✹THE JOY RETREAT✹
BARBADOS 2025
APRIL 28TH - MAY 5TH
JOY SEEKERS 2025!
Back In May 2023 ten Black women gathered and created magic beyond anything we had imagined.
These Joy Seekers left feeling rested, rejuvenated and ready to implement new learnings into their lives.
We are looking forward to extending a welcome to our newcomers next year!
Joy Seekers 2023
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“Being in a place where we are the majority and the ease with which we moved, within ourselves, and around the hotel and island and how natural it was, was everything. It took me a day or 2 to recognise why I was feeling lighter, then it hit me ... I wasn’t ‘on’ 24/7 - no code switching, masking, policing what I say and how I say it, how I look, how I wear my hair and clothes, how loud I laugh...”
KC
Joy Seekers at Andromeda Gardens
WHAT IS THE JOY RETREAT?
Are you a Black woman?
Are you experiencing symptoms of menopause and perimenopause?
Do you crave the company of people who truly understand you?
Then we have got something for you!
Menopause Whilst Black invites you to join us for a week of connection amongst like minds, for a healing and affirmative experience of feeling seen, heard and held.
The Joy Retreat Barbados is for Black women, in any stage of Menopause, who feel that they have lost a part of themselves, need reminding of their divinity and need to reconnect with self. Through a combination of gentle movement, journalling, nutrition guidance, meditation, nature walks, rest, connection and the healing space of women in communion, you’ll emerge changed. Open to the beauty and possibility of the future. Unfazed by the great transition that Menopause presents - and on the contrary - grounded in an embodied knowing of the great promise tomorrow holds for you and your life.
YOU DESERVE REST
With only 10 spaces available, this is a joy full, nurturing space to help Black women in any stage of menopause to reconnect with themselves. The Joy Retreat Barbados will allow you to relax into softness and play with gentleness, laugh loudly with no limits and relearn to treasure your precious body, mind and soul as you transition into the gift of this next stage of life.
If you are you a Black woman experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or menopause and wish to explore a more easeful experience, crave the company of people who truly understand you, have never visited Barbados before or just need a break away from your usual routine to fully rest, then The Joy Retreat is for you!
LOVING KINDNESS IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT
Joy Seekers 2023
✹ 10 SPACES ✹
YOU WERE ALWAYS ALWAYS THERE, POTENT, GIFTED & POWERFUL
VEAN IMA
Scroll down to find out some more information and what’s included in your stay!
Sunrise Beach Trip @ Browns Beach
Joy Seekers @ Browns Beach
“I had not anticipated that although we were all black queens of a certain age, that our diverse backgrounds and experiences would bond us so closely in shared pain, and yet provided a catalyst for such joy and laughter.”
Cordelia
“The hotel was the perfect location for the Joy Retreat. Situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the island with its dramatic coastline and spectacular views, it felt magical and spiritual. The fact that we were the only guests staying at the hotel was an added bonus, it felt like it really was The Joy Retreat home for the week.
I realised, as the week progressed, just how important that was because we were sharing and revealing deep and personal emotions. We needed that sense of privacy to feel safe and free to move through the experiences together, without outside interruptions. That level of privacy allowed us to be ourselves and to embrace all that we were discovering.”
Andrea
WHATS INCLUDED?
✚ 7 nights of luxury accommodation on the Barbados East Coast
(Single Room or shared Cottage Occupancy)
✚ Airport Transfers (conditions apply)
✚ 3 x Freshly Prepared Meals a Day - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
✚ Housekeeping
✚ Wi-Fi
✚ Activities*
✚ Yoga
✚ Workshops*
✚ 1 x Massage
✚ Swimming Pool
✚ Taxi Service for activities
✚ Welcome Gift
REST
At The Joy Retreat, we place a strong emphasis on the importance of REST. All activities or workshops offered during your stay are completely optional, allowing you the freedom to engage at your own pace. Furthermore, there is no strict schedule in place unless, of course, you prefer to have one to guide your experience.
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“In The Joy Retreat, I remembered - JOY! I remembered what it was like to have fun. To actually laugh out loud. To speak with people. To enjoy being in other people’s company. I remembered through the yoga sessions and sensuality workshops, how much I missed physical, human touch. I remembered how to be happy and that I could enjoy life. I got back a part of myself that I thought I had lost”
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WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES
(all workshops & activities are optional)
✚ Daily Morning Yoga with Jasmine
✚ Sensuality Workshop with Louise
✚ Restorative Meditation & Sharing Circle with Karen
✚ Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy
✚ Fix your Crown Workshop
✚ Sunrise Beach Trip
✚ Andromeda Botanic Gardens
✚ Bridgetown Historical Trail
✚ Evening Trip to Oistins Fish Fry
ADDITIONAL COSTS
✚ Craniosacral Therapy
✚ Alcoholic Drinks
✚ Additional Taxi services
ZANDIE
KAREN ARTHUR - YOUR HOST
NOT INCLUDED
✚ Flights
IFY
At The Joy Retreat, journaling throughout the duration of your stay is highly encouraged. We invite you to bring along a cute pen that you love to use, as you will want to write down your thoughts and take some time to reflect on your unique experiences during the retreat.
JOURNALING
?QUESTIONS?
The Joy Retreat Barbados will allow you to relax into softness and play with gentleness, laugh loudly with no limits and relearn to treasure your precious body, mind and soul as you transition into the gift of this next stage of life.
WHAT WILL MY DAY LOOK LIKE?
● 7:00am* Yoga
● 8:30am Breakfast
● 10:30am Morning Workshop
● 12:30pm Lunch
● 2:30pm Afternoon Activities/Free Time
● 7pm Dinner
● 8:30pm Gather
*timings are subject to change. Remember to pace yourself. we are mindful of rest and a reminder that all activities are optional
Tai Chi Workshop
LOUISE - THERAPIST & SOUND HEALER
JASMINE - YOGA TEACHER
LOCATION
The Joy Retreat Barbados is held on the unique Caribbean island of Barbados.
A jewel in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west. It is known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. An island where life moves at a slower pace.
Barbados is the perfect contrast to life’s busy pace, allowing you to reflect on you and what really matters.
✹Exclusive private, retreat occupant only hotel on the East coast of Barbados
✹Lovely spacious rooms with coastal or ocean views, luxury linens and walk in showers
✹Rooms are equipped with modern amenities
✹WiFi and TV
✹Choose between single room or shared cottage occupancy with king or queen sized beds
ROOMS
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✹ SOLO ROOM: Ocean View Room
With direct views of the ocean from a king size, four poster bed, this room is simply heavenly! This room is ideal for couples. A large walk in shower within a large bathroom, granite countertops and dressing area. Also included are a flat screen TV, air-conditioning, iPod docking station and complimentary, wireless internet.
✹ SOLO ROOM: Coastal View Room
Lovely, spacious room with a four poster, King size bed with luxury linens. All coastal view rooms have a sitting area with sofa bed that is great for young children. These suites enjoy coastal vistas however, they do not have direct ocean views. A large walk in shower within a large bathroom, granite countertops and dressing area. Also included are a flat screen TV, air-conditioning, iPod docking station and complimentary, wireless internet.
✹ SHARED COTTAGE
Please note if this option is booked you will be sharing the cottage with a fellow Joy Seeker but you will both have your own private room.
The two bedroom cottages offer stunning, ocean views from the patios as well as most windows. Of the two bedrooms, the Master Bedroom has a queen size bed while the second bedroom has 2 single beds which can be combined to make a king size bed. The cottages are equipped with a full kitchen, dining and living area. Situated alongside the swimming pool and mere steps from the ocean.
Sunrise Beach Trip @ Browns Beach
Craniosacral Workshop with Louise
It’s time that you were cared for.
It’s time to put the burden of responsibility aside.
You deserve this.
It’s time to say YES to you.
Choose Yourself.
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