Welcome
Golden Circle Retreats is your opportunity to discover more inspiration, joy, and connection in your life. Led by Sarah Britton and Mikkala Marilyn Kissi, we meet in nature, where your senses will be saturated with unparalleled beauty, and combine delicious, nourishing meals, engaging cooking classes and nutrition workshops, with movement and mindfulness together in circle with women from all over the world. Our week-long, immersive experience will bring vibrancy to all levels of your being.
Rediscover the joy of being in your body, connect with your food, and find the spark to ignite your own health journey!
We look forward to meeting you in Ubud, Bali at our March 2025 retreat.
With exuberance,
Sarah & Mikkala
The Retreat
This 7-day revitalizing retreat will restore your balance, cultivate inner peace, and nourish your body from the inside out. Learn to take care of yourself on a deeper level, and feel empowered moving forward knowing what optimal wellbeing looks like in your life beyond our week together.
We start each day with a centering and invigorating physical practice, led by Mikkala Marilyn Kissi of Living Yolates. Then flow into an intimate cooking class, nutrition workshop, or breathwork session with Sarah Britton of My New Roots. Afternoons offer a second class, and there will be free time to enjoy a massage (two included in your package), a refreshing dip in the pool, take a restorative walk through the rice paddies, have a rest or reflection, and connect with other retreat guests. Dinners are slow and delicious, and often evolve into late night hangs and starlit swims.
Join Sarah and Mikkala for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the stunning Balinese landscape to connect with yourself and like-minded, women-identified people, from all over the world. We can’t wait to welcome you to our special Golden Circle Retreat!
Schedule
Day 1 ARRIVAL
12:00 pm and 3:00 pm | Transport from Denpasar Airport to Blue Karma
2:00 pm | Check in
5:00 – 7:00 pm | Opening Circle
7:30 pm | Dinner
Days 2 – 6
8:00 – 10:00 am | Living Yolates Morning Practice with Mikkala
10:00 – 11:00 am | Breakfast
~ free time ~
12:00 – 2:00 pm | Cooking Class with Sarah
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Lunch
~ free time ~
5:00 – 7:00 pm | Breathwork with Sarah or Soft Yolates with Mikkala
7:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner
8:30 – 10:00 pm | Optional evening activity
Day 7 DEPARTURE
9:30 – 10:30 am | Breakfast
11:00 am | Transport from Blue Karma to Denpasar Airport
The Retreat Package
- 6 nights accommodation in a room of your choosing
- 3 fresh, organic meals per day, including snacks, tea and coffee
- 3 cooking classes led by Sarah Britton
- 2 breathwork sessions led by Sarah Britton
- 1 nutrition and lifestyle lecture led by Sarah Britton
- 6 movement sessions led by Mikkala Marilyn Kissi including all styles of the Living Yolates Method
- 2 sixty-minute massages
- Golden Circle Retreat cookbook and lifestyle guide
- Exclusive Golden Circle Retreat tote filled with some of our favourite goodies!
- Complimentary access to My New Roots Grow and the Living Yolates Circle the month prior to our retreat to prepare for our in-person time together
- Transportation to and from the Denpasar airport at designated arrival and departure times
Reflections from Past Participants
“This retreat came into my life at exactly the right moment, when I needed to rest and recharge – it was deeply nourishing in every way. Most importantly, the experience helped me reconnect with myself and my feminine energy, and to listen to my intuition, something I have struggled with for too long.”
L.L., Canada
“After the Golden Circle Retreat, I have continued to feel much more connected to my body in a positive way. I feel like I have some new tools to process life experiences. I have been cooking even more than I did before. I feel like I know how to better take care of myself – body, mind, and soul.”
B.D., USA
“My posture has changed, the lines in my face have changed, my whole perception has changed. There are not a lot of retreats out there, besides this one, that have such a holistic approach to health.”
Sandra, Australia
The Location
Blue Karma is nestled on the side of a hill—some might say between the heavens and Earth—and surrounded by lush rice paddies and ravines covered in rainforest. Blue Karma Dijiwa Ubud exudes simple luxury for those looking to escape to a serene spot where you can relax, rejuvenate, and delve into Balinese culture and nature.
Located about a 10-minute drive north of the heart of Ubud – Bali’s cultural centre – it is the perfect place to take in the peace of the Balinese countryside, still within walking distance to temples, art galleries, boutique shops, markets, restaurants and cafes.
Blue Karma’s stunning grounds include a large swimming pool overlooking the rice paddies, an open-air yoga shala, restaurant and lounge, wellness spa, and gardens overflowing with Balinese flora.
Sarah Britton
The creator of My New Roots and My New Roots Grow, Sarah Britton is a Holistic Nutritionist, whole-food chef, retreat leader, and certified Breathwork Facilitator. Her deep love for nature, health, and connection shines through in all she creates and shares.
Sarah is a passionate educator, and loves teaching in person. This retreat will offer intimate cooking classes, featuring mostly plant-based and gluten-free recipes with plenty of time for questions, conversations, and lots of laughs!
The holistic wellness workshops will help you understand the inner workings of your body, with hands-on skills and practices that will delight and inspire you, well beyond your week together. Sarah’s classes are energetic and fun, as she loves sharing her knowledge of holistic health, and helping people truly find joy in their own wellness practices.
Sarah is a trained Elemental Rhythm Breathwork Facilitator who has guided dozens of people through transformative, life-changing, and impactful breathing sequences. Sarah holds space for the group with love, compassion, and skill, and looks forward to sharing this incredible gift with you too.
Mikkala Marilyn Kissi
Mikkala Marilyn Kissi, founder of Living Yolates, has training in professional dance, yoga and pilates instruction, certified nutrition therapy, kinesiology and more. Mikkala’s holistic training method combines the best of yoga, pilates, dance, meditation and energy work, all inspired by the wonder of nature’s rhythms and cycles.
Full of vitality, bursting forth with energy and softness, Mikkala has a keen understanding of balance within the body, mind, and spirit and leads her classes with nothing but pure joy and love. Movement, meditation, breathwork, and restoration during Mikkala’s sessions will revitalize you from the inside out. Mikkala believes that you are your greatest teacher, your life’s creator, and by tapping into this power you will be able to live more from a place of trust, intuition, and celebration.
The Food
The week’s menu will be prepared by Blue Karma’s in-house team in collaboration with Sarah Britton, using local, whole food ingredients – think My New Roots in Bali! The menu will cater to diverse diets, with plant-rich, nourishing, and satisfying dishes, using organically grown ingredients. Blue Karma’s Botanist Restaurant proudly crafts dishes using local superfoods, like moringa and matcha, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Sarah’s approach to cooking is creative, fresh, and vibrant, and her passion is bringing out the natural flavours in the ingredients she chooses, while preserving their precious nutrients. She finds a great deal of inspiration through travel, and humbly learning from other cultures and kitchens.
All food and non-alcoholic drinks are included during your stay, and dietary accommodations can be made so long as you let us know at least one month in advance of our retreat.
Accommodation
All of the rooms and cottages at Blue Karma are designed with nature in mind, preserving and honouring the beauty of the Balinese landscape.
For this retreat we offer beautiful single occupancy rooms with king beds and ensuite bathrooms. Made of natural wood, stone, and filled with Indonesian artifacts and textiles, the walls of glass allow natural light and air to flow freely throughout, with comfortable corners where you can relax and find your zen.
Rooms and Rates
Dates:
March 21 – 27, 2025
Check in 2:00 pm – Check out 12:00 pm
Suite
Perfect for those seeking peace and privacy, the Suites offer rustic elegance with natural wood, stone, and Indonesian artifacts and textiles. Walls of glass allow natural light and air to flow freely throughout the interiors, which are awash in comfortable corners where you can relax and find your zen.
$3750 USD per person
Villa Garden View
Gaze out at lush greenery as you luxuriate in our spacious Villa Garden View. These villas seamlessly merge indoor and outdoor living with large windows, breezy balconies and terraces, and semi-outdoor bathrooms. Here you can reconnect with nature and let it guide you back towards your own inner peace and balance.
$3950 USD per person
Villa Hammock Jungle View
If you’re looking for a unique holiday experience in Bali, look no further than our Villa Hammock Jungle View. Perched among the treetops, these lofty villas feature oversized hammocks where you can recline and soak up the spectacular jungle views, gentle breezes, and sounds of tropical birds and rustling leaves.
$4200 USD per person
Private Pool Villa
The Private Pool Villa is a sanctuary of peace and privacy with generous touches of luxury at every turn. Built with walls of rammed earth, these airy villas feature plush beds, roomy ensuite bathrooms, and huge sliding glass doors that open to tropical gardens with private pools. Here, you can cool off on sunny days and float under the stars at night, enveloped in an atmosphere of natural elegance.
$4750 USD per person
Payment Terms & Conditions
A non-refundable deposit of $750 USD is required at time of booking.
Final payments are due November 15, 2024 and are 100% non-refundable from final payment date to departure date.
Airfare is not included. Transportation to and from Denpasar Airport (DPS) at designated times (12:00 pm and 3:00 pm on Day 1, and 11:00 am on Day 7) is included. You are responsible to pay for all add’l transportation arrangements outside of our offerings before, during, and after the retreat.
Book Now
Bookings for this retreat are handled via email to our travel coordinator Cathy Wassermann of Wassermann Retreats.
Click below to email Cathy who will provide expert support as you fill out your registration forms, choose your room, and to pay your deposit and final payments for our Balinese adventure. Spaces and room type are first come, first served based on when Cathy receives your registration form and deposit.
For any questions you may have about the location, programming, or any other concerns, please feel free to contact us at directly at info@goldencircleretreats.com, we’ll be more than happy to support!
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Additional Details
In order to create an intimate and relaxed atmosphere for all, this retreat is for women-identified people only, and participation is limited to 20 guests.
Our retreats respect and honour where you are right now in your health journey. The classes and workshops are for women of any culinary skill level and any physical condition. We welcome everyone with open arms. Please write to us with anything we may need preparation for in order to make your retreat as comfortable as possible!
Prices are per person and all rooms include one single king bed. Please note if you wish to share a room, therefore a bed, with a friend, partner, or relative – we will do our best to accommodate but cannot guarantee shared rooms for this retreat. Please write us to inquire about price and availability.
All bookings are final with no refunds. We require a $750 USD deposit at sign up which is non-refundable. The remaining balance of your retreat price will be due November 15th, 2024. There is no refund after the balance is paid. You may transfer your deposit and / or final booking to someone else up until one week prior to your retreat start date – please notify us if this is the case info@goldencircleretreats.com.
In case of illness or force majeure, we will do our best to find a solution / have another participant take the space and trip insurance is available through our retreat planning company, Wassermann Retreats.
Flights or other travel arrangements are not included.
Blue Karma is a 40km (25 mile) drive from the Denpasar airport, which takes between an hour and a half to two hours. Transportation will be provided to and from the airport at select times – 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm on Day 1 to Blue Karma, and 11:00 am on Day 7 to DPS airport. Note, if you are unable to make these times or wish to arrive before Day 1 or extend your stay after Day 7 in Bali (recommended!), transportation cost will be your own responsibility.
Additional food and beverages, and additional services outside of our retreat offerings are not included.
When signing up for a retreat you agree to our general terms and conditions. Have any questions? Please write us an email at info@goldencircleretreats.com
Location: Ubud, Bali
Venue: Blue Karma Dijiwa • Ubud
Airport: DPS / Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Check-in: 2:00 pm on Day 1
Check-out: 12:00 pm on Day 7
Please note: Early check in is not possible. If your flights do not match our check in time, nor our transportation times, we recommend staying a night in Ubud (or a few to acclimatize) before and / or after the retreat.
Questions?
Contact us with questions about the classes and retreat programming at info@goldencircleretreats.com
Bookings will be made through our travel partner:
Wassermann Retreats, an affiliate of Direct Travel, 93 Main Street S, Georgetown, ON L7G 3E5
TICO 50023504
Contact: Cathy Wassermann
Email: cwassermann@dt.com
Phone: +1 905.873.2000 ext. 1232
(EST – please respect the time zone)