January 22–25, 2027
Commune Topanga • Topanga Canyon, California
with Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman + Renée Loux
An Invitation to the Six Senses
What if the senses were more than ways of experiencing the world?
What if they were pathways home?
Across cultures and throughout history, breath, scent, sound, touch, taste, and sight have been woven into ceremony and healing traditions—not simply to heighten perception, but to restore presence, awaken intuition, and deepen our relationship with ourselves and the living world.
Join Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman and Renée Loux for four restorative days at Commune Topanga, where ritual traditions meet contemporary understandings of nervous system regulation, sensory experience, and embodied wellbeing.
Through ritual, breathwork, meditation, movement, botanical experiences, nourishing food, music, nature, and community, we invite you to slow down, awaken the senses, and attune to the inner wisdom that becomes more available when we listen.
This is an invitation to return to yourself through the wisdom of your senses.
Our Philosophy
The senses are pathways of nourishment and knowing.
Six pathways. One return—to presence.
We believe the senses are more than ways of experiencing the world. When engaged with intention, they become living gateways to presence, intuition, expression, insight, nourishment, and connection.
At the heart of the retreat is The Six Senses Framework—an immersive approach to restoration through sensory experience, ritual, and intentional practice.
The Six Senses Framework
Together, these six pathways create an integrated experience that nourishes body, mind, spirit, and nervous system.
The Experience
Four days intentionally woven into a ceremonial arc.
Rather than a collection of individual workshops, each experience builds upon the next—inviting restoration, sensory awakening, connection, and integration.
Meet Your Guides
Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman
Naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, breathwork teacher, and international retreat facilitator, Sarah blends functional medicine, herbal wisdom, mindfulness, breathwork, and ritual to create deeply restorative experiences that awaken vitality, presence, and joy.
Renée Loux
Chef, author, botanical formulator, and plant alchemist, Renée has studied plants for more than three decades through food, botanical medicine, formulation, and the chemistry of scent. Her work explores ritual, sensory experience, and the intelligence of nature as pathways to presence, wonder, and belonging.
Guest Teachers
Schuyler Grant
Pioneering yoga teacher, co-founder of Kula Yoga Project and Wanderlust, host of the Luminescence podcast, and co-owner of Commune Topanga. Schuyler brings more than three decades of embodied practice to morning yoga designed to awaken presence, strength, and grace.
Shylah Ray Sunshine
Award-winning recording artist, vocalist, songwriter, and vocal coach, Shylah brings the transformative power of voice into healing and community through vocal activation and song—inviting authentic expression, connection, and joy.
Commune Topanga
The landscape itself is a participant.
Hidden at the end of a winding canyon road in the Santa Monica Mountains, Commune Topanga offers ten secluded acres of oak groves, gardens, open skies, and meandering paths. Though only minutes from Los Angeles, it feels worlds away.
Throughout your stay, enjoy beautiful accommodations, nourishing organic meals, hiking trails, gathering spaces, and Commune's outdoor hydrotherapy sanctuary—with cedar sauna, cold plunge, jacuzzi, resistance pool, and outdoor showers.
Is This Retreat for You?
For anyone longing to slow down, reconnect, and listen more deeply. For those moving through transition, seeking renewal, or simply craving greater presence, this retreat offers space to reconnect through ritual, nature, community, and the wisdom of the senses. No previous experience is necessary. Simply come as you are.
Registration for the Six Senses Retreat will open soon. To receive registration details or inquire about the retreat, click the button below.