Calm the Chaos
Retreat™
A four-day, three-night private immersive experience for women navigating the chaos after betrayal.
Step away from the noise. Understand what is happening within you. Begin finding your way back to yourself.
Offered on selected dates throughout the year · Registration opens several months in advance · Register your interest to receive early access
This is where most women get stuck.
Not in the decision, in the chaos.
You found out about the affair and everything changed. Your thoughts won't stop. Your body won't settle. You're trying to make sense of something that doesn't make sense.
Calm the Chaos™ is not about rushing you forward. It's about stabilising you first, so you can actually think, feel, and move again.
Held by someone who understands both the chaos and the way through it
I'm Iesha Taraboulsi, founder of Graceful Discoveries and creator of the Calm the Chaos™ Method.
For more than 25 years, my professional life was grounded in intelligence, investigations, fraud, governance and understanding complex human behaviour. I was trained to examine evidence, identify inconsistencies and keep searching until the pieces made sense.
Then betrayal entered my own marriage.
When I discovered my husband's affair, those investigative instincts did not switch off. My mind became a constant crime board, replaying conversations, questioning timelines and searching for the one detail that might finally make me feel safe again.
I came to understand that I was not simply overthinking. My brain and nervous system were responding to a profound rupture of trust.
That experience, combined with my training as a Certified Neuroscience Coach, became the foundation of the Calm the Chaos™ Method: an evidence-informed approach designed to help women understand what is happening within them, interrupt the spiral and begin rebuilding self-trust.
This retreat is not about telling you whether to stay or leave. It is not couples therapy, and it is not about forcing forgiveness or rushing you towards a decision.
It is a carefully held space where you can step away from the noise, understand your responses, regulate your nervous system and begin hearing your own voice again.
I know how vulnerable it can feel to enter a room when your life no longer feels like your own. My role is to create an environment that feels grounded, respectful and deeply considered, where you are supported without judgement and never asked to share more than feels right for you.
Founder of Graceful Discoveries · Certified Neuroscience Coach · Author of Take Back Your Power · 25+ years in intelligence, investigations, fraud and governance
What's included
One investment covers every element of your retreat stay. Simply arrive, settle in and allow the rest to be taken care of.
Private Luxury Accommodation
Retreat into your own beautifully appointed bedroom and private bathroom within an exclusive residence reserved entirely for our intimate group. Thoughtfully designed for rest, privacy and complete escape.
Thoughtfully Curated Dining
Enjoy nourishing, beautifully prepared meals throughout your stay, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and refreshments. Dietary requirements will be considered in advance to ensure you feel fully cared for.
Sauna & Restorative Heat
Unwind in the private sauna, with spacious time built into the retreat to rest, decompress and allow your body to soften between sessions.
Magnesium Pool
Enjoy restorative time in the magnesium pool, offering a calm and luxurious space to float, relax and reconnect with your body.
Return Airport Transfers
For guests flying in, scheduled return group transfers from the nominated airport are included, allowing your experience to begin with ease. Local guests may travel directly to the retreat.
Curated Arrival Gift
A beautifully selected collection of supportive, sensory and practical pieces awaits you on arrival, chosen to help you settle, soften and feel cared for from the moment you enter.
A Fully Curated Four-Day Experience
Every element has been intentionally designed, from your arrival afternoon through to your final morning. Across two full program days, you will experience the Calm the Chaos™ Method alongside restorative yoga, guided breathwork, sound healing, reflection and spacious time to rest and reconnect.
An Intimate Circle of Seven
An intentionally small group of women, brought together through a thoughtful application and discovery process. Small by design, with space to be seen, heard and held without judgement.
A Private Luxury Setting
Hosted within an exclusive residence selected for its privacy, beauty and restorative atmosphere. Between guided sessions and restorative experiences, you will have space to unwind by the magnesium pool, enjoy the private sauna or simply retreat to the quiet of your own beautifully appointed room.
These images offer a glimpse of the residence. To protect the privacy and safety of every guest, the exact location is shared only with confirmed participants.
The Experience
Each day has been thoughtfully designed with its own purpose, allowing you to move through the experience gently and deliberately. From arrival to departure, every phase builds on the last, creating space to settle, understand, release and return to yourself with greater clarity.
Arrive on the first afternoon and step into the privacy of an exclusive residence, where you can settle into your surroundings, meet the intimate group and gently leave the demands of everyday life behind. Across two full experience days, you will be guided through the Calm the Chaos™ Retreat program, complemented by restorative yoga, guided breathwork, sound healing, nourishing cuisine and spacious time to rest, reflect and integrate. The final morning is intentionally unhurried, allowing space to bring the experience together and prepare to return home feeling more grounded, supported and clear on what comes next.
Arrive, Exhale & Settle
Step away from the demands of everyday life and into a space created entirely for you. This first afternoon is about slowing down, feeling safe and allowing your nervous system to begin to soften.
Understanding the Chaos
Begin making sense of what has been happening in your mind, body and nervous system. Through neuroscience-led education, guided reflection and restorative practices, confusion begins to give way to understanding.
Release, Reconnect & Reclaim
A deeply restorative day combining breathwork, sound healing, gentle movement, meaningful ritual and the Calm the Chaos™ Method. Space to release what you have been carrying and reconnect with your own voice, strength and sense of self.
Integration, Clarity & What Comes Next
A calm and considered morning to bring the experience together. You leave with practical tools, deeper self-understanding and a clearer sense of how to support yourself when you return home.
A Carefully Curated Experience
Neuroscience-Led Education
Evidence-informed teaching to help you understand the effects of betrayal and prolonged stress on the brain, body and nervous system, and the emotional triggers that follow, replacing confusion and self-blame with clarity and a path forward.
Breathwork & Sound Healing
Expertly guided breathwork and immersive sound healing experiences designed to support regulation, release and deep restoration.
Yoga & Gentle Movement
Trauma-aware, body-based practices created to help you reconnect with yourself gently, safely and without pressure or performance.
Fireside Release Ritual
A carefully held evening ritual offering space to acknowledge and release what you have been carrying, surrounded by warmth, reflection and support.
Guided Integration
Dedicated time to pause, process and begin integrating the insights, emotions and practical tools emerging throughout the retreat.
Celebration & Connection
A beautifully curated evening of exceptional food, meaningful connection and quiet celebration, honouring how far you have come. Healing is not only found in the difficult moments; there is also space for laughter and genuine connection with women who understand without explanation.
You’re ready to calm the chaos and begin finding your way back to yourself
- You have experienced betrayal, infidelity or a significant rupture of trust and feel as though your world has been turned upside down.
- Your mind keeps replaying conversations, questioning timelines or searching for the detail that will finally make everything make sense.
- You feel overwhelmed, emotionally reactive, disconnected from yourself or unsure which way to turn.
- You want to understand what is happening in your brain, body and nervous system, not simply be told to "move on".
- You are not ready to make major decisions from a place of panic, but you know you need support to feel steadier and clearer.
- You are open to neuroscience-led education, gentle movement, breathwork, sound healing, reflection and practical tools.
- You want space away from everyday demands to rest, process and begin reconnecting with your own voice.
- You are willing to participate respectfully within a small, confidential group of women with different experiences and choices.
- You are looking for meaningful support and understanding, whether you ultimately choose to stay, leave or have not yet decided.
You need a different form of support right now
- You are seeking couples counselling, relationship mediation, legal advice or a decision about whether you should stay or leave.
- You are looking for a quick fix, a prescriptive answer or someone to tell you what to do next.
- You want the retreat to focus primarily on your partner, the affair partner or proving who was right or wrong.
- You are not open to exploring your own wellbeing, nervous-system responses and path forward.
- You are uncomfortable participating in a small group environment or are unable to respect the privacy and experiences of other guests.
- You require intensive clinical or crisis support that is beyond the scope of an educational and wellbeing retreat.
- You are unable to participate safely in gentle movement, breathwork or other retreat activities without appropriate medical guidance.
- You are not willing to complete the application and discovery process designed to ensure the retreat is appropriate for you.
A Thoughtful Discovery Process
This retreat is intentionally intimate, and creating the right environment matters. After registering your interest, you will be invited to complete a confidential application. Selected applicants will then be offered a relaxed discovery conversation to explore whether the retreat is the right fit for their needs and expectations.
This is not about judgement or exclusion. It is about protecting the privacy, safety and experience of every woman attending.
You'll have plenty of time to prepare
Offered on selected dates throughout the year, with places intentionally limited to preserve the intimacy of the experience.
You'll receive communication well in advance, giving you space to make arrangements and arrive without rushing. Nothing about this experience is last-minute.
Every woman who attends is carefully considered. This is an intimate, curated environment, and that matters.
Priority Access
Register Your Interest
The Calm the Chaos™ Retreat will be offered on selected dates throughout the year, with places intentionally limited to preserve the intimacy of the experience.
Register your interest to receive priority access to upcoming dates, full retreat details and an invitation to begin the discovery process before applications open more widely.
If this feels like an experience you could benefit from, register your interest below. There is no pressure and no commitment at this stage, just the opportunity to be among the first to know.