COVID-19 UPDATE: With an abundance of caution, and for the safety and well-being of our community, we have decided to cancel the retreat this year, but we look forward to welcoming everyone out on the land in 2021. 

We believe that gathering places like Takoja, are going to be important now more than ever as we band together to support each other, and heal from this global pandemic...not to mention, the opportunity to take a much-needed break from Zoom meetings. This is another chapter in Takoja’s history and legacy - we will be back, we are resilient ... after all “takoja” translates to seven generations before, and seven generations thereafter. 

If you would like to support Takoja during this time, in order to create the kind of engaging and impactful programs you expect from us when we welcome you again, please consider making a donation in any amount here.

Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, July 5

Join us for Takoja’s annual gathering in the beautiful and serene landscape of Northern New Mexico to celebrate the resonance and sacredness of our Mother Earth! At Takoja, we believe in supporting and building a sustainable community to inspire individuals to be seeds for the future. With this in mind, the theme for this year’s annual Takoja Retreat is The Anthropocene: Resonating with Mother Earth.

$500 | Retreat (4-days) | Includes lodging, workshops, supplies and vegetarian meals. 

$75/day | Non-Retreat Day Rate | Includes lodging, excludes meals and workshops.

The Anthropocene (adj.) is the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. 

We will be publishing the detailed retreat schedule by April 15th, here is a preview of what we will be offering:

• Daily artist-led workshops, yoga, and meditation  

• Community volunteer and contribution activities at Takoja and Questa

• Opportunity to experience and learn about Native American rituals and practices 

• Day trip to local hot springs and Taos Pueblo

• Daily group meals (gluten-free + vegan + dairy-free options available)

• Shared or semi-shared lodging in adobe domes, or camping on site

Past workshops include: en plein air drawing, natural dying, contemplative forest bathing, sound healing, meditation, sustainable building techniques, ecological tarot workshops, thai massage and body-work, among others.

All rates apply for lodging or camping on site | Guests are required to attend all four days of programming. Guaranteed lodging inside is limited to 20 participants – first come, first serve – so register early. Camping is unlimited.

2020 Featured Artists + Workshops

Full workshop schedule will be announced in May! If you are interested in teaching a workshop please apply here.

Full Moon Ceremony | Curated by Lily Montgomery and Quinlin Messenger

Takoja has many gifts that can awaken thoughts of spirituality, and illuminate corners of our spirits: one of these is the light of the full moon. The full moon can stimulate the subconscious mind and heighten our ability to feel, giving rise to thoughts and reflection, and space to commune with ancestors. Joining in ceremony, you will be led on unique voyage through the landscape by some of our featured artists and workshop leads; a unique opportunity to re-discover yourself through mindful meditation, and celestial resonance. 

2020 Takoja Arts Initiative Coordinator | Lily Reeves Montgomery

Takoja's annual curator and coordinator, is a sculptor working across all mediums, with a current emphasis on light art and performance. Her work is heavily influenced from southeastern folk art and southern gothic literature, and she uses light as a visual metaphor for the phenomena of life. By using ritual and supernatural aspects in her performances and installations, she comments on the decline in the variety of outlets for this shared spiritualism, and creates a metaphysical environment that speaks to this awe-inspiring presence of life and interconnectivity which we so often dismiss.

IG: @lilyreevesze | www.lilyreeves.com