• Featured Headliner: A high-impact opening session and real-talk keynote with Tom Varano to set the tone for the weekend as we feel emotion into art, followed immediately by an intimate share and Q&A to kick off the "Art of Letting Go."

• Choose-Your-Own-Flow Breakouts: Multi-option workshop and playshop windows where you select from 1, 2, or 3 interactive creative tracks—or step outside to let the woods do the work.

• Saturday & Sunday Morning Kickoff Sessions: Rooted in Rhythm—feel the grounding, ancestral pulse of community drum circles and rhythm sessions that calm the nervous system, release stored stress, and connect to the focus of the day.

• Sacred Breath & Brushstrokes: Intuitive, expressive painting to free what is inside without technique critiques or pressure.

• Journaling & Vision Board Workshops: Creative, tactile mapping of where your heart is calling you next.

• Men’s & Women’s Circles: Safe, honest, low-pressure spaces to be seen, heard, and supported in small peer groups.

• Deepen Your Connection with Nature (Outdoor Walking Meditation): Practical, grounded exercises to build inner awareness, trust, inner calm, and cultivate self-awareness.

• Optional Early Morning Movement & Gentle Yoga: Restorative flows to wake up the body, breath, and natural vitality.

(Our Core Low-Pressure Promise for Social Anxiety & Burnout)

Stepping into a retreat setting can bring up real hesitation and social anxiety. We want attendees to know immediately: you will never feel required to perform, share, or participate.

All experiences across the weekend are an open invitation. If joining a circle or playshop feels like too much, participants are actively encouraged to take a blanket down to the water, wander the pine trails, walk the labyrinth, or soak in the hot tubs. Nature is our co-facilitator, offering a natural bridge from internal discomfort to calm self-awareness.

FULL ACCESS TO: 850 Acres of Woodlands, Water, and Spa

Beyond our sessions and inspiring headliner kick-off, Vanderkamp is designed to reset your nervous system.

• White Pine Spa: Step into dedicated spaces built for deep nervous-system regulation. Enjoy open daily access to the dry cedar sauna, cold plunge tub, healing salt room with massage chair, relaxation loungers, and a fitness gym.

• Outdoor Hot Tubs: Soak beneath towering trees, letting the elements melt away stress.

• Private Spring-Fed Lake & Waterfront: Vanderkamp’s pristine private lake is quiet and fully accessible by beach or docks. Take a complimentary kayak or canoe out onto the glassy morning water, sit on the sun-warmed dock, or take a gentle swim at the beach.

• 850 Acres of Wooded Trails: Wander miles of sculpted, quiet forest trails that feel like ancient guardians. Whether you want an intentional solitary walk, a mindful nature stroll, or a quiet bench to journal, the land offers endless breathing room.

• Wooded Labyrinth: Set in a peaceful natural clearing, our outdoor walking labyrinth offers an open-air moving meditation to help quiet mental chatter, ground your thoughts, and reflect.

• Evening Campfires & Gathering Lodges: Settle in around crackling outdoor sunken stone fire pit beneath the stars for open conversation, music, and deep belly laughs—or retreat into cozy indoor lodge spaces with grand stone fireplaces whenever you want warmth and comfort.

• Weekend Commuter Package: Includes all meals, sessions, headliner, supplies, and access to all Vanderkamp amenities for

  All 3 days $595

Need accommodations? Private rooms with bathroom, Shared rooms, Shared suites, and Campsites. Available by request. Rates from $50-$200/ night.