Gideon Mendelson is a New York based interior designer and founder of the Mendelson Group. He has been an annual guest of We Care Spa since 2012, and credits this program with restoring vibrancy and hope through his lifelong journey with psoriatic arthritis.
Hear more about his experience in his testimonial here!
At We Care I’m resetting my body and I’m also resetting my goals and actions for when I go back home to be a better father and business owner.
– GIDEON MENDELSON
Arrival
The road to the Spa is long; around you miles of sand and desert meet one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in California, between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park. When you arrive to the stucco gates of We Care, a massive stone Buddha reminds you to pause and take a deep breath before driving on.
As you walk through the front door, you step over a pane of glass covering some of the largest amethyst geodes I’ve ever seen. It’s that moment, floating over gemstones, when you realize this will be an experience unlike any other.
Orientation
In the Oasis House Lobby, light streams in from two massive walls of windows and through a sea of potted plants and trees. You and your fellow fasters gather around a bar made from the most incredible green marble I’ve ever seen, and are greeted by the staff and healers. The retreat’s orientation explains the founder’s mission and how she created this incredible healing space as well as how the nutritive fast works.
In the evening, there is a meditation session before you get to spend some time exploring the property. There are so many gardens and winding paths, walking through the oasis at night beneath the desert stars is otherwordly.
Arrival & Orientation
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
Evening Meditation
Digestive Release Massage
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
90-Minute CBD State of Wellness Massage
The Body Splash
Be sure to leave some free time to enjoy the pool!
Fire Ceremony
Sunrise Yoga
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
90-Minute CBD State of Wellnes Massage
Evening Sound Bath in the Lotus Room
Digestive Release Massage
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
Kitchen Organization Class
60-Minute Reflexology
90-Minute State of Wellness Massage
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
120-Minute We Care Euphoria
90-Minute CBD State of Wellness Massage
Evening Candlelit Yoga
Sunrise Yoga
Digestive Release Massage
40-Minute Colon Hydrotherapy
Farewell & Departure
In an intimate desert oasis twenty minutes outside of Palm Springs, California, We Care Spa creates space for guests to physically heal their bodies and cleanse their life of stress and negative beliefs.
To detoxify the body, we remove solid food from your diet for the duration of your retreat. In its place, a carefully curated diet of liquid nutrition provides your body with the necessary nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and energy it needs to fight disease and break down toxins eliminating them from your body.
To accelerate this process, you have access to state-of-the-art modalities and healing installations spread over this 20-acre retreat. Saunas and steam rooms to purify your skin, colon hydrotherapy to eliminate years of waste from your digestive system, daily yoga classes to control your breath, and over 30 rejuvenating spa treatments to melt stress away.
As your body begins to heal from within, you can feed your mind with daily nutrition classes or spiritual workshops. Here you may learn life-affirming skills like breathwork, meditation, intention-setting, and kitchen organization, to take home.
