Fertility in Common Retreat
We are currently on a pause from offering retreats. Please check back soon!
Join us for an intimate weekend near the Mendocino Coast for nourishing connection and gentle practices to support you on your fertility path. You will have the opportunity to go within and be in community as you experience ways to dive deep and tend to your heart, body, and mind.
We created this retreat to offer a gentle space for your heart and mind, wherever you are on the fertility map.
Fertility in Common was born out of the realization that people on this path need more care, nourishment, and community support. Perhaps your journey has been long and unexpected. Maybe you have experienced loss and are grieving. We understand the emotional and physical exhaustion of trying to conceive. Our retreat is designed to offer you respite and connection.
We bring this community together to support and nurture all of you.
Fertility in Common Retreat is for you if…
You are hoping to cultivate community with others who are trying to conceive
Your fertility journey hasn’t been what you expected
You are looking to connect with your body/heart/mind
You would like to drop into nature and feel nourished
You deeply desire rest, reflection, and respite
You want to learn nurturing practices to take home with you as you walk through the fertility journey
You would like to tune out the noise of all the recommendations, advice, judgments, and opinions
You identify as female, non-binary, or were assigned female at birth and are hoping to carry a pregnancy.
What’s Included
Sound Healing
Conception Circles
Meditation Tools
Reflection and Journaling
Reiki
Group Acupuncture
Yin Yoga
Fertility Qi Gong
Tea Ceremony
Group Hikes
Bodywork
Local & Organic Vegetarian Meals
Massage / Yoni Steam / Womb Massage (Optional)
Tenets of Intentions
At Fertility in Common we leave shame, judgment, and prescriptions at the doorWe believe in the power of healing in community We value and serve people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, cultures and races, sizes, abilities, beliefs and religious backgrounds, socio-economic classes, political leanings, immigration statuses, and ages.Retreat Facilitators
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Hannah Schlegel, LM, CPM
Host & Facilitator
Hannah Schlegel is a licensed midwife living in Albion, CA. She has been attending births for 20 years in the Bay Area and beyond. She co-owned Oakland Birth and Wellness, a prenatal and resource clinic, where she served a wide range of folks from preconception to postpartum in addition to running a home birth practice with her partners and dedicated apprentices. During the pandemic, Hannah bought land on the Mendocino Coast, an unexpected blessing. She put her business Woom Midwifery to rest, and began her sabbatical. During this deeply personal and reflective time, Hannah felt called to reimagine her practice, serving the community in a new light. Connecting her land and midwife heart, she is now offering supportive retreats for folks navigating fertility.
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Aimee Ruiz, L.Ac., FABORM
Facilitator
Aimee Ruiz, L.Ac. FABORM is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with two thriving practices in Petaluma and Oakland, CA. Supporting people throughout their reproductive cycles for over 14 years, Aimee’s area of specialty is in the fertility and perinatal fields, where she also applies her master-level reiki training. She brings more than two decades of experience practicing meditation and qi going, as well as personal growth and therapeutic skills, all of which are integral to her work. Aimee has seen that expanding support to her clients beyond clinical settings into a retreat environment allows for more time and space to deepen wisdom, healing, and awareness. She believes the retreat experience is a powerful way to offer a deep dive into new modalities and create space to pause, feel nourished, and connect within.
Special Offerings
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Morgann Francesca
Tea
Morgann Francesca has been a meditation practitioner for over 10 years with a dedicated focus on both the Vipassana and Zen traditions. Her practice led her to The Way of Tea (Cha Dao), where she began to share tea ceremonially by offering the Leaf as medicine and a means of deep connection. Initiated into a lineage, she has taken vows to commit to the practice and a life of service. She has recently returned from living in Taiwan with her teacher, Wu De, at The Tea Sage Hut, a tea and zen center in Miaoli, Taiwan. Learn about Morgann here.
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Sara Bassindale
Sound + Breath
Sara Bassindale is here to help you connect to your natural rhythms and the rhythms of nature to live the fulfilled life you deserve! Her style and approach are very individualized; incorporating sound, movement, creativity, healing foods, meditation, connection with breath, and nature. She believes we are here to learn, explore and grow from each other to make ourselves and this planet a better place. Being in the present moment and choosing to find balance in everything we do is the most beneficial to a happy and healthy lifestyle. Learn about Sara here.
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Sierra Lash
Private Chef
Sierra Lash joins us from the Mendocino Coast where she lives and works as a cook and spiritual life coach. Her work centers cultivating practice around all the ways we feed ourselves – body, mind, and soul. Sierra believes deeply in the power of mindful self-nourishment to transform ourselves, our communities, and our planet. At Fertility in Common Retreat, Sierra is delighted to nourish you with her celebratory, high-vibrational home-cooked meals. Learn more about Sierra here.
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Kimberly Millard
Yoga Instructor
Kimberly Millard is an esteemed Yoga Therapist, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Yoga Teacher Trainer, and sound healer. She received her 500hr Yoga Teacher Training certification through Shivakali Yoga, Yoga Therapist Certification through Loyola Marymount University, Ayurveda Health Counselor certification through Joyful Belly. Kim’s classes weave together extensive training in Sanskrit, tantra, vinyasa, ayurveda, yoga nidra, restorative, pranayama, meditation, and yoga philosophy. With an emphasis on the subtle body, she brings the vibrational power of harmonium, mantra, and crystal bowls as additional tools to help guide students toward their own innate wisdom and self-healing capacity. Learn more about Kim here.
Sample Schedule
Friday2:00 pm – 4:00 pm — Arrive & Settle In
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Optional Hike/Walk
6:00 pm — Welcome Circle and Dinner
7:30 pm — Sound Healing
*Body work available at an additional cost between 2:00 - 5:30 pm
Saturday7:30 am–8:30 am — Warm Morning Breakfast
9:00 am–10:00 — Yin Yoga
10:00 am–11:00 am — Fertility Meditation tools
11:00 am–12:00 pm — Journaling & Reflection
12:00 pm — Nourishing Vegetarian Lunch
1:00–3:00 pm — Support Circle
3:00-4:00 pm — Acupuncture Circle (optional)
4:00-6:00 pm — Group Walk / Hike / Free time
6:00-7:15 pm — Nutritious Vegetarian Dinner
7:30-9:00 pm — Reiki & Meditation Gathering
*Body work available at an additional cost between 3:00 pm-6:00 pm
Sunday7:30 am–8:30 am — Warm Morning Breakfast
8:30 am–9:30 am — Qi Gong for Fertility
9:00 am — Journaling and Reflection
10:00 am — Tea Ceremony
12:00 pm — Nourishing Vegetarian Lunch
1:00 pm — Closing Ceremony
2:00 pm — Cleanup and goodbyes
2:30 pm Optional trip to river or beach
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We welcome all people who are trying to conceive and dealing with infertility struggles.
Disclaimer
Although Fertility in Common Retreat is staffed by medical professionals, holistic providers, and fertility specialists, we offer no guaranteed outcome of a pregnancy for any client who attends a Fertility in Common Retreat. While our team will support you during your stay at a Fertility in Common Retreat, the therapies and sessions provided during your stay are provided for relaxation purposes only. We do not provide any guarantee the views and information shared at the Fertility in Common retreat will prevent infertility or help you to overcome infertility. Please always discuss any changes to your diet, supplement or herb use, and exercise you may be considering with your personal healthcare provider.