Personal Retreats

Wild Trails Farm offers guests independent personal retreats that are tailored to meet their needs for a chance to step away from daily life, and address their goals to help heal body, mind and soul with the care and support to move forward. We offer a panel of practitioners employing a wide range of therapeutic modalities, including yoga, massage, meditation, psychotherapy, self-care counseling, Reiki, sound healing and interactions with our restorative natural setting. Scroll down to learn more about each one!

Please click here to complete our initial personal retreat interest form, and we'll be in touch to begin crafting your personal Vermont retreat experience.

Looking to join a group retreat at Wild Trails Farm? Head to our Group Retreats page

Interested in hosting your own event at Wild Trails Farm? Head to our Book Your Event page

Jo Bregnard

Self-care mentor & Wild Trails Farm retreats manager

A caregiver touched by breast cancer, Jo is certified in a range of modalities and uses yoga, mindfulness, breathwork, acupressure and aromatherapy to help foster connection to the natural world and bring balance to daily life.

Priscilla Gale

Sound healer

Priscilla uses gongs as well as crystal and Himalayan singing bowls to guide healing sound meditation and private Reiki sessions.

Lindsay Hargis Piland

Massage therapist

Lindsay integrates Tibetan and Hawaiian bodywork and breath techniques with personal intention and shamanic touch therapy to heal body, mind and soul.

Marianna Jacobs

Transformative energy healer

Marianna intuitively combines the ancient healing practices of the Shamans of Peru with indigenous techniques she learned in Bali and Pranic healing from India, She empowers the release of heavy energies and/or pain, whether emotional, physical or spiritual, and helps integrate and welcome a new lightness of being.

Cynthia Kelley

Reiki master & intuitive medium

Cynthia has a B.A. in Psychology and has practiced the healing art of Reiki for more than 20 years. She offers Reiki healings and oracle readings.

Virginia Kelly

Psychotherapist

Virginia has been in the field of counseling for 30+ years--she believes discovering our core beliefs can help us thrive. She has experience working with dependency, depression, anxiety, PTSD and complex trauma, and she is queer and trans-affirming.

Lori Lisai

Alignment coach

Lori will help you level up with Human Design, somatic tools, accountability and inspiration. She can assist you in understanding who you are designed to be energetically.

Eliza Meeker

Massage therapist & Reiki master

Eliza offers deep tissue massage--helping to increase comfort and range of movement--as well as energy work, qigong and sound healing with drums and bowls. She has practiced law in Paris, and is currently pursuing a doctorate program in Chinese Energetic Medicine.

Sky Otter

Spiritual ecology guide

Founder of the Sacred Earth Network and author of Wild Earth, Wild Soul: A Manual for an Ecstatic Culture, Sky leads spiritually oriented nature walks and coaching sessions that rely on deep listening, emotional support, and bold recommendations.

Laura Ridgeway

Sound healer

Laura provides sacred sound sessions to help reset your nervous system and get you in touch with your core essence. She'll guide you to your intention using a ceremonial process, then assist with energy movement via crystal bowls, drums, rattles, voice and tuning forks.

Jim Veltrop

Founder of Wild Trails Farm

Jim is available to introduce you to its resources and to guide you through your experience here.

Abigail Warren

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Abigail has been a psychotherapist for more than 20 years, as well as a certified yoga instructor since 2012. She uses a holistic approach in her practice and believes in the mind-body connection as an essential part of effectively managing mood disorders and healing from trauma and dependency.

Q. How much does a personal retreat at Wild Trails cost?

A. Two-night personal retreats start at about $700. Your customized stay is priced on a package basis and can vary greatly, based on the dates and length of your stay, your room choice, number and type of sessions selected, meals provided, etc.

Q. How do I book a personal retreat?

A. Once you complete the initial personal retreat interest form, we'll email you back to start the process. We begin with your room selection, then we use the information you provided on your form to tentatively book your retreat sessions–usually one to three per day–based on practitioner availability–as well as meals, if requested. We work closely with you to finalize your schedule based on your needs. Then, when you’re ready to confirm, you’ll approve a short retreat agreement via email and we’ll schedule a quick phone call to obtain your credit card information for your 25% deposit (nonrefundable). The balance of your stay will be taken 14 days before your arrival date. You’ll receive your room code and additional information about a week before you check in.

Q. What is the personal retreat experience like?

A. When you arrive at Wild Trails Farm for your 4 p.m. check-in time, you’ll be greeted by one of our staff members, who’ll direct you to your room, provide some basic details on the lodge and property, and answer any questions you might have. If you chose to include prepared lunches to your retreat, you’ll find an order form in your room. Most sessions will be booked to start the morning after you arrive, so you can settle in, explore the trails and check out a nearby eatery for dinner or grab ingredients to prepare something yourself in our well-appointed kitchen (in season, be sure to visit our garden for fresh produce first!).

In the morning, you’ll find everything you might need for a satisfying breakfast. Your practitioners will meet you in the kitchen before your sessions, and at lunchtime you’ll find your meal in the refrigerator (if you added that to your retreat). In between sessions, feel free to get in a hike, bike or ski on our 472 private acres, enjoy the sauna in the Spa, or relax in the Common Room or on one of the patios.

Check-out time is by 11 a.m. on your final day. Don’t forget to share your thoughts in our guest book and complete the evaluation that will be emailed to you–you’re letting future retreaters know what to expect for their stay, and you’re helping us continually improve the experience for those who visit in the future.

Q. I’m from the city–what can I expect when I stay in rural Vermont?

A. Our eco-friendly lodge is located on 472 private acres, surrounded by forests and fields. Depending on when you stay with us, you may be the only guest in the building, or you could be among several other lodgers and retreaters. Our owner and property maintenance team live on site, so you may see them while you’re out and about. If you’re not used to the quiet country evenings, you might like to make use of the white noise machine you’ll find in your room. If you’d prefer to have the company of a full house of guests, consider booking one of our budget-friendly group retreats.

Q. What else can you say about the talk therapy that’s available?

A. Wild Trails Farm offers the services of skilled psychotherapists as part of our personal retreats. We do not offer crisis services or residential treatment. Keep in mind this is a short-term experience and not necessarily similar to longer-term psychotherapy.

Looking to join a group retreat at Wild Trails Farm? Head to our Group Retreats page

Interested in hosting your own event at Wild Trails Farm? Head to our Book Your Event page