9th Annual Friendsgiving!

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Tuesday, November 25 through Saturday, November 29, 2025

with Brian Peoples & Jessica Willis

This Thanksgiving, join Brian Peoples and Jessica Willis — a Santa Fe native — for an unforgettable retreat featuring healing hot springs, potent yoga practices, Northern New Mexican cuisine, and the same beauty that has lured artists for generations, O’Keeffe among the most famous.

SANTA FE

An artist’s delight. Big-sky vistas. Spa town. O’Keeffe country. A culinary anomaly. Santa Fe is all of these things — and more.

Steeped in Indigenous, European, and American history, Santa Fe is a gateway for artists to connect with the land and create. The desert landscape is a constant reminder of clay, form, and structure — inspiring you to shape your own “container.”

You’ll stay at a boutique accommodation brimming with Southwestern charm, just steps from the historic plaza. Walk to a variety of nearby restaurants to savor the city’s unique culinary offerings, practice world-class yoga with two instructors with over 30 years of combined teaching experience, and soak at two renowned locations that draw visitors from around the world.

Your days will flow at an unhurried pace, blending exploration and restoration. The plaza offers abundant shopping, museums, and winding streets perfect for meandering. If you wish, lace up your boots for a walk in the Sangre de Cristo foothills — hiking is woven into Santa Fe’s culture (pun intended 😉).

Day at a Glance:

Slow wake-up
Breakfast
2-hour yoga practice
Soaking / hiking / exploring the plaza
Relaxation time
Dinner
Rest, repeat

Santa Fe is a town best experienced slowly —
and we invite you to do just that.

Retreat pricing:

$3,200 for standard room
$3,400 for a suite
$1,000 non-refundable deposit

*Per person / Activities included
*Deposit secures your spot, the remainder due by October 25th

Package includes:

Yoga, soaking fees, breakfast and dinner, accomodations

Does not include:

Transportation, alcohol, museum fees, extra food purchases, gratuity

Accommodations:

Casa Culinaria – The Gourmet Inn is located just a few steps from historic downtown Santa Fe. The historic Inn reclaims the eco-friendly spirit through the design of a green space that is conscious of and maximizes the use of water; diverse endemic and exotic species are watered under this principle. Flowers, cactus, and trees enhance the architecture of the houses that constitute the property. A pergola covers an area for lounging and relaxation. All of the spaces are designed with the end of providing a maximum of comfort and rest.

Example of a Standard Room at Casa Culinaria

About your Instructors:

Brian Peoples

Brian is compelled to share yoga practice as a means to living life more fully, simply, sensibly and embodied. Encouraging students to become curious, deliberate and playful in their choice making; his lessons illustrate how to recognize form for its function and understand natures implicit pattern as found in the body. Through sound adjustments in joint space, breath work and metaphor; each practitioner can develop their awareness to better refine, relate, re-pair, attune and achieve more harmony in how they conduct themselves and the energy around them.

He has been a guest teacher at the United Nations, and annually headlines workshops, retreats, festivals and training programs, both in the U.S. and internationally. He lives in New York City.

Jessica Willis

Jess is a senior Katonah Yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga for 12 years. She's a lifelong learner whose interests revolve around becoming the highest version of oneself. Yoga and mindfulness offer a kinesthetic and imaginative path to uncover, recover, discover, and expand your potential.

As she does that for herself, she aims to guide and encourage her students on their journey. Her influences are Nature, beauty, connection, and healing the places that need to be mended in order to be fully integrated with oneself; Past, Present, and Future.

IG @jessimikewill

RETREAT CANCELLATION POLICY

Deposits secure your spot on the trip and are not refundable. Refunds for the balance payments vary depending on timing. For cancellation requests submitted with more than 90 days of retreat date: 100% of total amount (less deposit) will be refunded. Cancellation requests within 90 days of the retreat: sorry but no refunds given, no exceptions. Nobody books a retreat with the intention of canceling it, but unexpected events do occur, so please consider purchasing travel insurance. Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury/illness, or personal emergencies. No refunds or credits will be granted for failure to attend, complete or for arriving late or leaving early.