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?
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.
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 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.
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.
Click the ‘Reserve Your Spot Today’ button and follow the instructions to reserve your place
Immerse into 7 days of professionally guided retreat on August 22nd 2023 in Bali
Bring a new Self into your life beyond the retreat
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.
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.
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