UPCOMING
RETREATS
Join a memorable retreat experience at Gaia Villa!
Wellness retreats that are open to the public are listed below. Please click on the "Learn More" button and contact the host for booking inquiries.
Stillness & Silence
A Desert Meditation Retreat, Hosted by Gaia Villa
Guest Facilitator: Adam Moskowitz
December 14 - 17, 2025
​Join us for a soulful 3 night mindfulness meditation journey this winter - where the quiet desert invites opportunity for deep innate wisdom to arise. Adam Moskowitz compassionately holds space leading your experience through meditation and silence.
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We’ll begin with a day of connection, followed by a full day of noble silence for inner reflection. A mindful hike through Joshua Tree National Park offers time to move gently, breathe deeply, and connect with the land. We’ll close with space to share and integrate.
Curated especially for holistic teachers, therapists, healers, and wellness practitioners, this retreat is offered at a heartfelt ‘thank you’ rate for your service and support. This is an opportunity to replenish your own well-being while deepening the tools that support your work in the world. (Note: This retreat is open to the public with priority access offered to wellness practitioners.)
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Soulful Living Women's Retreat
February 22 - 26, 2023
Connect and align with your soul! An intimate women's retreat focused on healing, self-care, community, connection, clarity, and alignment. 5 days and 4 nights for you to disconnect from your busy life, enjoy daily yoga, meditation, journaling, soul journey and healing sessions, guided hikes, sound bath, and more!
Align + Awaken: Desert Rebirth Retreat
Hosted by: Jessica Glose, Leticia Leyva, Alicia Hurley, Adrienne Dornink
October 19 - October 24, 2025
This October, join us in the heart of Joshua Tree for a transformative retreat designed to restore your body, mind, and spirit. Through daily breathwork, movement, and Qi Gong, you’ll activate new levels of energy and clarity. Gather in sacred New Moon Circles to set intentions, connect through a heart-opening cacao ceremony, and explore workshops on Ayurvedic practices to cultivate inner balance. Nourish your body with grounding, wholesome meals and enjoy deep rest in nature with time to soak in the saltwater pool, hot tub, and cold plunge. This is your invitation to realign, recharge, and return home fully inspired and deeply connected.
Just Breathe Desert Retreat
Hosted by: Marilyn and Dale Lawrence
October 29 - November 2, 2025
Join us in one of the world's most spiritually charged locations for a transformative experience designed to recharge your soul, break free from limiting beliefs, and ignite your authentic self. Reconnect through guided meditations, empowered life tools, and workshops led by Marilyn and Dale. Explore breathtaking energy sites, meet like-minded people, and rediscover joy and self-love. This intimate retreat is perfect for singles and couples (18+) seeking personal growth, mindfulness, and a life they truly love.
C-O-N-N-E-C-T An All-inclusive Couples' Retreat
Hosted by: Monica Erdosh & Andrea Spacek
November 9 - 13, 2025
Experience The Sacred Bridge: A Transformational Couples Retreat this November in Joshua Tree, led by Couples Transformation Facilitator Monica Erdosh, LCSW, and Embodiment Educator Spacek. This immersive retreat aims to restore intimacy, resolve conflicts, and reignite connection, drawing on over 25 years of clinical experience and teachings of relationship experts like Hedy Schleifer and Esther Perel. Monica utilizes science-backed, experiential practices to foster trust and emotional intimacy, while Andrea offers a soulful through yoga, energy work, and spiritual coaching. Together, they create a transformative space for couples to build emotional bridges, co-regulate through presence, and achieve lasting breakthroughs, making this retreat a sacred opportunity for deepening love and conscious partnership.
Awaken Within Retreat
Hosted by: Rachel Albo
November 27 - December 1, 2025
Awaken within is a five-day soul immersion set in the mystical desert landscape of joshua tree, where ancient earth energy meets intentional, heart-led transformation. this retreat is a portal — a sacred space to come home to your body, reconnect with your truth, and awaken the parts of you that have been waiting to rise. surrounded by expansive skies, grounding rock formations, and the electric stillness of the desert, you'll be guided through a journey of somatic embodiment, movement, breath, ritual, and sound. each moment is curated to help you shed layers, release old stories, and tap into the frequency of your most alive, expressed, and sovereign self.
This intimate retreat has a max capacity of 12 people; book your spot now!
Stillness & Silence
A Desert Meditation Retreat, Hosted by Gaia Villa
Guest Facilitator: Adam Moskowitz
December 14 - 17, 2025
​Join us for a soulful 3 night mindfulness meditation journey this winter - where the quiet desert invites opportunity for deep innate wisdom to arise. Adam Moskowitz compassionately holds space leading your experience through meditation and silence.
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We’ll begin with a day of connection, followed by a full day of noble silence for inner reflection. A mindful hike through Joshua Tree National Park offers time to move gently, breathe deeply, and connect with the land. We’ll close with space to share and integrate.
Curated especially for holistic teachers, therapists, healers, and wellness practitioners, this retreat is offered at a heartfelt ‘thank you’ rate for your service and support. This is an opportunity to replenish your own well-being while deepening the tools that support your work in the world. (Note: This retreat is open to the public with priority access offered to wellness practitioners.)
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ZENGEN Retreat
Hosted by: Gina Calderone
December 19 - 22, 2025
The ZenGen Retreat is a 4-day immersive experience for young adults (ages 18–25ish) ready to release the weight of generational patterns, reconnect to themselves, and step into their future with clarity and purpose. Set in the serene desert sanctuary of Gaia Villa, participants will explore BodyMind Patterns—the ways family stories and stress live in the body—through yoga, Pilates, somatic release, journaling, and guided workshops. With nourishing chef-prepared meals, a desert hike in Joshua Tree National Park, a restorative sound bath, and space for reflection, this intimate retreat offers the tools to unravel old narratives and embody new ones. You’ll leave lighter, stronger, and aligned with your deepest values—ready to create meaning and direction in your life.
Vedic Meditation & Breathwork Retreat
Hosted by: Jo Amor and George Peterson
January 5 - 11, 2026
Awaken in the High Desert! Our retreat invites you to step away from the noise of daily life and enter seven transformative days of meditation, breathwork, and self-discovery amidst the sacred, grounding beauty of Joshua Tree. Each day blends Vedic meditation, healing breathwork journeys, self-love practices, and rounding (a harmonized flow of yoga, breath, and Vedic Meditation), all balanced with restorative rest, exploration, and integration. Nourishing meals, quiet desert sunsets, stargazing, and wide-open spaciousness support a nervous-system reset and realignment with what truly matters. Join us on this journey into stillness, renewal, and heart-centred healing.
Passion to Purpose: Transform Your Health and Wellness Business into a 6-7 Figure Brand
Hosted by: Sasha Hovich and Evan Hovich
January 28 - February 1, 2026
This retreat is designed as both a mastermind and a yoga immersion—where business growth meets personal renewal. Our mission is to empower yoga teachers, wellness guides, personal trainers and health professionals to elevate their coaching businesses and build a 6-7 figure business, while also learning how to balance ambition with rest. Through workshops, mindful practices, and collaborative discussions, we aim to help you transform your passion into prosperity, creating a business that thrives without sacrificing your well-being.
Harmony in the High Desert
Hosted by: Shawn Brown
March 26 - 30, 2026
Harmony is a peaceful alignment of self, relationships, and environment. It brings inner calm, balance, and deeper connection—through respect, cooperation, and living in tune with your values. This spring, welcome harmony, joy, and adventure at Harmony in the High Desert: A Wellness Retreat at Gaia Villa in Joshua Tree, CA. As we enter the season of renewal, join us for a long weekend of yoga, nature, and community. More than just a yoga retreat, this is a playful, restorative wellness adventure. Each day features energizing Vinyasa, grounding restorative yoga, breathwork, meditation, and sound healing. We’ll explore the magic of the High Desert, enjoy delicious meals from a local chef, and reconnect with the rhythm of effort and ease.
Commune with Mother Earth: New Moon Aries in the Desert a yoga and breathwork retreat for women
Hosted by: Dana Damara
April 16 - 19, 2026
This desert retreat, aligned with the powerful New Moon in Aries (with six planets in Aries), is designed as a full reset for body, mind, and spirit. Held at Gaia Villa, a beloved and grounding location, it offers a chance to reconnect with nature and realign intentions for the next chapter.
Retreat focus includes:
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Reconnecting with Earth and feminine energy
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Tapping into inner inspiration through stillness
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Sharing authentically in a like-minded community
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Recalibrating to a higher level of consciousness
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Raising personal vibration in body, mind, and heart
It’s a quiet, cosmic space for clarity, healing, and deep renewal.
A Full Moon Reset Joshua Tree
Hosted by: Bella Vida Yoga with Kristina
April 30 - May 3, 2026
Beneath the desert sky and glowing full moon, this 3-night, 4-day retreat invites you to reset in nature. Through mindful movement, grounding practices, and evenings spent under the stars, you’ll reconnect with yourself and the rhythms of the natural world. A simple, restorative experience to return home feeling lighter and renewed.
She Rises Women’s Retreat
Hosted by: Alley Florin
June 7 - 10, 2026
A nourishing few days for women to reconnect, restore, and rise into their power. Experience daily yoga, inspiring workshops, a women’s circle, and a soul soothing sound bath. Enjoy trail walks, delicious meals prepared by a private chef, and plenty of time to relax with the pool, hot tub, cold plunge, and sauna. Gather by the fire pit, walk the labyrinth, and share in the magic of sisterhood.
Sacred Pause: Serenity in the Sands
Hosted by: Kate Lessard & Lindsay Jones
June 11 - 14, 2026
If you’ve been craving space to unplug, reset, and reconnect — this is your moment. Join Kate & Lindsay this June in Joshua Tree for four nourishing days of yoga, guided meditation, and intuitive energy healing in the beauty of the desert. Free from constant pings, screens, and everyday distractions, you’ll have the chance to drop into presence and truly restore. Beyond the practices, enjoy desert hikes, a sound bath, stargazing under expansive skies, and quiet time by the pool or walking the labyrinth. This retreat is an invitation to slow down, soften, and come home to yourself.
Our Guests' Experience
Our third time hosting a retreat at this incredible property. It never ceases to amaze and the hosts are incredibly responsive, helpful and available when needed. The amenities are well considered and the space has everything needed to host a restorative retreat for a group of people. Highly recommend and will keep coming back.
~ Elena
BEST HOSTS / VILLA EVER!
Just hosted our 5 night - all women’s retreat. We were 14 total and had the most beautiful time. Genuinely the most spacious home with more than enough space and corners to feel like a true RETREAT. The beds were so comfy, the bathrooms were super spacious and the place was spotless clean! The outdoor and indoor (fully stocked!) yoga shalas are beautiful. The new pool with waterfall is incredible. There’s also cold plunges and a grill outside. The living room was my favorite room as you could feel all the energy and magic from the previous guests. A truly magical home to rest, connect, eat, heal, laugh and get away from the noise. This felt like my happy place - connected with the hosts who are so kind and kept checking in. We will be hosting yearly!
~ Natalie
I got to host my first retreat with this beautiful home and I would totally do it again. Everyone that stayed here really enjoyed the scenic views and all the amenities and space that this place offered. So many nooks and spots to relax and getaway. I’m just disappointed I didn’t book more time. The hosts were so accommodating and were such a great help with everything. The yoga room has all the yoga needs one could ask for perfect for doing sound baths :)