What we’re about
Connect more deeply to yourself, to the environment and to your community!
We are Off-Grid Retreats - a California nonprofit dedicated to providing camping and other close-to-nature (and comfortable!) mindfulness retreats and experiences. Think of us as a nomadic retreat center. We've partnered with several land stewards around the Bay Area; sites are typically a 3 hour drive from San Francisco. We are proud of our scholarship fund along with our sliding scale prices related to our lodging: Large Glamping Bell Tent, Medium Glamping Tent or BYOTent / Van.
We offer retreats on beautifully rustic and intentional pieces of land depending on whatever season is best suited for camping in the area. We also collaborate with loads of local and certified teachers (i.e. meditation, mindfulness, yoga, etc) to lead our events.
No mindfulness or meditation experience is required to participate in our retreats - Just come with a willingness to learn and to respect and connect to the natural world and communities around you.
Our event and retreat programs vary based on the teacher(s) we're collaborating with. So far we've offered these two types of retreats for 4 days and 3 nights: mindfulness nature-based retreats and traditional silent retreats (but in nature). We always offer a free informational Zoom so those who are interested can learn more about the upcoming retreat's specific program and teacher along with meeting other people who are interested in attending. We are beginning to offer shorter in person events as well in various neighborhood parks in San Francisco. Some of these on the horizon incorporate mindful breathing, mindful walking, mindful birding, guided meditation and so on.
For more information and/or to ask any questions, feel free to contact us here and/or visit our website offgridretreats.org.
REGISTER AT OFFGRIDRETREATS.ORG/EVENTS/MAY2025HEALINGWITHNATURE
--Overview & Site Location--
Off-Grid Retreats is delighted to team up with Retreat Teacher Dr. Rochelle Calvert for a 2nd time to offer Healing with Nature, a nature-centered mindfulness weekend retreat.
Practice and connect in the beautiful landscape of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains at River Ridge Ranch. This ranch is amidst the Tule River and a vital ecosystem of a 722 acre nature preserve of oak woodlands.
We welcome you to stay in our Large Glamping Bell Tent, Medium Glamping Tent or to Bring Your Own Tent / Van!
Through this retreat, explore how nature-based practices, relational connection to the natural world, and somatic healing can support the transformation of challenging or traumatic experiences.
Study, practice, and integrate the wisdom of these teachings into this community. Relax, participate in guided nature meditations, experience reflective journaling and enjoy beautiful hikes too.
--The Participant's Experience--
Practitioners from any and all backgrounds are welcome. Some mindfulness experience is valuable but not required. Complete mindfulness instructions will be given, appropriate for your level. This retreat is intended to be enjoyable, not rigorous and participants are expected to have an open mind and heart as we build our community and share experiences together.
Participant's will enjoy:
- Guided nature meditations and other nature-based practices
- Sitting, walking, and playtime in a beautiful wild setting with miles of hiking trails
- Land orientation talk(s) / walk(s) led by Wildlife Biologist and Site Owner Gary
- Somatic experiencing
- Delicious plant-based meals, tea and coffee - 3 simple and healthy meals each day from dinner Thursday night through breakfast on Sunday.
- Use of silence: every effort is made to support a deep and fruitful event, and noble silence can be a valuable part of the process. We will weave periods of silence into the event at strategic times, to allow you to go deeper within. Some meals may be in silence.
- Time to relax / reflect and unplug from cell service and wifi
- Evening “community-building” and celebration
- Sharing in meal preparation and cleanup
- One-on-ones with Rochelle (Retreat Teacher)
- Sliding scale and dana (donation based) pricing
- Various lodging options - See link below for more details
--About Dr. Rochelle Calvert--
Rochelle Calvert, PhD, CMT, SEP, licensed clinical psychologist, certified mindfulness teacher, somatic experiencing practitioner has a devoted love to share the power and healing potential of mindfulness, somatic awareness and nature. She has studied and taught mindfulness for the past 20 years and knows personally the transformational potential. To share the love of these healing practices she has published a book Healing with Nature: Mindfulness and Somatic Practices to Heal from Trauma.
Dr. Calvert leads courses and retreats in mindfulness, somatic experiencing and Awake in the Wild, nature-based mindfulness. She also facilitates professional trainings in mindfulness for clinicians. She is the director of the Ecotherapy Program at SouthWestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a certified mindfulness teacher with the Mindfulness Teaching Institute, the International Mindfulness Teachers Association and Awake In The Wild organization.
Rochelle is the founder and clinical director of New Mindful Life, which offers mindfulness, nature-based, and somatic experiencing therapies. She teaches individual meditations with nature that assist in healing from trauma. She supports her clients and takes them into nature with the aid of Bertha Grace, a Sprinter van that serves as a mobile therapy office.
She enjoys spending her free time in nature, hiking, practicing yoga, exploring Indigenous heritage, and resting with trees. She practices mindfulness-based meditation rooted in the Buddhist Theravada Tradition and practices meditation outside in nature daily.
--Pricing Information--
Our sliding scale pricing is set to just cover the costs of camping at River Ridge Ranch and the ingredients in our vegetarian meals. The Retreat Teacher, Chef and Off-Grid Retreats are offering their teachings and services under a dana model so there will be an opportunity to donate towards each of them at the end of the retreat.
We also offer a scholarship fund to those who are unable to afford our pricing at this time. Please click the link below for more details.
To register and/or to learn more, please click HERE.
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See all- Healing with Nature RetreatRiver Ridge Ranch & Institute, Springville, CA
REGISTER AT OFFGRIDRETREATS.ORG/EVENTS/MAY2025HEALINGWITHNATURE
--Overview & Site Location--
Off-Grid Retreats is delighted to team up with Retreat Teacher Dr. Rochelle Calvert for a 2nd time to offer Healing with Nature, a nature-centered mindfulness weekend retreat.Practice and connect in the beautiful landscape of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains at River Ridge Ranch. This ranch is amidst the Tule River and a vital ecosystem of a 722 acre nature preserve of oak woodlands.
We welcome you to stay in our Large Glamping Bell Tent, Medium Glamping Tent or to Bring Your Own Tent / Van!
Through this retreat, explore how nature-based practices, relational connection to the natural world, and somatic healing can support the transformation of challenging or traumatic experiences.
Study, practice, and integrate the wisdom of these teachings into this community. Relax, participate in guided nature meditations, experience reflective journaling and enjoy beautiful hikes too.
--The Participant's Experience--
Practitioners from any and all backgrounds are welcome. Some mindfulness experience is valuable but not required. Complete mindfulness instructions will be given, appropriate for your level. This retreat is intended to be enjoyable, not rigorous and participants are expected to have an open mind and heart as we build our community and share experiences together.Participant's will enjoy:
- Guided nature meditations and other nature-based practices
- Sitting, walking, and playtime in a beautiful wild setting with miles of hiking trails
- Land orientation talk(s) / walk(s) led by Wildlife Biologist and Site Owner Gary
- Somatic experiencing
- Delicious plant-based meals, tea and coffee - 3 simple and healthy meals each day from dinner Thursday night through breakfast on Sunday.
- Use of silence: every effort is made to support a deep and fruitful event, and noble silence can be a valuable part of the process. We will weave periods of silence into the event at strategic times, to allow you to go deeper within. Some meals may be in silence.
- Time to relax / reflect and unplug from cell service and wifi
- Evening “community-building” and celebration
- Sharing in meal preparation and cleanup
- One-on-ones with Rochelle (Retreat Teacher)
- Sliding scale and dana (donation based) pricing
- Various lodging options - See link below for more details
--About Dr. Rochelle Calvert--
Rochelle Calvert, PhD, CMT, SEP, licensed clinical psychologist, certified mindfulness teacher, somatic experiencing practitioner has a devoted love to share the power and healing potential of mindfulness, somatic awareness and nature. She has studied and taught mindfulness for the past 20 years and knows personally the transformational potential. To share the love of these healing practices she has published a book Healing with Nature: Mindfulness and Somatic Practices to Heal from Trauma.Dr. Calvert leads courses and retreats in mindfulness, somatic experiencing and Awake in the Wild, nature-based mindfulness. She also facilitates professional trainings in mindfulness for clinicians. She is the director of the Ecotherapy Program at SouthWestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a certified mindfulness teacher with the Mindfulness Teaching Institute, the International Mindfulness Teachers Association and Awake In The Wild organization.
Rochelle is the founder and clinical director of New Mindful Life, which offers mindfulness, nature-based, and somatic experiencing therapies. She teaches individual meditations with nature that assist in healing from trauma. She supports her clients and takes them into nature with the aid of Bertha Grace, a Sprinter van that serves as a mobile therapy office.
She enjoys spending her free time in nature, hiking, practicing yoga, exploring Indigenous heritage, and resting with trees. She practices mindfulness-based meditation rooted in the Buddhist Theravada Tradition and practices meditation outside in nature daily.
--Pricing Information--
Our sliding scale pricing is set to just cover the costs of camping at River Ridge Ranch and the ingredients in our vegetarian meals. The Retreat Teacher, Chef and Off-Grid Retreats are offering their teachings and services under a dana model so there will be an opportunity to donate towards each of them at the end of the retreat.We also offer a scholarship fund to those who are unable to afford our pricing at this time. Please click the link below for more details.
To register and/or to learn more, please click HERE.