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STEP 01
Mornings, separate
Adult retreats run on the JAYANA • ADULTS side. Children's programmes run by age band on the JAYELA • FAMILIES side.
The family side
Will my children actually enjoy this?
The question some parents ask before arrival is a practical one. The answer is in what has been built here — dedicated spaces, age-specific programmes, and teams trained to work with children at each stage of development. What they experience during their time here will stay with them once they arrive home.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
Thirty-five activities, five age bands
Our children's programme is built around one simple idea: that children develop best when the environment is designed for them, not fitted around adults. Thirty-five activities run across five age bands every week – from sensory play for infants to strategy challenges and creative studios for teenagers. Each forty-minute session maps to a specific area of development, whether the child experiences it that way or not. Parents arrive with practical questions. The programme tends to answer them.
AGE-BANDED
The Four Growing Studios
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AGES 0 - 3
Seed Studio
The earliest years are the most formative, and the Seed Studio is designed with that in mind. A calm, sensory-rich environment where infants and their parents explore together – soft ball pits with hidden objects, small water features, natural climbing logs, and gentle developmental stimuli at every turn. Sessions are parent-paired and unhurried. We believe that with the right conditions and the right attention, that is all a little seed needs to grow.
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AGES 4 - 8
Sprout Studio
At 4 to 8, children are pushing for independence and the Sprout Studio is built to meet that energy. An active area for movement, a Toddler Atelier for arts and crafts, outdoor space for free play, and a Toddler Hideout upstairs — bean bags, a reading corner, somewhere to come down from the day. Cook-together sessions at the Nakeha studio and water-borne activity at the Beach Hut round out the week.
AGES 9 - 12
Stem Lounge
The tween years ask for more, and the Stem Lounge delivers it — a DJ station, a hangout space for social time with peers, an outdoor hammock area, and access to the Active Courts for bouldering and physical challenges. Sessions are longer, more skill-based, and designed for an age group that has outgrown being entertained and is ready to be genuinely engaged.
AGES 13+
Bloom Lounge
The Bloom Lounge is designed for 13 and above — a space to socialise, retreat, or simply exist without an agenda. A social hangout for group time, a quieter hideout for when the day calls for something slower, and an outdoor area to unwind on their own terms. The Omni One VR system opens up something else entirely — immersive, movement-based, and the kind of thing teenagers tend to come back to. The programme here is theirs to shape. That, for most of them, is the point.
PLAY VENUES
The Buttercup Play Spaces
Buttercup is named for a flower known for its healing properties. Three Buttercup play spaces sit across the JAYELA • FAMILIES side, alongside the JAYELA • FAMILIES Pools.
Buttercup Play Space
Near the retail village and partially shaded, the Buttercup Play Space is designed to grow with whoever walks into it. Sand and small huts for the very young, slides, seesaws, and climbing for the middle years, balance hammocks and taller challenges for older children. The same space, different worlds depending on the age.
Buttercup Pool Play
In the shade of the JAYELA • FAMILIES Terraces, next to the children's pool. The walls are lined with bouldering grips and the rubberised floor rises into partial domes - the kind of space that takes about 30 seconds to understand and considerably longer to leave.
Buttercup Sand Play
Closest to the cove, shaded and unhurried. Climbing, a slide, tunnels, and a direct pathway to the beach front - accessible for strollers and mobility equipment. The sea is close enough that it feels like a starting point rather than a destination.
MOSO Hub
Named for Moso bamboo — fast-growing, deeply rooted. The MOSO Hub on the family side holds the Family Well-being Daily Bundles and the parent-led check-ins that run through the week.
Family-side partners
The Bloom Lounge is designed for 13 and above — a space to socialise, retreat, or simply exist without an agenda. A social hangout for group time, a quieter hideout for when the day calls for something slower, and an outdoor area to unwind on their own terms. The Omni One VR system opens up something else entirely — immersive, movement-based, and the kind of thing teenagers tend to come back to. The programme here is theirs to shape. That, for most of them, is the point.
Shared circuit
Family Hydrothermal
The family hydrothermal circuit is a progressive sequence designed to be done together. It begins with gentle heat in the infrared sauna, moves through waterfall bathing and Kneipp walking, then into a series of vitality pools at varying temperatures and mineral compositions — warm immersion alternating with cooler contrast to help the body regulate naturally.
Steam, rasul rituals, and a flotation pool deepen the experience as the circuit progresses. Rest and hydration are built in throughout, so the pace is never rushed. The circuit is adaptable for different ages and forms part of the retreat programme.
Private Scrub Room
Within the circuit, the Private Scrub Room offers a hands-on session where children create their own natural scrubs from sustainable, locally sourced ingredients and apply them to their parents. A simple ritual, and one that tends to be remembered.
Treatment, water, sound
Three rooms built for togetherness
Family Treatment Rooms
Built to be used together. Interconnecting rooms accommodate up to four guests — a parents' room and a children's room, linked so families remain connected throughout. Treatments run simultaneously; the togetherness is part of the design.
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Family Watsu
Watsu is aquatic bodywork — fluid movement, light stretching, and supported floating in warm water. The family pool brings this to children and adults together, with the experience adapted to suit each age group. For families, it is often the quietest session of the week.
FLAX
A room for sound, music, and creative expression. A piano, a range of instruments, and a selection drawn from Saudi musical culture. It runs wellness seminars, music sessions, and music and art-based therapy — and families can make what Dr Kannan calls their own family track: a shared piece of music created during the stay. The name comes from flax fibre, threads woven into something that holds.