Montana Mom Camp
A weekend away for moms to play, explore, rest, make things, try something new, and remember that you’re a person outside of everything you do for everyone else.
What Awaits You in Anaconda, MT
Mom Camp is a three-day, two-night summer weekend built around one simple idea: you get to choose what sounds good to you.
We’ll take over Pintlers Portal Hostel for the weekend and fill it with experiences led by local instructors, guides, artists, wellness practitioners, and small businesses. Throughout the weekend, you’ll build your own schedule by choosing from different activity options, with plenty of time built in to eat, hang out, explore, sit around the bonfire, and actually get to know the women you’re sharing the weekend with.
Think summer camp, but you’re an adult now and nobody is making you do the activity you don’t want to do.
2 Nights
In a cozy Montana hostel in downtown Anaconda, surrounded by mountains
A Walkable Downtown
Anaconda is a walkable town nestled in the wilderness, making it a scenic getaway.
Women in Community
Laughter, reflection, and the power of being held by others
A weekend to step away from the routines, responsibilities, and endless lists and remember what it feels like to simply have fun. Mom Camp is three days in Montana to make new friends, try new things, get outside, create, move, laugh, and choose what you want to do for once.
Who This Is For
Mom Camp might be for you if:
- You love being a mom, but you miss doing things just because you want to
- You’re craving a weekend where nobody needs you to plan the meals, pack the snacks, or keep everyone on schedule
- You want to try new things, get outside, make something, move your body, or simply hang out
- You’d love to meet other women without awkward networking or forced small talk
- You want the freedom to choose what sounds fun instead of following a packed retreat itinerary
- You could really use a few days of laughing, playing, exploring, and feeling like yourself again
You don’t have to be burned out. You don’t have to need an escape from your life.
You’re allowed to want a weekend away simply because it sounds really, really fun.
the itinerary
Claim your bunk, unpack, meet your campmates, and make yourself at home. Bring a hammock if you have one and find your spot for the weekend.
5:30–6:15 pm | Welcome to Mom Camp
Meet the crew, get the weekend rundown, and start putting faces to names. Easy, casual, and zero awkward team-building exercises. Promise.
6:30 pm | Dinner in Town
We’ll head into Anaconda together for dinner with special Mom Camp group pricing. Dinner is purchased separately.
8:30–10:00 pm | Choose Your Friday Night Adventure
Option A: Wine Tasting
Head to The Bighorn for a relaxed wine tasting with curated pours and light bites.
Option B: Blind Date with a Book
Bring a wrapped book you loved, add a few clues about the vibe, and swap with another camper. Cozy hostel hang included.
10:00 pm–Late | Bonfire + Camp Night
S’mores. Friendship bracelets. Board games. Hammocks. New friends. Stay for twenty minutes or stay up way too late.
For the early risers. Grab a cup, find a quiet spot, and ease into the day. Pajamas encouraged.
7:30–8:30 am | Continental Breakfast
Breakfast and coffee at the hostel before the day’s adventures begin.
9:00–10:30 am | Choose Your Morning Adventure
Option A: Watercolor Workshop
An instructor-led morning of painting Montana landscapes and botanicals. All supplies included.
Option B: Tarot Readings
Slow down for an individual or small-group reading in an intimate, relaxed setting.
10:30 am–12:00 pm | Choose Your Next Adventure
Option A: Somatic + Feminine Energy Workshop
Breathwork, movement, reflection, and embodied practices designed to get you out of your head and back into your body.
Option B: Natural Fabric Dyeing
Get creative, get a little messy, and leave with something you actually made.
12:00–1:30 pm | Lunch in Anaconda
We’ll head into town together for lunch with special Mom Camp group pricing. Lunch is purchased separately.
1:30 pm | Head to Georgetown Lake
Grab your layers, water bottle, and sense of adventure. We’re spending the afternoon at the lake.
2:00–3:30 pm | Choose Your Lake Adventure
Option A: Guided Hike
Hit the trail with a local guide for fresh air, mountain views, and a moderate-paced hike.
Option B: Lakeside Recovery Lounge
Skip the hike and settle into recovery modalities by the water.
Plus: Geocaching
Grab the coordinates and go exploring on your own or with new friends.
3:30–5:00 pm | Choose Your Afternoon Adventure
Option A: Stand-Up Paddleboarding
Get out on Georgetown Lake with SUP rentals coordinated for you.
Option B: Outdoor Yoga
An all-levels lakeside practice surrounded by mountains and fresh air.
Or Just Hang Out
The hammock zone stays open all afternoon. Because choosing to do absolutely nothing is also choosing your adventure.
5:30–8:00 pm | Dinner at the Lake
We’ll head straight from our adventures to dinner at The Lakehouse at Georgetown. Wet hair and lake clothes welcome. Dinner is purchased separately with group pricing.
8:30–9:30 pm | Choose Your Night
Option A: Sound Bath
Head back to the hostel, get cozy, and let someone else do the work for an hour.
Option B: Bonfire + Games + S’mores
One more summer camp night around the fire.
Sleep in a little. Grab breakfast and coffee, linger around the table, and ease into the last morning together.
9:00–10:30 am | Closing Camp Hang
One last chance to gather, share what you made, swap stories from the weekend, and spend some time with the people who somehow stopped feeling like strangers two days ago.
10:30 am–12:00 pm | Pack Up + Free Time
Take your time packing, grab coffee in town, squeeze in one last walk or hammock hang, exchange numbers, and say your goodbyes.
12:00 pm | Camp’s Out
Head home with new friends, new stories, and hopefully plans for next year’s Mom Camp already forming.
About Your Facilitators
Meet the two women who will hold the container, walk beside you, and guide you gently home to yourself.
Marquis Matson
Marquis Matson is the founder of Anaconda Yoga and a lifelong student of the human psyche, the nervous system, and traditional yogic wisdom.
After more than a decade of traveling, studying, and working in yoga communities across India and Asia, Marquis returned home to Anaconda, Montana in 2023 to bring her experience back to the the US. Her work now sits at the intersection of somatic practice, psychology, and classical yoga, grounded in the belief that healing happens through lived, embodied experience, not performance.
Marquis holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a former adjunct professor of psychology and has spent years teaching human development, sexuality, and mental health. This academic background deeply informs her somatic yoga work, allowing her to guide practices that support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and a felt sense of safety in the body.
Alongside her academic training, Marquis completed her 200-hour training in Classical Hatha Tantra in India and has devoted over fifteen years to personal practice and study. Her somatic approach weaves slow, intentional movement, breath awareness, interoception, and rest, inviting students to listen to their bodies rather than override them. Sessions are designed to help unwind habitual holding patterns, restore trust in sensation, and reconnect women to their intuitive, embodied intelligence.
Her teaching is rooted in presence, precision, and care. She is less interested in perfect poses and more devoted to helping people soften long-held patterns, develop self-attunement, and access their innate capacity for healing. When Marquis says that you matter, she means it. Her life’s work is an offering to that truth.
Heidi Brandin
Heide was born and raised in Butte, Montana. After leaving for about tena decade, she returned home and started Mom, What’s Next? Butte, serving as community manager and becoming a trusted voice connecting local families with resources, events, and each other. A licensed music educator, Heide teaches piano and voice from her home studio and has previously taught toddler music and movement classes, public school music, and facilitated weekly sound healing sessions for the community.
Heide recently relocated to the Bay Area with her family, and she’s excited to be back for Mom Camp bringing her love of music, connection, and community building to this gathering of moms.
When was the last time you got to ask, “What do I want to do today?”
Mom Camp is your chance to find out. Choose the activities that light you up, skip the ones that don’t, and spend three days trying new things, making new friends, getting outside, laughing too much, and remembering how good it feels to play.
No schedules to manage. No one else to take care of. Just a whole weekend of choosing what sounds good to you.
Where You’ll Sleep
Private Or Shared
Stay in a shared bunk room or a completely private room.
for 2 nights in private room and shared bathroom
$400 non-refundable deposit saves your spot
Shared Bunk
for 2 nights in shared room sleeps four in cozy, individual beds
$400 non-refundable deposit saves your spot
The Details
Here’s the fine print, the details, the nitty gritty that you need to know.
Terms and conditions.
- We hold this space with intention and integrity—and ask that you do the same.
- All payments are non-refundable. Your deposit secures a very limited spot, and your commitment is part of what creates the container for this work.
- If you cannot attend due to emergency, we may offer you a credit toward a future retreat (at our discretion).
- You are welcome to transfer your spot to another woman, pending our approval.
- Anaconda Yoga is not liable for any unexpected disruptions to travel or attendance due to weather, illness, or other unforeseen circumstances.
Payment plan.
Payment plans are available in monthly installments, with final payment due by May 15, 2027.
Once your deposit is paid, you’ll receive a welcome email and monthly invoices.
Travel details.
Our retreat takes place in a remote mountain lodge in Southwest Montana, tucked away in the vibrancy of summer and surrounded by wild beauty.
There are several airport options nearby. We recommend flying into one of the following:
- Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) – ~1.5 hrs
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) – ~1.5 hrs
- Bert Mooney Airport – Butte, MT (BTM) – ~45 mins
- Missoula International Airport (MSO) – ~2.5 hrs
Once you register, we’ll help coordinate carpools or ride shares from these airports and provide a detailed travel guide with everything you need to prepare.
Liability disclaimer.
By registering for this retreat, you acknowledge that Anaconda Yoga and its facilitators are not liable for any personal injury, property damage, or unforeseen disruptions that may arise before or during the retreat. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Weather or travel delays
- Illness, pandemics, or other public health concerns
- Acts of God or natural disasters
- Theft or loss of personal belongings
- Transportation issues or missed connections
- Government changes, civil unrest, or other external circumstances
All participants are responsible for their own health, safety, and travel insurance, and are encouraged to make travel plans with flexibility in mind.
We do our best to hold a safe, intentional, and beautiful container—but life, nature, and travel sometimes have other plans.om these airports and provide a detailed travel guide with everything you need to prepare.