Restoring Your Light - a Wellness Retreat for Widows of Suicide Loss
Restoring Your Light - a Wellness Retreat for Widows of Suicide Loss
Up to 8 in group
Jan 19 - 23, 2027
Retreat Highlights
- Sunrise on the Nayarit coast, starting each day with yoga and meditation as the ocean wakes up
- Paddling out together, whether you stand, sit, or simply watch from the sand
- A private boat ceremony on the water, held in honor of the loved ones we’ve lost, followed by whale watching & snorkel tour
- Shared tables, where long family-style dinners become the place the sisterhood takes root
- Beach lunches, taken on the sand when the day allows it
- Small-group circles with women who understand this loss from the inside
- A closing bonfire, a final night together under the stars with your Soul Sisters
- Afternoons of rest, with time for the pool, the beach, or a quiet nap in your own room
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Andi Zemenick is a retreat leader, life coach, certified grief educator, and the founder of The Light Within, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting those navigating profound loss. After losing her husband, Joel, to his battle with mental health, Andi was called to transform her own grief into purpose—creating spaces where others feel seen, supported, and less alone in their healing journey.
Blending lived experience with professional training, Andi guides others through grief with compassion, presence, and a holistic approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit. Through her retreats, she creates safe, intimate environments where participants can process loss, reconnect with themselves, and begin to rediscover meaning and hope.
Details of this retreat
Restoring Your Light: A Holistic Healing Retreat for Widows of Suicide Loss
Five days on the Nayarit coast, near Punta Mita, Mexico, for women who have lost a husband or partner to suicide. January 19 to 23, 2027, at Casa Amigos, a gated coastal home with private rooms, a pool, and shared meals at one table.
The retreat is built for a small group of up to eight women. Each day moves at an unhurried pace and blends sunrise yoga and guided meditation, breathwork, small-group sessions with other suicide loss survivors, and surf lessons with a local instructor (or a seat on the sand if you’d rather watch). The week also includes a 60-minute massage, a private boat ceremony to honor those we’ve lost, a traditional temazcal ceremony, a one-on-one coaching session on building a new life plan after loss, and a closing beach bonfire.
Meals are prepared by our chef using organic, locally sourced ingredients. Breakfast is light, snacks are available throughout the day, dinners are served family style, and lunches are taken on the beach or at the house. The retreat is alcohol-free.
Our retreats are holistic experiences designed to complement traditional therapeutic care, not replace it. Please keep your existing therapist, grief counselor, or physician informed of your plans.
Investment: $2,550 per guest, with a $500 deposit to secure your space and the balance due 60 days before the retreat. Airfare and travel insurance are the guest’s responsibility.
Founded by suicide widow Andi Zemenick, The Light Within has offered healing retreats for suicide loss survivors since 2024. Guests also join our Soul Sister community, a circle of women who stay connected long after the retreat ends.
Five days on the Nayarit coast, near Punta Mita, Mexico, for women who have lost a husband or partner to suicide. January 19 to 23, 2027, at Casa Amigos, a gated coastal home with private rooms, a pool, and shared meals at one table.
The retreat is built for a small group of up to eight women. Each day moves at an unhurried pace and blends sunrise yoga and guided meditation, breathwork, small-group sessions with other suicide loss survivors, and surf lessons with a local instructor (or a seat on the sand if you’d rather watch). The week also includes a 60-minute massage, a private boat ceremony to honor those we’ve lost, a traditional temazcal ceremony, a one-on-one coaching session on building a new life plan after loss, and a closing beach bonfire.
Meals are prepared by our chef using organic, locally sourced ingredients. Breakfast is light, snacks are available throughout the day, dinners are served family style, and lunches are taken on the beach or at the house. The retreat is alcohol-free.
Our retreats are holistic experiences designed to complement traditional therapeutic care, not replace it. Please keep your existing therapist, grief counselor, or physician informed of your plans.
Investment: $2,550 per guest, with a $500 deposit to secure your space and the balance due 60 days before the retreat. Airfare and travel insurance are the guest’s responsibility.
Founded by suicide widow Andi Zemenick, The Light Within has offered healing retreats for suicide loss survivors since 2024. Guests also join our Soul Sister community, a circle of women who stay connected long after the retreat ends.
Schedule
Morning mediation and somatic yoga session
Breakfast
Daily Nature Excursion - surf, snorkel, hiking, beach time
Mexican-style lunch
Afternoon free time for massage, journaling, resting
Group therapy
Sunset meditation
Family-style dinner
Second group session
Evening wind-down with sound bath, angel reiki, prayer/meditation
Good night!
Breakfast
Daily Nature Excursion - surf, snorkel, hiking, beach time
Mexican-style lunch
Afternoon free time for massage, journaling, resting
Group therapy
Sunset meditation
Family-style dinner
Second group session
Evening wind-down with sound bath, angel reiki, prayer/meditation
Good night!
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Directions
Located off of Punta Mita Hwy 45 min north of Puerto Vallarta International Airport
Accommodation
Retreat Investment Per Guest
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Casa Amigos rests on the Nayarit coast near Punta Mita, behind a gated entrance that keeps the day’s noise at a distance. Inside, the home feels like a private resort: generous rooms, quiet shaded spaces for rest, and an easy flow between the pool, the gathering areas, and the ocean beyond. Everything here is designed so you can be fully private when you need to be, and fully held when you want company.
Meals are where the group comes together. Our chef prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and we eat at a shared table, where conversations begin over coffee and often continue long after the plates are cleared. Many women tell us the shared meals become the place where the sisterhood is present and rooted.
Between gatherings, you can retreat to your own room, lounge in a garden hammock, read by the pool, or walk down to the beach.
Meals are where the group comes together. Our chef prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and we eat at a shared table, where conversations begin over coffee and often continue long after the plates are cleared. Many women tell us the shared meals become the place where the sisterhood is present and rooted.
Between gatherings, you can retreat to your own room, lounge in a garden hammock, read by the pool, or walk down to the beach.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Our meals are prepared by our in-house chefs using organic, locally sourced ingredients. Breakfast is light and fresh, and snacks are available throughout the day so you can eat when your body asks for it. Dinners are served family style at a shared table, where conversations begin over the meal and often continue long after the plates are cleared. Lunches are enjoyed either on the beach or at the house, depending on the day’s plans. Our retreats are alcohol-free, so every gathering centers on nourishment, presence, and connection.
What's Included
- Four nights of lodging in a private coastal home
- Airport transfers to and from Puerto Vallarta’s international airport
- Chef-prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Daily sunrise yoga and guided meditation
- Small-group sessions led by therapists & grief coaches specializing in suicide loss
- Private coaching time to begin imagining and shaping your next chapter after loss
- Guided breathwork and relaxation in a peaceful setting overlooking the shores of Nayarit
- Surf lessons with a local instructor, or a seat on the sand if you’d rather watch
- A 60-minute massage and group reiki session
- A private boat ceremony to honor the lives of those we have lost — followed by a snorkel tour and whale watching
- Integration workshops and a post-retreat meeting to help you return to family and daily life
- A final-night beach bonfire with your sisters
- Ongoing access to our community of women, the Soul Sister Tribe, who have attended one of our retreats
What's Not Included
- Airfare to and from Puerto Vallarta International Airport
- Travel Insurance (required)
- Additional days in & around Puerto Vallarta or Sayulita, Mexico
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