Island Life Retreats
Harmony with the Elements
February 16-21, 2025
Dominican Republic
Island Life Retreats
Harmony with the Elements
Cabrera Dominican Republic February 16-21, 2025
Hi Beautiful Soul,
We are honored to invite you to Island Life Retreats; Harmony with the Elements.
Join us in Cabrera on the exotic north coast of The Dominican Republic, an island rich with beauty and wisdom.
Nature is our greatest teacher and the DR is a luxury destination abundant with all the Elements to heal and balance our bodies & souls.
Our hearts intention is to pamper, nurture, adore and celebrate YOU as we join together in sisterhood to learn through self expression and play.
Love,
Liz and Lauren
Where you will stay...
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Our Retreat Villa is located in the beautiful Orchid Bay Estates just outside the town of Cabrera in the Dominican Republic. Orchid Bay Estates is a stunning gated community that offers breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea and lush tropical landscapes.
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Paradise Found: Immerse Yourself In Island Living with all the comforts of home on an all inclusive beach front villa with everything you need to deeply rest and recharge.
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Once you arrive, everything will be taken care of so you can completely "unplug" and enjoy the endless benefits of nature and community.
As you retreat to this all-inclusive villa, we offer top-notch dining and non-alcoholic beverage service. Our skilled chefs use fresh local ingredients to create mouth-watering dishes that cater to all dietary needs.
Balance. Harmony. Elements.
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FIRE
Fire is associated with strength, activity, blood, and life force. It is also highly purifying and protective, consuming impurities and driving back darkness.
The fire element has to do with light, plasma, and passion. We will be in the radiant sun all week and begin our time together with a bon fire ceremony with music, food, friends & dance.
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EARTH
Earth is the element of stability, groundedness, fertility, materiality, potential, and stillness. The earth element has to do with grounding, nature and solid structure.
We can’t wait to be hiking, walk barefoot on the beach, ride majestic horses while picking nature’s candy (fruit) and drinking cacao, one of the Earth’s greatest heart openers.
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AIR
Air is the element of intelligence, creativity, and beginnings. Air has to do with breathing rhythms, gases and thoughts. We will be meditating with breathwork and journaling daily to balance the air element.
Experiences to look forward to: a Lighthouse walking meditation on the beach coast, healing sound bath, breath work and harmony Nidra meditation.
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WATER
The Water Element has to do with hydration, flowing, and emotions. We will be hydrating with spring water, fresh structured fruit, and swimming in the crystal blue Caribbean Sea.
Water teaches us how to go with the flow, creating ease and peace in our life.
Our Water element excursions and practices will integrate peace into your everyday life so you can embody flow, like the waves teach us.
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SPIRIT
Spirit is the animating force giving life to all things, soul contracts and karmic debt.
We will experience the spirit element in everything we do together through music, art, gratitude, service to others, sharing, connection and sisterhood.
In fact, our spirits are co-creating this retreat! Thank you beautiful Creatrix ♥️
Submerge with the island.
Heal in the elements.
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You and sisters from all over the world coming together to for an experience of a lifetime.
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Island Life Retreats presents Harmony with the Elements, a one of a kind retreat. You will be hosted by two mothers (Liz & Lauren) and a full villa staff for all your needs, including laundry service, 3 meals per day, coffee, smoothies and mocktails. We have loving hearts for adventure, ritual & building community.
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February 16-21, 2025
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The retreat will take place on the beautiful north shore of the Dominican Republic in Cabrera. The small farm town of Cabrera is where Liz has called home for the last three years. We will be staying in a beautiful luxury villa in the gated community of Orchid Bay. You will be steps away from one of the most beautiful beaches to enjoy at your leisure.
Harmony with the Elements retreat will take place during the height of the seasonal humpback whale migration where they come to the warm waters of the DR to breed and calve their young. It's common to see whales right from the villa you will be staying at during the retreat.
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There is something so magical and potent about taking time to retreat away from everyday life. Our offerings will give you time to reflect, recharge and play in the elements.
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When you are looking at flights you will fly into Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) or Banreservas Aeropuerto Gregorio Luperón (POP) and there will be a scheduled shuttle that will make the trip from SDQ and POP to our small farm town of Cabrera. This beautiful drive will take about 3 hours in the shuttle to get to the private villa and where will you spend 6 days and 5 nights retreating and recharging.
The private shuttle will depart from SDQ on Feb 16th at 3:30PM and arrive to SDQ on Feb 21st at 1:30PM. We are here to help with your travel booking needs and there is private transport available as well.
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Island Life Retreat is between $3,333-$4,444 depending on the room.
Everything is included in the price once you arrive to the Shuttle at SDQ airport. We will be having farm to table meals at the villa where a full staff will be at your service. This will include daily housekeeping, all 3 meals, happy hour with snacks and mocktails, and laundry service.
The only exceptions are the extra offerings that you can book during your daily free time. We will be offering extras such as SUP yoga, beachfront massages and facials that you will be able to sign up for in your free time. This will come as an extra cost.
We will spend an afternoon enjoying the world-renowned beach Playa Grande and a traditional Dominican lunch under the cabanas. This would be a good time to purchase some souvenirs or anything extra you would to take home with you. And tips are always welcome to our locals, but not a necessity!
Fill out the application or contact us for more information.
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Coffee and tea bar open
Morning meditation/breathwork/yoga
Breakfast as a group
Shuttle arrives to Villa
Horse Back Riding along the coast
Lunch back at the villa or packed with us for horse back riding
Free time to rest/journal, lay by the pool, walk the beach steps away from the villa, connect with the other women or book any extras such as massages, sup yoga, or other services
Happy Hour Mocktails and Snacks
Dinner as a group
Evening circle/breathwork/yoga
Free time/Bedtime
Meet your hosts...
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Liz Williams
RETREAT HOST @thefittrainerswife
Liz has an unequivocal gift of hospitality and the ability to make you feel truly seen. Meeting Liz is like experiencing a hug for your soul.
She is a world renown chef and author of several Keto cookbooks, with extensive history in mind body fitness.
Her journey to relocate and live on the DR island with her husband Danny and daughter Gracie quickly expanded their family as they welcomed their son, Blu, an adorable local celebrity.
Living on the stunning Cabrera coast has provided the perfect canvas for Island Life Retreats and the bonus of knowing all the best adventures to share with you.
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Lauren Nixon
RETREAT HOST @laurenlnixon
Lauren is a passionate Soul coach with an unorthodox approach to mind body spirit health. She is the creator of the practice CHAKTI Yoga & Kundalini Beats, an E-RYT Yoga teacher, CHEK Exercise practitioner and a Holistic Lifestyle Coach.
Lauren is honored to be a mother of two star seeds (Eli & Stella) and married to her soulmate, and SoulCoach co-host, Shawn Nixon. She currently lives in SC surrounded by her favorite thing, nature.
Lauren is also a channel/medium for the Team of Light, offering 1:1 coaching, training courses and workshops to teach people how to heal and how to thrive in this human experience and provides specific courses for women to embody their magic. Her other offerings are available at CHAKTI.com & LaurenNixon.net
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OUR STORY
Liz and Lauren synchronistically met on a womens retreat 4 years ago. The connection was more a reunion than a first time encounter. You know that feeling when you meet someone and its like you have known them forever?! During the retreat, we kept being drawn to each other, curious and comforted by one another… fast forward to current day, we support each other daily and this powerful soul sister connection continues to bloom.
It is with all our heart and soul that we share our unique medicine with you. During Harmony with the Elements retreat we lovingly support you on your life's journey and are so excited to connect with you.
Meet your facilitators...
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Ann Cingari
Mother, SUP Yoga Teacher, Meditation Guide & Loving Support
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Victoria Ortega
Mother, Yoga Teacher, Sound Healing facilitator, Supportive Sister
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Ryann Doyle
Mother, Retreat & Event Coordinator, your Cheerleader
Testimonials
YOU are invited to rest, recharge and heal with the elements.
Island Life Retreat is ranges from $3,000 to $4,444 per person depending on Villa room (Payment plans available). Everything is included in the price once you arrive to the Shuttle at SDQ or POP airport. We will be having farm to table meals at the villa where a full staff will be at your service. This prices includes our daily elemental excursions, practices, healing ceremonies, housekeeping, laundry service, all 3 meals, happy hour with snacks and mocktails. Located at the perfect tropical oasis for all your heart’s desires.