🌊 Saltwater & Soulfire: A Joyous Ocean Retreat

A Healing Retreat in Watamu to Rest, Release, and Reignite Your Light

March 15–20, 2026 | Watamu Treehouse, Kenya

Let the ocean hold you. Let the salt air soften you. Let the sun remind you of your light.

This 6-day, 5-night retreat is an invitation to pause, breathe, and return to yourself. Nestled in the treetops of Watamu, Kenya—where the forest meets the sea—you’ll be guided by Dionne C. Monsanto through daily movement, reflection, and soul-nourishing rituals designed to help you rest, release, and reignite.

Allow yourself to be nurtured and rejuvenated in this sacred space. Each day is designed to support your healing through movement, reflection, and connection—with yourself, with nature, and with community.

Each day offers:

🌞 Morning or evening yoga, dance, or movement practices
✍🏾 Reflection prompts for journaling, group sharing, or quiet contemplation
🌊 Ample free time to float, nap, explore, or simply be
🔥 Evening gatherings to connect, restore, and celebrate

You’ll experience the magic of floating through the mangroves, dancing under the moon, and being held by a community that honors both joy and grief. Whether you join every session or choose to rest in solitude, this retreat is yours to shape.

Joy is your birthright.
Transformation is possible.
Joy and grief can coexist.

Come as you are. Leave with more of yourself.

RETURN POLICY

Unfortunately, we cannot offer a refund or exchange for the deposit for this event after purchase. There are also no refunds for the remainder of the full payment .  (In the event that this retreat is canceled by the Joyous Ocean, you will be refunded). 

DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

Buyer/Attendee agrees to individually, jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, Joyous Ocean and the property holders and managers of the housing location for this retreat and all agents, affiliated and corresponding parties, from and against all liability, loss, damage, or expense, including attorney’s fees which may be incurred or sustained as a result of purchase; during the retreat, or hereafter, in perpetuity.

Terms & Conditions

Welcome to Watamu.

You’ll arrive in Malindi and be transported to the magical Watamu Treehouse, where the forest meets the sea. (Click hyperlink above to see video.)

This day is about soft landings and open hearts. After settling into your unique room, we’ll gather for gentle movement to help you arrive in your body and begin your journey inward.

Each day here is a gift. Allow yourself to receive the beauty of this land, the rhythm of your breath, and the spaciousness of time.

Flow of the day:

• Arrival & transport to Watamu Treehouse

• Light welcome lunch

• Gentle yoga to ground and settle

• Free time to explore, rest, or journal

• Dinner with the group

• Welcome Circle + Evening Meditation

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.

Today is about pressing pause.

Our lives at home are full—sometimes overflowing. Even when things are beautiful, we still need space to breathe, to reflect, and to simply be. As we step away from our daily rhythm and fully arrive in this sacred space, we begin to unwind the tension we carry and open to what’s possible.

Through movement, journaling, and shared reflection, we’ll begin to soften the edges and listen inward.

Flow of the day:

• Morning Yoga

• Breakfast

• Reflection Prompt + Journaling or Group Sharing

• Free time (book your massage, beach, hammock, nap)

• Lunch

• Afternoon Movement

• Dinner

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.

Today we surrender to the water. The Mangrove Float Experience is a two-hour guided experience through one of Kenya’s most magical ecosystems—selected by the Kenya Tourism Board as a top Signature Experience. (Click hyperlink above to see video of the Mangrove Float Experience.)

You’ll float, breathe, and let nature carry you.

Flow of the day:

• Morning Yoga

• Breakfast

• Free time

• Lunch

• 🌿 Mangrove Float Excursion (timing based on tides)

• Dinner

• Optional Evening Meditation

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.

This is the day we move what’s been stuck. Through the ancestral intelligence of dance, we shake off what weighs us down and reconnect with our joy. This is not performance—it’s release. It’s remembering. It’s celebration.

Flow of the day:

• Morning Yoga or Gentle Movement

• Breakfast

• Reflection Prompt + Journaling or Group Sharing

• Free time

• Lunch

• Afternoon West African Dance Workshop

• Dinner

(Click hyperlink above to see a video of Dionne teaching.)

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.

We begin with sunrise yoga and end with firelight. SUP Yoga invites you to balance on water, and our closing circle honors the transformation you’ve experienced. We’ll gather under the stars for a beach bonfire to celebrate the journey we’ve taken—together and within.

Flow of the day:

• Sunrise Yoga

• Breakfast

• Free time

• Lunch

• 🌊 SUP Yoga Excursion

• Closing Circle

• Celebration Dinner + Bonfire on the Beach

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.

Our final morning is gentle and spacious. A light movement practice, breakfast, and time to reflect before departure. You’ll leave with tools, memories, and a renewed sense of self.

Flow of the day:

• Light Morning Movement or Meditation

• Breakfast

• Check-out by 10:00am

Daily itinerary is subject to change based on the needs of the group and the discretion of the facilitators.