Sacred journeys home for the woman who carries everything, and is ready to set it down.

Healing Retreats for Black Women

A return to the motherland for stillness, sisterhood medicine and ancestral reconnection, including a traditional naming ceremony. The homecoming that changes everything.

Freedom, wellness and reclamation on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the plains of East Africa. Shed what no longer serves you, and reconnect with who you were before the world told you who to be.

June 17–25, 2027
Shared room from $5,100
Single room from $5,800

July 1–9, 2027
Shared room from $5,000
Single room from $5,600

Your Upcoming Journey awaits

Tanzania

Queen Unleashed Retreat

ghana

Queens' Sankofa Retreat

This is for you, if...

Group of Black women smiling together in front of a monument in Ghana during a healing retreat for Black women

Black women travel group posing on a boat during an experience

Sisters posing inside a cave for a photoshoot on a retreat for Black women during a safari

black women meditating after yoga class during a retreat for high-achieving black women

black woman laughing by the ocean in Zanzibar during a culture experience at a retreat for black women

For the woman who carries everything, and is ready to set it down.

you Show up for everyone, every time.

You forgot the last time you truly rested.

you are ready to be held, for once.

You have Achieved it all

- Dr. Umieca Hankton, Ghana 2023

"I went with an unspoken wound. That wound was healed during the naming ceremony. This is an experience you don't want to miss!"

"I left with so much more than I imagined."

Learn More About Burnout

Burnout goes beyond being tired. It shows up as irritability, numbness, losing your joy and drifting away from the people who fill you up.

Sometimes rest alone isn't enough. A cultural reset, back to your roots, can help heal wounds you didn't even know you were carrying.

Doesn't Fix

The Biggest Sign of Burnout Is an Exhaustion Sleep

- Kim Hill, Tanzania 2026

"One of the most meaningful parts of the retreat was being challenged to examine the fundamental beliefs we hold about ourselves and ask whether they still serve us. Queens Unleashed also made room for pleasure and rest alongside the deeper work."

"I returned home recharged, energized, and with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose"

01

Go Back Home

Walk the land of your ancestors. Through naming ceremonies, shared meals and cultural traditions, you reclaim the parts of your identity the world asked you to leave behind.

02

Rooted in Culture

Every experience is built around ancestral wisdom and local tradition, not tourist itineraries. You don't just visit. You belong.

03

Held by a Clinician

Each retreat is led by a licensed clinical psychologist and is trauma-informed, so you can go deep and feel safe doing it.

04

Strangers Become Sisters

Ubuntu means "I am because we are." You'll leave with a circle of women who understand you without explanation.

Welcome home.

it's More Than a girls trip. it's A sacred Homecoming.

how is ubuntu healing & wellness journey different?

Join the Queens' Tribe

Dr. Gilberte Bastien is a licensed clinical psychologist and trauma specialist with more than 15 years in mental health and healing work. In 2021 she found herself on the brink of burnout, and she created Ubuntu from her own journey as a recovering superwoman.

Since 2022, she has guided women through healing journeys in Saint Lucia, Ghana and Tanzania. Every retreat blends her clinical expertise with ancestral healing practices, cultural immersion and a trauma-informed, psychologically safe space.