3 Day Grief Retreat: Healing After Loss
The reviews don’t lie: Everyone leaves more grounded than they knew they could be, lighter than they’ve been in years, and truly inspired for their next chapter to begin.
You will feel better right away, not next week.
This one-on-one grief retreat is exactly what you need.
You will learn how to let go, where you couldn’t before.
You will learn how to feel safe in your body and mind again.
You will be restored in a way that fills you with hope.
We will unburden your heart, bring stillness to your mind, and a calmness to your aching soul.
Your host Samantha is a grief-tender, that literally wrote the book on letting go.
3 Day Grief Retreat: Healing After Loss in New Orleans
Imagine you are flying in tomorrow….You’re staying in the Famous French Quarter in a private suite. You will arrive to take a leisurely afternoon settling in, swimming in the pool, strolling the afternoon away, exploring your foodie dreams at one of the many fabulous restaurants here in New Orleans.
The next day you will sleep in and get to enjoy a slow southern morning having a local breakfast, mmm, I can smell the chicory coffee from here. You might even take a stroll through City Park and see the old oaks dripping in moss and the incredible sculpture gardens and snag a warm, sugary beignet.
At 11am you will arrive to the Healing House where we will hug, say hello and immediately jump into a Shamanic Sage Smoke Cleansing. We will have a creamy chocolaty Cacao Ceremony to open your heart to its inner guidance and universal love.
From there the day will progress into your grief healing experience and will continue until we reach the light of relief.
In the middle of the day, we will pause to have a chef quality lunch made with your body’s preferences leading the way. (I have done your charts, I know what your body wants and I get to show you what you already know, but clearer.)
Before the day closes you will get a chance to be heard, without pressure or judgment. You will be validated in your experience and loved through the pain of life.
You will get to let go of the voices that you no longer need, the energy blocking your flow, and the past will be just that.
Your day will conclude with a tutorial on all books used and a signed copy will fly home alongside you, ready to lovingly support your new outlook and aligned life path!
You will head back to your hotel to integrate the day’s shifts.
You will nap, swim, lounge, and restore.
You will sleep like royalty and wake up full of inspiration, soul alignment, and ready to begin your next chapter.
I will teach you exactly what you need and keep the lessons clear, concise, and efficient.
Your healing will be simple, yet profound.
I know we will laugh, we will probably cry too, and for sure we will experience true connection.
Just in case you wondered what it was like. A retreat that goes on forever, because you deserve lifelong results.
While this is designed as a solo retreat, you are also welcome to make it a small group retreat if you want to bring someone. Message the retreat host Samantha to discuss the details.
What Makes This Retreat Special
The reviews don’t lie!
Everyone leaves more grounded than they knew they could be, lighter than they’ve been in years, and truly inspired for their next chapter to begin.
You will feel better right away, you don’t have to wait.
No matter where you come from or what your age is, if you have recently experienced loss and feel ready to move forward and let go, this one-on-one retreat is for you.
With years of experience helping men and women as a Grief-Tender, hosting retreats around the world, and authoring four self-mastery books, including I Am Ready: Let that ISH Go, Samantha is powerfully effective and passionate about helping you release what holds you back.
We don’t stop until you feel better.
After the loss of a relationship, a loved one, a pet, or a job, you might be experiencing some extreme grief with all its horrible symptoms, and Samantha is here to help.
Together, we will brave the pain, face the past together, and open you up.
You will leave lighter, more aligned than ever, and truly inspired for your next chapter.
Program
A SAMPLE grief retreat itinerary for introspection, solitude, and healing.
As this is a “guided solitude experience”, I will create daily itineraries for you based on your goals!
Day One: Ground In
- 2 pm Arrive by
- 3 pm Massage (included for VIP)
- 4 pm Check in begins
- 6 pm Free time for dining
- 8 pm THE Water wind down ritual you didn’t know you needed!
Day Two: Heal and Empower
Choose your own morning adventure!
- Sleep in NO Alarms
- Have a leisurely breakfast
- Love the chickory coffee
- Stroll around the French Quarter or chill in the gardens outside
- Breathe and Relax
- 11-4 LETTING GO
- Gorgeous food halfway through the day
- Healing, Human Design, and the Self Mastery of Self-knowledge with Samantha
- You will be tired at the end of this day, so you’ll want to chill
- Get some amazing New Orleans food
- Swim in the pool
- Stargazing
- Water wind down
- Best sleep ever
Day Three: Play and Restore Your Rhythm
- Free time to do whatever fun things you want in and around New Orleans!! Music, art, food, fashion, adventuring…. have FUN today! I suggest a few leisurely hours at City Park and the free sculpture garden. It’s truly stunning. You can grab a famous po boy across the street, take the streetcar Uptown for dinner, or grab an Uber and head to Lakeview for Oysters and happy hour at Felix’s for sunset!
- Dont worry I have plenty of ideas here so you can just show up and I will guide you if you arent sure what ou want!
Day Four: Integrate and Inspire
- Sleep in
- Have a leisurely breakfast
- Love the chickory coffee
- Stroll around the French Quarter or chill in the gardens outside
- 11 am Meet Samantha: Cacao, setting intentions, creating your daily template, & integration
- This is where your retreat concludes
As this is a “guided solitude experience”, I will create daily itineraries for you to expand your self-development, restoration, and playfulness at the moment with the energy you are in and want to get to.
Let’s eat well.
Lunch on day two is included!
The rest of your meals will be chosen by you and are not included in the price.
I have a well curated list of restaurant recommendations to share based on the area your hotel is located.
You will not go hungry and you will not be dissapointed!
Your Host is. . .
Samantha Darling
Samantha Jones Darling is an inspirational author, self-development mentor, and memorable retreat host who has helped hundreds of men and women over the past three years as a full-time healer and private retreat host.
I write books that heal. I cook food that heals. I live a life that heals.
As a minimalist, I keep things simple and speak directly to the point with a gentle softness and quiet understanding.
My specialty is helping clients learn how to let go of their past, their pain, and their internal limitations. Next, we create lives they love to live today! We end generational trauma, we clear disease, we are uplifting the world into a better place one person, one family, one grounding breath at a time.
My incredible stories of personal exploration involve a eight-year solo journey around the world, to rid myself of everything that did not resonate with my soul while healing from the inside out and authoring four book on self mastery.
I attended 200HR YTT with Mark Whitwell in Fiji 2017 and am a Certified Huna Hawaiian Shamanic Practitioner since 2022 under Dr. Kelly Kay’s leadership.
Accommodation
VIP Grief Retreat
$ 1,950
When we have our pre-booking call, we will choose a wonderful hotel for you based on your personal preferences.
Dont worry I will lead the way, I am an artist of hospitality!
Do check out my five star reviews.
This VIP option includes: fine hotel, massage, healing, workshops, 3 signed books, lunch, and lifelong results!
You will have a private king room, with private bath, AC/heat, with all the amenities of a fine New Orleans hotel. I have a well-curated list of hotels that all my clients have loved to choose from.
If you like a quiet tucked away boutique hotel we have that.
If you like to be in the thick of it, we can do that too.
We have classic marble to modern sleek options, whatever you fancy is what I will book for you.
Basic Grief Retreat
$1,300
When we have our pre-booking call, we will choose a basic hotel for you based on your personal preferences.
Dont worry I will lead the way, I am an artist of hospitality!
Do check out my five star reviews.
This option includes: Basic hotel, healing, workshops, 1 signed book, lunch, and lifelong results.
You will have a private room, with private bath, AC/heat, with all the amenities of a basic New Orleans hotel.
I have a well-curated list of hotels that all my clients have loved to choose from.
If you like a quiet tucked away hotel we have that.
If you like to be in the thick of it, we can do that too.
We have classic marble to modern sleek options, whatever you like is what I will book for you.
DAY PASS Grief Retreat NO HOTEL
$650
For the traveler who likes to book their own accommodations or lives locally!
This option includes: Healing, workshops, 1 signed book, lunch, and lifelong results!
*Available every day of the week, Email to secure your date!
20%-deposit to hold your date
Remaining Balance Due 30 days before your retreat. Reschedules are allowed with notice.
Location
New Orleans is full of life but with a laid-back energy that sets it apart from other cities. A place to honor all sides of life and face the pain of letting go.
For some, it’s all about Bourbon Street, a never-ending street party fueled by daiquiris and brass-band beats.
But off the main drag, you’ll also find quirky cafes and fancy antique shops, must-visit museums and haunted cemeteries.
Hop on the St. Charles Streetcar and take in the Garden District’s antebellum mansions, or spend an afternoon in the eclectic Bywater, where you can restaurant hop along St. Claude Avenue and see contemporary art at Studio Be.
Good music is everywhere in Frenchmen Street’s jazz clubs, Uptown’s dive bars, Treme’s lounges, and on nearly every street corner.
While Cajun and Creole dishes remain the city’s most iconic, there’s also very good Vietnamese food, from traditional pho to banh mi po’boys.
We can’t forget the heart of the city, City Park, where you can relax, play, explore, and get inspired by the nature, art, and locals living their dreams!
The closest airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport where you can rent a car to complete your journey.
