There’s a moment, somewhere between burnout and breakdown, when your body whispers, enough.
You feel it in the tiredness that no sleep cures. In the way your breath never quite reaches your belly anymore. In how you’ve been powering through so long, you’ve forgotten what it means to just be.
You start searching for something; not a holiday, not a to-do list of green juices and poolside yoga, but a place to land. To breathe. To be held. To come home to yourself.
That place exists. And it’s in the mountains of Dalyan, Turkey.
Here, surrounded by wild fig trees and birdsong, time slows. You wake to sunrises that soften your bones. You eat food that doesn’t just nourish. It heals. You learn to listen to your body’s quiet language again. And for the first time in a long time, you remember what it feels like to feel safe. Not just physically, but emotionally, energetically, spiritually.
This isn’t just rest. It’s repair.
The Retreat That Holds You Before You Know What You Need
You won’t find branding or hashtags here. What you will find is something far rarer: a retreat that doesn’t ask you to perform your healing, but invites you to truly experience it. Slowly. Gently. Completely.
Women come here carrying all kinds of invisible weight. Grief they haven’t voiced. Hormonal chaos. Gut issues they’ve normalised. Careers that look successful on the outside but feel hollow inside. Mothers who’ve given everything to everyone and forgotten how to give to themselves.
They arrive unsure. They leave remembering.
Because what Kajal and Nishtha have created isn’t just a programme. It’s a sanctuary.
Kajal: “A woman who forgets herself forgets how to feel alive.”
Kajal knows the cost of not listening to your body’s call for rest because she has lived it. At her lowest, she was dealing with a marriage torn apart by immense betrayal. Finally escaping that trauma, she found herself free, but on her knees with exhaustion. Holding the weight of building a home from scratch, raising four children alone, growing businesses, and carrying the silence of her own unmet needs.
Stirring turmeric milk at 2AM, she realised she wasn’t broken but breaking open.
Her strength came from sacred rituals, healing food, deep spiritual practice, and a thirst for knowledge that led her into Reiki and somatic healing. She knew she wasn’t alone in this pain. And that pain, when honoured, becomes the greatest source of strength and transformation.
That moment birthed her signature five-body healing method across the mind, body, energy, emotion and spirit. Now, it forms the soul of the retreat.
And witnessing transformations has only deepened that belief.
“There was a woman who came to one of my first retreats who hadn’t looked herself in the mirror for years. She’d survived an emotionally abusive marriage, lost her sense of identity, and barely spoke above a whisper. On the second night, during one of our somatic release sessions, she finally let herself cry. Not the quiet kind, but the kind that shakes something loose from your bones.
The next morning, she stood barefoot in the garden at sunrise, arms open, tears still falling, and said, ‘I don’t want to be invisible anymore.’
It wasn’t dramatic. It was sacred. That moment, watching her claim space in her own life, cracked something open in all of us.”
Kajal doesn’t just guide sessions. She cooks every meal herself. Chopping herbs, stirring pots, whispering prayers into every spice.
“I’m thinking of every woman who has ever rushed her own meals, skipped breakfast, or eaten on her feet while caring for others. I want every bite to say: you matter, you’re not alone, you are so loved.”
She was raised by a mother who carried guilt her whole life. Kajal knew that unless she broke the pattern, she’d pass it on. That’s why she tells mothers this:
“Your healing is not a luxury, it’s an act of love. Your joy teaches your child more than your self-sacrifice ever could.”
It’s why women arrive feeling hollow and leave glowing. Not because everything has been fixed, but because they’ve finally been felt.
Nishtha: “Your body has been trying to talk to you for years.”
Alongside Kajal’s spiritual work, Nishtha brings something grounded, precise, and immensely empowering. DNA testing and functional medicine.
But don’t expect clipboards or jargon.
“It’s not clinical,” she says. “It’s empowering. Most women spend years guessing what their bodies need. Diets, supplements, therapy. But once we look at their unique DNA, it all makes sense. Why their hormones feel out of control. Why they’re bloated or wired or sad.”
She remembers one guest in particular. Someone who had tried everything: therapy, detoxes, diets, medication. But still felt foggy, anxious, and unwell.
“We discovered she had a genetic variation in how her body detoxifies oestrogen. Suddenly, all her symptoms — painful periods, mood swings, stubborn weight — clicked into place.
It wasn’t in her head. It was in her genes.”
With that insight, they adjusted her food and supplement plan, supported her detox pathways, and within days, she felt clearer, lighter, more in tune with her body.
This retreat goes beyond food. Yes, it supports your gut with the right meals and nutrients. But it also asks: what has your body been holding on to? The stress, the self-talk, the trauma. What has your nervous system had to endure in silence?
Women are gently guided through breathwork, somatic release, nervous system healing, and movement. All designed to help the body feel safe again.
“It’s not a science lecture. It’s an invitation back to yourself.”
This work is powerful. It’s not just about reducing bloating or balancing hormones. It’s about emotional freedom. Deeper calm. And reconnecting to a voice inside that many women forgot even existed.
It’s whole body healing. And this is where true wellness begins.
This Is What Healing Looks Like
Picture this. You’re lying under a fig tree after a deep breathwork session. Your body feels heavy, but in the best way. Like it’s finally let go of something it’s been gripping for years. A woman beside you begins to cry. Not the quiet kind. The kind that rattles something buried in her bones.
No one rushes to fix her. We all just hold her.
And maybe for the first time in years, you don’t feel like you’re too much. You just feel… you.
This is what happens when space is created. Real space. Not for productivity. Not for performance. But for presence.
Kajal says, “I once believed rest was something you earned. But what I’ve learned, often the hard way, is that a woman who forgets herself eventually forgets how to feel alive.”
Don’t Wait for the Perfect Time
You’ll always be too busy. Your kids will always need something. Your inbox will always be full. But your body is already whispering. If you keep ignoring it, it will eventually scream.
Here, healing isn’t loud or dramatic. It’s a deep breath. A warm plate of food. A sunrise. A woman at your side whispering, “You can rest now. We’ll hold you.”
This October, the next retreat opens its doors in Dalyan. A small, intimate group of women will gather. Ready to reset everything.
If your heart is whispering yes, trust it.
To Book for October 2025 contact hello@thewellnessmommas.com
The Wellness Mommas are also holding retreats in May and October 2026, and will also be running Day Retreats in the UK. Email Kajal and Nishtha for further information at hello@thewellnessmommas.com
