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Casa Portal Retreats is a retreat center & farm stay in Midcoast Maine.

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Casa Portal is a farm stay retreat center in Midcoast Maine, set across over one hundred acres of meadow, forest, and pasture. Designed for small group retreats, it offers a quiet, private setting where guests can step away from daily routines and reconnect with nature.

Days unfold on our retreats, walking the forest trails, time in the garden, chef prepared meals, cozy accommodations, and hands-on workshops in the restored barn. With only one group at a time, the experience is shaped by the rhythm of the land—simple, spacious, and grounded in nature and community.

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Mornings begin slowly. Days unfold between creative arts, forest bathing, movement, and meditation, along with time to walk, make, read, or rest. Evenings gather around the table or the fire. Each retreat is guided by experienced facilitators, but held by a small, private setting where attention settles and connection deepens—both to nature and to each other.

Every retreat is designed with a clear sense of purpose, play, and community.

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Casa Portal Signature retreats 2027

  • Reading Retreat w/ the Portland Literary Club

    Date: June 11-13, 2027

    Length : 2 nights / 3 days - Co-Ed

    Your book club group chat, but make it a weekend.

    Join Ali and Portland Literary Club for reading, literary workshops, and meals inspired by your favorite novels. Expect a sound bath, plenty of time to do nothing, and no judgment about your fictional crushes.

    Retreat type : Reading, Literary Workshops, Sound Bath, Farm To Table Meals inspired by your favorite novels, lots of time to do nothing. Special guests.

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  • The Garden girls tea garden retreat w/ Meg & Dagny of the Garden Girls Podcast

    Date: August 26-29, 2027

    Length : 3 nights / 4 days - Female Only

    From the garden to your teacup.

    Join Meg and Dagny for four days of growing, harvesting, blending, and sipping on the farm. Get your hands into gardening, herbal crafting, and cooking, with time for a tea party, a sound bath, and meals around the table.

    Retreat type : Gardening, Canning, Herbal Crafting, Tea Party, Sound Bath, Farm to Table Cooking & Workshops

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  • Being Here As You Are, A Weekend for Female Entrepreneurs & Creators

    Date: Sept 17-19, 2027

    Length: 2 ngihts / 3 days - Women Only

    You can leave your elevator pitch at home.

    A weekend for female creators and entrepreneurs to spend time together beyond the feed, with facilitated workshops and room for honest conversation. Mix farm time, forest bathing, and a sound bath with good food, creative exploration, and people who understand working for yourself.

    Retreat type: Women Creators & Entrepreneurs, Creative Workshops, Filming, Farm Crafts & Nature Connection

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  • Cloak Con: A Cloak-Making Weekend

    Date : October 14-17, 2027

    Length : 3 nights / 4 days Co-Ed

    Hosted by: Travis & Tam

    Make a cloak. Wander the woods. Settle into fall.

    Join Travis and Tam for a long weekend of cloak-making, forest bathing, and good company on the farm. Sew a cloak of your own—with no sewing experience needed—and enjoy sound baths, live music, and October in Maine.

    Retreat type : Sewing, Crafting, Forest Bathing, Music

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  • Casa Portal is a portal of peace. There are so many magical places in these meadows and mossy forests. From the ancient orchards to the fruit trees and vegetable garden, to the incredibly thoughtful touches of charm.

    —Tam - Forest Bathing Facilitator

  • What a haven of peace and joy! The grounds are stunning, the beds are comfy, the food (gasp!)... the operators have big hearts and create a welcoming vibe that feels that it is tapping into something really important.

    —LaManda - Guest

  • I felt very taken care of, nourished and slept so well. The food prepared was incredible, and everything was local and picked fresh. The grounds and trails are incredible.

    —Shari - Guest

  • I was so deeply energized by Casa Portal and its stewards, Melissa and Pete (and Shari dog of course)! Melissa makes you feel so comfortable, like maybe you’ve been to casa portal before.

    —Molly - Guest

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Host your retreat at Casa Portal—a fully equipped, farm-based retreat center in Midcoast Maine with farmhouse and cabin accommodations, workshop spaces, forest trails, a swimming pond, and full-service, all-inclusive hospitality for your group.

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