Grief is an Island
Grief is an Island is an intimate retreat space created for those navigating loss and life after bereavement. Rooted in compassion and guided by professional experience, it offers a place to step away from the noise of everyday life and enter a quieter, more supported environment.
Set in nature on the island of Ibiza, our retreats are designed to hold the complexity of grief with care and understanding. Through a blend of therapeutic practices, gentle structure, and spacious time for rest, we create an environment where nothing needs to be rushed, explained, or resolved.
Griet is deeply personal and often isolating. Here, it is met with sensitivity, presence, and respect for each individual journey. This is not a space to fix or move beyond grief, but to learn how to live alongside it with greater steadiness, awareness, and self compassion.
Founded by Leah Timmins and Danielle Sadler, Grief Is An Island brings together lived experience and professional expertise in trauma informed care, nursing, and mind-body practices. Together, they offer a space where grief can be expressed, witnessed, and gently supported.
Whether your loss is recent or something you have been carrying for some time, you are welcome here.
About Us
Leah Timmins - Trauma Informed Mind-Body Specialist With over fifteen years of hands on experience Leah blends science and somatic wisdom in her teachings. After losing her sister Rachel she turned to yoga, breathwork, hypnotherapy, and bodywork to help navigate her own grief. These practices now form the foundation of her life's work. Through her teachings as Stretchbiza, Leah guides others in transtorming trauma and loss into connection, compassion, and awareness.
Danielle Sadler - Specialist Nurse, Bereavement Expert & Yoga Teacher With almost twenty years as a clinical nurse and grief specialist, Danielle brings both professional expertise and lived experience as a bereaved mother to her work. Through trauma-informed yoga, and mindful presence, she guides others in finding safety, balance, and meaning to life after loss.
Together Leah and Danielle share a belief that true healing honours every part of us - body, mind, and heart. Drawing from their personal journeys and professional expertise, they've created Grief Is an Island, a sanctuary where grief is met with compassion, movement, and understanding, offering space to rest, release, and begin again.
Their mission extends beyond providing a transformative escape; it's about curating a supportive community for all facets of grief. Whether you're recently facing a loss or whether you have been processing for some time, the Grief Is An Island retreat is an inclusive haven designed to nurture and help create a safe supportive space for you to feel
Retreats
Grief Is An Island is an intimate five day retreat in Ibiza created for those navigating loss and life after bereavement. Set within a private luxury villa surrounded by nature, this experience offers a rare opportunity to step away from daily demands and enter a carefully held space dedicated to healing, reflection and restoration.
Grief can be isolating and deeply personal. Here, it is met with understanding, professional guidance and gentle structure. This retreat is designed not to change your grief, but to support you in living alongside it with greater steadiness, clarity and self compassion.
The Villa
The retreat takes place at a private renovated finca in the countryside, a stone throw away from the centre of Santa Gertrudis, Ibiza. Nestled in nature to nurture, this environment offers quiet luxury and deep tranquillity.
Guests stay in beautifully designed private or shared rooms all with their own ensuite, modern, full of light and bohemian interior, with generous indoor and outdoor spaces including gardens, terraces and a swimming pool.
Thoughtfully curated for those navigating the complexities of grief, your time at the villa provides both comfort and connection, with peaceful gardens, luxurious accommodation, and quiet corners to simply breathe, be still, and reconnect with yourself and nature.
The Programme
Across five days and four nights, the retreat follows a gentle rhythm that balances guided therapeutic work with spacious time for rest and integration. Each element has been thoughtfully curated to support emotional processing while allowing moments of calm, privacy and renewal.
Daily practices may include:
Trauma informed yoga and somatic movement.
Guided grief workshops and reflective practices.
Breathwork and nervous system regulation.
Sound healing and meditation.
Individual support sessions.
Time for rest, nature and personal reflection.
Walking / Hiking with Balearic Outdoor Adventures.
Home cooked meals by our in-house chef, Amir.
The programme is intentionally small and personalised, ensuring each guest feels supported while maintaining autonomy within their own process.
Grief Is An Island welcomes anyone navigating loss, whether recent or long held. You may be grieving a loved one, a relationship, a life transition or a change in identity. No previous experience with therapeutic or wellness practices is required. The retreat is held with sensitivity, professionalism and respect for each individual's pace and personal story.