Nurture Women’s Spa Retreat is a nurturing embrace to support you to slow down and receive quiet moments of reflection. This high level retreat is held in the stunning healing sanctuary of Maison Gokan, an intimate wellness temple and spa, combining elegant Japanese architecture and design with the stunning alpine landscape and quaint lakeside town of Annecy in Southwestern France.

With the support of experienced facilitators, Jiya Julia and Myriem Corteville, you will be guided on an easeful journey of self care and delicious enjoyment, including daily yoga and movement, holistic self care workshops, sacred ceremony and your very own private spa!  

This is the time to slow down and connect to your own rhythms. Feel the sweet relief of being cared for, held in a circle of like-minded women. Nurture the body, ease the mind and free the soul in this sweet six-day mountain retreat in one of the most idyllic and sacred spaces in Europe, with full spa access throughout your stay.

• Daily Yoga and Somatic Movement, including Dance, and Vinyasa, Hatha, & Yin Yoga
• PRIVATE SPA including hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, and pools - always accessible
• Ceremonial Ritual and Practices
• Herbal Bath and Shamanic Spa
• Cacao Ceremony and Tea Ceremony
• Shamanic Journey and Yoga Nidra
• Fire Dance and Letting Go Ritual 
• Full Moon Bathing in Annecy Lake
• Self Marriage Ceremony
• French Food and Wine
• Luxury Accommodations
• Introduction to Human Design for fully aligned living

• You feel tired, overwhelmed or detached and looking for more spaciousness, motivation and inspiration
• You need time devoted to your wellbeing and feel ready to claim the space to do that
• You are tired of pushing yourself and are looking for a new way of life that respects and cares for the body and heart
• You want to connect to your feminine energy and create a life in alignment with your true nature
• You want to have a deeper sense of who you are, in the purest version of yourself
• You want to feel mothered, receiving love, care and vibrant nourishment
• You have a hard time loving yourself sometimes
• You want to reconnect to your body and develop a more intimate and loving relationship with yourself
• You want support to bring ritual and self care into your daily life
• You want to experience the best of France, drink wine and explore the quaint lakeside town of Annecy

Imagine yourself in a beautifully appointed space where you feel safe, seen and understood. Imagine deeply nourishing your body and soul, reconnecting to your senses and tuning in to your inner rhythm. 

Welcome to a powerful collaboration between Jiya Julia and MadreSana. The NURTURE Women’s Spa Temple Retreat creates an embodied intentional space that weaves modern and ancient traditions, in order to recalibrate the nervous system and awaken the feminine aspect within.

No matter what our age, when we face challenges, what could be better than a hug from our mother to make us feel safe and confident in our growth? We all have the potential to create that safe space for ourselves, just like a mother - providing the love, care, and guidance we need to evolve throughout our lives. 

In the western world, masculine qualities of strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness are promoted and celebrated, while feminine qualities of receptiveness,  nurture, allowing, tenderness, compassion and peace, are often left to the sidelines. When we spend too long in this imbalance we end up feeling drained and overwhelmed, without the inner fullness needed to truly share our gifts.

NURTURE Retreat is built on the perspective that as women, if we can remember and welcome the feminine within us, we can reconnect to our innate creative power and live calmer, more nourished lives. We remember how to restore our energy, to listen to our bodies and to move through life with the awareness it takes to use our life force with wisdom.

We know that the more we create these spaces, the more we will see open, creative minds and fresh perspectives. We are here to accompany you as you discover abundance, self-care, and confidence that shines from the inside out.

Surrender to the soft embrace of your embodied experience, and learn simple and real rituals for creating sacred personal space at home.