Release, renew, reflect, explore
Retreats
Immerse your whole true self in our retreats dedicated to the wellbeing of Black women and women of colour.
It’s not the quiet, serene vibe that you think. Retreats are known to get mad loud – the scenes at the breakfast table after meditation are so boisterous that you would think we’d been in silence for weeks!
You are welcomed home as you join us. You are here to leave behind the code-switching, the daily burdens, the conformities, all of it.
We encourage you to be yourself, take up space, hold nothing back. Together we laugh, cry, and emancipate. Naturally we bond and it’s likely you leave with new connections and sister friends.
Awaken the Sacred Goddess
Join OYA Retreats for a week of connecting with like-minded women while turning the gaze inward to tap into the healing and transformative power of Ọya.
Inspiring Inclusion
This urban retreat is in celebration of International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is Inspire Inclusion. Join us for a celebratory Circle with movement, meditation, relaxation and snacks!
Finding Freedom
This urban retreat will help you release shame and guilt, so that you can rebalance your inner desires and open to the (new) opportunities waiting for you.
Befriending My Inner Critic: A Three-Week Course
In this three-week course, participants will delve into the cultural, social, familial, and personal roots of their inner critic and explore mindfulness practices that can free them from the critic’s grip.
Moving into a New Season
You’re invited to unlock that what lies within in a supportive, nonjudgmental and compassionate environment surrounded in Sisterhood. This retreat is designed to help you to be real with yourself, accept and celebrate who and where you are now, so that you may trust your ability to navigate your next step.
Tend to Your Fire
This retreat will give you the tools to reconnect with your body to support integrating all you have learned about yourself over the past 2 years and what that means for the path you want to continue to forge.
Inside OYA Retreats
FAQs
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People who identify as Black women or women of colour.
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Retreats are exclusive to Black women and women of colour to centre shared experiences.
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No, not at all. We aren’t holding you to your abilities or knowledge. Retreats are intimate groups and that affords us, your tutors, guides, to support you throughout.
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You must be all-in for the entire retreat. It’s not possible to only book single classes. We emphasise creating a space in which sisters can exchange and build trust. This atmosphere would not thrive as well, if guests were changing throughout the retreat.
