The Japan Retreat is a pilgrimage of the soul: The mountains of Aso called Amy and Miyuki Yamamoto to gather a circle of women in the autumn sacred holding space of Japan to offer a portal of soul sistering, becoming, and belonging.

The coven of women who are coming together to reconnect with their Divine Feminine are in the midst of their becoming.

Each woman deeply senses that she is much more vast than who or what she has been, done, lived, or loved.

You know that something more is meant to be :: your unfolding dreams, desires and destiny are seeking you. Yet struggle, uncertainty, fear, confusion, and doubt find you here too.

Our retreat in Japan will support you moving into your next iteration and help you to get unblocked to fulfill the next step in your soul’s pilgramige in this lifetime. We will create space and connections for you to become.

We will create experiences through sacred sisterhood, expressive arts, movement, Qoya, guided imagery, tantric breath work, and connection to the land that will create portals of knowing, belonging, and coming home in your essence (heart, body & soul). Being witnessed by and connecting with this coven, you will have a remembrance of who you are and who you have always been (possibly even through lifetimes).

From this place of your essence that has always been yours, you can live, love, create, dance, and rock out or into what has been seeking you.

Our week together will be spacious for our coven. Amidst the abundance of fall colors in the coziness of our ryokan with tea, rituals & traditions, hot baths (onsen), and day trips, we will guide you into the embodied soul space of surrendering, offering, & receiving around the Sacred Feminine.

We will delve into desires & dreaming.

We will explore what has been seeking you.

We will cultivate inspiration, creativity & connection.

We will harness embodied wisdom through practices & rituals.

We will be nourished by the land, meals, meditation, the moon, & healing waters.

MIYUKI YAMAMOTO
Miyuki developed her professional services during more than 20 years while living and working in 3 countries: Japan, U.S.A. (12 years), & Australia (6 years). She was initially trained as a hospice nurse and later pursued a career in psychology, mind-body therapy, & energy healing. She now resides in Kumamoto, Japan, and her private practice includes time shared with one-on- one clients, group workshops, trainings, university lectures, & corporate clients. She published her first 2 books (in Japanese: “Transforming Your Self- image through body awareness,” & “Free yourself from Negative Body Image”) this year.

AMY TATSUMI
Amy weaves her passion for soul connection & extensive training in expressive arts therapy, mind body work, & Qoya for over 15 years into her retreats with a touch of magic, lifestyle curation & je ne sais quoi.

ACCOMMODATIONS RYOKAN

Ryokan Is traditional Japanese ryokan (inn) style – often shared rooms and futon on tatami floors. For those who’ve never been to Japan before, sleeping on futon can feel heavenly. Super fluffy futons with wonderful heavy doonas for the best sleep ever! Our ryokan offers both Japanese & Western options sleeping options.

There are 4 housing options. Each has the option of single or double occupancy.

Single Occupancy means you will have the room to yourself.
Double Occupancy means you will have a roommate.
*An additional bed can be added to some housing options for a triple occupancy.

Japanese Style Room with Futon on Tatami Floors : Indoor Private Western Shower & Toilet. Beautiful View of the Mountains. **Room can accommodate up to 4 women.

Western Style Room with Twin Beds: Indoor Private Western Shower & Toilet with private outdoor bath (Rotenburo).

Bungalow : Cottage with Bedroom (2 Twin Beds), Living Room, Semi Outdoor Bath (Rotenburo), Indoor Private Western Shower & Toilet.

Townhouse: Two story residence: Bedroom (2 Twin Beds), Spacious Living Room, Semi Outdoor Bath (Rotenburo), Indoor Private Western Shower & Toilet.

If your heart desires, you will be able to experience a variety of onsen.

What’s an Onsen?

Onsen is the Japanese word for hot spring and can refer to the bath itself, or the whole hotel around it. Communal bathing is an art that is Japanese culture and as such they have made a very beautiful art of it. Onsen water is believed to have healing powers derived from its mineral content. Long, languid soaks, in combination with daily Qoya, workshops, guided meditations, & time in nature, as well as the city create the perfect elixir for this retreat. Our ryokan offers public onsen for the guests and some of our accommodations offer private onsen located in the room ( Bungalow & Town House options).

Testimonials:

The retreat to Japan that Amy and Miyuki facilitated was such a transformative experience! I am so deeply grateful, I don’t even have the words. I feel so alive, as well as that I grew up on the trip – that it was a form of initiation, coming into myself and into the light.

I learned a tremendous amount from both Amy and Miyuki, and all of the special guest teachers who joined us. There was so much knowledge and wisdom imparted, connections made, tender moments, joy, and laughter shared. The women who were on the journey with me are all so amazing and we have continued our sacred connection as we have returned home.

I can’t say enough about how beautiful the Mt. Aso region is, how powerful and magical, and how warm and welcoming the people are. And then there is the food – it is out of this world!

The retreat itself was spectacular week, and then I have been able to carry all I learned, remembered, and discovered with me in the days, weeks, and months afterwards. I truly was transformed. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

- K from Washington, DC

Japan : Women’s Retreat :: Soul Pilgrimage

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