Ha’iku. Maui. Hawaii

Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman &

Beth Wylie, LMFT

A Couples getaway on Maui to

connect your hearts, ignite your souls, and play together in paradise.

Just Breathe

A couples retreat.

$5500 per couple

Purpose of Just Breathe-

Join us for an immersive couples retreat that focuses on deepening your relationship through breathwork, communication tools, and meaningful practices—with a special emphasis on how the tone of voice shapes connection and conflict in relationships.

  1. Deepening Connection:

Throughout the couples retreat, you will discover how your tone of voice can either foster closeness or create distance. We will guide you in using a softer, more empathetic tone to deepen emotional bonds and strengthen your heart connection, leaving you with a renewed sense of intimacy and understanding.

2. Enhancing Communication:

Communication is more than words; it’s how we say them. We’ll help you become aware of the nuances in your tone of voice—learning to speak from a place of love and respect, even in moments of tension. You will leave with tools to engage in conversations that are not only constructive but also infused with warmth, leading to more meaningful exchanges and a stronger connection.

3. Learning to Be Less Reactive:

Breathwork will help you regulate your emotions, softening your tone in moments of conflict. By slowing down and becoming aware of your breath, you can learn to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively. This shift will naturally ease tension in conversations, promoting a calmer, more loving tone that invites understanding rather than defensiveness.

4. Promoting Positivity, Abundance, and Joy:

A positive and abundant mindset is reflected in your tone. We will explore how adopting a softer, more joyful tone can shift your relationship dynamics toward gratitude and appreciation. You’ll practice using your voice to uplift your partner, infusing daily conversations with kindness and positivity that fosters connection and joy in your relationship.

5. Building Intentional Relationships:

In this section, we will explore what building a purposeful, intentional relationship looks like. We’ll guide you to express your values and shared vision with a tone that conveys commitment and care. By practicing intentionality not just in actions but in how you communicate, you’ll create a relationship rooted in mutual respect and understanding.

6. Breathwork Exploration:

As you learn and practice breathwork techniques, you’ll become more aware of how breath and connection are connected. Sarah will guide you through exercises that show how calming your breath leads to a calmer tone, transforming your interactions from strained to soothing. You’ll leave equipped with breathwork practices that support both inner peace and harmony in your relationship.

7. Creating Lasting Rituals:

Tone plays a vital role in the rituals we create. Whether it’s through daily check-ins or shared moments of gratitude, we’ll help you design rituals that are reinforced by warmth, love, and consistency. These rituals will become the foundation of your ongoing emotional closeness.

With a focus on breathwork, softer communication, and mindfulness, the Just Breathe Couples Retreat will empower you to approach your relationship from a space that promotes peace, love, and understanding. Join us on this transformative journey to breathe new life into your partnership, leaving with a renewed sense of connection and positivity.

Join Us for a wholistic Healing Journey at Our Couples Retreat on Maui

Led by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Beth Wylie and Naturopathic Doctor & Breathwork Facilitator Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman, our retreat promises to provide a transformative experience aimed at addressing the communication challenges couples face. Together, Beth and Sarah offer a holistic approach, blending mindfulness practices, communication refinement, conflict resolution strategies, and exercises to foster intimacy. Throughout your time with us, you'll embark on a journey of self-exploration and relational growth. Beth Wylie will guide you through the subtleties of relationship dynamics, helping you cultivate deeper connections and clearer, more open communication with your partner, including ways to eliminate tones that trigger. With Dr. Sarah Rothman’s expertise, you'll learn how breathwork can dissolve stagnant energies, release old emotions, and gently shift the ways you express yourselves, creating a more harmonious connection. By addressing both the physical and emotional dimensions of your partnership, you'll gain invaluable insights and practical tools to nurture a strong and fulfilling bond for years to come. Immerse yourselves in breathwork sessions, group therapy experiences, and activities designed to foster meaningful dialogue and connection. This retreat isn't just a vacation—it's a journey of profound transformation.

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What's Included:

Incredible energy, an abundance of love, and, of course, high vibes.

Plus:

  • Four nights of accommodation in a beautiful private room at a stunning educational and wellness retreat center on Maui, Hale Akua.
  • An incredible menu of delicious, healthy and vegan breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • A welcome gift bag containing carefully selected items by Beth and Sarah.
  • Participate in daily couples workshops and mini sessions led by the host and licensed marriage therapist Beth Wylie. Beth will guide you through detailed exercises and homework meant to strengthen your communication and connection.
  • Learn the healing and connecting power of Breathwork through daily classes and instruction from Dr. Sarah Rothman.
  • Benefit from personalized attention in a small group setting, with the opportunity to connect and share with other like-minded couples.
  • A workbook full of exercises, journal prompts, and research to serve as a continued resource even after the retreat. A lot of love went into this workbook!

This immersive experience offers the potential to deepen your relationship, reconnect with your partner, and build lasting connections with Maui and your fellow participants.

Not Included

  • Airfare to and from Maui.
  • Travel Insurance/fees (including Visa)
  • Rental Car and/or transportation 
  • Alcohol or drinks throughout the day.
  • Extra Activities

Gift Bags created by Beth and Sarah with amazing goodies from across the Island.

Introducing your Retreat Facilitators

Beth Wylie

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Just Breathe was born out of my desire to help couples reconnect and manage their conflicts more effectively. As a Conflict Navigator and Empathy Provider, I have frequently encountered the adage, "It's not what they say, it's how they say it." This truth resonates deeply in my practice, as I’ve witnessed how tone can quickly escalate conflicts. Many of my clients become overwhelmed during therapy sessions, making it difficult to resolve underlying issues. I realized that if this was happening in the therapy room, it was likely also occurring at home.

Over the past decade, I have observed couples becoming stuck in repetitive conflicts, often triggered by the tone and delivery of their words. This realization highlighted the crucial need for a calm and regulated central nervous system during conflict discussions. Drawing from my own journey of learning to be less reactive through consistent meditation, I began teaching my clients to cultivate awareness of their emotional reactivity and the impact of their tones.

This led to my collaboration with Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman, a Naturopathic Doctor and Breathwork Retreat Leader, to create a holistic retreat that promotes inner peace, harmony in relationships, inspiration, and deep connection. We’re both thrilled to share this unique experience with you.

With over 15 years of experience as a couples therapist, I have consistently focused on couples, employing the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy from the outset. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Hawaii and Washington state, I am a Level III trained Gottman Therapist, Bringing Baby Home Educator, and a 7 Principles Relationship Workshop Facilitator.

I find tremendous fulfillment in this work. My specialty lies in creating a comfortable and safe space for individuals to explore their actions, goals, and efforts. While relationships have always been central to my practice, I have increasingly recognized the profound impact trauma can have on our central nervous system and, consequently, on couples' conflict management. I am fascinated by how our brains and past experiences affect our ability to navigate conflicts. Ultimately, my goal is to help clients understand their physiological responses and harness their breath to heal, allowing them to experience joy, trust, and vulnerability in their relationships.

Since getting sober in 2018, I have opened myself to a world of new opportunities, learning to show up better in my relationships and in the world. Through meditation, breathwork, and the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, I have learned to calm my central nervous system and lessen my reactivity, enriching my connections with others.

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Dr. Sarah Anne Rothman

Certified Naturopathic Doctor
I am a Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncturist, Breathwork Facilitator and Mama of two. I am a lover of the ocean, the trees, neon green moss after the rain, the medicine in plants, flowers and food, people, giggles, sunshine and barefeet.
I value an integrative approach to health, through preventative medicine, functional medicine, mindfulness and individualized treatment.
I encourage you to take an active role in your health and honor your body's innate ability to heal.
Healing in all its forms ignites me. I am honored to bear witness to it daily, in myself and in all the amazing humans I have met on this journey.

I am a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor in California, Hawaii, and British Columbia and a Nationally Licensed Acupuncturist. I am currently offering patient visits through telemedicine for those near and far and in person on Maui and in California. I also offer Retreats and Breathwork programs all over the world, as I am passionate about group medicine, integrating mind and body, functionality and frequency and embodiment of the ethereal.  
With a background in clinical practice, I have received extensive training in Women's Health, Fertility Thyroid Health, and Pediatrics. My experience also includes working in clinics and hospitals abroad, particularly in Bolivia, as well as collaborating with patients and physicians in rural natural health and homeopathic clinics in Kenya. For over a decade, I founded and served as the Medical Director of Thyme Integrative Health, a leading Integrative Health Clinic in Northern California that brought together and managed a diverse group of practitioners, including psychologists, integrative MDs, midwives, physical therapists, naturopathic doctors, and acupuncturists.
Breathwork is a deeply healing and sacred ancient practice. It is one of the most powerful modalities I have ever witnessed and is so beautiful and efficient because it is all about self-exploration and self-healing. It honours the medicine within you. It is an active and energizing form of breathwork that goes deep beyond words.
It brings out the medicine within you.
It can help spread light, move stagnation and old stuck energies, emotions, and patterns. It can help release trauma, grief, and pain that we may carry from our childhood, our lineage and our environment. It can help deepen self-love as well as love and compassion for everything that surrounds us. It can bring out the wildest joy and the most tender of tears. It is a beautiful practice to expand and explore creativity, connectedness, and purpose. It can help rekindle and reignite the spark, passion, compassion, and joy in relationships. I am in love with this work, as it has helped me and all those I have worked with expand on so many levels. One Breathwork Healing session can feel like 20 years of meditation, therapy, or yoga. It cracks the heart open quickly and is accessible to everyone.
I believe that how we choose to nourish and move our bodies is integral to overall health. I believe strongly in the power of food as medicine, the healing potential of herbs and nutrients, and the importance of mindfulness and breath in health.
 I work with and see YOU as a complex, fascinating, and whole person.

Highlights of this couples Retreat

1. Improved Communication: You'll learn effective techniques to express your feelings, needs, and concerns to your partner, with an emphasis on tone of voice. This helps foster better understanding and connection, ensuring your messages are received with love and clarity.

2. Strengthened Bond: The retreat allows you and your partner to spend quality time together, away from daily distractions. This focused attention encourages deeper emotional connections, enhanced by a mindful tone that conveys warmth and affection.

3. Emotional Healing: Both couples therapy and breathwork facilitate emotional healing, allowing you to explore past wounds and release negative emotions. The gentle tone of the therapeutic space encourages openness, creating a safe environment for healing.

4. Increased Intimacy: By addressing underlying issues and learning new ways to connect, you can revitalize intimacy in your relationship. Understanding each other’s emotional and physical needs through a mindful tone can lead to a more fulfilling and passionate connection.

5. Conflict Resolution: Conflict is inevitable in any relationship, but attending therapy equips you with tools and strategies to navigate it effectively. You'll learn to communicate constructively with a calm and respectful tone, helping you find common ground and resolve disagreements healthily.

6. Enhanced Trust: Trust is the foundation of a strong and lasting relationship. Couples therapy provides a safe space to address trust issues and establish healthy boundaries. A nurturing tone throughout this process helps restore and deepen trust between you and your partner.

7. Mutual Growth: The retreat offers opportunities for personal growth and self-reflection. As individuals, you'll identify patterns that may impact your relationship, learning to communicate these insights with a supportive tone, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling partnership.

8. Stress Reduction: Taking time away from daily stressors and engaging in breathwork practices can significantly reduce stress levels. A calm tone of voice encourages relaxation, allowing you and your partner to be more present and receptive to one another, improving overall relationship satisfaction.

9. New Perspectives: Attending a retreat provides access to professional guidance and insights from therapists or facilitators. They can offer fresh perspectives and valuable advice, using a constructive tone to help you gain new insights into your relationship dynamics.

10. Long-Term Skills: The skills and tools acquired during the retreat can be applied long after the program ends. You'll develop a better understanding of your relationship dynamics, improved communication strategies, and conflict-resolution techniques, all anchored in a positive tone that continues to benefit your relationship in the future.

Itinerary for Just Breathe

While we do have an itinerary and try to stick to it, we also like to be fluid and flexible by working with what comes up for the group!
     Day 1
  • Fly into Maui’s Kahului Airport (OGG). Secure your rental car or taxi to Resort.
  • Arrival at Hale Akua Retreat.
  • 2:00 - 4:00 PM: Check-in and settle into your accommodations
  • 5:00 PM: Dinner
  • 7:30 PM: Join us in the  Yoga shala, where you'll meet the retreat facilitators, Beth and Sarah, and fellow retreat participants (aka new best friends). Sarah will lead us in an opening circle meditation where intentions will be set.

     Day 2
  • Enjoy breakfast before we begin a full day! 
  • 9:30 AM: Morning breathwork session, guiding you through transformative breathing techniques to enhance self-awareness and connection. 
  • 11:00 AM: Group Therapy Session and Activity "Creating an Intentional Partnership" - Discover tools and rituals becoming more intentional in your relationship. Discover where values are aligned, so you can co-creating a purposeful and fulfilling relationship where you can make your life dreams come true, or at least begin to talk about them.
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch 
  • 2:30 PM: Couples Therapy and break out session: “Operating from a Place of Love” - Learn practices and perspectives that promote love, empathy, compassion, and understanding in your relationship. Learn to lessen reactivity in between the two of you which helps create more emotional safety, which leads you on a path to more trust.
  • 4:30 PM: Evening meditation to help bring your intentions, focus on your heart to heart connections, so you can begin to open your heart to your partner.
  • 6:00 PM: Dinner followed by free time to rest, explore the grounds.
     Day 3
  •  Wake up and do morning journal and stretching together. 
  • Breakfast.
  • 9:30 AM: Morning Breathwork Session - fostering emotional release, presence and connection. Shark and Dolphin exercise lead by Dr. Rothman.
  • 11:00 AM: Group Therapy and breakout session - “Building Trust” - Explore the connection between trust/vulnerability and healthy conflict management. Use breathwork to help create the mindset needed to drop into vulnerability/love and out of anxiety/fear.
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch
  • 2:00 PM-4:00pm: Breathwork, intimacy and vulnerability. Exercise on stating fears adding breathwork to help maintain regulation.
  • 4:00 PM: Free time
  • 6:00 PM: Dinner
    Day 4
  •  Wake up and do morning journal and stretching together.
  • Breakfast 
  • 9:30 AM: Morning breathwork: Active breathwork and deep meditation.
  • 11:00 AM: Couples therapy and breakout session: “Deepening Intimacy” - Explore techniques and rituals for deepening emotional and physical intimacy with your partner.
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch
  • 4:30 PM: Group Dinner and Goodbye Ceremony.
    Day 5
  • Breakfast before you head out or say goodbye.
  • 9:30 AM: Goodbye circle and meditation. What are you leaving behind, call in what you want to bring home with you. 
  •  Gratitude, Love and Farewell. Tears are very welcome!
  • 11:00 AM: Check out and departure, carrying the lessons and connections from the retreat into your life.


Frequently asked questions

Are there any extra expenses that are not included in the retreat cost?
Yes, airfare, rental car or transportation from the airport to Lumeria, travel insurance, unspecified meals, gratuity, and other personal expenses are not included in the retreat cost.
Is massage or bodywork included in the retreat price?
No, it is not included in the retreat cost. However, we can assist you in arranging for this service as an add-on.
Does the retreat package include airfare?
No, the retreat package does not include airfare.
Is travel insurance necessary?
We recommend that you purchase travel insurance to guard against unexpected cancellations and any other travel-related incidents.
What else is there to do on Maui?
Waterfalls, Bamboo Forests, Beautiful Beaches, Snorkelling, Scuba Diving, Sailing, day trip to Lanai or Molokai, Wine Tasting, Hiking, Paddling boading
We are in a happy and stable relationship, is this retreat still appropriate for us?
Absolutely! This retreat is great for couples who are stable. Couples who are motivated to make positive changes in themselves and learn skills to both deepen their connection and expand your conflict management are highly encouraged to join us! In fact, stable and happy couples are usually couples who make the most progress, as they are highly motivated.

What to bring?
We will provide a detailed packing list on registration. The Retreat Center will provide luxurious bedding, linens and towels, yoga mats, blankets, bolsters, and meditation cushions. 
Do I have to follow the entire itinerary?
You have the option to choose which activities you want to participate in. Although group therapy sessions, breathwork, snorkel excursions, and workshops are included in the retreat cost, they are not mandatory.
Can you cater to food allergies or dietary preferences?
We can easily handle dietary preferences or restrictions. Our registration form has a section where you can share these details with us, and we will ensure that our on-site restaurant accommodates your needs.
What if I have a disability or injury?
Our top priority is to ensure that all guests feel safe and comfortable. If you have any concerns or injuries, please let us know on the registration form or contact us to discuss a customized plan to address your specific needs.
Cancellation Policy/Terms & Conditions 
Please be aware that all retreat purchases are non-refundable. However, in the event that the property cancels the retreat and a replacement venue is not provided, a refund will be issued. Please note that if the retreat is cancelled due to force majeure, such as a pandemic, natural disaster, or travel restrictions, we will offer a rescheduled date instead of a refund. Unfortunately, we are unable to refund payments in this circumstance as we have already incurred upfront costs for accommodations, food, and other expenses. Additionally, we are unable to reimburse any travel expenses associated with your stay and recommend that you purchase travel insurance for added protection.
Is this retreat located in Lahaina or on Maui’s westside of the Island?
No, we are located on the Northshore area of Maui. Hale Akua is located in Ha'iku. While tourism is currently a sensitive topic, the ask from those impacted by the fires is that tourism not be reopened to the West Side, other areas of the Island need the visitors, now more than ever. Both Beth and Sarah have donated their time and resources over the last 12 months and will continue to do so until Lahaina is rebuilt and the community moves toward healing. They both see it as their Kuleana (responsibility, privilege and a right) to do so. Beth and Sarah have fallen in love with what the Aloha spirit represents and we hope to share some of that with you as well.
Will you be donating any of the proceeds of this retreat to Lahaina?
Beth and Sarah have pledged to give 10% of the profits from this retreat to The Maui Medic Healers Hui. This grassroots, kanaka run organization has been on the ground since day 1 and have provided compassionate care for those who tend to get lost in the pukas (holes) of the system. Beth has spent her time volunteering with MMHH and was and continues to be blown away by the Aloha that they provide for EVERYBODY! Even if you do not join us on this retreat, please consider donating to MMHH for future Maui donations! Mahalo!
Just Breathe
May
12
to May 16

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What to Expect:

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