Vibrant Living - A Women’s Retreat in Bali

Vibrant Living Bali

A Women’s Retreat

with Julie Jeske and Nikki Weaver

September 20-27, 2025

As you stand in the crystalline water you look to your right and see a friend reading a book on a lounge chair. To the left you see a trio of women doing yoga in the grass. You pause and notice the way the water feels against your skin. You move your hands, skimming the surface of the pool, drinking in the sensuality of the moment. A slight breeze makes the hair on the back of your neck dance around. You hear laughter in the distance and lift your face toward the sun feeling the heat warm your cheeks.

You pause and drink it all in before going back to your room to get ready for dinner. When you arrive at the table, you are greeted with a hug and a smile from your new friends. You pass dishes of colorful and nourishing food as you talk about your day and the previous week. You talk about the adventures, the breakthroughs, the things you've learned, the pleasure and the sacred moments. You look around the room and see each of these beautiful women lit up from the inside. You close your eyes and capture this moment. You want to bring this back home with you. You want to remember how alive you feel. You want to remember how beautiful you are. You want to remember this trip and all of the ways you have awakened and embraced pleasure.

  • Are you ready to feel good? Really, really good?

  • Are you ready for sensual living?

  • Are you ready to move your body in ways that feels enlivening?

  • Are you ready for delicious food?

  • Are you ready to honor what you want?

  • Are you ready to feel in love with life and lit up from the inside?

  • Are you ready for travel, adventure and transformative experiences?

  • Are you ready to gather in Bali with a group of wonderful women and embrace pleasure, presence and luscious living?

Why Vibrant Living?

Life is hard. It can be exhausting. As women we are often pulled in many directions and trying to do it all (and do it perfectly). Often your wants and needs and desire are not only put on the back burner, they are buried. There are too many other things competing for your time and attention.

Julie loves helping people experience more pleasure and sensuality and Nikki loves helping people be more present and embodied. And all of those qualities feel so important right now. It’s so easy to feel disconnected, overwhelmed or even a little blah these day. We are going to explore daily tools and practices to help you experience more pleasure and presence. Pleasure is "a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment." When you connect to that satisfaction and enjoyment, the rest of life is easier. When you engage with pleasure you bring richness, vibrancy and joy into your life. Pleasure fills your bucket and gives you energy. Pleasure feels good. It lights us up. And when you are lit up, life is more vibrant and so are you!

Imagine a full week devoted to your own wants and needs! A full week focused on your pleasure, your enjoyment, your self-care, YOURSELF!

And imagine all of that while connecting with other women and exploring Bali!

Enjoy daily yoga, pool time, outdoor adventures, spiritual and cultural activities, and deep connection. Our time together will be both inwardly and outwardly nourishing.

This retreat is for women who:

  • Are ready to focus on their own pleasure and enjoyment

  • Are looking to be inspired

  • Want to move their bodies in a way that feels good and be fully embodied

  • Want to connect with other delightful women in a meaningful way

  • Are committed to honoring themselves

  • Are ready to let their light shine, feel great and live a life they truly love!

What you will experience:

  • Daily yoga lead by Nikki – Each morning we will gather together in a gorgeous airy room as we open our hearts, connect to our breath, and nourish our spirits. We will offer space to move and breath at your own level and comfort, all bodies welcome. We will share a theme for the day to center us, and end with a meditation, poetry, essential oils, and a moment to pause to journal before moving into breakfast.

  • Daily workshops with Julie - We will explore pleasure, sensuality, honoring our want and needs, passion, turned on living, and more. Workshops will include: education, inspiration and space for sharing and dialogue with the group. Magic happens when you get a group of women together. It's in the space of a group that we learn we are not alone. It's in the space of a group that you can really be seen and understood.

  • Free time to relax, swim, enjoy the spa or explore.

  • Time with an intimate group of women where you can talk about your experience and what you want in your life.

  • Plus the excursions and workshops listed below.

  • Cave Waterfall Excursion

    Goa Raja Waterfall,  is a hidden gem nestled amidst the lush greenery of the island's pristine wilderness. Accessible via a scenic trek through dense forests and picturesque rice paddies, this enchanting waterfall captivates the adventurous souls who venture here.

    The cascading waters create a refreshing natural pool, inviting visitors to take a dip and cool off in its crystal-clear embrace.

  • Besakih Temple

    Besakih Temple, located on the slopes of Mount Agung in Bali, is often referred to as the "Mother Temple" due to its status as the most significant and holiest Hindu temple on the island. This majestic complex, comprising over 20 individual temples, showcases exquisite Balinese architecture and religious traditions. It is believed to date back over a thousand years, with each temple dedicated to different deities and serving specific ceremonial purposes.

  • Healing Water Ceremony

    We'll visit a sacred water temple surrounded by ancient shrines and crystal clear water fed by natural springs. There we will be cleansed and blessed in natural holy water. Please note women cannot do this if they are menstruating (OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES ARRANGED).

    We'll have lunch at the amazing Tegallalang Rice Terraces and take in the breath-taking scenery. Then a swing to freedom out over the rice fields followed by some coffee and tea tasting.

  • Mala Bead Workshop

    Get the creative juice flowing as you make your own mala necklace. Malas — also known as yoga beads or japamalas — are necklaces that usually have 108 beads. Mala, Sanskrit for “garland,” is often used to enhance spiritual practice.

  • Traditional Balinese Cooking Class

    An Original Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud Bali, offers you an opportunity to learn how to cook real Balinese food with local ingredients.

    It is set in a traditional balinese village home where chef Putu and her extended family lives. Then we get to enjoy their culinary delights for lunch!

  • Cacao Ceremony

    This ceremony is designed to open the heart and invite more embodiment and flow into your life. The session seamlessly blends a sacred cacao ceremony with embodiment movement and the power of vibration from both ancient and modern instruments.

Your Retreat Package Includes:

7 Nights Accommodation in a Private or Shared Air-conditioned Room

Airport Transfer to the Retreat Location

All Breakfasts and 10 Meals (a few meals will be your own so we can enjoy the local restaurants)

Access to the pool and yoga facilities

Daily yoga and movement sessions with Nikki

Daily classes/explorations lead by Julie (some topics include: pleasure, sensuality, living a turned on life, and more)

Sacred Balinese Water Healing Ceremony

Visit to Besakih Temple “the Mother Temple of Bali”

Waterfall Excursion

Cacao Ceremony

Traditional Balinese Cooking Class at the Home of a Local Family

Balinese Offering Making

Male Bead Making Workshop

A Gift Bag with Handy Items

A group phone zoom call before we gather

A WhatsApp group to connect with other retreat attendees

Your Retreat Package Does NOT Include:

Airfare

Visa on arrival

A few meals

Additional expenses like souvenirs, massage, etc.

Travel insurance (which is strongly encouraged)

Where we’ll be staying

Set in the middle panoramic views of the tranquil rice fields, Boutique Rice Fields offers a peaceful retreat amidst natural greenery. It boasts luxurious rooms and bungalows which come with modern Balinese architecture and décor.

All the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, unlimited access to wireless Internet connection, a personalized mini bar, a bathtub, and a safe.

There is a swimming pool, restaurant and on-site spa.

Located in lush rices field 10-15 minutes outside of Ubud, the Venue is accessible to convenient store, boutique art shops and restaurants.

Pricing and Accommodations

$3700 per person for a shared room with a private bath (these rooms have 2 twin beds and a bathroom)

$4400 for a private room.

A $500 nonrefundable deposit reserves your spot today


(after your deposit you can pay in full or we will set up a payment plan with you every month or every other month, with your final which is due July 15th, 2025.

About Your Facilitators

Julie and Nikki have been friends for over 10 years. The first time they spent an afternoon together they were both pregnant. They ate ice cream, went for a long walk and talked about life and love and birth and death and joy and grief. Since that afternoon they have shared a deep friendship and many more conversations (and playdates and ice cream cones). Their first Vibrant Living Italy Retreat was in 2019. They are so excited to blend their love of travel and their love of gathering with women to bring you Vibrant Living in Bali!

Meet Julie - your pleasure permission giver. I’ve been a Sex and Relationship therapist in private practice for over 15 years. I love helping people cultivate pleasure, deepen intimacy and find more sweetness in life (even when things are hard). In addition to therapy, I co-hosted a popular podcast for 4 years, was the resident sexpert on the local news and have developed many classes and workshops.

When I’m not working you can find me going on sensual walks, swooning over flowers and soaking up time with my people. I’m so excited to connect to pleasure and vibrancy with you in Bali!

Meet Nikki- your adventure buddy. Whether it be for a sunrise run or a pumping heart opening yoga class- I LOVE to play in nature!

For 20 years I’ve lead yoga in the U.S. and around the world, these days I lead yoga and creative work inside prisons in the U.S. and Australia through a nonprofit called On The Inside.

I’m most at home telling stories, uncovering who we are through movement, and making space for stillness. Travel lights me up and I’m so excited to lead you on this journey.

What People Are Saying

“A breathtaking trip! 

Julie and Nikki lead with zeal, empathy, love, and light. It’s an incredibly supportive environment. 

Fantastic, revelatory classes with Julie. I learned so much about myself and it was such a safe space to share.

The free writing exercises brought me a lot of clarity and the collage helped me manifest my next chapter in life. I’m pleasantly surprised at how many things have come true for me since the retreat. 

Yoga sessions with Nikki were the perfect way to start the day. I felt free to do as much or as little as I wanted. Being there was therapeutic in itself.

The women on the retreat were amazing and I feel like I left with many new friends. So much laughter and fabulous memories.

It was a life changing week and I reflect on it every day. I highly recommend attending a retreat with Julie and Nikki.”

— Leslie

“I'm so  grateful and humbled by your generosity of time, energy, and knowledge.  Your passion and perspectives are inspiring.  Much of it is positive reinforcement and subtle but powerful shifts in perspective.  Some of it is delightfully refreshing ah-ha moments which then get reinforced later on down the line.  All of it is dedicated to health and vibrancy!  You are shining examples of being perfectly imperfect and doing what you love.  That makes it such a joy to be in your presence and learn from you both.  It's no coincidence that you attracted a thoughtful, dynamic, and ambitious group of women whose synergy fed each others' souls throughout the retreat.”

— Laura

FAQs

  • The closest airport Denpasar, Bali

  • Yes! Once you submit your deposit, we will contact you to see what kind of room you would like. We are also happy to set up a payment plan with you.

  • Your $500 deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

    50% off the retreat balance is due 4 months before the retreat (May 20th, 2025)

    The full balance is due July 15th, 2025.

    After July 15th, 2025: There are no refunds or transfers. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover any changes you can’t foresee.