Rather than a scheduled retreat experience, this will be a choose-your-own adventure with optional yoga, surfing, hikes, excursions, massages, or simply lying on the beach or hanging in a hammock.
Once you are at Sansara, it will be YOUR vacation. Other than our scheduled dinner where we come together, everything is what YOU choose to do.
Josh and Gwen have been married for nearly 25 years and have three children. Josh works in the wine industry, and Gwen is a therapist-in-training. They met at UC Berkeley, and have never lived too far from the beach, from Ko Olina, Hawaii to Santa Cruz, California where they call home. Their shared love of travel with a mix of wellness and adventure has taken them all over the world, including twice to Sansara.
This trip offers a more relaxed experience than a traditional retreat. Rather than organizing a structured program, we're returning to a place we love and inviting friends and like-minded travelers to join us.
Come experience Sansara with us... unhurried, restorative, and open to whatever each day brings.
Lauren was our Sansara retreat host and yoga instructor in 2023, and it is an honor to have her be a part of our next experience knowing she will care for you with the same warmth and attention during your movement in this transcendent oceanfront shala.
Lauren Christian is a longtime teach and author who guides practices that help people feel at home in their bodies. Her classes weave gentle movement, breath, and awareness to invite balance, curiosity, and ease - no experience required.
Rooted in decades of teaching and a deep love of the human spirit, Lauren's approach is simple: when we move with kindness and attention, we awaken the body's natural capacity for restoration and joy. Her sessions are an invitation to unwind, reconnect, and remember what it feels like to truly belong to yourself.
