WOMEN’S WILDERNESS YOGA RETREAT

MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA

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outdoor sink overlooking a mountain valley at the retreat center

MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA

An invigorating healing experience to reconnect with inner peace, the wonders of nature, and personal renewal. 

Nurture your wild woman soul through outdoor restorative & Yin Yoga, and creative healing arts workshops, cleansing from modern-day life.

This experience is for conscious women, mothers, mystics, healers, and community leaders who are eager to unify more deeply with the natural world, simplistic living, and clarity. 

THE RETREAT

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This 4-day and 3-night intimate retreat is in beautiful Mendocino County, California. Led by a team of uniquely talented teachers and wellness experts.

The location a health-centered permaculture homestead surrounded by healthy old-growth forest systems, water flowing out of the ground, and a diverse thriving ecosystem.

Relax and recharge in cabins and yurts connected by trails and old growth trees along a wild creek with rich wildlife.

Enjoy a weekend immersed in nature, unreached by light pollution, cellphone reception, and any of today's common pollutants, where you can enjoy clear skies and unbelievable starry nights.​

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“To the Wild Woman being spiritual means whispering to trees, laughing with flowers, falling in love with sunsets, consulting the waters, and worshipping the stars at night.
One hand to her heart and one hand touching Mother Earth…”
 
-Shikoba

Retreat Activities

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Daily Yoga & Sound Baths

All Levels Welcome

Gentle Hatha Yoga 

Daily Restorative & Yin Yoga

Gentle Breathwork & Sound Baths

 

Herbalism & Plant Healing
Ayurveda Workshop

Activating the Wild Body: Herbal Self-Care Workshop

Plant Spirit Workshop

Tea Ceremonies

Bonuses
Incredibly Diverse Wildlife viewing

Natural clay Sauna (depending on fire season

Temperate Mineral-Rich Soaking Pool

Stunning outdoor showers & baths

Reading, journaling, meditation in nature

Hiking

Farm activities & assisting with homestead

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Healing Arts Immersion

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    Restorative & Hatha Yoga

    These classes will address mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual release. You will practice letting go of whatever is it you are holding onto and letting that space be filled with your presence, acceptance, and your perseverance.

    Tap into oneness, your connection toyour surroundings and Mother Earth, as well as gratitude.

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    Herbal Self-Care: Body Scrub Making & Herbal Foot Baths

    Engage your senses and deepen your connection to your wild self through herbal nourishment and self-care. We will mindfully play with flowers, salts, aromatic, and infused oils with an intentional salt scrub. Enjoy a soothing foot soak to nourish your wild feet. Experience the magic of sisterhood self-care as we receive nourishment together and witness each other surrendering into deeper healing and connections.

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    Yin Yoga

    Gently bring up what is stored in the body for transmutation. Incorporate the practice of dhyana (focus), as we utilize the nature around us to bring our focus into one point. We will bring deep awareness to certain points of the body.

    Cultivate a heightened awareness and feel in control of your surroundings while subtly testing your openness and trust.

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    Sound Baths & Sound Healing

    Enjoy a sound bath with singing bowls surrounded by the warm embrace of wildlife all around you. Also soak in an ocean drum sound healing to release and wash away the stagnant energies.

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    Plant Medicine Spirit Connections

    Explore the magical world of Plant Spirit Medicine. Learn how to connect to the life essence of plants and open your senses to receive messages from the spirits residing on the lands. We will connect specifically to Oak Medicine, a magnificent essence that connects us to our inner rebirthing and growth cycles as well as ancestral healing medicine.

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    Elemental Wisdom of You Ayurveda Workshop

    Dip your toes into the deep ocean of the ancient healing modality of Ayurveda, an elemental wisdom based healing modality. In this workshop, you will uncover your unique elemental makeup and ways to bring balance into your life through the natural world

THE LOCATION

Beautifully rustic accommodations
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A small dome-shaped cabin in the woods with a wooden porch and awning. The cabin has a round door and circular window, surrounded by trees and natural light.
Interior of a geodesic dome tent with chairs, a table, a small refrigerator, a kitchen counter with cookware, and string lights inside.
Rustic kitchen with green walls, wooden furniture, two chairs, a round dining table set with dishes, a small blue refrigerator, wooden barrel counter, hanging mugs, and wooden shelves holding kitchenware.
A cozy bedroom features a bed with an olive green comforter, decorative red and patterned pillows. A large branch is used as wall art above the bed, adorned with exposed lightbulbs. A window with curtains lets in natural light, and a wooden nightstan
Interior of a geodesic dome tent with a bed and a small table set near a large window showing trees outside.
A serene outdoor scene featuring a yurt nestled in a forested area. The yurt has a circular structure with a green covering and a separate staircase leading up to it. Nearby, there's a picnic table with striped chairs, surrounded by trees and fallen
Interior of a large canvas tent with a bed, wood stove, table, chairs, and small fridge, creating a cozy glamping setup.
Interior of a glamping tent with a bed featuring red and beige bedding, wooden furniture, and a window view. Decor includes pillows and a lantern.
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Near Ukiah, California

Nearest Major Airport: San Francisco (SFO)

Then a beautiful 3.5 hour drive to property. Ukiah is the closest town with all the services you will need.

Goldencup Homestead Wilderness

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Golden Cup Homestead is a spiritual and health retreat center; a farm, a forest, a stunning example of ecological design principles.​

Nestled in the rolling hills of Mendocino County, Northern California, it extends over 120 acres of diverse forests and Oak Savannah with mature Redwoods, old-growth Douglas Fir, Manzanita, Madrone, and California Bays.​

The pristine air and pure water flow from our creek, wells, and year-round artesian springs. ​

​Golden Cup Homestead is a faith-based, family environment proud to host individuals, families, groups, or small communities seeking intentional living, and a supportive environment to welcome transformation into their life. 

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Pristine environment: no pollutants from city, fumes, EMFs, radiation, no pesticides, GMO's. High honor and respect for the land.

Summer will bring abundant food in our orchards and gardens. Perfect time for a cleanse. A lot of farm and forest activity & unbelievable night skies.

mountain valley views from the eco lodge
nourishing vegetarian meals

ACCOMMODATIONS

Choose from a private or shared dwelling. A rustic outdoor environment with clean & modest dwellings inside.

Modest hiking to and from all dwellings and workshops/classes.

No cell reception. We will be remote! ​Wi-Fi available.

​Dwellings include Queen beds, kitchen spaces, mini-refrigerators, outdoor grills, stoves, tea kettles, pots and pans, coffee makers, and electricity. 

Showers are gorgeous outdoors and toilets are outdoor compostable units. Guests will be orientated to toilers and showers.

FOOD

Our Ayurvedic chef Annalise will be preparing us nourishing vegetarian dinners daily.

Participants will bring their own breakfasts and lunches. (Refrigerators, grills, kettles, and coffee makers are available.)

We accommodate food allergies.

Salad with green leaves, shredded carrots, and edible flowers in a metal bowl.

WEATHER

Cool nights and hot days

HOW TO GET THERE

From the San Francisco allow 3 hours to drive North to the town of Ukiah, and 45 minutes from Ukiah to the Golden Cup Homestead.

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  • Outdoor yoga studio with mats, blocks, and props in a rustic wooden pavilion.
  • View of a mountainous landscape with green trees and foliage, seen through a geometric window. The sky is clear with a few wispy clouds.
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  • Group of women embracing each other in a circle, promoting friendship and unity.
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RETREAT AGENDA

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The Big Picture​

You will explore a deeper sense of self, in the wilderness, with the sounds of nature to quiet your mind.​

You will gain valuable knowledge in Yoga, spirituality, & plant medicine. 

​You will cultivate new relationships with high frequency women.

We move, we tune in, we connect, and we heal.

 RETREAT PACKAGE INCLUDES: 

  • Shared or private accommodations (queen or double bed in dwellings). 4-Day & 3-night retreat in secluded off-grid permaculture homestead property near the Redwood Coast of Northern California

  • Daily Dinners (breakfast and lunch are packed in, all lodging have a fridge and kitchen.​​

  • 10 total healing arts and holistic wellness workshops.

NOTE: Mystic Gardens Women’s Wilderness Retreat is NOT personal therapy or a detoxification program from recreational or pharmaceutical drugs.


Most of our leaders are not trained psychiatrists and do not carry clinical backgrounds in PTSD, addiction or other mental health concerns. If you have a history of PTSD, addiction or other mental health concerns, it is important that you arrive at our program in a stable state with the intention of using the program for self regulation, personal healing, respectful community, & spiritual growth

“Place your hands into soil to feel grounded. Wade in water to feel emotionally healed. Fill your lungs with fresh air to feel mentally clear. Raise your face to the heat of the sun and connect with that fire to feel your own immense power”

– Victoria Erickson

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Are you ready to immerse yourself in nature
to heal with a tribe of high-frequency women?

Are you ready to align with and embody simplicity and serenity? 

Will you join us in truth and harmony to celebrate the wild woman within you? 

There is a place for you here in this circle.

With Love,

Francisca Crutchfield
Founder & Organizer

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Traveling From Far?

Ladies who fly in to join this amazing experience will be provided Yoga supplies. Because breakfasts and lunches must be packed in (all participants will have a fridge), Ukiah is the location to shop for food and is only about half an hour from the retreat property.

Email Francisca at mysticgardenshealing@gmail.com with any questions and she will support you for a safe and smooth journey.

Want to know if this is a good fit for you?


Mystic Gardens Women’s
Wilderness Retreat
Mendocino County, California

Questions? Our team is happy to assist!

mysticgardenshealing@gmail.com