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Nurture Me
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2024 Bali retreat dates launching soon
Learn scientifically proven breathing tools to help you release, rediscover and transform into our most grounded, connected, rejuvenated selves.
Have you been neglecting your health and are ready for a reset?
Are you feeling burnt out and overwhelmed?
Do you feel stuck and lack clarity in your life?
Are you ready to shift from depletion to an abundance of energy?
Are you suffering from a lot of pain in your body?
Are you experiencing anxiety and finding sleep difficult?
Do you find it challenging to speak your truth and set boundaries?
Do you experience a lot of negative self-talk?
Are you yearning for time out for yourself and to be taken care of?
We have helped over 100's of women retreat and reconnect
And we’ve been there too.
Retreats have been (and always will be) an essential part of our journeys
Nurture Me Bali
Nurture me is a retreat like no other where science meets soul. It is where all of you are welcome within a tribe of like-minded women and where we learn to find rejuvenation together.
Spend seven days and six nights at the secluded award-winning Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat. Our Balinese home away from home. Salute the sun with morning embodied yoga, immerse yourself in Balinese nature and culture and learn leading-edge breathing practices to balance your body, mind, heart and soul.
Your expert facilitators will walk beside you every step of this transformational journey, where you will learn to understand yourself more fully.
After seven days of nurturing yourself from the inside out, you will leave restored, rejuvenated and reconnected to the wisdom of your most authentic self.
Tools to create lasting change from the inside out to navigate life's challenges with grace and clarity.
Experience the safety of a tribe of like-minded women and learn to restore, rejuvenate and reconnect together.
Exhale and relax in a space where your joy, sadness, radiance and brilliance is celebrated. It's all welcome here with us.
Itinerary
Retreat Dates August 2023 launching soon
Each day will include
- Three healthy and hearty organic meals daily from local permaculture gardens
- Divine morning embodied yoga classes to find inner freedom in the body.
- Daily space to learn tools on breathing, coping with stress, and regulating your nervous system.
- Practical sessions on changing your mindset to help process challenging emotions.
- Time each day to immerse yourself in the deep reverence of Balinese culture
- Time space to pamper yourself at the award winning Melati Spa
- Space each day to listen within and to each other
Meet Your Guides
Emma Ferris
Inspirational Breathing Coach & Physiotherapist
Emma has helped thousands of stressed-out, sick and overwhelmed people bring back the calm in their life. Through The Breath Effect, she can help you reset your life by resetting your health. Through Emma’s work as a clinical physiotherapist, professional development coach and stress expert, as well as her own life experiences, she has created a formula for release and transformation.
She understands your breathing and the way your body reacts to outside influences is a window into the disconnection between your body, mind and emotions. The strategies and tools she uses are designed to help you make the physical and emotional shifts you need to avoid reaching breaking point and instead achieve joy, success and wellbeing.
Emma knows first-hand the impact of illness, overwhelm and stress on the body. Her mission is to help you shift out of constant thinking and stress and discover the profound wisdom you have within.
Sarsha Hope
Transformational Embodiment Coach and Yoga Teacher
Sarsha is a deeply practised, experienced facilitator & teacher of movement therapies. She has explored embodied movement & dance for over 30 years and has taught nationally and internationally for 20. As a wellness expert, Sarsha is passionate about creating balance and harmony for body, mind, heart and soul. She encourages people to lean into all these different aspects of self with compassion, openness and laughter in a grounded, empathetic way. As well as being the founder of Hope Wellness, Queenstown and New Plymouth Ecstatic Dance, she runs workshops, retreats and teacher training throughout New Zealand and the world.
Her teachings fluidly blend her wealth of experience from embodied flow, yoga, tantra & mindset coaching to create a truly unique offering that helps her students create transformative breakthroughs that make more harmony, peace, presence and truth in their lives. She continues to study the fields of embodiment, belief systems and the power of free movement to transform and create a more profound sense of wholeness.
The Location
Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat
Walk in, float out
Recognized as one of the best yoga, spa and wellness retreats in the world by publishers such as Harpers Bazaar Weekly and Conde Nast Traveller, we invite you to experience Bali at its finest.
Come and experience a selection of this island’s most special secret spots, from breathtaking waterfall adventures to ceremonies in sacred temples, connecting with the true heritage of the local people and culture.
With only 12 rooms, the award-winning architecture of Floating Leaf combines both traditional Balinese cultural influences and modern comfort and stability.
The luxurious rooms, Melati Spa, Yoga Sanctuary and Healing Pool were all created with ultimate comfort in mind. The grounds also feature an organic permaculture garden, two Balinese temples, numerous private meditation areas and koi ponds.
Here you will experience the deep reverence of the Balinese culture, as life here is interwoven with spirituality, delight in daily rituals and appreciation for all surrounding them.
Floating Leaf is located in the traditional seaside village of Sukawati with incredible views of the rice fields and beyond to the Indian Ocean and Bali’s majestic volcanoes it is centrally located a short drive from Ubud, Sanur, the airport and a variety of beaches and attractions.
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3 Easy Steps to Your Transformation
1.
Reserve your place
Click the ‘Reserve Your Spot Today’ button and follow the instructions to reserve your place
2.
Experience 7 days of deep guided retreat
Immerse into 7 days of professionally guided retreat on August 22nd 2023 in Bali
3.
Return Reinvigorated
Bring a new Self into your life beyond the retreat
What’s included
ACCOMMODATION
- Six nights/seven days eco-luxury accommodations in secluded rice paddies
- Roundtrip transportation to and from the airport if on the same day of the retreat starting and finishing
- Welcome drink, refreshing face towel, and welcome foot massage upon arrival
- The Ultimate Bali Travel Guide – an 80+ page handbook filled with everything you need to know about visiting Bali
- Free high-speed wireless internet
- In-room safe/lockbox
- Yoga mats and props
NOURISH + REJUVENATE
- Three healthy and hearty organic meals daily from a local permaculture garden
- Unlimited fresh tropical fruits, healthy elixirs and clean filtered water
- One Free Massage at the Melati Spa
- Yoga and delicious movement practice daily
- Daily Breathwork practices to reset your nervous system
- Free time to relax, swim, journal
TRANSFORMATION + CELEBRATION
- Transformational group sessions.
- Powerful mindset shifting practices.
- Welcome dinner with traditional dancers and musicians
- Ecstatic dance experience
- Secret Waterfall Hike and Water Temple
- Art and culture shopping tour
- Intro to Bali culture and Balinese sacred offering making class
What’s not included
The unexpected is part of the journey: Although we are weaving amazing experiences into this trip, sometimes unexpected things come up. If a site has an unscheduled closing, we improvise to include something equally as wonderful and interesting. The quality of the trip is never at risk, as our hosts at Floating Leaf are committed to excellence, along with their vast connections all over the island.
- Roundtrip airfare to/from Denpasar International Airport (DPS)
- Gratuities for staff and drivers
- Individual expenses while traveling (e.g. gifts, additional spa therapies)
- Trip cancellation insurance (required)
- Additional food and snacks beyond included meals at Floating Leaf
- Alcoholic beverages and specialty drinks
- Optional massage and spa services
- Note: Floating Leaf is required by law to add 21% tax and service charge to goods and services
Our Promises To You...
Teach tools to continue to reset, restore and rejuvenate in your everyday life.
Allow you permission to listen and honor your body's needs.
We will create a safe, confidential container with like-minded women.
Walk beside you in support every step of the way
Help you experience the cultural experience that is Bali
Allow plenty of down time to deeply rest.
Questions?
You’ll find our most common questions answered here...
The best place to fly in is Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
While we know the unforeseen can happen in life, for us to be able to secure your place and create a fantastic experience, the $1000USD deposit is non-refundable.
Every guest is required to have travel insurance for their time on retreat.
The remaining portion of the retreat is due for payment by June 30th 2023. Once paid, that secures your full retreat.
Cancellation after that point is not refundable, which is why travel insurance protects you.
Please check with your Travel agent the rules for your country if a Visa is required.
ELECTRONIC VISA ON ARRIVAL (eVOA)- Now available- The eVOA can now be obtained BEFORE arrival with a dedicated immigration lane, eliminating much of the waiting-in-line delays, stress, hassle, etc. Details (including the full list of eligible countries) are here: https://indonesiavoa.vfsevisa.id/information
The eVOA can be obtained before arrival (and skip all those long lines) by applying on-line before departing for Bali.
Double check rules when you book your flights, as things change regularly in Bali.
Yes, a $1000 non-refundable deposit must be paid to reserve your spot. The remaining portion of the retreat is due for payment by June 30th 2023. Once paid, that secures your full retreat.
The Floating Leaf eco-luxury retreat has an award-winning whole food restaurant serving nutritionist-prepared, organic gourmet meals that can cater for any dietary requirements. We will ask you about your nutritional needs on the intake form we send you once your deposit has been paid.
The current rules for Indonesia are that you do not need to be fully vaccinated to enter Bali. We will keep you updated as these rules may be looking to be relaxed in the coming months.
You can keep updated with the latest information here. https://www.welcomebacktobali.com/blog/entry-exit-requirements/visa-entry-requirements
All our sessions are suitable for people of all levels of experience. Breathing is a base for yoga which Sarsha has taught for several decades. Sarsha is an experienced teacher that will work with you at whatever your level making you feel safe and supported.
Emma is a trained breathwork coach alongside a physiotherapist and can help you find the right tools to shift out of fear and reactivity and find calm. Breathwork is for everyone and Emma works first to reset your body to calm restorative breathing before we shift it into more energetic techniques. She shares the science behind breathing and stress so you are in control.
Our combined wealth of knowledge has worked with thousands of women of all ages and backgrounds to help guide them into rejuvenated peace and joy.
We will help safely support you with any injuries that you may have. Emma is a clinical physiotherapist who has worked with men and women for almost two decades in her private practice.
To help us understand how we can support any injuries while on retreat, we send out an intake form upon registration to each of our guests that will ask for your health information. We also can adapt the experience when you are there.
Rest is encouraged, so if you need to sleep or do something more gentle, we will help you listen to what your body needs.
If you are unsure if your body can handle the experience, email us at exhale@thebreatheffect.com.
We strongly recommend that you have travel insurance in case any last minute emergencies arise and you can not make the retreat. If you can’t make it you are able to sell your spot to another woman but a refund will not be given after the deposit is made. See our cancellation policy above for more clarity.
It is always fun to travel with a girlfriend, and on our retreats, our guests often come on their own and leave with lifelong friends. All the rooms at the luxury floating leaf eco retreat have been designed to be spacious enough to share with a girlfriend or a soon-to-be girlfriend.
And, of course, gorgeous single occupancy is also available for your Bali experience. We have a limited number of each single and double rooms, so get in fast so you get your preference. If you book a double occupancy and are coming by yourself, we will match you with another guest to share.
Return Refreshed, Reinvigorated and with a new sense of purpose and identity
Whether you arrive burnt out, confused, exhausted, down, angry, frustrated or just a bit sad
The Nurture Me will give you all the time, space and skills you need to complete the transformation you need to happen.
Don’t just take our word for it...
"This is the most amazing experience that I have ever had. I only wished I had done it 30 years ago as I could have done things in such a different style. Emma and Sarsha so compliment each other. I have felt so safe at all times as the girls have guided me into this new part of my life. With all my thanks!"
Christine
“This is not something that I would normally do for myself. I mulled it over for a long time as something that other women would spend money and time on, but not me. Then my husband told me I should go for it and I am so grateful and glad that I did.
I had forgotten that my mind could be clear. That’s not something I’ll let myself forget again in a hurry. I just need to start with the body and let my mind follow. Thank you”
I had forgotten that my mind could be clear. That’s not something I’ll let myself forget again in a hurry. I just need to start with the body and let my mind follow. Thank you”
Megan
"I really enjoyed the breathing exercises - it unexpectedly helped me get out some of the emotions I had been holding in. I also loved the new conversations I was able to have with strangers and my mum, was new and nurture to our relationship.
I loved how nurturing and forgiving the yoga was to my body and I feel better for it. Thank you for putting me in a better headspace and pointing out(through the journaling) some things I have been dealing with and need to work on to better my well-being"
I loved how nurturing and forgiving the yoga was to my body and I feel better for it. Thank you for putting me in a better headspace and pointing out(through the journaling) some things I have been dealing with and need to work on to better my well-being"
Sarah
"I absolutely loved the retreat and while I was really only expecting the breathing and yoga elements, the holistic approach to my well-being was invigorating, uplifting and I guess life-changing too.
This retreat was a thank you gift to Cath but I guess I was the one who received the gift so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Oh and what an amazing group of women too! "
This retreat was a thank you gift to Cath but I guess I was the one who received the gift so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Oh and what an amazing group of women too! "
Megan
"This experience has been amazing. I have loved that in has been such a safe place for everyone to grow and share at a pace that has been right for them. Things that would otherwise be uncomfortable have been comfortable. I feel very nourished.
Thank you Emma and Sarsha, you both make this feel like it is not your job, but your passion and calling. More than an a-ha, it has been a consolidation and reinforcement for my journey. Thank you."
Thank you Emma and Sarsha, you both make this feel like it is not your job, but your passion and calling. More than an a-ha, it has been a consolidation and reinforcement for my journey. Thank you."
"It really sunk in when Emma told us when women gather the stress hormones start to lower. I thought this is what I’ve been truly missing, gathering with women and speaking from our hearts.
I thought the combination of nature, yoga, breathing techniques all enabled me to sync back into my internal space.
Embrace my feminine instincts and listen once again to my heart and what my body is telling me. Thank you both so much."
I thought the combination of nature, yoga, breathing techniques all enabled me to sync back into my internal space.
Embrace my feminine instincts and listen once again to my heart and what my body is telling me. Thank you both so much."
Hollie
"An amazing and fulfilling experience. My body feels light and fluid with movement. An amazing group of wonderful women with Emma and Sarsha guiding us through this wonderful journey.
Thank you both so much for your understanding and empathy. A magical time that will remain with me forever."
Thank you both so much for your understanding and empathy. A magical time that will remain with me forever."
Bev
"The experience has made me feel lighter, as though lot of the weight I didn’t know I was carrying has been lifted from me. The retreat has built slowly to allow us to open and relax.
I enjoyed every aspect of it, but most especially the moments of calm and reflection - the breathing in shavasana, the walks ….. I have achieved what I was looking for."
I enjoyed every aspect of it, but most especially the moments of calm and reflection - the breathing in shavasana, the walks ….. I have achieved what I was looking for."
Fiona
