Small retreats · Oregon coast & beyond
Slow retreats for restless minds.
Walking, breathwork and stillness on wild coastlines. Twelve guests at a time, led by Maren Holt.
Next
May 14–17, 2027
The Long Quiet
Four days on the Oregon coast. Twelve guests, four places left.
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The idea
Four days, twelve people and nothing to prove.
Every retreat follows the same quiet rhythm: a long walk in the morning, breathwork and rest through the middle of the day, and a slow dinner that runs late. Nobody performs. Nobody posts. You leave rested in a way a holiday never quite manages.
Slow down.
Breathe out.
Look up.
The only three rules of every retreat
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Upcoming retreats
Small groups, long days outside and a real table at the end of the day.
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The course
Unhurried
A six-week course in slowing down. Six walks, six breath practices and one letter a week, wherever you live.
$240 · Self-paced · Start any Monday
Week 01
Leave the phone at home
One walk a week without it. We start with twenty minutes and work up from there.
Week 02
Walk slower than feels right
Half your usual pace, for a whole walk. It’s harder than it sounds.
Week 03
Breathe out longer than in
A simple breath pattern for the middle of a busy day, and why it works.
Week 04
Find a sit spot
One place you return to for ten minutes a day. Watch what changes, and what doesn’t.
Week 05
Walk with someone
Side by side, no agenda. The conversation you have when you’re not facing each other.
Week 06
Bring it home
Turning six weeks into a habit that survives a busy month.
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Other ways in
Not ready for four days away? Start smaller.
Monthly · $18
The Slow Hour
A monthly membership for people who practice alone. A new walk and breath practice each month, a live call and a small, kind forum.
Private · Teams & groups
Private retreats & team days
Slow days for companies, studios and old friends. Walking, breathwork and long lunches, usually outdoors and never with slides.
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About Maren
“I started walking to get away from my phone. I kept walking because people kept asking if they could come.”
Maren spent ten years as a product manager in San Francisco before moving to the Oregon coast in 2016. She trained in breathwork and restorative yoga, and started leading walks for friends, then friends of friends. Today she runs a handful of small retreats a year, a podcast and a course, from a cedar house in Cannon Beach.
Based in
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Walking since
2016
Retreats led
140 and counting
Trained in
Breathwork & restorative yoga
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The podcast
Out Walking
Every conversation is recorded on foot, somewhere outside. Guests pick the route. New episodes every other Tuesday.
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Guests say
What people write home about.
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The Sunday Route
One short letter a week, written on the walk home.
A route, a thought and whatever I noticed that week. Sundays at 7am Pacific. Leave any time.