For licensed therapists & somatic practitioners
A Trauma-Informed Venue for Somatic & Therapeutic Retreats
Hakomi, IFS, somatic experiencing, EMDR intensives. A held venue for the kind of work that asks for privacy, time, and a path through the trees afterwards.
In short
A held container, in case the work calls for one.
Full venue buyout, no other guests, fields and pond for what comes up between sessions.
A practice space that holds the work
The Hay House barn is sixty-five square metres of heated wooden floor with a wooden ceiling that softens sound. We can lay it out for floor work with twelve mats and bolsters, or for chair-based dyads with movable seating, or empty for movement-based modalities.
Lighting is dimmable. The room can be made dark for grounding work and bright for somatic mapping in the same afternoon.
Aftercare is geography, not a checklist
After a hard piece of work, what people need is rarely a hotel corridor. We have a 1.3-hectare farm: paths through twelve hundred trees, a swimming pond, a sauna, a fire circle, and benches positioned for solitude rather than social gathering.
Participants can be alone without being isolated. They can be in nature without having to drive to it. Most therapists tell us this is the part that does the integration the workshop room cannot.
Privacy that the work earns and asks for
Full venue buyout — no other groups, no other guests passing the practice room window. Our team stays out of the buildings during sessions and is reachable by phone if needed.
For one-to-one supervision or solo integration time, the Cosmos cabin and the teahouse are both private. Sleeping arrangements can be all-private for groups of eight, with most cohorts of ten to fourteen splitting between private and twin rooms.
Why The Makers Barn
8–14
Cohort size — most somatic groups settle around ten
1,3 ha
Of private land — paths, pond, sauna for between-session integration
Full
Venue buyout always — no exceptions for groups doing inner work
Questions worth asking
Do you require professional credentials from the lead facilitator?
Yes. For somatic and therapeutic retreats we ask the lead facilitator to share their professional registration (e.g., NIP, BIG, or equivalent international body). This protects participants and us.
Can we have on-call medical support nearby?
Hospital and 24/7 GP services are in Zwolle, fifteen minutes by car. We share the local emergency contact list with every booking and recommend you brief participants on it at intake.
Can a participant extend their stay if they need more integration time?
Often yes. The Cosmos cabin or a single Horizon room can sometimes be extended for one to three nights after the cohort leaves, depending on the booking calendar. Tell us at intake and we will hold the option.
Can participants self-select rooms?
We pre-allocate based on the cohort list you send us. For somatic work most groups want all-private or all-twin so the experience is consistent — we will work with you to make that fair within the available rooms.
A held venue for the work that asks for one
Tell us about your modality, your group size, and your dates. We will come back honestly about whether the venue fits — and what your participants will experience if it does.