Love Yourself Unconditionally: Women's Self-Love & Energy Healing Retreat in Joshua Tree

This isn't a vacation. It's an act of self-love.
You've spent too long taking care of everyone else. For three nights and four days, it's your turn. Here, we nourish your nervous system, give your mind a break, slow down and actually listen to your body. Sunrise mindfulness practices. Desert sunsets. Stars from the rooftop. A circle of like-minded women ready to show up fully.
This experience sits at the intersection of relaxation and personal transformation. It brings women together in a powerful, safe container where we can explore deeply, express authentically and release fully. Together we unpack conscious and unconscious beliefs, thought patterns, behaviours and habits, and step into a more empowered way of being.
Each day moves between restorative rest and meaningful inner work. The practices we use (coaching and discussion, Himalayan Kriya yoga, somatic healing, breathwork, energy work, meditation, ecstatic dance and sound healing) are woven together intentionally. They work at the level of the subconscious, the nervous system and the energy body, not just the thinking mind. This is how real, lasting change is created.
The practices

Himalayan Kriya yoga: breathwork, dynamic movement, tapping, mudras and mantras to restore the flow of life force energy and release stuck energy and unprocessed emotion. Rarely found in North America, and open to all levels.
Somatic healing movement: guided dance, intuitive movement, strength, stretching and mobility, finishing with intentional somatic release.
Breathwork and meditation: guided sessions to soothe your nervous system and lead you back to yourself.
Mindset and self-love workshops: perspective-shifting discussions and practical self-regulation tools to take home.
Professional sound healing journey: relax, receive, restore.
Ecstatic dance: shake it off, get weird, wild and silly, and feel alive and free in your body again.
Opening and closing circles: arrive with intention, leave with a new sisterhood.

The villa
Gaia Villa is a 4,000 sq ft private desert estate on 3.5 acres in the quiet Upper Sky Harbor area of the High Desert, 15 minutes from Joshua Tree National Park and shared only with our circle. Enjoy a heated salt water pool with a grotto waterfall, hot tub and cold plunge, a rooftop patio for stargazing within a designated Dark Sky area, fire pits, a walking meditation labyrinth, and indoor and outdoor yoga spaces. Six bedrooms, each shared with 1 to 3 other women.
This retreat is for you if you are:

Ready to do real, deep (and sometimes messy) inner work in a safe, supported container
Called to energy healing, somatic healing or nervous system healing practices
Craving genuine connection with like-minded women
Wanting to invest in yourself in a way that creates lasting mindset shifts and new habits

This is a 100% alcohol and substance free retreat. No yoga or meditation experience is needed; every practice is fully guided and beginner friendly.
From past retreat attendees
"I have attended three of her retreats now and each one has sky-rocketed my personal growth in ways I didn't know I needed or were possible. A truly profound, heart-opening, mind-expanding and soul-enriching experience." — Chandra, Canada
"Riley created a safe atmosphere with her grounding presence, allowing us to connect deeply in sisterhood. I am so grateful that I said yes to this retreat. It was so much more than I hoped to experience." — Jaimie, Canada