What We Do
Just Gather is a world wide, community-inspired wellness movement.
Therapeutic Offerings:
- Music-creation, lessons, sound bowls, drum circles, all instruments
- Art-outdoor creation, art in nature exhibits, plein air painting lessons
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Breath Work
- Eastern Philosophy-Tai Chi, I Ching, Tae Kwon Do, Shinrin-Yoku (nature bathing)
- Spa Treatments-aligned with natural resources
- Dance-ballet, modern, ecstatic, free form, choreography
- Animal therapy
- Philanthropy Club-service projects for the young, building awareness of causes, community
- Gratitude practice-teaching benefits on mental wellness, longevity, and daily outlook
Academic/STEAM Offerings:
- Entrepreneurship-Online think tank participation with a variety of sector business leaders from tech to holistic wellness
- Visual Media-photography, videography, podcast production, drones
- Farming-planting, harvesting, by products
- Animal care-chickens, horses, koi, goats, pigs, cats, dogs
- Fish and Wildlife preservation – koi, bees, ornithology, entomology
- Horticulture-teaching the children with professional leaders in the industry
- Financial Literacy-to reduce the gaps inherent in society
- Design and Engineering-robotics, building design, architecture, engineering
Laguna Beach Outdoor Offerings:
(June – November)
- Mindful Monday Meditations
- Thursday Meditation and Sound Healing
- Friendly Friday Board Games – Locations Vary
- Customized mentorship for kids, teens, and parents.
We are currently seeking indoor space to hold future events. Please reach out if you can assist us.
It is a new dawn for mental wellness. And, in this new dawn, individuals are more open to exploring healing modalities that have existed since ancient times.
Our Core Programs
1) Half-day nature and arts retreats for youth aged 9-19.
2) Bi-monthly community creative expression and nature outings.
3) Weekly in-community pauses to gather.
4) Daily and weekly virtual pauses for individuals.
Summer – Fall Pilot Phase
Overview of in-person programs:
We aim to create a new positive standard for mental well-being and human connectedness in young people in the tri-county area of Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties. We will be growing responsibly nationally and internationally.
During our Summer-Fall 2022 Pilot phase, we will begin to offer and adapt for optimal success: half-day retreats, and daily activities rooted in mind-body-based and experienced through the five senses (sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell) and movement. Our signature and partner programs foster positive levels of self-esteem, creativity, clarity, peace, and community – through nature awareness, self-care, creative arts, and human connection.
Services are complimentary for ages 9-19, Veterans, and Native Americans. Upon arrival cell phones are checked in, and guests choose free or structured activities. During 5-hour field trips, there is much to do and learn with focus on STEAM and mindfulness. Cameras, binoculars, art supplies, musical instruments, farming, animals, and healing modalities replace screen dependency.
All activities are co-designed and measured with community organizations specializing in youth mental, physical and emotional wellness, as well as our Academic Institutional partner, UC Irvine Program of Public Health.
We aim to host approximately 50-100 youth during the months of July and August in a variety of in-person and virtual programs by partnering with existing youth and community organizations in order to be positioned to offer planned school field trips in the Fall.
