THE GIVING RETREAT
WOMEN, HELD.
Heal and hold space for yourself and others.
The Giving Retreat
The Giving Retreat is inspired by the spirit of generosity, but rooted in restoration.Here, giving is not depletion. It is renewal.
We're not just donating profits. We're circulating healing. Each retreat heals the individual body and spirit and directly funds healing for women who may never attend a retreat, nourishing those who do, and creating embodied giving through intentional practices.
Sacred Journeys,
Shared Healing
Every journey you take with us flows directly into the healing of others. We focus on retreats that circulate wellness, funding local women's charities in every destination we visit.
Samara, Costa Rica
Santa Catalina, Panama
Sahara Desert, Morocco
THE IMPACT
Directly funds the XYZ
THE IMPACT
Circulates support to XYZ wellness programs in Athens, facilitating trauma-informed restorative movement for displaced women.
THE IMPACT
Directly funds 'Education for All" XYZ
Our Origin Story: From The Giving Tree to The Giving Retreat
From extraction to reciprocity
Many of us grew up with The Giving Tree, a simple story about love, giving, and devotion. As adults, we also see its shadow: a giver who gives until nothing is left.
The Giving Retreat is the next chapter of that story. Here, we reimagine giving as a circle, not a sacrifice.
A grown-up Giving Tree
In The Giving Tree, the tree:
- Gives without limits
- Is never replenished
- Love is one-directional
- Ends depleted
At The Giving Retreat, we:
- Give from fullness
- Are continuously regenerated
- Let giving move in a circle
- Ensure no one is left empty
This is not the story of giving until you disappear. This is the story of giving because you are rooted, nourished, and whole.
Symbols that guide our work
The Tree
The Giving Tree: One tree giving to one person.
The Giving Retreat: A forest of women supporting women.
The Retreat as Soil
Yoga = nourishment
Breathwork = circulation
Rest = restoration
Community = roots
From that soil, giving becomes natural, not forced.
The Fruit
Impact that heals: A portion of every retreat funds women's charities, supports cancer care, and extends healing beyond the room. We don’t pick the fruit until the tree is healthy.
The Cycle
Receive care, restore the body, return care to others, and regrow. This is a circular healing economy, not a sacrifice economy.
What we stand for
The Giving Retreat is inspired by the spirit of generosity, but rooted in restoration.
We created this space for women who have spent their lives over-giving: cancer survivors, divorced women, caregivers, mothers, and women in helping professions.
Here, we restore the giver. We tend the roots. And from that fullness, we give back together.
Language that lives with you
You are not the tree being cut down.
You are the soil, the roots, and the forest.
Giving begins with restoration.
No part of you is wasted.
Foundation for Global Women’s Wellness
Funding maternal health centers and mental wellness programs for women in remote regions.
Local Safe Havens
Providing trauma-informed safe spaces for women transitioning from crisis to stability.
The Weaver’s Circle
Supporting artisanal communities through fair-trade initiatives and local education funds.