Good Commons, Vermont · October 1–4, 2026
Your turn to exhale.
A small-group retreat for midlife women ready to rest, restore, and come back to themselves.
You don't need to earn rest. You just need to let yourself have it.
There's a particular kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix. It's the tired that comes from being everything to everyone — from running on adrenaline and willpower for so long you've forgotten what it feels like to simply be.
This retreat isn't about squeezing in as much as possible. It's about finally slowing down — in the mountains of Vermont, surrounded by women who get it, in a space designed for nothing but your restoration.
Come as you are. Rest as much as you need. Leave feeling like yourself again.
"There is no pressure to do it all.
Rest is part of the experience."
Your itinerary. Your pace. Your rules.
Every woman here will have a different experience — and that's the whole point. There are offerings each day, but nothing is mandatory. You are always encouraged to listen to your body and participate in whatever way feels right.
Gentle morning movement
Yoga and strength sessions designed for all bodies and abilities. Show up. Or sleep in. Both are restorative choices.
Workshops & Learning
Educational sessions and mini-workshops that meet you where you are. Engage deeply or just absorb — there's no wrong way.
Rest, uninterrupted
Nap. Read your book. Journal on the porch. Lie in the sun. The schedule always has space for you to just be.
Explore Vermont
Wander into town. Browse local shops. Go on a solo hike. Free time is built into every day — use it however restores you.
Evening Yoga Nidra
Wind down with guided Yoga Nidra, optional journaling, and evenings around the outdoor fire under Vermont stars.
Hot tub + connection
Shared meals, meaningful conversations, and the hot tub — the magic of being held by a small, like-minded community of women.
A home that has held women in restoration for over 150 years.
Good Commons is not a conference center. It's a 4,700 square foot fully renovated Vermont home that wraps you in the kind of comfort that makes it easy to exhale — rich with country tradition, modernized thoughtfully so you have everything you need and none of what you don't.
Shared spa-style bathrooms. Cozy common spaces. A hot tub. An outdoor fire. Room to move through the house at your own rhythm. Space to be alone when you need it and together when you want it.
Vermont in October means sweater weather, peak foliage, crisp air, and the irresistible pull to slow down. Nature does half the work for us.
View floor plan + house details →Square feet of renovated
retreat space
Years of rest & revitalization
in this house
Maximum guests — always
intentionally intimate
Nights of deep, uninterrupted
Vermont restoration
A rhythm, not a schedule.
Each day has a gentle shape — morning movement, shared meals, a workshop or activity — and enormous amounts of open space in between. You can fill that space with anything. Or nothing. That's the point.
Arrival + Settle In
Welcome gifts, snacks, and the relief of putting your bags down. Take your time getting comfortable. Massages available to book for the weekend.
Your paceOpening Dinner
Farm-to-table, thoughtfully prepared. The meal that begins everything.
Evening Yoga Nidra + Intention Setting
A gentle guided practice and journaling to set your intention for the weekend ahead.
OptionalHot Tub + Outdoor Fire
Stars, conversation, warmth. Or an early night. It's entirely up to you.
Always optionalCoffee, Tea + Breakfast at your pace
Wake up slowly. There's no alarm here. Breakfast is waiting whenever you're ready.
Morning Movement
Yoga or strength for all abilities. Gentle, accessible, and completely optional.
All levels · OptionalYour time, completely
Explore town, rest, hike, walk, book a massage, read on the porch, journal, use the hot tub. No agenda. No expectations.
Choose your adventureLunch
Fresh, seasonal, and nourishing.
Activity / Workshop (TBD)
Co-created with the group based on what you tell us you'd love.
OptionalMore of whatever you need
Optional creative activities at the house, more exploring, more resting. You get to decide.
Choose your adventureDinner
Evening Yoga Nidra + Optional Journaling
OptionalCoffee, Tea + Breakfast at your pace
Morning Movement
All levels · OptionalYour time — again
Because one day of free time isn't enough. Explore, rest, massage, wander, hot tub, nap. Yours entirely.
Choose your adventureLunch
Activity / Workshop (TBD)
OptionalDinner
Evening Yoga Nidra or Hypnosis Session
OptionalCoffee, Tea + Breakfast at your pace
Final Morning Movement or Activity
TBD · OptionalClosing Brunch
A final meal together. An unhurried goodbye.
Departure
You leave different than you arrived. More rested. More you.
Choose the space that feels right for you.
Your retreat fee includes everything — all accommodations, every meal and snack, all activities, coffee and tea throughout the day, hot tub, fire, and a small community of women who will genuinely change you.
Private King Room
Room #6 · Single Occupancy
All-inclusive
Our most spacious private room with a king bed. For the woman who needs her own sanctuary.
Private Full Room
Room #4 · Single Occupancy
All-inclusive
Your own private space with a full bed. Fully unwind without sharing.
Double in Shared Room
Rooms #3 or #5 · Shared
All-inclusive · 2 available
A double bed in a shared room that also has a twin. Balance of privacy and community.
Twin in Shared Room
Rooms #3 or #5 · Shared
All-inclusive · 2 available
A twin bed in a shared room. Comfortable, cozy, and connected.
Shared Twin Room
Rooms #1 or #2 · 2 Twin Beds
Per person · All-inclusive
Two twin beds shared with one other woman. Perfect for coming with a friend.
Double Bed in Loft
Loft · 1 Available
All-inclusive
A double bed in the shared loft. Great value with a sense of open community.
Payment & Commitment
A non-refundable deposit holds your spot (and can be transferred to another guest). Payment plans are available — no need to pay it all at once.
Due now to reserve
Due May 15
July 1
Questions answered.
You've been waiting for a sign. This is it.
Sixteen spots. One Vermont autumn. A group of women who are all carrying the same quiet exhaustion — and ready to set it down.
Find Your Room + Reserve Your Spot Intentionally small · Spots fill quickly
Our Retreat Sponsors
FEATURED PARTNERS
AFS Mosaics — MetaPainting Kits & Experiences
AFS Mosaics is the studio behind MetaPainting, a mindful, screen-free painting practice built around hand-cast ceramic tiles. Founder Ariel Shoemaker created two collections, First Chapters and Your Next Era, specifically for women navigating life's big transitions — grief, caregiving, career shifts, midlife reinvention. No art skills required, just color, quiet, and permission to slow down.
Shop: shop.afsmosaics.com | Instagram: @afsmosaics
The Unknow Method — Cindi Frechette
Cindi Frechette is a neuroscience-informed coach and former LICSW with 17 years of clinical experience, now working with high-achieving women who carry the mental and emotional load at work and at home. Through The Unknow Method, she helps women question the thoughts that drive self-doubt and overwhelm, so they can make decisions from clarity and self-trust instead of guilt and pressure.
Email: Cindi@unknowmethod.com | Instagram: @unknowwithcindi
SWAG BAG PARTNERS
Stephanie Lyon — Arbonne Skincare & Nutrition
Botanical skincare and wellness systems for healthy living inside and out. Stephanie has spent 20 years helping women build daily habits that support energy, confidence, and clean, simplified self-care.
stephanielyon.arbonne.com | @stephlyon21
Erin Davis Judkins — Erin Davis Design
A virtual interior design firm helping busy women create homes that actually work for their lives — functional, low-maintenance spaces that bring a little more peace (and joy) into everyday life.
erindavisdesign.com | @erindavisdesign
Janel Funk — Janel Funk Nutrition and Wellness
A registered dietitian offering realistic, evidence-based nutrition counseling, with a focus on women navigating digestive health, thyroid conditions, PCOS, and perimenopause. In-person and virtual sessions, most insurance accepted.
eatwellwithjanel.com | @jofunk
Vicki Merrill — Intentional Wellness
A holistic and energetic wellness practice in Maine, blending modalities like Frequency Prints and NeuroAuricular Technique to help women understand what their bodies have been trying to tell them all along.
intentionalwellnessforme.com
