Refuge Troy

14/08/2024

We are so honored to be hosting this event on Saturday 9/21

Shamanic Breathwork as taught by my teacher, Star Wolf, has been the catalyst for my deepest transformation and healing. It combines conscious connected breathing with body and energy work and powerful chakra attuned mus...

04/08/2024

We’re easing into August with classes and workshops on the books again. We have room in our calendar for more classes and workshops starting in mid-September. Reach out to inquire.

returns fresh from training newly minted AYAMA yoga teachers in Costa Rica. Her new series focuses on strengthening and aligning with the moon cycles.

is hosting a 420 friendly Lion’s Gate Portal sound bath - this event is SOLD OUT, but don’t worry, Julie will be back on 9/19 for a autumnal equinox sound healing event.
rainstrom will be running her Creative Expression for Kids program during the last week in August. This summers program is inspired by play, processes, trash art, and costumes. There are only 2 spots left.

The restoration of our facade by continues, painting begins this week. Reach out to book a tour of our space if you’re interested in renting Refuge for your next event.

We will be CLOSED the first two weeks of September to have our floors refinished. This will be the last step of our multi-phased renovations partially funded by a grant of ARPA funds administered by the City of Troy’s economic development department.

04/08/2024

The Lion’s Gate Portal sound healing is SOLD OUT! Catch the next one in September (9/19)

Update as of 8/4–the event is SOLD OUT! Thank you to all that reached out to reserve a spot!
9/19 is the next 420 friendly event.
Stay tuned for info about 9/19! 💨🕉️
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Mark your calendars for this magical event
The Lion’s Gate energy will be amplified this year, 8/8/2024, 2+0+2+4 is 8! Manifestations, clearing out stagnant energy, setting intentions for your heart’s desire, healing and transformation are all highlighted during this potent energetic atmosphere 🕉️
Send a message or an email to reserve your spot [email protected]

06/07/2024

Stop by the Kid’s tent at on Sunday (July 7th) in Washington Park in Albany and say hi to our Chatelaine .rainstrom. She’ll be making Itty Bitty creatures and kindness rocks with the kiddos and talking about her Creative Expression for Kids program at Refuge the last two weeks of August.

A Big Gay Market is full of joyous creative cool folks and it’s always a good time.

01/07/2024

Some photos from a sweet graduation party for Miss Myah in our space this past weekend. One of the beautiful things about our space is that there’s both indoor and outdoor spaces for people to gather. And the cherry on top was a little sleepover in our carriage house apartment after the party. What a sweet treat from the mom to her recent grad.

We have a couple of weekend dates open on our calendar this summer & plenty of weekdays available. Click the link in our bio for details on renting our space.

28/06/2024

Our new gazebo is up in our New Orleans style courtyard just in time for a full swing of summer events.

Our space in the summertime is mostly booked for private events & celebrations. Classes and workshops will return later in the summer. We still have a few weekend dates available this summer, link in bio for details about renting our space.

05/06/2024

Join us for some joyful events in June!

continues her yoga classes Tuesday mornings & Thursday evenings.

We have 3 FREE community events this month - a family-friendly flag making workshop for .troyny on June 7th, our monthly ukulele jam on June 8th & a clothing swap on June 15th.

A couple of fun Canna events - Yoga & Greens on June 17th with and A Smokin’ Solstice with on June 20th.

Our busy summer months are upon where we will be hosting more private events, we still have some weekend dates available, link in bio for details about renting our space.

Registration is open for our summer Creative Expression for Kids program the last 2 weeks in August with .rainstrom

Link in bio for our event calendar

25/05/2024

Late morning light traverses across the property casting shadows of the lush plant life on its way to set over our enchanting courtyard. The light is so dreamy in May.

18/05/2024

Our next Refuge After Dark is less than 2 weeks away! Join us on Friday May 31st for an easy breezy summertime vibes dance party by the one and only ! If you’ve never experienced the magic of their curated beats let me tell you that their joyful energy fills the room and you can’t help but dance yourself into a frenzy.

Refuge After Dark is a series of zero proof parties for all ages to gather and get down without the booze. A curated herbaceous elixir bar will be available during the event to nourish your body & soul and enhance your experience.

Borrowed photos from the first Refuge After Dark from .lyf, & I was too busy dancing to get 📷

Link your event details & tickets in bio. $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

11/05/2024

Last night’s Fancy Feast Supper Club: Seek & You Shall Find foraged feast (.ny) was such a delightful sensory experience. is such a talented culinary artist and thoughtfully curated and prepared a delicious menu for this community dinner. (Official professional photos coming).

It was especially fun to see people bonding over foraging and building relationships with plants. Connections were made, collaborations discussed, and future trips to herb farms planned. Last night’s dinner was truly a dream come true.

This event came to be by me speaking a desire a long time ago about wanting to host a feast for the senses and the person I was talking to said, you should really meet .lolo (who is an integral part of Fancy Feast Supper Club). The rest is history. I love how a desire spoken can become a magical experience.

09/05/2024

On Monday we hosted a special edition of .party An Evening with Venus: the Empress. This beautiful experience dreamed up by and was a community ritual woven with astrology & tarot and a fun Easter egg hunt in our enchanting courtyard. It was a beautiful way to gather with intention.

This is the second Venus event we hosted, last year’s event was equally lovely. We love it when people rent our space for community events like this. It was so fun to design an elixir bar menu that added to the experience.

The magic of Refuge is the creative energy it inspires with all of the events we host here. As we continue to renovate and restore our space, the ideas for fun creative events has expanded. Themed birthday parties have been all the rage this year for us. So many fun celebrations happen at Refuge! Click the link in our bio for details about renting our space for your next event.

06/05/2024

Fancy Feast Supper Club is making its debut in Troy on Friday May 10th!

Seek & You Shall Find, A Foraged Feast at Refuge
is part of this years #’s Foraged New York (.ny), Wild & Free & Foraged food festival

Join us for this very special curated experience brought to you by the one and only artist, chef, and homesteader Leah Guadagnoli (). This is a once in a lifetime foraged feast at Refuge that you don’t want to miss!

Let your taste buds be delighted by this delectable multi-course meal with intention.

We are so lucky to be hosting Leah at Refuge for this inspired culinary experience on Friday May 10th

Fancy Feast Supper Club is a creative dinner series organized by She brings people together through homegrown, globally inspired vegetarian meals prepared from her garden with passion, love, and a genuine curiosity for the overlapping flavors and techniques our expansive universe has to offer. Through extensive research and an ethically conscious appreciation of other cultures through food, her goal is to celebrate our commonalities and unique differences to form connections and better understand the world we share.

Advanced Tickets REQUIRED, limited seats available
Ticket link in bio.

03/05/2024

May is here and we have a beautiful lineup of events for you! Link to event calendar in bio for details

🌸 Join us Saturday May 5th for our very first community day featuring free events: our monthly ukulele jam, yoga with , an open house, and ending with music in the courtyard with !

🌸 .party returns for another epic Venus event on Monday May 6th, join us for this witchy community ritual and party dedicated to the empress of love, the Goddess Venus.

🌸 On Friday May 10th we are hosting a Fancy Feast Supper Club foraged feast: Seek & You Shall Find. We are so excited to be participating in .ny this year and bringing you a one of a kind delectable foraged feast experience. Join us for a multi-course exquisite community dinner with intention.

🌸 Sunday May 19th join and Indigo Moon Child for an evening reiki, yoga, & sound bath experience.

🌸 Monday May 20th is the next Yoga & Greens (BYO 420) with Join us for a fun community 420 session in the courtyard & then do yoga underneath our galaxy mural in the grand gathering room.

🌸 Refuge After Dark returns on Friday May 31st with a summertime vibes dance party with one of our faves,

🌸 Yoga classes continue this month with one of our resident wellness practitioners, join Amanda for a fun and invigorating Yoga Beats class on Tuesdays at 10 am and Yoga with Amanda Thursdays at 5:30 pm

02/05/2024

Join us on Saturday for our first ever Community Day!

It’s the first outdoor Farmers Market () of the season, so stop by Refuge before or after the market and see our newly renovated space, participate in one of our community activities, hear about upcoming events, & talk to Tara (.rainstrom) about renting our space.

Parking is easy in our neck of the the woods - park in the parking garage on 5th avenue (the block past our building), the Farmer’s Market is just two blocks away.

11 am - join us for our monthly ukulele jam

12:30 pm - join Amanda Mackey () for a mini-yoga class

1-3 pm open house, our elixir bar will be open and we will be serving refreshing alcohol-free drinks served by the one and only . Bring in your lunch and enjoy our enchanting courtyard!

3-4 Om Quillio () our dear friend and mega talented singer songwriter will be performing in our Enchanting Courtyard

ALL events are FREE, no registration required, just show up!

30/04/2024

Fancy Feast Supper Club is coming to Refuge on Friday May 10th as part of .ny!

Join us for a unique culinary experience, a foraged feast prepared expertly for you by Fancy Feast Supper Club () known for her artful culinary creations. Delight in a delectable meal in community at Refuge.

Advanced Tickets REQUIRED, limited seats available, THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT

Ticket sales end Monday May 6th, link to tickets in bio.

Fancy Feast Supper Club is a creative dinner series organized by artist, chef, and homesteader Leah Guadagnoli (). She brings people together through homegrown, globally inspired vegetarian meals prepared from her garden with passion, love, and a genuine curiosity for the overlapping flavors and techniques our expansive universe has to offer. Through extensive research and an ethically conscious appreciation of other cultures through food, her goal is to celebrate our commonalities and unique differences to form connections and better understand the world we share.

We are so lucky to be hosting Leah at Refuge for this inspired culinary experience on Friday May 10th

24/04/2024

Join us on Troy Night Out on 4/26 for a special addition of Refuge After Dark, Among the Stars hosted by Refuge Chatelaine, .rainstrom .

This immersive astrological art exhibit is a celebration of the completion the Context Clay’s (.clay) year long Astrology Mug Collection in partnership with First House Rising Astrology () and also featuring the work of .8th.house, .art, and

Be inspired by the art
Do fun activities
Drink Cosmic N/A elixirs
Buy an original piece of art
Get an astrology reading
Talk to the artists & other magical beings

Sliding scale donation tickets $10-20, ticket price may be applied towards an original Context Clay astrology mug, exclusively that night. Link to tux in bio

First 20 tickets purchased receive a Context Clay original star pin at the event.

Refuge After Dark is a series of zero-proof parties at Refuge Event Space in downtown Troy, NY

22/04/2024

We have such a stellar lineup this week!

🌸 Monday a new series kicks off with , Yoga & Greens (BYO 420)

🌸 Tuesday morning join us for a fun and invigorating Yoga Beats class with

🌸 Thursday returns for another incense workshop that’s sure to be magical

🌸 Friday we are hosting a special edition of Refuge After Dark: An Immersive Astrological Art Experience. This event is a stunning collaboration between .clay and and featuring divinely created works by .clay, .8th.house, , and .art

Link in bio for details. Join our email list on our event calendar page to get the latest & greatest.

Also, we have openings in our calendar for weekday classes and workshops in May, click the contact button to send us an email if you’re interested in renting our space.

19/04/2024

Come get crafty with us tomorrow! Join us on Saturday (4/20) from 2-6pm for a fun and playful afternoon of making arts and crafts. We will have all kinds of fun art supplies out for you to use and cozy seating set up. Come and go as you please during the 4 hours we will be open for this event.

Guests are welcome to bring in food, an alcohol free elixir bar will be available during the event.

Link to tickets in bio.

18/04/2024

Exciting news folks! I went down the street yesterday to meet with and today they delivered the first keg of Magnolia Oolong kombucha!

We will have 2 Magnolia drinks available at our alcohol-free elixir bar for our upcoming events. The Magnolia Oolong Kombucha and a Magnolia fizzie made with Magnolia shrub.

A description of the Magnolia Oolong kombucha:
In Fujian, China, Tieguanyin oolong tea leaves are selected for their crisp fragrance. The leaves are further scented with magnolia flowers yielding a mult-ifloral experience. 

Tasting notes: Wild Grape, Buoyant, Lychee
Made with magnolia oolong tea, house kombucha culture and organic cane sugar

16/04/2024

Exciting news y’all!!! Fancy Feast Supper Club is coming to Refuge on May 10th as part of .ny

TLDR - I’m hosting this mega cool event and we have limited early bird tickets available, use the code EarlyBird by 4/19 or until tickets run out to take advantage of a $15 discount. Link in bio.

It’s Refuge Chatelaine .rainstrom and I am so excited to tell you all about a very special event coming to Refuge next month, Fancy Feast Supper Club. A fun fact about me - I am a HUGE foodie and for the 2 years between art school and getting my MBA, I managed a restaurant in New Paltz called Main Course.

So when I came across Fancy Feast Supper Club on Instagram and saw Leah’s () stunningly gorgeous & artistic food creations it planted a seed of desire to get her to come to Troy. And as it turns out Leah has lots of Troy friends and has been wanting to bring her magical event here and I am the lucky one to host it at Refuge.

I invite you to join us for this very unique culinary experience - the fanciest foraged feast Troy has ever seen!

Advanced Tickets REQUIRED, limited seats available, THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT

12/04/2024

Join us for a wildly fun and silly 420 event at Refuge!

Come play with us on 4/20 during the day for an afternoon of crafting and being silly like kids. .rainstrom is going to set up Refuge like she does for her Creative Expression for Kids program with all kinds of arts and craft supplies and cozy seating.

Come make a paper mache mushroom or a miniature tree house. We will have tons of collage and drawing and painting supplies. Make a beaded bracelet for your bestie. Take a nap in the cloud. Do some finger painting. Make a little clay ladybug. Come join us for the chillest 420 event in the capital district!

Refuge will be open from 2-6 for this event, come and go as you please. Join us in our enchanting courtyard for a 4:20 community t**e, BYO.

Link to tickets in bio.

02/04/2024

Spring is here and we have such a fun lineup of events this month!

✨ Refuge Chatelaine, .rainstrom is running her Creative Expression for Kids program this week with the help of

✨ Next week we are partnering with and Bo***ir Unbound to bring you a Women’s Self Defense class.

✨ April 14th is .rainstrom’s wildly fun and empowering Pleasure Playground program, this month we are exploring the world of Ta**ra and making our own apothecary items.

✨ returns this month leading invigorating and powerful AYAMA yoga classes.

✨ Join us for TWO exciting and fun 420 events - Creative Expression for Adults in the afternoon led by .rainstrom and a Cannabis Cabaret in the evening brought to you by and the Vamp Vixens.

✨ returns on 4/25 for another incense class.

✨ We are rounding out the month with another Refuge After Dark on 4/26 hosted by .rainstrom, this month she is hosting clay for an immersive art experience - Among the Stars

Link in bio for our event calendar.

28/03/2024

Announcing our next Refuge After Dark on Friday April, 26th from 6-9pm!

Refuge Chatelaine, .rainstrom is hosting a special addition of Refuge After Dark, Among the Stars. This immersive astrological art exhibit is a celebration of the completion the Context Clay’s (.clay) year long Astrology Mug Collection in partnership with First House Rising Astrology ()

Featured Altar Artists:

Mariah of .clay

Crystal of .8th.house

Izzy of

Deanna Louise

and more!

Rituals not to miss:

The most epic astrological altar you’ve ever witnessed

Private mini readings from Izzy of First House Rising Astrology

Cosmic Elixirs served by

The four elements creation/intention stations

Sliding scale donation tickets $10-20, ticket price may be applied towards an original Context Clay astrology mug, exclusively that night.

First 20 tickets purchased receive a Context Clay original star pin at the event.

Link to tickets in bio

Refuge After Dark is a series of zero-proof parties at Refuge Event Space in downtown Troy, NY

27/03/2024

1 spot left!

💥💥ALERT: There is only 1 Spot remaining for our 3 Hour Course in Troy! Will you be the one to sn**ch it up?!💥💥

We are just over 2 weeks away and I am so excited to see the range of women and teens that will be attending this course-- I know it's going to be AMAZING! Don't miss out and register NOW at wendotroy.eventbrite.com!

Bo***ir Unbound Refuge Troy

21/03/2024

Join us for our next Refuge After Dark on Friday 3/22.

I’m so excited to bring fairycore vibes to Refuge with the Enchanted Forest theme dance party! I’ve been making some cute little mushrooms and prepping our fairy station so we can dance around like the cute lil magical creatures.

Dress in costume or come as you are, we can’t wait to dance with you!

$10 in advance/$15 at the door

Refuge After Dark is a series of zero-proof parties at Refuge Event Space in downtown Troy, NY

15/02/2024

We’re only 1 day away from Passion! Have you gotten your tickets? Don’t miss out on Troy’s sexiest party yet…

Here’s a little guide on what to expect. Passion is a special edition of Refuge After Dark (our high-vibe zero-proof party series) to celebrate Refuge Chatelaine .rainstrom’s birthday. Our Chatelaine desires to be showered with roses for her birthday.

Tara is a self-proclaimed Goddess of Pleasure and is collaborating with dear friends and to curate this event designed to engage your senses and ignite the flames of your (own) desire. It’s intended for YOU to enjoy YOUR body, this is not in any way a party to engage in any kind of s3xual acts with others. What you do when you leave the event is up to you, you do you boo.

Guests are encouraged to come before 9 so they can enjoy the sensual salon and arrive before performances begin at 9pm.

Link to tickets in bio

11/02/2024

Happy Sunday y’all! We’re starting Valentine’s Day week off with Pleasure Playground with .rainstrom and ending it with our Passion party, it’s going to be a great week!

A couple of schedule changes to note:
❤️ We’ve added another Sound Journey with to the calendar on 2/29

❤️ There is NO Yoga with Nikki this week (2/12), will be returning on 2/19 & 2/26 for her LAST TWO CLASSES and the series is ending.

❤️ The Thursday morning Music Together class is on a little break, no class on 2/15 or 2/22. Class resumes 2/29. Tuesday evening classes are happening as planned.

Sign up for our newsletter of events for details at the bottom of our events page, link in bio.

04/02/2024

Coming to Refuge April 10th!

06/01/2024

Splayed open. Shameless. Devotional. Majestic. Divine. That’s the energy I’m bringing into the theme “My P***y is Magic” in the next round of Pleasure Playground.

I had an experience that set my p***y free years ago at a retreat in Mexico. It’s a wild story that I’m feeling protective of the details in a public forum rn, which is funny because it’s this story that I came here to tell you about. Ask me about it irl & I’ll tell you. ☺️

What I’m feeling called to share right now is this: I spent a week in deep learning of the art of pleasuring a woman. Know your pleasure, know your power. The transformative part about that experience was connecting with my body in a way that was freeing and shameless. P***y church was beyond devotional, it was alchemy of the most powerful kind imaginable.

It’s THAT energy that I’m bringing into “My P***y is Magic”. I’m not talking wild retreat energy, I’m talking deep appreciation, honoring, connection, wisdom, trust.

While I do have the flow mapped out, I consider myself an emergent facilitator that flows where the room goes so what I have planned now will likely change at least 3 times before March. What I can say is this:

🌱 I plan to honor the energy of the spring and creation energy by making art.

🎐 We will close our gathering with some kind of ritual.

💦 In between those things there will be exercises designed to connect with and honor our pu***es. These will be clothed experiences, however for things like my or****ic activation guided movement sessions I do encourage going panty-free if that feels safe and comfortable.

Join us for 3 months of pleasure research and community. Find out where playful curiosity can lead you. Link in bio for Pleasure Playground detail & registration. The next round begins 1/14.

31/12/2023

Hi, it’s me again, Refuge Chatelaine, Tara.

Sometimes I agonize over words, especially titles. When it comes to Pleasure Playground I’m acutely aware of the physical reactions to words, it’s a part of the work.

The current working title of our 2nd gathering of Pleasure Playground is The Art of Asking & Receiving (formerly known as The Art of Sensual Domination, previously The Art of Surrender).

While the title has evolved, the intention remains the same, to explore your f**k yes and your hell no.

> Exercises where you participate in consent based engagement and a deeper listening to our bodies.

> How to listen to our own wants and desires and communicating that in partnership.

> How to play with power dynamics using the foundations of consent & communication.

If you’re reading this and thinking ‘what the heck happens at Pleasure Playground? It’s truly meant to be fun & games (hence the Playground). I love curating and facilitating exercises and practices designed to learn about and explore our bodies.

This joyful exploration is done in community where we get to be together for 3 months of pleasure research and talking about what we’re learning and experiencing. Pleasure playground is a sisterhood in storytelling and so much more.