Rejuvenation Retreat for Women

Learn meditative and gentle exercise techniques you can apply in your life, all in the beauty of the California redwood forest. Sample and appreciate healthy vegetarian foods that are fresh and rich in flavor and dine with good company. Walk the redwoods to appreciate these gentle giants in the forest.

the retreat in the redwoods at the Buddhist center was wonderful. The rooms were clean and warm and the food was delicious. Breige Gormley Walbridge had the itinerary well under control. She was friendly and helpful and I would recommend her to anyone interested in spending time learning new ways of self-care. The group of women who attended with me was a bonus of laughter and support. In all I had a wonderful experience.

The Women's Rejuvenation Retreat in Soquel, California was as much as could be have hoped for. The classes and workshops covered advertised topics, and all levels of vigor were accommodated. The rooms and the food were just right. The instructors knew their stuff. Participants were accorded respect at every level. Non-instructive staff were friendly and helpful. The atmosphere encouraged friendliness among the participants and helpfulness to each other. Alone time was available if needed. The location is comfortable, and condusive to the atmosphere necessary for rest and rejuvenation, but its isolated location is frustrating to find in an already difficult location of northern California. Please include specific driving instructions for use of every route. Right now, one hiway is favored for directions, Hiway 17, when at least three others are available, but they cause confusion because instructions do not cover them well enough. Most emploees appear to live nearby and probably know each route by heart. I would suggest each route to the Land of Medecine Buddha be driven and instructions and comments be included with program information. It is simply a difficult place to find. GPS is lost once one leaves a major streets. Guessing is not helpful. Taking a wrong turn and attempting to reverse direction is mostly impossible due to narrowness of roads. Please make it easier for R & R participants, especially single participants with no one with them to navigate.

Rejuvenate In The Redwoods! This was a wonderful program, full of new experiences, great participants, and contact with learned people eager to share their skills with you!

The Land of Medicine Buddha is a place of natural beauty and magic and attracts people with kind and full hearts.

I attended this retreat with my sister. We were so pleased with the program. All of the instructors were excellent. It was a busy schedule, but we didn’t want to miss anything. We enjoyed the friendly, interesting & well traveled group of women. The food could have been more tasty with additional herbs & seasonings. Unfortunately, I came down with covid when I got home & was quite ill for 2 weeks. We hope others did not catch it too. My sister got sick too, but never tested positive for covid. This as our first Road Scholar trip. We hope to go on another next year. Thank you for being there for us, Grace & Shirley

This was an amazing learning adventure.

My cousin Linda who was celebrating her birthday aafterhaving lived an astounding life after contacting polio at age 2, and I attended this retreat achieving the same age of 78. It could not have been a more perfect thing to do. The setting, the Qi-gong and meditations sessions and the amazing food were transcendent. I am very grateful for how it all worked out. Especially for Linda who now uses a wheel chair full time and was able to fully participate. The sun was truly shining on us!

The land of the Medicine Buddha was well worth while I learned and practiced somethings a that I am trying to continue in my daily life. I did not realize how important QiGong would be to me. I really didn’t know much about it. The program inspired an interest in it and Buddhism.

This was a well-organized and informative event, in a beautiful setting, with compassionate and knowledgeable leaders providing a nice variety of optional classes. The atmosphere was relaxed and inclusive, the food was excellent, and the participants were interesting and fun to be with.

If you are looking for a peaceful location set in the beautiful California Redwoods, this is the place for you. I also want to note that even though the meals are 100% vegan, they were so good that I didn't miss meat at all.

This program provides a perfect balance of very desirable activities while giving breathing time between activities.

location and landscape is beautiful and relaxing. accommodations were neat and clean. Program was very informative

This women's retreat was indeed rejuvenating. Being among the redwoods was a balm for the soul, the expert instructors were passionate about their subjects, the other participants were welcoming and interesting, the food was tasty and healthy. Overall, I was completely satisfied with this RS program.

Wonderful opportunity to gather with other women to hike, relax, meditate and be well fed both body and mind. Rustic retreat nestled in the redwoods of Santa Cruz.

The setting is beautiful and peaceful. Falling asleep to the rain was wonderful. We learned about Qigong, self-massage, ecstatic dancing and essential oils and I've continued those practices beyond the rejuvenation week. Five stars.

Program was disappointing.

the land of medicine budhha trip in soquel california was absolutely awesome. I would go back to do this again if opportunity strikes. Everything about it was perfect. THe group leader was perfect for this retreat. The teachers were amazing. It was structured in a very easy format for my attention and the grounds were beautiful. I recommend it highly.

Excellent retreat for women interested in a full mind, body and healthful experience. Beautiful location.