The Sovereign Woman™ is a private retreat for capable, self-sufficient women who already carry influence… but want to expand and move through the world with self-governance, not obligation.
The Sovereign Woman™ is a private retreat for women who have built something significant and are ready to lead it without it costing them everything.
Bali · April 12–17, 2026
By Invitation Only · 18 Women
When sovereignty begins again
You are the one people call when something matters.
In business. In family. In your community.
The most capable person in most rooms you walk into.
And it has started to cost you in ways you do not talk about.
You tell yourself the fatigue is just a season...It has been three seasons.
Your health has been sending signals you have been filing under 'I will deal with it when things slow down.' They have not slowed down. They will not.
You move through your days executing at a level most people cannot see, managing the energy in every room you enter, staying composed in conversations where you are the only one who actually understands the stakes. And then you drive home in silence because you do not have the language for how exhausting that is.
You are not surrounded by people who get it. Not really. Your circle is full of people who admire you, rely on you, love you. But operate at your level? Rarely.
You have stopped trying to explain certain things because the conversation always lands the same way — slightly off, slightly smaller than what you meant.
You are not burnt out.
You are not broken.
You are not lost.
But the way you have been carrying this is not sustainable. And the part of you that knows that has known it for a while.
You are ready for a room that operates at your level.
And a structure that helps you lead without it costing you yourself.
A space built for sovereignty
The Sovereign Woman™ is a private retreat for women who already lead and are ready to return to self-governance.
The space is calm and discreet. Deliberately structured to remove the noise that keeps you in obligation mode.
You step out of the constant output and finally have room to see how you’ve been governing your life.
Here, the recalibration happens where it counts. Not in what you do, but how you operate…
Here, the recalibration happens where it counts. Not in what you do, but in how you operate.
How you make decisions - with calmness, without the loop of second-guessing.
How you hold your standards - without exhausting yourself to maintain them.
How you speak - with precision, without over-explaining or managing the room.
How you carry responsibility - without letting it carry you.
How you lead - from self-governance, not obligation.
You do not leave reinvented. You leave re-oriented.
With a blueprint that is yours.
Built for a certain standard
You already carry responsibility: teams, clients, capital, family, community, growth.
Your presence changes rooms even when you are not trying to.
This is for you if you are ready to answer one question honestly:
What does leadership look like when it is no longer driven by obligation?
Not survival mode dressed up as high performance.
Not busyness as a proxy for significance.
Not holding everything together because you do not trust what happens if you stop.
Actual self-governance. From the inside out.
If you recognise yourself here, it will not feel like excitement. It will feel like relief. Like something you have known for a while.
WHO THIS ISN'T FOR...
WHO THIS ISN'T FOR...
Because this space is built around that level of readiness, it’s not designed to meet every
expectation.
That’s why certain things simply don’t exist in this experience:
Hype
Motivation
A generic "transformation" weekend
Coaching to make you successful or turn you into a leader
It’s intentionally free from anything that requires you to be pushed, motivated, or convinced.
The Sovereign Arc
Five days. Three pillars.
One coherent sequence.
The retreat moves through a deliberate framework
Voice. Blueprint. Body
Each pillar facilitated by a specialist, each one building on the last. The sequence is intentional.
You do not arrive and see what unfolds. You arrive knowing what to expect, and leave having done the work.
Pillar one - dAY 1
voice
Facilitated by Annelise McCarthy, Speaking Coach
We begin where most women feel the pressure first; being seen, heard, and understood.
The way you speak reveals your conditioning, your patterns, and where you hold back.
Day 1 strips that back.
Not to rebuild you, but to return your voice to its natural authority.
This is for you if:
You over-explain in rooms where you should not have to
You soften things that do not need softening
Your voice is capable of more precision than you currently use
Pillar two - dAY 2
blueprint
Facilitated by Amy Lea, Human Design Analyst & Mentor
Your Human Design report arrives before you do. Day 2 is where it becomes operational, your decision-making architecture, your energy patterns, the specific way you are built to hold authority without overextending.
This is for you if:
You make decisions by consensus or exhaustion, not from your own clear centre
You have been leading from conditioning, not from your actual design.
You know there is a version of you that operates with less internal negotiation
Pillar THREE - dAY 3
BODY
Facilitated by Dr. Anthea Todd, Women's Health Expert & Author
Your HTMA data arrives before you do. Day 3 is where it becomes your operating manual. Dr. Anthea translates your mineral patterns, your stress load, and your physiological signals into a framework you can use, explaining why you have been overriding your body, and how to stop.
This is for you if:
You have been tired in a way that sleep does not fix
Your health has been declining but you have been calling it a busy season.
You know your body has been trying to tell you something. You have not had the right framework to listen.
dAY 4
INTEGRATION
No new content
The day is yours.
This is where the work lands; decisions locked, next actions sequenced, and the friction removed before you re-enter your life.
WHO THIS ISN'T FOR...
The Invitation
Inside The Experience
Every element is deliberate. Every day has a purpose. Nothing is left to chance, and nothing is included unless it serves the work.
The Realignment
This is not a refinement. It is a return to the part of you that knows and acts without negotiating with herself first.
Before you arrive, you complete two assessments that personalise the retreat to you specifically: Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, which reveals how your body has been physically absorbing your stress load, and a Human Design report, which maps how you are built to make decisions and deploy energy. You arrive oriented. Not searching.
You leave with sharper self-knowledge, a practical health framework, and decisions that settle, because you are working from evidence, not pressure.
The Standard
The women in this retreat carry responsibility without needing recognition
Titles vary, but the presence is consistent: calm authority, high standards, grounded responsibility. These are women who arrive, exhale, and speak with intention, women who value privacy, move with care, and recognise each other without explanation.
The experience deepens simply by being in proximity to each other.
The Standard
The women in this retreat carry responsibility without needing recognition
Titles vary, but the presence is consistent: calm authority, high standards, grounded responsibility. These are women who arrive, exhale, and speak with intention, women who value privacy, move with care, and recognise each other without explanation.
The experience deepens simply by being in proximity to each other.
The Result of Sovereignty
You leave internally settled — across health, leadership, and how you operate day to day.
Choices feel simpler. Boundaries hold without the rehearsal. Your voice lands with precision, not force. You stop leading from obligation, from momentum, from being needed, from the quiet fear that things will fall apart without you.
You lead from self-governance. That is the shift
How expansion starts to feel sustainable
You do not leave reinvented. You leave re-oriented.
The way you choose; from your own centre, without the loop.
The way you speak with precision, without managing down.
The way you hold a standard without exhausting yourself to keep it.
The way you carry responsibility without letting it carry you.
The mental looping quiets. You stop second-guessing decisions you already know the answer to.
You stop checking with five people before you trust yourself.
You move forward from self-governance.
That is what a different operating baseline feels like.
Here, wealth is not aspirational. It is strategic.
Health is not self-care. It is infrastructure.
And sovereignty is not a mindset. It is a standard.
Here, wealth is not aspirational. It is strategic.
Health is not self-care. It is infrastructure.
And sovereignty is not a mindset. It is a standard.
Meet The Facilitators
Each Facilitator works exclusively in their domain. Eachone here because of what she delivers, not what she represents.
HAYLEY BATTESE - Founder of The Sovereign Woman
Hayley built multiple seven-figure businesses, then chose to rebuild from sovereignty. Since 2017 she has worked alongside high-achieving women who carry influence without a place to recalibrate. She holds the room, its standard, its integrity, and its arc, from the first evening to the final ceremony.
ANNELISE McCARTHY - Speaking Coach
Founder, Her Speaking Coach
Annelise has trained in public speaking and performance for over 15 years, competing on state, national, and international stages. She overcame a lisp and a deep fear of speaking herself. She leads Day 1: Voice.
AMY LEA - Human Design Analyst · Mentor
Amy works at the intersection of work and wellness, helping leaders refine how they make decisions and hold power. Her ethos: Coherence Over Hustle. She leads Day 2: Blueprint.
DR. ANTHEA TODD - Women's Health Expert · Chiropractor · #1 Bestselling Author
Dr. Anthea holds dual master's degrees in Women's Health Medicine and Reproductive Medicine and over a decade of clinical experience. She helps women decode what their body has been trying to tell them. She leads Day 3: Body.
VALERIA RAMIREZ - Editorial Photographer · Brand Strategist
Valeria creates personal brand imagery for high-level women in business. She documents who you are becoming — not who you have been. She captures the retreat and delivers brand content you can use immediately.
A place designed for recalibration
The setting is part of this recalibration because the pace drops the moment you arrive.
Nothing is asking you to be “on."
You get here, and the atmosphere does what strategy can’t. It quiets you.
There’s space here, but not the kind you schedule; the kind you feel.
Mornings that don't start with urgency...
Evenings without the glow of a screen...
Conversations that take their time and silence that are restorative...
Privacy is built into the experience. So is the intention.
You’re in an environment that allows you to expand yourself freely. And in that calmness, with fewer inputs and cleaner air around, your mind helps you find ways to evolve, ways in which sovereignty becomes the standard.
About the founder
"True leadership is not about doing more. It's about becoming more aligned with who you already are."
Founded by Hayley Battese.Since 2017, Hayley has worked alongside high-achieving women who carry influence without a place to recalibrate. She built multiple seven-figure businesses and then chose to rebuild from sovereignty rather than continue from it.
The Sovereign Woman™ is the room she could not find when she needed it most. A private, high-standard environment where capable women return to self-governance, not as a concept, but as an operating standard.
"True leadership is not about doing more. It is about becoming more aligned with who you already are."
Your Investment
The Sovereign Woman™ is capped at 18 women.
Bali. April 12–17, 2026.
Entry is by application, not to make you prove yourself, but to protect the standard of the room. When your application is reviewed and confirmed, you receive the full Sovereign Woman Retreat Guide: the complete framework, the day-by-day structure, the facilitator bios, the inclusions, and everything you need to arrive oriented.
You will also be invited to a private Alignment Call to walk through any questions and confirm your place.
The investment is shared privately on your Alignment Call, because a decision at this level deserves a real conversation, not a checkout page.
If this is the room for you, you already know.
2 Spaces remaining: 16 of 18 · April 12–17, 2026 · Bali
Your Questions Answered
Who is The Sovereign Woman Retreat designed for?
The Sovereign Woman Retreat is designed for women who hold responsibility in their lives. Founders, executives, leaders, creators and decision makers.
Women who are used to being the standard in their environments and are ready to step into a room where that standard is shared.
What happens after I submit my application?
Once you submit your application, our team reviews it within 24 hours. If it is a strong fit, you will receive a private invitation along with the full Sovereign Woman Retreat Guide — the complete framework, facilitator details, and inclusions. You will also be invited to a brief Alignment Call to walk through your application answers, answer any questions, and confirm your place.
Why is there an application process?
The Sovereign Woman Retreat is intentionally curated.
The retreat is limited to 18 women to ensure the experience remains deeply personal and immersive, allowing the time and attention each woman deserves.
The application process allows us to ensure the room is composed of women who are aligned in intention, values and stage of life. This protects the quality of the experience for every guest.
How is the retreat experience structured?
The experience is intentionally designed to balance depth and spaciousness.
Each day includes structured workshops and integration time, alongside space to rest, reflect and enjoy the villa environment.
Our facilitators remain at the villa throughout the retreat, creating space for meaningful conversation and connection beyond the workshop sessions.
Where will the retreat take place?
The retreat takes place in Bali within a private luxury villa reserved exclusively for our guests.
The property is not a public retreat venue and will be entirely private for the duration of the experience.
Full details of the villa and the guest experience are shared inside the Sovereign Woman Retreat Guide once your invitation has been confirmed.
Why was Bali chosen for the retreat?
Bali was chosen intentionally.
It offers the space and separation required for women to step out of their daily environments and fully immerse themselves in the experience.
The private villa setting allows the retreat to feel both intimate and expansive, creating an environment designed for depth of work, restoration and meaningful connection.
What makes this retreat different from other retreats?
The Sovereign Woman Retreat is not designed as an escape from life.
It is designed as a recalibration of how you lead it.
Each session is built around structure, application and integration so that the experience creates lasting change rather than temporary inspiration.
What is the investment for the retreat?
The investment is shared privately inside the Sovereign Woman Retreat Guide, which you receive upon invitation. There are two options: a Shared Villa Experience and a Private Suite VIP Upgrade. Full details — including what each includes — are in the Guide.If you would like to discuss the investment before applying, you are welcome to reach out directly: [email protected]
What happens if my plans change after booking?
Once your place is secured, your investment is non refundable due to the limited number of spaces available.
If something unexpected arises, please reach out to our team and we will do our best to support you.
What if I am interested but not completely sure yet?
Submitting an application does not commit you to attending.
It simply allows us to understand whether the retreat may be a good fit for you.
From there you will receive more information and have the opportunity to ask any questions before deciding whether to secure your place.
Can I bring a friend to the retreat?
Yes.
If you would like to attend with a friend, they will need to complete their own application and receive their invitation to join the retreat.
This allows us to maintain the integrity and alignment of the room.
Can I attend the retreat on my own?
Yes.
Many women attend The Sovereign Woman Retreat on their own.
The experience is intentionally designed to create a natural sense of connection within the room. By the end of the retreat, most women leave with relationships that continue long after the experience has finished.
While you are welcome to attend with a friend, it is equally common for women to arrive independently and quickly feel part of the collective.
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