Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats
​December 11-15, 2020, 2021
Long Bay, Portland, Jamaica

**Due to the current climate, we strongly encourage attendees to purchase “Cancel for any reason” or “Cancel for Work” insurance for their retreat. More information to be found on our FAQs page.**
Mission Statement

Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats is an intensive spiritual yoga retreat dedicated to black women who are entirely new to Yoga and for those that have a consistent practice. It is a setting where black women can grow, practice, and learn Yoga and Meditation in a community environment and yoga sanctuary. It is located outside of the United States, in the middle of nature, so that Black women may be able to connect with their minds, bodies, and spirits through their yoga and meditation practices. For many around the world, Yoga is an ancient wellness practice. Yoga is a calling that goes beyond our physical; when we answer, we wake up to our higher selves. Black Women’s Yoga & Meditation Retreat will provide a sanctuary for a union of our bodies, minds, and spirits through the revolutionary practice of self-love.
We honor you, and we welcome you. 
A Yoga Community for Black Women
IMPORTANT: Note that Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats is NOT personal therapy or a detoxification program from recreational or pharmaceutical drugs.

Most of our faculty members are not trained psychiatrist and do not carry clinical backgrounds in PTSD, addiction or other mental health concerns. If you have a history of PTSD, addiction or other mental health concerns,  it is important that you arrive to our program in a stable state with the intention of using the retreat for self regulation, personal healing & spiritual growth.  

During the retreat, you will spend a lot of time in silence, in nature, in meditation and with the practice of yoga. You will eat delicious plant-based food, you will also experience enrichment-educational yoga centered workshops and you will be able to be completely open in this space of sisterhood. You will be invited to lean on these holistic wellness tools to support your healing and internal process. If you are seeking personal or clinical therapy then this retreat is not for you. We can't wait to meet you!

Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats
​Includes:

​Retreat Requirement
 Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreat is for all Black women. All other retreats are specifically for Black Americans. 

Accommodations
​​Lodging
Shared accommodation at a beautiful eco-friendly lodge in Jamaica. All rooms are shared. 


Daily Breakfast
This is for anyone who is currently a vegan and for those interested in exploring a vegan lifestyle. Delicious vegan meals made with local organic fruits and vegetables will be provided. You'll be able to devour Ital Jamaican food. Also offered: pure coconut ​juice, herbal teas, juices, superfoods, and smoothies to ​nourish, balance, and heal.


Daily Lunch
Delicious plant-based lunch, on some days we will have lunch on the beach!


​Daily Dinner
Fill your belly with delicious vegan and holistic meals to nurture the mind, body, and spirit with our delicious ​family dinners.


All meals made with quality and organic ingredients, made with love.
Activities
Yin Yoga
Daily morning and evening Yin Yoga classes. ( 2 daily yoga classes). 
Yin and Yang are relative terms; They describe the two facets of existence. Yin represents femininity and Yang represents masculinity. Like two sides of one coin, yin cannot exist without Yang, nor Yang without yin; They complement one other. Usually, the yang aspects are practiced in yoga, which are the more vigorous forms of yoga-like Vinyasa and Hatha. Yin Yoga is a gentle slow-paced yoga, intended to allow the individual to tune into themselves through introspection, pranayama (breathing techniques), meditation, and gentle yet challenging poses to ease the mind, body, and spirit. Yin yoga allows us to work with our feminine energy, and it targets parts of the body that yang yoga may not. Yin yoga targets our joints, deeper tissues, and even our bones. Adding a yin or quieter aspect to our practice can introduce us to physical/emotional/mental equilibrium.


Silent & Guided Meditations
With a group of like minded and melanated yoginis, you will explore self enlightenment, freedom and inner peace. Our meditations are there to guide you to a higher level of consciousness that promotes a spirit filled with vitality. We want you to vibrate higher into a space of peacefulness that is motivated by the calmness of the true treasure of yoga: pranayama. By entering into a daily meditative practice, we hope to guide each other away from the myopic shackles of a modern racist society and into the peacefulness of spiritual knowledge.


Bon Fire
Dance, play, stretch , share stories around Bon fire night.


Waterfall Excursion
A guide will guide the you through the waterfall known as Reach Falls, you will visit the different pools in the waterfall, you can also explore the waterfall cages. You will hike through the waterfalls, you will climb on rocks and hike on hills in the gorgeous waterfall. You do not need to know how to swim to attend. This is adventture intertwined with a Beautiful, refreshing, rejuvenating experience. Reach falls is known as one of Jamaica's most beautiful natural waterfall, it is centered on an exotic waterfall cascading down a rock face into an emerald river pool.
​The lush greenery from the Montane Forrest and the refreshing pool beneath the cascading waterfall promises a memorable experience.
Reach Falls features a natural heart-shaped Jacuzzi which invigorates the body with every stroke from the water rushing through the channel. Reach falls compared to other more famous waterfalls in Jamaica, stays unspoiled and not overfilled with tourists, so you will have a chance to enjoy them in peace.


​Silent Time
​There will be periods of silent time during the retreat. During silent time the women will tune into theirown energy. The goal of silent time is to allow the women to self-reflect and to relax the mind without any distractions. This is a meditative retreat so we practice calmness and allowing ourselves to tune within.


​Live Cultural Experience
During this experience, you'll learn about Jamaican culture. There will also be Jamaican drummers and dancers who will talk about the music and history of Jamaica.
Workshops
​​There will be 2 ​workshops during the retreat, workshops are formed as group discussions. The following list is an example of some of those workshops. 


Exploring the Yamas
 When we connect with yoga we connect with our higher selves. Yoga is a practice that can not only heal our body's but our minds and spirits The Yamas of yoga are ways that we interact with our selves and our world. They are some of the greatest spiritual tools of yoga. In this workshop yoginis will break down different definitions and keys to each Yama to create healthier lives on and off the mat.


Journey Through the Chakras
The Chakras are an ancient system for understanding energy centres in the physical and spiritual body. This workshop will include education on the energetic chakra system, specific yoga postures, and essential oils to open, awaken and balance each of your chakras. 


The 8 Limbs of Yoga
The ‘eight limbs’ or ‘eight parts’ refer to eight different aspects of the yoga practice defined by the great sage Patañjali as a method for reaching the “state” of yoga. This ‘state’ of yoga is interpreted as the leading of a meaningful and purposeful life. The eight limbs each offer guidance and approaches on how to live such a life. In this workshop , you'll explore each of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. The eight steps along this path provide moral, ethical, and self disciplines that allow for one to achieve purity of mind and body and radiant health.  It is believed that through continuous practice and dedication to these steps, you will reach unity with the Divine, or Samadhi. 


The Philosophy & History of Yoga
In this workshop there will be exploration of what we know about the evolution of practice from the distant past to the present day. The meaning of true yoga, the colonization of yoga, and how yoga can heal the mind, body and spirit of each individual.


​Yoga as Medicine
 Practice observing bodies, study breathing patterns, analyzing doshas (body-mind types as described in ancient Ayurvedic medicine), and tailoring personalized therapeutic yoga practices. Lectures, yoga practices, writing exercises and guided meditations complement this workshop.

all activities may be subject to change
Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreat is held at the gorgeous Go Natural Sancturary in
Longbay, Portland, Jamaica located in paradise​

​Go Natural Sanctuary is situated in the heart of nature, directly on the seaside, with fantastic views and a big tropical garden with palm trees and herbs, in a quiet and safe residential area Long Bay. The facilities are Rustic & Eco-friendly, Bohemian vibes. The property has a big garden area, yoga area, dining area, chill out area, hammock area, daybeds,  massage hut… Swim in the sea, sunbathe on the private beach, snorkel or just relax in the sea lagoon. Go Natural is surrounded by pure nature, lush green mountains on one side and crystal blue sea on the other side. You can tune into the soothing ambiance of the Carribean sea and the sound of soothing waves.You will be falling asleep with the sound of the ocean and waking up with stunning views and magical sunrises to be seen just from your room...An oasis for your mind & soul & body*
Jamaica holds many quiet waterfront treasures waiting to be discovered by intrepid travelers. This fascinating island still retains a strong African identity, more so than any other Caribbean island, and the colorful culture will be unearthed by those seeking genuine experiences.
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” –The Bhagavad Gita
Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreat takes place in Jamaica! You can expect gentle yoga practices, nourishing plant-based meals, and exploring Jamaica with like-minded individuals! Our Yoga & Meditation classes incorporate spirituality, pranayama, and additional aspects of the practice. Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats focus on yin yoga. Our intensive yoga retreat features workshops that encourage women to deepen their yoga and meditation practice. It is the perfect opportunity to be introduced to yoga and meditation or to continue your practice.
​Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreat is all about developing a relationship with one's yoga and meditation practice.
A consistent Yoga & Meditation practice has the ability to
Provide inner peace
Ability to improve heart and overall health
Decreases stress
Eliminates anxiety
Fight depression
Teaches you calmness
and so much more!
We encourage relaxation. In your free time, you can read a book in a hammock, meditate on the beach. We want you to connect with your highest self at all times and throughout the retreat.  
Yoga is not a competition, it is not a sport , it is completely spiritual, and completly yours. Centuries of yogic research has concluded that yoga prescribes derived from stretching, relaxation, deep breathing, and increasing circulation and concentration. By learning to control the body, we can easily train the mind, and it is after one learns how to concentrate the mind, that one discovers all of its hidden facets and awakens the inner spirituality.
Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreat is a vegan retreat; all meals are made with quality ingredients. Animal by-products are not allowed within the retreat space, with no exceptions. We provide delicious plant-based meals by our private vegan chef. ​As we abstain from animal by-products in the kitchen, we also abstain from alcohol throughout the retreat. This abstinence will be in effect whether guests are in the retreat, or are enjoying some well needed personal time. When practicing self-love and healing, the vessel should always be clean. Alcohol and wellness don't mix; in fact, it is the complete opposite of self-care. Usually, in black culture, it is traditional to involve alcohol in everything. However, we have shifted the culture for the positive by providing black women an opportunity to be free of things that do not serve them during their journey with us. Our goal for the alcohol cleanse is to keep the vibrations high; this will ensure a meditative and rejuvenating experience.

Check out the sample itinerary here!


Reviews From Past Participants

 “See in DC/ NYC/ATL there are few yoga studios, where instructors actually took the time to adjust me.  I never opt out of adjustments but I can count on one hand, the amount of hands on adjustments I received in 10 years of practice and hundreds of classes.

It’s gotten to the point where every practice, without fail, i tense when teachers make their rounds thru the room. Will they adjust me? Am i smaller and more feminine today to be adjusted like the girl beside me? Is my practice deep enough for the teacher to press my back, just a bit, to go even deeper? Did I speak before class? Did I wear the right sports bra? I came here for help, (with my practice, with my body, with my breathing, with my motherfuckin mindset). And every class I wonder, will this teacher, help me?

I’m in Costa Rica. I’m at Black Women’s Yoga Retreat. The teacher, says- ‘move your legs to the left, your arm and head to the right 

The teacher is making her rounds between us like a loving general. In front of me she inches my hip a bit forward, she takes my shoulders, just an inch back. And I don’t care who you are- if you’ve taken any yoga class you know one adjustment can be the difference between sinking or swimming, easy and challenge, favorite pose and oh my goddess! What is that stretch in my thigh!? I ain’t never felt that before!

In Costa Rica, this summer, Black Women Yoga Retreats touched me. In Costa Rica, this summer, every single 3 time a day practice, in the heat, in the rain, I never had to wonder. 
That’s what happens at a Black Women Yoga Retreat, Thank you so much”

-Yaani 

“The Black Women Yoga Retreat was by far the best retreat and trip i have had to date. i was at a point where i needed to not only take care of myself, but I had to do some reevaluations of some decisions and some people in my life. this retreat allowed me the time and space to reflect , journal, breathe, and enjoy nature with phenomenal black women. each woman i met brought something unique to the retreat, and to my experience. I am thankful for the opportunity to gain a much deeper understanding of the practice. i don’t think my life will ever be the same. thank you so much Satya X."

- Malliron Hodge
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​​I spent last week with a group of beautiful, amazing, influential and loving sisters at the Black
Women Yoga Retreat! I was able to quiet my mind, reflect on my journey and eat delicious vegan
Caribbean dishes! I’m so grateful for all of the memories made! 

​- Clara ​

-​Space is Limited-
 Total Cost of All Inclusive
Black Women Yoga & Meditation Retreats
 ​$1,888
​(7% sales fee not included)

​$500 Deposit Reserves Your Spot
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