Feathered Pipe Ranch

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Feathered Pipe Ranch

We invite you to join us for an unforgettable experience: a week at the Feathered Pipe Ranch, one of the country's premier 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.

Medicine Tipi

For 36 years, the Ranch has been home to yoga and meditation retreats and a host of other personal growth programs that help us experience our wholeness and remember our intimate connection to all of life. The Ranch surroundings complement this ideal beautifully. Natural log and stone buildings offer a variety of warm and comfortable lodging options, while tipis, tents and yurts dot the landscape and are available to guests who prefer to be even closer to nature.

If the spirit of the ranch is captured anywhere, it is in the kitchen. Gourmet natural food is our specialty, we use whole, organic ingredients prepared with a commitment to health and well-being.

Our staff is dedicated to making you feel comfortable and at home.

We look forward to your arrival!

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

World-Class Instruction

Arrival Day: First date listed for the workshop.

Individual workshops schedules vary, but an average day looks like this:

6:30 am - Optional guided morning walk

7:30 - 10:00 am or 10:00 am  - 12:30 pm Morning class times or free time

1:30 - 3:30 pm or 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.  Afternoon class times or free time

Occasional evening session

Departure Day: Last date listed for the workshop.

CANCELLATION POLICY

A $300 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is required to hold your space. We strongly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance to protect your financial investment (www.travelguard.com).

Final payment is due eight weeks before the arrival date of your workshop, paid with check or money orders only.  For cancellations prior to final payment date, we refund all but the deposit. For cancellations from eight to two weeks out, THERE IS NO REFUND, however we will credit any payments over the deposit to another workshop in 2011 or 2012. For cancellation within two weeks of the start of your workshop, there is NO REFUND AND NO CREDIT, however the workshop may be transferred to another person.

COST INCLUDES

The cost for each program includes all instruction, basic lodging (dorm, tipi, tent or yurt), all meals and general use of the Ranch facilities. Double rooms are available at an extra cost.  Laundry, body therapy and transportation ($65) between the Ranch and Helena are available at extra cost. We accept checks, money orders, and most major credit cards.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Main Lodge Rooms

The Main Lodge rooms are dormitory-style (up to four people in a room) and each has a private bathroom. We have limited semi-private space available: double rooms with bath and double rooms that share a bath.

You may choose to stay in a tipi, tent or yurt for privacy and an invigorating, yet comfortable closeness to nature.

The price of workshop includes: dorm rooms,  tents, tipis, yurts or cabins without a bath. A double room with a private bath is an additional $350 per person. A double room with shared bath an additional $250. Please inquire about availability.

A cedar bathhouse provides bathroom facilities for outdoor lodgers along with a hot tub and sauna for everyone’s use. Professional massage therapists offer a variety of body work techniques.

Feathered Pipe Kitchen

FOOD

The kitchen is the heart of the Ranch.  Wholesome, natural food is our specialty. We serve organically grown food whenever possible. Although our menu is primarily vegetarian, we occasionally offer local meats. We are happy to accommodate any special diet needs, so please let us know your dietary needs prior to the workshop so that we can best serve you.

HOW TO GET TO THE RANCH

Helena, Montana is accessible by air, bus, and car. Delta, Northwest, Horizon, and Sky West Airlines all serve Helena. Bus transportation is available through Greyhound or Trailways. A detailed information packet, including a map, will be sent to you in early spring. Round-trip van transportation is available to the Ranch for $65.

Directions for Drivers:

Colorado Gulch

From Great Falls: Take I-15 to the Helena Cedar St exit and follow signs to Hwy 12 toward Missoula through town. Eight miles from the west edge of town look for the "Colorado Gulch" sign - the Ranch is at the very end of this road, about five miles in. You'll see rolling lawns, a small lake and the main lodge on your right.  Pull into the parking lot and walk down to the lodge.

From Bozeman: Take Hwy 12 to Helena, stay on it through Helena following signs to Missoula and then follow the directions above.

From Butte: take I-15 to Helena, take the first exit into Helena, which puts you on Hwy 12, follow directions above.

From Missoula: Take I-90 east heading towards Butte. Get off at exit 174 (Garrison) merging on to Hwy 12 going toward Helena. Look for the "Colorado Gulch" sign on the right hand side of the highway, follow directions above. If you need assistance on arrival day please call the Ranch kitchen at 406-443-0430.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

Lodge Main Room

Arrivals are between 1 and 6 pm on the first listed date of the workshop. Please plan to arrive by 6 pm on that first date. If this is not possible, consider arriving the day before the workshop begins and staying overnight in Helena. We have good rates at two downtown hotels: The Holiday Inn Downtown, 800-465-4329 and The Great Northern Best Western, 800- 829-4047. Be sure to mention Feathered Pipe when making your reservation!

Both hotels offer van service from the airport, and we will pick you up on the workshop arrival day and take you to the ranch for the costs noted above.

Our programs kick off with a wonderful dinner followed by orientation for all arriving guests.

Departure is on the last listed date. Our van service begins at 4:30 am. Check-out time is 9 am. Please plan to leave the Ranch by 11 am.

AIRFARES

The Feathered Pipe Foundation has selected Flathead Travel and Delta Airlines as the official agency and air carrier for our programs. Delta is offering special fares for our groups. Please call Stephanie Munk at Flathead Travel at (800) 338-8785 for best fares.

CHILDREN

Due to limited housing, it is difficult for us to accommodate children; please inquire for special arrangements.

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Partial scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance. Recipients assist Ranch staff during free time and during programs. Tax deductible contributions to this fund are always welcomed.