Digital Detox Day in Sacramento

January 24th & 25th at Ritual Wellness House

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What: Retreat to connect in community and take a break for a single day from our phones and other digital technologies.

Why: Do you find yourself using your phone, Internet, social media, or other digital technologies far more than you intend? If yes, you are not alone. Our attachment to our digital technologies is an increasing concern in our lives. Taking a 24-hour break from our phones isn’t easy to do alone, so think of this as a collective effort where we “digital detox” with the support of this community to help each of us explore why we are so attached, how we can shift our habits, and why this can improve our relationship with ourselves and others. This community digital detox will be especially meaningful after the busy winter holiday season and is a timely way to kick off your new year with a fresh reset!

Where: Ritual Wellness House, 2114 P St, Sacramento, CA 95816.  Parking lot spaces are available directly across the street, just check the signs for the designated Ritual parking spots. 

When:

Opening circle on Saturday, January 24, 9:00am - 11:30am: 

Michelle Webb and Jenelle Perez will help us ground with a sound journey. Then we’ll kick off our digital detox officially with an opening circle led by Steve Chan to set and discuss our intentions for the digital detox day with a few helpful exercises. Depending on group size, our opening circle will wrap up around 11:30am.

After, we’ll invite you for 2 optional group activities to connect and deepen your digital detox: a) conversation game in pairs at a nearby cafe b) potluck at a nearby residential space (see more details and sign up for this portion on our preparation page). Or if you prefer alone time afterwards, we'll guide you towards other great digital detox such as finding a book to read at the library.

& Closing circle on Sunday January 25, 9:00am - 11:30am: 

Kiran Pal will hold a guide us in a nurturing hatha yoga session as we wrap up our 24-hour detox.  Then we will hold a closing circle to share and reflect as a group on our digital detox day experience.

Who:

Steve Chan: Steve is the founder and principal researcher of FOMOtoJOMO.org and the Vice President of Yoga Moves Us. His research on mindfulness aims to help impact communities and improve their relationship with using technology. He holds a PhD in Business & Marketing from New York University. His research on consumer psychology aims to help people consume more mindfully. He is currently affiliated at Thomas Jefferson University. He spent several months in Rishikesh, India to learn yoga, deepen his spiritual practice and explore ways to co-create programs such as this digital detox with others in a manner that fosters research insight, community and wellness.

Michelle Webb: Michelle is the President of Yoga Moves Us. She has been a board memeber with YMU for four years and teaching with YMU for six. She has been teaching yoga for close to a decade. As the founder of Shakti Evolution Michelle is a skilled fascilitator offering transformative breathwork practices, profound sound journeys and workshops to support inner deeper self connection and embodiment.

Jenelle Perez: Jenelle is a lifelong creative, guided by intuition in her jewelry and home décor designs and her love of holding space through sound. She is a wife and mother of two angel babies and one rainbow baby, based in Elk Grove, serving the greater Sacramento community for over two years.

Kiran Pal: Kiran is from India, where she was first introduced to yoga as a child. She completed yoga training in India and has over 9 years of teaching experience in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga yoga. Teaching is her passion, and she believes yoga is for all bodies and all ages. Yoga teaches balance—grounding us in the breath, building strength, and creating space for peace and clarity.