Wellness Goddess – Ubud

A wellness retreat is a completely different experience from a regular holiday. What makes a goddess retreat such a magical experience? The complete immersion into a week long retreat with carefully curated activities as a group and as an individual which means that you can focus and go deeper into enjoying the present moment and be carefree. A wellness retreat is a special time for you, a time to reconnect and recharge. Many of us lead busy lives, that are full to the brim with urgent demands and long to-do lists. Often, we can feel as though we are running on auto-pilot, just surviving rather than living a fulfilling life. Sometimes a regular holiday doesn’t leave us feeling refreshed and rested, especially if we over-indulged as a way to relax, or we had to attend to other’s needs at the expense of our own, or because we’re so wound up or burnt out that we have forgotten how to relax. On a Goddess Retreat, we take care of everything for you. We have spent 20 years perfecting the balance of ingredients that go into making a journey that awakens the body, mind and spirit.

Goddess Retreats is at its essence a classical style ‘retreat’ – this means a guided, intention-driven, multi-day program with a set schedule, and is hosted by one or more facilitators and run as a group program The program includes activities, learning new cultures, skills and lifestyle workshops with wellness, cultural or spiritual themes and healthy eating, as well as fitness activities such as nature walks, surfing and cycling. A wellness resort, also known as wellness clinic, or health resort, is a different type of wellness experience and it refers to any accomodation that is set up to run more like a hotel where individuals can arrive and depart on their own date and make their own selections from a menu of hospitality services where the primary purpose is to provide programs and experiences for the wellness traveler. The wellness resort is composed of four primary elements: accommodations, a variety of wellness activities, healthy dining options, and wellness-related facilities such a spa therapies. On Goddess Retreat we have loving curated our retreat programs over 20 years of leading groups to provide a wonderful balance of wellness, fun and transformation. We highly value the deep bonds our guests form with us (the facilitators), our team and the other guests experience while participating in our group retreat program.

Our Ubud Wellness Retreat is an ideal choice if you want to experience a healthy reboot that also places equal focus on exploring Balinese traditional healing, spirituality, and culture. Ubud Goddess is fondly known as our ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ style of wellness retreat. The Seminyak wellness retreat is the perfect choice if you want to focus on physically detoxing and cleansing your body, with the support of physical detoxing protocols like colon cleansing, floats, plus restoring practices of yoga and alternative therapies such as sound healing and a Balinese healer treatment.

Our Ubud Retreats are located at a private villa property just outside the village of Ubud that is inland in Bali, with a rural rice paddy and lush jungle vibe at our private villa property, that is surrounded by nature and rice paddies. It is not within walking distance to shopping and cafes and is perfect for those looking for a more introspective retreat week. We hold the Seminyak retreats a large four private villa property located 1km walk to Petitengit beach and temple. An oasis surrounded by the beach town vibe, its perfect if you want to be able to to walk to shopping and cafes.

All Goddess Retreat packages include 7 Day / 6-Night group retreat for women, which you have the ability to tailor some of your retreat activities and freshly made meals. Our retreats include wellness physical therapies, spiritual and emotional wellness workshops, yoga sessions, spa treatments, cultural activities, and much more, depending on your chosen retreat. There are no extra costs for our set group retreat packages. Two dinners are left open to allow guests to sample some of Bali’s divine eating experiences.

No, sorry, this is not possible. We start and finish our retreats on set dates. All our packages are organized as retreats to be enjoyed as a group. We do offer options to personalize your retreat with menu choices and a selection of activity choices which are run on specific days and times and pre-arranged prior to arrival. Our retreat does follow a set group schedule for each retreat package. All activities on the retreat are optional to attend.

There are many benefits you will experience from a wellness retreat. As your body releases toxins and gently detoxifies, you will notice physical changes like clearer, glowing skin, brighter eyes, and softer, shiny hair. Also, you may experience mental and emotional changes like a clearer, more focused mind, more joy, and a deeper connection to yourself. You may also find that you are able to sleep better and that it will be easier to achieve a serene state.

You will be booked to fly into Denpasar Airport (DPS). You can arrive on the day the retreat starts, and we will provide complimentary airport transfers on the first and last dates of the retreat. You can also choose to arrive before the retreat starts, and we are happy to provide you with pre-retreat hotel booking support, so you can get picked up from the airport when you arrive (for an additional fee), and then we can provide a complimentary pick you up from any hotel that lies within our pick-up zone on the first day of the retreat. Please note that with any extra activities, Bali tours, or accommodation arranged pre and post retreat, these are not included in the retreat rate.

Absolutely! Most of the guests on our Goddess Retreats are traveling solo, so we are the perfect choice if you want to travel by yourself without being alone! Around 80% of our guests are solo travellers. Most of the women who attend our retreats make new friends and stay in touch long after the retreat finishes. As a solo female traveller, Goddess Retreats is a safe and ideal place to stay, where you can enjoy traveling solo in a women’s-only group retreat experience.

Yes, of course! Many of our guests are solo travellers. If you wish to pick a shared room package, we will match you up with a room mate.

Typically, our Bali retreat guests are women around 29 – 49 and come from all around the world. However, we also have older and younger women on every retreat…. and all have loved their time here. Our guests come from all walks of life; different age groups, nationalities, sizes, backgrounds, and goals, and we do all we can to foster an inclusive environment, so that everyone is welcome and feels like part of the Goddess family. What unites guests at Goddess Retreats is not so much age or nationality; but rather, a fun-loving attitude and spirit for adventure, and all the wisdom they share with each other. We respect all our guests’ varied religions and orientations. While we are a women’s retreat (with only female guests) we do have drivers, gardeners, security, and surf instructors. Our spa team are all female and our main retreat hosts are also female, yet it is not 100% a women-only environment. This may need to be taken into consideration for some of our guests depending on their religion.

There are many benefits you will experience from cleansing your system. As your body releases toxins and gently detoxifies, you will notice physical changes like clearer, glowing skin, brighter eyes, and softer, shiny hair. Also, you may experience mental and emotional changes like a clearer, more focused mind, more joy, and a deeper connection to yourself. You may also find that you are able to sleep better and that it will be easier to achieve a serene state.

Yes, absolutely! You are welcome to tailor your retreat menu to your preferences. Our regular Goddess Glow retreat menu is delicious and healthy cleansing menu, while also including seafood and meat options. Everything in our kitchen is home-made and depends on what is fresh, local and in abundance at the markets that week, so you will enjoy meals bursting with flavour and high nutritional content.

Goddesses come in all body types, ages and backgrounds. Many of our activities, and just getting around in Bali involve stairs, walking on uneven surfaces, swimming, cycling and doing activities in hot humid weather, and tropical sun exposure, so it is recommended that you be fully mobile and free from any significant physical injuries or serious illness when joining a retreat.

Bali is a tropical island, so the weather here is warm and balmy all year long. The typical architecture of Bali is designed to be open air to the outdoors, with lush gardens and rural areas. This means that you will experience Bali’s friendly animals, including frogs, butterflies, geckos, lizards, squirrels, birds, dogs, cats and maybe even a monkey or two. Bali and Goddess Retreats are ideal for nature lovers! If you prefer a more urban style setting that is sealed off from nature, so there is no exposure to any animals or insects, Bali island and our retreats may not be the right fit for you.

To attend our retreats, you must have travel insurance. With most agencies, insurance must be purchased within 7 days of making your reservation. Please make sure that your insurance policy covers any sporting activities you plan to do on your Bali retreat package. This is the most important need for insurance because requiring any medical assistance overseas is costly. Also , depending on the policy and conditions, travel cancellation insurance will pay for some, or all, of the cancellation fees, should the need arise.