Return to Rest
A Winter Day Retreat for the Nervous System
- When
- Saturday, January 30, 2027
- Where
- Briones, California, on a private 108-acre retreat property
- Cost
- $450 early bird through December 15, then $525
Space is intentionally limited.
A season of stillness, conservation, and replenishment.
Step away from the noise and spend a winter day reconnecting with your body’s natural capacity for rest, regulation, and restoration.
Rooted in the wisdom of Chinese medicine, this intimate retreat honors winter as a season of stillness, conservation, and replenishment: a time to turn inward, restore our reserves, and listen more deeply to the body.
We’ll gather in the days after the January Full Moon, carrying its gentle invitation to illuminate what is ready to be acknowledged, released, and transformed as we enter a new year.
Guided by acupuncturist Michael Shpak, we’ll explore the nervous system and vagus nerve through conversation and embodied experience, creating space to breathe, receive, reflect, nourish, and reconnect.
Your day includes
- Guided breathwork
- A conversation with Michael on the vagus nerve, nervous-system regulation, and the wisdom of Chinese medicine in winter
- Group acupuncture during an immersive sound bath
- Quiet journaling and guided reflection
- Small-group connection
- Time to wander, rest, and reconnect with nature
- Yoga
- Seasonal and organic catered lunch
- Tea and nourishing arrival bites
This is a day designed not around doing more, but around creating enough space for the nervous system to soften.
Slow down. Restore your reserves. Return to yourself.
Reserve your place
Space is intentionally limited.
Good to know
- Times[Start and end times]
- Getting there[Address and parking, or when the address is shared]
- What to bring[Clothing, layers, a journal, anything else]
- Your guides[Michael and the practitioner team]
- Food[Dietary needs and how to tell us]
- Changes and refunds[Cancellation policy]