April 16–18, 2026 — Black Hills Wellness Retreat

You deserve
to be
taken care of.

A 3-day retreat for women who find power in peace. Come alive, replenish, and relax with women who match your energy.

DatesApril 16–18, 2026

LocationLead / Deadwood, SD

Capacity10 Women Max

I'm Ready →

"Your body should reflect how hard you work, not become a casualty of your excellence."

Michelle — Founder, GLOW IRL

What This Really Is

NOT A SWEAT FEST.
NOT A SPA DAY.
BOTH.

Most wellness retreats give you one or the other. You get pushed hard and come home exhausted, or you get pampered and leave exactly the same.

This one is different. We move with intention, eat well, hike to waterfalls, soak in salt caves, and fully understand how to give your body the grace to fully come alive.

You'll leave lighter, happier, healthier, and with knowledge your body will thank you for forever.

Be well, with love.

01 — Rest + Restoration

Massage, facials, hot tub, salt cave, sauna. Your body gets to receive abundantly.

02 — Active Play

Sunrise hikes, natural waterfalls, swimming holes. Movement that feels incredible, not forced.

03 — Hormone-Aware Nourishment

Anti-inflammatory food that works with your body. No sad salads, just satisfaction.

04 — Real Connection

The kind you can't manufacture.

The Itinerary

Three days that change something.

Save the Date

April 16–18, 2026

Powder House Pass — Lead, SD

Day 01 — Thursday, April 16

Arrive +
Unwind

11:00 AM – 4:00 PMCheck-in + Functional Movement ScreeningGet settled. Michelle screens your movement patterns so your Posture ReDesign Protocol is built for your body specifically.
11:00 AM – 4:00 PMHot Tub, Facials + MassageEase in. No agenda. Just your body finally being tended to.
5:00 – 6:00 PMWelcome DinnerWarmth and nourishment shared around the table.
6:00 – 9:00 PMMassage + FacialsFull service. Be pampered and enjoy a relaxing evening.

Day 02 — Friday, April 17

Move +
Feel

8:00 – 9:00 AMBreakfastFuel up. Adventure awaits.
9:00 AM – 12:30 PMBridal Veil Falls + Devil's BathtubPhotos at the falls, then hike and swim at Devil's Bathtub. Bring water shoes. This is the wild your body has been craving.
12:30 – 1:30 PMLunch
1:30 – 3:30 PMRest, Massage, Facial + Hot TubYour afternoon belongs to you.
3:30 – 5:00 PMPosture ReDesign + Assisted Deep StretchingLed by Michelle. The session that improves your poise naturally.
5:00 – 6:00 PMDinner
7:00 – 9:00 PMCampfire — Camp Judson, Hill CityStories. Honesty. The conversations that only happen around a fire in the dark when the masks come off. This is the night people remember most.

Day 03 — Saturday, April 18

Sunrise +
Shine

4:00 – 8:00 AMSunrise Hike — Custer PeakPre-dawn start. Summit photos at sunrise — the epitome of GLOW IN REAL LIFE. Armed mountain guide included. The kind of morning that memories are made of.
8:30 – 9:30 AMBreakfastTop-notch after your mountain top experience.
11:00 AMCheck-outThe kind of ending that feels like a beginning.
Noon – 1:00 PMBlack Hills Salt Cave + SaunaSalt therapy and sauna to close the weekend and carry the healing home.

The Experiences

Every moment is intentional.

Each experience was chosen because your body and soul need more than a nap. This is restoration with adventure baked in.

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Bridal Veil Falls

One of the Black Hills' most photographed natural waterfalls. Photos, fresh air, and the kind of beauty that doesn't need a filter.

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Devil's Bathtub

A natural swimming hole carved by the earth. Cold, clear, and exactly the kind of wild your body has been craving. Bring water shoes.

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Posture ReDesign

Michelle's signature session. Assisted deep stretching and posture work that improves your poise naturally.

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Campfire Night

Stories, honesty, and the conversations that only happen in the dark around a fire when everyone stops performing. This is the night you'll talk about for years. Bring your flashlight.

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Sunrise Hike at Custer Peak

Pre-dawn start. Bring your flashlights and cameras. We'll be at the summit at golden hour — the epitome of GLOWING IN REAL LIFE. Armed mountain guide included. The kind of view that resets something inside you for good.

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Black Hills Salt Cave + Sauna

Salt therapy and sauna time at Black Hills Salt Cave. Anti-inflammatory, lung-opening, skin-loving. Your body will feel this for days after you leave.

Everything Included

You don't have to think
about a single thing.

The whole point is that you come and be taken care of. Here's everything covered so you show up with nothing but yourself.

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Cabin Stay

3 days and 2 nights at our 5-star vacation home in the Black Hills. Modern, luxury cabin atmosphere. Hot tub, fireplace, and mountain views.

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All Meals

Every meal is as delicious as nutritious, and designed to work with your hormones, not against them.

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Massage + Facial

Every guest receives both. Licensed masseuse and esthetician on site. Schedule more sessions upon arrival. The first sessions are on us.

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Salt Cave + Sauna

A session at Black Hills Salt Cave on Saturday. Your official send-off. You'll leave detoxified from the inside out.

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Outdoor Adventures

Sunrise hike at Custer Peak. Bridal Veil Falls + Devil's Bathtub hike. All low intensity, all stunning.

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Coaching + Education

Functional Movement Screening, Posture ReDesign, and cooking tips from Michelle you can actually use at home.

The Food

Food that actually satisfies.

Every meal is designed around one goal: give your body what it needs to feel good and let go of what it's been holding.

No calorie counting. No deprivation. We eat whole foods, and meals that taste like someone who loves you made them.

Anti-Inflammatory Hormone-Aware Low Glycemic High-Fiber

Who This Is For

You have everything
handled.
Except this.

✓ You've conquered your career, your family, your schedule. Your body is the one thing still feeling like a project.
✓ You're done with punishing workouts and restrictive eating. You want a way of living, not another gimmick.
✓ You want to feel proud in your body without hiding behind your achievements.
✓ You're ready to stop doing this alone.

A Few Honest Things

This retreat has
a specific energy.

I want you to know what it is before you come.

− This is not a party weekend. We support our circadian rhythm by winding down with intention and rising early to seize the day.
− You will be asked to participate, reflect, and show up fully. You can scroll alone at home.
− There is beauty in quiet. If you need constant commotion, this may not be your retreat.
− This retreat meets you where you are, and sometimes that place is emotional. Be ready to feel things.

Michelle Sosa

Glow IRL Founder

Your Host

Built this because
she lived the other way.

I was an Olympic hopeful. I trained hard, pushed harder, and my body eventually said enough. Autoimmune issues. Fatigue. Weight that wouldn't move no matter what I did. I did everything "right," except value my rest and recovery.

So I radically retired from the grind, which I would not recommend either. When you lose hope after going too hard for too long, body weight becomes the least of what you're carrying.

I created The Black Hills Wellness Retreat and my advanced fat loss system, Glow IRL, to uplift the heavy hearts that chose their ambition over their health.

Glow IRL (In Real Life) is a way of wellness rooted in love. You can show up in spite of impossible beauty standards, and hold yourself accountable, with support and love.

"Retreating away to rest, and retreating within to find purpose, was one of the best decisions I ever made."

Your Investment

Choose Your Experience.

All options are all-inclusive. Pricing is based on how you'd like your lodging configured.

Solo Room

$625

per person + tax

Just you. Your own private room, every experience included. For the woman who wants to come, be fully present, and have her own space at the end of each day.

I'm Flying Solo

You deserveto betaken care of.

NOT A SWEAT FEST.NOT A SPA DAY.BOTH.