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The Turning | A Winter Renewal Retreat MacArthur Place, Sonoma CA
A Winter Ritual WellAway Retreat and Andrea Bogart Yoga
Sunday January 10th (Early Arrival option Saturday January 9th)
New Year is a powerful time for ceremony — a chance to pause, reflect, and harvest the wisdom of the year behind before stepping into the one ahead.
Sunday, January 10th 2027 (Early Arrival option Saturday January 9th)
Start your new year with meaningful intention, ritual, and community.
The day unfolds against MacArthur Place's cozy boutique hotel backdrop, with winter seasonal meals by Layla Restaurant.
This is The Turning, a WellAway retreat for women ready to pause before they plan. No forced resolutions or goal-setting here, just a meaningful pause to take inventory of where you've been and set intention for where you're headed.
We'll hear from author, sociologist, and ceremonialist Shari Boyer on her book The Book of Modern Ceremony: Practices to Mark Life's Big and Small Moments. From there, we'll move into a new year ceremony, yoga, deep stretching, fireside, and journaling. A nourishing lunch and fresh juice infusions will keep us grounded through the day, and we'll close with winter inspired home and body care goodie bags by Koala Eco and True Botanicals.
Want to linger a little longer? Book a discounted room and arrive the evening before for gentle yoga, a chef curated dinner, and a fireside cacao circle to settle in before the retreat begins.
This season we're grateful to partner with True Botanicals and Koala Eco, who are providing thoughtful, nature-infused self-care products for body and home during the winter. Guests will leave with a curated collection of clean, sustainably crafted goods to carry the retreat's spirit of ritual and deep self-care into their everyday routines.
Our Brand Partners:
Winter is the perfect season for deep nourishment, reflection, and ceremony.
Sunday January 10th
(Early Arrival option Saturday January 9th)
MacArthur Place, Sonoma CA
Retreat Partner Spotlight
Guest Speaker, Shari Boyer: Ceremony for Gathering the Harvest of the Year
We begin by creating space to pause, reflect, and harvest the wisdom of the year behind us. From that place of clarity, we will set meaningful intentions for the year ahead—not through resolutions, but through an honest exploration of where you are, where you most want to grow, and the habits, practices, and relationships that will help you get there.
You will leave with renewed purpose and a clear path into the new year.
Our Exclusive Venue
MacArthur Place, Sonoma CA
Natural Luxury in the Heart of Sonoma
MacArthur Place was founded well over a century ago as a family estate, vineyard, and working ranch with prized trotters. Today, these lush grounds and historic farm buildings have been transformed into Sonoma’s foremost luxury resort and spa.
From the moment you step onto MacArthur Place, you will experience a feeling of magic and discovery. Over five acres of intimate gardens, grand historic buildings, winding flagstone paths, archways, fire pits, and secret nooks. Here you will also discover a range of incredible dining experiences, beautifully designed rooms with high-touch finishes, and exciting activities from afternoon tastings to indulgent spa treatments to late-night stargazing. All delivered with the kind of generous, personal, and anticipatory service that truly frees you from the stresses of everyday life.
Full-day immersive wellness programming
Yoga + Pilates fusion movement session led by Andrea Bogart
A new year ceremony led by Ceremonialist, Shari Boyer
Seasonal farm-to-table lunch at Layla Restaurant
Fresh juices, snacks, coffee, and tea throughout the day
Guided deep stretch and fireside journaling
A curated luxury goodie bag featuring premium wellness products
Access to the serene grounds and retreat spaces of MacArthur Place
Your retreat experience includes:
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Optional evening before the retreat (January 9th), $295.
Full day Sunday January 10th, $385.
Please note, overnight accommodation isn't included in the Sunday price and is booked by the guest separately with an exclusive discount, see link below.
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Meet Your Retreat Contributors
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Maria Baum
Co-Founder of WellAway Retreats
Maria is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBHWC) and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she trained in integrative health coaching. She is the founder of WellAway Retreats, a wellness company dedicated to creating elevated retreat experiences that help women prioritize their health, wellbeing, and joy. For the past three years, Maria has been curating and leading transformative retreats across the Bay Area, blending her expertise in coaching with her passion for cultivating restorative, empowering spaces for women.
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Andrea Bogart
Dance & Yoga Instructor
Andrea Bogart is a E-RYT certified Yoga + Mindfulness instructor with 13 years of teaching experience. She’s a dedicated advocate for whole-body wellness, encouraging others to embrace movement, mindfulness, and the joy of healthy living. With a professional background in yoga, dance, acting and mindful living writing, she designs empowering retreats and class sessions that support mental health, renewal, gratitude and stress reduction. Andrea is honored to continue to work with prestigious brands, corporate businesses, schools and aligned private clients. She’s a Sonoma mama of two little girls whom she learns so much from everyday.
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Shari Boyer
Author and Ceremonialist
Shari Dunbar Boyer is a ceremonialist and trained herbalist. She has been studying plant medicines, natural healing modalities, and the use of ceremony in modern and traditional cultures for over a decade. Shari came to ceremony after a long career in marketing, seeking ways to create more meaning and connection in her life and her community. Shari lives with her husband, Chris, two young adult sons, Tristan and Dylan, and two dogs on a property she is fortunate to tend in the shade of the San Gabriel mountains, with a suburban farm in Altadena, California.
