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>> ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR
SPRING CLEANING. BUT HAVE
YOU EVER CONSIDERED TAKING A
BREAK TO DECLUTTER YOUR
MIND? "DIGITAL DETOX" IS A
POPULAR BUZZ PHRASE THESE
DAYS. AND THE BAY
AREA HAS PLENTY OF HIDDEN
GETAWAYS WHERE YOU CAN
UNPLUG AND ENJOY LIFE'S
SIMPLE PLEASURES.
HERE TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE
HIDDEN GEMS IS YELP
COMMUNITY MANAGER DOMINIQUE
FARRAR.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING
ADORNED THE BREAK. WE HAD NO
IDEA THAT THESE PLACES OR
RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
>> IT IS JUST AMAZING WHAT
YOU COULD FIND. I ALWAYS GO
THERE FOR RESTAURANTS, A
DENTIST'S OFFICE. I TYPED IN
MEDITATION AND THERE ARE A
LOT OF PLACES AROUND THE
BAY.
>> LET'S START IN MARIN
COUNTY.
>> THERE IS A GREEN BULCH
FS. THERE IS NO TRAFFIC, NO
CARS ARE ALLOWED. YOU CAN
HIKING ON SUNDAY, THEY HAVE
A PROGRAM AND IT IS OPEN TO
ANYONE, YOU CAN COME AND
THEY WOULD DO SOME TYPE OF
MATTER TO PATIENT TREATMENT
AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO
STAY FOR LUNCH.
>> SO WHAT ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT?
>> THE COST FOR THE SUNDAY
PROGRAM AS A DONATION BASED,
10 TO $15 FOR LUNCH AND THAT
INCLUDES THE MEDITATION, THE
TEA. IT IS $90 IF YOU WANT
TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
>> THAT IS NOT A BAD DEAL.
>> LET'S GO FARTHER NORTH TO
PETALUMA.
>> WE HAVE THE EARTHRISE
RETREAT CENTER. THIS IS VERY
REMOTE. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO
USE YOUR CELL PHONE. THEY
HOST OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF
WORKSHOPS THAT FOCUS ON
HEALTH AND MEDITATION. THEY
ALSO HAVE PERSONAL RETREAT
WEEKENDS WERE YOU CAN GO
AWAY FOR TWO DAYS, YOU HAVE
LODGING, SIX MEALS, THE BEST
PART IS THAT THEY HAVE
SOUGHT WATER HOT TUBS.
>> YOU CAN SET OUT UNDER THE
STARS.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE
REALLY LIKED THE FOOD THERE.
>> YES, THEY ARE HAPPY TO
ACCOMMODATE ANY TYPE OF
DIET. THEY'RE HAPPY TO DO IT
ALL.
>> LET'S MOVE TO THE EAST
AND DANVILLE.
>> THE SAN DAMIANO RETREAT.
THEY HAVE MONKS THAT LIVE
THERE AND A HOST OF
DIFFERENT LECTURES AND THEY
HAVE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS. THE
BIG THING THERE IS THE BEST-
THEY HAVE THIS NICE AND THEY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WALK AND
THAT ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
FOCUS IN QUIET YOUR MIND,
THE STRESS.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
CAN, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO
MOUNT DIABLO. YOU CAN ALSO
COMBINE SOME HIKING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN HIKE.
THEY HAVE A LOVELY GARDEN
THAT YOU CAN HIKE THROUGH
AND THEY HAVE A NICE BOOK
STORE.
>> NOW, LET'S GO TO THE
SOUTH.
>> THE VAJRAPANI INSTITUTE
. THIS IS 75 A. OF THE
REDWOOD FOREST. YOU WILL
HAVE NOTE WIRELESS
RECEPTION.
>> THAT IS KIND OF THE IDEA.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO IS FORCE OURSELVES TO
QUIET OUR MINDS.
>> THEY FOCUS A LOT ON
SOLITUDE. IF YOU WANT TO
JUST BE ALONE WITH YOURSELF
AND YOUR THOUGHTS, CLEAR
YOUR MIND, THIS IS A PLACE
TO DO IT. THIS IS
COMPLETELY--THIS INCLUDES
MEALS AS WELL. IS ABOUT $200
TO $300 FOR THE WEEKEND.
>> YOU JUST GO OUT AND LOOK