Calling diverse women who seek a nurturing soulful space to envision and actualize what 'thriving' means for them in our world today...

Play. Create. Rejuvenate.

• ​Empowering Yoga and Mindfulness practices with Michelle Chua, RYT-500
• Multi-modality Art Explorations to activate Creativity, Confidence and Intuition
• Soulful Conversations with a Community of Supportive Women
• World Percussion Journey to free your Self-Expression 
• Nature Walks, Hikes and Nature Art to Ground with Mother Nature 
• Invigorating Plant-based Meals and Macrobiotic Culinary Class 
• Wellness Lifestyle teachings from Ayurveda and the Neuroscience and Practices of Mindfulness for Stress Relief
• Freedom to Relax, Reflect and Feel Your Most Vibrant Yourself.

Ojas Retreat Center rests on a tranquil hilltop in Santa Rosa Plateau, California.  Ojas is Sanskrit for essence of vitality or vigor, which this charming sanctuary elicits through its panoramic views of mountains, pristine airy rooms and refreshing hybrid of indoor and outdoor living and dining areas, including a spacious yoga studio.  Gathering spaces abound throughout the garden and decks, with a private hot tub indoors and a community hot tub for soaking under the open sky.  Within walking distance is a hiking trail into the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve and within a few minutes' drive are vineyards, horseback riding and the Cleveland National Forest.

Friday, May 6

3:00pm Arrival
4:00 Opening Circle + Sankalpa Tea Ceremony 
5:00 Grounding Nature Walk + Community Art-Making
​6:00 Healthy Vegan Catered Dinner 
8:00 Soul Movement/Dance + Yin Yoga + Visualize to Actualize Soundbath Meditation + Journaling with Michelle Chua + Women's Circle
Free Time: Stargaze in the outdoor Hot Tub, Gather by the Fire, Get To Know each other or enjoy space for Personal Reflection.

Saturday, May 7 (1-Day Guests included in all activities on this day)

8:00am Morning Ayurveda, Vinyasa Flow Yoga + Mindfulness + Meditation with Michelle Chua 
9:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Breakfast
10:45 Women's Circle, Hike + Shinrin Yoku, or Forest Bathing
12:15pm Free Time for Hot Tub, Personal Reflection, Mingling (At additional cost, pre-book a private on-site massage with a therapist.)
1:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Lunch
3:00 World Percussion Journey: Drum Circle Honoring Roots, Rhythm + Self-Expression with Delton Davis
4:00 Free Time: Afternoon Tea on the deck (Or, at additional cost, pre-book a private on-site massage with a therapist.)
5:00 Yin Yoga + Mindfulness + Meditation + Creative Writing with Michelle Chua
7:00-8:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Sunset Dinner + Poetry Jam (Closing Circle for 1-Day Guests)

Sunday, May 8 (Mother's Day)

8:00am Morning Ayurveda, Vinyasa Flow Yoga + Mindfulness + Meditation with Michelle Chua
9:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Breakfast
11:00 Neuroscience of Mindfulness + Meditation + Tools for Stress Relief (Play*shop with Michelle Chua)
12:00pm Free Time to play or rest as you please (At additional cost, pre-book a private on-site massage with a therapist.)
1:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Lunch
3:00 Free Time: Optional Carpool to Cleveland National Forest for Hiking (Or, at additional cost, pre-book a private on-site massage with a therapist.) Or, just go with the flow!
6:00 Healthy Vegan Macrobiotic Weekly Meal Prep Culinary Class with Chef Itzel, Founder of Wild Love Vegan Food
7:00 Healthy Vegan Community-Made Sunset Dinner
8:30 Soul Movement/Dance + Yin Yoga + Mindfulness + Meditation with Michelle Chua
9:30-10:30 Art for Manifesting: Create Your Vision Board + Sharing Circle

Monday, May 9

8:00am Morning Ayurveda, Vinyasa Flow Yoga + Mindfulness + 7 Chakras Blessing Soundbath Meditation with Michelle Chua
9:30 Healthy Vegan Catered Breakfast
10:45 Closing Circle
12:00pm Departure

Delton Davis (5th from left in photo) is Founder and Director of Kids Drumming.  He is also an author, educator and multi-percussionist who has facilitated drum workshops and drum circles nationally and abroad. He has recorded with professional yoga music artists, such as Wah!

​Embark on a World Percussion Journey as you unleash your power of creative self-expression, while honoring rhythm, universal roots and life's mysterious and magical flow during our drum circle.  Drums are provided for your use.

My intention for this retreat is to co-create a grounding and uplifting space, with all the women who attend, that empowers us to realign with our inner source of joy and vitality and thrive unconditionally.  May our thriving affect others to thrive through our interconnectedness and wholehearted presence.

Michelle Chua is a Registered Yoga Teacher and founded Root 2 Rise Yoga in 2010.  She is certified in Yoga Psychology and Hatha Yoga (Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Restorative, Breathwork, Meditation) and is trained in Mindfulness, Dance and Yoga Lifestyle.  A former school teacher specializing in the arts, Michelle is passionate about gathering diverse people together to connect through meaningful experiences that unveil the aliveness and serene strength of their inner nature--pure love.
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