You've been strong for everyone else.
It's time to come back to you.
Rooted & Restored: A Women's Restoration Experience
September 14–16, 2026 · Monday–Wednesday · Sycamore Mineral Springs, Avila Beach, CA
Three days. Fourteen women. One intentional experience designed to bring you back to yourself. This is not a vacation. This is not another conference. This is the reset you've been putting off — finally given the space, the tools, and the setting it deserves.
Space is limited and each guest is personally selected.
This experience was created
for you if…
You're the one everyone leans on. The high performer. The caregiver. The leader. The entrepreneur who keeps showing up for everyone — and quietly wonders when it's your turn.
You're succeeding by every outside measure. But behind the calendar and the hustle, you're exhausted. Running on empty. Going through the motions. Feeling like a version of yourself you don't quite recognize anymore.
You know something needs to change. You can feel it. But between the responsibilities and the noise, you can't find the space to figure out what.
You don't need more information. You need room to breathe, tools that actually work, and a circle of women who understand.
- You're a professional, caregiver, entrepreneur, or leader who is grinding and losing yourself in the process
- You feel stuck in survival mode and can't seem to slow down even when you want to
- Your peace, your relationships, or your sense of purpose have taken a back seat to everything else
- You're ready to stop running on empty and start showing up fully for your own life
You will leave this weekend
different.
You walk in carrying the weight of everything you've been managing. You walk out lighter. Clearer. More yourself than you've been in years.
Over three days you will reconnect with who you are beneath all the roles and the responsibilities. You'll gain tools to quiet the noise in your head, reset your nervous system, and build a personal blueprint for moving forward — one that actually fits your real life.
This is self-care on a completely different level. This is protecting the temple you're asking to do big things — so you can finally show up fully for the life you're meant to live.
For the woman who's still showing up for everyone else but has gone completely quiet on herself — we're going to unpack the saboteurs that have been running her life, activate her Sage powers, and give her real tools to reset her nervous system. Mind, body, spirit. Faith at the center. She doesn't just leave rested. She leaves Rooted & Restored.
- Clarity on what has been keeping you stuck — and exactly how to move past it
- A daily practice to reset your nervous system in minutes
- A personal self-care blueprint built around your real life
- Tools to quiet self-doubt and step into the version of yourself you know is in there
- A restored sense of identity, purpose, and direction
- Your Carefolio — a personal health records journal to help you advocate for yourself and your family
- A room full of women you'll carry with you long after you leave
Three days that will stay with you
for years.
Arrive & Exhale
Check-in begins at 5PM
You don't have to do anything tonight except show up and let go.
Arrive to a beautifully arranged grazing table, warm conversation around the fire pit, s'mores under the sky, and the kind of easy connection that reminds you how good it feels to be around women who just get it. No agenda. No pressure. Just the beginning of something really good.
Arriving early? San Luis Obispo Airport (SBP) is just a short Uber ride away. We recommend exploring Avila Beach or booking a treatment at the Sycamore Mineral Springs Spa before 5PM — a beautiful way to begin your restoration before the retreat even starts. Rooms are assigned in advance, so there is no need to rush.
The Heart of It
Wake up to coffee, tea, and a nourishing breakfast. Then move your body gently in the yoga dome before we gather for our guided sessions — the real work of restoration, done in a setting that makes it feel like anything but work.
Midday we break for lunch at The Gardens, Sycamore's on-site restaurant where the menu is built around food grown right there on the property. Nourishing, intentional, and exactly in step with everything we're doing together.
Afternoon sessions continue until 5PM, giving you time to freshen up, soak in your mineral spring jacuzzi, and get ready for the evening.
At 6PM, we head to the beach.
Dinner is at a French restaurant right on the water — ocean in front of you, sunset overhead, and a table full of women who have done something remarkable together. After dinner, a professional photographer will be there to capture you.
Not the you who walked in Monday night. The you who is beginning to emerge. Restored. Grounded. Ready.
These photos are yours to keep — a beautiful reminder of who you are when you finally give yourself permission to come back to yourself.
The evening is yours after that. Soak in the mineral spring jacuzzi on your patio, sit by the fire, go to bed early. Whatever restoration looks like for you tonight.
Rooted & Ready
Checkout 11AM
The final morning begins early and quietly.
Lace up your walking shoes. Pull on your Rooted & Restored sweatshirt. We'll take a gentle 1.5-mile flat walk to the shores of Avila Beach as the day begins.
At the water's edge, you'll have time to journal and reflect. Then we gather for a closing ceremony you won't forget — writing down the words, the beliefs, and the burdens that no longer serve you in the sand, and watching the waves carry them away. You'll also paint a rock with a word or truth about yourself to bring home — a small, tangible reminder of who you are and what you're stepping into.
We return by 9:30AM to pack up and check out at 11AM.
Not ready to leave? Book a massage or facial at the Sycamore Spa for after 11AM, or extend your stay an extra night. A little more decompression before heading back to real life is always a good idea.
Everything is handled.
You just show up.
Every woman at Rooted & Restored receives:
- All guided sessions and experiences
- All meals — from Monday's grazing table through Wednesday morning
- Morning yoga in the yoga dome
- Lunch at The Gardens (farm-to-table, grown on site)
- Tuesday evening beachfront dinner at a French restaurant
- Professional photographer for commemorative headshots
- Sunrise beach walk and shoreline closing ceremony
- Natural hot mineral spring jacuzzi access throughout the retreat
- Branded Rooted & Restored sweatshirt
- Custom backpack/tote with retreat essentials
- Rooted & Restored workbook — your personal guide, journal, and self-care blueprint
- Carefolio — a personal health records journal from your host's 30 years as a nurse
- Curated wellness samples to support and nourish you throughout the weekend
- A first look at continuing this work in a deeper coaching container with Phyllis
You'll go home prepared —
not just restored.
As a nurse who spent 22 years in the emergency room, I watched something happen over and over again.
A woman would arrive in crisis — and no one could answer the most basic questions. What medications is she on? Who is her doctor? Does she have any conditions we need to know about?
The information existed. It just wasn't organized. It wasn't accessible. And in those moments, that gap costs people.
I created Carefolio because I believed we could do better — and because I knew that the women I most wanted to serve were the same ones caring for aging parents, managing their children's health, supporting sick spouses, and somehow forgetting to document their own.
Every woman at Rooted & Restored receives a Carefolio — a beautifully designed personal health records journal. We'll weave it into our time together so you leave knowing exactly how to use it.
Because being restored also means being prepared.
There's a reason
we chose this place.
Sycamore Mineral Springs sits nestled in the hills of Avila Beach on California's Central Coast — one of the most naturally restorative settings in the state. Natural hot mineral spring water fills your private jacuzzi tub. The Pacific Ocean is minutes away. The air is different here. You'll feel it the moment you arrive.
Your group will have exclusive use of two private properties side by side — a three-bedroom guest house and a two-bedroom queen suite, each with private patios, fire pit access, and jacuzzi tubs fed by the natural mineral springs. Intimate, private, and completely yours for three days.
San Luis Obispo Airport (SBP) is the closest airport — a quick and easy Uber ride to the venue.
Two private properties,
14 women, side by side.
Investment details and room preferences are shared personally after your application is reviewed.
3-Bedroom Guest House
Sleeps up to 8
- Three private bedrooms
- Private patio & fire pit access
- Private mineral spring jacuzzi tub
2-Bedroom Queen Suite
Sleeps up to 6 · Queen sleeper sofa in living room
- Two private bedrooms + living room sleeper
- Private patio & fire pit access
- Private mineral spring jacuzzi tub
Phyllis Anderson, Retired RN
I spent nearly 30 years in Western Medicine wrapping my career as a registered nurse — 22 of them in the emergency room. I've seen firsthand what happens when women put themselves last. When the caregiver has no one caring for her. When the high performer runs so hard for so long that her body and spirit finally send the bill.
I built Rooted & Restored because I was that woman. The ER nurse, the mom, the wife, the student, the one holding everything together — with nothing left for herself. I know what it costs to keep running on empty. And I know what becomes possible when you finally stop and come back to yourself.
I'm a retired registered nurse, a wellness coach, a spiritual mindset coach for an Exclusive Elite Mentorship, a health advocate, and the founder and CEO of Carefolio™ — a health documentation tool I created to help people better advocate for themselves and their families. Everything I do is rooted in one belief: prevention over prescription. Your health — your whole health, mind, body, and spirit — is worth protecting. And filled cups, fill cups.
Rooted & Restored is my purpose lived out loud. I would be honored to share these three days with you.
Ready to be considered?
This is a curated experience limited to 14 women. Every applicant is personally reviewed to make sure this is the right fit — for you and for the group dynamic we're intentionally creating.
There is no commitment required to apply. Complete the short form and Phyllis will be in touch personally with next steps and full investment details.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Don't wait — spots will go quickly.
Questions before you apply? Reach out at hello@carefolio.com · IG @thephyllisanderson
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