5 Day Somatic Healing Retreat for Women: Return to the Body

Location icon
Camino a Playa Mermejita, Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Up to 7 in group
Date
Feb 9 - 13, 2026

Retreat Highlights

  • Morning Yoga - Mindful Hatha & Vinyasa with Restorative elements
  • Awaken your body with presence and softness.
  • • Somatic Healing & Nervous System Regulation
  • Gentle, accessible practices to reconnect with your body and release stored tension.
  • • Collective Horse Healing Session
  • A grounded, wordless experience of emotional mirroring and profound safety.
  • • Whale & Dolphin Searching Tour
  • Connect with the vastness of the ocean, the rhythm of life, and deep, natural presence.
  • • Ceremonial Circles & Community Connection
  • Holding spaces where you are seen, supported, and honored.
  • • Sound Healing & Breathwork
  • To settle, soften, and integrate your internal shifts.
  • • Ocean, nature, rest, and silence
  • Time to just be with no pressure to perform or be effective.

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Details of this retreat

You’ve spent years holding everything together… but somewhere along the way, you lost connection with yourself.

You’ve pushed through.
You’ve achieved.
You’ve carried others.
You’ve stayed strong even when your body whispered slow down.

Maybe now you feel:
• Emotionally exhausted
• Overwhelmed or disconnected from your intuition
• Numb, tense, or in discomfort
• Unsure of your direction
• Longing for softness, space and a deeper sense of “you” again

If you feel a quiet pull toward rest and reconnection…
This retreat was created for you.

This retreat is for the woman who…
• Is a high achiever, caretaker, or perfectionist
• Feels disconnected from her body, intuition, or emotions
• Holds inner tension or discomfort (emotional, physical—or both)
• Craves rest, clarity, and genuine support
• Longs to feel grounded, safe, and “in herself” again
• Is ready to reconnect to her inner world with gentleness
• Wants healing but not through force, pressure, or performance

You don’t need to be in pain to come.
You only need to feel the pull toward something deeper.

What if what you’re experiencing isn’t a problem?
But an invitation to return to yourself?

Many women think their exhaustion, tension, or numbness is something to "fix".
But often, it’s simply the body asking for presence.
For softness.
For space to breathe again.

At Return to the Body, you’ll reconnect with your inner world through somatic practices, nature, community, and deep rest.

You’ll begin to:

• Feel grounded and more present
• Listen to your body with gentleness
• Release stored tension
• Settle your nervous system
• Restore your inner clarity
• Reconnect with softness, intuition, and pleasure
• Feel nourished, supported and deeply held
• Return home to yourself

Over five nourishing days we’ll move through:

• Morning Yoga at the Beach - Mindful Hatha & Vinyasa with Restorative elements
Awaken your body with presence and softness.

• Somatic Healing & Nervous System Regulation
Gentle, accessible practices to reconnect with your body and release stored tension.

• Collective Horse Healing Session
A grounded, wordless experience of emotional mirroring and profound safety.

• Whale & Dolphin Searching Tour
Connect with the vastness of the ocean, the rhythm of life, and deep, natural presence.

• Ceremonial Circles & Community Connection
Holding spaces where you are seen, supported, and honored.

• Sound Healing & Breathwork
To settle, soften, and integrate your internal shifts.

• Ocean, nature, rest, and silence
Time to just be with no pressure to perform or be effective.

Schedule

Example day

7:00 - 8:00 am
Morning yoga + guided meditation at the beach

8:30 am
Wholesome breakfast

9:30–11:30 am
Somatic workshop & nervous system practices

12:00 pm
Nourishing lunch in community


1:00–3:00 pm
Rest, pool time, journaling, or optional bodywork


3:00–5:00 pm
Somatic practice or Horse Connection Session

5:30- 18:30 pm
Sunset Sharing Circle

18:30 - 19:30 pm
Evening Sound Healing or restorative practice

19:30 pm
Free time + integration


*daily schedule might be subject to change
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Manakaya Balance, Camino a Playa Mermejita, Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico

Directions

Your retreat home is located at Mermejita Beach in Mazunte, a quiet healing coastal village surrounded by nature and spacious ocean views in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico


You can fly into one of two nearby airports:

✈️ Huatulco International Airport (HUX) – ~1 hour 15 min
✈️ Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) – ~1 hour 30 min

Both airports have safe, reliable airport taxis. No pre-booking needed simply walk to the official taxi stand after you exit the terminal.

Accommodation

The retreat takes place at the boutique eco-hotel Celeste del Mar, just 30 meters from Mermejita beach known for its beautiful sunsets and beach. You’ll sleep in private room with the sound of the ocean (some with ocean views) surrounded by tropical nature and have access to a peaceful pool area for rest and reflection. Each room has its own bathroom, a big bed, and a table and each with own terrace and hammock. From some of the rooms you will be able to enjoy the ocean view from your hammock.

Accommodation
Queen Room
Accommodation
King Room
Accommodation
King Room with Ocean view

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
The Retreat venue has a beautiful pool, with an area to enjoy the sun either in your hammock or on the terrace. There is a beautiful garden and an area to enjoy our meals and to do our somatic practices. 10 minutes by car from the venue is the Ranch where the Collective Horse Healing Session will take place. Just 30 meters from the venue is the beach with the most stunning sunsets.

Meals

Menu Types

You will be served nutritious and delicious breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks every day, food with local ingredients. You will be served a dinner shared in community on the first and last evening.

What's Included

  • ✓ 5 days / 4 nights private accommodation
  • ✓ Daily somatic + nervous system sessions
  • ✓ Daily yoga + mindfulness
  • ✓ Collective horse healing session
  • ✓ Whale & dolphin searching excursion
  • ✓ Sound healing + breathwork
  • ✓ Opening & closing ceremonies
  • ✓ Breakfast, lunch + snacks
  • ✓ First & last night community dinner
  • ✓ Community support
  • ✓ Retreat welcome gift
  • Optional Extras:
  • Private Somatic Healing session with Katrine
  • Private Horse Somatic Healing Session with Katrine
  • Extending your stay at Hotel Celeste del Mar with a discount

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Travel nor health insurance
  • Airport transfer
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