Escape to the serene beauty of Vermont for a transformative four-day Fall Rejuvenation Retreat designed to deeply nourish your mind, body, and spirit as the seasons change.
Grounded in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, this immersive experience offers a supportive daily routine featuring Vata-balancing and slow flow yoga practices, guided meditations, and restorative sound baths.
Throughout the retreat, you will learn to align with the rhythms of autumn by discovering your unique constitution (dosha), exploring breathwork techniques, and discovering daily self-care routines for seasonal wellness.
Complete with wholesome, seasonal meals focused on fall nutrition, a guided nature hike, and meaningful community time, you will leave feeling centered, revitalized, and fully equipped with sustainable tools to maintain balance and peace throughout the upcoming winter.
What’s Included
3 nights accommodations
delicious Indian and American-inspired meals
light fruit, snacks, and tea available throughout the day
coffee from 7am to 10am
gentle and restorative yoga, tai chi, and meditation practices
welcoming and closing ceremony
guided nature hikes and exploration
welcome gift and journal
community & connection
This retreat is open to 12 women. Instructors Diana and Mavelin focus on maintaining a safe space. Retreat Center owners Tom and Ravi will be on hand to prepare meals and support the retreat..
led by Diana Moore and Mavelin Santiago
Fee Options
Double Occupancy: up to 12 spots available for $1,225 each, inclusive of taxes and fees. You may book a room together with a friend or be matched with another participant by the retreat instructor. All rooms have two beds and one dedicated bathroom.
Single Occupancy: one spot is available for $1840, inclusive of all taxes and fees.
Fees include
Accommodations for three nights
Welcome dinner, three meals each full day, and brunch on departure day
All classes and excursions each day; yoga mats, cushions, clocks, straps and blankets are supplied by Willow
A space to connect, make friends, and create memories to last a lifetime!
Payment schedule
A 50% deposit is due at booking.
The balance is due one month before the retreat start date.
Refund Policy
We understand that travel plans may change. We offer a number of refund options.
Grace Window: Willow offers a full refund minus applicable credit card charges for cancelations made within 24 hours of booking. Credit card charges are 3% for most cards or 4.5% for Amex and are applied by your bank on all transactions, including deposits and refunds. Additional charges may be incurred on international cards.
Early Cancelation Window: When you call or email to cancel at least 60 days prior to a retreat, Willow offers a 50% refund of deposit(s).
Travel Insurance and Late Cancelations: Our travel insurance partner, ResNexus, offers partial to full refund options right up to the day your retreat starts. Travel insurance must be purchased at booking. If you opt not to purchase travel insurance at booking, refunds are not possible after the early cancelation window closes.
In very rare circumstances—such as a natural disaster or global pandemic—Willow may be required to cancel the retreat. If we cancel the retreatfor any reason, you will receive a full refund of all payments made to date.
The Schedule
everything is optional
Thursday
3:00pm: Check In & Arrivals
5:00pm: Welcome. intention setting and meditation
6:00pm: Welcome Dinner
7:00pm: Basic Intro to Ayurveda – Learn Your Constitution
8:30pm: Tea and Social Time
Friday
8:00am: Vatta-Balancing Yoga Practice
9:00am: Breakfast
10:00am: Guided Meditation
10:30am: Free Time
11:30am: Balancing Your Constitution Workshop
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm: Free Time
4:00pm: Food As Medicine
5:00pm: Mindfulness Practice
6:00pm: Dinner
7:45pm: Gentle Yoga & Yoga Nidra
8:30pm: Tea and Social Time
9:30pm Quiet Hours Until Morning
Saturday
8:00am: Vatta-Balancing Yoga Practice
9:00am: Breakfast
10:00am: Guided Hike
11:30am: Pranayama and Breathwork Techniques
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm: Free Time
4:00pm: Daily Routines For Fall Rejuvenation
6:00pm: Dinner
7:00pm: Sound Bath
8:30pm: Tea and Social Time
9:30pm Quiet Hours Until Morning
Sunday
8:00am: Vatta-Balancing Yoga Practice
9:00am: Pack Up and Strip Beds, Etc.
10:00am: Brunch
11:00am: Closing Community Time
What to bring
Refillable water bottle
Comfortable clothes for yoga and tai chi
Day clothes for exploring, hiking and hanging out. Bring layers!
Walking and hiking shoes
Warm slippers or socks. Willow is a shoeless household. For those requiring extra
support, indoor-only shoes are ok
Headlamp or flashlight
Journal and something to write with
Necessary medication
Rain Poncho
Rooms and Amenities
Willow is a comforting and nurturing environment — furnished with a harmonious combination of custom contemporary and vintage furniture, rugs, artwork and crafts.
We provide comfortable overnight accommodations in double occupancy rooms. All rooms have dedicated ensuite or hall baths. We are outfitted with all the comforts of a typical guest house — linens, blowdryers, individually controlled heating and air conditioning. Our mattresses, pillows and furniture are exceptionally comfortable. Our soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions are organic. We support local craftspeople by supplying Willow with handmade and high quality goods — everything from lamps to rugs have been made by hand. You will feel very much at home.
The Colonial Revival main house offers open living space on the first floor: a grand foyer with sitting area and library, a spacious and light-filled living room with fireplace, a sunny veranda, a dining room, and a 14-person yoga studio painted in soft colors of the willow tree. The studio is fully outfitted with yoga mats, cushions, straps, blocks and blankets.
Meals
Meals are provided throughout the retreat, including dinner on arrival day, 3 meals each full day, and brunch on departure day.
Our menu is Indian, Tex-Mex and American-inspired vegetarian dishes with balanced proteins, fats and carbs. Our meals are healthy, filling, and made of local organic and natural ingredients. Please let us know at registration if you prefer vegan or gluten-free options. Please let us know if you have any food allergies. We cannot accommodate last minute requests during the retreat.
Coffee is served with breakfast at no charge. Tea is available all day at no charge.
Espresso, cappuccino, and fresh-pressed juices are available for purchase throughout the retreat. A menu of options will be posted in the dining room. Charges will be added to your account and billed at the end of the retreat.
Meet our cats
Willow is home to two sweet and friendly cats, Bear and Scratch. They love our guests and they absolutely adore being petted. But we ask that guests not pick them up. Too much of that and they will become stressed little souls.
We do our best to keep cats out of the guest rooms so that people with allergies can comfortably stay with us. Please help with this by discouraging the cats from entering or napping in your room.
Want to stay longer? Extend your retreat experience!
Willow encourages retreat participants who wish to stay in the area longer to book rooms or book the treehouse on nights before and after the retreat at sharply reduced rates. Extended bookings include a hearty continental breakfast.
Individual rooms are $150-375/night for up to two people. A discount of 10% automatically applies to bookings of 3 or more nights.
Traveling to Willow
Willow is located in the beautiful and quintessential village of South Newfane (population 300), a satellite of Newfane (population 1,700). We are located 20 minutes northwest of Brattleboro, 20 minutes northeast of Wilmington, and 20 minutes east of Dover and Mount Snow.
By car:
From Brattleboro, take Route 30 north about 9 miles. Go left on Depot Road where the West River and Rock River meet; travel 2 miles on Depot Road until you cross a small bridge over the Rock River; go left on Dover Road through the village of Williamsville; after passing through Williamsville you will cross a covered bridge. Willow is exactly 1.2 miles on your left. If you come to a stop sign you have gone 300 feet past our driveway.
From Wilmington, take Route 100 north toward West Dover about 3.5 miles. A half mile past the River Valley Market, take a right on East Dover Road; travel 1 mile. Take a right on Dover Hill Road; travel 8 miles on Dover Hill Road and E Dover Road (they are continuous) until you reach a 3-way stop sign in the village of South Newfane. Willow is 300 feet past the stop sign on your right.
By train: the daily Amtrak Vermonter stops in Brattleboro as it travels from Washington DC to Montreal and back. You can pick it up in New York, Hartford, Springfield to the south or in Montpelier to the north. Taxis are available in Brattleboro or Willow’s owners will pick you up in Brattleboro on the Vermonter’s arrival at 5pm (note this is after check in time).
By plane: Travelers may find Hartford (BDL—64.4 miles, 90 minutes) and Boston (BOS—85.7 miles, 2 hours 20 minutes) to be most convenient. Other nearby airports to check are Rutland VT (RUT, 55 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes), Manchester NH (MHT—85 miles, 2 hours), Albany NY (ALB—73 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes), and Worcester MA (ORH, 81 miles, 1 hour 50 minutes).
A note on driving: We are located in rural Vermont! You may have spotty cell service in areas throughout our area. Be sure to set your GPS before leaving from home. Set it by typing our business name “Willow Vermont Retreat” into your search bar. Please don’t use our address, as most GPS engines get rural addresses wrong. But don’t worry one bit, just remember this: following our guidance will land you safely with us; following Google to our address will lead you 4 miles off target.