#DETACHWITHDORK · RETREAT 11
Detach
With Dork
The Return
APRIL 10–16, 2027
Gili Air, Indonesia
Come home to yourself on the island that started it all.
Payment plans available · Intentionally kept small · Limited spots
Welcome
This is the 11th Detach With Dork.
And if you've been here before, you already know, this space isn't something you attend once and move on from. It's something people return to. Over the years, this retreat has held people through grief, transition, clarity, and becoming. It has witnessed endings, new beginnings, and the quiet moments in between where things start to make sense again.
I didn't plan to bring this retreat back. But being on the island again reminded me that some spaces aren't meant to be closed. They evolve. They meet you where you are. And this year, we return with a deeper focus.
"Over the years, this island has held so much. Grief, laughter, release, clarity, and transformation. It has witnessed people come undone and find themselves again. And somehow, it continues to call us back."
The focus
This year, we return to self-abandonment.
The ways we silence ourselves. The ways we overextend. The ways we choose being accepted over being honest. For many of us, this didn't start as a flaw, it started as a strategy. A way to stay connected. A way to feel safe. A way to be loved. This is where the shame shadow lives. Not as something to fix but something to understand.
This is not an escape. You are not coming here to avoid your life. You are coming here to reconnect with yourself in a way that feels honest and sustainable.
The patterns that keep you overgiving and depleted
We look at where you learned to give more than you have and what you've been waiting to receive.
The moments where you override your own needs
When did you learn to silence yourself? And what would it feel like to stop?
The tension between who you are and who you've learned to be
The identity you built to survive and the one waiting beneath it.
How to stay with yourself
Not just find yourself but stay. Honor your needs. Trust your voice. Even when it feels unfamiliar.
There is no version of you that needs to be performed here. You get to arrive as you are. We do this through movement, reflection, group work, and real conversations, not surface-level ideas, but work you can actually take back with you.
Who this is for
You don't have to know why you're coming.
You just have to feel the pull.
Most people who come to Detach With Dork arrive with a surface-level reason. What they find is something they weren't expecting — themselves.
You're the strong one
The caretaker. The dependable one. Quietly exhausted from holding everything together for everyone else.
You're in a transition
A breakup, a loss, an identity unraveling. Something has changed and you don't yet know who you are on the other side.
You keep repeating patterns
In relationships, in work, in how you show up. Ready to stop asking "why does this keep happening" and start asking "what is this showing me?"
You want depth, not a vacation
You've done the trips. You want something that actually changes something inside you.
You're carrying grief
Not just of people — of old selves, of relationships outgrown, of who you had to become to survive.
You feel the call but have fears
Anxiety. Coming alone. Not being a yogi. Those fears are normal. They don't disqualify you. They're part of why you should come.
This may not be the right fit if you're looking for a luxury vacation with minimal depth, or if you need instant transformation without doing the inner work. This retreat asks you to show up honestly and that takes courage. If you're ready for that, you belong here.
A note on safety
You will be safe here.
All of you.
Over 11 retreats and 8 years, Detach With Dork has held people from all walks of life, different backgrounds, races, gender identities, body types, abilities, and spiritual practices. This is intentional. Sanaa creates spaces where everyone is held with the same care and where the diversity of the room becomes part of the healing, not a source of tension.
"Women of color — we aren't safe in every space. And that's just the reality. But we are so safe here. And not only that, but the women who aren't considered women of color, they're safe here too. That's so beautiful."
— Monica
You don't have to explain yourself here. You don't have to be smaller, louder, more palatable, or more digestible. You get to arrive exactly as you are.
The Week
Seven days. One return.
Each day has a focus, a theme, a session, a practice, a moment of rest. The week builds intentionally, from landing to leaving, so that by the time you go, something inside you has genuinely shifted.
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April 10th, 2027
Arrivals & Welcome Arrivals at Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS).
Airport transportation and check-ins at Divino Gili Air.
The day is yours, settle in, breathe, let the island begin its work.
Note: Please plan to arrive the evening of April 9th. Book a night at Novotel Hotel at DPS airport as we leave early morning April 10th.
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April 11th, 2027
Morning Practice: Grounding + Presence
Session I: Where Did I Leave Myself?
We begin by exploring the moments we disconnected from ourselves, where we ignored our needs, silenced our truth, or chose survival over self. Free time to Detach
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April 12th, 2027
Morning Flow: Awareness & Observation
Session II: How Do I Leave Myself?
We look at how self-abandonment shows up in real time; overgiving, people-pleasing, avoiding conflict, or overriding intuition. Recognition is the beginning of change.
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April 13th, 2027
Morning Practice: Activation + Edges
Session III: The Identity I Built
We explore the versions of ourselves we created to feel safe, accepted, or loved and how those identities may no longer serve who we are becoming.
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April 14th, 2027
Island Day — Snorkeling, Exploration, Rest
Allowing lightness without guilt. This day invites your body to experience freedom, joy, and presence without needing to earn it. The island holds you. Let it.
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April 15th, 2027
Morning Practice: Slow, Grounding Flow
Session IV: From Leaving Myself to Staying With Myself
We move into release, acknowledging what you're no longer willing to participate in. From that awareness, we shift into choice: learning how to honor your needs, trust your voice, and stay with yourself even when it feels unfamiliar.
Closing: Cacao Ceremony + Integration Circle
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April 16th, 2027
Returning to life — without leaving yourself
You leave with awareness and more importantly, with a relationship to yourself that feels different. The work doesn't end here. It continues in how you live.
Note: Boats depart at 11am. Arrive Bali Airport (DPS) around 5pm. Book flights after 8pm on April 16th, or fly April 17th.
What's Included
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
7 days / 6 nights accommodation at Divino Gili Air
Daily breakfast
Daily yoga and movement practices
Transformational self-development workshops with Dr. Sanaa Jaman
Shadow work sessions focused on self-abandonment and restoration
Group circles and guided reflections
Welcome ceremony and closing Cacao Ceremony
Island hopping experience
Free time to rest, explore, and integrate
Roundtrip transportation from Bali (DPS) to Gili Air Island
Not included: International flights · Personal spending · Additional meals · Spa treatments · Optional activities
Where You'll Stay
Divino Gili Air — Boutique luxury on the island.
The Resort
Divino Gili Air is a luxury boutique resort on Gili Air Island, Lombok, Indonesia — one of Southeast Asia's most enchanting tropical destinations. Surrounded by crystal-clear ocean, car-free pathways, and vibrant coral reefs, the resort offers beautifully designed suites with private balconies and hot tubs, a tranquil outdoor pool, the Oniro Sacred Wellness spa, and Kanzen Gili Air restaurant.
Gili Air itself is a car-free island where movement happens by foot or bicycle. The pace is slower here. Mornings are quiet. Sunsets stretch wide. This is not a luxury resort in the traditional sense. It is something more intentional — a place to disconnect from the noise and return to yourself.
On the unexpected depth
"I came for stress relief. I ended up with a starting point for healing. I'm leaving with so much wisdom and a different outlook."
— Krystal · Detach With Dork
On coming alone
"I came alone and left a part of my family. It was life-changing. I will never be the same. The entire experience was thoughtfully curated."
— Jade · detach with dork · 3 retreats since 2019
On finding herself
"Since the retreat, I walk and stand straighter, I speak with more confidence, and I have a new zest for life. I found the me that was missing after all of these years."
— Taneisha · Detach With Dork
On being changed
"I am forever changed by Detach, Gili Air, this process and your teachings. Detach #10 did not disappoint."
— Sonya · Detach With Dork
"I just never would have thought that I'd be this grounded. You're going to hold the mirror in front of whoever stands in front of you and guide them through those tough moments where you want to run away from it. I'll pray that people give you a chance, not for you, but for them. Because I know what it's done for me. It's been transformable. I'm forever blessed."
Bryan · Two Detach With Dork Retreats
What people say
In their own words.
Every testimonial below is from someone who attended Detach With Dork. These are their words, unedited, unsolicited, and real.
Carlye's story · 3 Detach With Dork retreats · Since 2019
"It makes you sit still, it makes you think, it makes you grow, it makes you feel empowered. The most amazing thing I have gained from this is family. I have family all over the world now that I can call for literally anything, not just in the United States, literally everywhere. I can call them for literally anything. I am so thankful for the love, encouragement, support, and just the safe feeling of being loved and carried through tough times."
— Carlye · Detach With Dork · 3 retreats since 2019
8 years of proof
11
Detach With Dork retreats
8
Years running
150+
Lives touched
30+
Total retreats led
"It makes you sit still, it makes you think, it makes you grow, it makes you feel empowered. And the most amazing thing I've gained from this is family, literally everywhere in the world."
— Carlye Summers · 3 Detach With Dork retreats
Your fears answered
The things people worry about before they come
These are the real concerns people have before booking. They came anyway. Here's what they found on the other side.
"I can't swim."
You don't need to swim to be on Gili Air. Water activities are optional, never required. What the island asks of you is your presence. Nothing more.
"I can't swim and I jumped off a boat into the middle of the ocean. Not because I wasn't afraid because the entire week had been teaching me one thing: trust."
— Carolin G.
"I'm not a yogi. I've never done yoga."
This is not a performance retreat. Movement is a tool for awareness, to help you land in your body, not impress anyone. Every practice is accessible and adaptable.
"You don't have to be a yogi. It's not about the poses, it's more about the moment, being present, just focusing on your breath."
— Retreat attendee
"I have anxiety."
Some of the most profound transformations here have come from people with anxiety. The container is paced and safe. You are never pushed, you are held. There is a difference.
"For someone like me with high anxiety, it was super scary. But just seeing from day one how open everyone was, it gave me permission to be open."
— Monica
"I'm coming alone."
Almost everyone comes alone. Almost everyone leaves with people they call family. The aloneness is the beginning,l not the experience.
"I came alone and left a part of my family."
— Jade Javon
"The investment feels like a lot."
Payment plans are available — 8 months, starting from $375/month. And what this week gives you continues long after you return. People come back. That tells you something.
"This is my first retreat and I'm already ready to book the next one. Everybody deserves to have something like this at least once in their life."
— Retreat attendee
Reserve Your Spot
This retreat is intentionally kept small.
Not to create exclusivity but to preserve the depth of the experience and the relationships built within it. Only a limited number of spaces are available. When it's full, it's full.
Payment plans available · Secure your spot with a deposit
$200 off with full payment · Questions? Contact us
Before you go
Memories That
Live Forever
Over the years, this island has held so much. Grief, laughter, release, clarity, and transformation. It has witnessed people come undone and find themselves again. And somehow, it continues to call us back.
If you feel even a hint of curiosity, that's enough. You'll be welcomed, supported, and cared for by a leader who is deeply intentional, surrounded by people committed to growth. Some of them may become lifelong friends.
"Come detach to remember.
Come home to yourself."