Recovery Retreat —

Returning to What’s Real

A retreat for those walking the 12-step path, or simply ready to see and release addictive emotional, mental, and physical patterns. Anchored in the wisdom of AA, woven with the Yoga Sutras and the Wisdom Enneagram.

Who Is This For

  • Anyone currently in a 12-step program seeking deeper spiritual grounding

  • Those who long to understand and soften addictive patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior

  • Practitioners of yoga or meditation who want to integrate recovery wisdom into their path

  • Therapists, guides, or facilitators who support others in recovery and wish to be nourished themselves

What You’ll Experience

  • Teachings: Anchored in AA, enriched by Yoga Sutras and Enneagram insights

  • Practice: Breath, inquiry, and self-observation as living tools

  • Community: Shared reflection, support, and belonging outside performance or pretense

  • Nature: Spacious time for rest, rejuvenation, and integration on sacred land surrounded by the Ozarks’ wilderness

Why This Retreat?

For over three decades, I have walked both the yogic and 12-step paths.

I bring the humility of recovery, the depth of contemplative practice, and the wisdom of traditions I’ve been shaped by—AA, Yogic Teachings, the Wisdom Enneagram, and Father Richard Rohr’s Living School.

I love sharing this information and ‘way’ of being. It is about turning toward reality as it is, and finding freedom there.

Practical Details

  • Dates: April 10 - 12, 2026

  • Location: Circle Yoga Shala, Ozark Mountains

  • This retreat is donation-based for facilitation: Suggested minimum $200 plus accommodations

Here’s what to expect when you arrive at the Shala–

Our Accommodations

We offer private and shared rooms in our converted barn, as well as a limited number of private cabins. Our rooms are rustic, comfortable, and designed to help you fully immerse in the experience. 

For more photos of our accommodations, click here.

Meals at the Shala

You’ll enjoy 3 freshly-prepared, vegetarian meals daily. Coffee and tea are available throughout the day. 

For more photos of some of our favorite meals, click here.

Our Location

Our homestead is nestled deep in the Arkansas Ozarks—just 20 minutes from the town of Jasper. We are surrounded by the beauty of the Ozark National Forest and within close reach of the Buffalo National River.

For directions and nearby airports, click here.

Recovery is not about

becoming someone else.

It is about remembering

who you already are,

beneath the noise of compulsion and striving.

If you feel the call, come.

Meet Your Facilitator —

  • Holly has been facilitating retreats and supporting people in various stages of growth for many years. She utilizes ancient wisdom teachings and inquiry for transformative experiences. She holds a unique container.

“Holly has this uncanny way of leading another person to truth with no tricks and nothing to learn or figure out. Inquiry is the most honest, hopeful work you can ever do, and Holly is a master.”

—Zoe R.

Logistics—

  • Who comes here, what is shared here — stays here.

    We honor people’s anonymity and the importance of it for personal work.

  • Arrival is Friday between 3 and 5 PM, and departure is Sunday between 2 and 3 PM.

  • -Comfortable clothes for movement, hiking, and outdoor activities

    -Journal

    -Jeans, hard-toe shoes or boots, long-sleeve shirt, hat/cap

    -Sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle

    -Sheets, pillows, pillowcases, blankets, towels (we provide soap and shampoo)

    - Bathing suit (for free time)

    -If you bring snacks for the weekend, please bring them in sealed Tupperware-type containers

  • This experience is for all.

  • The kitchen will prepare daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We use what we grow whenever possible and pay close attention to the season, the time of day, and the work the training consists of. You will be deeply nourished by a consciously created menu that takes into consideration health, sustainability, and beauty.