These retreats are in the planning stages….
Women’s Recalibration Retreats
A restorative Vermont retreat for women ready to step away, detox everyday inputs from food, home, and mind, and return with a steadier nervous system and clearer judgment.
About these Retreats
Our first retreat: Join us May 1–3 in Southern Vermont outside of Brattleboro
Future retreats this season will include three night- and four-day retreats planned near our organic farm. May-October.
There’s a steady voice inside you that knows when something is off.
It knows when food isn’t really nourishing — even if it’s labeled “healthy.”
It knows when a choice looks good on the outside but feels wrong in your body.
It knows when you’re carrying stress, opinions, or expectations that were never yours to begin with.
That voice hasn’t gone anywhere.
It’s just been buried under noise.
Modern life is full — not just busy, but crowded. Crowded with chemicals in food and homes, constant information, emotional spillover, and pressure to keep up. Over time, your system doesn’t just get tired — it gets overloaded.
This retreat is about clearing that overload.
Not dramatically. Not forcefully.
But clearly, gently, and on purpose.
Think of it like cleaning a foggy window. Nothing new gets added — you simply wipe away what’s blocking the view.
Over 48 hours in Vermont’s early spring, we create the conditions for real recalibration — in your body, your mind, and your sense of direction.
Clear the Body
You’ll eat organic whole foods not just because they’re better for you — but because they taste better. Real food has a clarity to it. The body recognizes it immediately. Energy steadies. Digestion relaxes. You don’t need to be convinced — you can feel the difference.
You’ll also learn simple, practical ways to reduce everyday toxins in food and the home — without overwhelm, perfection, or fear. This is about less exposure, not chasing purity.
Clear the Field
We’ll work directly with the nervous system — the part of you that decides whether you feel safe, rushed, guarded, or at ease. You’ll learn how stress actually enters your system, how boundaries really work, and how to stop absorbing what isn’t yours.
This isn’t about hardening or shutting down.
It’s about staying open without getting flooded.
Clear the Mind
Here’s where discernment comes in.
Discernment isn’t intuition or instinct alone.
It’s the ability to see clearly when things aren’t obvious.
It’s knowing how to tell:
what’s true and what’s just loud
what’s important and what’s a distraction
what supports life — and what quietly drains it
This skill matters everywhere: in politics, in green living, in health claims, in relationships, in understanding people’s motives, and in choosing how you want to live.
We’ll explore this through conversation, journaling, and real-world examples — including the difference between sustainable living (doing a little less harm) and regenerative living (actively restoring what’s been depleted).
The Experience
The weekend is spacious by design.
Friday establishes safety and softness — arrival, grounding, good food, gentle movement, quiet reflection.
Saturday is the heart of the retreat — nourishment, clean living tools, nervous system work, outdoor recalibration, personal check-ins, and a deeply restorative 2-hour sound bath that allows your system to fully downshift.
Sunday is about integration — clarifying what you’re taking home, setting simple boundaries you’ll actually keep, and leaving with one clear commitment that feels true, not forced.
Throughout the weekend, there is time to rest, to walk, to be quiet, and to connect — without pressure to share more than feels right.
What You Leave With
A calmer nervous system
Clearer thinking
Practical detox tools you can actually use
A stronger ability to evaluate claims, choices, and signals
And a felt sense of trust in yourself again
This retreat isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about clearing what doesn’t belong — so what’s already true can lead again.
You are welcome exactly as you are.
What This Weekend Offers
Over two restorative days, you’ll have space to:
• Clear your head and breathe again
• Reset your nervous system and quiet overwhelm
• Stop absorbing everyone else’s stress
• Strengthen healthy boundaries without shutting down
• Reconnect with your inner knowing and trust yourself again
• Enjoy nourishing organic whole foods and time outdoors
• Experience a deeply restorative sound bath and calming practices
• Learn practical tools to create healthier food and home environments that support your wellbeing long after the retreat ends
You’ll leave rested — but also equipped with tools you can actually use in daily life.
Getting There: Brattleboro / Wilmington, VT Area
(Southern Vermont)
Southern Vermont offers a true sense of stepping away — without a long or complicated journey.
By Car
From New York City: ~4 hours
From Boston: ~2.5 hours
Most routes are straightforward, with the final stretch taking you through classic Vermont towns and wooded countryside.
By Train (Optional)
Amtrak Vermonter Line stops directly in Brattleboro, VT
From NYC: ~5–6 hours
From Boston: requires a transfer, typically ~4–5 hours total
From Brattleboro, Wilmington-area locations are a short drive.
Why This Area
The Brattleboro/Wilmington region feels quiet, spacious, and nature-rich — an ideal setting to unplug, reset, and settle into a slower rhythm, while still being very accessible from major cities.
About Your Retreat Leaders
Amy (todisco) hartshorn
Amy (Todisco) Hartshorn is a green living educator, organic farmer, podcast host, course creator, and transformational retreat leader who has spent more than three decades helping people create healthier, less toxic, more intentional lives.
Her career includes serving as technical editor for Green Living for Dummies and leadership work with the nonprofit launched by the founders of Seventh Generation. She now hosts the Green Living Now Podcast, where she interviews farmers, doctors, and holistic health leaders, and she teaches practical online programs — including her Non-Toxic Kitchen Reset and other courses — that help people make confident, real-world changes in their homes and daily lives.
On her Vermont farm, Amy has hosted immersive retreats, food & farm tours that were featured on HGTV, and other wellness workshops that participants frequently describe as life-changing, blending real-world green living, practical wellness tools, and experiential coaching. Known for her calm, grounded presence and ability to help people cut through overwhelm and confusion, Amy’s work focuses on restoring clarity, confidence, and personal discernment in a noisy world.
She now co-leads the Women’s Recalibration Retreat, an immersive weekend designed as a true pause from everyday demands — a space where women can step away from constant noise and responsibility to rest, reset, and recalibrate.
Through nourishing organic meals, time outdoors, sound and movement practices, and guided conversations, participants learn practical tools to reduce toxin load in their homes and food, calm and regulate their nervous systems, strengthen healthy boundaries, and quiet mental overwhelm. Women leave feeling clearer, steadier, and reconnected with their own inner knowing — able to protect their energy without shutting down and return home with renewed clarity and confidence for the next season of life.
This video will give you a good sense of what the retreat is like. This was from my first retreat 11 years ago. It was the pilot program. It’s now 3 nights and 4 days long.
ANdrea chiappa
Andrea’s Bio Coming Soon…
“I have been a therapist for 26 years, and this past summer I knew I needed to walk my talk! It is the perfect retreat in so many ways. Starting with the setting of the beautiful mountains of VT, to the wonderful food, we spent time meditating, taking hikes, swimming in the river, doing yoga, focusing on learning more about myself ... I have to include the amazing Equine therapy program ... In two hours, I walked away with what would take a year in therapy. It (the retreat) is truly a valuable experience I recommend to everyone!”
— Andrea Chiappa
Elements that we may include again in future retreats…
Life Coaching with Horses for Healing
& Self Awareness
Very unique and extraordinary private 1:1 and group activities with horses designed to promote self-awareness, healing, and personal growth.
Horses are great teachers. Due to their innate nature of reading their environment by observing body language, moods, and blood pressure changes, they can reflect one’s true intentions. You cannot lie to a horse. They help humans learn a greater sense of emotional intelligence by reflecting back behaviors in us that we may be unaware of. A horse allows the energy that the human is offering to be present, and then gracefully enables that energy to flow once the human has reached a non-resistant state.
Lodging right next door (you can walk to us) at one of the most popular Inns in the Mad River Valley. More rustic options on the farm will also be available.
From their website, “All of our rooms feature: Luxurious spa linens from Comphy™, new energy efficient heat pumps with individually controlled heat and air conditioning, Artisan Bee Kind™ bath amenities from Gilchrist & Soames™, hair dryers, Roku smart TV, so you can stream all of your favorite shows and movies using your own login, a cooked to order breakfast each morning from our signature breakfast menu, a selection of local beers, fine wines and craft spirits for purchase, and the fastest wireless internet in the Valley (Complimentary).”
Fresh Organic Food from the Farm Prepared by a Private Chef
Organic Gardening, Green Living
and Hydroponic Learning
Medicinal Herbs-Make Something To Take Home
Mindfulness and Meditation
Energy Clearing with Plants
Community and Connection
One Hour 1-on-1 Coaching When You Return Home
Private Slack Group for Ongoing Connection after the retreat
Vision Boards
Your Guides
Amy Todisco and her life partner & organic farmer, Dave Hartshorn
“I don’t want to be dramatic, but I’ll say that the retreat was life-changing. Amy is inspiring. She knows a lot about a lot…She did a great job leading the program.”
— Rebecca B.
What some of Amy’s Clients are
saying about her coaching and retreats
Price to be announced soon…
Massage will be available for an extra fee.