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A Vermont Retreat | March 5th - 8th 2026
Reserve Your Spot
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Reserve Your Spot ☆
As the winter turns toward spring, join us on a picturesque Vermont farm nestled between Killington & Woodstock, for a long weekend of movement, connection, and restorative practices.
This retreat invites you into experiences that help you wind down, open up, and find your rhythm before the season shifts.
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Mindful Movement
Yoga, breathwork, and grounding somatic practices
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Creative Exploration
Knitting + hands-on workshops to spark your flow
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Nature Connection
Fresh mountain air, forest walks, & farm animals
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Community Building
Shared meals, fireside conversations, and intentional gathering
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Nourishing Meals
Seasonal, vegetarian, farm-to-table meals to restore body and mind
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Guided Workshops
Reset and re-balance your nervous system with guided practices
Only Shared Rooms & Local Passes Remaining
Meet Your Guide
Kristen Lambert
Kristen is the founder of InnerWeave, a new concept where creativity, mindfulness, and movement connect.
With over a decade leading knitting workshops, wellness gatherings and community programs, Kristen has guided thousands of people to slow down to reconnect and discover the joy of making.
Through the Woodstock Winter Retreat, she’ll bring knitwear design expertise, alongside her passion for mindfulness and intentional living to guide participants through creative workshops, movement practices, and reflective sessions designed to reset the nervous system and nurture both body and mind.
Her thoughtful, heart-centered approach creates a safe and inspiring space for participants to arrive as they are and leave feeling grounded, restored, and renewed.
Meet Your Community Connector
Jess Ann Kirby
Jessica Kirby is the founder of the travel blog The New England Guide, and writer of the best-selling newsletter A Common Thread. Raised in coastal Rhode Island and now based in Vermont, Jess writes about mindful consumption, practices for staying grounded, and everyday life in New England.
Her work invites others to embrace living with intention and purpose, and to create a life anchored in creativity and connection.
When she’s not writing or building community, Jess enjoys time outdoors with her family, exploring all that Vermont and New England have to offer.
Meet Your Somatic Coach
Carolyn Barnwell
Carolyn is a creative producer, leadership coach and TRE® Provider (Tension Releasing Exercises). She believes tending to the nervous system is one of the most empowering and important things we can do as human beings, because it's foundational to how we experience life and make decisions.
Carolyn practiced TRE® personally for 15 years while traveling globally and producing documentaries for mission-driven organizations such as National Geographic and the TED Prize.
During 2020's upheaval, she felt called to become certified to help others learn this practice and has since guided over 500 people in TRE from Maine to DC.
She lives in Woodstock, VT with her husband, daughter, and pets.
Meet Your Private Chef
Holly Pierce
Holly has cooking, teaching, and connecting through communal experiences for nearly 30 years. Her work has spanned restaurant and catering kitchens, classrooms, farms, farmers markets, corporations, and small businesses, all rooted in the belief that food is far more than what we eat.
Trained in classic culinary techniques through hands-on professional kitchens and educational institutions, she discovered a deep love for teaching and bringing people together in the kitchen.
Over time, her work expanded into holistic wellness, recognizing that nourishment includes mindset, habits, culture, and the integration of mind, body, and spirit. She became a certified Holistic Wellness Practitioner in 2014.
Meet Your Yoga Teacher
Greta Calabrese
Greta began her yoga practice in Boston, completing her teaching certification in 2012. For her, yoga is a source of comfort in the body and balance in the mind.
In 2021, she returned home to Vermont, where she now leads weekly practices at Upper Valley Yoga in White River Junction. Greta’s teaching blends Hatha (with a foundation in Iyengar) and Vinyasa, inviting students to explore both structure and flow. She loves discovering new challenges within her own practice and sharing that inspiration with those she teaches.
Beyond the mat, Greta finds joy in pottery, interior design, and life with her husband and two young children as they explore the beauty of Vermont together.
Meet Your Movement Teacher
Kara Duval
Kara is a movement educator and the founder of Range, a global movement platform designed to help you move and live more humanly.
Her work blends Pilates, mobility, functional strength, and nervous system–supportive practices to create accessible, lifelong movement.
Kara brings a grounded, seasonal approach to both movement and life, believing that how we move should feel supportive, sustainable, and deeply connected.
Now residing in Woodstock, Vermont with her husband and our Irish Setter her mornings often start with Earl Grey tea, milk and honey and a hike with River or teaching on Range.
Meet Your Forest Guide
Tess O’Brien
After 18 years in leadership roles at climatetech startups, Tess has returned to her roots guiding people in the woods. Incorporating wellness, science, and a little whimsy into her forest immersion workshops, she helps participants find calm, tune into their intuition and get inspired while soaking up the natural health benefits of trees.
A Jersey Girl who grew up exploring the Adirondack mountains, Tess has always felt at peace in the woods. In college, she served as a trained facilitator of regular backcountry trips - from local day hikes and climbs to sea kayaking expeditions in Baja California.
She has an MBA in Sustainability and a BA in Environmental Studies; her first job was at Outside Magazine. Mom to two little adventurers, Tess lives in Boston and regularly escapes to the outdoors with her family.
Retreat Details
Accommodations: Private single, Double shared or shared / bunk style rooms available
Workshops & Activities: Daily guided sessions in movement, yoga, knitting, creativity, yoga and mindfulness practices designed to restore your nervous system and spark inspiration.
Meals: All meals included (dinner on arrival - breakfast on departure)
Capacity: Limited to 16 people for an intimate experience
Local Pass: For Vermont locals, join the full program without overnight stay ($750)
A Glimpse Into The Schedule
Thursday Arrive 2-4PM
Evening: Opening Welcome | Retreat Overview | Restorative Practice | Dinner | Fireside chats
Friday
Morning: Coffee, Tea | Intro Session, Energetic Movement, Breathwork
Midday: Brunch | Knitting Workshop | Free Time (reading, journaling)
Afternoon: Hydrotherapy | Gentle Snack | Evening Yoga
Evening: Dinner | Fireside Knitting Circle
Saturday
Morning: Knitting Circle + Tea | Yoga | Movement
Midday: Brunch | Forest Bathing | Free Time
Afternoon: Sauna/Hot Tub | Light Snack | Yoga
Evening: Tension Release Exercise, Sound Bath Journey | Dinner
Sunday 12PM Wrap
Morning: Knitting Circle + Breakfast | Closing Yoga | Wrap-Up + Farewell
The Accommodations
Private, Shared (Known Roommate) or Shared / Bunk Style Rooms available.
Rooms are thoughtfully arranged across multiple spaces on the property, each offering its own sense of quiet, character, and comfort.
All rooms are within close walking distance of shared gathering spaces, meals, and programming.
Rate includes Fees & Taxes, payment plan options available through Klarna.
Bookings are non-refundable, but may be transferable.
The Rooms
The Local Pass
The Local Pass is for Vermont residents that want to experience the full retreat program without overnight accommodations.
With this option, you’ll join us each day for workshops, yoga, movement, and meals alongside the retreat community. It’s a way to immerse yourself in the creativity, mindfulness, and connection of the retreat while returning to the comfort of your own home at night.
Includes:
Full access to all workshops, yoga, and movement sessions
Farm-to-table meals (lunch + dinner each day, breakfast on departure)
Fireside gatherings and community connection
Investment: $750
Limit to upto 4 participants.
Vermont in March still feels like winter, it’s magical, but always unpredictable.
The retreat will move forward as planned unless state-mandated closure makes it impossible to safely host the event.
If the retreat must be postponed or cancelled due to extreme weather, all bookings will be credited in full toward a future InnerWeave retreat or program.
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover personal travel disruptions, as we cannot refund or credit individual travel issues.
Weather Policy
Cancellation &
Transfer Policy
All retreat bookings are non-refundable. However, if you can no longer attend, your reservation may be transferable to another participant or to a friend, family member, or someone from the InnerWeave community at any time prior to the retreat.
