you deserve time to wonder
& space to wander...
it's a Tennessee retreat
featuring "Forest Bathing"
getaways for solos, couples, families, and small groups.
Wonder Wander experiences can be priceless, but if you are looking for the retreat rates please check out the specific getaway pages for the base package. For a customized experience, contact Val with your information including interests for a retreat package proposal.
HUG DONKEYS & connect to the land
in this homestead style, nature immersive retreat with a creativity twist.
REBOOT.
REST.
REJUVENATE.
REEVALUATE.
RECONNECT.
RECOLLECT.
RESTORE.
REIGNITE.
REINVIGORATE.
REFRESH!
Whether you are part of the great reshuffle, an empty nester or somewhere in between, you can find your solo retreat nurturing experience here.
ANIMAL THERAPY
Feel the love and joy of the camp donkeys (mostly miniature) who are happy to have hugs. Enjoy the companionship of our friendly cat crew. Smile bigger when you meet the farm dogs or watch the chickens. Observe the wildlife and sing along with the birds or gaze at the tiny creatures in our ecosystem.
FOREST THERAPY
Discover the benefits of spending time surrounded by trees and the ebb and flow of the natural world including our slice of Buffalo River frontage. Understand more about pace of our lives while immersed in this homestead, rustic, organically evolving space. No swimming involved, but just like sun bathing you will be soaking up nature.
LOSE | YOURSELF
DISCOVER | YOURSELF
add-on activities
HOMESTEAD EXPERIENCE
Yearning to get your hands dirty in a garden or raise chickens, but can't because of where you live? Have the urge to get campy with craft or homestead style landscape or upkeep type of projects? This immersion retreat is the opposite of 'bougie' and gives you the chance to connect to yourself through instructional, supervised activities around the land.
CREATIVE ESCAPE
Choose from an array of workshop options that emphasize nature and craft. Get off the computer and the phone to focus on creative projects that require your hands and mind. No art experience necessary. Options include original photo - cyanotypes, collage, botanical dye, and clay as well as upcycling, bamboo craft, and ...
WHY?
a shift in place and time
dislocates the 'blahs'
Your host is a certified Forest Therapy guide and each retreat includes a slow walk that will enhance your sensory experiences in nature. This is not a hike. This is not a naturalist session. You are encouraged to experience 'airplane mode' with a series of invitations that help you to notice the elements around you.
More details on the Nature Immersion tab and each retreat page.
BENEFITS & AMENITIES
featuring:
17 acres of flora & fauna
nestled in farm and forest region of mid-south Tennessee (Western Highland Rim)
with 500 ft frontage on the Buffalo River.
Meet the donkeys, chickens, peacock family, camp cats, and the two farm LGD dogs.
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Find out more about the Lemon Lodge and other accommodation options.
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let your creativity flow like the Buffalo...
• creativity/art/design workshops •
* forest therapy guide certified by ANFT *
• homestead immersion experience •
* farm to table - garden & cooking *
* assistance with picking up groceries and/or cooking classes *
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WORKSHOP RETREAT OPTIONS
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* Please note this is a secular, not religious, environment that does not support conspiracy theories.