Wildflower 2025 will take place at the beautiful, regenerative Paicines Ranch in Paicines, CA.

Paicines Ranch is nestled in the heart of San Benito County, CA, among sweeping oak-studded hills, about 1 hour south of San Jose and 2 hours south of San Francisco. We are happy to connect people flying in, if you’d like to arrange for ride sharing to Paicines. The entire retreat will take place at Paicines, so no cars will be necessary during the retreat.

Please enter "Paicines Ranch" into Google Maps for the most accurate directions, or follow along below:

• If driving from San Francisco or San Jose, follow 101 South through Gilroy. Exit onto Highway 25 toward Hollister - approx 12 miles to Hollister.

• Continue past the towns of Hollister, Tres Pinos, and Paicines. One half mile past the Paicines General Store, turn right onto the next available road, Cienega. Look straight and turn into the big green gate (DO NOT GO left onto Cienega Rd.)

• Once through the gate, drive down the road and follow signs toward the Office and continue past the Office to the Event Center Barn. Parking will be on your left. Follow signs to Check-in.

Please note: You will likely not have cell phone reception during the last 5 minutes of the drive so please plan ahead!

Plan to arrive at Paicines between 2 and 2:30pm on Friday, April 25. Traffic worsens in the afternoon, so getting an early start will hopefully make for a more pleasant drive!

April is a lovely time of year in the San Benito Hills! As always in Northern California, temperatures vary greatly throughout the day, so plan for layers. 

• Yoga/activewear for most of the daytime activities

• Sneakers for hiking on smooth dirt trail/road

• Something “festive casual” for Saturday night dinner 

• Jacket for cool evenings

• Beach towel (for possible yoga on the grass)

• Water bottle and travel mug, both labeled with your name

• Sun hat, sunscreen, sun glasses

• A journal and pen

• Yoga props (mat, strap, blanket, blocks, eye pillow). If you don’t have yoga equipment, or if you're flying in for the retreat, we’ll take care of you! Please indicate on the registration form which props you will bring.

We will feature vegetarian and vegan dishes at all meals. For those who eat meat, we will offer humanely raised options. Paicines Ranch is a model of sustainable ranching, a healthy place for animals, plants, humans, and the planet. Please inform us of any dietary restrictions and food preferences on your registration form.

We’ll practice yoga together morning and evening during the retreat. In our morning Wake Up and Flow practices, we’ll take the time to break down and practice each pose, and as the class progresses, we’ll link the poses together into flowing vinyasa sequences. Prepare for deep relaxation and a greater emphasis on restorative poses in our evening Slow Flow practices. We’ll teach to all levels and encourage students to use props and tune-in to your unique needs.

Nope. But we will participate in a special session with horses, guided by Wendy Millet of Gallop Ventures. Wendy will lead us in on-the-ground interactions where we can learn about ourselves based on reflection from the horses. Watch this 4-minute video for a preview of the type of work we’ll do with Wendy.

Wildflower 2025 is an all-inclusive retreat featuring yoga, meditation, reflective work with horses, lodging, and healthy, delicious meals. Our retreat leaders and special guests offer their services at low costs, in the spirit of coming together in friendship and community. 

Cost: 

In order to hold your place, full payment is due upon registration. Payment ranges from $750 to $1,250, depending on your choice of lodging. Receive an early bird discount ($50 off) if you register by March 10.

Cancellation: 

50% refund available if you cancel by Friday, April 4 . 

No refund available if you cancel after April 4.

Trina Currier and Margie Suozzo love building community, particularly when it involves personal and spiritual development and the outdoors. Their retreats are a natural continuation of many years of organizing group excursions, meditation classes, yoga classes, hikes, and other experiences for friends. They have been team-teaching yoga since 2022. You can read more about them in their bios here.

We are very excited to bring together an amazing team of special guests for Wildflower 2025!

• Mary Ruth Quinn’s work centers on helping humans open their hearts and spirits. On this retreat she will offer contemplative exercises and journal writing to help participants discover or deepen the radiant love that they are.

• Wendy Millet, when she’s not directing operations at TomKat Ranch in Pescadero, California, leads workshops with Gallop Ventures in personal and team growth and development using the wisdom of horses as spiritual, reflective guides. She’ll co-lead our Saturday hike and lead horse play on Sunday.

• Elaine Patarini, Director of the Paicines Ranch Learning Center, loves to gather community and convene discussions centered on the interconnectedness of soil health and human health. She’ll co-lead the hike in the Paicines hills.