Ready to feel bold, embodied and beautiful - exactly as you are?
Reawaken through play, pleasure, and potent somatic healing
Sensual Satisfaction an embodiment retreat to release shame and enhance pleasure in every area of your life.
Because life is too short for this much self-doubt.
Join us in Cascais, Portugal, September 28-October 3, 2026.
This is for you if...
You feel like your life is great...but you're missing it
You want to feel excited again - in the bedroom and out of it
You're tired of trying to figure it out alone
You want to be able to slow down without panicking or feeling guilty
You're eating meals while driving from work to school to appointments and never slowing down enough to savor your food.
You want to enjoy the life you've built.
Nourishing Food
Prepared with local ingredients by an ayurvedic practitioner
Time in Community
Downtime to enjoy the beach, pool, and the company of amazing women
Support for lasting change
Pre-retreat sessions and post-retreat community for ongoing integration and support
Deep Transformation
Unshaming and somatic activities that shift your old beliefs and anxieties at the source
THE TRANSFORMATION
Reawakening to Pleasure
You've built a great life. It's time to start enjoying it.
Dissolve the Barriers
We begin with a connection circle, where we create a potent environment for healing old wounds--without forced intimacy or icebreakers.
Instead, we'll collectively establish group norms and somatically release the shame and old agreements that are robbing you of joy.
Embrace your Body
Rekindle your childlike wonder and find joy and ease within your body.
You'll be guided to a new level of freedom and flow within your body.
Build the community connections that will support you through the process of returning to yourself.
Enhance your Transformation
We'll conclude with group and individual integration processes to help you decide how to carry this transformation forward into your life.
Even after you return, you'll have a post-retreat workbook and online community to support you as you implement your next level into your daily life.
TESTIMONIALS
Testament to Transformation
Hear from women who've been transformed by somatic healing with Dr. Jesse
Dr. Jesse opens the door to allow somebody to be human, to be exactly who they are, without shame.
Kathy M.
Since working with Dr. Jesse, I'm more open with people and more comfortable in my own skin. I've built new friendships, established healthy boundaries, and started showing up as my best, most authentic self.
Hillman
Jesse's wealth of knowledge is amazing! I would recommend her to anyone who has gone through any type of trauma. She creates such a safe space. I would not hesitate to join another of her groups or events!
Nicole R.
I cannot recommend Dr. Jesse Glaze enough. Her compassion, curiosity, and companionship were invaluable in my process.
Peggy B.
THE DETAILS
Location and Sample Schedule
The House
Smell the bougainvillea, breathe the salt air, walk along the beach, and soak up the Portuguese sun. This location delights the senses while giving you space to reflect quietly or join in group discussion on the lanai.
All meals are prepared on site, using local ingredients and flavor combinations designed to inspire and improve your health. All activities (with the exception of beach excursions) are on the grounds, in the privacy of the main room or in the ample fenced yard.
The site is deliberately intimate, as is this retreat. We're doing deep work, and creating a safe container for transformation.
Private Room with Queen Bed and Private Bathroom
(2 available)
$3600 USD
Private Room with Queen Bed (2 available)
$3300 USD
Want to share a queen bed room? You can add a second attendee to any queen room for $2200 USD.
Private Room with Single Bed
$3200 USD
Shared Room with Single Bed
(2 rooms/4 beds available)
$3000 USD/person
Know who you want to room with? You'll be able to opt to room together when you select your room.
Traveling solo? Not a problem. We'll pair you with a roommate if you choose a shared room.
Included
Three meals per day
Sleeping accommodations
All workshops and activities
Workbook & Goodie Bag
Pre-retreat workshops and community for connection
Not Included
Transportation to and from the venue from Lisbon
Flights or train tickets to Lisbon
Offsite meals
Sample Schedule
7 am: Coffee or Tea
8 am: Movement Practice (Yoga or Qi Gong)
9 am: Breakfast
10 am: Somatic Processing and Unshaming Work
1 pm: Lunch
2 pm: Free Time or Optional Group Excursion
5 pm: Experiential Embodiment Workshop
7 pm: Dinner
8:30 pm: Settling Activity
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
Why This Retreat?
Lasting Transformation
The in-person retreat is a 6-day experience, but the pre-retreat masterclasses start in April (replays available) and the post-retreat workbook and group chat continue the transformation long after you've landed at home.
Community Building
After the retreat, you will receive ongoing support from the community we create together. Women rise when we release shame and connect from our truest selves. Maintaining these connections after the retreat will carry the magic we create into your daily life.
Transformational Modalities & Powerful Teachers
Your hosts are not only movement teachers.
Dr. Jesse Glaze is trained in somatic healing, UnShaming, process work, and hypnosis. She will guide you through the shadowed places within and help you befriend your fears, instead of wasting energy fighting them.
Vanessa is an ayurvedic cook who brings sensuality to a new level with balanced meals designed to delight your senses while nourishing your body. She teaches the use of your body's cues to alert you to nutritional needs, so that your meals become acts of self-devotion and powerful presence.
Tearra teaches dance and drumming as tools of resistance, ancestor veneration, and trauma release. Work with her will shift your understanding of how movement and rhythm can impact your nervous system and your entire approach to life.
Our Stories: The WHY of this Retreat
We don't only bring our skills as guides to this retreat. Each of us is deeply invested in helping others build resilience through embodiment, because this work has helped each of us heal our own wounds.
Dr. Jesse Glaze
Somatic Practitioner, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Yoga & Movement Teacher
Jesse Glaze started psychiatric treatment to "manage moods" at age 15, and cycled through at least ten medications before discovering somatic therapy and parts work. She's been able to experience her moods without getting overwhelmed by them (or medicating them away) since 2019.
Learning to tune in to her emotions instead of fearing them, to treat triggers like compasses and to show self-compassion has completely changed her life and worldview. She now helps other people who are numb, disconnected, and burnt out heal from their past traumas so they can reconnect to their joy, desire, and awe.
She is bringing her multi-faceted approach to somatic healing, particularly connection to pleasure as a portal for healing, to this retreat.
Vanessa Kissoon
Ayurvedic Cook, Yoga & Movement Teacher
Vanessa Kissoon was told at age 19 that she would need a series of surgeries and cortisone injections to address her debilitating multi-joint pain. Instead, she dove deep in Ayurveda and healing through movement and food. In her most recent labs, her markers for autoimmunity risk had dropped to 7% of their levels from her initial labs at age 19.
Today, she's using her knowledge to build an anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, immunity-building eating plan that nourishes the senses and the soul while feeding the body precisely what it needs.
She's bringing this approach to food (including plans to go on a group shopping trip and guidance on how she builds meal plans) to this retreat.
Tearra Oso
Performing Artist, Healer, & Culture Protector
Tearra Oso's musical medicine has empowered audiences nationally and internationally since childhood. Growing up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she spent time away from her often violent home and learned traditional Afro Boricua drumming, song, and dance called Bomba. Her Afro Latinx identity and the resilience of her incredible ancestors has been foundational to the development of her artistry and community leadership.
She performs and teaches Bomba as a form of community empowerment, inspiring embodiment and resilience.
She's bringing powerful embodiment, resilience, and unapologetic presence to this retreat. She will help you dissolve old ideas that keep you small and help you take up the space that you are meant to.
IMPORTANT DETAILS
Sensual Satisfaction is NOT
A sexual experience - all activities are clothed. We will move, eat, play, and make art together, but none of the group activities or workshops involve sexual activity.
A relaxing vacation--this is a transformational experience. If you're just looking to kick back, this experience is not for you.
A first step in trauma healing - if you're new to healing your trauma, I highly recommend booking a 1:1 prior to signing up for this retreat. This space will be trauma informed, and we will dissolve old beliefs and agreements left by the trauma of patriarchal systems and purity culture. But individual work should absolutely precede diving in to this level of group transformation.
TESTIMONIALS
Testament to Transformation
Hear from women who've been transformed by somatic healing with Dr. Jesse
Working with Dr. Jesse, I found the peace and restoration I was needing. Every session was SO transformative. Truly, I am so grateful. This is life-changing work.
Sinead
Dr. Jesse has the rare ability to reach people where they are while equipping them with the skills, clarity, and confidence to reach where they never thought possible.
C. X.
Dr. Jesse gave me not only a safe place to explore deeply rooted experiences, but also valuable tools and resources to manage chronic anxiety and strong emotions. I highly recommend Dr. Jesse for her knowledge and compassion.
Sirena
As a practitioner, I found Dr. Jesse's coaching to be evidence-based and striking a great balance between physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological. If you are considering working with Dr. Jesse, do not hesitate. The investment you make will pay off in dividends.
Peggy B.
Your best self isn't more productive--she's more present
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