You wake up refreshed to the sound of birds chirping outside and the crisp mountain air as you sip your coffee on the huge wrap around verandah.

In the afternoon you take a stroll around the five acres of orchards of peach, nectarine, Asian pear, persimmon, orange, lemon, mandarin, cherry, walnut, and apple. You sense the cool breezes gently kissing your skin from the rose garden carrying the sweetest fragrance.

Shimmering waters from the pool and the cascading waterfall beckon you to take a dip. As you step in, the water feels like a luxurious silk. At night you enjoy soaking in the hot tub under the stars.

Be prepared for tranquility and bliss – don’t delay gratification a minute longer.

 Ready to feel Rested and Radiant? I bet you are!

After you check in you can relax, take a nap or unwind pool-side. Yes please!

You’ll meet your new sisters at the Welcome Dinner. Your meals are served on a long wooden table so you can chat with your new friends and feel right at home. Oh and don’t forget to leave room for a decadent dessert.

Your first evening after dinner you’ll enter the Rest Santuary.

In a warm welcoming circle with your soul sisters, your evening will include a guided journey with mythical wisdom teachings, song, poetry, and Yoga Nidra- sleep based meditation.  All you need is something comfortable to lie on (I’ve got that covered) and my voice to guide you.

You sink into a nest of blankets and pillows, you feel tension and stress fall away. You close your eyes and come into stillness as your worries drift away in the clouds. You enter a deep state of relaxation, your body at rest and your mind, calm.

You gain the deep rest that you’ve been craving. With your daily Yoga Nidra -a deep nourishing meditative practice your body, mind and spirit are truly rejuvenated.

 There’s nothing to do. Now you see the power in rest.

Hi, I’m Helen Hodgson, Author and founder of Transformational Goddess Retreats. As a nurse and massage therapist, I realized that women, often caretakers, tend to neglect their own needs. Despite my resolve to avoid this, I fell into the same pattern of “over-giving.” My awakening 25 years ago, during a pilgrimage to Aphrodite’s mythical birthplace in Cyprus, inspired me to embrace self-love deeply and advocate for empowering all women.

I was introduced to the frame drum in 2015 with no prior drumming experience. After a six-week immersion with Miranda Rondeau, a Remo frame drum artist and teacher, I became deeply connected to the practice. Over the years, I’ve dedicated myself to weekly drum classes, leading to my enrollment in the Heart of Frame Drumming Teacher Training in 2019. I’ve played the frame drum at various ceremonies and events. In 2023, I completed the 12 Faces of the Goddess Astrology for Witches & Wise Women with Danielle Blackwood and the Love & Aether Aphrodite Priestess Training with the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple.

I discovered Yoga Nidra four years ago during the global pandemic, and have been practicing daily ever since as a way to regulate my nervous system. In 2024 I completed the Daring to Rest Facilitator Training. I honor the visionaries of Yoga Nidra that lie in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan and across a rich history of oral teachings, I am able to share this practice today. 

Yoga Nidra also known as yogic sleep, is a form of meditation, conscious relaxation, deep sleep and a gateway to increasing awareness, dissolving limiting beliefs, feeling free, liberated, rid of stress and anxiety that is achieved while lying down. Unlike some forms of yoga that require physical exertion, Yoga Nidra is accessible to everyone, regardless of physical ability.

My personal journey of healing my weary matrilineal lineage through Yoga Nidra, has lead me to nurture a new era of rested women with inner strength and vitality. 

From this experience my mission is to guide women to practice extreme self-care, rest, and self-love using Yoga Nidra, archetypal astrology, the rhythm of nature, cycles of the Moon, ancient wisdom of the goddesses and feminine mystics; this is how Transformational Goddess Retreats was born.

Hi I’m KiaOra Fox, a specialist in Embodiment Integration with over 22 years of experience, and I hold certifications in Reset Meditation, 5Rhythms® Dance, Massage Therapy, Hatha Yoga, and Pilates. I guide clients toward self-discovery, acceptance, and thriving.

5Rhythms® is an authentic movement practice to create coherency and integration of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Created by Gabrielle Roth, it emphasizes that “Dance is my medicine” and is accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or experience.

I am dedicated to nurturing community and deepening human connections to body and spirit through a myriad of tried and true healing modalities. My multidimensional approach integrates physical, emotional, and mental patterns, bringing understanding and compassion, as well as education, and vitality to self-discovery and transformation.

Hi I’m Kristin White, owner of White Light Sounds. I incorporate an abundance of high vibrational instruments including gongs, crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, Native American flute, chimes, frame drum, shruti box, tongue drum, and vocal toning into my symphonic sound bath practice.

I am a sound bath practitioner, meditation instructor, author of The Love Frequency: A Guide to Oneness and Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative, retreat and workshop facilitator, and as a Reiki Master, I infuse all of my healing modalities with universal healing energy.

Trainings and Certifications: Reiki (Levels I, II & Master), Divasonic Music Academy, Yoga Nidra, Frame Drum Academy, Sound & Vibrational Healing (Levels I & II) from Awakenings Wellness Center in Sedona, Arizona.