Rest & Rejuvenate
Black Women's Yoga Co
Soft Life Retreats
December 2022
A healing and growth retreat curated for and by Black women.
BWYC’s Mel Douglas, Synthea Gonzales and Drew Muse hosted an all-inclusive weekend healing and growth retreat for Black women. This retreat centered on rest and rejuvenation, reflection on the past year, and decisions for in the new year.
“It’s important to get present to where we are now so that we can move with intention along our personal journeys. By taking the time to rest and reflect, we can cultivate a renewed energy to move toward our desires.”
Together, participants spent the weekend immersed in yoga practice, sound healing, meditation, a variety of interpersonal workshops, journaling sessions, and the beautiful energy of the Joshua Tree nature. All enjoyed daily nutritious meals and snacks, a heated saltwater pool, outdoor fire pit, and more!
Desert Retreat
with Good Girls Alicia & Molly
November 2022
Good Girls Desert Retreat was designed with connection and restoration in mind. Participants started each day with a topic to explore through meaningful conversation. Each day included delicious meals, swimming, relaxing, gathering together around the fire watching the stars, and so many special touches!
Alicia & Molly intentionally scheduled the Desert Retreat before the flurry of the holiday season to help participants feel grounded and restored.
Get back to what really matters!
CAYA Retreat
with Giana & Bradshaw
November 2022
CAYA Retreat participants practiced yoga, ate delicious meals cooked by a private chef, gazed at the stars, hiked Joshua Tree National Park, and experienced a sound bath like no other.
Giana & Bradshaw provided a great opportunity to meet new people, take a break from work-life, and truly connect.
Desert Magic Retreat
with lulu & manzell
October 2022
Participants nourished body, mind, and spirit through the practice of yoga, dance, meditation, and breath work. They hiked in Joshua Tree National Park, took dips in the salt water pool, ate delicious food prepared by chef, Anahita Tajmaher, made new friends by the fireside, and took in one of the most amazing landscapes in the world.
Core + Yoga Retreat
with InTouch SF’s Jordanna Eve
October 2022
Participants enjoyed a delicious romp in the desert for a breathtaking weekend retreat, high desert style. Jordanna offered a unique pilates + yoga fusion classes that both sizzled up the core and refreshed the spirit. The group melted tension and opened the breath with deeply nourishing stretchy restorative sessions closing with ritual acupuncture savasana.
United Yoga
Fall retreat
October 2022
United Yoga participants unplugged with some yoga, a sound bath experience,
hiking, delicious food, community, and more.
Elevated Feminine Retreat
with Sara Clover
September 2022
Elevated Feminine founder, Sara Clover, led participants on a soul nourishing journey to the sacred land! The retreat was small & intimate in order to relish together in community and sistership.
Women’s Circle
Autumn Equinox Retreat
with Jess Lakin & Winter Reign
September 2022
Holistic World Retreats & Mothertree Healing Arts held a safe and intimate space for women to unplug and unwind from regular lives. The Autumn Equinox Retreat provided an opportunity to recharge through a nourishing environment and range of self-healing practices by connecting to the earth and integrating body, mind, and spirit through meditation, sound healing, mantras, sacred circle, ritual, Qi Gong, journaling, plant based meals, nature walks, inspirational conversations, and star gazing.
It is in this space of unwinding we are able to touch our true selves, honoring where we are in our lives, open to inspiration and creativity, and from here step forward.
Tune into Trust
with Cat Valadez
September 2022
Participants joined Cat for a weekend escape in the openness of the Mojave Desert, where they explored trust through the lens of yoga in a women’s retreat setting! The women enjoyed a weekend of daily yoga, meditation, nourishing plant-based meals by a private chef, the rare beauty of the Joshua Trees, unique excursions, local art, and new friends.
Desert Enchantment Retreat
September 2022
Barefoot & Free, Beth James, retreat was designed with connection in mind: days consisted of morning practice, fresh delicious meals, ceremony, hiking, swimming, lounging, relaxing & gathering together around the fire watching the stars!
Alchemy of Grief
August 2022
Grief is not a problem to be solved but rather an experience that needs to be processed by oneself and in community.
Through movement, art, sharing, ritual and delicious food, participants gathered together to process and transform grief.
Retreat container held by our own Cactus Moon owner, Dr. Caron Post, and her friend, Holly Rothschild, in the high-desert for an alchemical experience.
Bodyfulness Goddess Retreat
with Dr Rachel Allyn
May 2022
Participants opened themselves to the possibilities!
And entered into divine feminine healing, pleasure, lifeforce energy, self nourishment, body love, balance.
This retreat was for those who:
had lost connection to your own self in the midst of helping others
had lost connection to what gives you joy, makes you laugh, feels good in your body
get caught up in guilt when you try to take time for yourself
crave nourishment of the outdoors, movement, play, friends, and adventure
Desert Oasis
with Gypset Yoga Retreats
May 2022
Laurel Van Matre and Melissa Joy Schoeller hosted three back-to-back retreats at Cactus Moon. Gypset participants dusted off hiking shoes and spent time hiking in one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Laurel and Melissa led yoga in the light-filled studio, participants cooled off in the private pool, enjoyed campfire pit and gorgeous views of the high desert. The group spent a day in Joshua Tree National Forest practicing yoga among the Joshua Trees and wove their way through the boulders of Hidden Valley. For more information about Gypset: www.gypsetyogaretreats.com.
Rhythms + Rituals Retreat
hosted by Liz Layne Yoga
April/May 2022
Participants tapped into NATURAL RHYTHMS in the comfort and mystique of the Joshua Tree landscape! The retreat was designed for anyone feeling stuck or bored in life, feeling cooped up, craving adventure, or wanting to develop a deeper connection with self and the world.
Days began with yoga and a nourishing breakfast, an early swim, journaling session, and sunrise hikes in Joshua Tree NP. The retreat took place on the New Moon weekend and was a time for introspection and intention setting, and connecting with like-minded souls in community. Themes of life’s rhythms and rituals were explored. Mala necklaces were created on the New Moon. Participants celebrated nature and experienced the art of forest bathing, enjoyed a stargazing experience in the dark of the evening sky, and were whisked away on a sound healing journey.
C O N N E C TED - to a tribe of like-minded people, explored inner landscape, and experienced a deeper connection to nature and appreciation for her rhythms.
C L E A N S ED - escaped the day-to-day for a long weekend of rest, relaxation, daily movement practices, meditation, and nourishing plant-based meals.
C R E A T ED - the life dreamed of, living in the flow of natural rhythms.
This retreat at Cactus Moon was a Spring Escape!
Reclaim Your Divine Feminity Retreat
hosted by Mother Yin
April 2022
So often women take time to take care of everyone else and find that they don’t have any time to practice self-care left in their day. In that process, we’ve lost the connection to our divine wonder, power, and magic. Sara’s retreat was all about slowing down, healing, and reclaiming divine femininity step by step. Participants took the first step: resting and releasing over the course of three days.
Mother Yin’s mission is to combine holistic healing techniques (like yin yoga, Chinese medicine, womb healing, and ayurvedic nutrition) with scientifically backed evidence to heal from the inside out.
The retreat consisted of daily mindfulness classes, yin yoga classes, qi gong classes, and journaling sessions designed to help find balance. Each night the group held ceremonies, including a fire ceremony under the stars to release and a cacao ceremony to open the heart.
Meals were organic and prepared by a wonderful private chef, Sofia Naasuk, on site. Each meal was designed to help bring body and mind back into balance based on hormone-balancing seasonal ingredients.
For more information about Mother Yin, please contact sara@motheryin.com
spring cleaning with Mairin
March/april 2022
Yoga-loving folks gathered with Mairin, of Move with Mairin, for a retreat at Cactus Moon. As a way of embracing the theme of “Spring Cleaning” that tends to arise during spring time of year, the participants spent time clearing out old stories in order to make space for what's really true.
The group gave their nervous systems time, space, breath, and rest. They allowed their bodies to rediscover a natural rhythm. The retreat participants held space for each other and had FUN.
Star goddess retreat
February 2022
The first Star Goddess Retreat was…
Heart-expanding
Soul-nourishing
Simply magical
A group of women came together as strangers and left as friends. We laughed, we cried, we shared, we learned - all within the safe, supportive space of sisterhood and deep connection.
We can’t wait to share where Star Goddess Retreats is heading next, but for now we’re going to let the magic of Joshua Tree continue to sink in, enriching our hearts and awakening our souls. ✨
Sacred Woman Collective
January 2022
Sacred Woman Retreats and Azure Wolfe united to offer A New Year Renewal: a time to restore, renew, revive, and reclaim.
The women…
took deep breaths over coffee or tea while watching the sun warm the rocks
flowed and connected to their bodies with a slow yoga flow
deepened the love of their faces through the ages with ritual practices like facial massage, verbal love and appreciation for expressive space
learned to bring healing to self with Yoga Nidra
laughed out loud under the desert sky
sat together in circle, shared and listened from their hearts
woman unbound
November 2021
Guided by Erin and Jess, these women experienced daily guided meditations, energy transmissions, embodiment practices, and ceremonial rituals. The women also enjoyed nourishing high vibration love-fueled, plant-based meals everyday made by lovely retreat chef, Karina. Access to professional solo & group photos with @_jessicawinans allowed time to disconnect from technology. Cactus Moon’s setting provided relaxation and integration time by the pool and in nature.
IG: erinj.ryan
IG: @jessika.lum
Joshua Tree Retreat with Cathy Madeo Yoga
October 2021
Cathy Madeo led an intimate experience in the magical oasis of the Mohave Desert. The desert symbolizes emptiness and vast openness inviting quiet introspection perfect for the participants to (re)connect within. Retreaters practiced yoga, hiked on some of the West Coasts best trails, stargazed in the vast desert sky, and connected with likeminded people.
Cathy Madeo has dedicated her life to the study and teaching of yoga. She's passionate about bringing yogis together and bringing out the best version of themselves both on and off the yoga mat.
website: cathymadeoyoga.com
Flow to Freedom Yoga Retreat
SEptember 2021
Participants inhaled the warm desert breeze and exhaled what held them back. Cat Valadez led a weekend escape in the open vastness of the Mojave Desert, where the group explored all aspects of freedom through the lens of yoga in Cactus Moon group setting!
These retreaters enjoyed daily yoga, delicious food prepped on-site by a private chef, the rare beauty of the joshua trees, fun excursions, local art, new friends, and exploration of what freedom means to each individual.
website: www.catvaladez.com
IG: @catvaladezyoga
reclaim your divine femininity retreat
SEptember 2021
Founder + CEO of Mother Yin led a 3-day retreat to rest and release. At this women’s healing and balancing retreat, Sara helped participants to slow down, heal, and reclaim divine femininity at our hi-desert home.
Mother Yin’s mission is to combine holistic healing techniques (like yin yoga, chinese medicine, womb healing, and ayurvedic nutrition) with scientific backed evidence so you can heal from the inside out.
email: sara@motheryin.com
Mothertree Healing Arts
Women's Circle Retreat
June 2021
A sisterhood of women enjoyed a summer solstice and full moon weekend healing retreat with Jess Lakin, D.Clin.Psy. (UK). Jess helped participants unplug and unwind in our nourishing hi-desert environment by connecting to the earth and integrating body, mind, and spirit. Integration was sought through meditation, sound healing, ritual, Qi Gong, plant-based meals, soaking in saltwater pool, and inspirational thoughts and conversations.
website: www.jesslakin.com
Grief & Gratitude Retreat
June 2021
This retreat was designed to give space to both process and grieve this past year as well as to get in touch with your roots in order to bloom into this next season of life, allowing you to fully celebrate your present and future.
Gypset Retreat: Desert Oasis
April 2021
Founded by Melissa Joy Schoeller and Laurel Van Matre, Gypset Yoga Retreats combines their passion for travel with their lifetime yoga practices, adventure mindsets and commitment to positive, transformative experiences. The food, lodging and activities of each retreat honors and respects the people, culture and natural beauty of it’s destination.
Boopbod Retreat
March 2021
Founders Emily & Beth of Boopbod are two best friends with a love for early morning kettlebell workouts, coffee runs, sweaty power vinyasa flows, and a lot of laughs. They noticed a lack of well-rounded resources in the health & fitness industry that focuses on all aspects of wellness- mind, body, and soul -and decided to combine their passions and experiences to create resources for their squad to live out their own version of “happy healthy”.
IG: @boopbod
Bliss Camp Retreats
March 2021
Bliss Camp Retreats mindfully curates luxury yoga and wellness getaways in epic destinations for badass souls. Rooted in bliss, their purpose is to weave soulful teachings and ancient practices with an electric excitement for seeing the world.
The Art of Sacred Connection
October 2020
Sacred Woman Retreats was founded with a mission to inspire, uplift and empower women everywhere through sacred retreats and experiences.
Legit Trips: Refresh Retreat
October 2020
Legit trips was born out of a mission to build a global travel community. To provide a space for people to travel more, whether or not they had friends available to travel with. Each itinerary is built with a purpose- to create community and connection and to truly experience the local culture of wherever they’re visiting.
IG: @legit_trips
Desert Oasis with Gypset Yoga Retreats
October 2020
Founded by Melissa Joy Schoeller and Laurel Van Matre, Gypset Yoga Retreats combines their passion for travel with their lifetime yoga practices, adventure mindsets and commitment to positive, transformative experiences. The food, lodging and activities of each retreat honors and respects the people, culture and natural beauty of it’s destination.
United Yoga Retreat
January 2020
Michelle Pasos formed United Yoga to be for all people-to be the yoga that she needed as a child and as a young woman; to be the yoga that her family and friends needed; to be the yoga that her community needed. United seeks to serve the surrounding community and beyond through an array of offerings and they believe that wellness should not be a luxury afforded to a few but a necessity for the liberation of all. Because of that they exist to make yoga accessible, inclusive, and sustainable- regardless of income, ability, body type, age, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs, ethnicity, education, or background. Their retreats are designed to educate and empower people with the tools to reconnect. They bring people together with movement, breathwork, meditation, & self-study rooted ancient yoga philosophy and modern research.
La Yoga Club Retreat
December 2019
LA Yoga Club was founded by Erica Morton Magill and Spiros Antonopoulos. They focus on the development of a personal practice, guiding students towards greater awareness, resilience and stability. Practice for them is a compass; a guiding force; a daily rhythm that supports us from the ground up.
IG: @layoga.club
Heatwise Retreat
November 2019
Heatwise is dedicated to making people feel good. They aim to deliver the highest quality service in the most comfortable settings imaginable. Their promise is happiness, health, and the shedding of stress through their elevated yoga experiences.
IG: @heatwiseyoga
Wildhive Retreat
October 2019
In a world that over-emphasizes the external and rates of depression and general unhappiness soar, Wildhive aspires to re-awaken their true wild side! Their retreats aim to be integrative, wild + playful, incorporating energetic music and dance to awaken every human sense.
IG: @the_wildhive
Revolution fitness retreat
october 2019
Revolution fitness strives to ignite your personal revolution with an environment focused on fitness of the body and mind through innovative instruction, superior equipment and an atmosphere of encouragement and community.
Get wild kelsey Joshua Tree retreat
September 2019
Led by Kelsey Harrison, a yoga teacher, certified personal trainer, wilderness expert and lover of adventure. Play, connect, and reignite your life through growth filled retreats centered on community, nature and movement. These unique yoga and adventure retreats are designed to help you find your confidence and reclaim your wild and raw self.
IG: @getwildkelsey
Erin Telford Joshua Tree Retreat
May 2019
Erin Telford is a breath work facilitator, teacher, trainer, intuitive guide and space holder. She began her healing career over a decade ago as an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist and Reiki Master. Her work guides people to look within, open their hearts and heal their relationship with themselves. Her retreats empower her clients to connect their innate wisdom so that they can find the healing and answers that exist inside within their bodies and spirits.
IG: @erintelford_
Breathe and Flow Retreat
April 2019
Breathe and Flow was founded by Bre & Flo Neidhammer. They’re RYT 500 Yoga Instructors that left their tiny home life in a RV when they quit their corporate tech jobs in Silicon Valley and now travel around the globe to teach yoga and explore different cultures.
IG: @breatheandflow
Joshua Tree Retreat with Bluebird sky Yoga
April 2019
Named one of Yoga Journal International’s Top Yoga Instructors Under 30 to watch in her 20’s, Jennie Light is the founder and owner of Bluebird Sky Yoga- a community based yoga studio that offers a diverse range of yoga classes with experienced yoga teachers that inspire students to grow on and off the mat, build a sustainable yoga practice, and to live more mindfully.
IG: @bluebirdskyyoga
Spiritual Spring Break
March 2019
Enjoy a rejuvenating desert escape curated by Miki Ash & Jamie Cagan- practice yoga, eat delicious food made by private chef Georgie Holt, hang by the pool, and indulge in all the self-love. Get away from deadlines and to-do’s and connect with other badass women. This retreat is curated for you to experience the magic within yourself.
IG: @mikiash @jamiecagan
Pulse Yoga Retreat
February 2019
The “pulse” of Pulse Retreats is connection. It’s about hearing your breath in the pulsation of the sea, recognizing your heartbeat in the rhythm of a new place. This connection is what calls us to explore. Connect to what moves you.
Salt and spirit co retreat
February 2019
Salt and spirit co was created to make space for you to heal your heart, soul, and mind. They offer retreats, meditations, devotions, practical application and education. Their intention is to both educate and invite you into your own journey of healing work alongside one another and the Holy Spirit.
New Year New You Retreat
January 2019
Practice yoga, meditation, and learn how to get clear on your intentions for the new year. Meet like minded women and come together for a weekend of total nourishment and self care. Led by Miki Ash & Jamie Cagan. Miki Ash is a conscious creator, artist, photographer, muralist and content creator. She has been teaching yoga for over ten years and leads retreats and workshops globally. Jamie Cagan is an intuitive life coach, energy worker, and happiness seeker. She fully believes that our thoughts create our reality and that you can co-create the life of your dreams!
IG: @mikiash @jamiecagan
Punani Power Yoga Retreat
December 2018
The mission of Intimate Health Yoga is to open your mind with pleasure-inclusive sex-ed to confidently explore your intimate connection with your body, mind, and soul. They teach sexual health education and use yogic principles to deepen your connection to self.
Retreat to Your Root
June 2018
Retreat to Your Root was born in the Spring of 2016 and each experience has been exponentially more meaningful. These weekends are opportunities to retreat and spend dedicated time to heal yourself, connect with a community familiar with pelvic health, and explore ways in which you might benefit from taking a more holistic approach to wellness.
IG: @enlightenpt
Boss Magic Retreat
March 2018
Amy Kuretsky has helped hundreds of business owners lead more intentional, caring, supportive lives through workshops, acupuncture, private breath work and one on one coaching. Her goal is to help others navigate change with ease and grace and to empower them to heal themselves.
IG: @amykuretsky
