At Bluegrass Women's Retreats,

We built this, because we needed it, too.

Our Mission

This is where education meets embodiment. It is our mission for you to leave knowing more about your body than you ever have — and actually feel it.

Two practitioners. One shared belief.

A retreat experience unlike anything else in the region - built from the inside out,

for women who are ready to come home to themselves.

OUR STORY

Some partnerships are planned.

Ours began in a circus.

How two practitioners found each other, built something extraordinary together, and discovered their shared calling in a single unforgettable room.

Melissa and Brooke were introduced through mutual friends at Aerial Turner's Circus — a meeting that, in hindsight, felt perfectly fitting for two women who would go on to build something a little unexpected themselves.

When Brooke invited Melissa to collaborate on a women's retreat alongside a team of trusted practitioners, neither of them fully knew what they were stepping into. What they did know was that the work — pelvic floor education, somatic breathwork, fascia release, embodiment — was work that women in this region were hungry for and deeply deserving of.

That first retreat was called the Pelvic Floor Awakening. And something happened in that room that neither of them had anticipated.

The women who walked in carrying years of disconnection, pain, and unanswered questions — they left different. Not fixed. Not cured. Returned to themselves.

By the end of that day, the energy in the room was palpable. Women who had arrived braced, guarded, and quietly hopeful were leaving open, connected, and visibly transformed. There were goosebumps. There were tears. There was the kind of collective shift that doesn't need words — you simply feel it, and you know.

Melissa and Brooke felt it. They looked at each other and knew: this is our calling.

Not just a retreat. Not just a collaboration. Something bigger — a brand built around their shared belief that when women truly understand and inhabit their bodies, everything changes. So they built it.

Bluegrass Women's Retreats was born from that moment. Rooted in Kentucky. Grounded in science. Guided by the unwavering belief that every woman deserves to come home to herself.

MEET THE TEAM

Melissa Ellis

Women's Fitness, Fascia, & Core Specialist

Bluegrass Women's Retreats

Retreat Co-Owners

Brooke Sullivan-Brown

Licensed Massage Therapist and Somatic Breathwork Practitioner

Collaborators

We partner with aligned practitioners, venues, and wellness brands who share our commitment to intentional, heart-led experiences for women. Together, we co-create offerings that are rooted in integrity, accessibility, and care.

Stacie Steinbock

Intimacy Coach & Tantra Practitioner

Dr. Jen Sylvia

Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine | Licensed Massage Therapist | Herbalist

Laura Obenauf

Sound Therapist

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Healing Happens in Community

A retreat like this doesn't come together on its own. It takes a village, and we're so grateful for ours.

Our sponsors believed in this retreat from the beginning. Their generosity, products, and services helped us create a day where women can slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and heal alongside one another. We truly couldn't have done this without them.

AN INVITATION TO BLOOM

Step Into Your Season

Immerse yourself in a nurturing environment designed exclusively for your personal growth. Leave behind the noise of daily life and step into a space of clarity, connection, and serene awakening.