our story
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been captivated by the magic of flowers, plants, and wild places. My childhood was spent barefoot and free on my grandparents’ farm—chasing fireflies, talking to animals, and finding peace under the Northern Lights. Nature was my first teacher and my greatest comfort.
As life unfolded, I became a wife, a mother of three, and a guide for thousands seeking peace through meditation and breathwork. But it wasn’t until the pandemic that I truly understood: healing isn’t just about going inward—it’s also about returning outward, back to the land.
We didn’t find The Red Barn—it found us. After a series of powerful synchronicities, we arrived in July 2021 and immediately knew we weren’t its owners, but its caretakers. Formerly known as El Refugio (The Refuge), this sacred land has long been a place of rest and nourishment for animals, travelers, and seekers alike.
Today, we grow healing flowers and nourishing vegetables, offer mindfulness and breathwork classes, and open our gates to all who long for deeper connection—with themselves, with community, and with nature.
We're honored to steward this land and welcome you to experience the sanctuary it continues to be.
xo, Mandy
Meet Shannon
Property Manager | Botanical Alchemist | Guide in Nature-Based Wellness
Shannon Brisson is the heart and hands behind the daily rhythm of The Red Barn: Wellness and Wildflowers. As the Property Manager, Shannon lovingly stewards the land, ensuring that every bloom, path, and corner of the farm reflects the deep intention and care it was built upon.
With a rich background in design and regenerative farming, Shannon brings an artful eye and a sustainable ethos to everything she touches—whether it’s cultivating vibrant flower beds, crafting small-batch botanical products, or curating sacred spaces for healing.
In addition to managing the property, Shannon hosts transformational classes and workshops that guide people back into harmony with themselves and the natural world. Through the gentle power of flowers, botanical alchemy, mindfulness, and breathwork, her sessions offer grounding, reconnection, and renewal.
Shannon’s work is an invitation: to slow down, to notice beauty, and to remember that nature heals when we let it lead.
Meet Mandy
Founder & Lead Educator | Meditation Guide | Nature-Based Wellness Mentor
For over 25 years, Mandy Trapp has been a passionate teacher and guide to thousands around the world, helping people return to a truth that’s both simple and profound: you are not separate from nature—you are nature.
As the Founder and Lead Educator at The Red Barn, Mandy weaves together her deep love of flowers, sacred space curation, and transformational healing to create immersive experiences rooted in presence and connection. Her offerings blend the ancient practices of meditation and breathwork with the grounding beauty of the land, inviting participants to remember who they are—beyond the noise, beyond the roles, and back in rhythm with the natural world.
With a warm, intuitive approach and decades of expertise, Mandy creates spaces where people feel safe to soften, heal, and reawaken their inner wisdom. Her work at The Red Barn is not just about teaching—it’s about tending. Tending to the land, to the soul, and to the sacred relationship between the two.