Have you lost touch with your sense of joy?

Ready to lighten your heart from all that you've been carrying?

We have created a space especially for you...

• Rediscover what ignites your inner fire and inspires you.

• Bring your curiosity in finding out what energizes you and increases your vitality.

• Gather new tools and try new practices that contribute to your longevity.

• Bring home new ideas for improving sustainability and resilience in dealing with any and all
  challenges every day.

• Let other women serve as your reminder to look within to recover your deep wisdom and grace.

• Tap into the magic of sharing vulnerably in the face of overwhelm and the things you've been carrying alone for too long.

Ditch old sabotaging habits.

Release fears and beliefs that do not support you to thrive.

Remember how to enjoy your life.  

We have a circle of amazing women each year. See the article in Press Banner written about our team in past years HERE

Women's Evolution 2026 will feature 5  presentations! See details below...

Attend classes that will inspire and transform you throughout the weekend.

Massage and additional services and products will be available to support and encourage more grace and self care throughout the weekend*.

Delicious vegetarian meals and snacks will be served from Friday evening dinner to Sunday lunch. Your accommodations are part of the extraordinary settings with a gorgeous view from the hilltop at the Mount Madonna Center where we will all be together, sharing meals, enjoying the beautiful grounds of the Center, circling up as women and attending your chosen presentations. There are trails through the trees, a temple and fountain dedicated to Hanuman, a book store and cafe, all available for you to explore and rejuvenate yourself within. All included in your registration.

*Personal services and a variety of products will be available for purchase in addition.

The line up of classes and presenters for the weekend are incredible women teaming up to create this phenomenal event offering an abundance of wisdom, tools and experiences for you to immerse yourself in and then take home so you can integrate it all into your everyday life.

Follow up with presenters after the retreat! These women offer professional services and events beyond our time together. Each woman is deeply inspired to share a unique gift that will contribute to YOUR evolution for better health, overall fulfillment and boundless joy!

Presenters for Women's Evolution 2026

All presentations are taught by women passionate about sharing their resources, treasured tools and practices that they've dedicated their lives to because they understand clearly, from their own life experience and personal journey, what makes a difference for women's healing, growth and evolution.  

Kali Rose, The Warrior Mermaid blends Soul Astrology, coaching, crystal wisdom, and deep inner work to help spiritual seekers, creatives, and heart-centered changemakers understand themselves more deeply, navigate personal growth, and align more fully with their authentic path, purpose, and becoming. Founder of Kali Rose Spirit Wisdom she is currently writing a book series on Soul Archetypes and evolutionary astrology, with the first volume scheduled for release in late 2026. She loves helping women reconnect with their inner truth, embrace their next evolution, and live with greater clarity, authenticity, and meaning. www.kalirose-spirit.com 408-750-7190

Soul Compass Activation: Discovering Your Next Evolution Through Astrology & Crystal Wisdom

Your Soul carries a unique blueprint — one that reflects your gifts, growth edges, and the deeper becoming unfolding beneath the surface of your life.

In this interactive workshop, you'll experience a unique blend of Soul-centered astrology, crystal wisdom, guided reflection, and embodied practice designed to support authentic self-discovery and personal evolution.

Through intuitive exploration and experiential practices, you'll begin uncovering familiar patterns, hidden strengths, and the growth invitations that may be calling you forward in this season of your life.

No astrology knowledge is needed — only curiosity and a willingness to listen inward.

You'll leave with greater clarity, deeper self-understanding, and practical insights you can continue working with long after the retreat ends.

Jill Gutierrez Wilde is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, expressive arts facilitator, and retreat guide. Through dance, drumming, yoga, and conscious community, she creates soulful gatherings that invite authentic expression, connection, and joy. Blending free-form movement, rhythm, breath, and healing intention, her events offer a welcoming space for people to reconnect with their bodies, creativity, and collective spirit. Rooted in embodiment, play, and heart-centered community, Jill’s offerings are designed to remind you how to nourish your soul, uplift your spirit, inspire new beliefs about your unique gifts and embody your infinite potential. Learn more at jillwilde.com

Embodying Rhythm and Mindful Presence

Jill will be inviting rhythm, breath, and embodied presence to rise together through communal drumming on Friday evening to start off the weekend. Drawing from somatic principles, nervous-system literacy, and the expressive arts, she will later be creating a grounding and heart-centered space where you will reconnect with your body and access the wisdom already living within you, offering participants a deeply restorative and empowering path back to wholeness.

Jennifer Young of WISER Women Inner Strengths Events & Retreats has been working in the field of human development for nearly 40 years. She is skilled in business development, team building, training, public speaking, coaching, and event planning and management. She loves to bring women together in community and to help them see themselves as the Superheroes they are, by teaching them how to tap into their Inner Strengths so they can thrive and live more fulfilled lives.

Vision Walk

In this powerful process, we will begin with a guided meditation where you will connect with your heart to ask a question; whatever is most important to you in the moment. The meditation will be followed by your vision walk to where your heart guides you. During your walk you will find the answer to your question as it is revealed in the symbols of everyday objects you see.

You will know your answer did not come from something you read about, nor from a friend or family member, and not from some other outer authority figure, but instead from your own inner wisdom. You will discover that you can tap into this inner heart wisdom at any time, to guide yourself in living your authentic and purposeful life.

Carianne is a mixed media artist with a whimsical style intending to bring lightness and joy to others paintings.  She has taught art and creativity to all ages for over 25 years. Her passion is to use creativity as a vehicle for healing and transformation.  She uses paint, pastels, collage, writing, and intention to awaken in each student their joy, imagination, and wisdom – unleashing their creative spirit for life. Cariannejamesart.com

 Elizabeth Mullin is an Artist, Musician, and certified Zentangle™ meditative drawing teacher passionate about helping women in mid-life so they can increase confidence, reduce stress, and reconnect with joy through art and music.

www.AJoyfulStudio.com

email:  [email protected]

meetUp group:  A Joyful Studio:  A Joyful Studio, where music and art come from the heart | Meetup

Bernadine Rosso-Galarneau is an ontological and shamanic guide residing in Santa Cruz County for over 25 years. She hosts women’s retreats, offers transformational programs and 1 on 1 support for personal and professional growth and success. She has conducted hundreds in groups for deeply connective events since 1993. She is the founder of Women's Evolution weekend retreat and one of the authors included in Her Coronation, a collection of sacred stories of initiation and spiritual sovereignty. 

womenwhoareuptosomething.com

IG@womenwhoareuptosomething

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Meetup: Santa Cruz Women Who Are Up to Something Community

Her Vision is to support the evolution of women as they lead the way for positive change and to plant seeds for higher consciousness and to create extraordinary collaborations with those in the world doing the same.

Gentle morning movement

Bernadine will be offering gentle Qi Gong and Yoga movement on Saturday morning to get your body open for the days events. she is also your host for the weekend so if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask her!

Chrissy Davis, CMT is a dedicated massage therapist, breathwork/sound medicine practitioner, and somatic coach. She takes a holistic approach that nurtures the WHOLE being, embracing the philosophy that true healing encompasses body, mind, and spirit. Chrissy is passionate about guiding individuals to reconnect with their inner selves and discover effective tools for managing stress, depression and self-esteem issues. Her gentle but powerful methods encourage individuals of all ages to slow down, tune into their body’s wisdom, and cultivate greater awareness. She is most at home in nature and her greatest joy is her grandchildren. Integrated Bodywork and Breathwork Coach Unwound 
www.unwoundbody.com
209-601-9291

Soul Space Breathwork

Experience profound transformation through this sacred union of ancient healing arts. Begin with guided Reiki-infused breathwork that can dissolve emotional blockages and release stagnant energy you’ve been carrying far too long. As your breath deepens, feel yourself reconnecting with your body’s innate wisdom, creating a sanctuary of safety and groundedness within. The journey continues with immersive sound medicine- harmonic tones that penetrate deeply, completing the energetic reset. This powerful combination creates space for what truly belongs, helping you release tension, unprocessed emotions and energies that aren’t yours to carry. Emerge feeling lighter, with a profound sense of clarity and centeredness. Gift yourself this transformative experience of coming home to your truest self. 

 
In addition, Chrissy will offer a group Soundbath on Saturday evening.

Registration is open!

Shared and single accommodations available

We are excited to have you join us for this amazing 5th annual women's retreat brought to you by Women Who are up to Something and WISER Women Inner Strengths Events & Retreats!

It's time girl.*

We look forward to sharing the weekend with you! 

*This event is multi-generational and gender fluid for any woman who identifies as such, of all ages (min age 12 years). 

Come as you are, this is not about showing up perfect nor having to perform or be something that does not fit your authentic self expression. This is not about fixing you but rather about eliciting your highest self and the wisest most sovereign parts of your feminine. Accepting your shadow parts and acknowledging that you may not have been getting your needs met up to this point. Let's shower you with nurturance and a sense of belonging. Let's ground and support you in a way you may not have had the opportunity to experience yet. Let's find out who you are now as you have been and are an always evolving woman.