Just Be™ Retreats by Sister Diamonds
Come Somewhere You Don't Have to Be the Strong One.
Immersive experiences created for high-capacity women who are ready to step away from the demands of everyday life, reconnect with themselves, and be surrounded by women who understand what it means to carry a lot.
Release. Restore. Reconnect. Just Be.
Where Will We Just Be Next?
The next Sister Diamonds retreat experience is being curated.
Our retreats are intentionally intimate, which means space is limited. Join the priority list to be among the first to learn the destination, dates, and early registration opportunities.
We've Been Just Being Since 2022.
What began as an intimate gathering in Aruba has grown into a series of transformational experiences where accomplished women step away from performance, responsibility, and expectation long enough to hear themselves again.
Across islands, intimate Masterminds, sacred conversations, laughter, tears, rest, adventure, and breakthrough moments, one thing has remained constant:
You do not have to perform here.
You get to Just Be.
Years of Choosing Ourselves
From our first exhale in Aruba to soft power in Costa Rica — every gathering has been a chapter in the same story.
2022
Where Just Be Began
What started as one intimate gathering in Aruba became a movement — three island retreats, a journey to South Africa, and the first Mystery Mastermind experiences, all in a single year.
2023
The Sisterhood Deepened
The circle grew wider and the conversations went deeper — two Aruba retreats and the Mystery Mastermind carried the sisterhood into its second year.
2024
Returning to Ourselves
Three years in, Just Be had become a tradition — women returning to Aruba, and to themselves.
2025
Another Year of Choosing Ourselves
The sisterhood kept growing, and the exhale kept deepening on the island where it all began.
2026
Soft Power
Our boldest chapter yet — six days in the Costa Rican rainforest, where 18 women discovered the power of softness.
Just Be: Soft Power™
Costa Rica 2026
Six days. 18 women. One invitation: stop striving and experience the power of softness.
At Imiloa Institute in the Costa Rican rainforest, Sister Diamonds created an immersive journey of rest, release, reflection, sisterhood, purpose, and legacy.
What Happens When You Just Be?
Every destination is different. The transformation is the same.
01
Arrive
Step away from the roles, demands, and expectations you carry every day.
02
Release
Make space for what you no longer need to carry.
03
Reconnect
Hear yourself. Hear God. Remember what matters.
04
Receive
Allow yourself to be supported, witnessed, nurtured, and poured into.
05
Return
Go home differently, with clarity about what you are ready to choose next.
This Was Never Just About Taking a Trip.
The Heart Behind Just Be
Crystal Khalil and Dr. Nicole LaBeach share why they created Just Be and what happens when women who are accustomed to carrying everyone else finally enter a space designed to carry them.
This Is What Just Being Looks Like.
Not staged. Not performed. Just women — laughing, resting, praying, crying, dancing, and being witnessed.
They Came for the Retreat.
They Left With Something More.
Sister Diamond Story
Sister Diamond Story
Sister Diamond Story
"I am really grateful for the opportunity to work with Dr. Nicole and Crystal. They were just personal, inspiring and life-changing. If you're interested in making a change in your life and going to the next level, become a part of the Sister Diamond Collective. You will not regret it."
Dr. Ursula Whitehead
Leadership Coach
Meet Crystal & Dr. Nicole
Crystal Khalil
The Divine Disruptor & Destiny Dealer
The strategist with soul, the executive whisperer. From boardrooms to Bible study, she moves with purpose and power. With 30+ years of corporate savvy and a heart for service, she's built a movement through Sister Diamonds and Volition Enterprises.
Dr. Nicole LaBeach
The Soul Surgeon & Sacred Strategist
With a Ph.D. in psychology and 25+ years of experience, Dr. Nicole transforms lives. Featured on GMA, CBS Radio, Oprah Daily, Essence, and as the 3-season host of "Put A Ring On It" on OWN. She holds space for you to remember who you were before the world told you who to be.
Retreat FAQ
Maybe You've Been the Strong One Long Enough.
You have carried the work.
The family.
The vision.
The expectations.
The decisions.
The people who count on you.
There are moments when the next move is not another thing to accomplish.
Sometimes the next move is giving yourself permission to stop.
To receive. To reconnect. To Just Be.