Retreat spaces are elitist, exclusive and unaffordable...

Click ...or that's what I thought for a long time, and, to be perfectly honest, there's still a lot of truth in that. Google 'women's wellbeing retreat' and you'll see a lot of thin white women practising yoga, often in far flung, luxurious destinations. It is a fact that women of colour are still under-represented in yoga studios and the wellness space generally; the lack of visible representation of the women you would find in the general population definitely makes these spaces seem exclusive.
Let's add in the fact that some of these retreats have prohibitive price points...that's one way to attract a certain clientele and exclude others!
When The Women's Wellbeing Collective started facilitating retreats, we did it for women 'like us'. We wanted space and time to grow and evolve and we couldn't find what we wanted. We wanted to create a friendly and welcoming space for the women we knew - working class, single mums, low income, new to the wellness space, never stepped foot on a yoga mat before... we wanted it to be diverse and representative...and, importantly, we wanted it to be affordable because we believe in the transformational potential of the retreat space and we don't think that women should be excluded from it because of financial barriers.
We are proud of our retreat offer. We have worked hard to create a transformational space that welcomes all women who are ready to start their own journey. We have made a luxury seaside retreat affordable and offer a payment plan option so that women can spread the cost over a number of months.
It is an honour to host this space for women as they shed and evolve and transform; and wouldn't it be wonderful if all women had the opportunity to experience that?

Learn more about our luxury seaside retreat in September 2024- https://www.thewomenswellbeingcollective.org/nourish--flourish.html
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