Carlsbad Retreat

Move with intention. Make space to notice. Connect deeply.

Thirty-five miles north of San Diego, Carlsbad has a particular way of slowing things down. The ocean is close, the trails are right here, and there’s enough space to step out of your usual rhythm.

That’s not incidental to the retreat. Carlsbad is part of the practice.

For three days, you have the opportunity to pay attention to the things that are easy to push aside in everyday life — how your body feels, what your mind is doing, what you've been carrying, and what might be ready to change.

It’s not always easy work. But it’s the kind of work you tend to remember.

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These are not spa weekends.

They’re three days of honest, fully supported work — and nature is not a backdrop here. It’s part of the practice.

Our retreats tend to draw two kinds of people: athletes ready to add the dimension their training has been missing, and high-achievers who have optimized everything except how they actually feel. Both are welcome.

Two ways to retreat. One shared philosophy.

The Immersion is for one to four guests who want to go deeper — fully guided, fully personalized, with the entire experience shaped around their goals.

The À La Carte Retreat is for groups of 5 to 20 who want meaningful programming woven into time that’s still their own. Four yoga sessions, one facilitated experience, and plenty of space to explore Carlsbad on your own.

Different structures. The same belief: the best retreats don’t take you away from your life. They help you return to it with greater clarity, energy, and awareness.

Immersion Retreat

1 guest, private | $3500 per person
2 guests, semi-private | $2250 per person
3-4 guests, semi-private | $1800 per person
Deposit: $500 per person non-refundable/non-transferable

For groups of one to four. Three days, two nights. Fully guided, fully personalized. Before you arrive, you’ll complete a questionnaire that shapes each session around your goals, your training background, and what you’re ready to work on. The entire weekend is a deep immersion, with personalized coaching and guidance throughout — there is nothing generic about it.

What's Included:

Plant-forward meals throughout the retreat — thoughtfully prepared to support the experience
Personalized yoga sessions — from energizing morning flow to restorative Yoga Nidra
Personalized physical and performance coaching throughout the retreat
Mindset coaching and guided reflection woven into the experience
Guided outdoor and experiential sessions designed around your goals
Deep-dive conversations exploring topics such as nutrition and performance, Ayurveda, meditation, journaling, mindset and identity, yoga as a science of the mind, and conscious partnership
All yoga venues, rentals, permits, and retreat logistics handled for you

What's Not Included:

Lodging in Carlsbad Village - here to help point you in the right direction
Transportation to, from, and throughout the retreat is not included. We're happy to recommend local transportation and lodging.

À La Carte Retreat

5-9 guests | $750 per person
10-14 guests | $575 per person
15-20 guests | $525 per person
Deposit: $1500 non-refundable/non-transferable

For groups of 5 to 20, this retreat offers structured programming woven into time that’s still your own.

Four yoga sessions throughout the weekend, plus one facilitated experience. The rest is yours: Carlsbad’s beaches, trails, restaurants, and the particular kind of rest that comes from being somewhere beautiful with people you actually like.

This format works beautifully for teams, mastermind groups, and communities ready for something more than a trip.

What's Included:

Up to 5 yoga/movement classes
One facilitated experience
One YogiTriathlete teacher/coach
Venues, permits, and logistics

What's Not Included:

Lodging is arranged separately — staying in Carlsbad Village is ideal
Airfare and airport transfers are not included
Transportation during retreat
Meals

In three days, you could…

Move your body in ways that remind you what it’s actually capable of
Wake up without rushing into the next thing
Have the conversation with yourself you’ve been putting off
Leave with a practice — not a plan you’ll abandon on the flight home

The right environment changes what becomes possible. That’s what we create in Carlsbad.

INTRODUCING

The People Behind YogiTriathlete

Jess and BJ Gumkowski are the founders of YogiTriathlete — endurance coaches, yoga teachers, athletes, and lifelong students of what it means to train and live with awareness.

Together, they bring more than 40 years of experience in endurance sport, coaching, yoga, breathwork, and mindset. Their work lives at the intersection of physical performance and inner work — because they don't believe the two can really be separated.

BJ brings decades of experience as an endurance athlete and coach, with a deep understanding of the realities of training, racing, consistency, recovery, and knowing when to push — and when to pay attention.

Jess's path began in sports and orthopedic massage therapy before expanding into yoga, breathwork, and mindset coaching. She is the host of the Awake Athlete Podcast and author of Awake Athlete: When Mastery Is Your Only Option, along with two cookbooks focused on plant-forward nutrition.

Together, they help people look beyond the workout itself — to how they train, how they recover, how they respond under pressure, and how they want to live.

The goal is to become more awake to how you're training, how you're living, and what matters to you.

"I came as an athlete, I thought I was there to train. By day two I realized the real work had nothing to do with my body — and everything to do with it. I've been chasing that feeling ever since."

- Mary K, Endurance Athlete

"I've done offsites. I've done team building. This was the first time I left one feeling like I actually knew the people I work with — and myself a little better too. Carlsbad didn't hurt either."

— Rachel T., founder

"We didn't come because anything was wrong. We came because everything was fine and we wanted more than fine. Three days with BJ and Jess gave us a shared language we still use."