Tucked away in the southern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Bacalar’s Blue Lagoon is a rare healing sanctuary, a place where the natural world seems to whisper peace into your body. Often called the "Lagoon of Seven Colors" for its stunning hues of turquoise, teal, and deep indigo, this expansive freshwater lake is nourished by underground cenotes and surrounded by untouched jungle. The energy here is ancient, soft, and profoundly healing.

For those living with the effects of chronic stress, anxiety, PTSD, or trauma, the body often remains in a state of hypervigilance, unable to rest, soften, or feel truly safe. The nervous system, stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, longs for a setting that invites safety, stillness, and trust. Bacalar will offer you just that.

The gentle, mineral-rich waters of the lagoon will support floatation and sensory calm, making it ideal for aquatic therapy with Diana, and trauma-informed healing practices with Julia & Jenn. The expansive horizon and lack of artificial noise will invite your mind to quiet down and your breath to deepen naturally. Surrounded by nature, your body will begin to remember its original rhythm, slow, steady, and soft.

As you immerse yourself in the stillness of this sacred place, your parasympathetic nervous system, the state of rest, digestion, and repair, will begin to activate. The body’s stress response will finally have the ability to unwind. The mind will become less reactive. Your spirit will feel safe to emerge.

Here, you will be supported not just by therapeutic practices, but by the land itself.

  • The gentle movement of water will soothe overstimulated nerves.

  • The sunlight and warmth will regulate circadian rhythms and hormone balance.

  • The natural sounds of wind, birds, and water will offer a sensory environment that gently anchors you in the present.

  • The pristine ecosystem will encourage deep ecological connection, reminding you that you are not separate, but a part of something greater.

In a world that rarely gives us space to truly rest, the Blue Lagoon in Bacalar is more than a destination, it is a healing presence. It is the perfect place to release held tension, recalibrate your nervous system, and return to a sense of embodied safety and wholeness through the following practices:

  • Morning Rituals for Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
    Begin each day with a grounding blend of gentle yoga, embodied philosophy, guided meditation, conscious breathwork, and restorative sound healing. These intentional practices create a spacious and sacred foundation to gently awaken the body, calm the mind, and nourish the soul.

  • Nourishment Through Whole Foods
    Enjoy wholesome, plant-based meals prepared with love and intention. Each day includes a nourishing vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and light dinner, designed to gently support the body’s natural cleansing process. Meals are thoughtfully crafted using fresh, local ingredients to promote vitality, balance, and inner clarity throughout your retreat. All meals are served at our beautiful estate venue.

  • TRE® / Shaking Medicine
    A gentle, somatic approach to nervous system regulation through therapeutic tremoring. This practice supports the release of deeply held tension, stress, anxiety, PTSD, and trauma stored in the body. Guided by Julia, who holds dual certification in this method.

  • Transformational Coaching with Julia Allshouse, CHHC, E-RYT500, YACEP, TRE Provider, & Shaking Medicine Teacher
    Explore the alignment of your thoughts, actions, and values with your deeper purpose and authentic desires. Julia’s coaching offers powerful insight and integration. Option to schedule private sessions will be available

    AguaQiFlow – Aquatic Therapy with Diana
    Experience a unique group session blending the flowing movements of QiGong with the nurturing embrace of sacred waters. Diana’s aquatic therapy supports emotional release, energetic balance, and nervous system healing. Option to schedule private sessions will be available

    Eco-Excursion: Full-Day Bacalar Boat Journey
    Set out on a day-long adventure across Bacalar’s legendary lagoon. Highlights include Los Cenotes, Hotel Akalki, Canal de los Piratas, Isla de los Pájaros, Los Rápidos, and the mystical abandoned hotel.

  • Sacred Sharing Circles
    Held in a safe and supportive container, our sharing circles invite authentic expression, deep listening, and heart-centered connection within the sisterhood. These spaces honor your truth and foster healing through presence, vulnerability, and collective wisdom.

A SACRED WOMAN’S Healing Waters RETREAT

The enchanting blue lagoon of BACALAR, MEXICO. HEALING WATERS RESET RETREAT.

*You don’t have to know how to swim to attend this retreat. You will be supported.

October 12th - 18th 2025

@Santuario Bacalar

Single Room | 1 room left

$2,750 $2,500

 
 

Shared Double | 1 Room Left with 2 spots

per person pricing

$2,500 $2,250

 
 

A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE

$500 USD DEPOSIT

NON-REFUNDABLE, BUT TRANSFERABLE

*Financial Support Considered

AirportS:

FLY INTO: Chetumal (CTM)

Or

FLY INTO MEX, and do an inside flight through Volaris or VIVA to Chetumal (CTM)

Roundtrip airport transfer included from Chetumal (CTM)

 
Bacalar Woman’s Retreat October 2025 Nervous System Reset
 

Surrounded by the healing waters and natural beauty of this sacred land, we gather in sisterhood to rest, reconnect, and realign with our true essence. This is a return to the wisdom of the body, the rhythm of nature, and the power of community.

Through a nourishing blend of gentle somatic practices: meditation, movement, breathwork, neurogenic tremoring (TRE), aquatic therapy, soul-nourishing rituals, and eco-adventures for nervous system regulation, you’ll be held in a safe and supportive space to:

  • Restore your body

  • Awaken your spirit

  • Reconnect to your inner truth

  • Regulate and harmonize your nervous system

Let the peaceful energy of Bacalar’s Blue Lagoon cradle you as you journey inward and embrace the magic of deep renewal.

What’s Included:

  • 7-Day Luxury Accommodations

Stay at Santuario Bacalar, a beautiful estate venue located directly on the shimmering waters of the Blue Lagoon — a sanctuary designed for deep rest and soul reconnection.

  • Nourishing Plant-Based Meals

Enjoy vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner daily, lovingly prepared to support a gentle cleanse through fresh, whole foods. All meals are served on-site at the estate.

  • Round-Trip Airport Transfer

Transportation provided from Chetumal Airport (CTM) to the retreat venue and back.

  • Opening & Closing Ceremonies

Sacred group rituals to set intentions, release, and rebirth, creating a full-circle transformation from arrival to departure.

  • Morning Practices

Daily gentle yoga, meditation, yogic philosophy, breathwork, sound healing, and sacred sharing circles to ground and nourish your whole being.

  • TRE® / Shaking Medicine

Trauma-informed therapeutic tremoring therapy with Julia Allshouse, dual-certified in nervous system regulation for tension, anxiety, stress, PTSD, and trauma release.

  • Transformational Coaching with Julia

Group coaching sessions to align your thoughts, actions, and values with your deeper purpose and desires. (Option to schedule private sessions will be available)

  • AguaQiFlow Aquatic Therapy with Diana Bolaños

Group experience in the sacred healing waters of Bacalar, blending QiGong, energy work, and Mayan wisdom for deep emotional and feminine healing. (Option to schedule private sessions will be available)

  • Full-Day Eco-Excursion on Bacalar Lagoon

A soul-enriching boat journey exploring the beauty and magic of:

  • Los Cenotes

  • Hotel Akalki

  • Canal de los Piratas

  • Isla de los Pájaros

  • Los Rápidos

  • Abandoned Hotel Ruins

This retreat is an invitation to soften, release, and remember. To return to your center in a space that honors your body, your story, and your spirit.

Let the waters of Bacalar cleanse what no longer serves, and the guidance of expert facilitators nurture the emergence of your most aligned, and radiant self.

 
Bacalar Woman’s Retreat October 2025 Nervous System Reset
 

Guided by Expertise and Heart

This retreat is held by three highly experienced practitioners, each bringing deep expertise in nervous system therapy, trauma-informed care, and holistic health. Their embodied wisdom, compassionate presence, and integrative approach create a truly safe and transformative space for healing, growth, and renewal, making this retreat a uniquely supportive and special experience.

DIANA BOLAÑOS – AguaQiFlow & Womb Healing

Step into the healing waters with Diana Bolaños, creator of AguaQiFlow, a deeply restorative aquatic therapy experience that blends water-based movement, energy work, and Mayan spiritual traditions. Diana’s work centers around womb healing, guiding women to reconnect with the sacred feminine essence that lives within.

In this sacred space, the womb is honored not only as the source of life, but as a powerful energetic center that holds our deepest emotions, stories, and ancestral imprints. Through this unique practice, participants are supported in:

  • Releasing stored trauma and emotional blockages

  • Healing feelings of shame, guilt, or fear around femininity and womanhood

  • Restoring energetic balance and spiritual connection

  • Awakening the divine feminine essence within

Diana’s sessions are a powerful return to the body, to water, and to the wisdom of womanhood.

JENN SHULL – Transformational Alignment Coaching

Through her powerful work with The Bold Thing, Jenn Shull offers transformational coaching that brings your thoughts, actions, and values into alignment with your deeper truth and desires. Her group coaching sessions are designed to help you:

  • Gain clarity about what truly matters to you

  • Identify and clear internal blocks

  • Embody purpose-driven living

  • Experience greater emotional and spiritual fulfillment

Jenn’s guidance supports you in creating a reality that reflects your authentic self. When inner alignment is present, life unfolds with more ease, intention, and meaning.

JULIA ALLSHOUSE – Somatic & Spiritual Embodiment

Retreat host and founder of Vikara Wellness, Julia Allshouse offers a sacred blend of somatic embodiment, yogic practices, nervous system healing, and eco-spiritual connection. Her sessions draw from ancient and modern tools to support full-spectrum healing, including:

  • TRE® (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) / Shaking Medicine

  • Pranayama (breathwork) & dynamic movement

  • Meditation, mantras (chanting), and yoga

  • Nature therapy and eco-adventures

Julia’s work invites you to:

  • Release emotional and physical tension

  • Regulate and balance the nervous system

  • Heal from trauma and reconnect with your body

  • Awaken spiritual energy (Prana Vayu)

  • Reclaim your wholeness and inner peace

  • Experience deep shifts in energy and self-awareness

  • Anchor lasting transformation in your life

Let yourself be held by the ancestral healing waters of Bacalar’s Blue Lagoon, a sacred environment that supports nervous system repair, emotional release, and expanded awareness. This is more than a retreat, it is a gateway into deeper vitality, alignment, and soul-centered living.