Wellness Retreats
“Exceptional is the best word to describe these retreats.”
“The best CME I have ever done! Initially it felt selfish, but the benefits will reach far beyond my own personal satisfaction.”
Become calm, hopeful, and vibrant again
Nourish your mind, body, spirit, and soul.
Bask in spaciousness, nature, and community.
Experience mindfulness, lifestyle medicine, food as medicine, and mindset work.
Leave feeling lighter, inspired, replenished, and empowered.
“Truly an amazing and transformative experience.”
Pause and Presence retreats are unlike anything you have experienced
There are no lectures in cold, windowless conference rooms. There are no lanyards or crowds. There are no buffets with chafing dishes heated by sterno flames.
We eat delicious, healthy, and beautiful culinary creations made with love. We sit together at a table surrounded by nature and/or windows with views. We do our workshops on cozy comfy couches, under trees, on mountaintops, or by the pool.
Each retreat agenda is crafted individually and intentionally to optimize pleasure, learning, and transformation.
Coaching, Mindfulness, Yoga, Culinary Medicine & CME
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Nicasio Creek Farm
3-5 day offerings almost every month throughout 2025
Nicasio, CA (1 hr north of San Francisco, near Point Reyes )
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Sagrada Wellness
March 2025
San Luis Obispo, CA (Central Coast)
“HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! These retreats are a must do.”
Shorter and Co-ed Retreats
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Honoring Diastole at Pie Ranch
A ONE DAY reflective writing, coaching, food-as-medicine, yoga, mindfulness retreat.
This retreat is CO-ED and is co-led with Dr. Gail Wright
May 10th, 2025
October 4th, 2025
Pescadero, CA
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The Mindful Healers Connect in Nature Retreat
A LONG WEEKEND of Mindfulness, Yoga, Mindset Work, Forest Bathing, Sound healing
This retreat is CO-ED and co-led with Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang
Offers accredited CME
May 3-5th, 2025
Nicasio and Point Reyes, CA
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Couples Retreats at Nicasio Creek Farm
A long weekend of Mindfulness, Food-As-Medicine, Culinary Medicine, Nature As Medicine, Yoga, and mindset coaching focused on mindful communication, relationship coaching, and understanding how those in medicine think.
Spouses/partners do not need to be in medicine to participate.
Offers accredited CME
February 14-17th, 2025
November 8-11th, 2025
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“Jessie is truly a deep, wise, curious, brilliant teacher” - ICU, TPMG
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“The whole retreat is simply amazing!! Full of gratitude for this experience.” Family Practice MD
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“The retreat was a much-appreciated delight. A chance to focus on the here and now. To become more comfortable with where I am in life and in medicine. Such a gift.” - Optho MD, TPMG
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“It was invaluable. I learned so much that I will apply daily to my role as a physician” - Pediatrics
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Innovative, Expertly-Facilitated Team Retreats
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Available at Nicasio Creek Farm or Pie Ranch
Learn more about the culinary experience at Pause & Presence retreats
All Pause & Presence CME Retreats
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Nicasio Creek Farm
Coaching, Yoga, Culinary Medicine, Mindfulness, Forest Bathing
*3 to 5 day immersions for women, friends, & couples
north of San Francisco
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Sagrada Wellness
Coaching, Yoga, Mindfulness, and Culinary Medicine
*5 day immersion experiences for women in medicine
Central California Coast
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Honoring Diastole
Honoring Diastole
Co-Led with Dr. Gail Wright
One day of reflective writing, coaching, food-as-medicine, yoga, mindfulness retreat
One hour south of San Francisco
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Connect in Nature
Mindfulness, Yoga, Mindset Work, Forest Bathing, Sound healing, IN NATURE
Nicasio Creek Farm, West Marin, and Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
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Team Retreats
Innovative, personalized, expertly facilitated team-building wellness retreats for physicians, attorneys, tech, biotech, and healthcare teams.
*Scheduled when you want it
Nicasio Creek Farm or Pie Ranch