Sure, mom enjoys chocolates, flowers, and thoughtful cards — but why not go the extra mile this year with a creative experience or heartfelt token of your love? Here’s some inspiration.

Healthy Retreat

There’s nothing like a luxe getaway to give mom a healthy new lease on life. The Forbes five-star rated Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast is offering a monthly three-day, three-night Balanced Wellness retreat in partnership with LA fitness expert Ashley Borden, who has worked with Christina Aguilera, Natasha Bedingfield, and Mandy Moore. The retreat focuses on health, fitness, nutrition, and spa treatments, with guided fitness walks in nearby Crystal Cove State Park, “rolling out” classes to take the kinks out of tired muscles, and sun salutations by the Coliseum Pool. Charming executive chef Jean-Pierre Dubray demonstrates healthy cooking, and best of all, guests can then sample his delicious spa cuisine. Price is $2,800 including a luxurious bungalow guestroom, meals, spa treatments, and activities. (800/820-6800, www.pelicanhill.com)

The Art Of Living Well

May 21-23, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is welcoming women for a weekend retreat of invigorating fun, self-discovery, and indulgence. The relaxing weekend includes inspiring sessions on fitness, stress reduction, and nutrition; spa treatments; light cuisine; and sunrise yoga. The Women’s Wellness Weekend package includes two nights luxury room accommodations, wine receptions, five meals, a 50-minute spa treatment, two morning yoga classes, programs, and more. Price is $895 for single occupancy and $695 for double. (858/550-1000, www.estancialajolla.com)

In The Bag

She’s finally bagged that Birkin. Now how to protect the investment? If your mom loves pricey designer handbags, then Pursendipity is the “purfect” way to keep them scrunch- and wrinkle-free. Christine Emerick created the product using an advance memory technology that actually molds to the shape of the bag. It comes in three sizes and colors: leopard print, orange, and hot pink. At $33-$37, Pursendipity is a small price to pay to preserve bags that cost a bundle. Part of the swag bags at the Oscars, Pursendipity is available at Plume in Rancho Santa Fe and online. (www.pursendipity.net)

A Charmed Life

Personal trainer Liz Lieberman’s mantra is to “live fashionably healthy,” improving the quality of your health and life one charm at a time. Her H3Jewelry — happy, healthy, healing — provides motivation to do just that. A sterling silver necklace, handcrafted in San Diego, comes with ten charms, one for each health and wellness goal, such as keeping a positive attitude, drinking enough water, and getting seven to eight hours of sleep each night. An instruction guide provides tips on exercise, weight control, nutrition, and stress management, as well as space to log your progress. After you complete each goal, add a charm to your chain, a symbol of a life well-lived. (760/470-4895, www.h3forme.com)

Heaven’s Pennies

When her mother died in May 2002 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Linda Webb wanted to honor her memory and help fund research into a disease that has no cure. The result is Heaven’s Pennies, an online boutique that makes a contribution to pancreatic research for every item sold. The site offers trendy women’s accessories and apparel from such brands as Frankie B, Hippie Ink, Privileged, and Rock Revival.

Its name has special significance to Webb. Whenever her late mother found a penny, she said it meant her mother was watching over her from heaven. Now Webb, in turn, believes her mom is looking out for her. “Pennies often appear and seem to pop up at the most opportunistic times,” she says. “It is truly a sign that my mom, my angel, is watching over me.” (877/881-4867, www.heavenspennies.com)

Style Makers

She has dressed the likes of Sharon Stone and Holly Robinson Peete. Now celebrity stylist Kristi Brooks will turn your mother into a trendsetter. Brooks will pay a personal visit to her home, “shop” her closet, create today’s hottest looks from the pieces she already owns, and take photos of every outfit. The result: “Getting dressed (in style!),” says Brooks, “will be a no-brainer.” Brooks also offers a personal shopping service to help mom find must-have pieces, and often at a fraction of the price. “Every woman has an A-list wardrobe hanging in her closet,” says Brooks. “She may just need an outsider’s eye to help see it in a new way and breathe new life into what she already owns.” (310/756-4939, www.kristibrooks.com)

Stylista twins Sara Levy and Ruth Levy swear their Fashion Code, a formula based on the divine proportion, will make you look “ten pounds thinner, ten years younger, and ten times more stylish.” Their company, Double Take Fashion Styling, provides closet audits and personal shopping services. The twins have appeared on the Rachel Ray Show, and have a book in the works. (www.thefashioncode.com)

Wardrobe stylist Mahjuba Levine will help your mother fashion a wardrobe that truly fits her lifestyle. She also offers closet therapy, special events styling, and tips for how to “dress to impress” on the job. (619/838-7706, www.mahjuba.com)

Tam Ashworth of Stylish Silhouette is a fashion consultant and personal stylist who’ll help you “embrace your inner beauty and unique style” by transforming your closet and showing you how to coordinate outfits with style tips, trends and “must have” pieces. (760/214-8147, www.stylishsilhouette.com)

Mary Nicole Infantino will do a “closet cleanse,” then rearrange or redesign it, creating outfits with what you have and shopping for items you don’t. “There are so many women with wonderful things,” says Infantino. “They just don’t know they have them because of the lack of organization, layout, experience, or know-how.” (310/709-8352, www.mary-nicole.com)   ANDREA NAVERSEN