Feathered Pipe

Feathered Pipe ~ America's finest health, wellness and yoga retreats and travel ~ Carlos Nakai – to name only a few – are honored alumni of the Feathered Pipe.

The Feathered Pipe Ranch is one of the country’s premier yoga and conscious living retreat centers. Tucked in the heart of the Montana Rockies and surrounded by miles of forested mountains, it is a vibrant and peaceful oasis to which our guests return eagerly year after year – inevitably leaving the Ranch feeling recharged and relaxed – and counting the days until they can again return. The Ranch has been home to yoga and meditation retreats and a host of other personal growth programs since 1975, helping people experience our wholeness and remember our intimate connection to all of life. Many of today’s foremost voices on yoga, meditation, wellness and health have come through our doors at one time or another, with many of them getting their start as a student through our scholarship fund. Joseph Campbell, Dr. Andrew Weil, Lilias Folan, Angela Farmer, Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Erich Schiffmann, Judith Hanson Lasater, Seane Corn, and world-renowned Native American flutists, R. The Ranch is nestled amidst almost a million acres of national forestland and offers an ideal setting for true retreat experience, allowing the space within and without to experience the essence of one’s self and nature. Visitors can wander alone exploring ambling brooks fed by pure mountain springs and discover open vistas to view the world below and the Big Sky above. Ranch retreat visitors can just as easily find community with others, sitting on the open lawn in the shade of cottonwood trees, quaking aspens, and fragrant pine with an exquisite view out over the lake with Lake Tipi and mountain woodlands reflected. Horseback riding is available for those wishing to view the world from a truly Montanan point of view.

"Mindfulness is not about trying to change how you feel. It’s about honoring the naturalness of exactly what you’re feel...
11/14/2025

"Mindfulness is not about trying to change how you feel. It’s about honoring the naturalness of exactly what you’re feeling and letting it have its life for as long as it needs to. All of it is nature. It all belongs. It all has a place in the fabric of life."

In the natural world, nothing is out of place, Cara Lai reminds us. Mindfulness invites us to see our thoughts and feelings the same way.

“The Moon has gone to her bed tonight,And all over the skyShe has hung out her garments of lightTo dry.I think I saw her...
11/13/2025

“The Moon has gone to her bed tonight,
And all over the sky
She has hung out her garments of light
To dry.

I think I saw her, at the day’s break,
A morning or so ago,
Washing them, down by the end of the lake,
Bending quite low,
So tired she was, and pale.

Now each shimmering veil—
Sea-greens and sapphires
Jeweled with orange-fires—
Floats from the star she has pinned it to….”
-J. Weaver Jr.

"To stop trying to understand, to stop analyzing… To see ourselves as we see nature, to view our impressions as we view ...
11/13/2025

"To stop trying to understand, to stop analyzing… To see ourselves as we see nature, to view our impressions as we view a field — that is true wisdom."

Life is an ongoing expedition into the brambled tendrilled wilderness of ourselves, continually stymied by all we mistake for a final destination — success, superhuman strength, the love of a…

Yesterday, we celebrated Veteran's Day! This is a time to celebrate those who have served our country and fearlessly pro...
11/13/2025

Yesterday, we celebrated Veteran's Day! This is a time to celebrate those who have served our country and fearlessly protected our rights.

Feathered Pipe Ranch is very proud to be the founding place of the Veteran's Yoga Project! The VYP was founded as an effort to increase the resources that are available to Veterans with post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related difficulties and to the yoga therapists who work with them.

Over 25% of VA Specialized PTSD treatment programs now offer yoga as part of a comprehensive approach to treatment. It is becoming increasingly clear to mental health clinicians and treatment program coordinators, that yoga for Veterans with PTSD and similar trauma-related difficulties must be tailored in a specific way that maximizes benefits and minimizes risks.

The primary way Veterans Yoga Project achieves its mission is to provide training to yoga teachers and mental health professionals on the special considerations and specific best practices involved in using yoga as a complementary therapy for PTSD and other trauma related conditions, and for using yoga to promote physical, mental, and emotional resilience.

Read more about this cause and how you can get involved here: https://featheredpipe.com/feathered-pipe-foundation/veterans-yoga-project/

"I thought I was stuck in comparison because I saw myself as inferior to others. I was so sure that I was the problem, b...
11/12/2025

"I thought I was stuck in comparison because I saw myself as inferior to others. I was so sure that I was the problem, but the Buddha’s message of no-self tells us there isn’t a problem with you because there is no such thing as you.

The problem lies in the human mind, which thinks there is a separate, fixed, and unchanging self to be compared with others."

Eda Ocak reflects on how meditation practice and the Buddha’s message of no-self transformed her habit of self-comparison.

Can you guess what this giant hole in the Earth is? That's right! The foundation of the new bath house has been broken t...
11/11/2025

Can you guess what this giant hole in the Earth is? That's right! The foundation of the new bath house has been broken this fall and man is it massive! We hold so much gratitude for every person that donated to help make this much needed project happen for the Ranch. Our amazing crew and friends of the Feathered Pipe will be putting their energy and creativity into this building all through 2026 and soon, we will have a bath house for our further out outer units. Updates will be posted as we go along this journey!

It can be hard to appreciate the beauty of dusk when it's arriving earlier and earlier each day 🌚🌙Luckily, we have some ...
11/06/2025

It can be hard to appreciate the beauty of dusk when it's arriving earlier and earlier each day 🌚🌙

Luckily, we have some fun tips for you on how to push past the gloom & doom and save yourself from daylight saving time ending blues!

🌙Start your day with some sunshine! Even just bundling up and sipping your coffee outside has been shown to boost serotonin!

🌙Sign up for a recurring community event! Joining a cooking, dance, or pottery class can give you a weekly event to attend, introduce you to new friends, and teach you a new skill!

🌙Reach out to your friends! Schedule weekly calls or daily voice memo updates with your friends and family that you may not be seeing as often. It's shocking how much daily check-ins can strengthen bonds.

🌙Try out your green thumb! Even if you can't get outside much this winter, having your own plants is a wonderful project that keeps you accountable and brightens up your space!

Find the beauty in each season of life, Feathered Pipe Family 💙

Try this simple Yin routine to ease into your day!
11/06/2025

Try this simple Yin routine to ease into your day!

Help your stiff and sleepy body wake to the new day.

"Jan always made us laugh. She saw the lighter side of birth, death, politics, even taxes."
11/05/2025

"Jan always made us laugh. She saw the lighter side of birth, death, politics, even taxes."

Whenever I think about Jananne nothing but love comes up in my heart and head. Our experiences together will always live in my memory.

Check out the largest and closes supermoon of the year tonight!
11/05/2025

Check out the largest and closes supermoon of the year tonight!

This week brings the largest supermoon of the year. Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is not perfectly circular around the Earth. In...

The time is now everyone! Our 2026 schedule has been up for 2 weeks now and retreats are filling up fast! If you haven’t...
11/04/2025

The time is now everyone! Our 2026 schedule has been up for 2 weeks now and retreats are filling up fast! If you haven’t gotten around to checking out our line up, click the link down below, follow the Linktree in our bio, or check out today’s story. We hope to see you for another magical summer✨🌼

https://featheredpipe.com/retreat_category/yoga-retreats/

Our 2026 retreat schedule is out! Register now 💚🌳
11/04/2025

Our 2026 retreat schedule is out! Register now 💚🌳

Book your dream yoga retreat and mindfulness, health and wellness travel experience at North America’s finest retreat center deep in the heart of Big Sky Montana's pristine nature.

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