Six Senses launches “The Yin Way: The Way of a Woman,” its first retreat entirely dedicated to women’s well-being. The program will be held in two parts: from October 1 to 4, 2026, at Six Senses Kanuhura in the Maldives, then from December 11 to 14, 2026, at Six Senses Kyoto in Japan. An offering that aims to take women’s health beyond the sole prism of fertility and menopause.
- The program: “The Yin Way: The Way of a Woman,” the first Six Senses retreat designed for women’s well-being at all stages of life
- The dates: October 1 to 4, 2026, at Six Senses Kanuhura (Maldives), December 11 to 14, 2026, at Six Senses Kyoto (Japan)
- Rates: starting from $3,361 per person in the Maldives (beach villa with pool), 666,000 yen in Kyoto (Deluxe King room)
- The approach: yin principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (rest, receptivity, cycles) combined with contemporary hormonal science
Taking women’s well-being beyond the purely hormonal prism
The retreat is designed and led by Hati S. Malinova, Wellness Director at Six Senses, drawing on over twenty years of clinical practice in women’s and reproductive health, postpartum care, and family support, with cross-disciplinary training in functional health, clinical psychology, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her observation serves as the common thread of the program: “Hormones are not the problem. The difficulty is that we have rarely been taught to understand them.”
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Where most wellness offerings focus on just two moments, fertility and menopause, The Yin Way encompasses the entire journey: preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
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In the Maldives, a program focused on the nervous system
At Kanuhura, from October 1 to 4, participants stay in beach villas with private pools. Daily schedules combine daily yin yoga and sound baths designed to soothe the nervous system, workshops on hormonal health, and an introduction to plants and botanicals at the Alchemy Bar, the in-house apothecary lab. Personalized spa treatments combine lymphatic drainage, heat therapies, and cortisol regulation protocols. A boat excursion to watch dolphins and shared meals round out the stay. Rates start at $3,361 per person.
In Kyoto, a cultural rendition of the same protocol
From December 11 to 14, the Japanese chapter reimagines the same intention through a more cultural lens. On the agenda: a kintsugi workshop, the art of repairing ceramics with gold that turns cracks into beauty, ikebana, qigong and Taoist meditation, labyrinth walking, and herbal tea preparation. In addition, there are seminars on hormonal balance, biohacking sessions, hydrotherapy, and contrast therapy, along with time to freely explore nearby temples and gardens. Dinners follow the sekki, the twenty-four micro-seasons of the Japanese calendar. Rates: 666,000 yen per person in a Deluxe King room.
Our take
The topic is timely, and Six Senses approaches it with a more nuanced angle than most: rather than yet another “detox” package, the group articulates a coherent theoretical framework, that of yin, with clinical guidance led by a named practitioner. The adaptation across two vastly different destinations, the atoll and the imperial city, demonstrates that the protocol takes precedence over the setting. The question of price remains, reserving the experience for a very affluent clientele, even though the message resonates with all women. Bookings can be made on the official Six Senses website.
