Lauren Lewis Retreat, Feathered Pipe Ranch, Big Sky

Lauren Lewis leads a yoga retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch, a retreat center set in the mountains near Helena, Montana, under the Big Sky. It is open to people of every style and level of experience, and it is one of several summer programs the ranch hosts across its season.

Lauren Lewis appears twice on the ranch's summer calendar, once in June and once at the end of August into early September. Each of her retreats runs six days.

What to Expect

The ranch describes its programs as suited to every style and level of practice. Its retreats draw on a wide range of traditions, including hatha, Iyengar, restorative, vinyasa and bhakti yoga, yoga nidra, yoga therapy, mindfulness and meditation. The material does not list the specific style or daily schedule of Lauren Lewis's sessions, so the best way to learn the flavor of her teaching is to look at what she offers on the page for each retreat date.

What the setting offers is clear: a stretch of days in pristine Montana nature, away from ordinary routines, with practice at the center of the day.

The Setting

Feathered Pipe Ranch calls itself North America's finest retreat center, and it sits deep in the heart of Big Sky country outside Helena. The landscape is the draw: open skies, mountain air and quiet. Retreats here are residential travel experiences, so guests stay at the ranch for the length of the program rather than coming and going for single classes.

Before You Go

Registration for the summer programs opens on a set day announced by the ranch, and people who want early notice can sign up for an email alert before it opens. Because the ranch welcomes all levels, no particular prior experience is asked for in the material. If you are weighing the June retreat against the late-summer one, the two share the same teacher and the same six-day length, so the choice mostly comes down to the season you would like to spend in Montana.