Yin Way Retreat

August 11, 2026 - Awaken your second spring. At Six Senses Kanuhura, Hati S. Malinova brings women together in the Maldives to explore hormonal health, nervous system balance, and a different way of moving through life’s changes.

Questions about hormones have a habit of surfacing when sleep will not. Why has energy changed? What is happening to mood, memory, or the body that once felt familiar? As the conversation around women’s health evolves, so does the support available. At Six Senses Kanuhura, the three-night Yin Way Retreat – The Way of a Woman gives those questions somewhere better to go.

Our first Six Senses-led women’s retreat is hosted by Hati S. Malinova, our Integrative Health Expert and Wellness Projects Director, who draws on more than two decades of clinical experience, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Daoist practice, preventive psychology, and lifestyle medicine.

The retreat helps women understand how hormones change across a lifetime and how daily habits can influence the way those changes feel. Instead of treating every shift as a problem to solve, Hati approaches it as a transition to understand.

“The yin way is the feminine way,” Hati explains. “It’s about moving with your body instead of constantly pushing against it. We spend so much of our lives stretched and striving. Yin essence reminds us that there is healing power in yielding.”

The second spring

From the reproductive years through to perimenopause, menopause, and beyond, Hati sees life’s seasons as positive experiences you can learn from. One of the most powerful ideas reframes menopause as a beginning rather than an ending.

“Perimenopause and menopause are seen as a second spring,” Hati says. “They’re not the end of vitality or purpose. They’re an invitation into a new chapter, one where you can step into yourself with greater confidence and discover the freedom to flourish.”

Workshops make room for conversations women are often left to piece together alone. Sleep, stress, blood sugar, and circadian rhythms all enter the picture, with practical guidance on what can be influenced and how to respond.

Creating the right conditions

Rather than focus solely on hormones, the retreat supports the systems that influence them. A wellness screening, yin yoga, Daoist meditation, and sound healing are used to support nervous system regulation.

“We begin and end every day gently,” Hati says. “The intention is to create calm because when the nervous system feels safe, the body has space to restore itself.” She adds, “Hormones are not the problem. The challenge is that we’ve rarely been taught how to understand them, work with them, or support ourselves through change.”

The power of connection

Support also comes from the group itself. Over slow morning stretches and relaxed evening conversations, you begin to recognize each other’s experiences. “There’s something deeply healing about women coming together,” Hati says. “When you realize someone else has felt what you’ve felt, you stop believing you have to carry it alone.”

Nourishing wellness cuisine follows the Eat With Six Senses philosophy and brings everyone together around the table for communal meals and shared stories.

Following nature’s rhythms

The water surrounding the resort becomes part of the practice. Daily movement follows a slower, more fluid rhythm, guided by Hati’s recurring instruction: “Flow like water.”

The island becomes an extension of the retreat. Out on the Indian Ocean, a dolphin cruise offers the rarity of unstructured time on moving water. Back on shore, the Alchemy Bar guides you through a hands-on introduction to herbs and botanicals traditionally used to support hormonal well-being. At Six Senses Spa, treatments turn their attention to the knots in your shoulders.

Sleep as medicine

Rest is treated as an essential part of healing, not as an add-on. As Hati explains, “When stress becomes chronic, it can affect sleep, energy, mood, and hormones. By allowing time for genuine rest, you build greater resilience to hormonal shifts.”

Beach Villas come with private pools and open-air showers beneath the stars. Inside, organic Naturalmat mattresses, a personalized pillow menu, and sleep-tracking technology bring the Sleep With Six Senses program into the night.

Hati is realistic about what three days can achieve. “A retreat won’t change your hormones overnight,” she says. “What it can change is your relationship with your body and the choices you make afterwards.”

Good to know:

• A three-night retreat in the Maldives: Yin Way Retreat – The Way of a Woman
• October 1 to 4, 2026
• USD 3,361 per person in a Beach Villa With Pool

The Yin Way Retreat continues at Six Senses Kyoto from December 11 to 14, 2026. More in-house and Visiting Practitioner retreats will follow across our global portfolio.