Six Senses Leads Retreat for Women to Support Whole-Life Wellbeing

The Yin Way Retreat – The Way of a Woman is a new Six Senses-led retreat created to support women’s wellbeing through every life stage and it’s coming to Six Senses Kanuhura in the Maldives (Oct. 1–4) and Six Senses Kyoto (Dec. 11–14).

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The retreat applies the Yin principles of rest, receptivity, reflection and cyclical living because, within Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoist philosophy, these help guide women through the many chapters of their wellbeing, including pre-pregnancy to post-menopause and everything in between.

Hati S. Malinova, wellness director, Six Senses and Integrative Health expert, leads each retreat: “Women’s wellness has often been treated as a narrow conversation, focused on fertility and menopause, but it is much broader than that. Women are asking deeper questions about their health, often arriving at Six Senses when calm, sleep, and balance feel just out of reach. Brain fog can begin, and what follows is an overwhelming search for more information on cycles, perimenopause, fertility, fatigue, and the broader impact on relationships. Six Senses is giving those questions somewhere better to go. We wanted to connect those dots with care and intention, creating the space and rhythm for guests to awaken their senses, supported by clinical insight and personal consultation. The aim is to give women tools they can continue at home.”

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The Yin Way Retreat invites women to tune in to their bodies, applying the Traditional Chinese Medicine idea of perimenopause and menopause as a second spring. Each retreat will gather a small group of women for an intimate experience with communal meals, workshops and unhurried conversations.

Each personal journey begins with an integrated wellness screening on arrival using Sleep With Six Senses and Eat With Six Senses principles. This high-tech, high-touch approach features a combination of lymphatic drainage with treatments to support cortisol regulation, cycle balancing, circadian rhythms, stress management and sleep health.

Retreat guests of Six Senses Kanuhura will enjoy daily yin yoga and sound healing sessions, hormonal health workshops, the Alchemy Bar, a dolphin cruise on the ocean, beach villas with private pools, personalized spa treatments and group sessions.

In Kyoto, The Yin Way is a more culturally reflective itinerary, with an introduction to kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of restoring broken ceramics; ikebana flower arranging; qigong and Daoist meditation; expert-led seminars; and more.