“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency & vibration.”
Nikola Tesla
Offerings
Energetic Intelligence Workshops and Personal Sessions
Hone your potential through transformative energetic awareness. Learn how to work with the energetic language of your body through movement, sensation, and resetting the body-mind balance. Inspired by both Eastern energetic traditions and Western somatic practices, our customizable workshops, online classes, and 1:1 sessions blend science with time-tested wisdom to offer practical tools to:
Work consciously with your nervous system
Regulate emotional responses
Develop stress resilience
Navigate conflict with grace
Be a more attuned and effective collaborator or leader
Live a more inspired and connected life
Some of our participants
“I feel this training was very valuable for me personally. I wish all my employers would practice energetic literacy.”
“The instructors were excellent, engaged, and emotionally present. Extremely grateful for these workshops.”
Living Labs at Holden Houses
Evolving our collective Energetic Intelligence
Our Living Labs bring together practitioners, scientists, creatives, academics, and other change makers for healthy debate, inspired artistic experience, embodied practice, and innovative thinking. These “think-feel tanks” invite deeper investigation and innovation of what is possible when we embrace our energetic intelligence in all its forms. The goal of these labs is to push forward the frontier where science, creativity, and consciousness meet. Join our mailing list and stay tuned for upcoming labs.
Ishtara Method for Embodied Transformation
Go beyond regulating the nervous system and create lasting changes in the way you feel, act, relate, and create, with Ishtara®’s proven body-based method. This breakthrough practice is for those seeking deep transformation.
Embodied Leadership Coaching
Personalized embodied leadership coaching integrates energetic intelligence with co-active coaching principles. Beginning with a 90-minute alignment session followed by weekly 45-minute calls over three months, this program develops self-awareness, emotional regulation, and collaborative leadership skills to enhance decision-making, improve team or career dynamics, and mitigate burnout.
Your Retreats at Holden House
Amplify your impact.
Holden House comfortably accommodates up to twelve people and offers the flexibility for you to independently plan your retreat, or engage with us for a bespoke experience connected to local resources, practitioners, and farm-to-table meals.
Custom group experiences are also available for organizations, families, or friend circles ready to journey together.
What people are saying about retreats at Holden House
“I have produced events and hosted retreats for 30 years and consider Holden House to be one of the most significant places I can bring people. I can promise you that your work will be amplified by the home, the land, and the devoted team who will support you.”
Tracy Harward, creator of the Ishtara Method
“I had the pleasure of running a writing and yoga retreat at Holden House and all of our attendees were over the moon. The Holden team has such a wonderful approach to hosting and creating space conducive to meaningful gatherings.”
Candace Jensen, Ruth Stone House Yoga faculty
“The team supported the retreat so beautifully, making sure everyone had what they needed and organizing the most delicious home cooked meals. I have already booked my retreat with her next year and plan to return to Holden House over & over again in the coming years.”
Beth Clayton, feminine embodiment coach for emerging women leaders
“Hosting a retreat at Holden House was a dream. My retreat attendees loved it and it was a very special place to gather, unwind and dive deep.”
Lindsey Scott, yoga instructor & breathwork teacher
Creative Residencies in Vermont’s Wilderness
Nestled in Vermont’s serene woodlands, Holden House offers artists, creators, innovative thinkers, and seekers a transformative residency experience where inspiration meets intention. Whether you’re a writer or visual artist seeking solitude to develop new work, a somatic practitioner deepening your craft, or a nature explorer documenting the wilderness, Holden House becomes your sanctuary for meaningful creation.
Design Your Own Adventure
Holden House accommodates up to 12 people for independent retreats or bespoke group experiences curated by our team. Tailored support can include nourishing meals, guided nature experiences, meditation, breathwork, somatic movement, and sound healing.
What our residents say about their experience
“To any working writer such as myself, the creative energy at Holden House is both palpable and highly inspirational. It is a magical place to work and dream.”
Adam Leith Gollner, author and contributing editor/writer at Vanity Fair
“The writing I have done at Holden House is some of the best of my life so far. My brain feels clear in every room, and the land outside is magical in all seasons. Every part of this gorgeous space is thoughtfully arranged”
Amy Stats, writer, actor
“Every corner radiates intention and care, from the architecture to the wild surroundings. This place is a gift—for creatives, seekers, or anyone in need of presence and perspective.”
Léa Steinacker, social scientist, bestselling author, board member, and award-winning entrepreneur
“At any given moment, Holden House is alive with unique and transcendent offerings like the Third Tone Project, bringing sound and vibrational healing to its lucky visitors, or Ishtara sessions that shift one’s perceptions through movement.”
Aditi Khorana, award-winning author & thought leader