Certified by the State Department of Health Care Services
Certified by the State Department of Health Care Services
What Highlands in Bloom Actually is:
Highlands in Bloom is not a retreat, spa, or wellness weekend. It is a Residential Treatment Center (RTC), rooted in a carefully cultivated framework designed for sustainable healing. This framework guides clients through an intentional and personalized process from diagnosis to lifelong stewardship over their health.
At Highlands in Bloom, we do not “sell healing,” we are teachers of self-leadership through the use of an evidence-based blend of Eastern, Western, functional, and spiritual medicine. This is not just about passive treatments for individual symptoms. It is about healing from within, learning to lead your own body back to the pathway of sustained health – a subtle, yet profound differentiation from the vastness of the wellness industry’s seemingly endless “fixes.”
Who Highlands in Bloom is Made For:
The ideal Highlands in Bloom client: Individuals who have spent years going throughout life seemingly doing everything “right,” but have finally hit a wall and feel stuck with a sense of misguidance and a loss of direction.
Symptoms: chronic exhaustion, hormonal chaos, emotional numbness, and/ or chronic pain – these are not just discomforts, they are the language our bodies have learned to speak. Highlands in Bloom’s program aims to help individuals understand and learn to respond to these bodily communications.
The Core Philosophy: Process Over Promise
Healing is not something we “do to you.” It is a process you learn to lead for yourself. The 7-Step Framework is how we teach that process. Every step is grounded in our Founders personal experience, blending medical science, functional medicine, and real-life trial and error.
What it means:
Admit something is off
Stop just pushing through
Your symptoms are trying to tell you something
What clients do:
Symptom inventory + assessments
Guided body scan + journal reflection
What it means:
Go beyond the Western model
Blend functional, Eastern, and spiritual practices — no judgment
What clients do:
Explore breathwork, energy work, and somatic therapies
Receive a personalized treatment plan
III. Learn Your Way
What it means:
No one-size-fits-all
Combine labs, testing, and personal observation
Become your own best resource
What clients do:
Medical + functional testing
Nutrition review + symptom tracking
What it means:
Healing is not linear – the journey is filled with trials and errors
Stay curious, not perfect
Learn by doing
What clients do:
Daily experiments with food, movement, and breath
Track results + share insights in group
What it means:
Healing happens in connection
Receiving help is strength, not weakness
What clients do:
Daily community circles
The Body Speaks – Autoimmune support group
What it means:
When you are ready, your story can help someone else
Giving back deepens your own healing journey
What clients do:
Optional story-sharing + mentorship
Contribute to our autoimmune /mental health community
What it means:
Healing is not a finish line
Create sustainable rhythms that keep you connected long-term
What clients do:
Build a personalized healing plan
Practice daily “gut checks”
Take home symbolic rituals
Daily meditation, morning sun exposure, making intentional gut friendly recipes
Our transformative clinical programming in Agoura Hills, California is designed to facilitate profound personal growth and healing, employing cutting-edge therapies and evidence-based practices to guide individuals on their journey towards holistic well-being
Our meals are thoughtfully prepared by a chef trained in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Each dish is designed to restore balance, reduce inflammation, and support the body’s natural healing processes — using seasonal ingredients, yin/ yang spices, and nourishing broths to bring comfort and vitality to every meal.
“At Highlands in Bloom, healing is not something that happens to you. It is something you learn to lead—and you leave with the tools to keep leading it for life.”
Our motto, ‘Healing is Believing,’ encapsulates our philosophy that the journey to wellness begins with belief in oneself, faith in the process, and trust in the transformative power of intentional living.
