Six Senses Unveils ‘The Yin Way’ Retreat at Kanuhura

25 July, 2026

In a landmark move for gender-specific wellness, Six Senses has launched ‘The Yin Way’ Retreat – The Way of a Woman at its stunning Maldives property, Six Senses Kanuhura. Running from October 1 to 4, 2026, this three-night women’s retreat offers a rare opportunity to pause, reset, and reconnect—surrounded by the turquoise waters and white sand beaches of the Lhaviyani Atoll.

What Is The Yin Way Retreat?

The Yin Way Retreat applies the “Yin” principles of rest, receptivity, reflection, and cyclical living. Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Taoist philosophy, these principles help guide women through the many chapters of their wellbeing—from pre-pregnancy to post-menopause and the shifts in between.

Unlike conventional wellness programs that often borrow protocols designed for men, The Yin Way responds to a growing movement demanding gender-specific support. As the Global Wellness Institute has noted, there is a significant shift away from an era where women’s wellbeing was simply adapted from men’s data and protocols. Today, women are reorienting their lifestyles into longer-term longevity practices built around their whole lifecycle.

Led by a Visionary Expert

Each retreat is led by Hati S. Malinova, Six Senses Wellness Director and Integrative Health Expert. With more than two decades of clinical experience dedicated to female and reproductive health, postpartum care, and family wellbeing, Malinova brings an extraordinary depth of expertise. Her background spans medical and functional health, counselling psychology, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, following 12 years at a female health hospital in Shanghai.

“Women’s wellness has often been treated as a narrow conversation, focused on fertility and menopause, but it is much broader than that. Women are asking deeper questions about their health, often arriving at Six Senses when calm, sleep, and balance feel just out of reach.”

— Hati S. Malinova, Six Senses Wellness Director

A Paradigm Shift in Women’s Wellness

The retreat embraces the Traditional Chinese Medicine concept of perimenopause and menopause as a “second spring,” shifting the conversation away from loss and toward a more empowering question: what is the body asking for now?

“Hormones are not the problem. The challenge is that we’ve rarely been taught how to understand them, work with them, or support ourselves through change. The Yin Way is the feminine way. It is about moving with your body instead of pushing against it. We spend so much of our lives stretched and striving. Yin reminds us that there is strength in slowing down and truly listening.”

— Hati S. Malinova

The aim is neither to medicalise women’s wellness nor to wrap it in mysticism, but to create a grounded and generous space for understanding, support, and renewal.

What’s Included in the Retreat

Priced from USD 3,361 per person in a Beach Villa With Pool, the retreat includes:

• Three-night stay in a Beach Villa With Pool

• All retreat content, including workshops and seminars on female wellness, movement sessions, and healing sound baths

• Access to wellness facilities: steam, sauna, hot tub, cold plunge pool, and gym

• One Wellness Screening and personalized consultation session

• One 60-minute spa treatment of choice, with additional treatments at preferential rates

• Daily nourishing breakfast and dinner

Your Daily Journey

The retreat unfolds over four days of intentional programming:

Day One: Arrival & Grounding

• Wellness screening with an Integrated Wellness Practitioner

• Free time to enjoy spa facilities and resort activities

• Welcome dinner

Day Two: Deepening the Practice

• 7:00 am: Yin Yoga and Daoist Meditation

• 10:30 am: Female wellness seminar hosted by Hati

• Afternoon: Signature massage

• 5:30 pm: Dolphin Cruise cultural experience

Day Three: Immersion & Connection

• 7:00 am: Yin Yoga and Daoist Meditation

• 10:30 am: Female wellness seminar

• Afternoon: Sound healing meditation session

Day Four: Integration & Departure

• 7:00 am: Final Yin Yoga and Daoist Meditation session

• 10:15 am: Closing seminar

• Departure based on flight schedule

The Six Senses Kanuhura Setting

Six Senses Kanuhura spans three private islands in the Lhaviyani Atoll, home to one of the most iconic beaches in the Maldives. The resort features 91 beachfront and overwater villas, including 12 new one- and two-bedroom Beach Retreats and the three-bedroom Beach Reserve, all with private pools and steps from the ocean.

Guests can wake to experiences few Maldives stays can offer: a deserted castaway island, a long white-sand beach, or a private sandbank with only your chairs and a cooler of cold rosé. The island is also home to over 10,000 orchids, blooming quietly as a living symbol of beauty and care.

Is This Retreat Right for You?

This retreat is designed for women looking to understand, navigate, and honor their bodies through all stages of life—from family planning and pregnancy to menopause and beyond. It is especially suited for those:

• Seeking balance

• Experiencing fatigue

• Feeling disconnected

• Ready to reclaim vibrant feminine energy

• Wanting to take charge of hormonal health

Key Benefits

Participants will gain:

• Vital knowledge on hormonal health and actionable insights for navigating womanhood transitions

• Practical mindfulness techniques for personal focus and stress management

• Personalized insights combining wellness screenings with high-tech sleep tracking and expert consultations

• Deeply restorative rest supported by Sleep With Six Senses amenities, including handmade organic mattresses, sleep tracking rings, and sleep kits

• A high-tech, high-touch approach that seamlessly blends wellness wisdom with modern science

A Word on Intimacy

Each retreat gathers a small group of women. This intimacy matters. Guests may arrive with different questions but often share a sense that something is out of sync. Through communal meals, workshops, and unhurried conversations, there is relief in realising these concerns are not theirs alone.

How to Book

The Yin Way Retreat at Six Senses Kanuhura runs from October 1 to 4, 2026. Following the Maldives edition, the retreat will also be offered at Six Senses Kyoto from December 11 to 14, 2026.

For more information or to book your place, visit the Six Senses Kanuhura retreat page.

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