Sacred Stillness - Stress Reduction Retreat
Sacred Stillness - Stress Reduction Retreat
Redwood City, CA, USA
Up to 6 in group
November 7 - 9, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- Sacred Stillness is a transformative weekend retreat designed to help you step away from the noise, rest deeply, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that are wise, calm, and whole.
- Gentle yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to calm your nervous system and restore balance
- Insightful workshops to release old patterns and create space for new possibilities
- Quiet time in nature to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your inner voice
- Authentic connection with a supportive community of fellow seekers
- A personal integration plan to carry your insights and stillness you discover back into daily life
About this Retreat
For over 25 years, I’ve been passionate about helping people learn, grow, and thrive. As a college biology professor with a Master’s degree in Biology and Education, I’ve taught and mentored over 6,000 students. I’ve always felt called to make a difference and inspired to make the world a little better by helping people rise up.
Then, after years of giving to everyone else, one dark day my body reached its breaking point. A lifetime of living in survival mode, stuffing down my feelings and pain, and people-pleasing without healthy boundaries finally caught up with me. I felt broken, in despair, and in terrible pain.
I tried all the conventional Western medicine solutions, but nothing helped. As I opened my mind to the possibility that this might be caused by unresolved trauma and painful emotions, healing began to arrive. The loving universe brought many different types of healers into my life. Suddenly, I could walk again—and hope returned.
I walked the very path I now share with others. I promised myself I would pay forward all the healing and love I received when I was in need.
Today, I bring that same dedication to coaching, supporting my clients as they create happier, healthier, more vibrant lives.
I’d be honored to walk alongside you on your own journey of transformation.
Some people call me “Master Yoda” because I’ve spent decades helping others find their own wisdom and strength. While studying and researching healing modalities I became inspired to put much of what I learned into a handbook to help others. So I wrote my first book, Who’s Walking Who, to guide others on their own healing path.
For over 10 years, I’ve developed and taught communication courses, mentoring more than 1,500 people along the way. I’m also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and I’ve coached for over 30 years in wrestling, motorcycle racing, and personal development.
Since 1988, I’ve owned and operated a landscape construction business, which has taught me the value of patience, dedication, and creativity. I’m also a five-year veteran of Burning Man, where friends know me as “Chuy Caramel.”
All of these experiences, along with my own healing journey, have shaped my approach to coaching—blending discipline with compassion, structure with humor, and always meeting people where they are.
My passion is helping you feel more confident, connected, and fully alive. I look forward to supporting you on your journey.
Details of this retreat
If your mind has been racing, your body tense, and your spirit tired, you’re not alone.
We live in a world that asks us to move faster, achieve more, and stay constantly connected. But true renewal doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from remembering how to be still.
Sacred Stillness is a transformative weekend retreat designed to help you step away from the noise, rest deeply, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that are wise, calm, and whole.
In the stillness, everything changes.
Who is Sacred Stillness for?
* People who feel overwhelmed or disconnected
* Those ready to slow down and listen inward
* Anyone wanting tools for calm, clarity, and self-compassion
* Those longing to feel inspired, grounded, and whole again
* You’re ready to explore personal growth with openness and curiosity
* Unplug. Reconnect. Remember who you are.
You’ll Leave This Retreat With…
* A calmer nervous system and a toolkit of simple practices to stay centered
* Clarity about what truly matters most to you
* Renewed energy, inspiration, and a sense of possibility
* A fresh perspective on the stories and beliefs that have held you back and a personal integration plan to continue your transformation
* Greater self-compassion and confidence that you are whole, worthy, and enough exactly as you are
Over three nourishing days, you’ll experience:
* Gentle yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to calm your nervous system and restore balance
* Insightful workshops to release old patterns and create space for new possibilities
* Quiet time in nature to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your inner voice
* Authentic connection with a supportive community of fellow seekers
* A personal integration plan to carry your insights and stillness you discover back into daily life
Come as you are. Leave renewed, clear, and anchored in a deeper sense of self.
What’s Included:
- Soul reviving retreat program that combines a serene environment to unplug & rejuvinate with solid easy to learn tools to let go of what’s weighing you down & draining your energy.
- 3 days and 2 nights at a beautiful, peaceful retreat location (Option to add a third night for a fee)
- A printed participant workbook and a personal integration plan to carry your insights back into daily life
- Nourishing, delicious meals and snacks each day. All meals are included during the retreat program. We will do our best to accommodate some dietary restrictions, such as vegetarian or gluten free.
Reserve your place and reclaim the quiet within.
We live in a world that asks us to move faster, achieve more, and stay constantly connected. But true renewal doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from remembering how to be still.
Sacred Stillness is a transformative weekend retreat designed to help you step away from the noise, rest deeply, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that are wise, calm, and whole.
In the stillness, everything changes.
Who is Sacred Stillness for?
* People who feel overwhelmed or disconnected
* Those ready to slow down and listen inward
* Anyone wanting tools for calm, clarity, and self-compassion
* Those longing to feel inspired, grounded, and whole again
* You’re ready to explore personal growth with openness and curiosity
* Unplug. Reconnect. Remember who you are.
You’ll Leave This Retreat With…
* A calmer nervous system and a toolkit of simple practices to stay centered
* Clarity about what truly matters most to you
* Renewed energy, inspiration, and a sense of possibility
* A fresh perspective on the stories and beliefs that have held you back and a personal integration plan to continue your transformation
* Greater self-compassion and confidence that you are whole, worthy, and enough exactly as you are
Over three nourishing days, you’ll experience:
* Gentle yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to calm your nervous system and restore balance
* Insightful workshops to release old patterns and create space for new possibilities
* Quiet time in nature to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your inner voice
* Authentic connection with a supportive community of fellow seekers
* A personal integration plan to carry your insights and stillness you discover back into daily life
Come as you are. Leave renewed, clear, and anchored in a deeper sense of self.
What’s Included:
- Soul reviving retreat program that combines a serene environment to unplug & rejuvinate with solid easy to learn tools to let go of what’s weighing you down & draining your energy.
- 3 days and 2 nights at a beautiful, peaceful retreat location (Option to add a third night for a fee)
- A printed participant workbook and a personal integration plan to carry your insights back into daily life
- Nourishing, delicious meals and snacks each day. All meals are included during the retreat program. We will do our best to accommodate some dietary restrictions, such as vegetarian or gluten free.
Reserve your place and reclaim the quiet within.
Schedule
Each morning starts with a type of movement followed by breakfast.
During the day there will be workshops, group discussions, activities, and free time all desgined to help your nervous system to calm down and teach you new skills to reduce stress and help your body heal.
Lunch and free time start about noon.
Dinner will be about 6:30.
Examples of some of the workshops and activites include:
Digital Detox, Breath Awareness, The Biology of Stress, Trigger Response Skills, The Biology of Burnout & Nutritional Resiliance, Forest Bathing Walk, Cahnge your Questions - Change Your Results, and Integration Planning.
During the day there will be workshops, group discussions, activities, and free time all desgined to help your nervous system to calm down and teach you new skills to reduce stress and help your body heal.
Lunch and free time start about noon.
Dinner will be about 6:30.
Examples of some of the workshops and activites include:
Digital Detox, Breath Awareness, The Biology of Stress, Trigger Response Skills, The Biology of Burnout & Nutritional Resiliance, Forest Bathing Walk, Cahnge your Questions - Change Your Results, and Integration Planning.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Know My Truth, Redwood City, CA, USA
Directions
The closest airport is SFO - San Francisco International Airport.
If driving, the house is about 20 miles from the airport. Address details will be provided upon regisering.
If driving, the house is about 20 miles from the airport. Address details will be provided upon regisering.
Accommodation
This is one of the rooms in the house, which is the master suite with a private full bathroom and a sliding door onto the backyard.
Private Sanctuary - Master Suite with Private Bathroom - King Bed (Companion Rate available if you're attending with someone)
Restful Retreat - Single person room with King Bed (Companion Rate available if you're attending with someone)
Cozy Connection - Shared Double Room with Jack and Jill Bathroom
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
You'll stay in a beautiful home with plenty of space to gather and find space to sit with yourself.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
There will be home made healthy meals, and some meals/items that cou catered. Examples: banana bread, quiche, soup, or roasted chichken with baked potatoes.
What's Included
- Soul reviving retreat program that combines a serene environment to unplug & rejuvinate with solid easy to learn tools to let go of what’s weighing you down & draining your energy.
- 3 days and 2 nights at a beautiful, peaceful retreat location (Option to add a third night for a fee)
- A printed participant workbook and a personal integration plan to carry your insights back into daily life
- Nourishing, delicious meals and snacks each day. All meals are included during the retreat program. We will do our best to accommodate some dietary restrictions, such as vegetarian or gluten free.
What's Not Included
- Transportation/Airfare/Ground Transport
- Additional Optional Activites
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