September Oaks Retreat: Navigating Grief and Loss

Price includes lodging, programming, fitness/yoga classes, contrast therapy and meals. Extra experiences (like massage or 1:1 coaching) can be added on separately after you register.

Everything on the schedule is optional. We want you to get what you need out of this weekend.

Check-in is Friday between 2:00-4:00pm. The first session is 4:30pm on Friday. We wrap up on Sunday around 10:30am, but we are about an hour outside San Diego and recommend planning some buffer time for travel and lunch so you’re not rushed leaving. We also have an early-check in option* if you’d like to add an extra day and come on Thursday. Then you would have 3 nights and 2 full days of full access to the property amenities, classes, and pre-retreat programming. You’ll see that add-on as an option when you register.

Grief is complex and can leave us feeling lost and unsure of how to cope. No one teaches us how to grieve, so when we lose someone or something important, it’s hard to make sense of it all. This retreat is here to help you navigate grief and loss, offering a safe space to explore your feelings and find a way forward.

Whether you’re grieving a loved one, facing the end of a significant relationship, dealing with a major life change, or mourning the loss of the way you thought life would look, this retreat is for you. It provides a compassionate space for those overwhelmed by grief, seeking understanding, support, and a new path forward.

Over three days and two nights, we’ll dive into what keeps us stuck, explore what true peace looks like, and learn to honor our individual healing journeys. With a special session for bereaved parents, this retreat offers rest, reflection, and connection with others who understand. It’s time. And, you don’t need to go alone.

Pre-Session: Setting the Stage for Healing
Before we start the retreat, we’ll take some time to get settled and outline what we hope to get out of the weekend. We’ll recognize the challenges of grief and create a supportive environment to begin exploring how to navigate loss. This session is about accepting where you are and being open to finding a way forward.

Optional Workshops

1. Making Space for Grief: Welcoming the Questions

Grief and loss can completely rearrange our lives, bringing up deep, lingering questions that don’t always have clear answers. In this workshop, we’ll explore the core question that emerges during this season of loss. Rather than making sense of grief, it’s about welcoming it—allowing it to shape us in new ways. We’ll delve into what this experience is asking of us and how a shift in perspective can open us up to new possibilities. This session is about reimagining what is in front of us and discovering new ways to engage with life amidst the changes.

2. The Invitation: Embracing the Complexity of Our Stories
Whether it’s a life-altering diagnosis, a radical shift in all we know, or loss of a loved one, grief often comes with an unexpected invitation to see the world and who we are in a new light. What if our brokenness is an invitation to a breakthrough? In this session, we’ll explore how to embrace all parts of our story—the beautiful and the difficult—and how to transform our experiences into a source of inspiration and strength while learning now to honor our grief but hold onto all that remains. This is about learning to find hope and possibility even in the most challenging moments.

3. Honoring the Pain: Building Rituals for Remembrance
Where do we place our pain when the world moves forward too quickly? This workshop focuses on how to honor our grief in every season. We’ll explore ways to build personal rituals that support us in remembering and honoring what we’ve lost, allowing us to carry our experiences with us in a way that fosters growth rather than keeping us stuck.

4. Navigating the Future: Holding Dreams and Disappointments
How do we hold the pain of our losses alongside our dreams for the future? How do we even begin to dream about the future without feeling like we are leaving al we love behind? This session offers experiential exercises and thoughtful guidance to help you explore what truly matters and how to integrate your experiences into a vision for the future. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how to transform pain into a tangible impact, bringing love and hope into your life and those around you.

A special bonus track for bereaved parents – Healing Through Shared Experience
For those who have experienced the loss of a child, this special track offers a space to connect with others who understand this unique and profound grief. We’ll explore the specific challenges of this journey and how to navigate the path forward while honoring the memory of your child. Here, you will find community, support, and a sense of shared understanding. You do not need to come with a partner to attend. 

This retreat offers a balance of deep reflection, meaningful workshops, and moments of rest. This isn’t about quick fixes or easy answers. It is about honoring your story, your loss and the people you love in a really special way. Whether you’re seeking clarity, a way to honor your grief, or a community that understands, this is an opportunity to heal, wherever you are on the journey.