She Blooms Women's Retreat
Kyoto, Japan
April 1–8, 2027 · Cherry Blossom Season
There are seasons in our lives when we are called to soften, open, release what has been, and allow something new to bloom.
She Blooms is an intimate women's retreat held in the ancient beauty of Kyoto during one of the most breathtaking times of year – sakura, the Japanese cherry blossom season. For eight days, we step away from the pace of everyday life and into a space made for connection, reflection, beauty, culture and restoration.
Our home is a private traditional Kyoto machiya, where we gather each evening for meditation, women's circle and reflection.
Eight days, seven nights in Kyoto
Timed for peak cherry blossom season
Every offering a gentle invitation
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Kintsugi Woskshop
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Temple Pagoda Blossoms
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Ryozen Kannon Statue
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Elegance in Kyoto
Retreat Offerings & Experiences
Kimono and the Way of Tea
Dress in traditional kimono and slow down with a private tea ceremony, exploring presence, beauty and the art of receiving.
Kintsugi Workshop
Repair broken pottery with gold, and explore the beauty of our own lived experience – the places that have broken, changed and become part of who we are.
Sacred Kyoto: Temples, Shrines and Kannon
A full day with a private guide among ancient temples and Shinto shrines, including places honoring Kannon (Kuan Yin), the embodiment of compassion.
Hanami Cherry Blossom Picnic
Gather beneath Kyoto's flowering sakura for a traditional picnic, surrounded by one of Japan's most beloved symbols of renewal.
Gion, Geiko and Maiko
Wander the historic streets of Gion, learn about Kyoto's geiko (geisha) and maiko traditions, and enjoy a traditional performance.
Onsen and Shiatsu
Japanese bathing and hot springs, with tattoo-friendly options considered, plus restorative traditional shiatsu massage.
Meals in Kyoto and at Home
A curated mix of dinners out in Kyoto and intimate meals together at our private home.
EACH EVENING, WE RETURN
No matter where the day takes us, we return to our retreat home.
To meditation. To circle. To reflection. To one another. To ourselves, as we bloom.
The rhythm of the week
Arrive – become present
Receive – allow yourself to be supported
Repair – honor the places that have transformed you
Connect – meet compassion and the sacred
Bloom – allow yourself to be fully seen
Express – embody your beauty and truth
Restore – return to your body
Return – carry what you have discovered home
A Sacred Invitation
To experience Kyoto slowly and intentionally – to sit beneath the cherry blossoms, drink tea, soak in warm waters, walk through ancient temples, share meals, laugh, reflect, rest, connect and remember what it feels like to have space for yourself.
Like the sakura, we are reminded that every season changes. There is a time to release. A time to rest. And a time to bloom again.
A Private Traditional Kyoto Machiya
Our retreat home is a private machiya, a traditional Kyoto townhouse of tatami floors, shoji screens and warm natural wood, built around quiet garden courtyards. It is a place to exhale at the end of each day.
An Invitation to Bloom
There are trips you take – and there are experiences that become part of who you are.
She Blooms is eight extraordinary days in Kyoto during the fleeting beauty of sakura season.
Ancient temples. Private moments of reflection. Healing onsen waters. Japanese ceremony and tradition.
Beautiful meals. A circle of women. Rest. Beauty. Wonder.
You have spent enough of your life showing up for everyone else. Perhaps this is the season to choose yourself.
Kyoto is waiting. And so is the next version of you.
Arigatō (ありがとう)
