About
Grateful Desert Holistic Wellness
Rooted in the Mojave • Grown with Intention • Guided by Wisdom
Founded in 2011 in the heart of Joshua Tree, Grateful Desert Holistic Wellness is a sanctuary for contemplative wisdom education and embodied wellness intervention strategies.
What began as a small apothecary offering organic herbs, teas, essential oils and tinctures has expanded into a vibrant hub for integrative wellness, serving both locals and visitors from around the world.
Grateful Desert Apothecary
Carefully curated and consciously sourced, our shop features:
- Bulk herbs, herbal tinctures, teas, and spices
- Essential oils and incense
- House blend aromatherapy and body care products
- Aroma Bar Custom Creation experiences
- Medicinal Jewelry
- Books and zines on holistic health, somatic practice and indigenous wisdom
- Meditation tools to help support nervous system regulation
We also offer Aroma Bar Custom Creation body care products available for Wholesale and White Label partnerships.
Grateful Desert Holistic Wellness School
Our classes and workshops support mind-body connection through:
- Āyurveda Yoga Therapy
- Nervous system regulation and therapeutic embodiment
- Creative practice through art, writing, dance, walks in nature and local plant study
- Community centered learning
- Herbal medicinal product-making
Our intention is to facilitate connection with the grounded rhythms of the wild world ~ through plants, breath, movement, and self-care.
Grateful Desert Cabin
Enhance your wellness journey with a restorative stay at Grateful Desert Cabin, a 1948 built, homestead cabin nestled in Joshua Tree. Our modern, eco-friendly, off-grid, Mojave Desert tiny home is designed to support stillness, creativity and reconnection with the external environment. This private desert sanctuary supports deeper healing and integration through:
- Sabbatical and immersive seasonal wellness-focused accommodations
- 30-day personalized Āyurveda Yoga Therapy retreat packages ~ coming in 2026!
- A peaceful setting for breathwork, digital detox, and nature integration
Whether you're visiting for self-guided retreat, artistic inspiration or simply to rest, the Grateful Desert Cabin offers a soulful refuge aligned with our philosophy of embodied, intentional living.
Grateful Desert Holistic Wellness is a center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine interventions supporting allopathic medical strategies, embracing and integrating modern Western Science, Western Herbalism and the Ancient Sciences rooted in Yoga and Āyurveda philosophies.
We promote salutogenisis in action ~ an embodied wellbeing approach that focuses on interventions, experiences and daily habits that support meaning and connection, rather than solely on disease prognosis by emphasizing work to navigate, with equanimity, mindful health and resiliency practices.
Every product, class, and practice is offered with deep respect for the land, the lineages, and the community we serve.