YOUR COMPLETE RETREAT EXPERIENCE

 

Deep Individual Healing Work​

This is what separates The Rising Retreat from every yoga-and-smoothies Bali retreat out there. You receive a private 2-hour one-on-one hypnotherapy session with Michelle — real subconscious work on your patterns, not a group meditation. Plus a 45-minute Archangelic Light Frequency Healing session, inner-child healing experiences, and daily nervous-system regulation practices you take home with you.

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Daily Nurturing & Wellness

Alternating-morning yoga and meditation. A massage or facial every single day. Nightly sound baths under the Balinese sky. Three gourmet meals a day plus snacks, and a Balinese cooking class so you bring the nourishment home.

 

Luxury, Beauty & Sisterhood

​A full glam day at a Balinese salon. A traditional Balinese dress photoshoot. A floating flower pool experience. Professional photography throughout the retreat, so the woman you become is captured — not just remembered.
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Sacred Ceremonies & Spiritual Experiences
A Melukat water purification ceremony at Tirta Empul Temple. A private Balinese dance performance at your villa. And the rarest privilege of all: experiencing Nyepi — Bali's sacred Day of Silence — from inside your private villa (more on that below).
 

Bali Adventures & Cultural Immersion

A waterfall excursion. The famous Bali Swing. Wandering the Ubud market with your sisters. A special evening dining experience. Private driver for every excursion, airport transfers included.
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Rest, Space & Integration
Healing needs room to land. Every afternoon holds dedicated rest and integration time — journaling, the pool, or simply being still. No packed schedule. No performing wellness. Just space.
 

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Sound Healing & Nightly Sound Baths

Therapeutic sound frequencies designed to:

•Calm your nervous system and reduce stress

•Support emotional release and integration

•Deepen relaxation and promote better sleep

•Help your body process the deep healing work happening during the retreat

Each evening, you'll experience a guided sound bath using singing bowls, gongs, and other therapeutic instruments. This is one of the most restorative parts of the retreat.

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Guided Inner-Child Healing Experiences

Nurturing, compassionate work designed to:

•Reconnect with the part of you that was hurt, abandoned, or unseen

•Offer yourself the love, safety, and validation you needed as a child

•Release shame, fear, and unworthiness

•Reclaim your innocence, joy, and playfulness

•Create lasting emotional safety within yourself

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Nervous System Regulation 

Daily practices to help you:

•Move from survival mode (fight, flight, freeze) into a state of safety and peace

•Develop resilience and emotional regulation skills you can use for life

•Reconnect with your body's wisdom

•Build a foundation of safety that supports all your healing work

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💆 DAILY NURTURING & WELLNESS

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Alternating Mornings: Yoga & Meditation

Start each day grounded and present with:

•Gentle yoga classes to reconnect with your body

•Guided meditation to cultivate inner peace and clarity

•Breathwork to support nervous system healing

•Movement that honors where you are in your healing journey

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Daily Massages or Facials

Your body deserves to be touched with care and intention. Choose from:

•Full-body massage to release tension and support somatic healing

•Facial treatments to nourish and restore your skin

•Reflexology to activate your body's natural healing systems

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Nourishing Meals

Three beautifully prepared, gourmet meals each day, plus thoughtfully selected snacks:

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•Locally sourced, organic ingredients

•Designed to support your nervous system and energy levels

•Accommodating dietary preferences and restrictions

•Meals are an experience—not just fuel! Cooking class incorporated into one lunch

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Rest, Integration & Spaciousness

Time built into each day for:

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•Journaling and reflection

•Swimming in the villa pool

•Resting in your private or shared room

•Simply being, without agenda or expectation

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✨ LUXURY BEAUTY & SISTERHOOD EXPERIENCES

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Full-Day Glam & Salon Experience

A day dedicated to remembering that you are allowed to feel radiant and beautiful:

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•Professional haircut, color, and styling 

•Manicure and pedicure

•Professional photography to capture your radiance

•Celebration dinner with your sisters

This day is not about performing beauty. It's about reconnecting with your feminine essence, your confidence, and your right to be seen and celebrated. Packages with different service options

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Balinese Dress Experience & Professional Photoshoot

Wear a traditional Balinese dress in one of the world's most breathtaking settings:

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•Professionally styled photoshoot

•Beautiful photographs to commemorate your transformation

•Authentic cultural experience

•Celebration of your journey

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Floating Flower Pool Experience

A magical moment of reflection and celebration:

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•Float in the villa's pool surrounded by flowers

•Professional photography

•A moment to honor how far you've come

•Unforgettable memories

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Professional Photography Throughout

Your transformation deserves to be captured:

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•Candid moments throughout the retreat

•Professional photographs at key experiences

•Beautiful images to take home and remember this journey

•Visual proof of your radiance and power

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🏛️ SACRED CEREMONIES & SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES

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Melukat Purification Ceremony at Tirta Empul Temple

One of Bali's most sacred and transformational experiences.

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What is Melukat?

Melukat (pronounced "muh-loo-kaht") is a traditional Balinese Hindu purification ceremony performed at sacred spring temples. It's a spiritual cleansing ritual designed to:

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•Release emotional burdens, trauma, and old stories

•Clear stagnant or negative energy from your body and aura

•Invite renewal, clarity, and new beginnings

•Reconnect you with your spiritual essence

•Symbolically wash away what no longer serves you

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During the Melukat ceremony, you'll:

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•Participate in prayer and intention-setting with a Balinese priest

•Bathe in the sacred spring waters (which are believed to have healing properties)

•Experience the collective energy of your sisters all releasing and renewing together

•Feel a profound sense of purification and spiritual alignment

This is one of the most powerful experiences of the retreat. Many women report feeling lighter, clearer, and deeply transformed after Melukat.

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Tirta Empul Temple

Tirta Empul is one of Bali's most sacred temples, built around natural spring water that Balinese people believe has healing and purifying properties. The temple is over 1,000 years old and is considered one of the most spiritually significant sites in Bali.

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Private Traditional Balinese Dance Performance at the Villa

An authentic cultural experience brought directly to you:

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•Traditional Balinese dancers perform at the villa

•Learn about the spiritual significance of Balinese dance

•Experience the beauty and artistry of Balinese culture

•Intimate, exclusive performance for you and your sisters

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Timed Around Nyepi: Bali's Sacred Day of Silence

Here's what makes March 2027 extraordinary: our retreat includes Nyepi — Bali's Day of Silence, the island's most sacred day of the year.

On March 8, 2027*, the entire island goes still. No traffic. No lights. No noise — just 24 hours of silence so profound you can see the Milky Way. The night before, the streets fill with the ogoh-ogoh parade, giant hand-built effigies paraded through Ubud in a riot of drums and fire.

You'll experience it the way few visitors ever do: held inside your private villa, in circle with your sisters, with nowhere to be and nothing to perform. Most travelers never witness Nyepi. You'll live it.

*Your flights are safe: you arrive March 4 and depart March 13 — well clear of the island-wide shutdown on March 8. Date per Indonesia's official 2027 holiday calendar; reconfirmed closer to departure.*
 

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New to Hypnotherapy or Energy Healing? Start Here.

What hypnotherapy actually is

Forget the stage tricks — hypnotherapy is simply a deeply relaxed state where your mind finally stops arguing with itself. In that quiet, we can reach the subconscious patterns running your life: the fear, the guilt, the "I'm not enough" story you've carried for decades. Your private 2-hour session with Michelle works at that root level — which is why one session can shift what years of talking about it never touched.

What Archangelic Light is

Archangelic Light is an energetic healing modality — high-frequency light that clears what's stuck in your energy field. You know that heavy, foggy, "something's off but I can't name it" feeling? That's what it lifts. Your 45-minute session is deeply calming; most women describe it as being washed clean from the inside, or reset back to themselves.

You don't need to believe in anything for either of these to work. You just need to show up.
 

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🌴 BALI ADVENTURES & CULTURAL IMMERSION

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Waterfall Excursion

Experience the breathtaking natural beauty and healing energy of Bali:

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•Visit one of Bali's most stunning waterfalls

•Swim in pristine natural pools

•Experience the power and beauty of nature

•Opportunity to ground yourself in nature's healing energy

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The Iconic Bali Swing Experience

One of Bali's most Instagram-worthy and exhilarating experiences:

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•Swing high above lush rice fields and jungle

•Breathtaking views and photography opportunities

•Moment of pure joy and freedom

•Celebration of your courage and transformation

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Ubud Market Exploration

Immerse yourself in authentic Balinese culture:

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•Browse local artisan crafts, textiles, and souvenirs

•Experience the energy and vibrancy of Balinese commerce

•Support local artisans and small businesses

•Bring home meaningful reminders of your journey

•Optional shopping for personal gifts or souvenirs

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Special Evening Dining Experience

An evening at one of Bali's most beautiful restaurants:

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•Celebration dinner with your sisters

•Authentic Balinese cuisine or international options

•Beautiful setting and ambiance

•Opportunity to reflect on your journey together

•Toasting to your transformation and new beginnings

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🏠 ACCOMMODATIONS & LOGISTICS

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Nine Nights in a Private Luxury Villa

Your sanctuary for the retreat:

•Private Ubud villa with beautiful views

•Spacious, beautifully appointed rooms

•Gorgeous pool and outdoor spaces

•Peaceful, serene environment

•Everything you need to rest, heal, and integrate

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Airport Transfers & Private Driver Service

Complete logistics support:

•Pick-up from Bali airport upon arrival

•Drop-off to airport for departure

•Private driver for all excursions and activities

•No stress about transportation—everything is coordinated

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Dates & Logistics

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•Arrival: Evening of March 4, 2027

•Departure: Evening of March 13, 2027 (optional March 14th checkout-additional)

•Duration: 10 days, 9 nights

•Group Size: 12 women (intimate, exclusive)

•Location: Private Ubud Villa, Bali, Indonesia

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Extra Night Option

If you need to extend your stay:

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•Additional single night available for $300

•Check-out morning of March 14

•Allows flexibility for travel arrangements

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THE COMPLETE INVESTMENT

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Pricing

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Shared Room: $5,779(Early-bird discount: $5,379)

Private Room: $6,397(Early-bird discount: $5,997)

Deposit: $1,500 (reserves your spot, applied toward total)

Remaining Balance: Due 45 days before retreat 

Financing is Available at Checkout

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What's Included

✅ 9 nights accommodation in private luxury villa

✅ All meals and snacks

✅ Airport transfers and private driver service

✅ Private one-on-one hypnotherapy session

✅ Archangelic Light Frequency Healing

✅ Sound baths and sound healing

✅ Daily yoga or meditation

✅ Daily massages or facials

✅ Full-day glam and salon experience

✅ Professional photography throughout

✅ Balinese dress photoshoot

✅ Floating flower pool experience

✅ Private Balinese dance performance

✅ Melukat purification ceremony at Tirta Empul Temple

✅ Waterfall excursion

✅ Bali Swing experience

✅ Ubud market exploration 

✅ Special evening dining experience

✅All excursions and sightseeing

✅ Inner-child healing experiences

✅ Nervous system regulation practices

✅ Sisterhood circles and integration

✅ Rest, journaling, and spaciousness

Not Included

•Flights to Bali

•Travel insurance (required)

•Personal shopping at Ubud market

•Alcoholic beverages

•Optional activities beyond the itinerary

•Additional nights

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A Sample Day on Retreat

Morning: Sunrise meditation and gentle yoga · gourmet breakfast
Midday: Your private hypnotherapy session *or* spa ritual · lunch · rest and integration time
Afternoon: Sisterhood circle, excursion, or ceremony
Evening: Special dinner · nightly sound bath under the stars

*Every day is shaped around the group's energy. Nothing is mandatory except your own becoming.*
 

Meet Your Guide, Michelle O'Connell

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Meet Your Guide, Michelle O'Connell

I didn't learn transformation from a textbook. I lived it — all of it.

I was a welfare mom. A teen mom. A recovering addict. I grew up in an abusive home, and the trauma followed me — into addiction, into abusive relationships where I poured everything I had into people, hoping my love would change things that were never going to change, into homelessness on the streets of Portland.

What changed it wasn't a program or a plan. I got quiet and I listened — to spirit, to the part of me that knew there was more — and I followed. A job led to an apartment. An apartment led to a corporate career as an analyst, climbing the hamster wheel all the way to almost six figures.

And here's what I need you to know about that chapter: I was exhausted. Successful on paper, running on empty in real life. If you're reading this from inside that same hamster wheel — the meetings, the pressure, the quiet voice asking "is this really it?" — I know exactly where you are. I've sat in that chair.

But the deepest change was learning to love myself — taking all the energy I'd overgiven to everyone else and finally redirecting it inward.

I've also stayed 16 years in a passionless marriage trying to make it work, and I've lost over 100 pounds. I have three sons — 33, 29, and 7. I've been the teen mom and the older mom. I've had nothing, and I've built a beautiful life. I've recreated myself more times than I can count — not by accident, but by learning to get in flow and keep listening.

I don't share any of this to impress you. I share it because no matter which version of "stuck" you're living right now — the struggle, the hamster wheel, or somewhere in between — I've been there, and I found the way through.

That's what I do now. The hypnotherapy, the ceremonies, the ten days in Bali — they're the container. The real work is what I know in my bones: no matter where you're starting from, you can become someone new.

 

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Why This Retreat Is Different

Most Bali retreats for women are yoga, smoothies, and a nice Instagram. Beautiful — but the patterns come home with you.

The Rising Retreat is built differently:
- Individual healing work, not just group sessions — your private hypnotherapy session goes where group work can't
- A facilitator who does deep transformation work every day — this is what Michelle does for a living, not a side offering
- Twelve women. One villa. Ten days. Small enough to be seen, long enough to actually change
- Nyepi — a once-a-year sacred silence almost no visitor experiences
- Luxury alongside the deep work — because healing doesn't require suffering

 

This Retreat Is For You If…

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- You're exhausted in a way rest doesn't fix
- You keep repeating patterns you can see but can't break
- You're craving sisterhood with women who *get it*
- You want Bali to change you, not just photograph you
- You're ready — even if you're a little scared

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This May Not Be For You If…

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- You want a party trip or a packed sightseeing tour
- You're not open to inner work, ceremony, or stillness
- You need nightlife, alcohol-centered socializing, or constant stimulation

 

What Women Say About Working With Michelle

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"Working with Michelle was life changing. I came to see her for an issue I had been trying to resolve through trauma therapy for 6 years. In 6 weeks, I accomplished my goal." — Mallory M.

"The breakthrough sessions have truly been transformative. I no longer recognize the person I used to be." — Phoebe F.

"From the very beginning, she created a safe and supportive space where I felt completely comfortable to open up. I can't recommend her enough to anyone looking to heal, for real breakthrough and lasting change." — Trina K.

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The Rising Retreat is our first Bali retreat — these are words from women I've guided in private work.
 

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