Women's Retreat — Melanin Meets Mindfulness

A Week of Ritual, Reclamation, and Reconnection

For the first time since our retreat in 2022, Melanin Meets Mindfulness is hosting our very first international mindfulness retreat. With the theme, “A Week of Ritual, Reclamation, and Reconnection,” we plan to offer the opportunity for Black women to slow down the hectic pace of their lives, rest their bodies, settle the mind, and tap into the heart. The goal is simple—to hold sacred space together, to reclaim ourselves, reconnect with our spirit, reconnection with one another in community, and renew ourselves through compassionate and tender care. Please join us in Barbados for this extraordinary experience.

As a collective, we will find refuge by using our mindfulness practice to focus on the stillness of the body and the movement of the breath. It is through stillness and the quieting of the mind that we can hear our hearts and access our inner wisdom. More than anything, though, this retreat is designed to provide space and time for quiet reflection, and being able to come home to yourself. And it is the coming home to yourself that creates a path toward healing.

Given the hardships that Black women endure, it is so necessary to have safe spaces where we can simply be and breathe. In the words of Ogorchukwu,

“breathe.
there is a silent
resistance
in your presence.”

Black women, now is the time for our full, authentic presence—in our lives, and in the world. There is nothing more powerful than a Black woman who is well rested, clear eyed, rooted, grounded, present and aware. May we always remember this.

Registration Details

To learn more and reserve your spot, please click the following link here.

How to Prepare/What To Bring

Please wear comfortable clothing for the retreat, as most of the days will be spent engaging in a mindfulness practice of one sort or another. There will be some sitting meditation, walking meditation, and, for those of whom it feels comfortable, meditation lying down. So, it might be helpful to bring a meditation cushion if you have one, a yoga mat for those moments when you feel called to rest your body lying down, and a journal for writing if that’s helpful for you. And, although not necessary, some folks like to have a light blanket to use during the course of sitting meditation as well. All of these are suggestions, but, please bring whatever supports you might need to maximize the benefit of your mindfulness practice.