Living your Purpose: Align and Thrive!
Lostine, Oregon
June 23-28, 2025
If you are a physician who is ready to reconnect with your deepest intentions, values, and desires, join us on this continuing medical education retreat as we journey together to deeper well-being. You will walk away with clarified goals, a renewed sense of purpose and meaning, and a personalized action plan to thrive in every area of your life. This is CME for the soul! Yes, your significant other is welcome. This the perfect trip to bring your partner or spouse!
I’m ready to thrive!
Oh, the possibilities! On this journey, you will…
Have uninterrupted time to reflect on all areas of your life, deeply listen to your authentic self, and walk away feeling more connected and self-aligned.
Reconnect with and clarify your deepest desires, values, and intentions, and create a personal action plan that promotes deeper meaning and purpose. You will continue to reap the benefits long after the retreat has ended.
Strengthen your sense of community with the support and encouragement of like-hearted people who share and understand your concerns.
Learn skills to cultivate self-compassion and minimize burnout, so you can be a healing presence for yourself and others.
I’m ready for a renewed sense of purpose and meaning!
A Journey to Deeper Wellbeing
During our time together you will be guided through a holistic wellness assessment, giving you space to take stock of where you are physically, emotionally, socially, vocationally, spiritually, and financially. Through self-reflection, deep listening, time in nature, journaling, and small group experiences, you will clarify what’s most important to you in this season of life. You’ll have the opportunity to craft a personalized action plan, so you can integrate your goals into your weekly life. This is Continuing Medical Education for the soul!
Day 1 Welcome, Overview
Welcome to Minam Lodge, your home for our time together, a place that will excite and support you on your wellness journey. Get to know your fellow travelers as we set the stage for our journey of reflection, rest, and play.
Day 2 Physical Health
Today is a time to focus on your Physical Health. You will explore your patterns of sleep, diet, exercise, and how you're attending to your healthcare needs. You will also consider the ways you can optimize your physical wellness.
You will have hours of free time throughout the day to explore and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. There are plenty of ways to stay active: yoga, hiking, trail running, mountain biking, white water rafting, or swimming in the river.
Day 3 Social Health
Today you will be reflecting on your Social Health, considering the state of your most important relationships, bringing more awareness to your relational circles of family, friends, colleagues, and community. You’ll consider the ways you enjoy socializing, celebrating special occasions and holidays, taking vacations, and spending time with friends. You’ll explore how cultivating strong and healthy relationships affects your overall health.
Relationships and emotional life go hand in hand. You’ll be dipping into your Emotional Health, reflecting on the emotional tone within your relationships and how your communication style affects others. You’ll have space to reflect on how you're handling and processing difficult emotions, voicing your authentic feelings and needs, and where areas of harmony and tension exist.
Day 4 Vocational & Financial Health
It’s time to take an honest look at your job satisfaction, areas that are going well and are enjoyable, and aspects that are burdensome and in need of adjustment. You will discover the strengths of Job Crafting and how to creatively apply it to your career. Work and finances are integrally joined, and you will have space to reflect on your financial fundamentals: income, expenditures, debts, goals, and money-based beliefs.
Day 5 Spiritual & Emotional Health
You will wade into some deep waters, as you consider how you can create deeper meaning in your life and live with a vibrant sense of purpose and joy. You will learn more about the role of self-compassion when facing challenges and setbacks and how the art of letting go begins with letting in. You will discover what medicine as a spiritual practice can look like, and how to reduce compassion fatigue.
Day 6
Putting it all together, integrating and implementing at-home, group, and coaching support.
Experiences:
Enjoy the healing benefits of nature as you immerse yourself in the beauty of the Oregon Eagle Cap Wilderness. Reconnect with life on a beautiful hike amongst the wildflowers, relax in the wood fire sauna and hot tub, or curl up with a book by the river. A relaxing massage may be just what you need after a day of hiking.
Massage
Wood Fired Hot Tub
Reading & Relaxing
Wood Fired Sauna
Hiking
Yoga
Experience the beauty and adventure of Minam River Lodge
Reasons NOT to miss this retreat
Gain a holistic perspective of your wellness, and learn to practice healthy self-care, so you can thrive in every area of your life.
Take steps to optimize your energy so you can fully engage in your life.
Improve your sleep and learn how it affects your weight management, emotional regulation, muscle growth, and memory.
Hone your healthy eating habits, and make small adjustments for big effects.
Develop or tweak your sustainable and enjoyable exercise routine.
Explore larger perspectives and creative ways to approach your challenges.
Increase your awareness of how you handle challenging emotions and develop skillful ways to process them in yourself and others.
Cultivate practices that strengthen and maintain the health of your most important relationships.
A world of wellbeing awaits
This wellness journey is for you if:
You’re ready for self-reflection and an exploration of what’s most important to you.
You’re open-minded and up for an adventure.
You’re willing to compassionately engage with like-minded people.
You’re ready to share in the journeys of others as well as your own.
You’re able to hold sensitive information and personal conversations in confidence.
This is NOT for you if you are:
Not wanting to reflect on your life and explore new horizons.
Not open to new experiences and willing to leave your comfort zone.
Not ready to share any of your journey with others.
Not open to holding curious, non-judgmental space for others.
The Venue:
Minam River Lodge
Minam Lodge combines pristine nature, exquisite cuisine, and stunning architecture. This is a place to ease into your day as you relax on your porch with a freshly brewed cup of coffee and take in the beauty of nature: birds singing, the sweet smell of fir, cedar and pine, the gentle burble of the Minam river. Breakfast is a chance to enjoy a beautifully prepared meal as you plan your day; which hike to embark on, the perfect time for your massage or a long sauna session punctuated with cold plunges into the river!
A big part of the Minam experience is the warmth and gracious hospitality of the staff. They are always eager to help with planning your activities, making travel arrangements and answering any questions that arise along the way.
Journing to Minam Lodge is an adventure in and of itself. It can only be accessed by hiking 8.5 miles by foot, on horseback, or via small plane. The hike is scenic, passing through forest, along the river with plenty of valley views. If you choose to hike in to the lodge, please take into account that you will be backpacking in with all of your clothing and personal items for your stay.
If you access the lodge by small plane, the Minam staff can help arrange a short, but extraordinary flight, gliding amid dozens of 9,000-foot granite peaks and glaciated valleys of the Wallowa Mountains. Your landing strip is a grassy mountain meadow alongside the wild, trout-laden Minam River. However you arrive, a warm welcome awaits at your wilderness hideaway.
Minam River lodge is a place to rest and reflect, play and reconnect with yourself and others. You will share in the beauty of the Oregon wilderness, unplug from civilization and create magical memories! If walking in nature, gourmet, farm-to-table meals and relaxing by the river are your happy place, then Minam Lodge is calling your name. Let the adventures begin!
Accommodations
Choose from a wide range of accommodations from rustic wall tents in the woods to a luxurious individual cabin tucked along the tree line. Attached cabins and lodge rooms are also available.
Individual Cabins
Hand-built using artisan techniques. These cabins incorporate logs from the property as well as salvaged logs from the original Minam structures. Each cabin has a private bath with waterfall shower, a cozy wood stove, and electricity that connects to the solar array for modest needs (please no blow-dryers). Custom-made Minam furniture includes a queen bed with fine linens.
Attached Cabins
Attached cabins are just like the individual cabins but share a broad front porch with their neighbor: Hand-built using artisan techniques. These cabins incorporate logs from the property as well as salvaged logs from the original Minam structures. Each cabin has a private bath with waterfall shower, a cozy wood stove, and electricity that connects to the solar array for modest needs (please no blow-dryers). Custom-made Minam furniture includes a queen bed with fine linens.
Lodge Rooms
Offer sweeping views of the property and Minam River Valley. Each room has custom-made Minam furnishings including one queen bed. A shared toilet and shower room are located off the hallway.
Wall Tents
Wall tents are nestled in forest clearings near the Lodge. Each has a queen bed with fine linens and simple furnishings. The wall tents are built on raised platforms and provide a more luxurious camping experience. Located near the wood-fired hot tub and shared modern bath house.
The Cuisine:
Under the culinary direction of head chef Claire, the team dream up dishes based on what’s growing in their organic garden and greenhouse. Get ready to delight in creative, fresh, and delicious food, you are in for a spectacular treat.
Breakfast is a relaxing and social affair, as guests plan their day and sip a cup of locally roasted coffee on the deck and enjoy a plate of German pancakes with a local huckleberry compote or a garden scramble with a side of house bacon from their own smokehouse. A light breakfast is also on offer, which might feature house-made yogurt and granola.
Lunch might feature a salad from our wilderness garden, which is nourished by a wild spring high in the hills across the river. The garden and timber-frame greenhouse produce an abundance of sustainably farmed greens, herbs, and vegetables just a short stroll down from the Lodge.
Dinner is a nightly family-style feast, composed of elements from the garden and small local ranches. It’s not uncommon for the team to highlight wild-foraged morel or chanterelle mushrooms.
Here is an example of a recent dinner:
Salad of morning-picked greens, shaved cucumber, sugar snap peas, peaches, ground cherries, basil, mint, borage, rosé vinaigrette
“Flo” house sourdough bread with house-cultured butter
Roasted garden zucchini & banana peppers, shaved hakurei turnips, baby kale, turnip leaf & wild nettle pistou, slow-cooked cherry tomato, parmigiano reggiano
Creamy cheddar cheese curd grits, smoked & grilled foraged chanterelles
Brown sugar-brined Carman Ranch pork porterhouse steaks, charred onion mostarda
Olive oil cake, lemon curd, rosemary oil
The Lodge offers a full bar featuring wilderness-curated cocktails, local beers on tap and regional and international wines from our eco-wine cellar, which is cooled by osmosis using underground pipes.
Sounds Delicious!
The following services are included in the cost of the retreat :
6 days 5 nights accommodations at Minam River Lodge
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Oasis Adventures group wellness teachings
Group Coaching Sessions
Wood fired hot tub and sauna
CME credit
Services NOT included
Flights and airfare
Spa Services: Massage, Yoga
Tours and Excursions
Tips
Beverages/Alcoholic-Beverages
Other guided activities such as horseback riding, fly fishing…
Investment:
Pricing details coming soon.
Discover an oasis to rest and rejuvenate
TRIP LEADER
James Juarez, MD., DipPH
James brings 25 years of experience taking reflective wellness retreats and 15 years of working as an emergency medicine physician in Southern Oregon. For the past 8 years he’s been teaching continuing medical education around the world and is trained as a Mindfulness in Medicine facilitator. He enjoys hiking, traveling, cooking, reading, exercise, and soulful conversations.
Your Questions Answered
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Medical Health Care Professionals including MD, DO, PhD, NP, DNP, PA, medical students, residents, AND their significant other/ spouses
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YES! The reflective process is designed for everyone to be able to benefit, regardless of background. *Everyone attending will be participating in the group learning and activities.
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YES! Everyone attending will be participating in group learning and activities.
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Not yet. Currently retreats are designed for people 21 years and older. We anticipate hosting child friendly retreats in the future.
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This event will be accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Total CME will range between 12-14 CME Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Yes, we will work with the resort to try and accommodate common dietary restrictions. Please let us know about your dietary needs.
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No. Options are to hike in with your gear for the stay, or Minam Lodge can assist you with arrival by small plane from a local airport. The Lodge will charter the plane for you and bill you directly. The cost of the charter plane is not included in the price retreat price.
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For Minam Lodge trip all the beds are queen size. This a great trip to bring your significant, partner, spouse. If you traveling solo, choose the single occupancy on checkout page.
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All rooms are in the Adult only section, Ocean View suites.
Double Occupancy: 1 King bed
Double Occupancy: 2 Queen beds
Single Occupancy 1 Queen bed
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If you’d like to extend your stay at Palmaia before or after the retreat, please let us know. We can facilitate that for you.
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YES, to enter Costa Rica, a valid passport is required. Make sure your passport doesn't expire within 6 months of your travel date. If it does, it’s recommended you renew it before traveling, or you may be restricted from traveling.
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We highly recommend you buy travel insurance for reimbursements on any travel interruptions, as well as emergency medical expenses, as per the insurance policy. Please note that clients will be directly responsible for any claims to be made directly with the insurance company. Here are some suggestions to help you get started with your research:
Sites that help you compare insurance companies and policies: Insure my trip & Squaremouth
Popular travel insurance options: HTH, Travel Guard Insurance, Allianz Travel Insurance, Travelex
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We’ll send you a suggested packing list after registration and closer to the trip departure date.
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Please reach out on the contact page with any further questions.