A transformational escape into one of the world’s five Blue Zones — a place where people live longer, healthier, and more purpose-filled lives. This retreat blends science-backed lifestyle practices with soulful coaching, mindful rituals, and restorative connection.
This retreat is an invitation to step away from the noise and fully immerse yourself in restorative wellness. Held in the serene hills La Cresta, an hour from Loma Linda — a long-celebrated region for its longevity and lifestyle — you’ll experience a curated blend of mindful movement, soul-nourishing workshops, delicious plant-forward meals, and meaningful community. Every detail has been intentionally crafted to help you slow down, replenish your energy, and return home feeling lighter, clearer, and deeply renewed.
Juice & fruit/veggie/snack board upon arrival.
Our quad rooms are perfect for those who don’t mind a little extra energy and are excited to be part of a communal retreat environment.
Our triple rooms are designed for guests who are open to sharing, bonding, and fully embracing the communal spirit of retreat life.
Enjoy a thoughtfully designed shared room with one other guest, offering both comfort and ease throughout your stay.
Your own private space to rest, reset, and return to yourself. This offering is for those who value quiet moments of reflection and the ability to fully integrate the day’s experiences in solitude.
All meals including Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will reflect plant based meals.
Unlimited tea, coffee, & filtered drinking water, honey, dairy & non dairy creamer, and fresh daily iced tea blend.
An intentional gathering to arrive, connect, and set the tone for our time together. This is your moment to ground into the experience and step fully into the retreat.
A grounding experience that blends guided meditation with a mindful tea ritual—inviting you to slow down, be present, and reconnect with yourself through stillness and intention.
Thoughtfully designed sessions to help you reconnect with what truly supports a long, vibrant life—blending education, reflection, and real-life application.
A gentle, supportive practice designed to help the body fully relax and restore. Through slow, guided poses and stillness, you’ll be invited to release tension and settle into deep rest.
Take a walk with our local herba-culturist and learn the benefits of plants and how to use them for healing. Make and take home your own sage bundle from our very own sage, or other seasonal project.
A hands-on, nourishing experience where we’ll come together to prepare a simple, delicious meal—rooted in longevity and everyday wellness.
In addition to all other linens within accommodations.
Gathering around the fire, we’ll slow down and reflect on the day in a relaxed, open space. This is a time for sharing, listening, and simply being—held in the warmth of community.
An intentional gathering to reflect, connect, and close our time together. This is your opportunity to integrate, express, and step forward with clarity and intention.
Pool, sauna, cold plunge, hiking trail, & entire house property.
3:00 PM — Arrival with a Welcome Drinks/Snacks & Settle in
Plan to arrive via personal transportation
Refreshments inspired by Blue Zone eating principles
Get settled into your home for the long weekend
5:00 PM — Get Grounded & Tour Venue
Tour of Retreat Center
6:00 PM — Opening Circle: Your Why for Being Here
Guided journaling
Intention-setting
Group connection ritual
7:00 PM — Longevity Welcome Dinner
Welcome to a dinner designed to add years to your life. Tonight’s menu is inspired by the dietary secrets of the world’s 5 Blue Zones.
Plant-forward, local & slow-food menu
9:00 PM — Meditation, Herbal Tea Ceremony & Early Rest
These caffeine-free, plant-based blends can help soothe the mind and body for a more restful, undisturbed, and deeper sleep.
6:15 AM — Sunrise Meditation Over the Hills (optional)
8:00 AM — Bountiful Breakfast
Start your day like with a Longevity Breakfast, designed to fuel your body with fiber-rich, plant-forward nutrients.
10:00 AM — Workshop 1: Longevity as a Lifestyle, The Blue Zone Way
Blue Zone lifestyle pillars
Stress reduction
Movement through the day
Food patterns of Loma Linda
1:00 PM — Nourishing Lunch
A Blue Zone retreat lunch should focus on plant-slant, whole-food ingredients that provide sustained energy without feeling heavy.
2:30 PM — Herbaculture Walk & Sage Bundle
Take a walk with our local herba-culturist and learn the benefits of plants and how to use them for healing. Make and take home your own sage bundle from our very own sage.
4:00 PM — Free Time / Integration
Pool + Sauna + Cold Plunge if you’d like
Journaling
Explore venue & surroundings
6:00 PM — Community Dinner
Welcome to a dinner designed to add years to your life. Tonight’s menu is inspired by the dietary secrets of the world’s 5 Blue Zones.
Plant-forward, local & slow-food menu
8:00 PM — Restorative Yoga & Sound
Release overwhelm, welcome spaciousness
Yoga is a full mind and body experience that leaves you
feeling more at ease.
8:00 AM —Bountiful Breakfast
Start your day like with a Longevity Breakfast, designed to fuel your body with fiber-rich, plant-forward nutrients.
10:00 AM — Workshop 2: Designing Your Well Life & Bringing It Home
Build nourishing micro-habits
Mindful eating
Nervous system alignment
1:00 PM — Nourishing Lunch
A Blue Zone retreat lunch should focus on plant-slant, whole-food ingredients that provide sustained energy without feeling heavy.
3:00 PM — Free Time / Integration
Pool + Sauna + Cold Plunge if you’d like
Journaling
Explore venue & surroundings
6:00 PM — Plant- based Cooking Workshop/Dinner
Work with our chef to create the right cooking experience for your group. Plant-based cooking is
nutritious, delicious, and empowering- a tool for a healthy lifestyle.
9:00 PM — Gratitude Circle + Fireside Reflection
8:00 AM — Final Bountiful Breakfast
Start your day like with a Longevity Breakfast, designed to fuel your body with fiber-rich, plant-forward nutrients.
10:00 AM — Closing Circle + Blessing Ceremony
Reflection
Intentions for life after retreat
What are you carrying home?
11:00 AM — 2:00 PM — Check out/Departure
Free Time to Enjoy Retreat Center Before Heading Home
I’m Michelle — a Certified Health Coach who believes in coaching for the brave, not the comfortable. I am trained to support sustainable lifestyle change through personalized guidance, behavior change, and whole-person health and wellness.
I am also a worldwide Wellness Retreat Leader who curates transformative experiences centered around longevity, connection, and everyday wellness. My approach empowers individuals to not only reset — but to return home with tools to truly live well.
