Spiritual wellness comes from within and radiates from the soul. Goddess Retreats facilitates a personal reconnection to the deep richness of life, self-love and empowerment. We want you to experience a soulful journey, that will lead you to a higher level of inspiration and transformation!
There is always a point in our lives where we need to take time out for ourselves. It can be when you are feeling burnt out at work, or you are going through an important life or relationship transition. You start to feel the call to make a positive change in your life, to let go of old energy, past selves and embrace the part of us that wants to evolve towards increased happiness and peace.
We don’t believe a spiritual retreat must be serious and rigid, but rather serve as a safe place to look inwards and enjoy the process of self-development, healing and self-love with a healthy balance.
Every retreat is slightly different, as we offer various spiritual, wellness and cultural experiences with each retreat package. Retreats are led by practitioners in their area of expertise and do vary depending on which retreat date and location you choose.
Learn to make beautiful flower offerings to the Balinese Goddesses and learn more about the unique Balinese spirituality in this workshop.
*This is usually included in all our Goddess Retreat packages
Sound Healing is an ancient practice that uses sound and vibrations of instruments, such as gongs, singing bowls and tuning forks, in order to relax the mind and body and create a deep sense of well-being. Sound healing is a powerful healing modality to treat a number of conditions including anxiety, depression and other emotional imbalances. It can also help to lower stress, assist with pain management, improve sleep, lower inflammation and balance mood. Specific frequencies can range from the beta state (normal consciousness) to the theta state (relaxed consciousness) and even the delta state where internal healing can occur. Vibrational medicine is based on the idea that dis-ease is a result of our bodies’ natural resonances becoming out of tune, due to stress, illness or environmental factors. Sound therapy works powerfully, in a gentle and unobtrusive way, to return the body’s own vibration back to its natural state.
*This is included in our Ubud Goddess Retreat, Wellness Goddess Retreat package and can also be chosen as a Bliss Day Option on our other retreat programs – Bali Goddess, Fitness Goddess, Surf Goddess
Prepare yourself for an internal transformation with with a traditional Balinese blessing ceremony as part of your Goddess Retreat. Create a sacred space to experience the positive power of wellbeing to be fully expressed in your mind, body and spirit.*
*Included on our Ubud Wellness Retreat, plus in most of our temple visits on our Bali Bliss Day experiences.
This authentic Water Temple Purification Ceremony at Tirta Empul uses holy spring water to cleanse the spirit. You will visit the renowned water temple and immerse themselves in its sacred waters, that have been used for centuries in spiritual cleansing rituals. You will then complete the purification through prayer and a blessing with the high priest in the sacred inner temple.
*This is included in our Ubud Wellness Goddess Retreat package.
Bali is famous for its long history of traditional healing therapies, known as Bali Usada. Balinese traditional healing practices use natural herbs and spices, holistic therapies and ancient wisdom to cure physical and mental illness. Traditional healing modalities are prominent in Balinese culture today, which include natural herbal remedies, massages and energy work.. Balians are viewed with the same status and respect as a western doctor and have different specialties to heal specific problems of the body. A balian taksu draws power from nature or spirits and creates medicine from holy water, flowers and plants; while a balian ketakson will communicate with spirits to seek insight into an illness, sometimes going into a trance to heal people. Applying a deeply intuitive, holistic approach, they will consider physical symptoms as well as a patient’s mental and emotional state. Treatment is seen as a journey where the individual’s willingness to heal is an integral part of the process, and may include ritual cleansing ceremonies, herbal potions or inscriptions drawn on the body. During your Balinese Traditional Healing session, you may be given natural medicine, a collection of basic healing herbs made into remedies. Popular Balinese natural medicines are: Loloh – where leaves are crushed and mixed with water to drink and boreh – ground up herbs and roots which are rubbed onto the skin.
*This is included in our Ubud Wellness Goddess and Wellness Goddess Retreat package.
This is a gentle acupuncture session that will help to sooth aniety, regulate your stress response and balance your energy.
Acupuncture is an ancient practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where very fine (and so almost painless needles) are used to stimulate the Qi (energy) flowing in your body’s meridians. By applying this stimulation to certain points, it will rebalance the energy flow, to prevent and eliminate diseases and improve overall health. This treatment is perfect if you suffer from stress related symptoms such as:
Your treatment may include one choice of the following:
*This is included as an option in our Wellness Goddess Retreat packages. This is also an individual option that can be added while on your retreat program for an additional fee. Subject to availability.
Cosmetic acupuncture works to reduce wrinkles, eliminating acne and scarring, buffing out fine lines and lifting sagging skin, as well as improving your skin colour and texture without use of any harsh chemicals. It works internally to optimize your health while simultaneously enhancing the natural appearance of your skin. It is a great natural alternative to treatments such as botox, chemical peels and face-lift surgeries.
During the session, tiny and fine needles are inserted along specific points along the face, releasing energy and those amazing, feel-good endorphins. How? The petite needles stimulate blood flow and cellular re-growth, producing collagen and utilising your body’s magnificent natural healing processes.
Optional: Adding electroacupuncture (a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of needles) in the Cosmetic Acupuncture treatment can give you even faster and better results.
*This is included as an option in our Wellness Goddess Retreat packages. This is also an individual option that can be added while on your retreat program for an additional fee. Subject to availability.
The fundamental principle of TCM theory is based on promoting the harmonious exchange between the two polar opposite energies of Yin and Yang to restore balance in the body. This is achieved by encouraging the smooth flow of Qi in the body and by cultivating and nourishing energy, blood and other vital substances in the body.
By using techniques such as acupuncture, cupping, massage, dietary advice and herbal medicine, this ancient form of healing can treat anything from gynecological, musculoskeletal, digestive and emotional issues to boosting your immune system and harmonising your hormones.
Your treatment may include some of the following:
*This is included as an option in our Wellness Goddess Retreat packages. Does not include any herbal remedies that may be prescribed to take as on going treatment after the session. This is also an individual option that can be added while on your retreat program for an additional fee. Subject to availability.
Discover the ancient healing practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine while enjoying a peaceful tea ceremony using natural herbs. This informative workshop is led by a professional TCM practitioner that has a deep knowledge and experience of the history and practice of Chinese natural medicine.
*This may be included on a retreat as one of our workshop options. Subject to practitioner availability.
Enjoy this space to explore your emotions and creativity as you create your own unique healing blend with crystal roller to take home.
Visit a healing aromatherapy workshop and learn from a qualified aromatherapist how to make unique aromatic combinations with essential oils and crystals that can awaken the goddess in your and touch your soul. More than simply perfume, aromatherapy has powerful benefits by regulating our nervous system to:
*This can be chosen as a Bliss Day Option on our Ubud Wellness Goddess,
Shirodhara literally means ‘head flow’ and is one of the most desired Ayurvedic treatments. Beginning with a head, neck and scalp massage, you will begin the calm the wandering mind. Meditative bliss will occur as a slow pouring of medicinal oils cascade over your sixth chakra , stimulating your third eye. This treatment is recommended for calming headaches, insomnia and anxiety.
*This is included in our Wellness Goddess Retreat (Seminyak) package and for a Bliss day option for Bali Goddess, Fitness Goddess and Surf Goddess retreats in Seminyak..
Intention setting and journaling can be a deeply creative and therapeutic practice. Writing down our thoughts gives us the opportunity to slow down, get some space from the relentless mental chatter.
Our journaling workshop will explore how mindfulness meditation practices can help us elevate our journal practice. It will help you to clearly hear the voice of your Goddess-self, so that you can set successful intentions and transform your life through clear spiritual guidance.
This workshop will give you a new perspective on your journaling practice, which you can take away and use as you continue your transformation at home.
You will learn, how to:
*This may be included on a retreat as one of our workshop options. Subject to practitioner availability.
Learn to make the traditional healing tonic, that has inspired the latest health trends using turmeric based drinks.
*This may be included on a retreat as one of our workshop options. Subject to practitioner availability.
Open your heart and end your healing in Bali with a centuries-old Cacao ceremony. Our organic Cacao is grown here in Bali and is packed full of vitamins and minerals, that help the body to heal, detoxify and give your immune system a boost. Cacao increases blood flow to the brain, which helps to strengthen awareness and focus on setting intentions and deep meditation.*
*This may be included on a retreat as one of our workshop options. Subject to practitioner availability.
We continue to support many charities in our Goddess Give Back Initiative, and for 2022 we wanted to provide some extra help to the big hearted charity Little Steps Matter that tirelessly works on reducing unnecessary suffering and the number of unwanted animals in Bali.
You have the the opportunity to choose for your Bliss Day to travel out with Sabine and her team as they do street feeding and provide medicine to Bali’s many homeless animals. The cost of your bliss day will be donated directly towards purchasing the food that you will be giving out on this day. ♡
*This can be chosen as a Bliss Day Option on our other retreat programs – Bali Goddess, Fitness Goddess, Surf Goddess. This is also an individual option that can be added while on your retreat program for an additional fee. Subject to availability.
~Please note that the availability of specific practitioners, workshops and treatments may vary during the dates of your retreat due to location and season.
Optional individual experiences are marked with and * and are not included as part of the retreat package. We are happy to help arrange appointments for you. Many practitioners we work with are very popular and do book up. We recommend if there is someone you wish to have an appointment with that you may need to secure an appointment 1 – 3 months in advance of the retreat date you are attending.
