Start your weekend at Desert Muse by meeting the incredible women who will join you on this journey. Ease into the Friday evening with intentional conversation, guided connections, and an immersive sound bath led by Taran Ailey, featuring meditation, live vocals, and healing instruments. Please arrive promptly at 5:45 pm to check-in and get settled before joining these creative workshops at the women's festival.
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Ease into the evening with soothing music, light refreshments, relaxed conversation, and the opportunity to meet and connect with fellow guests as part of our Desert Muse women's festival. This is also a great chance to participate in creative workshops designed to inspire and uplift.
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Join us for a warm welcome to the Desert Muse women's festival, where you'll meet the inspiring women facilitating creative workshops throughout the weekend. This unique experience brings together all-inclusive guests who will form the core group, starting their journey together and embracing the vibrant energy of women, as experiences come and go during the festival. The weekend culminates on Sunday with a special gathering for the core group at an exclusive Sisterhood Poolside event.
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Begin the weekend with intention, connection, and a shared desire to awaken and arouse your muse through creative workshops. Olivia will introduce the language of energetics, explore the deeper meaning behind Desert Muse, and invite the group to embrace sisterhood as the foundation of this women’s festival.
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Unwind in an immersive, women-only sound bath, part of the Desert Muse creative workshops, designed to calm the mind, restore the body, and connect you through healing vibrations. Enjoy a guided introduction along with the soothing frequencies of quartz crystal, singing bowls, hand pan, rain stick, chimes, flute, and ethereal vocal harmonies. This calming experience is perfect for attendees of the women's festival, supporting you in feeling connected and at ease. You will leave with a deeper sense of calmness and awareness. All-levels session.
Awaken Saturday with rooftop Yin & Deep Stretch Yoga overlooking Camelback Mountain and Downtown Scottsdale. After breakfast, join Olivia Halliday, Dr. Danite, and the Desert Muse community for a full-day women’s festival featuring creative workshops that include honest conversation, embodied sensuality, reflection, play, sisterhood, and intention setting. That evening, dress in white and gather beneath the Harvest Moon for cocktails, al fresco dining, live original music by Taran Ailey, a 360° booth, and celebration.
Sky Line Rooftop | Hotel Valley Ho
Unwind under the open sky with women-only Rooftop Yin & Deep Stretch Yoga at sunrise overlooking Camelback Mountain and Downtown Scottsdale. This session is part of the Desert Muse series, designed to help you release tension and stuck emotions through floor-based poses that target connective tissues. Held for 3–5 minutes each, these poses allow gravity to deepen stretches, improve flexibility, and restore balance. All levels are welcome, making this a perfect addition to your experience at the women’s festival. Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat, towel, and sunscreen!
Join us for breakfast and connection in the Tropicana Courtyard before the Mind-Body Wellness Workshop at the Desert Muse women's festival, where you can also explore creative workshops.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day and Half-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Settle into the space, establish shared intentions, and prepare for a morning filled with honest conversation, embodied exploration, and authentic connection during the Desert Muse creative workshops at the women's festival.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day and Half-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Join us for a transformative experience at the Desert Muse women's festival as we explore what brought you here, the essence of being a woman, and the interplay of feminine and masculine energies. These creative workshops aim to deepen our understanding of our individual experiences and the world we hope to cultivate.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day and Half-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Join us at the Desert Muse women's festival to reconnect with your body through guided movement and sensuality teachings. This immersive experience invites greater confidence, presence, pleasure, and authentic self-expression, making it one of the most enriching creative workshops you'll ever attend.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Full-day participants will enjoy an included lunch, recharge, and connect before the afternoon creative workshops begin as part of the Desert Muse women's festival.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Join us for an inspiring day of creative workshops at the Desert Muse women's festival. Explore themes of sisterhood, relationships, identity, and connection, while celebrating the unique gifts each woman brings to her partnerships, community, and our shared humanity.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day
Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho
Join us for a transformative experience at the Desert Muse women's festival. Take a moment to pause, process what has surfaced, and engage in our creative workshops. Capture meaningful insights and share reflections in a supportive space.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho Join us for a playful and interactive experience at the Desert Muse women's festival, where you can engage in creative workshops that encourage courageous self-expression, genuine conversation, and meaningful connection.
Mind-Body Wellness Workshop | Full-day Tropicana Room | Hotel Valley Ho Join us for a transformative experience at the Desert Muse women's festival, where we bring the day’s discoveries together through guided reflection, meaningful conversation, and intentional connection. Participants will have the space to acknowledge what has surfaced, honor what they are ready to release, and identify the insights they want to carry forward. This creative workshop will conclude with personal intention setting and a powerful closing circle, leaving each woman feeling grounded, supported, and inspired.
OHasis Pool | Hotel Valley Ho
Gather beneath the glowing Harvest Moon for a women-only evening of sisterhood, celebration, and connection at the Desert Muse women's festival. Enjoy cocktails and an al fresco dinner beneath palms as Taran Ailey performs her soulful original music. Dress in white, off-white, or cream, capture the magic in the 360° booth, and celebrate amid Hotel Valley Ho’s iconic architecture. Dine, connect, and awaken your muse under the desert sky while participating in creative workshops designed to inspire.
On Sunday, join us for a Guided Meditation Hike at Piestewa Peak, led by Janelle Sheppard. This gentle sunrise experience combines mindful movement, breathwork, Qigong, Tai Chi, stretching, and meditation amidst the stunning landscape of the Sonoran Desert. For all-inclusive pass holders only: Conclude your weekend at Hotel Valley Ho with the exclusive Sunday Sisterhood Poolside event, part of the Desert Muse women's festival. Relax at The OH Pool, indulge in poolside snacks, enjoy a private shaded cabana and hot tub, and gain access to the Terrace Suite, featuring our resident DJ, Adrian.
Hotel Lobby | Hotel Valley Ho
Please meet promptly at 5:00 a.m. to kickstart your day with our creative workshops at the Desert Muse women's festival. A grab-and-go breakfast will be provided for you to enjoy during the drive. Transportation will depart Hotel Valley Ho at 5:15 a.m. for Piestewa Peak, approximately 10 miles and a 22–25-minute drive from the hotel.
Piestewa Peak Trails - Freedom Trail #302 | Phoenix
Reconnect with nature on a women-only Guided Meditation Hike at Piestewa Peak as part of the Desert Muse initiative. Move at a comfortable pace through the Sonoran Desert while enjoying creative workshops that include Qigong, Tai Chi, stretching, breathwork, meditation, and reflection. Designed for relaxation—not strenuous exercise—this sunrise experience, which is part of the women's festival activities, leaves you grounded and restored. Starts at 6:00 a.m. on Freedom Trail #302. Free parking. 1.5 hours, up to 2 miles.
The OH Pool & Terrace Suite | Hotel Valley Ho
Close out the weekend with a relaxing pool day reserved exclusively for attendees of the Desert Muse women's festival, featuring all-inclusive access. Enjoy the luxury of the Terrace Suite and a private shaded Big Cabana, complete with comfortable sofa seating, a hot tub, misters, a mini-fridge, and a flat-screen TV.
Relax poolside and soak up the Scottsdale sunshine as resident DJ Adrian Michaels brings the energy from 1:00–5:00 p.m. After participating in creative workshops and checking out of your hotel room, step into the vibrant atmosphere of the festival.
All events are subject to change without notice. The Desert Muse Festival is an inclusive women's festival and wellness retreat in Scottsdale, offering creative workshops, sound healing, rooftop yoga, mind-body sessions, live music, a Harvest Moon all-white soirée, a meditation hike, and opportunities for sisterhood, connection, transformation, and growth.
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