RETREAT ITINERARY
Wednesday, January 10th to Monday, January 15th, 2024
Immerse yourself in the slower pace of island life infused with absolute and total wellness.
Reconnect with the best parts of you and make genuine friendships and memories that'll last a lifetime.
This wellness retreat invites you to an abundance of leisure, play, movement and culture.
All are welcome as we get well, on and off the dance floor.
Jungle Bay Resport & Spa is a nature-inspired luxury escape, brimming with pure cliffside beauty, connecting each of us to the soul of Dominica. It's an ideal spot to connect with nature, discover self, and build community while collecting experiences of adventure, culture, and spa pampering.
Day 1 | Wednesday, Jan 10th
Evening Arrivals In Dominica + 1.5 Hour Transfer To Jungle Bay
Check-In + Relax & Enjoy
6-9pm Dinner At Your Leisure
We provide your ground airport transfer from landing to your accommodations at Jungle Bay Resort & Spa. Have the afternoon to yourself and go straight to the beach or just relax. This is your time to drop in, get present and unwind.
Day 2 | Thursday, Jan 11th
7-9am Breakfast
9-9:30am Welcome Reception And Opening Circle
9:30-11am Socanomics Signature Dance Class with Selena Watkins
12:30pm Lunch
2-4pm Jungle Bay’s Garden Tour with Stacy Moses
7pm Sensual Embodiment Experience with Aminah Jackson
8pm Dinner
On your first full day, feel free to sleep late or start your morning early in solitude with meditation, journaling and a healthy breakfast. We'll meet you on the dance floor for opening circle and a beautiful session of Socanomics!
We will meet back up in the afternoon for Jungle Bay’s Garden Tour. Jungle Bay is known as “the Edible Resort” with over 100 varieties of tropical local plants and trees. We get to take an exploration walk a Landscaping master, while smelling and tasting the wide variety of herbs, fruits and spices.
Feel free to take a nap or take a trip to Scotts Head beach located 8 minutes away. It's a leisurely island afternoon for you! We'll meet back up for an even more Sensual evening with Aminah Jackson.
Day 3 | Friday, Jan 12th
7am-8:30am Breakfast
9-10am Yoga and Soca (Hip Opening)
12:30pm Drive to Dive Dominica
1-4pm Private Chartered Boat Cruise (snorkel gear inclusive)
4pm Return to Jungle Bay
5:30pm-7:00pm Sunset “Bush Rum” Experience
7:30pm Dinner
We start the morning with Yoga. We relax into our bodies with gentle poses in our Yoga studio for the weekend. Then, we turn up with our Signature Private Chartered Cruise. This is a half day of beach, boating, snorkeling and rum punch. Lunch is on board! And don't worry, we'll be dancing and chillin on the boat so you can do whatever you want!
When we return to the resort we have a momet to relax before our next activity. We take a 5 minute drive to enjoy a stunning sunset while “liming” at Weefee’s ‘container’ bar on Soufriere Beach. Hang around with friends, enjoy the scene, play games, have a drink. We join the Jungle Bay crew as they introduce us to traditional Dominoes games, plenty of laughs and local music. Bring along cash if you plan to purchase local beers or snacks; local bush rum & juices are included.
Day 4 | Saturday, Jan 13th
7-8:30am Breakfast
9-10am Socanomics with Selena Watkins
10am-11am Wellness Workshop
1pm Lunch
Afternoon Massages
7pm Sensual Embodiment Experience with Aminah Jackson
8pm Dinner
We start the morning with Socanomics. We get to learn more amazing choreography and make a dance! We complete our morning session with a fun Wellness Workshop that includes playful activities and mindful exercises.
Our Spa Treatments will be pre-booked between 2pm-5pm. Each retreater in our crew will have a 30-minute complimentary massage at the Bamboo Spa. Otherwise the afternoon is all yours for more solitude or more community & sight-seeking. Maybe go on a sunset kayak with the Jungle Bay Crew, head into town to explore or just chill in the infinity pool. The day is yours for you to decide.
Day 5 | Sunday, Jan 14th
7am Breakfast
8-11am Gallion Loop Hike
1pm Lunch
Leisure Afternoon
5:30pm Meet For Group Photos
6pm All-White Private Farewell Dinner
Outside of Jungle Bay’s neighboring village Soufriere, a track turns with steep switchbacks up into the hills and leads to the village of Gallion. This small mountain community is home to the talented stonemasons who helped to develop both Jungle Bay as well as the stone walls you will see along the roadsides. A scenic small trail through the bush and local farmlands leads to the back Soufriere village and up the hill to Jungle Bay. This MODERATE hike is 3 hours round trip.
The afternoon is all yours for more solitude, play and maybe sight-seeking. We'll come back together in the evening for our All-white Themed Farewell dinner at a private venue space with ocean views How does that sound? Magnificent!
Day 6 | Monday, Jan 15th
7am Breakfast
8-9am Yoga and Soca (Heart Opening) with Selena Watkins
9-10am Chakra Focused Journaling & Closing Circle
11:30am Airport Drop-Off
On our final morning together, we move the stress away one more time with our signature Yoga & Soca class, combining dance and asana! The gentle combination of slow yoga movement and groovy soca dancing will revitalize your body on your final morning in paradise. We follow this with breathwork and guided meditation.
Our journaling session and closing circle brings us back to our intentions and creates the alchemy that'll manifest a beautiful 2024.
Afterwards, we say our see you laters and depart.
