The Arrival Retreat
Nassau, The Bahamas ⋆
February 15 - 21, 2026
A healing space for you to arrive home to joy, rest, and remembrance!
about the retreat
reflections from the dreamer, Celeste
The Arrival Retreat is an ode to a long and seemingly never-ending journey of finding home - within multiple cultural diasporas of identity, within the body I am in, and within the process of healing complex trauma. I’ve always idealized the journey of reconnecting to “home”. Craving an embrace and a sense of completion. Since travelling back to The Bahamas for months at a time, I’ve realized that this journey does not solely rely on a place or a strengthened sense of cultural identity (haha, how silly of me looking outside myself). Feeling at home will always start within me, and is carried by me - through a felt sense of belonging, and an openness to receive loving guidance that moves me.
This feeling of home follows me wherever I go, especially to the places that light me up inside!
The birthing of this retreat is an emergent and awakened space of joy! I wish to provide space and be witness to those who are seeking a place to tune in to the goodness and freedom within their lives and their beings. To allow joy and contentment to lead the way. To allow a sacred pause to connect to all that already is here.
The arrival retreat is a space celebrating YOU! To remember that home is available wherever you are. To remember you are here, guided and protected. To remember that it can be easy. And to remember our joy - a joy that invites our ancestors to sing and dance, and connects us to a deep love within - will heal us, together.
This is your invitation to arrive.
The Arrival Retreat will be held in a spacious private home* from February 15 until February 21 (7 days and 6 nights), welcoming up to 8 participants into this transformative healing space.
While flights are not included, everything else is lovingly cared for: airport pickup and drop-off are provided at Lynden Pindling International Airport, with transportation available throughout the week (Celeste will be driving when needed). Each day, you’ll be nourished with two wholesome vegan meals, alongside fresh fruit, snacks, and sweet treats, with one special evening where chicken will be served (with veggie options always available). The home is stocked with care, offering both comfort and community, ensuring you can simply arrive, breathe, and ease into the flow of the retreat and the beautiful, sunny lands we will be in communion with.
*Private room availability
retreat logistics
What’s included:
Your accommodations
(6 days, 7 nights)Your meals
(lunch, dinner daily)Your airport shuttle + transportation during retreat
Your excursions, ceremonies, activities during retreat
What’s not included:
Your round trip flight to Nassau (NAS)
Your shopping money ($USD) and snacks during the retreat
Your extended stay
(if you choose to stay)Add-on sessions with facilitators
retreat offering
At the Arrival Retreat, you can expect to step into a portal of celebration and remembrance - a gentle homecoming to yourself. Together, we will honour what already lives within you: your innate gifts, the healing you carry, and the ancestral lineages that walk well beside you. Through practices like Breathwork, Yoga, and Jikiden Reiki, we’ll learn to listen more deeply to the body, while community conversations invite us to explore ancestral healing, Earth connection, and decolonization.
All ceremonies, practices, and offerings are included in your retreat package, along with local beach excursions to the crystal blue ocean waters, and a joyful day trip to Ardastra Gardens & Conservation Centre - where we’ll connect with the island’s iconic flamingos. Your joy is a priority at the Arrival retreat!
This is a time to arrive fully, with care, curiosity, and celebration.
Tools and Practices
Yoga Classes
Breathwork Session
Singing Bowl & Song Circle
Tea Blending Workshop
Group Healing
Mushroom Ceremony
Ancestral Honouring Ceremony
Joy & Culture
Art Workshop
Ardastra Gardens
Beach Day
Dance Party
Personal Sessions*
Reiki Massage Session
Energy Work Session
*available at an additional cost
retreat agenda
(subject to gentle shifts)
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day 1 ✺
Arrive, Nassau mini-tour, dinner, soft opening at Love Beach, rest at house
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day 2 ✺
Opening circle, Breathwork, lunch, Ancestral honouring ceremony, dinner,
silent integration -
day 3 ✺
Mindful Yoga at beach, lunch, group excursion to Ardastra Gardens,
tea blending workshop, dinner -
day 4 ✺
Art workshop, lunch mushroom ceremony, dinner, rest at house
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day 5 ✺
Sharing circle, lunch, mindful Yoga with sound, free time, special dinner, dance party
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day 6 ✺
Day at Cabbage Beach, lunch, Closing Ceremony, dinner, movies + hangs
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day 7 ✺
Departure day, goodbyes
our retreat guides
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Celeste ✺
Celeste Alcena (she/they) is an intuitive healer & earth lover with training in Reiki, Yoga, and herbalism for grief support.
They hold gentle and creative space for anybean seeking spiritual guidance, offering practices that encourage deeper connection to one’s inner magic and ancestral memory. Currently based on Algonquin territory, Ottawa with roots in The Bahamas, China, and Hong Kong.
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Des ✺
Des (they/them), is a Grief Doula, trauma-informed Yoga Guide, and Yoga Therapist in training.
They arrived on this earth plane in Singapore and have roots there, as well as Malaysia with Ancestry in South India. They honour rituals which include Ancestral connection and veneration, emotional expansion, open communication, and gentle yoga and yoga nidra. They live, breathe, and play on Treaty 20 and the Williams Treaties.
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Jas ✺
Jasmine is a trauma-informed energy healer and trip sitter who is passionate about the human experience, emotional intelligence and what it means to exist as an authentic person in a toxic culture.
Jasmine creates containers for folks, notably The Bliss Retreat, to see themselves deeply and to practice different rituals and tools that allow for expansion through personal responsibility, radical self acceptance and compassion.
Although Jasmine holds a degree in biomolecular science, she is mostly self taught in her work today where she confidently facilitates breathwork sessions, emotional release techniques, intuitive energy work and plant medicine ceremonies since 2020.
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Ras ✺
Ras is the owner and head chef of locally beloved Rasta Greens N' Tings.
Rasta Greens N’ Tings offers a vibrant menu that celebrates the essence of authentic Bahamian cuisine with a strong focus on plant-based options.
They cater to everyone in search for healthy, fresh and delicious Vegan/Vegetarian food. Health is truly wealth!
retreat values
We recognize that this space will be shared and co-created together. Please take the time to read through our shared Retreat Values, that we wish for you to respect as a participant.
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holding space for Black, Indigenous and POC women, non-binary, trans/genderqueer folx to exist at the center.
this approach honours healing justice linages.
all are welcome
your healing is a priority and a gift. thank you for your trust -
we are reclaiming and remembering what has been stolen and lost through past and ongoing violence of colonization. honouring & respecting traditions
using an anti-oppressive lens to heal and address traumadignity for women, Mother Earth, and the divine feminine
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“our healing is a love letter to the land”
to me, this means that our healing is at all times interconnected with the Earth and natural spaces around us. we are nature.
reclaiming and rediscovering these interconnections. exploring earth medicines that keep us well. gratitude
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inner child play is allowed and highly encouraged. all of you is welcome here: the silly, the “weird”, the innocent
joy is a medicinewe welcome your authentic expressions of joy in this container, celebrating the small & big ways this is accessed
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healing is nuanced and extremely specific to each person. we recognize nuance and ensure that we are only speaking from our own lived experiences when sharing or holding.
taking responsibility for only what is yours... i.e. not carrying guilt on behalf of "all white people" or "all men"
this is an accountable space, where harm is addressed -
showing up real vs showing up perfectly
we are all human. offering ourselves and each other grace
it’s ok to make mistakes. it’s ok to “fail”. always try again
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trauma-informed lens. creating autonomous spaces where folx can consent to their own healing. accessibility needs are considered. on-site support is available
this is not a sober space, however you are encouraged to listen to your body and only engage in alcohol or other drugs that feel aligned with your process (there is designated time to partake)
celebrating and encouraging vulnerability
outdoor space with a pool
view from front of house
living room
balcony views
eastern Nassau
retreat villa
This Private SeaSide Villa is located on Yamacraw Hill Road of the Eastern side of the Island of New Providence, Nassau. This home is completely enclosed with a private gate at front and the swimming pool, gazebo and back patio activities are very private. Enjoy a grand back patio with fabulous ocean views at front alongside a pool for your leisure. Tastefully furnished Private Estate home with breathtaking views of the ocean! The outdoor area has a beautiful gazebo with pool with chairs.
There are 7 bedrooms and 5 and a half bathrooms. Some bedrooms have 55 inch TV's. There is High Speed Internet included. Beautiful Living, Dining room and Kitchen, all with views of the pool outback. Relax and Unwind as you sit on the lounge chairs and feel ocean breeze! Located just steps from Yamacraw Beach and a short walk to the Port New Providence Waterway, the Villa offers a peaceful oceanfront escape where you can unwind to the soothing sounds of the sea. A true island sanctuary, it’s the perfect place to relax, restore, and reconnect together.
Option 1: Private Room Solitude
$3,000 CAD - 1 space available
Enjoy a private King sized bed in your private room, TV included
Stay cozy and in the company of your wonderful self in this private space. Shared bathroom.
Option 2: Shared Room
Sea of Stars
$2,850 CAD - 3 spaces available
Enjoy a shared room (2-3 pp / room) with individual bunk beds (full size) or individual Queen sized beds
Embrace the communal experience for this retreat. Shared bathroom.
Option 3: Shared Room
Villa Besties
$2,700 CAD each - 1 room, for 2 people
Enjoy a private shared room for 2 with a bunk bed, TV included
Perfect for a duo looking to share this retreat alongside someone they love
*All prices include deposit of $555
**Prices are listed in CAD
Secure Your
Arrival Retreat Spot!
$555 CAD deposit
non-refundable
✺ payment plans available in
2, 3, or 5 months
✺ onboarding call included with facilitators
We can’t wait to welcome you in!
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You will be contacted through email to confirm room choice and payments plan
For any inquiries, please contact us at celestialhealing921@gmail.com