How to Throw a Goddess Retreat - The Itinerary

May 14, 2018

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Devin here! After 3 years of hosting a Goddess Retreat Weekend for my friends, I think I may finally have the perfect formula down! And since that's the case... I'm going to share it with you so you can host your own!

In this short blog series, I'm going to break down how to throw your own goddess retreat in 4 different posts - The Itinerary, Menu Ideas, Self Care Activities, and then Hilary will share her inspiration on how to make your own Facial Bar. 

When hosting a retreat it's helpful to have an overall theme. This year's theme was FUN + FULFILLED - inspired by Sparkle Rock Pop's motto of course! It was really important for me to have a balance between partying with our girlfriends and making time for ourselves. 

So balance, balance, balance is what I reminded myself about while laying everything out. Not everyone who attends my retreats are into crystals and meditation, so letting people know that they didn't have to participate in anything they didn't want to was something I definitely reiterated a couple of times. I also didn't want to be the party police, so being upfront about when certain activities were going to happen was helpful to everybody.  You'll notice in the itinerary that I didn't go overboard on trying to do too many self care-related things and that they are staggered pretty well (at least I thought so!).

Our retreat ran from a Friday afternoon to Sunday morning and everything listed below is pretty much exactly what we did!

ITINERARY

The retreat's location is in Palm Desert so a few of us planned on making a little road trip out of it from Los Angeles. Here are some of my suggested stops! 

Palm Springs Road Trip Suggestions - Moorten Botanical Garden + Raw Remedy Juice Bar

  • Moorten Address - 1701 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264 // $5 to get in
  • Raw Remedy Address - 116 La Plaza, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (6 mins away from Moorten)

Visiting the botanical garden

Getting ready for our weekend

Agave plants

Breakfast at the juice bar

Friday Afternoon/PM

  • Dinner → kept it easy and ordered thai knowing we were going to be cooking all Saturday!
  • = DIY Facial Bar - organized by Hilary

Saturday AM

  • Breakfast → Acai Bowl Buffet
  • 10 Min Guided Meditation=
  • Climb a mountain together --> Mike Schuler Trail Hike (aka Bump and Grind trail)

Hiking Palm Springs

Hiking Palm Springs

Saturday Afternoon

Saturday PM

  • Family Style Dinner → with a special self-care activity

PARTY PARTY PARTY

Sunday AM

  • Breakfast → Avocado Toast
  • Morning Yoga + Swim

EXIT THE BUILDING 👋

Palm Springs Golf Club

Want to throw your own Goddess Retreat? Read our full series for ideas on the Menu, DIY Facial Bar, and Self-Care Activities.





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