Imagine waking to a soft Sonoran sunrise, the silhouette of saguaros stretching like silent sentinels, as you step into a weekend designed to slow down, tune in, and set clear intentions for 2026. Hosted in the warm heart of Tucson, this intimate retreat blends the evidence-based pillars of lifestyle medicine with playful, soulful wellness experiences, including hiking through desert beauty and hands-on crafts with aromatic essential oils. Add gentle reiki sessions or horseback riding beneath big skies.

Join Alison, Monique, and Laura for a restorative, grounding, and joyfully active reset.

What you’ll learn & experience

Learn practical tools you can bring home to sustain wellbeing and shape your year ahead. Key focuses include:

• Intention setting: journaling and gentle group sharing for 2026

• Sound healing: soak up healing vibrations

• Social connection & community: meaningful ways to build supportive ties

• Movement sessions: yoga and mindful walking

• Hike in Sabino Canyon: set your own pace for reflection and intention-setting

• Essential oils make and take: craft your own fragrant reminders of the weekend

• Equine therapy: connect, reflect, and heal through the intuitive presence of horses

Additional activities

Add optional activities to personalize your Reset and feel restored (additional fees paid directly to the providers):

• Pilates Reformer session: stretch and strengthen

• Reiki sessions: energy balancing to relax and recalibrate

• Horseback riding: scenic trails for a calming and joyful way to connect with nature

• Massage therapy

• Golfing

Notice: Must be 18 years of age or older to attend.

Friday evening:

• Arrival

• Welcome + Connect

Saturday:

• Movement session

• Sound bath

• Essential oils workshops

• Desert hike

Sunday:

• Grounding meditation

• Lifestyle medicine seminars

• Equine therapy with Mane and Soul

• Horseback riding, Pilates reformer, massage, golf, reiki ($$ add-on)

• Intention-setting

Monday:

• Closing Circle

• Departure

*subject to change

An Arizona native, Alison calls the Sonoran Desert home. She is a master’s level Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and wellness expert with advanced training in whole food, plant-based nutrition. In 2012, she co-authored her first book, Go Beyond Good: The Trail to a Lifetime of Health and Vitality! That same year, she joined the online instructor team at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, where she ultimately served as Director of Wellness Programs.

With a passion for education and empowerment, Alison has spent nearly 25 years helping others cultivate lasting health. She has led a variety of lectures and workshops at Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa and worked across diverse settings, from classrooms to corporations, as an author, college instructor, middle and high school health teacher, and workplace wellness professional. Alison is also a certified meditation and mindfulness teacher, a registered yoga teacher, and a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Monique Richard is an internationally experienced dietitian specializing in counseling, integrative medicine, consulting, and nutrition communication services. Monique is also a registered yoga teacher and integrates many holistic, mindful components into her coaching and services. Her personalized, integrative approach to nutrition provides an individualized prescription for health and well-being.

Laura earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science at Ball State University. She then completed her Master of Science in Dietetics and her Dietetic Internship at Ball State University. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Exercise Physiologist. Throughout her career, she has worked in clinical weight loss, bariatrics, higher education, corporate wellness, personal training, long-term care, and cardiac rehabilitation. She is driven to help others break free from the diet roller coaster, stop trying to look like what society imposes on them, and achieve optimal health through therapeutic lifestyle changes.

• Where should I stay? Embassy Suites Tucson East is recommended as the closest hotel. Embassy Suites booking Link.

• What airport is closest? The Tucson airport is the closest. Phoenix airport is an option with the Groome shuttle service or car rental to get to Tucson.

• What is the expected weather? Nights can be cool, dress in layers, and bring a light jacket

• What should I bring? Reusable water bottle, comfortable clothes to stretch, hike, and interact with horses, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and closed-toed shoes or hiking shoes. Yoga mats will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.

• Do I need Travel Insurance? Travel insurance is a personal decision. We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance with a cancellation option to protect your investment. One option is Travel Insured International.

• How do I add optional activities? $$ Reservations need to be made at least two weeks in advance. Email the retreat facilitators (rdnretreats@gmail.com) for contact information to schedule and pre-pay for optional activities. Subject to availability.