Retreats | Idylwild Retreats

2025 Retreats at Idylwild

with Jaime Ehrenberg

Three-day immersive retreats in the foothills of Tennessee to help you feel

more alive,

connected to your purpose,

and grounded in who you truly are.

Hello, beautiful.

My guess is that you made it to this page because something sparked in you when your friend shared these retreats with you via text...

when the newsletter made it into your inbox...

or a photo captured your eye during your scrolling.

You felt a strong desire to:

Slow down
Take some time to focus on just yourself
Connect with other like-minded women on a journey to live their one, wild and precious life

Because somehow, you’ve gotten away from that but you'd like that to change.

Welcome. You’re in the right place.

At Idylwild Retreats, you will have time and space to unwind in a beautiful setting. You’ll feel the joy and beauty of the foothills of Tennesee the moment you drive down the quiet, slow road to Idylwild. When you breathe in the fresh air of this rural location and listen to the bird song and watch the fireflies, layers of stress and worry will melt away.

Each day you’re with us, every part of you will be supported: your physical body, spirit, emotions, energy and mind.

You will leave the retreat you sign up for feeling so refreshed and connected to yourself - the self that you know, as well as the new parts of you that you’ve just met.

After this time away to focus on you, you can arrive back home, to work and to your family feeling like the best version of yourself so that you can show up as you truly desire to.

At Idylwild Retreats, you can step away from your day-to-day life to spend time in nature, in community, in guided and solo practices that will rejuvenate every part of you.

Sign me up! I’m ready

These retreats are for you if...

You’re ready to become the next level you - in your career, in your life, in your business, your family life - and want to take a supported pause away from it all to figure out just how to do that.

And you want to do any of this with a group of amazing women in a beautiful, natural setting

2025 Retreat Dates and Topics

If you’re ready to take the next step to support your growth and transformation into the next stage of YOU, join me at one or more of my retreats at Idylwild in 2025.

Sparking your Creativity & Intuition:

Rise of the Feminine Wild

Thursday June 5 - Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Sparking your Creativity & Intuition: Rise of the Feminine Wild retreat is the feminine embodiment retreat of the year. This retreat is designed to help you reclaim and embrace the feminine wisdom that resides within you so that you can create, live and love from this place. We’ll work with sacred practices, energetic activation, movement, breathwork, connection with like-minded women, and nature immersion so that you can create a life that you love.

Whether you're seeking to tap into your intuition and body-based knowledge, release anxiety and control, reconnect with your true self, or reignite your creativity, this retreat will guide you back to your most creative and alive self.

This retreat is for you if:

Things have been so busy with your kids that you haven’t been able to tap into your creative potential that’s essential for your business or side hustle and you want to rekindle that creativity.
You’ve been promoted to manager or VP- a position you've always wanted- but now you're always in your masculine energy. This is impacting your marriage and you want to reconnect with your sensual side.
Taking care of your aging or declining parent has really taken a toll on your home life with your partner and kids and you want to embody more joy - for them and yourself.
You’ve been stuck in a rut of doing the same things for years, and you’re ready to embrace more of your full, wild, authentic self so that you can live your life with more freedom, joy, and creativity every day
After a breakup or divorce, you want to connect to your feminine side again before you start dating again

Refresh & Restore

Thursday, October 16- Sunday, October 19, 2025

With guest facilitator Valerie Hansen-Penrose

Refresh & Restore will be our somatic retreat of the year. At this retreat, you’ll work with your body, breath, energy and nervous systems to help you connect with and relax your body so that you can receive and experience life in its fullness. You will leave the retreat refreshed and restored, ready to go back home rejuvenated and ready for what’s next.

Through daily movement, somatic and energetic exercises, intentional walks in nature, attuning to our breath and nervous system, you’ll unwind and deeply connect with your body. These practices will meet you where you are at, and cultivate joy and trust in your body.

Our guest facilitator Valerie has been working in healing, yoga, and body work for over 20 years. As a retreat facilitator, Valerie combines her diverse skills to craft immersive, restorative experiences that promote relaxation, self-reflection, and personal transformation in a safe, nurturing environment.

This retreat is for you if:

You need time and space to unwind and relax
You’ve been feeling consistent, low-levels of stress for years and are interested in working on your breath and nervous system to support your overall wellbeing.
You have physical pain and want to build a trusting relationship to your body so that you can help it heal
You’ve been working with a therapist but you know that there is a component of the body that isn’t being addressed and you are curious to explore if it would work for you, too
You want to learn how to trust yourself and make decisions from that place
You are in a transition - in relationship, career, recovering from a death and you want some time away to take care of all of yourself-
You’re ready to bring your fully rejuvenated self to your career, life, business, or family life

SIGN ME UP!

Sacred Soul Journey

Thursday, November, 13 - Sunday November 16, 2025

With guest facilitators Jeanne and Verdant Nolan

Sacred Soul Journey will be this year's co-ed retreat, held as the calendar year is nearing its end, providing time to pause and reflect, and connect with something greater than yourself. You'll leave this retreat deeply renewed and connected to your soul and spiritual practices before the holiday season begins.

Jeanne will bring her training as a Shamanic Practitioner to guide you in humanity's oldest and most universal method for directly accessing spiritual realms. This ancient method of spiritual ecology cultivates soul centered healing, well-being and deep connection with nature. Verdant will support the group in breath-work, sound dealing and other self-healing modalities during the retreat journey of inner-work and collaborating to “dial in” their own energetic systems.

Each day of this retreat will nourish your body, mind and soul through meditation, movement, shamanic journeys, guided practices based on astrology and sound healing, as well as solo and group reflection time. Each of these practices will meet you where you are at - no matter what your level of experience - and will integrate the natural world as much as possible.

This retreat is for you if:

You’re a mom and have limited time for yourself and want to deepen your spiritual practices, but aren’t sure which ones are right for you
You’re questioning the direction you’re going in your life and are curious about trying different healing and spiritual modalities to inspire your decision making
You find that you don’t have enough space to just take care of you, and you want to carve out some supportive, nurturing time for yourself.

I'M IN!

The Property

At Idylwild Retreats, you'll have access to almost 200 acres of private land to explore, with river access to wet your feet and watch the water flow, and dark skies for stargazing.

Idylwild is a 78 acre property in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee that includes mostly hilly, second growth forest, a natural spring, and ephemeral stream and a historic cemetery. The land was home to iron ore mining during the civil war but was never developed. The woods include many tree and mushroom species, and magic seems to abound if you sit still and listen. And we can't wait to share this magical, restorative place with YOU!

What's included:

Daily guided practices to deepen your inner knowing and connection to self.
Daily guided walk(s) to restore in nature
Daily guided movement
Evening fire circles to be in community
An evening sound bath in nature to offer the ultimate restoration
Rejuvenation and relaxation on over 200 acres of private property
Shared farmhouse lodging or camping options for 3 nights
Light breakfasts and nourishing lunches and dinners
A maximum group size of 20
A pre-retreat virtual meeting with the facilitators and other attendees

Sample Retreat Schedule

Take a deep breath and imagine this:

You wake up in the morning not having to think about anyone else but yourself.

You go for a solo walk at sunrise.

Then you grab a cup of coffee or tea, and drink it as you watch the light brighten the sky.

You join a gentle morning movement session and then eat your breakfast.

Then you join the group for the day…ready to support your expansion.

Pre-Retreat

2 weeks prior to retreat Zoom Call for all attendees

Thursday Evening (Day 1)

4:00 PM Arrival and Setup

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Orientation and Evening Nature Walk

6:30 PM Group Dinner and opening circle

Friday & Saturday (Days 2 & 3)

Each day will flow with the individual retreat's needs.

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM Solo morning practices

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakfast

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Morning Circle

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Snacks & nature walk

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Group Lunch

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Solo time/local exploration

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Group Dinner

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Fire Circle (optional)

Sunday (Day 4)

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Solo morning practices

8:00 AM AM Breakfast

10:00 AM Closing Circle

11:00 AM Departure

Some of the events within the schedule are optional, and this is meant to be a sample guide not an absolute timeline. Agendas will be sent prior to each retreat.

Lodging

Farmhouse

The farmhouse is just “across the street” from Idylwild, nestled on 100 acres of (mostly flat) farmland along the banks of Shoal Creek. There is a main living, dining and kitchen area, two bathrooms and 3 bedrooms (two bedrooms include one queen bed for two people and one room includes four bunks, one feather bed and one loft bed), with shared sleeping arrangements for up to 10 people.

Camping

Bring your camping gear and sleep under the stars every night of the retreat, bringing you even closer to nature. The camping area is adjacent to the picnic tables, has an off-grid composting toilet and ample room to pitch your tent. We’d say, “it’s so quiet out here!” but then we would only be referencing human-made sounds. These woods are graced with treefrog songs, birds and insects that are sure to make you smile.

Book your own Hotel/Airbnb

If the shared lodging is booked and camping isn’t your thing... But you still want to come to a retreat, you can still join us!

There are several Airbnbs or motels within 30 minutes of Idylwild that I’ve personally stayed at and can recommend. Once you register, feel free to reach out for recommendations if you’d like them. Please note, we are in a rural area so driving to and from the property before dawn or after dusk will be in the dark with minimal street lights, if any.

"I was going through a major life transition and wanted to (literally) return to myself. I was able to meet myself where I was at, find comfort in the unknown, and reconnect with my path forward.

The retreat itself was a magical time to slow down and just be. Connecting with Jaime and other attendees, and being in nature, was such a fulfilling experience. After the retreat, I still feel a deep connection to that time, the community, and the space we shared."

Val, retreat participant

Meet the Facilitators

Jaime Ehrenberg

Co-Owner of Idylwild Retreats

Jaime will be your host for each retreat at Idlywild. She is a skilled facilitator and guide who is able to support each individual in her presence by integrating and working with individual and collective energy.

Jaime most desires that each person that she works with knows and trusts themselves fully so that they can live from this place. She believes in the power of nature, magic, energy, movement, love and community to connect us to ourselves and each other.

Jaime facilitates retreats, workshops and circles and provides 1:1 and group support to connect you to your intuition so that you can live your fullest, truest life, including her signature 4 month program: Awake & Alive. Jaime works with astrology, guided meditations, embodiment, and connections to the cycles of nature to support you. She has 24 years of group facilitation experience, and has trained as a priestess, sacred space holder and as a reiki practitioner.

Valerie Hansen-Penrose

Wellness Practitioner | Massage Therapist | Yoga Instructor | Retreat Facilitator

Valerie’s approach to wellness creates transformative experiences that foster deep connection, balance, and personal growth. By blending yoga, bodywork, and mindfulness practices, she offers a holistic space for participants to tune into their bodies, cultivate self-awareness, and promote lasting well-being.

Since 2001, Valerie has immersed herself in wellness practices, including yoga, Ayurvedic philosophy, meditation, breathwork, nutrition, and massage therapy. As a trauma-informed practitioner, she brings a compassionate, client-centered approach to her work.

As a retreat facilitator, Valerie combines her diverse skills to craft immersive, restorative experiences that promote relaxation, self-reflection, and personal transformation in a safe, nurturing environment.

Jeanne Nolan

Shamanic Practioner | Author

Verdant Nolan

Yoga Teacher | Esoteric Self-Healing Practitioner

Verdant’s expertise and offerings include collaborating on personal growth through Psychedelic Integration, Jungian informed Shadow Work, Neo-Shamanic Breathwork, Meditation, Sound Healing & Postural Yoga. Verdant is a certified E-RYT 200 yoga teacher and esoteric self-healing practitioner with over a 1000 hours of teaching experience.

Jeanne is a Shamanic Practitioner. She studies Core Shamanism with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is a graduate of their Online Shamanic Healing Training Program. She is currently in their Three Year Program of Advanced Initiations in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing. She is the author of From the Ground Up: A Food Grower’s Education in Life, Love & the Movement that’s Changing the Nation.

Pricing

Retreat cost depends on the type of sleeping option you select:

$1,400 for a shared bedroom in the farmhouse

$1,200 for camping on the property

$1,100 to stay off-site but participate in all programming and meals

If you sign up for more than one retreat in a year you’ll receive $200 off.

Each retreat will be 4 days and 3 nights, arriving on Thursday and leaving on Sunday morning. In addition to daily practices, hikes, fire and community time, you'll be served nourishing lunches and dinners.

Additional Support

Pre-Retreat
If you’d like to book a personal 2 hour healing or embodiment session with Jaime before the retreat to so that you feel fully prepared for, you will have the option to do that at registration. The cost for this session is $500, and can include coaching, healing or release of blocks. The session can be done in person or virtually.

Post-Retreat
Jaime is offering Awake & Alive, a 4-month group program to support integration and implementation, post-retreat. This will include optional, add-on 1:1 sessions with Jaime, and can be signed up for at the time of bookining or within one week of the retreat.

FAQ's

Where is Lawrenceburg, TN?

Lawrenceburg is about a 9 hour drive from Chicago, which isn't so bad with a few people sharing the drive and providing company. Lawrenceburg is also a 90 minute drive from the Nashville airport, if you prefer to fly.

What will the weather be like?

Fall and spring in Tennessee is a magical time to be outside. The temperatures and bugs are at their best and will allow for a great experience. Expect temperatures to range from 50 - 75 degrees.

What if it rains?

Depending on the activity, group comfort levels and the severity of the rain, we may move activities indoors, delay them, or go out in the rain!

Refund Policy

Once you register for the retreat(s) and select your lodging type, you will be sent an invoice. 50% of the retreat cost must be paid to secure your spot.

25% of total retreat cost is non-refundable

25% of total retreat cost refundable 75 days or more before retreat

Unfortunately, no refunds can be made less than 75 days before retreat

Idylwild Retreats 2025