May 14–17, 2026
A 4-Day Immersive Experience for Rest, Reconnection, and Renewal

This itinerary is intentionally slow, spacious, and supportive of your nervous system.
Nothing is rushed. Everything is optional. Rest is not something you earn here, it’s the point.

This retreat allows the land, the practices, and the container to work together so you can release what you’ve been carrying and return home feeling grounded, clearer, and more connected to yourself.

Welcome to the Contemporary Compound, the largest luxury rental in downtown Joshua Tree. Just one block from local shops and dining, & minutes to Joshua Tree National Park, this modern retreat offers a private pool & separate spa, expansive outdoor areas, and thoughtful design throughout. Experience the ultimate in convenience and connection while staying in the heart of the High Desert.

Fly into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and commute 2 hours to Joshua Tree California, or fly into Palm Springs International Airport and commute about 40 minutes.

ACCOMODATIONS

• 3 nights / 4 days at a private Joshua Tree retreat home

• Beautiful, serene desert setting designed for rest

• Shared or private room options (based on selection)

• Outdoor spaces for reflection, grounding, and stillness

Daily gentle, trauma-informed yoga & movement
(slow, grounding, beginner-friendly)

• Guided meditation & breathwork for nervous-system regulation

• Somatic grounding practices to reconnect you with your body

• Group healing circles for reflection, release, and connection

• Integration practices to support life after the retreat

Daily nourishing meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

• Snacks, tea, and water available throughout the day

• Meals designed to feel grounding, comforting, and supportive
  (Dietary needs accommodated with advance notice)

Intentional unscheduled time for:

• Napping

• Journaling

• Quiet reflection

• Desert walks & stillness

• No pressure to attend every session

• Freedom to listen to your body and rest when needed

Guided journaling prompts & reflection exercises

• Pre-retreat preparation guidance

• Post-retreat integration tools to support your return home

• A small, intimate group for emotional safety and connection

A nervous-system-safe container

• Permission to slow down without guilt

• Space to soften, exhale, and stop performing

• Feeling held, supported, and deeply seen

• Leaving grounded, clearer, and restored

There are many retreats that offer beautiful locations, yoga classes, and time away.

This one is different.

This Joshua Tree retreat was created and led by Rikki Clark McCoy, a licensed therapist and holistic wellness practitioner with over a decade of experience supporting people through burnout, life transitions, emotional exhaustion, and nervous-system overwhelm.

This is not a retreat where you’re pushed to “break through,” overshare, or do more in the name of healing.

This is a nervous-system–centered healing experience, intentionally designed to help you feel safe enough to rest, soften, and reconnect with yourself, often for the first time in a long time.

As a licensed therapist and trauma-informed yoga and Reiki practitioner, I understand that true rest doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from feeling safe in your body.

Every part of this retreat has been thoughtfully curated to:

• Support nervous-system regulation

• Honor choice, autonomy, and pacing

• Create emotional safety without pressure

• Offer grounding tools you can take home with you

This is healing that respects your boundaries.

You won’t find a packed schedule here.

Instead, you’ll experience:

• Gentle, trauma-informed movement

• Guided meditation and breathwork

• Spacious time for rest, reflection, and integration

• Group circles rooted in consent and safety

• Optional nature experiences, including a guided desert hike

• Support that continues beyond the retreat

Everything is optional. You are always in control.

Joshua Tree offers a rare kind of stillness, one that mirrors the work we’ll be doing together.

The desert doesn’t rush.
It doesn’t perform.
It simply holds.

This retreat allows the land, the practices, and the container to work together so you can release what you’ve been carrying and return home feeling grounded, clearer, and more connected to yourself.

Joshua Tree offers a rare kind of stillness one that mirrors the work we’ll be doing together.

The desert doesn’t rush.
It doesn’t perform.
It simply holds.

This retreat allows the land, the practices, and the container to work together so you can release what you’ve been carrying and return home feeling grounded, clearer, and more connected to yourself.

This retreat may be for you if:

• You’re high-functioning but emotionally tired

• You’ve been holding space for everyone else

• You’re navigating a life transition or reset

• You crave rest that actually feels restorative

• You want support that is both therapeutic and holistic

No prior yoga, meditation, or retreat experience is required.

The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat Waiver Form

Reservation Policy

These are the terms and conditions that will apply to you booking one of The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat.

These terms and conditions shall constitute the entire agreement between Flourishing Minds LLC and the participant relating to the Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat, and act as a binding agreement.

All persons wishing to make a booking have carefully read and understand the terms and conditions that follow. By making a booking with The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat you accept on behalf of yourself and all those named on the booking to be bound by the terms and conditions.

A booking is accepted and becomes definite only from the date when The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat sends a confirmation email and when you have completed the deposit payment.

**Please note that The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat only offers retreats to and related activities to women, 18 years of age and older.

Deposit & Payments

For all advertised retreats and dates, a non-refundable deposit per person plus submission of our online booking form is required to complete your booking. The deposit for The Flourishing Minds Retreat is $300.00. If not paid in full, monthly payments will be drafted from the card used to pay the deposit. 

All payments are non-refundable.  All payments must be completed in full 60 days prior to departure.

If the final balance is not received by the due date, then your booking cannot be guaranteed and The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat reserves the right to cancel your booking.

Please note hold deposits made on all bookings are non-refundable and non-creditable due to the requirement to purchase non-refundable and non-transferable essentials including but not limited to: accommodation reservations etc. on your behalf to secure the retreat.

 Cancellation Policy

We understand that unexpected events can arise that affect your plans. 

If for any reason you are unable to attend The Flourishing Minds Retreat, the following cancellation policy is applied:

Please note the following:

a. DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. 

b. The remaining balance is due within 60 days before the start date of the Retreat unless otherwise noted. 

c. After booking, all sales are final.

d. The Flourishing Minds Retreat reserves the right to cancel your reservation if you are unreachable to finalize payment within 60 days of the Retreat. We reserve the right to resell your place, and you will forfeit your deposit.

f.  Having completed the booking and paid the deposit, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to these terms and conditions.

Pricing

All retreat prices shown are per person and are quoted and payable in USD.

The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat is not responsible for any fees incurred due to currency exchange or fees charged by credit card/bank for processing funds in another currency.

Not included in the price of your travel arrangement are flights, travel insurance, medical insurance, excess baggage charges, tipping and any for or drink or additional activities which are not confirmed as being part of your retreat arrangements. Additionally, any items or services purchased during a retreat are not included in the cost of your travel arrangement unless specifically stated.

Cancellation By The Flourishing Minds Retreat: 

The Flourishing Minds Retreat reserves the right to cancel a retreat for any reason at sole discretion including but not limited to - low participants, compromised safety, or life threatening situations. In case of cancellation, the Retreat Host will provide a credit for a future retreat, valid for up to one year.

Room Reservations

We offer single and double occupancy as well as shared bed occupancy depending on resort location. These terms are outlined in specific retreat packages. 

Travel Documents

A valid passport is required for entry, departure and travel to retreat destinations. Passport must be valid for 6 months past the return date. Participants accept full responsibility for all visas, permits, and certificates (if required). 

Personal Safety and Trip Enjoyment

We take your safety and wellbeing very seriously. The Flourishing Minds Retreat is not responsible for any medical injuries, physical injuries, or illnesses of attendees. Attendees accept sole responsibility for health and wellness. Attendees have the right to not participate in any activity while on The Flourishing Minds Retreat. Attendee accepts sole responsibility for personal wellness and ensures that they are able, physically well and mentally stable to participate in any and all parts of The Flourishing Minds Retreat. 

Medical Conditions and Special Requirements

All participants must inform The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat on the registration form of any medical conditions, pregnancy, disability, or any other mental or physical condition which may affect fitness to travel. The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat highly recommends purchasing travel and medical insurance before attending any Flourishing Mind Wellness Retreat. Before attending one of our retreat destinations, you will be required to sign a  liability waiver.

Personal Property & Responsibility

The Flourishing Minds Retreat are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged personal or business property that attendee willingly brings with them on their retreat. Upon check in, we highly recommend placing valuables in a safe location or or a secured location. Please limit your valuables. The Flourishing Minds Retreat highly recommends that attendees obtain property insurance over valuables while traveling on any of our retreat destinations.

Resort and Travel Responsibilities 

All attendees are subject to the rules and regulations of the resort policies in which The Flourishing Minds Retreat will be held. If there is any damage to the property or rules are broken, the attendee takes sole responsibility for consequences administered by the resort or country of travel. This includes but is not limited to property damage, drug usage, loss of life, thievery, and public intoxication.

 Photos, Video, and Content Creation

In the course of participation in The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat, photos or video may be taken by participants; guides, and professional photographers.These images may be used in any of The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat promotional materials, website, and all social media platforms, unless participants specifically request to the host not to use any material they are depicted in. Otherwise permission is granted to use such images for publicity and promotional purposes.

Liability

The Flourishing Minds Wellness Retreat is not responsible for “acts of God.” This refers to natural disasters, war, civil unrest, airport closures and delays, intentional and accidental failures of performance by third parties. This includes supplies and independent contractors such as: Hotel, shuttle services, excursions, and any other outside supplier or local operator and/or sub-contractor. 

Afternoon

• Arrival & gentle check-in after 4 PM

• Settle into your room, unpack slowly, explore the property

• Tea, water, and grounding snacks available

• Quiet time to rest, journal, or simply be

Early Evening

• Opening Circle

  • Welcome + setting intentions

  • Nervous-system orientation (what to expect & how to care for yourself)

  • Land acknowledgment & grounding practice

Evening

• Gentle Arrival Yoga & Breathwork

• Slow, trauma-informed movement

• Long holds, breath cues, and rest

• Nourishing group dinner

• Optional stargazing or silent reflection

• Early rest encouraged

Early Morning

• Light breakfast + warm beverages

Morning

• Guided Desert Grounding Hike (Optional)

  • Slow, accessible walk in nature

  • Emphasis on breath, sensory awareness, and presence

  • Opportunities for pauses, reflection, and stillness

  • No rushing, no pressure, rest breaks encouraged

Late Morning

• Return + Gentle Integration Stretch & Breathwork

  • Release tension from the body

  • Grounding after time in nature

Midday

• Lunch

• Extended rest window

  • Napping, journaling, or quiet time

Late Afternoon

• Group Healing Circle

  • Emotional release & shared witnessing

  • Somatic reflection and grounding

Evening

• Dinner together at a Kitchen in the Desert (On your own)

• Sunset Meditation

  • Stillness, silence, and sensory awareness

• Free evening (rest, early bed, or quiet connection)

Morning

• Slow breakfast

• Embodied Movement + Meditation

  • Gentle flow to reconnect body & intuition

  • Focus on clarity, self-trust, and inner listening

Late Morning

• Spacious free time

  • Nature walks

  • Journaling

  • Rest by the pool / outdoor spaces

Afternoon

• Lunch

• Intentional Rest Block

  • No programming

  • Nap, reflect, or do absolutely nothing

Late Afternoon

• Integration Workshop

  • Bringing what you’re learning into daily life

  • Boundaries, pacing, and sustainable rest practices

Evening

• Closing dinner

• Closing Circle

  • Reflection, gratitude, and gentle closure

• Optional stargazing / final night grounding practice

Morning

• Light breakfast

• Closing Grounding Practice

  • Breathwork, reflection, and intention-setting

  • Nervous-system tools for life after the retreat

Late Morning

• Final goodbyes

• Departure by 11 AM