an invitation to JOIN DANA & Leah at DANA'S home in joshua tree for a day-long retreat of inner work + connection to the land and each other
BECOMING MORE OURSELVES
(A DAY IN THE DEZ)
APRIL 4
If you're needing/desiring time and space out of your regular rhythm—slower, more intentional, deep and light, woo-woo but not bypass-y—A Day in the Dez with Dana & Leah will meet you where you need it most.
Together, we'll slow down, practice grounded resilience, cultivate your curiosity, get playful and wild (with a lot of laughter), and help you build your individual & our collective capacity for the path ahead.
No livestream, no online option (SOrry, nOT sorry). We'll come together in-person, on the land.
april 4, 2026 | 10 am - 5:30 pm
Guided innerwork to call your energy back & realign with aliveness
Time on the land to wander, plantfondle, and commune
Tender, supportive, connective group work time
Gorgeous lunch (gf, df, veg/an options) + abundant snacks provided
Akashic/divination/magic/craft time
You'll leave soft, fortified, full, and grounded in your next steps
Prep-work + the option for 1:1 session follow-up
Designed to give you time to drive in from LA & back
Cancellation Policy: If you register and ultimately can't make it, you will receive a credit only for a 75-minute private session with Dana or Leah.
Just $269
gather
We'll gather in an intimate group, leveraging the potency of being seen & heard in real time.
wander
we'll wander into the desert (on trail!) and get very very grounded—tuning into (and getting playful with) the energy of this land.
hold / be held
we'll do innerwork together that will leave you with self-warmth, clarity, and a deeper sense of grounded connection, self-trust.
Praise for the work
I so appreciate the magical container that Dana & Leah shaped for us, I was truly able to be present, I learned so much from everyone, and I felt so seen and held and cared for. My cup was overflowing by the time we all said goodbye, and I will treasure the time spent here for a long time to come.
— Jackie P.
I'm incredibly grateful for the work Leah and Dana are doing to bring people closer to their most authentic selves. It was a perfect blend of meditations, storytelling, self reflection, sharing and deep relational work. Enter into a non-judgemental portal of guidance and exploration rooted in growth and healing of all.
— Michelle S.
I feel truly blessed. Thank you all for sharing your hearts and holding space so generously. Thank you Leah and Dana for creating this gorgeous container, I feel deeply cared for and nourished.
— Theresa S.
this is our seasonally visiting tortoise friend, smalls—maybe he'll make an appearance!
THe retreat will be hosted at and around DANA'S home on the border of joshua tree & yucca valley. this spot is very special, unbothered, and very quiet.
WE WILL GATHER on the ancestral lands of the Serrano, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, and Mojave peoples.
you, us, we
join dear friends Leah GARZA & DANA BALICKI who've been teaching and trouble-making together for years…
Dana
Balicki
Dana Balicki (she/her) is a Joshua Tree-based transformational coach and spiritual guide whose work lives at the threshold—between the personal and political, the visible and the unseen, the practical and the magical. Through her practice of “slowdown medicine,” she helps seekers remember who they are beneath the noise of dominant culture, guiding thousands through tender, luminous pathways of inner transformation. With roots in movement organizing and mystical traditions, she weaves activism, ritual, and deep presence into a practice that heals and disrupts. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vice, Well + Good, The Numinous, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Her podcast, crying in my jacuzzi, is a sanctuary for the spiritually curious, offering soul balm for complex times. 𓆑꩜
Leah
Garza
Leah Garza (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based scholar and mystic. She is the facilitator of Living Systems, a year-long online course for the public that explores decolonial strategies toward emergent ecologies that sustain life. She is currently writing a dissertation at Pacifica Graduate Institute in the Community, Liberation, Indigenous and Eco Psychologies program, where she is wondering how decolonial pedagogies can build public spaces of intellectual intimacy toward relational ways of being for those of us above the Abyssal line. She has an M.A. in depth psychology (CLIE), a M.Ed from UCLA, and a B.A. in linguistics from Northeastern University. ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
If you have any questions, email [email protected]
Cancellation Policy reminder: If you register and ultimately can't make it, you will receive a credit only for a private session with dana or leah.
(photos by melodee solomon, chelsea jones, and others)