Wellness Retreat in Mendocino: Five Days of Holistic Restoration Through Yoga, Meditation, and Forest Bathing

True wellness isn't achieved through quick fixes or isolated interventions—it emerges when we give ourselves sustained time and supportive conditions to restore balance across all dimensions of our being. Mary Paffard's Summer Retreat 2026, taking place July 2-7, 2026 (Thursday through Monday) at Spirit Camp in Mendocino County, Northern California, offers exactly this kind of comprehensive holistic wellness experience. Over five transformative nights in the ancient Redwood forest, this wellness retreat integrates multiple healing modalities—long yoga sessions combining active and restorative practices, daily breathwork that regulates nervous system function, meditation periods that quiet mental chatter, morning silence that allows deep rest, nourishing plant-based meals that support physical vitality, optional mandala workshops for creative expression, and the immeasurable healing that happens simply by spending days among towering trees breathing clean coastal air. This isn't a spa vacation with superficial pampering, but genuine restoration work guided by a teacher with four decades of experience helping people reclaim their health and wellness. Whether you're recovering from burnout, seeking to deepen your self-care practices, or simply recognizing that you deserve five days of being held by community and forest while tending to your whole self, this retreat delivers medicine for body, mind, spirit, and heart. Explore the full calendar of healing experiences at Spirit Camp Retreats.

Total Wellness in the Redwoods: A Comprehensive Mind-Body-Spirit Journey This Summer

Experience Holistic Restoration Through Mary Paffard's Integrative Approach to Yoga, Breathwork, Meditation, and Communal Healing

The power of Mary's Summer Retreat lies in its truly holistic approach—addressing not just physical flexibility or strength, but the intricate relationships between body, mind, emotions, spirit, and community that together constitute genuine wellness. Each day unfolds with long yoga sessions that span 90 minutes or more, carefully balancing active sequences that build cardiovascular health, muscular strength, and energetic vitality with restorative postures that allow your nervous system to downregulate, your tissues to release chronic holding patterns, and your whole being to remember what deep rest feels like. This rhythm of activation and restoration teaches your system the flexibility to move between states—essential for navigating the demands of contemporary life without depleting yourself.

Daily breathwork practices work directly with your autonomic nervous system, the control center for stress response, digestion, immune function, and countless other processes that determine your baseline health. Through conscious manipulation of breathing patterns, you can shift from sympathetic (fight-or-flight) dominance into parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) states, giving your body permission to heal, repair, and restore rather than staying locked in survival mode. Meditation periods throughout the day cultivate the mental stillness and clarity that allow you to observe thought patterns, emotional reactivity, and habitual responses without getting swept away by them—creating the space needed for wiser choices and genuine self-awareness. The morning silence practiced until lunch isn't imposed rigidly, but offered as a container for continuity, allowing you to sink deeper into present-moment awareness without the constant stimulation of conversation pulling you back to the surface.

The wellness benefits extend beyond formal practice sessions into every dimension of the retreat experience. Nourishing vegetarian meals created by chef James Sant using local, organic ingredients provide the nutritional foundation for healing—easy to digest, rich in phytonutrients, and free from inflammatory ingredients that burden your system. Optional evening mandala workshops offer creative expression outlets that research increasingly shows support emotional processing and psychological wellbeing. Fire circle gatherings in Magic Meadow create opportunities for authentic connection and vulnerability, reminding you that social wellness and belonging are fundamental human needs, not luxuries. Even the communal living aspects—sharing bathhouse facilities, eating meals together, navigating the natural friction that arises in group dynamics—become opportunities to practice the interpersonal skills that support wellness in daily life.

This holistic wellness retreat continues a 20-year tradition of summer celebrations at various locations, with many participants returning annually and forming the kind of long-term community that itself constitutes a wellness resource. The retreat's structure requires full five-night participation (no partial registrations) because genuine restoration needs time—your nervous system doesn't fully settle in 24 hours, deep processes don't unfold according to weekend timelines, and the kind of transformation that actually changes your baseline wellness requires sustained immersion. The target audience isn't beginners but experienced practitioners who already have some yoga foundation and feel ready for the depth work that emerges when you commit to extended practice, silence, and the sometimes-uncomfortable self-examination that real healing requires. This retreat qualifies for Yoga Alliance CEUs, making it valuable for teachers seeking continuing education that prioritizes genuine wellness development over superficial skill accumulation.

Located just three hours North of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and throughout the Bay Area, Spirit Camp offers world-class holistic wellness programming without requiring travel to distant international destinations. This is Northern California's coastal healing ground—where clean air, pristine Redwood forests, and accessible yet profound practices converge to support your complete restoration.

Holistic Wellness Philosophy: Understanding the Integration of Body, Mind, Spirit, and Community

From Ayurvedic Traditions to Contemporary Integrative Health—The Science Behind Whole-Person Healing

Holistic wellness represents a fundamentally different paradigm than the symptom-focused, reductionist model that dominates mainstream Western medicine. Rather than isolating problems—treating back pain here, anxiety there, insomnia somewhere else—holistic approaches recognize that symptoms emerge from imbalances in the whole system, and that genuine healing requires addressing root causes across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions simultaneously. Your chronic tension headaches might trace back to shallow breathing patterns developed during a stressful job, which themselves relate to unprocessed grief, which connects to isolation from community support—and trying to "fix" the headaches with medication alone misses the deeper healing invitation. Holistic wellness asks: what does this whole person need to return to balance?

This understanding isn't new age invention but ancient wisdom preserved in healing traditions worldwide. Ayurveda, the 5,000-year-old health system from India that complements yoga practice, understands wellness as dynamic equilibrium among doshas (constitutional types), with treatment protocols addressing diet, daily rhythms, herbal medicine, physical practices, meditation, and social relationships as interconnected elements. Traditional Chinese Medicine similarly recognizes the flow of qi (life energy) through meridian systems, understanding that blockages in one area inevitably affect others, and that restoration requires addressing the whole energetic landscape through acupuncture, herbs, movement practices like tai chi, and lifestyle adjustments. Indigenous healing traditions across cultures emphasize the inseparability of individual and collective wellness, recognizing that personal health depends on right relationship with community, land, and more-than-human beings.

Contemporary research increasingly validates what these traditions have always known. Studies on yoga and meditation show measurable benefits including reduced cortisol (stress hormone) levels, decreased inflammatory markers, improved immune function, enhanced heart rate variability (a marker of nervous system health), increased gray matter density in brain regions associated with emotional regulation and self-awareness, and reduced symptoms across conditions from anxiety and depression to chronic pain and autoimmune disorders. The mechanisms behind these benefits reveal how integrated our systems actually are: chronic stress affects gene expression, inflammation drives both physical and mental health conditions, gut microbiome composition influences mood and cognition, social connection impacts immune function, and the mind-body connection operates as bidirectional highway rather than one-way street.

Immersive retreat experiences amplify these benefits exponentially compared to weekly yoga classes or occasional meditation. When you remove yourself from daily stressors—work demands, family logistics, digital overwhelm, environmental toxins—and immerse in sustained practice supported by healing environment and community, you give your whole system permission to recalibrate at deeper levels. The nervous system needs extended time to fully downregulate, cellular repair processes accelerate when you're not constantly in stress response, emotional material surfaces when you create space rather than staying perpetually busy, and insights about how you want to live emerge when you step back from habitual patterns. Explore research on mind-body practices and integrative health to understand the science behind holistic wellness approaches.

Photo of Deer Haven, one of the our many unique cabin spaces. This cabin has three beds. Cabins have between 1 to 8 beds each and provide several different sleeping arrangements for Wellness retreat. All cabin spaces are included in Holistic wellness retreat California.

Photo of Group Glamping Tents Setup in Sunset Meadow.  We have 10 Glamping Structures that can be added with 1to 3 beds each. This can increase bed capacity of campus to 50 guests across 20 unique accommodation spaces.  

Mary Paffard: A Wellness Guide with Decades of Experience in Transformational Teaching

International Educator and Buddhist Eco-Chaplain Brings Comprehensive Expertise to Every Aspect of Your Healing Journey

Mary Paffard brings the kind of comprehensive expertise that only decades of dedicated practice and teaching can cultivate. Since the mid-1980s, she's been guiding students through yoga and meditation practices locally in Mendocino County, nationally throughout the United States, and internationally in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Cuba—accumulating the breadth of experience that allows her to meet practitioners wherever they are in their wellness journey. Her decade directing Teacher Training at Yoga Mendocino (2000-2010), the nonprofit studio she co-founded, established her as a significant educator who shaped the wellness landscape of Northern California, while her ongoing participation in recognized training programs across multiple countries demonstrates her commitment to continuous learning and evolution as a teacher.

What distinguishes Mary's approach is the genuine integration she brings to wellness work. As a Buddhist Eco-Chaplain, she understands healing not just as personal restoration but as spiritual practice—recognizing that our deepest wellbeing emerges when we align with something larger than individual concerns, whether we call that nature, spirit, dharma, or simply the interconnected web of life. She teaches yoga on Vipassana retreats, bringing the precision of meditation awareness into physical practice and the embodied intelligence of movement into sitting practice, creating seamless experiences where every dimension supports every other dimension. Her approach infuses practice with poetry, imagery, and eco-inquiry—engaging imagination, creative expression, and ecological relationship as pathways to wellness rather than treating yoga as mere physical exercise.

Mary's life itself demonstrates holistic wellness principles. She lives on an off-grid collective apple farm in Mendocino County, where daily reality involves tending land, harvesting food, managing renewable energy systems, and navigating cooperative living—the kind of sustainable, community-based lifestyle that research increasingly shows supports both physical health and psychological wellbeing. This isn't philosophy she's adopted intellectually; it's lived wisdom emerging from decades of making choices that prioritize balance, sufficiency, and right relationship over convenience and consumption. When Mary teaches about wellness, she speaks from embodied understanding of what it actually takes to maintain vitality, presence, and joy across the lifespan.

Her volunteer work leading educational exchanges with yoga and meditation communities in Cuba since 1998 (through Yogava, yogava.org) reveals another dimension of her wellness philosophy—the recognition that healing happens in relationship and that some of the most profound wellness practices emerge from grassroots communities working with limited resources but rich cultural traditions. Mary currently offers only three in-person retreats annually, with this summer gathering at Spirit Camp being her most beloved—not because it's the most profitable or prestigious, but because it allows her to work with a dedicated community over sufficient time for real transformation to unfold. Participants consistently describe her teaching as technically excellent yet accessible, challenging yet compassionate, and infused with the kind of authentic wisdom that only comes from someone who genuinely lives what they teach.

The Spirit Camp Wellness Environment: Where Every Element Supports Your Restoration

From Sanctuary Stillness and Sauna Rituals to Forest Meanderings and Fire Circle Connections—A Setting Designed for Deep Healing

Spirit Camp functions as a comprehensive wellness environment where every element—from architecture to natural landscape to daily rhythms—conspires to support your restoration. The Sanctuary exemplifies this design intelligence: created by the late Paul Tay, this stunning space features a copper roof with central skylight and 20-foot south-facing windows that flood the interior with natural light year-round, addressing the documented connection between sunlight exposure and mood regulation, vitamin D production, and circadian rhythm health. The floor cushions, back-jack chairs, and soft couches accommodate various body positions during restorative practices, recognizing that wellness requires meeting people where they are rather than forcing everyone into identical shapes. The wood-burning stove provides cozy warmth on cooler Mendocino mornings, while the copper roof creates a distinctive acoustic when rain falls—a gentle patter that many participants describe as profoundly soothing to the nervous system.

The sauna facilities offer another wellness modality with documented benefits including improved cardiovascular function, enhanced detoxification through sweating, pain relief through heat therapy, and the stress reduction that comes from alternating heat exposure with cool-down periods. Many participants establish evening sauna rituals, using the heat to process the day's practices and release tension held in tissues, then cooling under star-scattered skies while feeling the Redwood forest's night energy. The Redwood Lodge serves as communal heart—1,500 square feet with six skylights ensuring brightness even during fog, a stone fireplace that can function as teaching platform or simply gathering focus, and large wood tables where meals become ceremonies of nourishment and connection. Social wellness research increasingly shows that regular communal dining, authentic conversation, and a sense of belonging are as important for longevity and health as diet and exercise—factors this retreat naturally supports.

The food itself constitutes wellness medicine: simple, nourishing vegetarian cuisine by chef James Sant using organic, farm-to-table ingredients from Mendocino County producers. The plant-based focus reduces inflammatory load while providing abundant phytonutrients, fiber, and the kind of easily digestible fuel that supports intensive practice without creating sluggishness. Eating together in the Lodge or garden spaces, you taste not just food but terroir—the specific qualities of this place, this season, these local ecosystems that sustain you. Magic Meadow's two fire pits create gathering spaces for evening circles that address emotional and social wellness—the vulnerability that emerges around firelight, the storytelling that helps us make meaning from experience, the sense of being held by both human community and forest presence that meets deep needs often neglected in isolated modern life.

Accommodation options ranging from bring-your-own-tent camping to glamping to shared and private cabins allow participants to choose their comfort level, recognizing that wellness isn't one-size-fits-all. Some people genuinely restore better with minimal barriers between themselves and nature, sleeping close to earth and waking to bird calls. Others need the security and warmth of enclosed spaces to truly relax. The communal bathhouse—five toilets and four showers plus a sixth toilet under the water tower—supports both practical needs and the social wellness that emerges from sharing simple routines with others, breaking down the isolation and perfectionism that prevent genuine connection. Throughout it all, the Redwood forest itself functions as primary wellness resource—these trees producing high oxygen levels, the forest floor releasing beneficial compounds you inhale with every breath, the visual complexity and natural beauty measurably reducing stress markers, and the simple presence of ancient organisms creating what researchers are only beginning to understand as profound physiological and psychological benefits of time in nature.

Mendocino County's Healing Geography: A Wellness Destination on Northern California's Coast

Three Hours North of San Francisco Lies a Bioregion Known for Clean Air, Pristine Nature, and Restorative Ocean Energy

Spirit Camp's location in Mendocino County isn't incidental to its wellness capacity—geography itself constitutes healing resource. Situated approximately three hours North of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and the broader Bay Area, the Mendocino coast occupies that optimal distance: far enough to feel genuinely removed from urban intensity, close enough to remain accessible for long weekend escapes. The coastal air here carries exceptional purity—free from industrial pollution, smog, and the particulate matter that burdens respiratory systems and contributes to inflammation throughout the body. At night, minimal light pollution allows star-gazing that research shows supports circadian rhythm regulation and provides the kind of awe experiences that measurably enhance psychological wellbeing.

The coastal Redwood ecosystem itself generates documented wellness benefits. Redwoods are among Earth's most efficient oxygen producers, and walking among these giants means breathing air with higher oxygen content that supports cellular function, energy production, and mental clarity. The forest releases phytoncides—organic compounds that trees emit for protection—which research shows enhance human immune function, reduce blood pressure, lower cortisol levels, and improve mood. The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) has accumulated substantial evidence for these effects, showing that time in forest environments produces benefits lasting days or even weeks after exposure. The negative ions generated by both forest and nearby ocean (particularly around waterfalls, streams, and breaking waves) may contribute to the sense of invigoration and mental clarity many people report.

The natural aromatherapy of Redwood and Douglas Fir forests—that distinctive scent you notice immediately upon arrival—contains compounds that calm the nervous system and evoke relaxation responses. The visual complexity and fractal patterns found in natural environments engage attention in ways that restore rather than deplete cognitive resources, unlike the depleting attention required by urban environments and digital screens. The seasonal rhythms still evident in coastal Northern California—fog patterns, wildflower blooms, mushroom emergences, bird migrations—help recalibrate human systems to natural time rather than the artificial urgency of constant connectivity. Even the temperature moderation provided by ocean influence creates comfortable conditions year-round, with July bringing warm afternoons without the extreme heat that stresses systems, and cool evenings that invite cozy gathering.

Accessibility supports the wellness journey: major airports including San Francisco International (SFO) and Oakland International (OAK) sit about three hours away, while Santa Rosa Airport offers even closer access at just two hours' distance. The charming town of Mendocino lies only ten minutes from Spirit Camp, providing coffee shops, natural food stores, and any wellness supplies participants might want—perhaps locally made herbal tinctures, organic body care products, or simply a quiet cafe for solo reflection time. The broader Mendocino County region offers countless opportunities to extend your wellness experience: dramatic coastal bluffs for walking meditation, rivers for kayaking, state parks with pristine hiking trails, and the kind of natural beauty that feeds the soul and reminds us what we're working so hard to protect and return to. Ready to explore more wellness offerings in this healing bioregion? Visit the Spirit Camp retreats calendar to discover experiences throughout the year.

Frequently Asked Questions About Your Wellness Journey

  1. What level of physical fitness do I need for this retreat?
    Mary's wellness retreat works best for people with intermediate yoga experience who feel comfortable spending extended time on the mat and working with both active and restorative practices. The daily sessions run 90 minutes or longer, combining sequences that build heat, strength, and cardiovascular capacity with held postures that invite deep release—this range requires some baseline fitness and body awareness. That said, the emphasis throughout is on listening to your body's intelligence rather than pushing through pain or comparing yourself to others. Mary offers modifications for different bodies and abilities, and the restorative portions provide genuine rest periods within each session. If you're managing chronic conditions, recovering from injury, or simply haven't been physically active recently, you might find the intensity challenging—though many participants report that the comprehensive wellness approach (good sleep, nourishing food, reduced stress, supportive community) allows them to accomplish more than they expected. The key is having enough yoga experience to understand your own body, know how to modify poses safely, and navigate the long sessions without injury. If you're uncertain whether your fitness level suits this retreat, contact Mary directly through her website to discuss your situation and get guidance about whether this timing works for your wellness journey.

  2. How does the silence practice support wellness?
    The morning silence maintained until lunch serves multiple wellness functions that might not be immediately obvious. First, it gives your nervous system deep rest from the constant stimulation of social interaction—processing language, reading social cues, managing impression management, and navigating interpersonal dynamics all require substantial energy. The silence allows this energy to redirect toward healing and integration instead. Second, it enhances the continuity of practice: when you move from morning yoga directly into silent breakfast and then morning activities without breaking into conversation, you maintain the thread of awareness developed during practice rather than fragmenting back into ordinary consciousness. Third, silence creates conditions for what researchers call "default mode network" activity—the kind of mind-wandering and loose association that supports creativity, insight, and the processing of emotional material. Fourth, many participants report that the silence actually deepens social connection rather than preventing it: when you can't rely on small talk and social performance, you become more present to subtle cues, genuine feeling, and the quality of simply being with others. The silence isn't rigid or punitive—if you need to communicate something important, you can—but the invitation to maintain it creates a container that supports the kind of deep restoration that this retreat facilitates.

  3. What should I bring to support my wellness during the retreat?
    Essential items include your yoga mat (Spirit Camp may have extras but bringing your own ensures familiarity), a journal and pens for processing insights and emotions that surface, layers for Mendocino's variable weather (warm jacket for cool evenings, lighter clothes for afternoon sun, possibly rain gear though July is typically dry), sturdy shoes for hiking forest trails, sandals for trips to the bathhouse, and a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Beyond basics, consider bringing personal wellness items that support your practice: essential oils if aromatherapy helps you relax, crystals or other objects that hold meaning, a special blanket or shawl for meditation, herbal tea bags for evenings, biodegradable toiletries that won't harm the forest ecosystem, and perhaps a small pillow if you have specific sleep needs. If you take supplements or medications, bring adequate supplies plus a few days extra. Some people find comfort in bringing photos of loved ones or inspiring quotes—small touchstones that support emotional wellness when you're away from familiar surroundings. A headlamp or small flashlight helps with nighttime navigation. If you plan to participate in the mandala workshop, you might bring any special art supplies, though materials will be provided. Consider what wellness means to you personally and what small items might support that—but also remember that part of the retreat's value lies in simplifying, in discovering how much you can thrive with less rather than more.

Two Wellness-Enhancing Destinations in Mendocino to Extend Your Healing

Continue Your Restoration Through Ocean Therapy and Forest Medicine

Glass Beach in Fort Bragg: Nature's Transformation as Wellness Metaphor

Just 20 minutes north of Mendocino in the town of Fort Bragg, Glass Beach offers a unique wellness experience that operates on multiple levels simultaneously. This shoreline, once a dump site where locals discarded garbage including glass bottles and other refuse into the ocean, has been transformed over decades by wave action into a beach covered with smooth, colorful sea glass—fragments of bottles, jars, and household items tumbled by tides into frosted gems in every imaginable color. Walking here becomes meditation on nature's capacity to transform even waste into beauty, a metaphor that can support your own healing journey as you consider what needs releasing, what time and patient process can heal, and how even broken pieces can become something precious.

The wellness benefits of beachcombing here extend beyond metaphor into measurable physiology: the ocean air carries high concentrations of negative ions that research associates with mood enhancement and mental clarity, the rhythm of waves provides natural sound therapy that entrains brain waves toward relaxation states, and the act of searching for sea glass creates the kind of focused-yet-relaxed attention that supports what psychologists call "flow states." The sensory richness—visual beauty of colored glass against dark sand, sound of waves and gulls, smell of salt air, feel of smooth stones and glass pieces in your hand, taste of sea spray on your lips—fully engages present-moment awareness in ways that continue the mindfulness training from your retreat. Many participants visit Glass Beach on their final morning before departing, using the walk as integration practice that helps bridge between the intensive container of retreat life and the return to everyday rhythms. The easy accessibility (parking right at the beach, minimal walking required) makes this suitable for various mobility levels, while the expansive Pacific views and dramatic coastal geology provide the kind of natural beauty that research shows measurably reduces stress and enhances psychological wellbeing.

Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve: Ancient Forest Bathing for Continued Restoration

About 30 minutes inland from Spirit Camp, Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve protects one of Northern California's most awe-inspiring old-growth Redwood groves. Some trees here exceed 1,000 years old and rank among California's tallest specimens—walking among these ancient beings offers continuation of the forest healing you've been receiving at Spirit Camp, but with the particular quality that only old-growth brings. These are the Redwoods that stood when European ships first reached California shores, that were mature during medieval times, that connect you to deep time and perspective that can shift your relationship to whatever challenges you're navigating. The 2-mile loop trail follows alongside a seasonal creek through pristine forest, accessible enough for most fitness levels yet immersive enough to feel genuinely removed from human development.

The documented wellness benefits of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) make time in Montgomery Woods a legitimate extension of your retreat's therapeutic program. Research shows that walking in forest environments for two hours produces measurable decreases in cortisol (stress hormone), reductions in blood pressure and heart rate, enhanced parasympathetic nervous system activity (rest-and-digest mode), improved immune function including increased natural killer cell activity that fights cancer and infection, and elevated mood persisting for days after exposure. The mechanisms aren't fully understood but likely involve multiple factors: the phytoncides (organic compounds) that trees release, the fractal patterns and visual complexity of forest environments, the particular quality of filtered light beneath canopy, the higher oxygen levels and cleaner air, and perhaps something less measurable about simply being in the presence of organisms so much older and larger than ourselves. Many retreat participants choose Montgomery Woods for their departure day, using the forest walk as final integration before returning to everyday life—an opportunity to absorb more of the Redwood medicine, practice the mindfulness skills developed during the retreat, and set intentions for maintaining wellness practices at home. The grove's cathedral-like quality, with towering trunks rising into misty canopy and shafts of light illuminating the forest floor, creates conditions for the kind of awe experiences that research increasingly shows support meaning-making, perspective-taking, and psychological wellbeing.

Ready to Experience Comprehensive Wellness in One of California's Most Healing Environments?

Five days might not sound like much against the backdrop of accumulated stress, years of suboptimal self-care, or the chronic depletion that characterizes so many contemporary lives. But when those five days involve sustained holistic practices supported by healing environment, nourishing food, supportive community, and skilled guidance from a teacher with four decades of experience, they can catalyze remarkable shifts. Mary Paffard's Summer Retreat 2026 offers experienced practitioners the opportunity to step fully into restoration work—not as luxury or indulgence, but as essential medicine for body, mind, spirit, and heart.

From the first morning yoga session breathing clean Redwood air to the final fire circle sharing gratitude and insights, you'll be held by multiple layers of support: Mary's comprehensive expertise in yoga, meditation, and wellness philosophy; the plant-based meals that nourish without burdening; the accommodations that allow genuine rest; the community of fellow seekers who mirror your commitment to health and growth; and the ancient Redwood forest itself, whose presence alone generates documented physiological and psychological benefits. This isn't wellness as marketed trend—it's genuine holistic restoration rooted in time-tested practices, supported by contemporary research, and delivered in one of Northern California's most healing environments.

Join Mary and the welcoming sangha July 2-7, 2026 for this comprehensive wellness journey. Learn more and reserve your space at the Summer Retreat 2026 page, or explore other holistic experiences throughout the year at Spirit Camp Retreats. Your wellness matters—give yourself these five days.

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