A restorative retreat for women who have carried the weight of the world with grace. It’s time to pause, breathe, and offer yourself the same nurturing you’ve given everyone else.
If you’ve been operating in survival mode, caregiving mode, or high-functioning burnout, this retreat is your strategic pause. Not to “fix” yourself. Not to power through. Not to perform healing.
Break & Breathe is a gentle reset for your nervous system, your body, and your sense of self, so you can come back online with more ease, clarity, and capacity.
Rest is not a reward. Rest is the inspiration.
When your nervous system softens, you don’t just feel better. You think clearer. You breathe deeper. You remember what you actually want.
What This Retreat Is
Break & Breathe is a trauma-informed, soul-centered retreat rooted in nervous system regulation, safety, and consent-based practices. Nothing is forced. Nothing is rushed. Everything is invitational.
This is a regulated container* designed to help you:
- Downshift out of chronic stress and constant vigilance
- Reconnect with your body in a way that feels safe and supportive
- Experience rest that goes beyond “sleeping in” or taking a day off
- Feel held by nature, community, and spacious time
*This is a regulated container, meaning the retreat environment is calm, trauma-informed, and consent-based. Nothing is forced or rushed. You’ll be guided with care, offered choices at every step, and supported in a way that helps your nervous system settle so you can truly rest.
This Retreat Is For You If
- You are burned out from caregiving, especially if you’re supporting a child with special needs
- You’re carrying more emotional labor than anyone sees
- You feel depleted in a way that your usual routines cannot touch
- You’re tired of self-improvement as another job
- Your body is asking for slowness, softness, and room to breathe
You do not need to arrive calm, healed, or “ready.” You only need to arrive willing to receive.
What You’ll Experience
Programming is designed around restoration, not intensity. While the exact flow may vary, you can expect a blend of:
- Grounding practices to support nervous system regulation
- Gentle movement and breath to bring you back into your body
- Quiet reflection time, journaling, and integration
- Optional sharing circles with clear boundaries and zero pressure
- Unstructured space to nap, walk, stare at the sky, or do absolutely nothing
- Healthy, nutritious meals and snacks to nourish your body from the inside out
This is a retreat for women who are used to being the strong one. Here, you get to be supported.
The Setting: Rocas Retreat
You’ll be hosted at Rocas Retreat in Valley Center, CA, on 15 acres in the gentle rolling hills of northern San Diego County, close to Temecula’s wine country.
The property is designed for rest and reset, with amenities that support deep exhale energy, including a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, meditation spaces, walking paths, and an outdoor fire feature under the stars.
Accommodations on-site include options like a tiny house and a ranch house, created to feel comfortable, intentional, and peaceful.
Dates + Location
June 18–21
Valley Center, CA (approximately 1 hour from downtown San Diego)
Hosted at Rocas Retreat (San Diego area)
Your Takeaway
You’ll leave with more than a “nice weekend.” You’ll leave with:
- A calmer baseline
- More internal bandwidth
- Simple tools you can use at home when life ramps up again
- A felt sense of being cared for, without having to earn it
