Retreats
Zanzibar Women's Retreat 7 – 14 November 2026
Barefoot Bliss
You built the life. But somewhere along the way… you stopped being fully in it.
Zanzibar Women's Retreat 7 – 14 November 2026
Barefoot Bliss
You’ve built the life. Now meet the woman inside it.
Retreat Details
Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
Date: 7 – 14 November 2026
Location: Zen Boutique Retreat Centre, Jambiani, Zanzibar
Capacity: Limited to 12 Women
Investment: From $2,980 USD per person
About the Retreat
This is not a holiday or a yoga retreat.
It’s not a week of wellness activities before returning home to the same life.
Barefoot Bliss is a 7-night immersive women’s retreat built on the Becoming Her™ method, a structured, guided journey that uses the beauty and stillness of Zanzibar as the amplifier for real, lasting inner change.
You arrive still carrying your life. The mental load. The expectations. The version of yourself that keeps showing up for everyone else, and over seven carefully held days, you begin to put it all down.
Not in a “switch off and forget about it” way. In the kind of way that actually sticks, where you return home grounded in who you are, clear on what matters, and no longer willing to disappear into the doing of life.
This is where it shifts.
Each day has a theme, a felt experience, and a specific focus within the Becoming Her™ framework. The environment is not just a backdrop — the caves, the ocean, the island, the open sky — they are active parts of the work.
Here’s what the week holds:
- Morning movement and breathwork practices to ground you in your body and presence
- Guided journaling and reflection to help you see clearly, without judgement
- Curated island adventures — a cave experience, a spiritual hike, a full day Island experience, sunset paddleboarding
- A floating sound journey for deep release and nervous system restoration
- An Astrology Evening, understanding yourself through a different, expansive lens
- Spacious afternoons for rest, integration, poolside time, and ocean air
- Opening and closing circles to anchor the beginning and the end
- Small group connection with women who feel real, easy, and good to be around
- 7 nights accommodation at Zen Boutique Retreat Centre, Jambiani
- All meals throughout the retreat (breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily)
- Return airport transfers between Zanzibar International Airport and Zen Boutique as arranged
- All sessions and experiences facilitated by Sophia
- Curated island adventures and local experiences
- Opening and closing circles
- All Becoming Her™ facilitated group sessions and workshops
- International or domestic flights to/from Zanzibar
- Zanzibar government tax and tourism levy
- Travel, health, and cancellation insurance (required)
- Personal drinks and additional bar purchases
- Optional 1:1 sessions with Sophia (Kundalini Revive sessions and personal coaching/mentoring — available to book separately)
- Any personal extras or optional activities not listed above
Tucked into the lush gardens of Jambiani on Zanzibar’s south-east coast, Zen Boutique is a purpose-built sanctuary that was made for exactly this kind of experience.
It’s not a hotel. It’s not a resort in the conventional sense. It’s a private, environmentally conscious retreat space designed for group connection, wellness, and intentional living, and the moment you arrive, you feel the difference.
Set among tropical gardens, with garden and poolside views, each bungalow comes with air conditioning, a private terrace, tropical open-air bathroom (yes — showering under the stars), complimentary Wi-Fi, in-room safe, tea and coffee making facilities, and a refrigerator.
The sanctuary includes a 20-metre swimming pool with sun loungers, a sunken fire pit and seating area, a yoga shala and outdoor wellness space, a secret garden spa and relaxation area, an outdoor tropical fitness area and ice bath, a poolside bar, a library and lounge, and the Burnt Orange rooftop bar with sweeping sunset views across Zanzibar.
Dining at Zen Boutique is a fusion of European and African cuisine using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. All dietary needs are catered for, and every meal is thoughtfully prepared.
– Founder, Free Spirit Wellness | Creator of the Becoming Her™ Method
Sophia is a transformational retreat leader and wellness guide who creates heart-led experiences for women seeking reconnection, clarity, and personal growth.
Blending movement, grounded practices and women’s circles, she crafts soulful spaces that nurture both inner reflection and powerful transformation, inviting each woman to return home to herself.
She has held hundreds of women across local, domestic and international retreats, and her work is known for one thing above all others: the changes don’t stay in Zanzibar. They come home with you.
This retreat is for you if…
- You are a capable, driven woman who has built something you're proud of and still can't shake the feeling that something is missing
- You keep showing up for everyone else, and somewhere along the way stopped showing up for yourself
- You're not in crisis, you are just tired of living on autopilot, of being busy without feeling full
- You've been telling yourself you'll "get to it" and you're ready to stop putting yourself last
- You are open to going inward, not just switching off
- You want to come home feeling genuinely different, not just rested, but re-oriented
This retreat is not for you if you are currently in acute mental health crisis, if you are expecting a passive holiday experience, or if you are not ready to do a little bit of inner work alongside the beauty and the bliss.
Most retreats offer inspiration. Some offer healing. Others offer rest.
Those things matter.
But eventually we all return home.
The question is…
What changes when you do?
Becoming Her isn’t built around a collection of beautiful experiences. It’s built around a transformational process.
Every practice, conversation, ritual and moment has been intentionally designed to guide you through a journey of reflection, release, reconnection and return. Transformation isn’t something that happens to you. It’s something you learn to navigate.
Again and again.
Long after Zanzibar has become a memory.
Program
Your Becoming Her Journey
Crossing the Threshold
You arrive as the woman who has carried everything until now.
Today is about slowing down, arriving fully, and stepping across the threshold into a different way of being. Through beautiful rituals, meaningful connection and intentional reflection, you’ll leave the outside world behind and begin the Becoming Her journey.
The Courage to Let Go
Today asks a different question.
What are you still carrying that no longer belongs to the woman you’re becoming?
Through carefully guided experiences, quiet reflection and powerful ritual, you’ll begin loosening the grip of old stories, expectations and identities, creating space for something new to emerge.
Meeting Yourself
As the noise begins to settle, something unexpected often happens.
You begin to hear yourself again.
Today invites deeper conversations, spaciousness and practices that reconnect you with the wisdom that has always been within you.
Choosing Who You Become
Transformation isn’t about becoming someone else.
It’s about consciously choosing who you are from this moment forward.
Today you’ll begin exploring what it means to live from your deepest values rather than old patterns, creating a vision that feels genuinely your own.
Bringing Her to Life
Once we remember who we are, the next step is learning how to live as her.
Through movement, creativity and immersive experiences, you’ll begin embodying the woman you’ve been uncovering throughout the week.
Stepping Forward
Confidence doesn’t arrive all at once.
It grows every time we choose ourselves.
Today celebrates your becoming through experiences designed to anchor your vision and deepen your trust in the woman you’re returning home as.
The Return
Every journey eventually comes full circle.
Today is about honouring everything you’ve discovered, integrating your experience and preparing to carry Becoming Her into your everyday life.
Because the real journey begins when you leave Zanzibar.
Departure
A final shared breakfast before transfers to the airport. You leave grounded. Clear. Different — in the way that lasts.
YOUR INVESTMENT
Your investment in this retreat reflects 7 nights in a purpose-built sanctuary, every meal, all experiences, all facilitation, and a week that has the potential to shift something in you that has needed to shift for a long time.
Shared Room (per person): $2,980 USD Single Room (sole occupancy): $3,350 USD
Payment can be made in USD or South African Rand, calculated at the USD exchange rate on the day of payment.
Payment | Due Date
To secure your place, a $500 USD non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking.
Non-refundable deposit | Due immediately to secure your spot
Once off payment | Due when booking
3 Monthly Payments | Last payment due by the end of October 2026
Please note: your deposit is non-refundable. We recommend travel insurance that covers cancellation.
Optional Add-Ons
For those who want a more personalised and deeper experience, a limited number of private sessions are available during the retreat. These are not included in the retreat rate.
These sessions are designed to meet you exactly where you are.
You may choose between:
Kundalini Revive Session
A powerful reset for your nervous system, energy, and emotional state
Coaching and Mentoring Session
A focused, grounded conversation to bring clarity to what you are navigating in your life right now
These sessions are optional and booked separately.
Contact Sophia directly to enquire and book.
Any Early
Booking Bonuses?
$2850 per person sharing valid until 31 May 2026. Payable by 31st May: $500 non-refundable deposit + $1175 (50% of the balance). The remaining balance is due by the 31st July 2026.
FAQ’s
Still have Questions?
Here are some of the most common concerns, along with honest answers to help you decide if this journey is right for you.
What is the Becoming Her™ method?
The Becoming Her Method™ is the transformational framework that sits at the heart of every retreat, workshop and mentoring journey I offer.
Rather than focusing on temporary inspiration or simply helping you switch off for a few days, it guides you through a carefully designed process of reflection, release, reconnection and return.
It was created to help women navigate life’s transitions with greater clarity, courage and self-trust, so that they leave with more than beautiful memories—they leave with a new way of meeting themselves and the seasons of life.
Every practice, conversation and ritual has a purpose. While I intentionally don’t reveal every part of the journey beforehand, you can trust that each experience has been thoughtfully designed to support lasting transformation.
Domestic and International retreats like this one offer the deepest, most immersive tier of the work.
Do I need prior yoga or wellness experience?
I'm coming alone. Is that okay?
Can I extend my stay in Zanzibar?
Absolutely, we encourage it. Zen Boutique can assist with additional nights before or after the retreat, subject to availability.
Is the $500 deposit refundable?
The deposit is non-refundable. This is why travel insurance that covers cancellation is strongly recommended. The balance payment schedule gives you time to pay the rest off.
What currency can I pay in?
USD or South African Rand — whichever works for you. Rand payments are calculated at the USD exchange rate on the day of payment.
How do I secure my spot?
Hit the button below and enquire via email. Sophia will be in touch personally.
If you know this is what you need...
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Spaces are limited to 12 women. There are just a few spaces left, reach out now so we can talk through the details.