Aloha!

I am Rose (Rosanne), born and raised in the Netherlands and trained as a clinical psychologist. I studied at the VU in Amsterdam and began my career as a military psychologist. On the outside, my life as a psychologist and aerobics instructor looked solid but inside there was a quiet and deep ache, a sense of loneliness, and very human themes like “not good enough,” “not belonging,” and feeling unsafe in 'the big world'. As many women, being sensitive and used to adapting to others, I was naturally trained to tune in to people - a trait that is now one of my finer qualities.

At 28, life invited me into a deep inner initiation that came in the form of depression. Looking back, I see those years as a strong medicine that helped me release what was not truly mine and led me closer to who I am. It stripped away everything I thought I was and had—old identities, roles, and beliefs about myself—until only what was true remained. The sentence that initiated a profound pivot in my journey came from White Bull (channeled by Ian Graham), who said to me: “Don’t tell them you’re depressed, tell them you’re diving for pearls.”

And that is exactly what I did. Instead of seeing myself as broken, I began to dive. I released layer after layer of old beliefs, met my own shadows and pain, and discovered the pearls hidden beneath. From this deep inner work, my practice in Sexual Healing for Women was born - a place where women could meet their own truth, sensitivity, feminine power, and feminine energies in a safe, embodied way.

In 2015, when I was 42, I came to Hawaiʻi for the first time. What I never expected to happen during my travels happened: I fell in love with an Englishman who had already lived here for more than 20 years. We married, lived together with five cats and a dog, and built a life on this island. After many years, our togetherness shifted. We are now “happily divorced” and best friends - still connected, but in a different form.

I live in Captain Cook (South Kona, Hawai'i Island), surrounded by flowers, coffee fields, and ocean views, together with my bestie, my dog Kala, who accompanies me almost everywhere. She is two years old and a special soul with three legs. When she gets tired on walks, she rests in her doggy backpack. She is a rescue, continuously learning to relax, feel safe, and be herself. She has made it very clear that she wants to be part of the retreats. She is a happy girl and a healing dog. You’ll love her.

Hawaiʻi is an intense island to live on, with the history of the island, Fire Goddess Pele’s activities at the volcano, and many other seen and unseen energies and influences. Living on Hawaiʻi Island has opened new layers of release, inviting me to surrender, listen deeply, be boldly honest and to remember who I am in my essence.

I deeply know I have lived lives in Hawaiʻi, which makes it a humbling experience to return now as a haole (stranger/foreigner), with no remembrance of the language or ways. Yet there is a soft and strong inner knowing that sparks light in me with every story I read about Hawaiʻi, every chant I learn and sing, and every connection I make with Hawaiian people. This knowing lives quietly inside me and is only important to me. 

AlohaRose Retreats was born from my own journey of connecting deeply with the ʻĀina, the sacred land of Hawaiʻi. Here, surrounded by the immense beauty of nature, my essence and authentic nature came fully to light. The land, ocean, lava, trees, plants, flowers, forests, and mountains showed me depths, strength, love, and clarity in myself that I had never experienced before. Now, I hold space for others to do the same - to let their authenticity and essence come to light.

Over 11 years, my nā kumu (teachers) and the island herself have guided me. Places call me. I only go to places when they are calling. So when my mind wants to go, and my heart, my inner compass says no, I am not going. The island leads; I follow her guidance.

I have learned chants and rituals that I now offer in deep gratitude and respect for the ʻĀina (land), Akua (the Gods), akua (the elements), and of course nā kumu (my teachers). My life has evolved into living and working in natural flow - listening, following what is true in the moment, rather than forcing or pushing.

At AlohaRose Retreats, I don’t offer luxury resorts or external distractions. Instead, I hold space for you to slow down, breathe deeply, and connect with the living spirit of Hawaiʻi. Through intuitively guided experiences in private retreats or very small groups, we tune in to the wisdom of the land - its stillness, its rhythms, its hidden teachings, and timeless truths.

This is not about going outward. It is about going within.
It is about remembering that the greatest treasures are already within you - your clarity, your authenticity, your Divine Feminine, your wholeness.

Every retreat is guided intuitively, shaped by the ʻĀina, the moment, and the woman (or two women) who come. No two retreats are the same, because each person’s journey is unique.

For many years, I have known that soul-led retreats are my calling. Living in the natural rhythm of life has taught me to practice patience, to wait for the right moment instead of trying to make it happen. That moment is now.

AlohaRose Retreats is born from my Soul - born naturally from my life journey of diving for pearls, releasing what’s not mine, and remembering who I am.

Welcome to AlohaRose Retreats on Hawaiʻi Island,
Aloha nō, Rose