A concept more than a place.
An escape from the everyday distractions.
Slow down. Clear your mind. Rejuvenate. Dream.
breathe
Wellness In the Wild
“In the Wild is designed to restore your mind, body and soul. ”
The first step is achieving a state of relaxation.
A physical and spiritual retreat, In the Wild aligns body and soul amidst the centuries-old forest, whose natural energy radiates throughout the landscape. Guests emerge with a sense of connection and calm, reflective in the rare stillness and transformed by the healing power of the forest.
Two onsen hot Pools and a cold plunge pool, filled with fresh stream water, heal your mind, body and soul.
The Forest Bistro
Table to Forest
Ingredients from the Bistro are almost entirely grown, harvested or foraged from the land and made by us.
As a result, we generate very little waste from packaging and are able to minimize our carbon footprint.
“Sometimes, all it takes is a quiet moment in the woods with a roaring, crackling fire to spark an epiphany that will change everything”
The kitchen at Forest Bistro today features an arsenal of fiery tools including a pit of open flames, for cooking with cast-iron pans and also directly in the flames; a wood-fire oven for baking bread and desserts; a traditional cast-iron stove heated with fire, of the sort you might still find in a country home; a smoker for cold smoking techniques; and what Jaffe calls a “stone-age microwave” – a small oven that heats up quickly when embers are added, which is used for hot-smoking fish with juniper, among other things.
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The Canvas Casita
The casitas are integrated in the forest. Canvas walls allow the sounds of the birds, trees and wind to soothe your mind as you are falling asleep or waking up. Roll up with walls in the morning to see the forest that surrounds you. The casitas are spread out over 10 acres and designed for privacy, so you can enjoy the open design without feeling exposed.
Enjoy all the amenities you would expect in a boutique hotel
live & breath
The Experience
Saturdays in the Forest
On Saturday evenings the forest turns into a concert hall, art gallery, or outdoor cinema.
Dinner and a Movie
This is the only screen you will see In the Wild, and it only comes around once a week. Enjoy a movie in the forest from a juniper-filled beanbag lounger or a hammock.
Strings in the Wild
Saturday evening, Anna Schaum and xxx from Pink Martini will perform in the forest after dinner at the Forest Bistro
Capturing the Forest
Artist Kevin O’Connell exhibits his work in place. The opening begins on Saturday evening with a lecture. The exhibit will stay up for the week.
Forest of Light
Marisa Garcia presents her installation of forest light. Dandights cover the forest bed.
Early Morning Forest Yoga
Forest yoga is a perfect collaboration of meditation, Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and traditional yoga poses. Forest yoga clears your mind. You become a part of the forest, connected to all living things, channeling the healing elements of the forest that surrounds you. This complete sensory experience is transformational.
Shinrin-Yoku
Translated as Forest Bathing, Shinrin-Yoku is merely meandering through the forest. No hiking, running, or mountain-climbing necessary. Take a moment to appreciate nature. Listen to the forest sounds- the birds, leaves, trickling streams. Breathe in clean, fragrant air and soak in the soft, green moss carpeting the shaded stones, or the rough bark on the trees. Let the stillness around you influence your state of mind and make you forget the constant motion of the city. This is a sensory experience.
Evening Campfire
At the end of the day, relax on a lounge chair by the campfire. Take a moment to reflect on your day, your growth and your life.
BUILDING YOUR CORE
Workshops
& Retreats
In the Wild is a place of beauty, nature and solitude designed to restore your body, mind and soul. Rejuvenate independently or engage over dinner, a campfire or through our workshops & retreats focussed on empowerment, creativity, mindfulness and health.
Music Meets NAture
Anna Schaum brings Tune Up! to the wild, merging the healing elements of nature with the tools of music.
Embracing your Qi
Understanding qi is the first step to taking control of your own healing. Learn how to take control of your own chi. Check out Cathy Sit and her QiGong practice.
Recovering
Learn to live a new and healthier way. Learn methods to enhance a healing lifestyle. In these three days, you will learning about the healing elements in food, exercise, and meditation. You will discover yoga, qi gong and forest bathing.
Wellness Packages
Nature’s Apothecary
3 Days
Learn how to use nature’s ingredients in your home and in the kitchen. Integrate nature’s culinary pharmacy in your everyday cooking to improve health and wellness to ensure you are consume all of the nutrients needed by your mind and body.
Wellness & Recovery
5 Days
Recovering from an illness requires an adjusted lifestyle. Wellness coaches will share techniques to aid in recovery avoid recurrence. Strengthen your mind, body and soul through meditation, Qigong, Forest Yoga and the kitchen.
Disconnect/Reconnect
3 Days
Reset your mind, body and soul. Slow down in the forest. Focus with guided mediation. Relax with detoxifying spa treatments, and rejuvenate with Forest Yoga. Disconnect to reconnect with yourself.
“Away from the smog in cities, our hearts are drawn west, where the only dust is earth, and the only barrier is the sky. Head west for the silence that roars from a wild heart.”
