Bloom Day 2026 has happened
World Menopause DayPalm Springs · Oct 18, 2026
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Thank you for blooming with us.
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, women from across the Coachella Valley came together at The Pavilion at Sunrise Park for World Menopause Day: real talk from the stage, four zones to taste, try, make and share, and a room full of women who are done doing midlife alone.
You are not declining. You are blooming.
Bloom Day comes back in 2027. Join the list and you will hear the date, the venue and the RSVP before anyone else.
In the news
NBC Palm Springs
Our MC’s station covered the day. Watch the news segment and read the story on NBC Palm Springs.
News segment & article · October 19, 2026
“Bloom Day 2026 Brings Women Together to Celebrate Menopause Awareness and Healthy Aging”
Watch the segment & read the article(opens nbcpalmsprings.com in a new tab)Next year
Bloom Day is coming back in 2027.
Bloom Day comes back in 2027. Join the list and you will hear the date, the venue and the RSVP before anyone else.
CONNECT · The Bloom Wall Live
Finish the sentence: I am blooming into…
What women from Bloom Day 2026 pinned to the wall.
Share your photos with #BloomDay2026
The wall is closed
These are the cards women pinned up for Bloom Day 2026. Thank you for every one of them. The wall opens again for Bloom Day 2027.
“I Sugey am blooming int my healthiest self! 10/18/26”
· Sugey
“Health Success Progression & Completion”
· guest
“Adulthood”
· guest
“I am a registered nurse. I need to do more exercise. I am looking for a new job.”
· guest
“I am blooming into self confidence.”
· guest
“I am Blooming into the healthiest version of myself.”
· guest
“Happy & Peaceful Woman:-)”
· guest
“More secure in myself.”
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“SUCCESS!”
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“I feel strong and powerful at my 50s.”
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“Blooming into my next chapter.”
· Gwen
“Pivoting to new opportunities. Post self-promotion (retirement).”
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“I am blooming into the best me ever.”
· Cheryl
“I am blooming into the real me.”
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“I am becoming a woman who is proud of what I have accomplished.”
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“I am blooming into a better mother who takes care of herself too!”
· S. Molina
“I am blooming into a new version.”
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“I am blooming into LOVE.”
· guest
“Blooming into a new me.”
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“I am blooming into a woman who simply wants to feel like herself again—not younger, just healthy, happy, and able to move through the day without joint pain. 🌸”
· Teresa G
“A woman who stops having hair loss and severe joint pain”
· TG
“A woman who is enjoying life again, not just stumbling through it”
· C
“I am blooming into a woman who doesn't need permission, from her hormones or ANYONE else.”
· Shanae
What continues after Bloom Day
Three ways to keep going, pick whichever fits, or none at all. Six weeks of coaching that starts where the day leaves off, a monthly circle that doesn’t end, or three days away in 2027.
Structured. Six weeks. Live coaching.
One afternoon can start something. Six weeks can change how you live: Shanae’s flagship cohort takes the four pillars in order, live, with eleven other women doing it at the same time as you. It has its own page with the whole picture on it.
Read about The 6-Week CohortThe Golden Hour Circle
The Bloom Moai
Ongoing. Monthly. A circle that doesn’t end.
If today felt like the first real breath you have had in a while, it does not have to end when you walk out of the Pavilion.
Inspired by the Okinawan tradition of the moai, a small group of people who commit to showing up for each other, for life.
- Monthly gatherings, rotating through Nourish, Restore, Strengthen, and Connect
- A shared meal every time
- Real referrals between women who actually know your work
- Real community, not a business-card exchange
For women entrepreneurs in the Coachella Valley ready for more than networking.
Add your name now and hear the first date before anyone else.
Read the full invitationSpring 2027 · Founding list open
A getaway. Three days. Once a year.
The Bloom Retreat moved. That is the good news.
Three days of being completely cared for deserves more runway than this fall allowed. So the retreat moved to Spring 2027, and the founding list opened at Bloom Day. It is still open: add your name and your founding rate is locked.
Save my founding rateWhy this day exists
Most women going through menopause never get real support for it.
Not because they don’t want it, but because the system was never built for this conversation.
Bloom Day exists to close that gap, out loud, together, for free.
Figures from a Mayo Clinic study of nearly 5,000 women ages 45 to 60 (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2025) and Kling et al. (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2019).
- More than 3 in 4
- women surveyed in midlife reported menopause symptoms.
- 34%
- reported symptoms in the moderate to very severe range, the kind that reach your sleep, your mood, and your work.
- More than 80%
- of the women surveyed did not seek medical care for menopause symptoms.
- Only 7%
- of family medicine, internal medicine, and OB-GYN residents feel adequately prepared to manage menopause.
Blue Zones Week · Official programming
One full Blue Zones Sunday.
Blue Zones Week ran October 17 to 22, 2026 and celebrated connection, movement, eating wisely, and the right outlook, a direct mirror of the four pillars. Bloom Day was part of Blue Zones Week programming, with Blue Zones Project hosting a Personal Pledge signing station in the CONNECT zone, staffing a vendor table, and contributing to the welcome bags.
Where the two overlap
- Eat wiselyNOURISH
- Move naturallySTRENGTHEN
- Right outlookRESTORE
- Belong and connectCONNECT
The Blue Zones Personal Pledge signing station runs inside CONNECT, and The Pledge Moment turns it into a bonus passport stamp and a second entry in the prize drawing.
Partners and vendors
The people who made Bloom Day happen.
Cherie Powell of Emerge Event Planning & Production bringing the vision to life, Altura Credit Union on every tote, Blue Zones Project Palm Springs beside us all week, the community organizations, the panelists, Chef Princess of Bamboo Island Catering on the food, and every vendor in the Vendor Village. Thank you.
Community partners
- St. John’s Community Health
- Riverside University Health System – Public Health
- NBC Palm Springs
- Altura Credit Union
- ZERO GUILT
Questions
The things people ask first.
Still wondering something? Email info@oasiswomenswellness.com or call (760) 237-8119.
When is Bloom Day 2027?
Bloom Day returns in 2027. Join the email list on this page to be the first to hear the exact date, venue, and when RSVP opens.
What was Bloom Day 2026?
Bloom Day 2026 was a free World Menopause Day celebration held on October 18, 2026 at The Pavilion at Sunrise Park in Palm Springs. It featured real talk from the stage, four interactive zones, community connection, and was part of Blue Zones Week programming.
Is Bloom Day free?
Yes. Bloom Day is free to attend. RSVP is required because space is limited.
What is the Midlife Bloom Method™?
The Midlife Bloom Method™ is a 6-week live group coaching program (and related offers) created by Shanae Smith to help women in perimenopause and menopause lose stubborn weight, rebuild strength, improve sleep, and feel like themselves again through four pillars: Nourish, Restore, Strengthen, and Connect.
How can I stay connected after Bloom Day?
You can join the Bloom Day 2027 list, explore the 6-Week Midlife Bloom Method™ Cohort, join the Bloom Moai monthly circle, or save your founding rate for the Bloom Retreat in Spring 2027.