The Batu Batu Balance Retreat

With Jo Brownlow, Camilla Knight & Cornelia Dahinten

Restore and Reset. Embark on a 3-day, 2-night island retreat to pause, calm your nervous system, find balance, and reconnect with yourself.

5 – 7 October 2026

This Retreat Is Now Fully Booked

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Pause. Breathe. Renew.

Set in Batu Batu’s island sanctuary, this uplifting 3-day, 2-night retreat restores balance and wellbeing through education, reflection and inspiration.

With gentle flow yoga, yin yoga and yoga nidra, science-led talks, movement, and time in nature, you’ll explore hormones, energy, sleep, nervous system regulation, gut health and the patterns that shape how you think, feel and respond in a way that feels practical, grounding, and easy to apply in your daily life.

From understanding how your body communicates through symptoms to exploring what blood work can reveal, the retreat offers simple, sustainable steps to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more supported long after you return home.

This is your invitation to leave feeling lighter, grounded, and re-energised.

What to expect?

Science-led talks: Understand how your body communicates through symptoms, and how hormones influence energy, mood, sleep, cravings, cycles, metabolism, and vitality, with practical, jargon-free insights that truly work.
Blood work deep dive: Learn what testing can show, what it can miss, and which markers may offer useful clues around thyroid function, blood sugar, nutrients, inflammation, and sex hormone patterns.
Restorative practices: Experience yin yoga & yoga nidra to awaken your body's natural healing wisdom and support deep, restful sleep.
Self-discovery and nervous system insight: With Cornelia, explore why familiar patterns can keep repeating and what may be needed to create real change.
Guided inner work: Through nervous system techniques, reflection and visualisation, you’ll be supported to meet discomfort differently and connect with the version of yourself you are moving towards.
Movement: Enjoy optional sunrise yoga meditation, bodyweight strength training, ocean dips, and unhurried walks.
Nourishing meals: Savour wholesome dishes paired with relaxed island living.
Guided reflection: Connect and share in a supportive space and even dance under the stars!
Take-home clarity: Leave with simple, sustainable steps to maintain balance and wellbeing in your daily life.

Who's it for?

For anyone ready to explore what’s felt unfamiliar or overwhelming. Whether it’s rebalancing your nervous system or uncovering root causes, this is your chance to finally get answers and make changes that feel natural and sustainable.

If you’ve been searching to understand why your energy dips or your hormones feel unsettled, this blend of calming somatic practices and clear science will help you uncover the patterns and confidently choose your next steps forward.

Come solo or with friends – Many women joined us on their own last time and left feeling part of a supportive, like-minded group. There’s space to connect, space to rest, and no pressure to be anything other than yourself.

Your body and mind in harmony

Experience from SGD$1,260 per person

This all-inclusive retreat is thoughtfully designed to support nervous system balance, gut health, and your overall wellbeing.

Inclusions:

2 nights' stay in a serene jungle or ocean villa
Science-led talks on hormone balance and solutions to support them
Daily gentle yoga and meditation to calm and restore
Wholesome, plant-forward meals made with hormone-friendly ingredients
Guided reflection sessions to explore repeated patterns, emotional responses and practical ways to meet discomfort differently
Nature walks to move, unwind, and reconnect
Connect with like-minded women through honest conversations, beautiful food, movement, laughter and joyful dancing under the stars (optional)
Round-trip boat transfer from Mersing Jetty

Your body and mind in harmony

Between sessions, embrace island life at your own pace; stroll through nature, take refreshing ocean swims, or indulge in optional extras like massages.

Your 3-Day Journey to Balance and Renewal

Day 1

Arrive and Embrace Stillness

Boat transfer from Mersing Jetty to Batu Batu
Welcome lunch & Reflection with Cornelia, Why you think, feel and react the way you do. Understand the science behind your blocks
Science-led talk on Hormones — The Messengers Behind Your Energy, Mood and Rhythm
Gentle yin yoga and yoga nidra to calm the nervous system
Wholesome dinner and connection

Day 2

Reconnect with Your Body’s Natural Rhythms

Sunrise guided meditation and gentle yoga with Camilla
Bodyweight, strength and conditioning guided by Jo
Nutritious breakfast designed for Hormone health
Free time to rest or explore the island with optional Energy flow® session guided by Jo
Nutritious lunch designed for hormone health
Reflection with Cornelia - The Work - Meeting yourself where it matters
Science-led talk on Creating hormone-supportive rhythms that fit your real life - including blood testing deep dive with Jo
Yin yoga and yoga nidra to tap into innate body wisdom
Dinner and dance under the stars (optional)

Day 3

Renew, Reflect, and Integrate

Sunrise guided meditation and gentle yoga flow with Camilla
Breakfast with Hormone balancing superfoods
Reflection with Cornelia - The New You - Every change starts with a clear vision
Farewell & boat transfer to Mersing Jetty - Early or Late check out options

The Island Sanctuary

Batu Batu — Where Nature Restores You

Batu Batu is a serene eco-island retreat featuring 22 villas on Pulau Tengah, nestled within Malaysia’s Johor Marine Park. Surrounded by eight pristine white-sand beaches and crystal-clear turquoise waters, this enchanting island is a haven for wildlife, where juvenile reef sharks glide through the shallows and endangered sea turtles graze in lush seagrass meadows.

Retreat Hosts and Facilitators

Meet the Experts Guiding Your Retreat

Jo Brownlow

Functional Medicine Health Coach & Personal Trainer

Jo helps guests uncover the root causes of stress, fatigue, and imbalance. With expertise in functional medicine and personal training, she blends science-backed wellness strategies with compassionate guidance, empowering you to restore balance and vitality.

Specialities: Hormonal balance, gut health, stress management, lifestyle transformation

Camilla Knight

Yoga, Meditation & Feminine Embodiment Guide

Camilla has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2012. She is passionate about empowering women to find inner peace and inspiration through life’s transitions. Her approach focuses on calming the nervous system by creating space in both the physical and emotional body through mindful movement, breath awareness, and guided meditation. Camilla is dedicated to facilitating safe, nurturing spaces where women can reconnect with themselves and with one another.

Cornelia Dahinten

Clinical Hypnotherapist, Couples Therapist & Transformation Coach

Most women arrive knowing something needs to change. They just can’t figure out why nothing has — yet. Cornelia works with what is stuck and helps you to create flow: in the body, the nervous system, and the stories you’ve carried far too long. Whether it’s your relationship with yourself or the one you share with a partner — her work is practical and science-backed.

Specialities: Relationships, Self-worth, emotional patterns, relationship with self, couples & communication, active creation of who you want to be

Pricing

Your Health and Wellness Journey from SGD $1,260 per person

Early Bird Promo: 10% off if you book by 31 July

This all-inclusive rate covers accommodation, meals, health talks, yoga and wellness sessions, and transfers from Mersing, Malaysian SST, Marine Park Fees & Tourism Tax — everything you need for a deeply restorative island experience.

Limited to 25 guests. Cancellation 30 days, 80% back. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Submit Your Interest

Pulau Tengah, nestled within Johor’s protected Sultan Iskandar Marine Park in Malaysia, is a true hidden gem. This secluded island, which Batu Batu calls home, is a picture-perfect cliché of crystal-clear waters, lush greenery, white sandy beaches, and vibrant coral reefs.

Reservations on weekdays from 9am to 11pm: +60 17 755 5888

Front Office every day from 7am to 11pm: +60 17 755 0672

Mersing Representative for any enquiries as you travel to Mersing +60 17 755 4381

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