Coaching, Mindfulness, Yoga & Culinary Medicine Retreats
“This was the best CME thus far in my career.”
Take Exquisite Care of You
Fully nourish all your senses.
Rest, rejuvenate, and renew.
Shift your perspective and be inspired.
Enjoy Peace, Connection & Natural Beauty
A CME Retreat Like No Other
Wake up rested in a wonderful bed, enjoying luxurious bedding and delightful pillows.
Soothe your nervous system with abundant nature.
Align, stretch, and enjoy your body with mindful yoga.
Rediscover optimism and clarity through small group coaching.
Nourish yourself with delightful, delicious, vegetarian culinary wonders made with love.
Relax, soften, and heal with restorative yoga.
Experience the bliss of conversation, laughter, and community.
“A powerful, inspirational and transformative retreat!!! Jessie Mahoney is nothing but phenomenal, wise, bright and fun. - ICU, Cleveland Clinic
2024
May 5-9th - sold out
November 12-16th - 5 spots left
2025
March 6-10th - California poppy season
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“This conference is life changing."
The value of diving deeply into our learned belief patterns in the company of other supportive physician colleagues is immeasurable.
Being coached from a place of deep understanding and love helped me make leaps in terms of my understanding of myself and changed my thinking about the story I have told about my career to date.
This conference packs a lot of shifting into a short period of time while allowing for deep rest and connection.”
- OBGYN & CMO
Location
Sagrada Wellness in Santa Margarita, California.
A 45-acre mountaintop sanctuary near the Central California coast.
Spectacular views, hiking trails, yoga studio, pool, and hot tub.
Top 10 Conde Naste Yoga Retreat location. Featured in National Geographic Traveler.
Details
No prior coaching or yoga experience required.
What is required? A wish to have a more centered life and a willingness to invest in yourself.
CME
Retreats are eligible for 12 units of AMA PRA Cat 1 CME for the Mindful Physician Buoyancy Coaching Program
Costs
$4000-$5000 inclusive of a cozy comfortable bed, food-as-medicine, yoga, and all programming
*exact cost depends on date and room choice
“It is the best money you can spend on yourself - you will not be the same person after, and it will be worth it!” - TPMG MD, CA
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“The retreat helped me remember who I am beyond physician, wife, mother, colleague, and friend. I needed the space, the sounds, the movements, the people, and the nutrition to nourish my soul.” - ED, TX
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“The books and meals and humor and kindness fostered a cocoon for all of us women who came together and healed in community.
This was a unique and beautiful experience, not merely a commodity.” - MFM, NY
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“This retreat offered actionable content that will help me in both my professional and personal life. I was able to absorb the content because of the relaxed atmosphere, fantastic food, ample free time, and companionship of the group.“ - TPMG Gyn Surgeon
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“From the delicious meals, connections made with other participants, mindful yoga, and opportunity to go on gorgeous hikes, this retreat was the ultimate experience for me to completely unwind.” - FP, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
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“Exceptional is the best word to describe this retreat.” - Family Practice, Vermont
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“Jessie and the retreat gave me practical real-life tools to improve how I approach problems, both big and small. I learned how to reframe my thoughts and challenge my assumptions and learned behaviors.
I recommend this to all physicians.” - Surgeon, Oregon
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“Amazing experience start to finish. The atmosphere, food, and beds are incredible. They allow you to really relax and focus on the coaching.” - TPMG ObGyn, California
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“Jessie is so warm and wise. There were all types of women physicians with various struggles and eases. Regardless of how tightly wound up or zen you are on arrival, you will leave feeling lighter.
And the food is phenomenal.”
-Trauma Surgeon, Missouri
Your Host: Dr. Jessie Mahoney
Jessie is a physician wellness expert, certified coach, yoga instructor, and board-certified pediatrician.
This is Jessie’s flagship retreat and Jessie is fully present. She facilitates the CME-accredited coaching, leads golden light meditations, teaches daily mindful and restorative yoga, and shares her wisdom, insight, tools, and strategies throughout the small moments of the day.
Jessie was a pediatrician and physician leader at The Permanente Medical Group for 18 years. Jessie has been leading physician wellness retreats since 2015. In 2020, she followed her dream to support her physician colleagues full-time in exactly the ways that would help them the most.
Jessie is a graduate of Dartmouth College and UCSF Medical School. She lives in San Francisco. She is a wife and mom of three young adult sons. In April 2023, she added grandma!
“I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about this retreat!
The beautiful setting, the delicious food, the yoga, the small group, the coaching--they all add up to a very personal and supportive experience. It helped me on so many levels.
Jessie is a wise and compassionate coach and guide for this experience. Take the leap and sign up! You will not regret it.” - Family Practice
“Excellent value. 100% worth the time and money. The connection with other women in healthcare is priceless.”
Retreat Chef: Mark Mahoney
There are no caterers, chafing dishes or Sterno at these retreats.
Mark, Jessie’s husband, is our private chef for the week. He is a culinary craftsman whose inspired, organic, vegetarian meals made with love are a long-remembered life experience for those who join us. Mark offers optional teaching kitchen opportunities at each retreat.
Mark learned to cook from his mom, who loved making complicated recipes using strange and hard-to-find ingredients. Mark got his start as a chef working at a food stall in Faneuil Hall during a gap year. After graduating from Cornell, Mark helped open Michel Richard’s flagship DC restaurant Citronelle. While Jessie was in med school and residency, Mark was a stay-at-home dad by day. At night, he worked at Wolfgang Puck’s celebrated SF restaurant, Postrio.
Mark is also an attorney. He and Jessie met in high school and have been together ever since.
Food As Medicine
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“The meals-OMG the meals!—were so delicious, colorful, healthy and abundant. A constant that felt so kind and loving.” - Internal Med, Arizona
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“Amazing experience start to finish. The atmosphere, food, and beds are incredible. They allow you to really relax and focus on the coaching.” - TPMG ObGyn, California
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“The location is quite perfect-free of distractions, intertwining nature and beautiful in its simplicity.” - Peds Hospitalist, Maryland
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“The daily yoga was physically and mentally uplifting! When I returned home I felt the flexibility of my joints and body very noticeably. My upper back and shoulders moved with an ease they have not had for years.” - Internal Med, Arizona
“I loved the small, intimate nature of this retreat. There was time to get to know other participants and the small group format allowed for great discussion in a safe space. The agenda was flexible based on our needs and there was plenty of downtime to journal, read, and reflect on what we were learning.”
If you are struggling with burnout, or even a hint of it, go to this retreat and learn to care for yourself.”
- Med-Peds, Oregon
Return Home “Rejuvenated, Inspired & Light”
Things to know
You will leave with actionable coaching and mindfulness tools to both prevent burnout and start enjoying your career and your life more fully.
Attending to mind, body, and spirit all at the same time is "potent medicine." Health doesn't just come from medicine, it comes from peace of mind, heart, soul, and love, and laughter.
You will leave with actionable tools to help you feel more spacious and healthy in both your professional and personal life. You will be able to share these tools with your patients going forward.
You will learn tools and ideas to help you rediscover joy in your work and help you to be more buoyant. The atmosphere is set up to help you be so relaxed that you are wide open to new ideas and change.
This retreat is designed to be an investment in your future
Learning how to rest and nourish yourself is not indulgent, it is a necessity. Sagrada is not just a break or a treat, the after-effects alomst always include a life with more calm, peace, connection, purpose, sustainability, and feeling centered and content.
This retreat capitalizes on the knowledge that experiential and reflective learning are known to be the most impactful and effective path to retaining information and sustaining behavior change. If you want to stop feeling irritable, inadequate, and exhausted, this is the wellness retreat for you.
Every day is different and delightful
- All begin with a luxurious morning - waking up in a cozy bed with a fresh pot of delicious coffee or an array of delightful teas.
- All begin with time to “be” - journaling, meditating, and/or walking mindfully in nature.
- All include yoga and mindfulness offerings (NO previous expereince is required).
- All include epiphanies and kindness (AKA as coaching by Jessie).
- All include ample downtime - time to relax, rest, reflect, and integrate while enjoying nature - by the pool, in a hammock, in the hot tub, or on a walk.
- All include nourishing, inspired, homemade culinary "experiences" that are good for body, mind, spirit, and soul.
Sagrada is NOT hard to get to
Fly into San Luis Obispo Regional Airport and drive 30 minutes to the retreat center. Alaska, American and United fly direct from Portland, Seattle, Pheonix, San Diego and San Francisco and via connecting flights through Denver, Dallas, Seattle,and San Francisco. The retreat center is 10 minutes outside of Santa Margarita on a country road. It is approx 30-40 minutes north of the airport. You can rent a car, carpool or Uber.
If you are ocming from San Francisco-Bay Area I recommend driving to Sagrada. If you are coming from LA or Santa Baabara you can drive or take the train. Sagrada is 3.5 hours by car from San Francisco and Los Angeles. It is 2 hours from Santa Barbara.
The Central Coast area is beautiful and there is much to explore before or after the retreat.
Consider arranging to stay in the area a day or two before or after the retreat to explore the Shell Creek Road wildflowers, Pismo Beach, Paso Robles, Cayucos, or Cambria. The retreat center is not available for additional nights lodging but there are many other lovely options in the surrounding area. Reach out for suggestions.
NO previous coaching, mindfulness or yoga experience is required. All that is needed is a wish to have a more centered life.
- The yoga and mindfulness offerings are designed to be accessible. Beginners are welcome. Morning yoga is hatha-style mindful coaching yoga. We do not practice power yoga or yoga as exercise. Afternoon/evening yoga is Golden Hour mindfulness meditation, Yin, or Restorative.
- Opting out of poses and choosing "variations that work for you" is an encouraged practice.
- We have our own yoga studio. We also practice outside on the mountaintop.
- If you have medical concerns about whether gentle yoga is ok for your body, please check with your physician prior to signing up.
- The level and style of the yoga taught at Sagrada is similar to those offered on Jessie's YouTube channel.
- Restorative, pre-bed pajama yoga, and yin offerings are specifically designed to be relaxing and upregulate your parasympathetic nervous system.
- The mindfulness sessions are almost always offered outside in nature frequently in locations requiring short walks on uneven dirt trails.
The accommodations are heavenly
- The retreat center is on a secluded mountain top IN NATURE.
- It has a saltwater pool, a hot tub, gorgeous sunset and sunrise views, wind chimes, lovely breezes, dirt walking trails, and exceptional star gazing.
- The rooms are all unique and delightful. All have shared bathroom and different patio and/or living room options.
- Every room has a cozy bed, sumptuous linens and exceptionally lovely pillows.
- The retreat center is in a natural environment. There are uneven and not-paved walking surfaces throughout.
Registration is non-refundable because each retreat is limited to 7-9 women
- If the retreat is cancelled by the host for unexpected reasons out of her control your registration fee will be refunded less 3% service fee. Travel costs will remain your personal responsibility. Travel insurance is recommended.
CME Details
- Up to 12 units of accredited AMA PRA Cat 1 CME are available for the coaching component of the retreat as the Mindful Physician Buoyancy Coaching Program. You will receive a CME Evaluation after the retreat. Once completed you will receive a CME certificate (usually within a few weeks after attendance).
- The CME evaluation must be completed within 30 days of your retreat ending in order to receive a certificate.
- If you need a written retreat agenda for CME approval, reach out.
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"What a nourishing and transformative retreat! This was a full-body experience--from the yoga to the culinary delights, to the coaching, to the natural beauty. I am coming away feeling inspired, nourished, healed, loved, and free.” - Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York
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“So thankful for the time and space to rest, reflect, reconnect, and grow. Words really can’t describe my gratitude.
Thank you for your work to heal the healers and for creating this beautiful experience. “ - ER MD, Minnesota
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“The opportunity to slow down and recharge was invaluable. I hope to pass on what I have learned regarding mindfulness to my colleagues and patients.” - Hospitalist, Oregon
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"Having 5 days to fully connect with myself and others in a safe, loving environment in beautiful surroundings allowed me to recognize the stories I tell myself about how things "should" be. I left with the mental space and tools to create new stories that will serve me better in the future." - Family Practice, California
“The best CME I have ever done. I am definitely coming back.” - FM, Canada
“I learned how to use yoga to help with computer related strain and how to be nicer to myself and create a sustainable practice environment for myself at work.” - TPMG MFM
Local Guest Expert: Dr. Anne Kennard
Anne shares “special offerings” at many retreats. She teaches in the garden, in the kitchen, in the living room, and in the yoga studio. She might share culinary medicine pearls, a “meet the plants” herb walk, a botanical skincare workshop, a chat about integrative medicine, or teas for relaxation.
Anne is board-certified in ObGyn, Integrative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. She is a practicing OB hospitalist, and Associate Program Director. She is also a yoga instructor and trained herbalist. She lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and two daughers.
“A wonderful reset. The retreat was a unique opportunity to step away from our normally hectic, fast-paced lives, to deeply rest, stretch, reflect, and connect with other women physicians. Beautiful setting. Delicious food. Twice daily yoga and coaching with Jessie helps you to re-ground and feel aligned and at peace again. Highly recommended!”
- Hospitalist, WA
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Continuing Education, Inc. and Pause & Presence, LLC. Continuing Education, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Continuing Education, Inc. designates this live activity for 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Details & Objectives
“Jessie re-framed situations for me that allowed me to see things in a different light and invite peace and compassion into situations that initially felt stuck and hopeless. I feel ten times more resilient to the stresses of being a doctor “ - Family Practice, OH
Immerse Yourself in Mindfulness, Relaxation, & Personal and Professional Growth
“My biggest gift to myself this year was attending this retreat. Thank you Jessie for the many gifts you shared.”
- Internal Med, AZ
