Apply for a Mindful Unplug 2025 Scholarship!

Want to join Matthew Marsolek and me in the wild and wondrous beauty of Montana for a week of movement, music, nature, connection, and undoubtedly a few good belly laughs? It's happening 26 July through 2 August.

In a world that feels like it’s running on caffeine and chaos, let’s hit the pause button and remember what it feels like to simply be. Come unplug, unwind, and maybe even reclaim a little of your sanity—no doomscrolling.

Some things in life—like stillness, joy, and a week steeped in mindful presence—are priceless. But I get it: retreats cost money. The good news?

This year, in honor of the Feathered Pipe’s 50th anniversary, the Feathered Pipe Foundation is offering a generous $50,000 in scholarships for its hosted retreats, including The Mindful Unplug

The first round of applications will be accepted starting Saturday 8 February and remains open through 28 February; scholarship recipients will be notified by 10 March. Here's the link to apply. Awards range from $500 to $1,800 and will be applied toward retreat tuition. These scholarships are available for all Feathered Pipe Ranch hosted retreats.

If your heart is whispering (or shouting) that this is your time—to step into deep presence, to breathe, move, find your rhythm, listen, and just be—the Feathered Pipe Foundation is determined to not let financial issues hold you back. That’s what scholarships are for! Apply. Seriously. Don’t overthink it.

The world needs more people who know how to pay attention, and Matthew and I would sure love to share this experience with you.

Embodiment

Embodiment

If we’re lucky enough to have a safe and nurturing environment as a kid like I did (thanks mom and dad, you were phenomenal), we get this honeymoon period in our tender years when self-trust comes naturally. Then as teachers and other lifestyle-influencers, however well meaning, get their hands on us and begin to mold us and erect guard rails around us? Or begin pigeon-holing our natural curiosity into the metaphysical realm into a rigid religious structure? Self-trust erodes. Over time, we look more and more outside ourselves – and certainly outside our own bodies – for approval, for validation that we’re worthy of love, or for exterior evidence that we have a place that matters in this world.

Patient Remembering

Patient Remembering

Solitude is one thing. Loneliness is quite another. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me, contemplative practices that happen in community can make it easier to remember all kinds of things. Such as how the inquiry into truth (yoga) can seem to take infinite patience, how everyone else is also finding their way, and why good humor can save your life while it's busy coming true.