Lavender and Limestone:
A Women’s Retreat on the Island of Braç, Croatia
June 12-19, 2027
Join Sheila Ewers for an unforgettable week of yoga, Mediterranean beauty, and soulful connection on Croatia’s luminous island of Brač.
On the sun-drenched island of Brač, where ancient limestone villages rise from hills scented with wild lavender and the Adriatic glows in endless shades of blue, we gather for a week devoted to beauty, renewal, and the quiet remembering of who we are.
Lavender & Limestone is a women’s retreat inspired by the elements that define this remarkable island—stone shaped by centuries, fragrant fields that bloom beneath the Mediterranean sun, and the vast, luminous sea. Together these become a metaphor for the our own journey: rooted yet wild, enduring yet blossoming, strong yet deeply receptive.
For centuries, Brač’s luminous limestone has built palaces, temples, and homes across the Mediterranean—even contributing to the stone of the White House. The lavender that blankets the island each summer perfumes the air and invites us to slow our pace, breathe deeply, and soften into the rhythms of island life.
What’s Included:
7 nights Accommodations in a beautiful seaside villa.
All Meals while group is at Retreat Center
Boat Trip to the Nearby Island of Hvar
Senjković Winery tasting & tapas
Hiking to Pustinja Blača (Blaca Hermitage)
Brač Tour (island museums, olive oil tasting, Stonemasonry School
Arrival and Departure Island Transfers
What’s Not Included:
Airfare
Gratuities for Staff
Alcohol with meals
Massages and Treatments
Dinner in Hvar
$500 Deposit due now to reserve your space, remaining balance charged in 3 payments: 7/1/2026, 1/1/2027, 3/1/2027
We’ll be staying in two boutique villas sharing a private cove on the southern shore of Brač, facing the horizons of Hvar and Korčula.
Both villas are fully en-suite, sea-facing, designed around retreat rhythm and deep exhale.
Our Island Home
Brač is the island closest to Split and the tallest in the Adriatic, with its highest peak Vidova Gora, from which you can see Italy on a clear day. It holds 30% of all olive trees in Dalmatia and produces some of the world’s finest olive oils. Legend says its snow-white stone built Diocletian’s Palace in Split, the White House in Washington, and the Parliament in Vienna.
• Selca, minutes from Bliss Bay, has the highest number of monuments per capita in the world — 14 monuments for a village of 700 people.
• Pustinja Blača hermitage, legendary Zlatni Rat beach, Dragon’s Cave, and the Stonemasonry School in Pučišća all await.
It’s also the island from which my own ancestors migrated to Pensacola, Florida!
The easiest route to our retreat is through Split, Croatia. There are many international flights arriving in Split daily.
The map above shows both the ferry/catamaran route Split–Supetar (north coast) and the catamaran route Split–Bol (south coast). Bliss Bay is on the south-east tip of the island, near Sumartin. From Sumartin port you can also take the ferry directly to Makarska on the mainland — ideal for guests heading south after the retreat.
About Your Host
Sheila is an ERYT 500 and YACEP teacher certified through Yoga Alliance. She trained at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and has been practicing and teaching for more than 20 years. In 2011, she created Blue Lotus Yoga, LLC which operated in two physical location in Johns Creek and Duluth, GA, Under Blue Lotus, she also launched a comprehensive online studio platform and developed Sweet Tea Yoga Festival in Alpharetta, GA. She is a published author and served as Yoga Editor for Natural Awakenings Atlanta Magazine from 2019 through 2021.
Today, Sheila owns and operates SEEK Yoga and Travel, a full service yoga platform designed to help students and seekers of all sorts develop tools for deepening consciousness, developing connection and living lives of joyful embodiment. Sheila holds additional certifications in Meditation, Yin Yoga, Thai Yoga, Bodywork, and Yoga Nidra and has trained with dozens of internationally known yoga and meditation teachers. She leads Yoga Teacher Training at both the 200 and 300-hour levels, hosts retreats and workshops both domestically and internationally and provides spiritual and professional coaching. As a former Professor of American literature, Sheila loves to explore the intersection between philosophy, poetry, religion, nature, and yoga and often brings that synthesis into her work. She continues to take advantage of every opportunity to train and learn and will forever consider herself a student of this ancient and beautiful practice.