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Briana Brewer, Your Property Host

I am an artist and musician as well as a mother of two beautiful children, one 6 year old son and one 1 year old daughter. We have been living and homesteading and hosting visitors on our ten acre property on the Big Sur coast for ten years.

I will be available to facilitate your time with us to make your retreat experience as comfortable and transformative as possible. Most meals will be prepared by myself and Belinda Jasmine with organic ingredients locally sourced from my father’s farm in San Luis Obisbo County known as Halcyon Farms. We will also use any harvestable foods we have growing on the land, and possibly fresh fish caught by my husband and mussels collected on the shoreline from the ocean directly in front of the property.

I look forward to meeting and sharing time with you!

Tess Mazur, Massage Therapist

Tess Mazur is an avid nature lover spending most of her time outdoors hiking, surfing, paddle boarding, camping, building and small scale homesteading. Combining trigger point, deep tissue, myofacial, active release and stretch, she targets attachments and insertions of muscles to bone. Her intuitive therapeutic style focuses on specific areas of discomfort and tension to relieve pain, reduce stress and improve function in the body. She is great at problem solving in whether it be sciatica, shoulder mobility, neck tension or other injury or overuse.

Belinda Jasmine, Mama of Many Trades

As a full time mother of three beautiful boys, 8, 6, and 3, I enjoy traveling with my family, hitting the beaches, hiking, homesteading, gardening, spending time with good friends, playing music, and connecting with nature and people. As of 2018, we started National Land Stewards, which partly involves hosting, outfitting and guiding disadvantaged families in nature. It is my passion to create community, learn from people, and create a brighter more beautiful planet for our children and future generations. I’m excited to meet everyone!

Jade Marcus, Yoga Instructor

At the age of 16 I discovered the powerful transformative elements of yoga ripple into all areas of my life. Yoga has been my saving grace, giving me a safe space to process emotions through body and breath awareness. I feel extremely passionate to provide a healing space where others can also experience the healing and liberation that yoga has offered me.

I received my 500 hr RYT in 2015 and have dedicated much of my energy to this practice on and off my mat. I have studied psychology at UCSC where I then started The Yoga Collective, a place where the psycho-spiritual-somatic meet. More recently, I have worked in Physical Therapy and am on route to become a licensed PT Assistant.

I aim to inspire people to tune in to their innate wisdom, to guide their lives into heart-centered action. My classes are focused upon precise alignment cues, conscious pranayama practices, and ancient yogic philosophies to energize and motivate you through the rest of your day. Looking forward to practicing with you!

Chloe Pedalino, LICSW , Usui/Holy Fire III Reiki Master, ICRT Animal Reiki I & II

Chloe Pedalino is a traveling nomad and spiritual enthusiast with a deep passion for the metaphysical. When not guiding others in their healing journeys, she enjoys tennis, skiing, and exploring new places across the globe. Chloe blends her clinical expertise with over 12 years of experience as a licensed therapist with her skills as a Reiki Master and intuitive healer to address issues on the physical, emotional, mental, and energetic level. Her sessions are tailored to the needs of each person. She is able to offer Reiki sessions, chakra clearing and alignment, integrated therapy with Reiki, cord-cutting, entity removal, or psychic surgery. She also offers Cards of the Magi readings to provide archetypal insights based on your birth date. Chloe’s integrative approach helps release old patterns, restore energetic balance, and reconnect you to your authentic self. By the end of a session, you will feel lighter, more aligned, and restored to a greater sense of balance and harmony.