Sequoias Tall Trees Plant-Powered Hot Springs Retreat

Join our plant-based retreat from Friday, October 24th to Monday, October 27th, and connect with the vibrant vegan community. We will also have another plant-based retreat scheduled for Friday, April 24th to Monday, April 27th, 2026, followed by a third retreat from Friday, June 26th to Monday, June 29th, 2026.

CONNECT IN NATURE WITH NEW LIKE-MINDED FRIENDS IN OUR PLANT-BASED RETREAT. RE-ENERGIZE AMONG WATERFALLS, CREEKS, AND THE TALLEST TREES ON THE PLANET. LEARN TO MAKE NEW HEALTHY DISHES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL GREAT WITH OUR VEGAN COMMUNITY. PLAY & ENJOY MUSIC JAMS, STARGAZE, AND TRANSFORM YOUR HEALTH.  

FRESH LIVING PLANT FOODS - Come celebrate the healthful qualities and joy of a large variety of fresh organic fruits and raw vibrant plant foods locally sourced. Learn to make delicious and nutritious raw food dishes. All meals provided. Enjoy a fruit breakfast, raw organic sprouted hummus with organic veggies or a raw wrap for lunch, and salads along with other delicious raw dishes for dinner.

Experience some of the largest and oldest trees on the planet at our plant-based retreat! Cool off in the mountain springs and streams while connecting with the vibrant vegan community around you. Renew and re-energize next to sacred waterfalls.

The plant-based retreat will gather from Friday afternoon through Monday, with the possibility of 2 additional days. Join us for a community music jam session on Tuesday at 4pm. Additional days and evenings may be available with advance notice for our vegan community.

Meditation is a powerful tool for reducing stress, improving focus, and promoting overall well-being, especially when practiced in a supportive environment like our plant-based retreat. Our meditation classes are designed to help you develop a regular practice within our vibrant vegan community and achieve inner peace.

Bring your musical gifts to share at our plant-based retreat, where you can enjoy karaoke gatherings or dance under the stars with the vibrant vegan community.

Fruit, nourished by the Sun, embodies the radiant power of health, a perfect fit for those in the vegan community and at a plant-based retreat.

Explore the opportunity to be part of a vegan community in the Sequoias! We are looking at properties for development or to share and grow within a plant-based retreat, fostering connections with like-minded individuals who desire to experience compassionate living.

Everyone in our vegan community is encouraged to share their gifts, ideas, and passions with the group if you would like, especially during our plant-based retreat.

2pm- Welcoming Opening Circle with Fresh Living Plant Foods

2:45pm- Walk amongst the trees in the mountain town community and bathe in creek and waterfalls

4:30- Set Up Tent/ Settle in Accommodations

6:30pm- Living Cuisine Dinner

Vanessa Marsot will be joining us as Co-Organizer of this plant-based retreat, giving a talk on "Portals of Compassion".

She is a Yale graduate, an actress, yoga and pole dance instructor, and licensed psychotherapist whose mission is to stop animal suffering. Vanessa founded Ellora Wellness, a vegan organic wellness center and one-stop-shop for creative, cruelty-free living that will open a chateau in France as a self-sustaining vegan community. She also organizes fruit festivals and vegan retreats to places such as Hawaii, Egypt, and Mexico. She's currently working on veganizing an eco-hotel in the desert oasis of Siwa in Egypt.

Vanessa uses her literature major from Yale to write novels and is publishing a vegan fantasy story for children of all ages, which she co-created with her partner in organizing fruit festivals. She also writes and stars in a series about a snarky genie who veganizes those around her.

She welcomes everyone into Ellora as family members in a supportive vegan community space. It takes a community to make a community.

7:45pm- Stargazing

8:30am-9:30am-    Meditation, Qi-Gong and Morning  Exercises

9:30am-      Fruit or Raw Plant-Powered Breakfast

10:45am-  Depart for 100 Giants  - Tall Sequoia Trees (35 minute drive)- can carpool

11:20am-  Meet at Hundred Giants Trail- In Front of Sign Across Road from 2nd Parking Gift Shop

Walk Amongst the Tallest Trees on the Planet

1:30pm - Lunch- Raw Hummus and Veggies

2:30pm- Art session under the Tall Trees

4pm-Depart From Gift Shop/100 Giants Back to Camp Site and Creek

4:40pm- Go to Stream, Bathe in Waterfalls and Natural Hot Springs Soaking

6.30pm-  Living Cuisine Hands-on Dinner Class with Chef & Share Your Gifts following dinner- 

"Prioritizing Health from Inside. Healthy body and mind are built from within," with Annie Vitality.

Annie Vitality is a dedicated Holistic Nutritional Consultant, Detoxification Specialist, Herbalist, and Certified Gourmet Raw and Whole Food Plant-Based Chef. As the founder of Passion for Wellness, she is committed to educating and guiding individuals toward a healthy, stress-free lifestyle through natural and holistic methods, making her a key figure in our plant-based retreat.

Annie is a co-organizer of the Celebration of Fruit Festival and leads the Celebration of Fruit Cleanse Club on WhatsApp, fostering and building community around wellness, particularly within the vegan community.

7:45pm- Dance Party/ Movement, Karaoke, Evening Stargazing

9am-10am Meditation and Morning Exercises at our plant-based retreat. 

10:15 Fruit or Raw Plant-Powered Breakfast to energize your day. 

11:45am Hike Amongst the Trees, a 1.5 mile hike each way to bathe in Waterfalls. 

1:30pm Lunch by the Waterfall, surrounded by nature. 

4:30pm Visit a Different Sacred Waterfall Spot (12 Minute Drive) - Carpool options available. 

6:30pm Dinner & Talk Following Dinner. 

Lisa Levinson will lead a discussion on "Vegan Spirituality." Lisa is the Campaigns Director for In Defense of Animals, founder of Vegan Spirituality, and co-founder of the Interfaith Vegan Coalition. She hosts virtual and in-person events to build the vegan community and teaches fitness classes focusing on bone health. She is a licensed Buff Bones instructor. 

7:45pm Dance Party/Movement, Karaoke, and Stargazing to end the day.

8:30am-9:30 Meditation, Qi Gong & Morning Movement at our plant-based retreat. 

9:30am      Enjoy a Fruit or Raw Plant-Powered Breakfast. 

11am-  Departing Sufi Circle. 

Optional Hot Spring Visit or explore properties for the vegan community & events.

The itinerary for our plant-based retreat may be subject to change. Each retreat date may feature different speakers and co-hosts from the vibrant vegan community.

Ready to take the first step towards better health at our plant-based retreat? Join our vegan community and contact us today.