Why an Escape Haven Retreat is for Every Woman
If you cast your mind back, chances are your memories can find a time where you may have felt ‘out of place.’ It’s in our human nature to want to feel comfortable and at ease. While we may all be unique and different, wanting to be part of a group, social circle, or any kind of environment with other human interaction is very normal. When we feel cast aside, different or unwelcome, this causes us a great deal of pain and uncertainty. We start to doubt ourselves, question what makes us different, and even try to change who we are to feel accepted.
At Escape Haven, one of our greatest values is that the retreat environment is a safe, inclusive, friendly and supportive space for every woman that joins us. We do all we can to ensure you feel comfortable, welcome and at home from the moment you arrive.
Over the last 15 years, we have welcomed over 10,000 different women on retreat. What we have learned is that it is far less about where someone is from, what they look like, what they do for a living or if they can do a burpee! It’s far more about having an open mind, an open heart, a thirst for new experiences and a desire to take time out to reconnect both with themselves, and with other like-minded women.
Something that guests always comment on is how diverse the group of women that join us on retreat are. Indeed, every week guests will range in age, in nationality, career, in physical appearance, life experience, and their reasons for coming on retreat. Some women have children, some are married, many come solo, some join us with friends or family. Some women are career driven, others retired or stay at home mothers. Guests join us from every corner of the world and with this diversity comes many differences but above all, many shared commonalities.
An Escape Haven retreat really is for all women and the guests that find their way to retreat are without exception warm, friendly and supportive.
On the surfing retreat, women unite in cameradie over the week as together they learn to surf the beautiful waves around Bali. They cheer one another on as they glide through the ocean and share laughter and their own reflections on the ride back to retreat.
On the yoga retreat, women come together on their yoga mats, some having previous experience with the practice, others brand new to yoga, and together they share their own personal and collective experience. Whether one person learns how to stand on their head, or another spends each session resting in child’s pose, every woman is welcome and invited to enjoy their own yoga journey as the week unfolds.
No matter what retreat package women join, there is always this common thread that runs throughout the retreat- guests enjoy their own individual experience and tick off the retreat goals they came with, and they are also part of the shared group journey which in many ways, is an unexpected delight of the retreat.
That feeling of not fitting in at the workplace office, feeling left out at school, being too self conscious to join a yoga class or feeling out of place in a social gathering simply doesn’t factor into an Escape Haven retreat.
Women from all walks of life all unite to share a week side by side.
The transformations that each guest undergoes is part of the magical ‘glue’ that knits these close bonds. When you move through an emotional and transformational journey with others, they become your allies, your girlfriends, your family. In many ways, they understand you and your process more than friends and family back home. This is why so many of our guests not only stay connected post retreat, but also reunite on retreat again and again.
If you have always dreamed of a luxury Bali retreat but have been worried that you didn’t ‘tick the boxes’ that you thought were required for retreat guests, think again!
There are no prerequisites for an Escape Haven retreat, other than a true desire to come and be open to the journey that unfolds. There is no age group you need to fit within, you do not need to have had experience with yoga, wellness, surf or meditation. You don’t need to be at a high level of fitness or have experience travelling overseas before. You don’t need to be a certain nationality, body size or personality type.
Every woman is welcome and belongs here.
This is something that we really try to convey and something that as a global brand, we truly stand for.
Regardless, we still get many emails from women contemplating a stay with us that have concerns. This is normal of course too- any time we put ourselves in a new situation or a new environment, we will have questions and feel insecurities arise. Especially as women. What we want you to know, is that you are safe and at home here, fully supported, welcome and encouraged to simply be you.
What makes us unique as individuals is our ‘secret sauce.’ Your life experiences, your quirks, your values, or ideas and beliefs- these are what make you you and what make you an interesting person. This is the person we are excited to meet on retreat.
And regardless of our differences, you are sure to discover on retreat that female bonds are strong. We are connected simply through our shared experience of femininity, no matter how that looks. Women are inherent nurturers, we care, we connect, we empathize and we support one another.
Escape Haven isn’t a place of judgment, it is a place of inclusivity.
This is one of our greatest values and promises to you.
We believe every woman should experience the joy, transformation and indulgence of a luxury Bali retreat. Including you.
Are you ready to take the leap?! If so, or if you have any other questions, feel free to contact us here.
Find some beautiful testimonials just below from our fellow guests and how comfortable they felt on retreat…
Hear from some of the women that have joined us on retreat and their experience with other women on retreat…
“Another great thing about Escape Haven is the friends you make each time, not only the staff and retreat leaders but the great bonding you make with other women from all over the world. I am still in contact with many women from the various retreats and this is a great gift that Escape Haven gives you for life – beautiful friendships all over the world. Escape also run an alumni group so that everyone who has been on retreats can connect with each other and also have ongoing access to the team and owner Janine Hall’s expert advise on many of the things we learned on retreat from diet and exercise, yoga, wellbeing and just general discussions about the stuff that interests us.”
Amy February 2020
“To my retreat sisters who I now call my friends, how lucky we were to be given an opportunity to meet in such a beautiful, peaceful and nurturing environment. From the moment we all met we looked out for each other, listened to each other, protected each other, helped each other, supported each other… Thank you for your friendship and I look forward to seeing you again.
Escape Haven is exactly as it says a haven to escape and just enjoy some time out being as busy as you want or not at all. No pressure. No expectations. A warm and peaceful environment from your room which feels like a sanctuary to the beautiful grounds to relax and hang out in. I recommend escaping to escape haven and as a solo traveller it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
Janine, thank you for the beautiful family you allowed me to be a part of. It truly is a memory I will treasure.”
Maria, February 2019
“You’ll find lifelong friends during the retreat anyway! This was an experience I truly want to recommend to every woman in my life. We all often forget how busy and taxing life is and how we neglect to take care of ourselves while taking care of others; your family, friends, colleagues. It was remarkably refreshing to know that the entire week was dedicated entirely and solely to me and that all the staff there were to make me happy. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do, it really is heaven on earth (and even harder to get back into real life). But the sense of peace I found there, as well as the friendships forged are something I look forward to cherishing for a long time.”
Rosy, May 2018
Love to watch testimonial videos? We do too!
We feel privileged to share their powerful stories and witness their magical transformation in this Beautiful Bali. This time we have an opportunity to ask some of our guests who stay in our retreat about the diversity that they experience at Escape Haven Bali retreat.
This retreat has been wonder women’s wellness sanctuary, a place where they felt cherished, loved, and truly alive. Whether you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or 60s, the magic of self-care knows no bounds. It’s a universal experience that transcends nationalities.
This is an empowering journey for every woman, because you deserve to feel amazing at any stage of life, and we believe it is the true essence of wellness.
Watch our guests video here.
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