3 Day Honoring Your Grief: Heart Healing Wellness Retreat in CA
Pollock Pines, CA, USA
Up to 10 in group
Open Dates
Retreat Highlights
- Initial Phone Consultation with Dr. Sanderovsky
- Grief Yoga Class
- Guided Somatic Grief Process
- Art Therapy
- Sunset Letter Writing Practice
- Ancestral connections class (humanistic/spiritually tailored)
- Nondual Yoga Class
- Himalayan Salt Cave
- Sauna
- Cold Plunge
- Beautiful 36 foot community dome
- Space Soma
- Salt Deprivation Tank
- Crystal Light Bed
- Quantum Resonance Biofeedback
- Sound Healing Vests
- Virtual Reality
- 4D Massage Chair
- Rave Cave
- Tree House Domes
- Yoga greenhouse dome for a regenerative sound healing sanctuary for daily use
- The 40-foot crystal labyrinth invites you to a unique journey inward
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Dr. Sanderovsky is a professor of global philosophy, religion and psychology. She also holds a credential in Integral Therapies and Medicine. She teaches and designs courses at many colleges and universities, including her most popular classes on Death and Dying and World Religions.
She is a grief and trauma educator and a somatic practitioner with a non-dual emphasis. She has spent much of her adult life living in South East Asia and West Africa, studying a range of healing modalities, including yoga and energy medicine in India and Cambodia and sound healing in Nepal, Senegal and Mali.
She is the author of several publications on global spiritual beliefs, practices and rituals, with works featured in iUniverse, Lonely Planet and National Geographic.
Details of this retreat
It can be a challenge to find a safe, healthy, and nurturing space to explore one's grief, in a grief-illiterate world. Grief, though, needs to be lovingly and fully tended to, whether it is a recent loss or a much older, unhealed wound.
Grief can result from the death of a loved one to the loss of a partnership to the pain of a traumatic event; healing our grief always requests our full participation.
With grief there is nothing to solve or move past, only to honor and integrate. Emotions from grief are neither negative nor positive, they are simply a reflection of the love that seeks non-judgmental witnessing and full expression. With that approach, we employ a variety of innovative, effective and well-researched tools for navigating the unpredictable and unexpected feelings that grief produces.
From our somatic-based exercises, grief yoga classes, nondual coaching and meditations, and range of biofeedback and virtual reality technologies, we provide a multi-faceted approach tailored to your individual needs.
We also draw upon your spiritual or humanistic framework to create memorable rituals and practices that can help to bring meaning to your grief journey.
This retreat is all-inclusive, year-round, and offers opportunities for extensions and additional packages.
Please note: This is a private retreat, however, there may be other guests staying in our other lodgings but the classes, activities, etc, will all be on a one-to-one/private basis. You may also have your meals with other guests.
Grief can result from the death of a loved one to the loss of a partnership to the pain of a traumatic event; healing our grief always requests our full participation.
With grief there is nothing to solve or move past, only to honor and integrate. Emotions from grief are neither negative nor positive, they are simply a reflection of the love that seeks non-judgmental witnessing and full expression. With that approach, we employ a variety of innovative, effective and well-researched tools for navigating the unpredictable and unexpected feelings that grief produces.
From our somatic-based exercises, grief yoga classes, nondual coaching and meditations, and range of biofeedback and virtual reality technologies, we provide a multi-faceted approach tailored to your individual needs.
We also draw upon your spiritual or humanistic framework to create memorable rituals and practices that can help to bring meaning to your grief journey.
This retreat is all-inclusive, year-round, and offers opportunities for extensions and additional packages.
Please note: This is a private retreat, however, there may be other guests staying in our other lodgings but the classes, activities, etc, will all be on a one-to-one/private basis. You may also have your meals with other guests.
Schedule
The schedule will be set prior to the retreat with an initial phone consultation. We aim to accommodate the diversity of sleep cycles, optimal energy times, and desired downtime with each individual. All activities are between 45 minutes to an hour. The general guideline is as follows:
Day 1: Guests are invited to arrive by mid-afternoon so they can settle in and explore the grounds.
There will be a one-on-one session (or group session) to set intentions for the retreat, a deeper exploration of current challenges and some helpful tools to begin to practice on the retreat.
Day 2:
Optional morning meditation
Morning grief yoga class
Mid-day guided somatic grief process
Late afternoon art therapy class
Sunset letter writing practice
Day 3:
Morning nondual yoga class
Ancestral connections class (humanistic/spiritually tailored)
Late morning closing ritual
Day 1: Guests are invited to arrive by mid-afternoon so they can settle in and explore the grounds.
There will be a one-on-one session (or group session) to set intentions for the retreat, a deeper exploration of current challenges and some helpful tools to begin to practice on the retreat.
Day 2:
Optional morning meditation
Morning grief yoga class
Mid-day guided somatic grief process
Late afternoon art therapy class
Sunset letter writing practice
Day 3:
Morning nondual yoga class
Ancestral connections class (humanistic/spiritually tailored)
Late morning closing ritual
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Wisteria Wellness Retreat, Pollock Pines, CA, USA
Directions
Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, in between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento, CA. We are 2+ hours north of the SF Bay Area.
Accommodation
There are five types of accommodations: Two Bedroom Guest Suite: The spacious, two-bedroom studio has a private entrance and all the amenities needed for a comfortable stay, including central heat and air, laundry and free, fast WiFi. This charming, rustic space is fully equipped with a well-stocked kitchen, a full bathroom with a tub and a private deck overlooking a canyon of wooded forest and spectacular sunset views. Charming Tiny Home: This converted two-bedroom trailer has been revamped into a comfortable tiny home with two separate rooms, a full kitchen and a dining/living room space. It includes a microwave, oven, a.c., an electric fireplace, and all the kitchen amenities needed for a comfortable stay. Private Room & Bath w/Jacuzzi Tub: Our spacious, comfortable room, tucked away on the top floor of the main lodge offers tranquility and privacy. The adjoining full bathroom includes a jacuzzi tub to enjoy after a day long retreat. The room has a television with cable and high-speed wifi internet. The king sized bed sports a firm eco-friendly mattress. A ceiling fan, large windows and air-conditioning all ensure a comfortable stay during warmer days. Treehouse Dome: Have you always wanted to sleep up in the treetops under the dark velvet sky? This treehouse dome (about 8 feet off the ground) is a cozy, rustic option for those who want to be out in the middle of nature with only the sound of the birds to wake up to each morning. The bed is a firm queen mattress and takes up the entirety of the dome. It is equipped with lanterns and a little deck to enjoy for meals or meditation. There is an outdoor bathroom with a compostable toilet, camping sink and hot shower. Silent meals will be offered up at the lodge (a few minute walk up the hill), three times a day. Gypsy Wagon: This darling, private tiny-tiny home has everything you need for an overnight stay, and a little breakfast in the morning. The comfortable bed will accommodate someone 5\'6 or shorter.
Charming Tiny Home Accommodation
Two Bedroom Guest Suite Accommodation
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Our forest mountain retreat is in Sierra Springs. There are opportunities to hike around the property and enjoy the plentiful wildlife surrounding the property. The lodge has an acre garden with organic vegetables and fifteen mature fruit trees, along with a greenhouse full of medicinal herbs, all accessible to our guests. The lodge runs on delicious well-water that can be drunk from any tap on the property. There is also a whole home generator for unexpected power outages.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Vegetarian meals are an option for additional costs. All accomodations include access to a kitchen, so you are able to bring your own food and cook. We will have water, tea and some snacks on hand, ot
What's Included
- Initial Phone Consultation with Dr. Sanderovsky
- Grief Yoga Class
- Guided Somatic Grief Process
- Art Therapy
- Sunset Letter Writing Practice
- Ancestral connections class (humanistic/spiritually tailored)
- Nondual Yoga Class
- Himalayan Salt Cave
- Sauna
- Cold Plunge
- Beautiful 36 foot community dome
- Space Soma
- Salt Deprivation Tank
- Crystal Light Bed
- Quantum Resonance Biofeedback
- Sound Healing Vests
- Virtual Reality
- 4D Massage Chair
- Rave Cave
- Tree House Domes
- Yoga greenhouse dome for a regenerative sound healing sanctuary for daily use
- The 40-foot crystal labyrinth invites you to a unique journey inward
- Wifi connection
- 2 nights accommodation
- Parking
- Specialized workshops
- Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day
- Transportation during the retreat
- 3 daily delicious and nutritious meals
- Luggage storage
- Free excursions to sites of interest
- Welcome drink
What's Not Included
- Travel insurance
- Flights costs
- Visa fee
- Additional treatments
- Additional activities not included in the itinerary
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