Discover How We Can Support You
Retreats
Personalized grief intensive retreats.
Golden Willow Retreat’s grief retreats offer deep and intensive healing experiences. We understand that each person’s journey is unique, which is why our retreats are personalized to meet your specific needs. Retreats typically range from five to ten days. Please call 575-776-2024 for more information about availability and pricing.
Our programs are designed to address the emotional distress and pain of loss while providing insight, education, and tools to help you transform the unmanageable into healing and moving forward into the future.
Each retreat is tailored to your needs and includes:
- Grief Therapy
- Spiritual Care
- Bodywork: massage therapy
- Morning Movement: light yoga or breathwork
- Rituals & Ceremonies
- Lodging & meals
- Airport shuttle if needed (additional cost)
Please note that GWR is unable to accept any insurance. For prices and availability, contact us at gwr@newmex.com or 575-776-2024.
"You created a calm, safe space where I felt totally comfortable being completely vulnerable. Thank you for using your gift of service to help my healing. Your program had just the right balance of hard work, self-care, and play. I am a different person than when I first arrived; I am so much stronger now thanks to GWR."
- SK
Restorative Respites
Treat yourself to a restorative respite. Book a customizable 2–4 day respite option as an alternative to a full grief intensive. These shorter stays are thoughtfully designed to honor individual needs, allowing guests to choose the services that feel most supportive at this time. We invite you to select from a curated menu of offerings—such as grief therapy, therapeutic massage, yoga, hiking, and nourishing meals—creating a personalized respite experience that supports rest, reflection, and healing at your own pace. Call us at 575-776-2024 to book a personalized restorative respite designed just for you.
Grief Support Groups
Connecting hearts through grief support groups.
Golden Willow Retreat offers a supportive community where you can connect with others who understand your grief journey. All groups are led by Golden Willow–certified grief facilitators who offer compassionate, best-in-class support to meet you where you are. Our weekly in-person and on-line grief support groups are open to everyone, and no appointments are necessary. Join us for a space of understanding and healing. For more information call 575-776-4862.
Workshops
Healing through weekend workshops.
Explore our calendar of upcoming weekend workshops, each thoughtfully designed to offer meaningful opportunities for healing, reflection, and connection. These gatherings provide supportive spaces to learn, share, and grow alongside others who understand the journey of grief. Join us as we honor the lives of those we’ve lost, celebrate the love that remains, and find moments of renewal through these transformative experiences.
Resources
An incredible book co-authored by our founder.
In Witnessing Ted, Carol Poteat travels to New Mexico’s Golden Willow Retreat. Carol’s mission is to witness Ted Wiard’s personal account of how he journeyed from loss to recovery following the death of his first wife, brother, two children and mother-in-law. In this intense and compassionate story, we gradually discover the power of conscious healing.
Video resources
- Check out Ted’s latest interview on emotional healing and resilience!
- Dr. Ted Wiard Boat Talk Part 1 of 3 (17:42)
- Dr. Ted Wiard Boat Talk Part 2 of 3 (33:10)
- Dr. Ted Wiard Boat Talk Part 3 of 3 (19:39)
- Dr. Patti & Rev. Ted Wiard on Shameless FB Friday (49:49)
- Tradiciones 2020 Unsung Hero Dr. Ted Wiard (5:25)
- How to Cope with Grief with Ted Wiard (14:07)
- The Phases of Grief (1:16)
- Grieving and Drinking ft. Guest Dr Ted Wiard – A Fern Between Us (39:59)
- Spirituality Within Recovery (1:44:39)
- Emotional Sobriety (1:20:09)
- Nurturing the Four Quadrants of Life for Emotional Sobriety (1:35:34)
- Crossing Bridges: Tools for Teen Caregivers