6 Day Love YOU Better Rest & Recovery Holistic Wellness Retreat

Highlights

• Beach at a 5-7 min walk
• Gentle somatic movements, yoga asanas, breath-work & meditation
• Transformational workshops in yoga philosophy & somatic practices
• Sacred cacao ceremony & sound healing session
• Therapeutic Tremoring (TRE® Somatic Shaking Medicine) for nervous system regulation, tension, anxiety, ptsd
• Flower Essence vibrational remedies for emotional healing
• Jungle Open-aired Casitas
• Daily Eco-Adventures to Waterfalls, horseback rides, beach, swimming, in the small fishing village of Yelapa

The alcohol-free positioning

This experience is for those who have been living a sober lifestyle for at least 1 year, preferably long-time sobriety. I do not focus on alcohol related topics or activities. I am simply offering holistic wellness education & practices to strengthen your sober living lifestyle, with practices rooted deeply in nervous system regulation through TRE ® and flower Essence therapy. Along with yoga practices, nature immersion & transformational mentoring rooted in yoga philosophy. You are able to freely go where you please and so that is why this particular retreat experience is for those who are already rooted in a sober lifestyle. Understanding the risks involved when traveling out of country and through airports, and into Mexico, which is a place for wellness and to party. You must already have the tools in maintaining your sobriety in social environments as mentioned above with traveling. The retreat is recovery friendly because it is all about living a lifestyle free from alcohol and in a healthy way through holistic wellness tools. The alcohol-free environment is completely free from these substances on the property, but they are present throughout yelapa at restaurants and such. You will have time on your own, so this is a completely trusting, adult, and respectful experience. If any substance is consumed, you will kindly be asked to leave the retreat with no refund. Also, this retreat combines people who are in recovery, with those who are sober curious, and those who just want to have a healthy nervous system reset, but are not in recovery. It is not a retreat entirely focused on attendees in recovery from alcohol because that is your story, and your here to connect to somatic- embodiment practices for healing and go beyond your story and move forward with your newly transformed lifestyle.

A typical day

1. Morning

   Morning medicinal juice or tea GROUNDING YOGA, PRANAYAMA, MEDITATION, SOUND HEALING Vegetarian Breakfast

2. Midday

   THE 5 PILLARS OF FULL BODY PRESENCE & HEALING MEDITATIONS YOGA PHILOSOPHY IN LIVING A VIBRATE LIFE INTRO TO FLOWER ESSENCE VIBRATIONAL THERAPY & REMEDIES Vegetarian lunch/packed lunch

3. Afternoon

   FREE-TIME/SELF GUIDED EXCURSION/WILDERNESS THERAPY OR MASSAGE/ENERGY WORK

4. Evening

   INTRO to SHAKING MEDICINE IN THERAPEUTIC TREMORING | NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION Vegetarian Dinner

Is this trip right for you?

THIS ALL-INCLUSIVE ECO-RETREAT HAS BEEN CURATED TO SUPPORT YOU IN SELF INQUIRY FOR PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION. YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE SIMPLICITY OF LIVING WITH NATURE, GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT WITH YOURSELF. ARE YOU READY TO… Release your habits of being over-stressed or in exhausted burn-out by developing a deeper relationship to yourself, bending limiting beliefs? Empower yourself by learning new ways to support yourself through holistic wellness practices & philosophy. Transform unhealthy eating habits that have taken control of your life and well-being? Learn how to live a a more mindful lifestyle, instead of turning to bad habits as a coping outlet? Release codependent behaviors and/or unhealthy emotional/mental patterns, where tension, stress, anxiety, ptsd, or trauma triggers are controlling your life, creating unhealthy responses, affecting relationships? Learn about your nervous system and how chronic activation without coming back to homeostasis, safety, & peace can effect your health & well-being? Expand your life in recovery, where learning holistic wellness practices can empower you to be your own healer? (This retreat is for everyone, you do not have to be in recovery to attend this retreat) Be a part of a new tribe, where the retreat experience creates new & healthy friendships within your life?

Support & Environment

Accommodation

Eco Lodge

Includes 6 days/5 nights in a private room eco-casita at Los Naranjos Eco-Hotel, located in the jungle off the river that meets Yelapa's beautiful, BREATHTAKING bay. With several traditional Mexican palapas on four lush acres of natural gardens, Los Naranjos offers the ideal setting for self-exploration through connecting deeply to native Mexican land, giving you instant peace as it embraces you. You will be surrounded by the sounds of nature, and incased in the peaceful essence of silence. ABOUT THE CASITAS Our eco-casitas have private upper- and lower-floor rooms, with a separate shared bathroom casita for each private casita (depending on your booking, you may have a private bathroom or share one with another guest; ask for details), mosquito nets, and an open-air palapa. All accommodations are rustic, unique, and comfortable, with thatched roofs that harmonize with the surroundings. Open walls let in the cool jungle breezes. Beds are suspended from the ceiling and have mosquito netting. Fresh, safe drinking water is provided at the bedside. Bathrooms feature rosewood countertops, ornate tile sinks, and hot water. Each casita shares a bathroom for the upper and lower floors. Gardens burst with tropical flowers, fruit, and fish ponds. In November & December, waterfalls fall into a beautiful, natural swimming pool. You will love sleeping in their traditional palapa casitas. They will bring you directly into touch with nature's elements in a safe, secure way.

What’s Included

Not Included

Gratuity to staff (required) $50 USD, 1000 pesos Round-trip airport transfer to & from the downtown pier to take the water-taxi (ground taxi payment isn’t included, but roundtrip water-taxi ticket IS INCLUDED) 250 mxn pesos each way in ground taxi, can be shared between other participants. Private Massages Private 1:1 Mentoring Session Private 1:1 TRE Session

Refund Policy

About the Host

I’m Julia Allshouse, founder of Vikara Wellness Retreats, a mother, somatic practitioner, retreat facilitator, and Certified TRE® Provider specializing in nervous system restoration retreats in Mexico. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I’ve called Mexico home for over a decade. My own journey through profound life changes taught me the importance of slowing down, listening to my body, and finding new ways to navigate life’s challenges with resilience and trust. Founded in 2011, Vikara Wellness has grown into immersive, sober wellness retreats offering space to pause, reconnect with the body, and explore what life can feel like beyond old patterns and coping mechanisms. My approach weaves together TRE® (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises), yoga, somatic movement, breathwork, meditation, flower essences, nature, cultural immersion, and intentional rest. These practices offer supportive ways to explore stress, build body awareness, and cultivate greater ease and emotional resilience. As an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Certified TRE® Provider, Shaking Medicine teacher, and Flower Essence Vibrational Remedies consultant, I bring both professional training and lived experience to my work. I believe recovery can be about more than what we leave behind. It can be an opportunity to discover new ways of experiencing connection, pleasure, purpose, and joy. My retreats create space to slow down, explore what feels possible, and begin building a life that feels meaningful, vibrant, and genuinely your own.