Her Blue Body
An Ocean-Based Immersion
Retreat for Women
August 9-12, 2026
Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i
The Flow of Her Blue Body
Mornings: Guided Ocean Therapy
Afternoons: Free Being for you to decide what your body needs
Evenings: Sensory Landing and Integration Circle
Detailed Flow:
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Dawn Presence: Spacious time for individuality before breakfast: Watch the sun rise, take a dip, rise slowly. Do what feels good.
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Morning Sensory Awakening: Wake the senses at the water’s edge through slow intentional entry into the blue.
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Mid-morning Immersion: Ocean therapy in its purest form. Using the water’s buoyancy and group kinship, we allow the ocean to carry what we no longer need to hold.
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Afternoon Free Being: Spacious time to do what your body needs. Snorkel the reef, plunge in the cold pond, dance, make art, nap, read, or talk story on the lanai. Suncatcher materials are available for quiet, tactile grounding.
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Evening Sensory Landing: After dinner, calm sensory-rich grounding to tune in to the body.
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The Shared Hearth: Gentle, unforced space to share our stories as women, or simply sink into the quiet comfort of kinship.
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Evening Stillness: Integrating the day’s medicine through soothing sound and guided relaxation with the lullaby of the sea.
Note on our Timing: This retreat is intentionally held Sunday-Wednesday. By stepping away from the weekend crowds, we ensure a quieter, more spacious environment for our time in the water. This choice protects the focus of our sensory work and allows the ocean to remain a true sanctuary for our group.
Facilitator's Message
Ocean has been my teacher since I was a child. She was my playground and my guardian. Later in life, she was my teacher. As an open-water swimmer and surfer, she taught me to respect her power and trust her capacity to teach, hold, and heal. It only takes one toe in and we are reminded that much of our body is water, that we were once held in the waters of our mother’s womb, and that we bleed (or bled) as part of our natural cycles.
Her Blue Body is a confluence between the threshold of Ocean and Woman. Ocean will be our medicine, both in and out of the water, and we will flow into the fluid wisdom of the temple that holds us through the seasons of life.
My focus is almost always experiential, honoring the body’s wisdom over the mind’s analysis. As a lifelong dancer, I naturally communicate physically over verbal inclinations. My purpose is never to teach, preach, or to show you how to move, breathe, think, or become, but to provide you with creative experiences and heartfelt invitations that entrust you to tune into your own unique and beautiful, waterful self. What not to expect: workshops, manuals, trainings, long talks, or lectures. Instead, we gently tune into sensation and listen. Expect unique sensory experiences and an emphasis on trusting what feels right and natural.
As women many of us live in parallels, and very rare is the chance for us to cross paths in true kinship while tuning into our own unique path without the noise of life for a few graceful days of liberated, ocean healing.
Affectionately wild,
Michelle
"Your lovely, loving, centered and wise energy, was a relief to just quiet myself and trust in your different style of leadership."
Keaukaha caresses the coastline of Hilo Bay in a beautiful mix of ocean estuary, salt water lagoons, saline cold ponds, and a sprinkling of black sand beaches. It is a rare treasure of undeveloped, raw beauty that invites a sense of wild tranquility and reflections of a vintage, authentic Hawai'i. We are within a 5-minute walk to Richardson Beach Park where a black sand beach awaits as a welcome mat into one of the most beautiful snorkeling reefs on the Big Island.
Who this is for:
This retreat is a circle of six to ten women, ensuring every voice has space to be held.
It is for:
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the giver
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the holder
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the woman in transition
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the high-capacity professional
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the woman simply seeking the space to be, without an audience or an agenda.
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the seeker who believes that the most profound healing can happen naturally within her body's wisdom
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the nature-lover who welcomes the ocean as the mirror to her own depths and the alchemist of her release.
What this is not:
This is not a Kona resort experience. It is more raw and unrefined. We will spend much of our time in an ocean lagoon that is often calm with no waves, currents, or surges. The water can be refreshingly cool and the weather may be warm and rainy. This is ideal for ocean therapy, not only for its natural elemental beauty but for its lack of over-tourism and refinement.
Clean, simple facilities serving our private and shared rooms 3 & 6.
The sanctuary for our retreat is a spacious, three-story home designed to let the outside in. From the open-concept gathering space on the top floor, we have a panoramic view of the medicine that awaits us: the rhythmic rise and fall of the tide pools, the stillness of the lagoons, and the vibrant life of the reef just a five-minute walk away. Here, you can watch the variety of sea life from above before we descend to meet the water ourselves.
Our home features eight guest beds across several thoughtfully arranged spaces. To maintain the quiet intimacy of the group, bedrooms are tucked away on the second level, while we gather for shared meals and connection on the open third floor.
Room Options & Investment:
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Ocean-View Ensuite: $2900 — A sovereign sanctuary with private bath and entrance. (1 available)
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Private Ocean-View Room: $2400 — A private space with its own entrance and shared bath. (2 available)
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Private Cozy Room: $2300 — A simple, cozy space with a shared bath. (1 available)
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Shared Twin Room: $1900 — A shared sanctuary for those who find comfort in a communal rhythm. (4 beds available)
Please view the gallery above for a feel of each space. Rooms are offered on a first-come, first-choice basis. You may request your preferred room with your deposit, and I will confirm availability. I update the room status regularly.
Included:
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The Experience: Daily guided ocean and sensory facilitation, plus full use of on-site gear including paddle boards, kayaks, snorkels, and masks.
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The Nourishment: You’ll be supported with fresh and fulfilling farm-to-table vegetarian meals. No cooking or cleaning for you.
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The Sanctuary: A private or shared space in a beautiful home designed for both quiet reflection and community.
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Tools for Well-being: A Wild Woman Journal for your reflections and a sustainable water bottle for hydration.
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Amenities: Bed linens and towels, shampoo, soap, hair dryer, Wi-Fi, and laundry facilities.
Not Included:
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Airfare: We recommend flying directly into Hilo for our off-island guests, as it is a 15 minute drive to the house.
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Ground Transportation: Taxi and Uber are available for your independent arrival. Limited parking.
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Travel Insurance
Her Blue Body is a women's sanctuary for personal wellness and kinship. While our work is rooted in creative sensory self-healing and ocean therapy, we are not medical or mental health professionals.
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