Yoga and Creative Writing Retreat with Tara Stiles and Ann Garvin at award-winning estate hotel Troutbeck in Amenia, NY
Early-Bird Registration is Now Open
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Join Tara Stiles and Ann Garvin for a rejuvenating and creative retreat at the award-winning estate hotel Troutbeck in Amenia, NY.
We’ll begin each day with an energizing yoga practice led by Tara Stiles, ease into writing workshops with Ann Garvin, and share softness breaks and more movement workshop time with Tara. We’ll also have conversation time with Ann and Tara, on a variety of topics including How to Write Your Book and Get It Out in the World, Living Softly, Community Support, and more. Then we’ll complete each day with a restorative yoga practice, and time for reflection. We also have access to enjoy the Troutbeck spa, sauna, red light room, and relaxation areas, on your own time from 9am – 6pm.
Please click here to reserve your early-bird now!
Where: Troutbeck Estate Hotel, Wellness Barns, at 515 Leedsville Rd in Amenia, NY. A beautiful 250 acre estate, with hotel, spa, restaurant, and plenty of space to relax together!
When: Saturday 3 May through Sunday 4 May 2025, from 10:30am to 7:30pm on Saturday, and 11am to 7pm on Sunday.
What to bring: Comfortable clothes for moving, a yoga mat, and paper + pen are all helpful.
Early-Bird Cost: This very special early-bird is $550, which is $350 less than the usual cost of $900, and is given as two installments of $275, with the first to register now, and the rest any time before we meet up in May. This special is open through Friday January 31, 2025. Please click here to register now.
Space in this retreat is limited, so please reserve as soon as possible. Enrollment will move to a waiting list when full.
Accommodation: Treat yourself for the weekend, staying on the 250 acre Troutbeck Estate property where we’ll meet each day, and enjoy the cozy, restorative, historic vibes. Please book asap if you want to stay at Troutbeck, rooms for this weekend will go fast!
There are also many other good hotel and Airbnb options nearby, here are just a few:
Willows Motel – A simple budget-friendly motel just down the road, in the Amenia town center.
Sharon Country Inn – Beautiful Inn in the cute town of Sharon, right across from a great restaurant and grocery store.
The Millerton Inn – Great option to stay in a nearby hip town with a nice coffee shop, cool diner, indie bookstore and shopping.
Airbnb – There are so many cute options nearby to rent a guest room, house, cottage, or even an airstream!
How to get here: Troutbeck is an easy 2 1/2 hour train ride from Grand Central Station in New York City, to the Wassaic stop in Amenia. From here it’s a 10-minute taxi to the other side of town, we love Morningstar Taxi, their number is +1 (845) 493-0211. Schedule for the Metro North is here. Uber also works just fine!
Please click here to register for your early-bird now!
Daily Schedule
Saturday May 3
10:30 – 12pm – Welcome Gathering & Energizing Yoga Practice with Tara
12pm – 1pm – Lunch Break (together or on your own)
1pm – 3pm – Creative Writing Workshop with Ann
3pm – 4pm – Softness Workshop with Tara
4pm – 6pm – Creative Writing Workshop with Ann & Conversation on book-writing and sharing with Ann & Tara – in the ballroom, lounge, or garden, depending on the weather.
6pm – 7:30pm – Restorative Yoga and Reflection Time with Tara
Sunday May 4
11am – 12:30pm – Energizing Yoga with Tara
12:30 – 1:30pm – Lunch Break (together or on your own)
1:30 – 3:30pm – Creative Writing Workshop with Ann
3:30pm – 4:30pm – Softness Workshop with Tara
4:30pm – 6pm – Creative Writing Workshop with Ann & Conversation on book-writing and sharing with Ann & Tara
6pm – 7pm – Gentle Yoga and Closing Circle with Tara
Your Hosts and Guides
TARA STILES is the co-founder of Strala Yoga, a best-selling author, and well-being expert. Tara revolutionized yoga for millions, transforming a practice so often seen as foreign, dogmatic, and guru-based, into an everyday movement that supports ease and well-being. Strala Yoga is practiced in more than 100 countries, thousands of Guides lead Strala classes around the globe, and Tara shares daily yoga with thousands of people on the Strala Yoga app. She has been profiled by The New York Times, Times of India, The Times (UK), and featured in most major national and international magazines.
ANN GARVIN Ph.D. is the USA Today Bestselling author of five funny and sad novels. She writes about people who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. Ann worked as an RN and after receiving her Ph.D. taught Exercise Physiology, Sport Psychology Nutrition, Stress Management, and Global Health for thirty years in the University of Wisconsin system. She currently teaches creative writing at Drexel University in their low residency Masters of Fine Arts program and has held positions at Miami University and Southern New Hampshire in their Masters of Fine Arts Creative Writing programs.
Ann is the founder of the multiple award-winning Tall Poppy Writers where she is committed to helping women writers succeed. She is a sought-after speaker on writing, leadership and health and has taught extensively in NY, San Francisco, LA, Boston, and at festivals across the country and in Europe.
