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Mission Statement
Women of Color Healing Retreats was created out of the desire to connect women with nature and seeks to provide a space of learning, wellness, and nurturing that so often alludes black girls. In order to build sustainable communities that value the intersections of cultural identity, women of color must first rediscover who they are outside of a society that wishes to stunt organic spiritual growth and self-love. Women of Color Healing Retreats is a sacred sanctuary for all black women, as they fully honor the diversity of identity. It is a space for all bodies, all sexual orientations, all socioeconomic statuses, all political ideologies, and all levels of traditional or radical thought.
Women of Color Healing Retreats was created out of the desire to connect women with nature and seeks to provide a space of learning, wellness, and nurturing that so often alludes black girls. In order to build sustainable communities that value the intersections of cultural identity, women of color must first rediscover who they are outside of a society that wishes to stunt organic spiritual growth and self-love. Women of Color Healing Retreats is a sacred sanctuary for all black women, as they fully honor the diversity of identity. It is a space for all bodies, all sexual orientations, all socioeconomic statuses, all political ideologies, and all levels of traditional or radical thought.
The retreat is a healing and wellness retreat in the jungles of Costa Rica dedicated to assisting black girls in natural healing practices. It is located outside of the United States so that black women can connect with nature, as nature is our original home. WCHR has created a space to get back to her. WCHR is also a space to unwind and disconnect from the psychological trauma of systemic racism. In a world that teaches us not to take care of ourselves, it is revolutionary and healing when we do.
From daily gentle yoga and meditation classes. To adventures like zip lining across the majestic jungle, to beautiful group time on the beaches of Costa Rica. WCHR also engages our guest in the adventure side of life. We provide the opportunity to go hiking and exploring throughout the jungles of Costa Rica. Our ultimate goal is to open the mind and heart, so WCHR provides group discussions on wellness/self care, spirituality and systemic racism so that black women can unlearn/liberate themselves.
Most of our participants attend the retreat solo and they meet new people at the retreat, sometimes the women attend with their friends or family while also meeting new people at the retreat. Check out this video from our April 2019 Women Of Color Healing Retreat of a mom and her daughters who attended the retreat together.
The retreat will also center on navigating through the chakras. Our teachings will move you from the root to the crown by focusing on food , yoga , meditation, to open and nourish each of the body’s sacred centers.If you are not familiar with the importance of the chakras and elements, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to learn.
When we think of healing, we usually think of healing from a relationship or a hurtful friendship, but healing has layers, and the deeper we go, we learn that in order to heal. You must heal the race and culture. The more you heal and understand the culture, the more you can heal those hurtful relationships, friendships and yourself, because it's all connected and starts with the culture.
Healing & wellness is prioritizing yourself first. It is listening to your mind, body and spirit. It’s taking care of yourself on a daily basis. Self-love is vital for black girls because too often taught are black girls taught to put everyone else’s needs before their own. As women, we tend to be nurturers and supporters by nature, but this nurturing and supporting of everyone else's welfare, can leave us feeling burnt out. The retreat is a chance to unwind from the burnout that you may experience from everyday life. Sometimes we just need a reset button, without distractions just to connect back with ourselves in order to restore and rejuvenate.
Be there for your sisters, even if they're strangers.
Women of Color Healing Retreats
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RESTORE & REJUVENATE
AccommodationsLodging Women of Color Healing Retreats is an exclusive intimate setting in a beautiful jungle home. Rather than a retreat center, we stay in a big beautiful jungle house where we will share meals at our communal table and snuggle on the sofa after a sweet day at the beach. You can expect gentle yoga practices, nourishing plant-based meals, group sharing, adventures and peace with self on the tropical beaches in the Caribbean. There will be plenty of leisure time, during this time you can explore the Caribbean of Costa Rica or take some well needed rest time. All rooms are shared. This is a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. We discourage anyone from attending that seeks to consume alcohol, smoke cigarettes/tobacco or party during their time here. Daily Breakfast: Vegan Breakfast This is for anyone who is currently a vegan and for those interested in exploring a plant-based lifestyle. Delicious vegan meals made with local organic fruits and vegetables will be provided. We provide the opportunity to explore alkaline, plant based and vegan life styles. 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. We also provide snacks throughout the retreat. All meals made with quality and organic ingredients, made with love. Bike You will receive a bicycle to explore the area in your free time. |
ActivitiesYin Yoga Every morning the group will take a guided gentle and healing yin yoga class at the jungle house surrounded by the sounds of nature. Yoga is a holistic practice that connects our mind, body and spirit. Yoga works with the nervous system, so its not just spiritually but scientifically heals. With a consistent practice, yoga has been know to cure depression, anxiety and other chronic illness. Its an ancient practice and a form of healing. The yoga classes will also center on navigating through the chakras. Our teachings will move you from the root to the crown by focusing on yoga, meditation and journaling, to open and nourish each of the body’s sacred centers.If you are not familiar with the importance of the chakras and elements, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to learn. Meditation With a group of like minded women, you will explore self enlightenment, gratitude and inner peace. Silent Time There will be several periods of silent time during the retreat. This is a meditative retreat so we practice calmness and allowing ourselves to tune within. Medicinal Plant/Chocolate Tour Enjoy a medicinal plant tour led by a local medicine man. You will visit a local medicinal plant garden to learn about the indigenous natural treatments and healing powers of the plants, trees, roofs, barks etc. You will also engage in the ancestral organic process here in Costa Rica. You will sample up tp 5 different chocolate flavors. You will attend a small lecture, led by a local indigenous family, on medicinal plants and their use. Zip Lining You will be picked up to head to the zip lining tour. You will go on a hike with a naturalist guide through the jungles of Costa Rica. You will be able to experience zip lining across one of the most beautiful jungles in the world. Group Discussions Through group discussions , the women will explore self-care, spirituality, the healing benefits of yoga + meditation and they will be supported in a sacred space to discuss the ways systemic racism affects them in their lives. All group discussions take place through shared and open dialogue, group conversations are not intended to be workshops. Women's Circle Journey into a women's circle to share whatever you feel. Journal Sessions The women will explore self-reflection through intentional journal topics. Hike and Waterfall We will venture off on a beautiful hike to the beautiful waterfalls of Costa Rica. Coffee Scrub Enjoy a coffee scrub by the beach where the natural blend will detoxify exfoliate and improve the blood circulation in your beautiful skin. This holistic and meditative experience brings us back to ourselves and to nature. |
See Below for Full Retreat Itinerary
During the retreat you will journey through meditation, gentle yin yoga, and pranayama (breathing techniques). Our yin yoga classes are gentle and restorative. Experience in yoga is not needed to attend the WCHR, just show up with an open mind and an open heart.
Check out the Caribbean of Costa Rica here!
This retreat is for those who want to bring more positivity and self-love into their lives.
Women of Color Healing Retreat is a vegan retreat, all meals are cooked with quality ingredients. Animal by products are not allowed within the retreat space , 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. Normally in black culture it is traditional to involve alcohol in everything but 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 so that you may have a meditative and restorative experience.
From our spiritual yoga classes, to our medicinal plant tour with a local medicine man, everything that you experience at WCHR can be implemented into your everyday life. Whether it be the classroom or the boardroom, we strive to provide black girls with a piece of the jungle’s magic so that you may have it with you anywhere you go.
A holistic lifestyle is one that aims to achieve an inner balance of mind, body and spirit, using natural healing methods such as yoga, meditation, plant-based living and self-reflection. Holistic healing is possessing enough self awareness to correct the behavior of over-functioning for others while under functioning for yourself.
Itinerary for Women of Color Healing Retreats
Day 1
3:00pm
Check in. unwind + unpack
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet & Greet
7:00pm
Welcome Candlelit Dinner
Check in. unwind + unpack
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet & Greet
7:00pm
Welcome Candlelit Dinner
Day 2
7:00am
Wake up to the fresh Caribbean air. You may hear the amazing sound of howler monkeys in the jungle. Enjoy some delicious spiritual awakening yoga. Open your hips and heart, make love to your body with your breath in our healing meditation and gentle yin yoga practice.
9:00am
Eat a healthy and DELICIOUS breakfast at our family table while we discuss the importance of self-care for black women. Share your own personal self-care journey and your intentions.
11:30am
Ride your bicycle down the one jungle road, like a local, to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Slather your body in a delicious chocolate scrub, rinse off in the ocean, read a book and eat a picnic lunch while bathing in the sunshine.
3:00pm
Relax time at the jungle home.
7:00pm
Come home for a candlelit dinner and space to share whatever you feel, we'll also discuss spirituality during dinner.
9:00pm
Journal session
10:00pm
Go to bed early relaxed and exhausted in the most delicious way.
Wake up to the fresh Caribbean air. You may hear the amazing sound of howler monkeys in the jungle. Enjoy some delicious spiritual awakening yoga. Open your hips and heart, make love to your body with your breath in our healing meditation and gentle yin yoga practice.
9:00am
Eat a healthy and DELICIOUS breakfast at our family table while we discuss the importance of self-care for black women. Share your own personal self-care journey and your intentions.
11:30am
Ride your bicycle down the one jungle road, like a local, to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Slather your body in a delicious chocolate scrub, rinse off in the ocean, read a book and eat a picnic lunch while bathing in the sunshine.
3:00pm
Relax time at the jungle home.
7:00pm
Come home for a candlelit dinner and space to share whatever you feel, we'll also discuss spirituality during dinner.
9:00pm
Journal session
10:00pm
Go to bed early relaxed and exhausted in the most delicious way.
Day 3
7:00 am
Wake up with gratitude. Move your body with mindfulness in this rejuvenating yin yoga class. to connect with self. Give your body and mind a rest with the benefits of meditation and gentle yin yoga.
8:00am
Medicinal plant tour led by a local medicine man. Delicious plant based breakfast will be packed for you. You will visit a local medicinal plant garden to learn about the indigenous natural treatments and healing powers of the plants, trees, roots, leafs, barks etc. You will also engage in the ancestral organic process here in Costa Rica. You will sample up to 5 different chocolate flavors. You will attend a small lecture on medicinal plants and their use by a local indigenous family.
12:30pm
A mini hike through the rainforest which will lead you to the waterfall. You will observe the tropical flora and have the opportunity to see red frogs and maybe other inhabitants while you relax and enjoy a refreshing swim in the natural waterfall. There we will set up a picnic lunch and settle in to relax and take in the sights, sounds and majestic beauty of the waterfalls
4:00pm
Relax time at the jungle home
7:00pm
Come home to a Candle Lit Dinner, in a supportive environment we will discuss how systemic racism affects us in our daily lives.
9:00pm
Enjoy the sweet surrender of connecting with your breath and immerse yourself in a deep meditation followed by a women's circle.
10:00pm
Go to bed early, at peace and relaxed.
Wake up with gratitude. Move your body with mindfulness in this rejuvenating yin yoga class. to connect with self. Give your body and mind a rest with the benefits of meditation and gentle yin yoga.
8:00am
Medicinal plant tour led by a local medicine man. Delicious plant based breakfast will be packed for you. You will visit a local medicinal plant garden to learn about the indigenous natural treatments and healing powers of the plants, trees, roots, leafs, barks etc. You will also engage in the ancestral organic process here in Costa Rica. You will sample up to 5 different chocolate flavors. You will attend a small lecture on medicinal plants and their use by a local indigenous family.
12:30pm
A mini hike through the rainforest which will lead you to the waterfall. You will observe the tropical flora and have the opportunity to see red frogs and maybe other inhabitants while you relax and enjoy a refreshing swim in the natural waterfall. There we will set up a picnic lunch and settle in to relax and take in the sights, sounds and majestic beauty of the waterfalls
4:00pm
Relax time at the jungle home
7:00pm
Come home to a Candle Lit Dinner, in a supportive environment we will discuss how systemic racism affects us in our daily lives.
9:00pm
Enjoy the sweet surrender of connecting with your breath and immerse yourself in a deep meditation followed by a women's circle.
10:00pm
Go to bed early, at peace and relaxed.
Day 4
7:30am
Wake up and eat a nourishing and delicious breakfast.
8:00am
Head to Zip Lining! You will go on a 4 hour zip lining tour where you will also be able to go on a guided hike with a naturalist.
2pm
Eat a delicious lunch at our sacred meal table.
3pm
Relax time at the jungle home.
7:00pm
Candlelit Dinner. Gather around the family table and share favorite poems and essays written by black women.
9:00pm
Journey into a restorative and rejuvenating yin yoga class and guided meditation followed by delicious herbal tea.
10:00pm
Go to bed early feeling restored.
Day 5
7:00am
Wake-up feeling rejuvenated. Enjoy a deep, mindful meditation and soft restoring yin yoga to ease the mind and send love to the heart, followed by a journal session.
8:00am
Indulge in a delicious farewell breakfast, while discussing the tremendous benefits of practicing meditation and yoga in your daily life. Make a commitment to prioritize yourself through self-care.
10:30am
Check out time
Wake-up feeling rejuvenated. Enjoy a deep, mindful meditation and soft restoring yin yoga to ease the mind and send love to the heart, followed by a journal session.
8:00am
Indulge in a delicious farewell breakfast, while discussing the tremendous benefits of practicing meditation and yoga in your daily life. Make a commitment to prioritize yourself through self-care.
10:30am
Check out time
IMPORTANT: Note that Women Of Color Healing 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 gentle practice of yin yoga. You will go on adventures and eat healing plant-based food and you will be able to be completely open in this space of sisterhood. You will be invited to lean on these holistic healing tools to support your healing and internal process. If you are seeking personal or clinical therapy then this retreat is not for you.
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 gentle practice of yin yoga. You will go on adventures and eat healing plant-based food and you will be able to be completely open in this space of sisterhood. You will be invited to lean on these holistic healing tools to support your healing and internal process. If you are seeking personal or clinical therapy then this retreat is not for you.
-Space is Limited-
Total Cost of All Inclusive
Women Of Color Healing Retreat
$3,333
**This retreat is specifically for black girls who want to empower themselves, are up for trying a healthier way of life, prefer authenticity over luxury, and are excited to go beyond their comfort zone. **
Total Cost of All Inclusive
Women Of Color Healing Retreat
$3,333
**This retreat is specifically for black girls who want to empower themselves, are up for trying a healthier way of life, prefer authenticity over luxury, and are excited to go beyond their comfort zone. **
Questions?! Our customer service team is happy to assist! Reach out to participants@womenofcolorhealingretreats.com
WOCHR , PHR and its subsidiary WOCHR Retreats, Experiences and Events are non-refundable. We strongly suggest that clients purchase travel insurance for any cancelation reason. Refer to Booking & Terms Conditions for more information. We offer one-time transfers - please see terms and conditions for additional details. Clients will be responsible for the price differential if purchasing a more expensive product. There are no refunds if transferring to a less expensive product. To transfer an experience please reach out to participants@womenofcolorhealingretreats.com
WOCHR , PHR and its subsidiary WOCHR Retreats, Experiences and Events are non-refundable. We strongly suggest that clients purchase travel insurance for any cancelation reason. Refer to Booking & Terms Conditions for more information. We offer one-time transfers - please see terms and conditions for additional details. Clients will be responsible for the price differential if purchasing a more expensive product. There are no refunds if transferring to a less expensive product. To transfer an experience please reach out to participants@womenofcolorhealingretreats.com
