How it works

Únashay moves in many ways. Below is a start of land-based and regional offerings we are developing. Have a look and reach out to inquire.

consider a stay with us

Únashay presently offers paid stays on the land (in one or both of our guest homes +/ or community spaces). For 2025, our board is working to implement free (pilot) grief residencies by invitation only. These will develop and increase in time, with more availability to the public; but for now, we are in deep discernment and design space to co-create integral holding and community care for our guests.

For those who are able to pay- thank you for supporting us(!) and please know that your payment will go directly into Únashay’s non-profit resource pool, to develop our programming, pay staff, and ultimately serve the community. See below all the ways this might look + fill out the ‘Stay Inquiry Form’ for interest.

  • grief respite

    If you, or someone you love, is navigating loss of any kind, consider a grief respite in our private guest homes. You would have the choice to rent one or both homes, and (if you wish) attend our monthly community Noria grief cafés . Write to inquire.

  • artist / writer stay

    Writers, artists, bands, creators of all kind, in need of the the desert quiet while tending to your work⎯ consider a stay with us.

  • group training / retreats

    We host groups in need of rest, training, various educational and/ or retreat purposes. We have hosted everyone from bands, students of nearby schools/ workshops, emergent culture workers, organizers, famers, and more.

  • solitude or friend/ family stay

    Come simply to relax, whether in your private solitude or with family/ kin.

  • other

    write us with your need +/ or idea, and we can discuss.

See spaces + inquire

other invitations to take space

This is for shared <public or private> events, performance/ art, memorials, learning, eating together, and more. Read below how this might look, and reach out to inquire.

  • performance, film + dance

    Whether musicians, movers or film artists, consider sharing your work in our hand-carved Mongolian yurt for a unique experience. These are often invitation-only intimate performances (with 50 max).

  • art exhibit

    artists of all kind, consider a unique exhibition of your work on the land and/ or spaces.

  • book reading/ storytelling/ deep dive group inquiry

    we love a cozy gathering in the warmth of listening company, fire and tea. There are various ways this might look. Whether storytelling, deep dive group inquiry/ study, book reading, and more, in the yurt, around the horno at the outdoor kitchen and more.

  • drag + dj show

    we do love a love drag party(!) With dj music, fashion shows +/ or dance.

  • life / death memorials

    Celebrations of Life, honoring/ grieving life transitions (whether loss of a loved one, former community, biological family, former identities, gender transition, country of origin, religion, and more), write us and let’s talk.

  • classes

    Including everything from art, weaving, meditation, writing, cooking (from our wood-fired Horno and/ or outdoor kitchen), hide tanning, clay, quilting, dreamwork, and…???

  • ceremony

    this is a delicate and powerful possibility. Reach out to inquire.

  • film projects

    have a film vision that feels aligned with our work and the land? reach out.

Write us to inquire

𓁢 note:

We seek guests that honor this place as much as we do. Please hold this in mind as you consider a stay +/ or use of our spaces. We welcome and invite all to tune in to how their presence/ ‘work’ in the world might help us deepen in this path, in all its many forms.

What is a Noria grief café?

Noria grief cafés are hosted monthly in regional locations throughout New Mexico. They are a hybrid of guided and exploratory sharing of what hurts, held in gentle, curious, reverent community, (with tea and/ or potluck food to follow)! Each month is led by different facilitators, artists, coming from varying experiences of loss, cultural backgrounds, and expressions, whilst holding a common thread of reverence for all.

Grief and/ or Artist Residencies

These residencies are currently being crafted for grievers and/ or artists all over the resource spectrum. They will:

* Offer space to slow down, be with the land, create, and in one’s solitude.
* Provide connected presence and land-based care by grief-aware Companions, Artists, Cooks, Movers, Body Workers and more, according to one's needs.
* Provide ongoing care, community and resources (local and online) for each guest.

Above is a gallery of past artist installations, performances, Noria grief cafés, events, friends and our wolf hybrid kin.