What makes WILD WONDER unique

What makes WILD WONDER unique is not simply the combination of yoga and movement, nature, contemplation, and art, but the way these practices are interconnected—and the long relationship between facilitators Linda and Kate from which the retreat has grown.

Linda and Kate have been practicing and exploring together for 25 years, beginning in Pittsburgh and continuing through retreats in Mexico, New Mexico, and beyond. Linda’s teaching has been a meaningful thread throughout Kate’s life, helping her reconnect with and ultimately reclaim herself as an artist.

Their shared journey reflects the heart of WILD WONDER: the power of movement, contemplation, creativity, curiosity, nature, and trusted community to help us reconnect with ourselves, with one another, and with the awe of the natural world.

Rather than treating yoga and art as separate practices, WILD WONDER invites us to experience movement, nature, contemplation, and art as different pathways into the same questions:

• What happens when judgment quiets?

• What happens when we listen with all our senses?

• What happens when we let go of getting it “right”?

• What happens when we venture beyond the familiar and trust our inner knowing?

WILD WONDER Offerings

Kate and Linda meet to curate a retreat experience that naturally emerged over years of learning, teaching, traveling, questioning and ultimately desiring more freedom, joy and personal truth. 

Linda brings her expertise of curating movement and contemplative experiences. She empowers retreaters to ground and regulate the nervous system, while also moving beyond self imposed limitations so one may dare to expand into a bigger concept of SELF. Linda challenges us to move beyond what is familiar and open our hearts to more compassionate, bold and  life-affirming choices.

Kate introduces us to her work of Journal Art, in which your journal becomes a place to gather what is being noticed—in nature, the body, the heart, movement, contemplation, and the collective—and give it form through color, marks, words, collage, and play.

The Journal Art emphasis is on the experience of creating rather than the final product. A blank page becomes a place to experiment, follow an impulse, change direction, begin again—or simply ask, “What happens if…?”

Here’s our offerings: 

• Contemplation Guide with Daily Themes

• Sunrise Reflections

• Wisdom Flow — morning practice

• Whole Body Therapeutics — afternoon practice

• Journal Art Sessions — guided and self-directed

• Hikes — right from the ranch

Yoga and movement awaken sensation and awareness.
Nature awakens wonder.
Art gives our experience form.
The journal is where the outer and inner worlds meet.

WILD WONDER is less about teaching us what to discover and more about creating the conditions for discovery to happen.

At the heart of this is a simple but powerful idea: wonder can be a pathway to fearlessness.

Instead of “What if I get it wrong?” the question becomes, “I wonder what happens if…?”

Wonder interrupts judgment.
Wonder makes room for experimentation.
Wonder allows uncertainty.
Wonder opens possibility.

WILD WONDER invites us to cultivate

• Greater Awareness — noticing what’s happening within and around us.

• Embodied Resilience — listening to and trusting our bodies and our SELF

• Creative freedom — letting go of “getting it right.”

• Inner trust — listening to our own knowing and following what emerges

• Connection — finding reflection, encouragement, and belonging.

• A practice to carry home — your art journal, art supplies, and 5 Ways to Use Your Art Journal at Home.

What’s Included in the base retreat fee:

• 6 nights of western style lodging for a variety of standard options (room upgrades require an additional fee)

• 3 daily, locally sourced meals 

• Amenities at the ranch  – new bathhouse with sauna, hot tub and lounge

• Access to world class nature’s beauty – hiking trails and a natural springfed lake

• Daily sunrise reflections

• Mindful movement practices: Wisdom Flow, Whole Body Therapeutics 

• Use of yoga props 

• Facilitated Journal Art sessions

• Portable Journal Art Kits –  includes mixed media journal, art supplies, apron and tote bag

• Shuttles from Helena Regional Airport to/from Feathered Pipe Ranch (start and finish day of the retreat)
  

What’s not included in the retreat fee:

• Travel Insurance

• Lodging Upgrades

• Massages and bodywork sessions

• Transportation from Bozeman Airport or other destinations (not on retreat start and finish day)

• Gratuities

• Laundry

There are a number of options offered daily. Please do not feel pressure to do it all. You may participate in as much or as little as you wish. This is your retreat, so make it what it needs to be for you, no one else. Please allow yourself the time and space to relax and renew in body, mind and spirit. Go at your own pace. Honor your inner nudges and let them guide you to an appropriate level of activity, striking a healthy balance between community time and time on your own.

Take time for yourself and take advantage of all this place has to offer — open spaces, breathtaking views, peaceful solitude, and nature's bounty all around. Let it refresh and nourish you!

Main Lodge

The Main Lodge has the character of western luxury of the last century with a huge, wood-beamed main hall and library with four spacious bedrooms. Each room sleeps three and has its own bathroom. Staying here has the advantage of close proximity to the practice studio and dining hall.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with triple occupancy. 

• There is an additional fee for double or single occupancy.

Yurts

These close-to-nature accommodations feature a glass dome at the center to let in sunshine and a view of the night sky. Yurts can be single or double occupancy. Guests in this space take a short walk to share the new bathhouse, which includes restrooms, showers, spa and lounge. This accommodation has no electricity or water.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with double occupancy. 

• There is an additional fee for single occupancy.

Tipis

Have you ever slept in a tipi set in the woods of Montana? It’s an intimate, magical encounter with mother nature. Tipis are best suited for single occupancy. Guests in this space take a short walk to share the new bathhouse, which includes restrooms, showers, spa and lounge. This accommodation has no electricity or water.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with single or double occupancy. 

Ranch Chalet

This lovely 6-bedroom chalet offers spectacular views of the Ranch overlooking the lake and the mountains beyond. All rooms have twin beds. Four rooms have private bathrooms; two rooms share a bathroom.

Rooms 1–3 are upstairs, with rooms 2 and 3 sharing a veranda overlooking the main lawn. Rooms 4–6 are downstairs, with rooms 4 and 5 sharing a deck that faces the main lawn.

• There is an additional fee for both single and double occupancy in the Ranch Chalet.

Sage Cabin

Nestled in the woods and next to a brook, this simple cabin has a kitchen shared by two one-bedroom apartments, each with living space and private bathroom. There is one queen bed in each bedroom. 

• There is an additional fee for both single and double occupancy in Sage Cabin.

Sai Condo

Nestled among the tall pines, this stand-alone unit features floor-to-ceiling windows. Guests in this space take a short walk to share the new bathhouse, which includes restrooms, showers, spa and lounge. This accommodation has no electricity or water.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with triple occupancy.

• There is an additional fee for double or single occupancy.

Deluxe Wall Tents

Glamping is a lovely choice when you are sleeping in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. These tents are roomy and provide very comfortable accommodations for single or double occupancy with one queen bed. Don’t miss your chance to sleep under the stars. Guests in this space take a short walk to share the new bathhouse, which includes restrooms, showers, spa and lounge. This accommodation has no electricity or water.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with double occupancy. 

• There is an additional fee for single occupancy.

Tents

For those who love tent camping, here it is! Everything you need to sleep comfortably is provided. Tents are best suited for single occupancy. Guests in this space take a short walk to share the new bathhouse, which includes restrooms, showers, spa and lounge. This accommodation has no electricity or water.

• This lodging type is included in the base retreat fee with single or double occupancy. 

The Lake Cabin

This is the premier accommodation at the Ranch. This tastefully appointed cabin provides private space for lounging, a kitchen and two bedrooms, each with a private bath. Rooms can be arranged for single (king) or double occupancy (2 twin beds). 

• There is an additional fee for both single and double occupancy in the Lake Cabin.

Honeymoon Cabin

This charming cabin has wood paneled walls, a front porch, and a private bathroom. It can be configured with a king bed or two twin beds. Its proximity to the bathhouse allows easy access to the sauna, hot tub and massages. 

• There is an additional fee for both single and double occupancy in the Honeymoon Cabin. 

PAYMENT and CANCELLATION TERMS

PAYMENT SCHEDULE: 

• If registering before July 28, 2023, a $500 Nonrefundable Deposit at a minimum is due with your completed registration form. You are welcome to pay the Full Retreat Fee if you wish. Any remaining balance is due July 28, 2023. 

• If registering on or after July 28, 2023, payment of the Full Retreat Fee is due with your completed registration form.

• After you submit your registration form, you will receive an electronic invoice within 48 hours, payable online upon receipt.

ALL PAYMENTS ARE BY CREDIT CARD:

• VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover

• After you submit your registration form, you will receive an electronic invoice within 48 hours, payable online upon receipt.

CANCELLATION and REFUND POLICY:

• A Cancellation Fee of $500 applies to ALL cancellations, regardless of the reason.

• Cancellation requests must be made via EMAIL to info@lindameacciyoga.com.

• If you cancel on or before July 28, 2023, your payment(s) will be refunded, minus a $500 Cancellation Fee (the $500 Nonrefundable Deposit covers this fee).

• After July 28, 2023, no refunds will be given UNLESS you find someone to take your spot, in which case your payment(s) will be refunded, minus a $500 Cancellation Fee, after payment has been collected from the new registrant. If you are unable to find someone to take your spot, no refund will be issued.

CLOSEST AIRPORTS:

• Seville [SVQ] — 75 minutes by car

• Malaga [AGP] — 2 hours by car

• Jerez de la Frontera [XRY]: 50-60 minutes by car

MAJOR AIRPORT TO CONSIDER — MADRID (MAD):

• Flights may be cheaper.

• Itineraries from U.S. may be better.

• Take a train from Madrid to Seville (~2.5 hours); from Seville, take the ground transfer to Suryalila (see below).

NEAREST BUS STATION:

• Villamartin: 20 minutes by car to Suryalila

SUGGESTION —
TIMING YOUR TRAVEL INTO AND OUT OF SPAIN:

• ARRIVAL: Consider arriving a day (or more) early — If your schedule allows, we highly recommend you arrive in Spain at least one day before the retreat starts to allow for unexpected travel delays, recovery from jet lag, and extra touring time on your own.

• DEPARTURE: Consider staying an extra day (or more) — We suggest staying over Saturday night after the retreat in the city of your departure airport and flying out on Sunday (or later), so as to not feel rushed, and to ease your transition from “retreat” mode back into your everyday life.

SCHEDULE FOR RETREAT START DATE -- Saturday, Oct 28, 2023:

• 3:00 PM — Room check-in opens at Suryalila

• 5:30 PM — Optional “Travel Recovery” therapeutic practice.

• 7:00 PM — Dinner in the Suryalila dining room

• Ground transfers from airport or bus/train station to the retreat venue — We will help coordinate ride-sharing to Suryalila. As people register for the retreat and begin to book their air travel, we will share itinerary information among retreat participants to help them align arrival times and locations to facilitate ride-sharing from the designated pick-up points (see chart above).

SCHEDULE FOR RETREAT END DATE -- Saturday, Nov 4, 2023:

• Early morning practice

• 9:30 AM — Breakfast

• 11:00 AM — Room checkout time

• TDB — Departures from Suryalila

• Ground transfers to airports or bus/train stations — We will help coordinate ride-sharing back to designated group transfer drop-off points (see chart above). Departure times and cost-sharing will be determined once we have received all guest travel itineraries.