Your most magnetic, creative, and powerful self emerges not from doing more — but from giving yourself more.
Re-discover the richness of in-person, wellbeing experiences alongside like-minded women
Give yourself permission to savor the pleasure of food, movement and
presence with us on an upcoming WellAway.
Take a look at our upcoming retreats to see where we're headed next.
WellAway Retreat Types
Taking care of yourself was never supposed to feel like one more thing on the list. It's supposed to feel like indulgence. Something you want to keep coming back to. Stay for however much time you have to give yourself.
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A full day away, built for the woman who can't get away for a weekend but still needs to put herself first.
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One night, fully unplugged — enough time to actually exhale.
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Our signature format: multiple days of movement, stillness, food, and connection in an iconic setting.
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Sometimes a weekend isn't enough. For the woman ready to go further, our extended retreats give you a full week or more to actually unwind, not just decompress.
California Wine Country
Our California retreats unfold across Sonoma's most beautiful private estates. Rolling vineyards, golden light, long tables set for women who are ready to show up for themselves. Days are grounded in movement and mindfulness. Evenings are slow, unhurried, full of laughter. This is wine country as medicine, not backdrop.
Tuscany, Italy
We host retreats on private estates across Italy, from Tuscany's rolling hills to sun-soaked coastal towns. Think centuries-old villas, long lunches under olive trees, and ceremony rooted in reinvention. Our Tuscany retreats have become WellAway's flagship experience: four unforgettable days for a small circle of women, built around the same belief that carried us across the ocean. You are allowed to come home to yourself, anywhere in the world.
Our Story
WellAway Retreats was founded in 2022 by Maria Baum, a dual Italian-American citizen with over a decade of experience at the intersection of wellness, coaching, branding and storytelling.
Maria is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) with advanced training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, bringing a holistic, grounded approach to her retreat curation. She also holds a master's degree from New York University and built a ten-year career in corporate branding, media, and PR — giving her a deep understanding of how to cultivate meaningful community within the retreat space.
Her inspiration for WellAway came from two converging life shifts: her transition into motherhood abroad, and the decade she spent living in Europe, where slow, intentional living became second nature. Together, they led her to step away from her corporate career in favor of work more deeply aligned with her values. WellAway became a space for women to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and navigate new life chapters with joy, inspiration, and support.
Maria has hosted dozens of women's wellness retreats throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. She collaborates with renowned wellness brands, expert instructors, and leading voices in wellness and personal development, and is now expanding WellAway internationally to Italy!
