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Medicine Womyn retreats are a powerful and potent time together when we meet each other with an open heart and open mind.
Nestled on 18 acres of rolling Vermont countryside, The Farmhouse at Sunset Pond offers a cozy, spacious, and beautifully natural setting for our next gathering. This is our first time bringing Medicine Womyn Retreats to this location, and it truly feels like a nourishing home for our work — scenic, serene, and deeply supportive of the inner journey. Directly connected to the Farmhouse is The Essex Resort & Spa, offering gorgeous rooms and access to an award-winning spa. For an additional fee, you are invited to extend your experience: stay the night, unwind in the spa, and give yourself time to integrate all the magick of the retreat. Come for the day… or make it a full weekend of rest, renewal, and sisterhood.
NOURISHING THE BONES
March 15, 2026
Located at:
The Farmhouse
at the Essex Resort & Spa
70 Essex Way
Essex, VT 05452
ARRIVAL
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Our amazing staff will be ready to receive you as you arrive between 9:45-10am am Sunday, March 15th. Please arrive in this time window for our staff to be able to support you and to give yourself a few moments to ground and settle in before our opening circle ceremony begins.
ACTIVITIES
Throughout this one day immersion, we journey together through practices that honor the quiet power of late winter and the deep wisdom held within our hones. Our day begins with grounding and an opening ceremony that guides us into the mythic underworld-a symbolic descent into the inner landscape where stories, strength and ancestral memory reside. From there. we explore partner reflection and lineage story work, nourishing lunch, hands on folk medicine teachings, earth rooted somatic movement, and a community song and drum circle. Each offering is designed to nurture your body, enliven your spirit and reconnect you with the unseen currents that hold and sustain you. We close the day with a ceremonial ascent, rising back through the threshold with clarity, warmth and renewed vitality.
FOOD & DRINK
All meals and snacks will be provided throughout the weekend from Lucky Star Catering. Sourced as locally as possible, meals will be organic and use the freshest and best quality ingredients. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let us know in your registration form, or email us at medicinewomynvt@gmail.com and we will make sure to accommodate your needs, having you well nourished throughout your stay.
9:30–9:45 AM — Arrival & Grounding
Settle in, get cozy, and drop into the space.
10:15 AM — Opening Circle: Welcome by Kori, introductions, and our first moment of connection.
10:30 AM — Opening Ceremony: Descent into the Underworld: A guided ritual inspired by myth, wintering, and the deep wisdom of the bones.
11:15 AM — Partner Reflection & Ancestral Story-work: A guided practice to connect with your lineage, inner knowing, and shared wisdom.
12:00–1:00 PM — Nourishing Lunch: Seasonal, grounding, and designed to support bone vitality.
1:15–2:45 PM — Herbal Wisdom- Nourishing the Bones; A hands-on workshop with Kay’alaya exploring food as medicine, herbs, and ancestral nourishment.
3:00–4:15 PM — Noyes Rhythms Somatic Movement: Earth-rooted dance guided by Emily, inspired by her grandmother’s lineage of ancestral movement.
Nature Embodiment: Find a sensual connection to Earth and move on a wave of nature imagery - trees breathe, flowers open, rivers rush, storms rage. This is somatic dance with transformational music to free you of physical and emotional restrictions. In the tradition of Noyes Rhythm, a restorative, aligning, playful movement system developed 110 years ago by radical visionary, suffragist and dancer Florence Fleming Noyes.
4:30–6:00 PM — Song & Drum Circle
Community voicework, rhythm, and heart-led expression with Kori.
5:15–6:00 PM — Closing Ceremony: The Ascent: A ritual return through the threshold, integrating the wisdom gathered in the underworld.
SCHEDULE
Medicine Womyn Retreat XVI
Medicine Womyn Retreat XVI: A Day of Wintering
Schedule for March 15, 2026
9:30–9:45 AM — Arrival & Grounding
Settle in, get cozy, and drop into the space.
10:15 AM — Opening Circle
Welcome by Kori, introductions, and our first moment of connection.
10:30 AM — Opening Ceremony: Descent Into the Underworld
A guided ritual inspired by myth, wintering, and the deep wisdom of the bones.
11:15 AM — Partner Reflection & Ancestral Storywork
A guided practice to connect with your lineage, inner knowing, and shared wisdom.
12:00–1:00 PM — Nourishing Lunch
Seasonal, grounding, and designed to support bone vitality.
1:15–2:45 PM — Herbal Wisdom: Nourishing the Bones
A hands-on workshop with Kay’alaya exploring food as medicine, herbs, and ancestral nourishment.
3:00–4:15 PM — Noyes Rhythms Somatic Movement
Earth-rooted dance guided by Emily, inspired by her grandmother’s lineage of ancestral movement.
4:30–6:00 PM — Song & Drum Circle
Community voicework, rhythm, and heart-led expression with Kori.
5:15–5:45 PM — Closing Ceremony: The Ascent
A ritual return through the threshold, integrating the wisdom gathered in the underworld.
SCHEDULE
Medicine Womyn Retreat XVI
To help you settle deeply into our day of wintering, please bring items that support both comfort and participation:
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A cozy camp chair or cushion — something that allows your body to soften during circle time and workshop sessions.
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Layers for warmth — we will move between stillness and activity, and winter invites us to stay wrapped, grounded, and comfortable.
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Clothing for varied experiences — sitting, writing, gentle movement, dancing, and embodied exploration.
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A notebook and pen/pencil for reflections, teachings, and the wisdom that rises within you.
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A water bottle to keep you nourished throughout the day.
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A blanket or shawl for added warmth and coziness during ceremony and quieter practices.
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Drum, rattle, or rhythm-maker if you have one (optional, but always welcome).
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Business cards or networking resources to share with new sisters and collaborators you may meet.
Come as you are, prepared for comfort, connection, and the kind of winter nourishment that lets the bones exhale.
PACKING LIST
please bring:
WHAT TO BRING
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To help you settle deeply into our day of wintering, please bring items that support both comfort and participation:
-
A cozy camp chair or cushion — something that allows your body to soften during circle time and workshop sessions.
-
Layers for warmth — we will move between stillness and activity, and winter invites us to stay wrapped, grounded, and comfortable.
-
Clothing for varied experiences — sitting, writing, gentle movement, dancing, and embodied exploration.
-
A notebook and pen/pencil for reflections, teachings, and the wisdom that rises within you.
-
A water bottle to keep you nourished throughout the day.
-
A blanket or shawl for added warmth and coziness during ceremony and quieter practices.
-
Drum, rattle, or rhythm-maker if you have one (optional, but always welcome).
-
Business cards or networking resources to share with new sisters and collaborators you may meet.
-
Come as you are, prepared for comfort, connection, and the kind of winter nourishment that lets the bones exhale.
PACKING LIST
please bring:
There will be sessions available throughout the weekend with a range of healers and bodyworkers. From reiki, cranio-sacral, sound healing, coaching, and tarot readings. You can find the links to their sites and reserve your spot through our Additional Offerings page.
There, you will see we also have an incredible line up of vendors in our marketplace. We have sisters selling drums and rattles, gorgeous jewelry, apothecary and altar items, beautiful clothing, crystals and so much more. We encourage you to support these artisans and maybe pick up a souvenir from the weekend!
MARKETPLACE AND HEALING HAVEN
more info to come....
ACCESSIBILITY
more info to come soon
ACCESSIBILITY
~Playful, expressive clothing is welcome. If you feel called, bring any fun, flowing, or goddess-inspired garments you’d love to adorn yourself with — especially for ceremony, drumming, and dance. This is entirely optional, and your comfort is the priority.
~Wi-Fi is available on-site, though we gently encourage you to turn off your phone or place it on airplane mode for the day. Give yourself the gift of presence, uninterrupted.
~All activities are optional. Follow your own rhythm and participate in the way that feels nourishing for your body and spirit.
~Retreat payments are non-refundable. Because of the planning, preparation, and intimate nature of this gathering, we are unable to offer refunds for this one-day retreat.
OTHER INFO TO KNOW
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Playful, expressive clothing is welcome. If you feel called, bring any fun, flowing, or goddess-inspired garments you’d love to adorn yourself with — especially for ceremony, drumming, and dance. This is entirely optional, and your comfort is the priority.
-
WiFi is available on-site, though we gently encourage you to turn off your phone or place it on airplane mode for the day. Give yourself the gift of presence, uninterrupted.
-
All activities are optional. Follow your own rhythm and participate in the way that feels nourishing for your body and spirit.
-
Retreat payments are non-refundable. Because of the planning, preparation, and intimate nature of this gathering, we are unable to offer refunds for this one-day retreat.
OTHER INFO TO KNOW
Please feel free to email our amazing dream team with any questions or thoughts about our upcoming retreats.
We are open to welcome new teachers, crafters, artisans, healers, coaches etc, so if this is you or you know someone please reach out and connect….we are always weaving ~*~
Wild Green Blessings and see you SOON!