Saturday, June 14

A Day of Embracing the Middle

Embrace the Middle guides women to gently accept the challenges, changes, gifts and wisdom of midlife.

By Dr. Shayna Kaufmann, Clinical Psychologist

Date and time

Saturday, June 14 · 9am - 4pm PDT

Location

Private Retreat Center

Provided with Registration Vista, CA 92084

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 7 hours

Join us for a soul-nourishing, in-person retreat designed just for midlife women—women ready to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves in a deep and meaningful way.

This Day of Embracing the Middle is your invitation to step away from the busyness of life and into a supportive circle of women who, like you, are navigating the challenges—and uncovering the gifts—of midlife.

With just 12 spots available, this intimate gathering offers a rare opportunity to:

✨ Experience the transformative teachings of Embrace the Middle through guided and silent meditation, movement, music, and personal reflection
✨ Explore what’s shifting or awakening within you—and what’s asking for your attention
✨ Learn and practice SOFTT, Shayna’s step-by-step method for navigating life’s transitions with self-compassion and presence
✨ Connect deeply with a like-hearted community of midlife women
✨ Leave feeling grounded, inspired, and more fully yourself

Held in a peaceful yurt on private land, this retreat is gentle, immersive, and deeply affirming. Past participants describe it as transformative, validating, and unforgettable.

Date: Saturday, June 14, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Serene yurt on private land at Emerald Village, Vista, California
Cost:
– Early registration (through June 1): $199
– After June 1: $229
Includes nourishing snacks and drinks
Special offer: 20% discount for two or more registering together

Cancellation policy:
– 50% refund through June 1
– No refunds after June 1

Organized by

Dr. Shayna Kaufmann, Clinical Psychologist

Shayna's ease of "getting people" and connecting deeply is both innate and developed through decades of working as a Clinical Psychologist . Her particular love of understanding and serving women in midlife was a result of her own midlife transition. After working for over two decades as a forensic (legal) psychologist and university instructor, change was beckoning. This loud call for something different was concurrent with the onset of menopause, her parents '(now both deceased) decline and her daughters readying to leave the nest. Using tools from clinical psychology and her decades long meditation practice, Shayna consciously worked to "embrace," rather than reject these inevitable transitions. This embracing approach helped her gracefully (well most of the time) navigate these huge changes and unexpectedly find power in the process. Thus, the evolution of her company, "Embrace the Middle."

Embrace The Middle proposes a paradigm shift from the perception of midlife as a negative, crisis-laded period. It appreciates the challenges inherent in these years and also the wisdom, gifts, and expansiveness that comes with being "a bit" older. She guides women to embrace these years through workshops, webinars, guided group meditation, and 1:1 meditation lessons. Shayna pulls from her professional, personal and meditative background to lead women in a gentle and nurturing manner.

In 2022, Shayna received her meditation teacher certification from the reputable Dharma Moon. In August of 2024, she published her award winning book called - you guessed it! - Embrace the Middle.

$197Jun 14 · 9:00 AM PDT