The Art of Plants & Bathing
The Art of Plants & BathingTuesday, December 10th- Monday 13th, 2026
Plymouth, Vermont
The Art of Plants & Bathing was created to offer an intentional pause in between the holiday season. We will root ourselves for 4 days and 3 nights in the green mountains of Vermont to explore the connection between botanical art, plant meditation, and bathing rituals.
We are inviting guests to slow down, re-member and re-connect with nature through both artistic expression and embodied practice in community.
There are no skills or previous experience required. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to show exactly where they are.
This is an inclusive retreat for women from all walks of life, including transgender women and nonbinary folks.
Capacity: 20 people
An intentional pause to fill up your cup in between the holidays
Botanical Painting
Bathing Ritual
Plant Meditations
We will sit in meditation with three different plant allies (non psychoactive) and will get to deepen our relationship with them in stillness, allowing for a deeper awareness and connection with the natural world.
We will work with the same plants in the art sessions. Not only as subjects to observe but as sources of inspiration and creativity. From shapes and textures to their patterns and creative intelligence.
We will submerge ourselves in a forest bathhouse for a full session of bathing rituals among sauna, hot tub and cold plunging.
We will experience nourishing local food made by two incredible chefs.
We will listen to our bodies and souls and rest as much as we need to.
Blending creativity, contemplation, and ritual, The Art of Plants & Bathing is an invitation to experience nature not as something separate from ourselves, but as something we can create with, meditate beside, and immerse ourselves within.
creativity, contemplation, and ritual,
creativity, contemplation, and ritual,
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Plant Meditation/Movement
Breakfast
Art Session
Lunch
Free Time
Forest Bathhouse Session at Outsi
Dinner
Candelight Journaling and Wind-Down -
Lodging at Good Commons for 4 days, 3 nights
All daily meals (local & seasonal)
Guided plant meditations
Yoga practice
Drawing and painting sessions
Forest Bathhouse Session at Outsi (Sauna, Hot Tub and Cold plunge)
All art supplies
Ample time for rest & reflection
Transportation from Train station to Good Commons
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If you don’t have a car to get to Good Commons, you have to arrange your own transportation to Rutland, VT. We can pick you up from there.
Acomodations:
Good Commons
Nestled in Vermont’s Green Mountains, Good Commons offers an essential resource; space.
A gathering place for groups and small retreats, Good Commons provides visitors with vital space to empower, heal, and nourish both mind and body.
At 4,700-square feet, this lofty beauty sleeps 20 in 6 separate bedrooms and a sleep loft.
A cathedral-ceiling loft that sleeps 9 people, each in their own bed (8 twins, 1 full). Our sleeping loft is the slumber party room, where you’ll get to process and share the retreat’s experiences together and be in proximity to one another as we used to in sleepovers when we were kids.
$1,025Sleeping Loft
We have 5 shared bedrooms, each with 2 beds. Bring a friend and share the room or make a new friend in the retreat! Most shared rooms have 1 twin and 1 full bed, we will do first-come, first-served at sign-up.
$1,195Shared Bedrooms
(for two)
One single occupancy private room with a full bed available. For the one needing some space to be alone during our retreat, or a couple who wants to share the same bed.
Shared bathroom facilities.
$1,425Private Bedroom
If you live in the area and prefer to stay at home, you can join us as a commuter. This includes all the retreat and meals minus accommodations.
$650Vermont Commuter
Meet Your Guides
Maribel Araujo
Monet is a lifelong educator with a passion for creating accessible, engaging learning experiences. Known for a calm, encouraging teaching style, Monet believes that growth happens when learners feel both challenged and supported.
Caro Arévalo
Caro is a Peruvian visual artist based in Upstate, NY. Her artwork explores the biology, folk stories and energetics of plants and fungi. Caro’s creative process entails research in nature, photographing under microscopes, learning ancestral wisdom and developing paintings to portray the natural world.
Caro embraces the interconnectedness of all beings and the significance of indigenous knowledge in deepening our connection with nature and ourselves. She invites us to cultivate creative alignment and love for Earth.
Chef: Tesha Buss
Tesha Buss purchased Good Commons 20 years ago with a dream of creating a welcoming gathering place for all kinds of people. After learning from talented chefs from across the Northeast, she stepped into the role of chef-trained cook 14 years ago and developed a style that combines familiar comfort food with a touch of the unexpected.
For Tesha, food is deeply emotional. Raised by parents who owned and operated a restaurant for 38 years, she learned early that the heart recognizes when flavors are just right and that a single bite can bring back a lifetime of memories.
For the past 11 years, alongside her assistant Marissa they have worked together preparing every meal with care and hospitality. Tesha believes the kitchen is the heart of the home, and the harvest table is where people gather to share stories, make connections, and enjoy good food. As she likes to say, "all the world's problems are solved in a kitchen".
Guest Chef: Andrew Field
Eleanor's background spans education, coaching, and creative development. With a strong focus on process and progress, Eleanor helps learners move from where they are to where they want to be—one step at a time.
Guest Yoga Instructor:
Roxy Caicedo
Roxy is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor. She cultivates a nurturing, intentional, and inclusive space where practitioners of all levels can explore breath awareness, build mental clarity, shed the excess, and celebrate their raw authenticity.
With over a decade of training and experience, Roxy offers an alignment-based practice focused on breath expansion. Her teaching style integrates flexibility, strength, presence, and ease —guiding students on a meaningful and lasting yoga journey.
Apply
A non-refundable $250 deposit is required to reserve your spot and room.
Monthly payment plans that suit your needs the best will be available after the deposit has been received
* Serious applications only, please.
Applicants must be 21 years of age or older or otherwise, accompanied by an adult
*If paying with PayPal internationally, a surcharge of 8% will be added