take your spot.

  • Enjoy your weekend outside, under the shade of the Alpenroseā€™s tree cover, under the moonlight, next to the pond. A short walk across the yard gets you access to the innā€™s bathroom, with an outdoor shower to use at your leisure. Fresh water is provided for you.

    Please bring your own camping gear. Price per camper.

  • Enjoy a group room among friends with three beds and a private bathroom shared by those in your room. TV, Wi-Fi, and fresh water are provided.

  • Enjoy one of the Alepnroseā€™s group rooms, with two beds and a private bathroom shared by those in your room. TV, Wi-Fi, and fresh water are provided.

  • Enjoy a private room, bed, and bathroom all to yourself. TV, Wi-Fi, and fresh water provided for you.

Meet your hosts


  • Host & Restorative Health Mentor

    After 10+ years of leading yoga classes and somatic studies, hosting retreats has become deeply nourishing, with a holistic and dynamic approach to restorative rituals. Her multi-faceted background in art therapy, peace education, group facilitation, conflict resolution, health mentorship, creative practices, movement studies, somatic therapies, and mindfulness instruction offers a compassionate and clear approach to empowering her students across high-stress and uncertain landscapes.

    She is passionate about creating lighthearted and nourishing spaces that leave people inspired, creative, and ready to build a more beautiful world.

  • Farmer, Land Steward, & Photographer

    Aeran grew up at the Alpen Rose Inn with her family, dreaming of hosting retreats on the land that raised her. For her, it is a great honor to welcome people here, and share this beautiful space.

    She has spent the last decade slowly cultivating flower, fruit, vegetable, and herb gardens at the inn and around Turtle Island, and works to bring food sovereignty to other areas of her home in Southern Vermont. Aeran will support all attendees with accommodations, co-lead creativity workshops, and tour the many gardens and trails surrounding the inn.

Inclusivity Expectations & Commitment

We are committed to creating an environment open to all the many walks of life in the human experience. Your accessibility needs will be strongly considered and accommodated as we are best able. Your positive and restorative experience is of the utmost importance, and we are committed to a weekend without stress, frustration, or harm.

Behavior that causes emotional, physical, or psychological strife to any guests or staff will risk your dismissal from the retreat. Under no circumstances will racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, or ableism be tolerated by guests, attendees, or staff.

A more expanded code of conduct will be required of all attendees, and it boils down to what is sure to be simple:

Be respectful to yourself and each other.