Introducing
SITTING WITH SELF
Who is The Unburdened?
After over a decade of working in inpatient care within the prison and psychiatric departments, Elizabeth decided to branch off and start treatment programming she saw lacking within the hospital and mental health systems as a South Asian disabled therapist living in America. She is a behavior specialist and recreation therapist who is currently leading as an internal family systems provider.
Trained in therapeutic recreation, adventure therapy, and applied behavior analysis, our primary focus at The Unburdened is to help you process and meet the many parts of you including anger, envy, sadness, guilt, inner critic, grief, joy, connection, creativity, self-compassion and much more. Our therapeutic programming is designed to improve your connection with your internal behavioral patterns to celebrate and acknowledge all parts of your internal and external systems. The team consists of a diverse group of therapists and healers. Read the information on the team below.
What are we offering?
A retreat is not a vacation. Your time with The Unburdened Team will be filled with activities designed to help you go deeper into your emotions to learn how your unconscious thoughts and beliefs can impact your day-to-day life.
During deep emotional work, challenging and uncomfortable feelings may come up. We will gently guide you through the process of working with them, helping you to discover the valuable insight they have to offer you.
Why Parts Work?
Based On Effective Therapeutic Methods
Our intensive therapeutic retreats are based on scientific understandings of mental health and how we are impacted by our previous life circumstances and current experiences. Our holistic and integrative mental health services utilize effective methods to help you process the parts of you. We use research-supported techniques (such as EMDR, Somatic experiencing, and IFS) to effectively acknowledge what your personal treatment plan will entail.
Why Joshua Tree?
Joshua Tree is located in the Southern California High Desert. Approximately two and a half hours outside of Los Angeles, California. Joshua Tree is known for its otherworldly stargazing, sunrises and sunsets, and unique trees. Where two deserts meet - the distinct ecosystems of the Mojave and the Colorado come together to form Joshua Tree National Park.
The energetic frequencies of the desert emit powerful and transformative transmissions. The Joshua Tree stands as a symbol of endurance, reminding us that even in the harshest conditions, we can thrive.
We will spend four days in one of the planets’ known landmarks for increased energy. These landmarks amplify frequencies and magnify what we bring from the human experience on an emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental plane of consciousness.
The Joshua Tree area of the Southern California High Desert region is known for its unique trees, expansive views of the Milky Way, and otherworldly sunrises and sunsets. Its energetically charged land is one of the most powerful places on the planet, magnetizing inspiration and creativity in its vastly untouched landscape.
THE MOJAVE DESERT DRAWS INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND NATURE LOVERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD DUE TO ITS VAST PROTECTED JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. CHARACTERIZED BY RUGGED BOULDER FORMATIONS, CACTI, WILDLIFE AND THE ICONIC TWISTED, SPIKY JOSHUA TREES, THE LANDSCAPE RESILIENTLY FLOURISHES AND PROVIDES NOURISHMENT TO A VARIETY OF LIVING SPECIES.
The Space
Our private villa is located a short drive from Joshua Tree National Park. The property features 4000 square feet of indoor living space, 3.5 acres of outdoor landscape, a beautiful outdoor yoga pavilion, rooftop patios with desert landscapes, an outdoor jacuzzi spa, and a natural boulder fire pit. Between sessions, take in the stunning desert before you settle into the evening and enjoy breathtaking sunsets and beautifully shining stars.
What's not included? Flights & transportation to the Villa. More info will be sent to your email after booking.
Airfare to and from Palm Springs International Airport is not included. Should you decide to fly in and out of LAX or San Diego International or travel by car, you are responsible for your transportation to Palm Springs airport or the property.
Meet The Squad.
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Meet Mohini.
Mohini is the Founder of Rani Rising, a space to help South Asian women let go of cultural shame and guilt so that they feel liberated in their bodies and overall life! Mo will be guiding flow and offering limited-time packages offered through The Unburdened at the “SITTING WITH SELF” retreat.
Her previous career of 14 years was as a holistic Speech Language Pathologist. Communication, expression, play, mental & emotional health, and connection in relationships, are her areas of magic.
Her professional career, coupled with her spiritual journey, led her to leave her successful career and evolve into her dharma, Rani Rising.
The transformative experiences she guides are typically held in creative & wellness spaces to support people to FEEL what it's like to give self-permission into possibility beyond cultural norms, tap into their fullest emotional expression & create self-intimacy (and therefore deepen other relationships too) via verbal and non-verbal communication, using their breath, sound, and movement. It's a whole experience of the wholeness of being human.
Mohini’s special sauce is a combo of science, psychology, spirituality, social justice, and community.
This integration of awareness and presence IS living an intimate tantric lifestyle & I am on a mission to empower others to experience this liberation for themselves & to know they have access to it at any time.
Mohini is a mango lover, and traveler (currently in her ancestral lands of India) and you can catch her vibin to beats like 90s and 00s reggae & dancehall as well as mellow sitar instrumentals. She embraces her full humanness and encourages you to do so too when you live beyond cultural norms and boxes.
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Meet Tay.
Taylor Harvey MOT, OTR/L, FMCHC is a Holistic Occupational Therapist, Functional Medicine Health Coach, Reiki II Practitioner, and Traditional African Healing student. Taylor works with individuals and groups to provide a unique blend of modern & traditional healing methods. Her career has taken her to California, Hawaii, New Jersey, South Africa, and Pennsylvania. Taylor specializes in various techniques that help her clients get to the root of their issues and achieve balance in mental, physical, and spiritual wellness.
Taylor will be guiding flows and offering limited-time packages offered through The Unburdened at the “SITTING WITH SELF” retreat.
Taylor is the owner of Touch of Soul Healing, a holistic healing company that helps clients minimize pain, manage stress, balance their health and energy, and return to their authentic self’s life purpose.
Taylor’s offerings include Functional Medicine Health Coaching, Energy Healing, Life/Self-Care coaching, movement/exercise programs, Ecotherapy, Cupping Therapy, Traditional African healing practices, Manifestation Coaching, and Nutritional Education.
Taylor has a passion for guiding others to live their lives fully, and she is excited to help you make the most out of your journey. Taylor loves adventuring barefoot in nature, hiking with her Fiancé and 2 dogs, swimming in waterfalls, and creating healing floral arrangements.