In Relation

A retreat for women who are ready to get intentional with their healing.
April 24-30 - 2026 - Reserve your seat at the table now

In Relation is a 5-, 6- or 7-day retreat held on sacred land in Ubud, Bali — created for women who are emotionally fatigued, repeating painful relationship patterns, or feeling disconnected from their bodies and boundaries.

Each guest begins with the five-day core program, with the option to stay longer for deeper rest and integration.

Led by seasoned, trauma-informed therapist Samantha Forbes, this immersive experience blends structured therapeutic interventions, traditional Balinese purification rituals, and body-based practices designed to regulate the nervous system and reconnect you to yourself.

You’ll be supported to:

• Understand and shift long-held relational habits

• Release tension stored in the body and re-establish internal safety

• Release grief, tension, and old ways of surviving

• Restore your emotional balance and energetic boundaries

• Build a sustainable toolkit for connection, clarity, and self-respect

• Renew your internal relationship with self, so you can reemerge — clear, grounded, and connected.

This is not a quick fix or a passive experience — it’s a structured pause. A chance to do the work, in a sacred setting, with the guidance and care you’ve always deserved.

Who Is It For?

• Women seeking insight into the ‘why’ behind their relationship dynamics

• Women who’ve done therapy and are still carrying the weight of past patterns

• Women seeking ways to reconnect to feelings of safety in the body

• Women who are looking for deep emotional repair, and are ready to embrace Balinese mysticism

• Women ready to be witnessed, supported, and to cultivate change, gently

This retreat is open to women over the age of 18.

If you're considering bringing a younger participant (aged 16+), such as a daughter or niece, this may be possible if attending together. Please contact us directly to discuss, as we’ll confirm suitability on a case-by-case basis.

There’s no upper age limit — if you’re healthy, insured, and ready for the journey, you’re welcome.

Please note: If you are already in therapeutic care, we would love your wellness provider to confirm this retreat is right for you at this stage of your journey.

What Will Shift

This retreat isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about giving you space, tools, and support to shift what isn’t working. You’ll leave more resourced, more centred, and more able to relate from a place that’s grounded — not survival-driven.

• Through structured therapy, body-based tools, and ritual, you’ll begin to:

  • Understand and soften the patterns that keep you stuck in relationships

  • Regulate your nervous system so you can respond — not react

  • Release the emotional charge of grief, hurt, and unresolved attachment

  • Rebuild self-trust, self-expression, and clear personal boundaries

  • Feel safe in your own body again — and supported by something bigger than you

  • Take home a toolkit for continued emotional clarity and grounded connection

Meet Your Therapist

With more than 32 years of counselling experience, Sam Forbes brings depth, clarity, and fierce compassion to her work. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work, but credits her greatest learnings to the thousands of people she has supported through some of life’s hardest chapters.

Sam’s career has taken her into the rawest human realities. She has worked with survivors of child sexual abuse and family violence, with people navigating complex PTSD and substance use, and most recently, with women living through the devastation of war in Gaza. Her commitment is not only global — Sam is also a long-time advocate for Aboriginal communities in Australia, deeply engaged with the impact of systemic injustice and intergenerational trauma.

Her practice is trauma-focused, rooted in social justice, and deeply affirming of all identities and life choices. She is queer, sex-positive, and inclusive of LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, swinger, BDSM, and sex worker communities. Across her decades of work, she has also supported people living with racism, disability, hormonal transitions, and the challenges of mental health, always with a commitment to safety and non-judgement.

Soft-spoken yet unwavering, Sam specialises in trauma therapy and relationship counselling — often at the intersection of personal history, structural injustice, and interpersonal pain. She draws on EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Family Systems, Gottman, and attachment-based approaches, always with a trauma-informed lens.

Sam believes there is nothing we cannot work through with the right care, time, and support. Her presence at Healing Holidays retreats brings not just professional expertise, but profound humanity — a steady hand and a rare strength that holds space for both clinical recovery and cultural renewal.

The Healing Framework

In Relation brings together the best of two worlds:
Modern, evidence-based therapy and time-honoured Balinese healing — in one clinically grounded, culturally respectful program.

Led by an experienced trauma therapist and supported by trusted local ceremonial practitioners, this retreat is designed to meet you on every level: emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational.

It’s also a full pause from the mental load.
All meals, logistics, laundry, and transport are handled — so you don’t have to manage anyone else, or make constant decisions. You just show up.

This retreat has an optional digital detox, giving your nervous system a real chance to recalibrate. No performing, no pretending — just space to feel what’s true and move toward what’s next.

Pricing

(All pricing is in AUD) 

This is a fully inclusive, carefully curated 5–7 day retreat — encompassing therapeutic support, traditional Balinese healing, daily movement, beautiful accommodation, nourishing meals, and professional event coordination throughout your stay.

Your journey begins with the five-day Core Retreat, with the option to extend your stay for one or two additional integration days.

Choose between:

• Standard Package
  The full Healing Holidays experience — nourishing accommodation, home-style meals, yoga, massage, airport transfers, and two deeply held Balinese healing rituals:

  • Melukat, a holy spring purification to release heaviness

  • A private Mangku ceremony, where you receive individual blessing and healing

• Complete Healing Package
  Everything in the Standard Package, with an added Tri Desna Healing Session — a powerful combination of energy work, voice release, and somatic clearing.
  We take care of all the arrangements so your healing pathway unfolds with ease.

All prices are per person.
Shared villas are included in the pricing (twin-share configuration with king or two single beds).

Private villas just minutes from the retreat centre will be available for guests seeking additional space or privacy.
Estimated upgrade cost: From $205–245 per night (villa stay + full retreat access).
Exact room type, availability and pricing vary — we’ll work with you to select the best option.
You may register your interest for a private villa at the time of booking.

✨Early bird rates start from $3,158 AUD, and flexible payment plans are available.

✨ Secure your place and early bird pricing with a $350 deposit - If the retreat cannot go ahead for any reason, you’ll receive a full refund of everything you’ve paid — no questions asked.

CORE RETREAT PACKAGE
Your five-day foundational program in Ubud — includes all group sessions, ceremonies, and one traditional Balinese healing.

🌀 Therapeutic Intervention Program

This retreat is supported by Samantha Forbes — a registered clinical social worker and therapist with more than 28 years of experience in trauma recovery, relationship therapy, and emotional healing.

Throughout your stay, Sam will be on hand to offer therapeutic guidance and support, whether through informal group conversations, gentle facilitation, or one-on-one sessions as needed. Her presence ensures that every guest is held within a safe, trauma-informed environment.

Sam’s approach is grounded in psychological insight, ethical care, and deep respect for each person’s process. You’ll have the opportunity to explore themes such as:

• Relationship patterns and protective strategies

• Emotional safety, boundaries, and expression

• Grief, loss, and self-repair

• Attachment and inner child awareness

• Rebuilding self-trust and nervous system regulation

All therapeutic spaces are confidential, consent-led, and paced with care. You’ll never be asked to share beyond your comfort, but you’ll always be supported to go as deep as feels right for you.

🙏 Private Healing with a Mangku (Balinese Priest)

This private blessing ceremony is facilitated by our Balinese family and offers a rare invitation into the living heart of local culture. After being gently dressed in full traditional attire—kebaya, sarong, and sash—you’ll be guided to their local Mangku, a respected priest and healer.
Before the ritual, Iluh, the family matriarch, prepares your personal canang offering to present in ceremony. What follows is a still, sacred experience of prayer, holy water, and energetic cleansing. An intimate cultural exchange—held with trust, reverence, and deep spiritual intent. Pleased be advised, it is not allowed to attend this ceremony whilst menstruating but personal photography is allowed.

💧Melukat

Experience an ancient Balinese ritual of purification using holy water, offering full-body energetic and spiritual cleansing in a sacred temple setting. Iluh & Ketut, our lovely Balinese hosts, will make sure you are properly attired in the traditional Kebaya worn by women entering holy spaces. Pleased be advised, it is not allowed to attend this ceremony whilst menstruating but personal photography is allowed.

🧘Yoga

Across the retreat you’ll enjoy two 90-minute yoga sessions held by an experienced Balinese instructor. These sessions offer a quiet space to release tension, reconnect with yourself, and let your body integrate what the heart and mind are processing.

🥗 Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Provided Daily

Delicious, nourishing, meals throughout your stay. Yes, we can cater to all dietary requirements. Yes, you can explore a number of vibrant cafes within walking distance or short scooter ride around the villa.

📴 Digital Detox (Optional, but Recommended)

You are invited — not required — to participate in a digital detox.

If you choose to opt in, we’ll securely hold your phone and support you through a full nervous system reset. This option is strongly recommended, and includes a daily 1-hour connection window so you can check in with friends and family if needed.

In a world that rewards availability, being unreachable — even briefly — has become a rare kind of luxury. This is your chance to truly step away, slow down, and return to yourself.

If you choose to stay connected, we simply ask that you keep phone use private and respectful:
🚫 No phones during group sessions or shared meals
✅ Phones are welcome in your private room, and during the two rest days, where you're free to take photos, vlog, or reconnect as needed.

This is about presence, not perfection. We trust you to honour the space — and the people in it.

🧺 Laundry + No Life Admin

All your laundry and logistics handled for you — so you can fully exhale.

🚐 Local Transport

Includes airport pickup/drop-off and all transfers to ceremonies and healing locations.

🌿 Luxury accommodation in Ubud

Your retreat takes place next to a spectacular rice field near the famous Sayan Ridge — a landscape known for its spiritual potency and creative power. Indulge in a beautiful, jungle view villa - individual or shared options available to suit any budget.

COMPLETE HEALING PACKAGE
Everything in the core retreat, plus the full Tri Desna experience for deeper energetic and emotional release.

🔮 Tri Desna Healing Experience

Usually booked out months in advance! We have limited availability for this Balinese healing session that includes:

• Card reading with Balinese Priestess for intuitive insight and spiritual guidance

• Vocal release for emotional clearing and trauma release

• Balinese blessing for inner clarity and cultural connection

• Tridatu protection bracelet — a sacred weaving of red, white and black threads symbolising divine protection, balance, and spiritual alignment

• Sarong (traditional cloth wrap) to wear into the sacred spaces, yours to keep and take home

• Professional photography to capture this sacred turning point (optional)
  

Optional Extras (Available at Additional Cost)

If you decide to join the retreat for 6 or 7 days, or plan to be in Bali before or after your retreat, we are happy to help organise any of the following:

• Pyramids of Chi Sound Healing ($51) – A powerful vibrational immersion inside custom-built pyramids using gongs, bowls, and frequencies to reset the nervous system and support deep release.

• Balinese Culinary Tour ($95) – A guided exploration of Ubud’s vibrant food scene, from warungs to high-end dining, offering a delicious introduction to Balinese flavours, stories, and traditions.

• Colonic Cleanse ($96) - A gentle internal detox at a trusted local wellness centre, supporting gut health, energy flow, and emotional release through safe, professional hydrotherapy.

• Spa Services ($25-95) – Traditional Balinese scrubs, facials, and hair rituals using herbal oils and natural ingredients to soothe the body and restore your glow.

If you’ve made it this far, chances are this retreat speaks to you.
Register your interest by dropping your name and details below — no pressure, no spam. You’ll get first access when bookings open, including early bird pricing before public release.

Spots are limited, and this list hears everything first.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 5, 6 or 7 days luxury accommodation in Ubud, the spiritual heart of Bali

• Intimate group experience for deeper connection

• Therapeutic intervention program with qualified Australian therapist Sam Forbes for professional support and peace of mind

• Be dressed in the traditional Balinese Kebaya and experience a sacred embodiment ritual and private spiritual cleansing with a Balinese Mangku (priest and healer)

• Attend a sacred holy spring water temple to receive Melukat, spiritual purification.

• 2 x 90 minute yoga sessions with professional instructor to release tension & embody your healing

• All meals and non alchoholic beverages daily, local transport (including airport transfers) and laundry service so you can shift out of ‘doing’ into ‘receiving’.

• Optional digital detox (phone-free support offered)

• Yoga shala and all equipment

• Welcome massage and banquet

• Financial contribution to the beautiful Balinese family that will host us and provides the cultural bridge to these ancient rituals

For full booking terms and conditions please click here.

WHAT’S EXCLUDED

• Flights to and from Bali

• Visa fees

• Travel insurance (required)

• Optional extras (e.g. Additional therapy sessions, additional healings, culinary excursions, massage and spa treatments)