Women’s Retreat · Riviera Maya, Mexico · August 7–10, 2026
Sacred Heart: The Exhale Retreat
A Nervous System Reset for Women Who Hold Everyone Else.
Riviera Maya, Mexico · August 7–10, 2026
Lunita Jungle Retreat Center · 4 days / 3 nights · 10 spots
When was the last time you truly exhaled?
Not a quick break. Not a weekend that flies by.
A real exhale — where your body softens, your mind quiets, and you feel held instead of responsible.
Maybe you’re functioning… but you’re tired in your bones.
You’re the one who keeps it together. You hold space. You handle things.
And yet your body feels tense, your mind won’t fully turn off, and even when you rest… you don’t feel restored.
If you’ve been carrying a lot… holding space for others… staying strong… staying “on”…
this retreat is your permission to stop.
You will arrive feeling full, tired, and emotionally stretched. You will leave feeling lighter, steadier, and deeply connected to yourself again.
This is not a vacation. It’s the kind of reset that changes how you show up in your relationships, your work, and your life.
(Private + shared rooms available · payment plan available)
The Experience:
Your time at Sacred Heart: The Exhale includes therapeutic and somatic experiences designed for restoration:
-Guided somatic healing + therapeutic sessions
-Nervous system regulation practices you can take home
-Temazcal (sacred sweat lodge ceremony)
-Cenote experience (rebirth + renewal)
-Sound bath journeys
-Integration time (rest, journaling, nature)
-Intentional sisterhood connection
Every element is designed with one intention: to help your body feel safe enough to release.
As a Latina and a woman of color…
I know what it feels like to be the strong one — to carry culture, expectations, responsibility, and other people’s needs.
This retreat is a space where softness is not a luxury. It’s medicine.
You will be welcomed exactly as you are, and you will be held with dignity, care, and deep respect.
This retreat is your exhale.
Four days to pause, release what’s been building in your body, and come back to yourself — with support.
You don’t have to earn rest.
You don’t have to be “more productive” first.
You don’t have to have your whole life figured out before you get to feel better.
This is a space for women ready to:
step out of survival mode
feel safe in their body again
soften the nervous system
and return home with clarity, energy, and emotional relief
“I attended Viri’s 1-day ‘Release Her’ retreat and also participated in her 8-week Amarte Community container. Both experiences were incredibly powerful in their own ways—but what truly sets Viri apart is her presence. She is deeply nurturing, intuitive, and compassionate in the way she holds space. You feel safe with her almost instantly, and there’s a genuine sense of trust that allows you to fully open. Her warmth is magnetic, her energy is uplifting, and it creates an environment where real, meaningful healing can happen. I left not only feeling renewed, but with lasting tools and a deeper sense of self-worth and self-love that I still carry with me today.”
— K. Gonzalez
Why Mexico. Why this land.
Mexico is the place I return to when I need to reset — not just mentally, but in my body.
I feel deeply connected to this land and to my roots here. There is something about being held by nature — the warmth, the jungle, the water — that makes it easier to release what we’ve been carrying and remember who we are underneath the roles.
Lunita Jungle is quiet, grounded, and surrounded by nature — the kind of environment that naturally supports nervous system regulation.
This is the setting your body needs to finally let go.
This retreat is for you if:
-You feel constantly anxious, tense, or overstimulated.
-You’re the one others rely on and you rarely feel supported.
-You’re tired even after sleeping, and your body holds tension all day.
-You can’t fully relax, even on “days off.”
-You feel emotionally full from holding everyone else’s feelings and needs.
-You’re craving deep rest. (not just a change of scenery)
-You want healing that includes your body, not just your mind.
-You’re ready to soften, release, and come back to yourself.
This is for the woman who’s been holding it all… and is ready to be held.
The Transformation:
Before the retreat, you might recognize:
You’re “on” all the time, even when you’re exhausted.
Your shoulders/jaw/stomach hold tension without you realizing it.
You feel emotionally full, easily triggered, or numb.
You can’t fully rest, even when you try.
You miss feeling light, present, and connected to yourself.
After the retreat, you leave with:
A calmer body and a quieter mind.
Emotional relief (like you can finally breathe again)
More patience, presence, and capacity.
Tools you can use when life gets loud again.
Clearer boundaries and permission to receive support.
A deeper connection to yourself and what you need next.
This is the nervous system reset your body has been asking for.
This kind of reset doesn’t stay in Mexico.
It shows up when you get home — in how you wake up, how you respond to stress, how you set boundaries, how you relate to others, and how much space you finally have to feel like yourself again.
A Day at the Retreat
No rushing. No pressure. Just space to be.
Morning:
Gentle movement or meditation
Breakfast
Somatic/therapeutic session
Afternoon:
Lunch
Rest + integration + journaling
Experiential healing (cenote / temazcal / workshops)
Evening:
Dinner
Sound healing / reflection / integration
What’s Included:
-4 days & 3 nights accommodations at Lunita Jungle Retreat Center (private + shared rooms available)
-All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
-Transportation to/from Cancun Airport (CUN) ( approximate a 30-minute drive)
-Guided sessions, circles, and somatic practices
-Temazcal + cenote experiences
-Sound healing and integration support
-Group Integration Call post retreat
Flights are not included.
Investment - Option #1
Private Room — $3,500
Payment plan available: 3 payments
Spots are limited to 10 women.
If you feel the pull, trust it.
Investment - Option #2
Shared Room — $2,700
Payment plan available: 3 payments
Spots are limited to 10 women.
If you feel the pull, trust it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Lunita Jungle Retreat Center is located in Puerto Morelos, in the Riviera Maya on the Caribbean Sea, in the state of Quintana Roo. The center is on private jungle property.
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No — flights are not included. Everything else is.
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Cancun International Airport (CUN). The retreat center is about a 30-minute drive from the airport.
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Yes. Airport transportation is included. The retreat center works with licensed drivers they’ve trusted for years. Safety is a top priority, and you’ll be taken care of from the moment you land.
Your Host:
Viridiana Rodriguez, LCSW, Healing Guide
Owner of Amar Therapy and Amarte Community
Viridiana is a Latina therapist, Reiki practitioner, professor, and daughter of immigrant parents, born and raised in Southern California. As the youngest in her family and first generation breaking many cycles, her own healing journey began with therapy, Reiki, breathwork, and bodywork — each step guiding her deeper into love and authenticity.
For over 12 years, she has supported clients through different seasons of their lives. Today, she embraces her path as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Healing Guide, and founder of Amar Therapy and Amarte Community — spaces dedicated to self-love, connection, and transformation.
Her personal journey has been one of unlearning, unbecoming, and learning to receive support with grace and compassion. Viridiana knows the courage it takes to begin a “new story” and step into who you were always meant to be, and she welcomes women into Sacred Heart: The Exhale Retreat to be held, to heal, and to remember the love that already lives within them.
Norma Garcia, LCSW
CEO & Founder of Amalú Therapy & Wellness
Your Guest Facilitator:
Norma Garcia is a first-generation daughter of Mexican immigrants, a Latina therapist, somatic relationship coach, and sound healing practitioner devoted to helping women come home to themselves and transform how they experience love.
As the CEO and founder of Amalú Therapy & Wellness, she has created a space rooted in healing, softness, and embodied transformation. Amalú represents a return to the soul, a coming home to self, love, and inner wholeness.
For over 12 years, she has supported women in releasing emotional wounds, breaking generational patterns, and shifting out of survival mode into lives rooted in self-trust, secure connection, and emotional freedom through trauma-informed, nervous system, and somatic healing.
At Sacred Heart: The Exhale Retreat, Norma welcomes women into a heart-opening and restorative experience, where women are invited to slow down, reconnect to their inner safety, and soften into a way of relating that no longer abandons their needs for love.
