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DECOLONIZE YOUR HEALING
DEEPEN YOUR LEADERSHIP

MEXICO · APRIL 11 – 16, 2027

A Transformational Ceremonial Retreat for Black women
Rooted in Collective Liberation and Sisterhood

 

EARLY BIRD ENDS IN…

Beloved,
If you only read this today I want you to know:
You are worthy of unconditional love, because you are love. You are deserving of deep support, because our true nature is communal. And healing is your birthright, because you are your Ancestors’ wildest dreams realized.

And while we live in a culture that has us forgetting our divinity, we can choose to remember.

 

The Embodied Black Girl Retreat™️ is a retreat for Black women and femmes for Embodied Healing and Decolonial Leadership™️. This retreat is a sacred alchemical space where we remember our worth, our ancestral gifts and our divinity.

Here we immerse ourselves and commune with breathtaking nature to facilitate deep somatic healing and transformation. We root to sisterhood as we reclaim our deepest medicine.

During this gorgeous retreat on the stunning Pacific coast of Mexico we’ll journey through the elements through a decolonial and relational lens and deepen into the devotional path of embodying our deepest gifts and medicine. Our curiosities will weave together deep remembrance and embracing our wildness.

With Spirit, Nature and our Ancestors as guides we unmap from interpersonal, cultural and colonial wounds and root to our innate divinity and release all that doesn’t reflect this truth.

From a space of deep nourishment, we remember our wildness, we embody our pleasure, we transform through sisterhood, we root to our most expansive expression of life and leadership.

Together we’ll laugh, cry, sing, dance, share from our soul and eat the most delicious organic farm-to-table cuisine. This retreat is for deep mind-body-soul nourishment and coming home to your truest, most luminous self.

"Transformational, healing, liberating, grounding! SPECTACULAR!!!"

The retreat was transformational, healing, liberating, grounding! SPECTACULAR!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating this experience for being the vessel that could hold all of these energies that were brought here. Thank you for fluidly moving through everything that was brought up in our rooms and in our sessions and, and centering Black women for health and healing because we deserve it, it is our right. I’m so grateful!

~Samora Covington, Psy.D, Tenured Psychology Professor and Founder Liberated Radiance

"It’s been a fabulous experience!"

When Thérèse presented the opportunity to go on this retreat, I kind of blindly just said yes, and I’m so grateful that I did! It’s been a fabulous experience! I’ve learned a lot about myself and created some wonderful friendships and I will definitely follow her on her next adventure that I’m invited to. If you are someone like me, who tends to overthink and have some trust issues this is just a great experience to move through those things and just trust and you will not be disappointed.

~Sherrese Mikell, Co-Owner Breathe Diversity Pilates + Fitness

"The experience was groundbreaking! It’s worth it, seriously, do it!"

I was inspired to come to the retreat because it was a chance to transform my mind and become a better version of myself. The bonding was unreal! Usually you have to spend months and months with people to get this level of closeness and honesty. Being able to hear their stories and share mine has been life changing. Throughout the retreat we were surrounded by so many signs from the universe. By the end of the retreat I felt like, “I can do anything!” Being led by Thérèse was phenomenal and easy! It was like speaking to a friend but without judgement. Working with her is worth limitless amounts! The experience was groundbreaking! It’s worth it, seriously, do it!

-Monique

"For anyone who’s being called to this work for anyone who’s been called to go deeper into their own healing, I would highly recommend it!"

~Natalee Facey, Somatic Coach + Birth Doula

“It’s the best investment you can make in yourself.”

What was most impactful for me at the Embodied Black Girl retreat was the opportunity to connect and reconnect with myself. I felt very disorganized and disconnected from the core of who I am. And this retreat gave me an opportunity to learn, grow and connect with myself and others.

I’m grateful for this time, and I’m grateful for all the other women here. If you can make the investment, it’s the best investment you can make it yourself. It’s no one else’s responsibility to take care of it.

Especially for someone in the field of service, caretaking of other people, this is your opportunity to pour back into yourself so you can give them the overflow and not from a space of depletion, which is really, really important that we take care of ourselves. Don’t wait until it’s too late to take care of yourself. I’m just grateful. I’m just grateful for Natalee and Thérèse for this opportunity and hopefully I’ll be back. It’s magical here.

~Dr. LaNaadrian Easterling, Psy.D

 

"Being in this space allowed me time to process, to not just step outside the box but to completely take that box away and recognize my best truest self for me, so I can be my best and my truest for others."

~Dana Gathers, Ph.D.

 

"What was most miraculous about this retreat was women from all over the country, from all different walks of life, coming together as sisters."

What was most miraculous about this retreat was women from all over the country, from all different walks of life, coming together as sisters. We have so much in common. We all come from such diverse backgrounds. We were here for rebirth and for renewal, and we are all walking away with a new sense of purpose and hope and joy to take back to our communities. If you were considering coming to an Embodied Black Girl Retreat do it!! This is something for you.

~Catrice Vandross, Special Education Teacher, Cultural Preservationist and Historian

Imagine being held
in a constellation of care,
receiving deep nourishment
that resonates throughout your cells,
and submerging in sacred ritual and ceremony.

OUR CURIOSITIES & EXPLORATIONS

 

In a world that subscribes to grind culture our retreat creates space to sloooooow down. In the sacred pauses you soften and attune to your inner knowing and create a portal to your aliveness. Here’s a preview of how we’ll spiral deeper…

  • Explore your true desires for your life, relationships and calling outside of the daily pressures of work and family. This is sacred space just for you.
  • Practice radical self-acceptance and self-love and embrace yourself, your shadows and your perceived flaws in expansive ways.
  • Unmap from colonial and cultural conditioning that create deep seeded feelings of unworthiness and not belonging.
  • Get crystal clear on your next steps in your life and work and embody the courage and radiance needed to bring it into being.
  • Create the internal and external structures to honor your boundaries and nurture relationships rooted in care and consent.
  • Recognize and honor the sacred medicine you’re meant to share.
  • Deepen the bonds of true sisterhood and meet other beautiful souls committed to weaving the new world together.

Rooted visioning.
Expansive dreaming.
Embodied aliveness.
Wild devotion.

A GLIMPSE AT OUR MAGICAL EXPERIENCE

We’re adventuring to the Pacific Coast of Mexico to immerse ourselves in breathtaking nature. We’ll nest away at one of my favorite eco-luxe retreat centers devoted to sustainability and regenerative practices. They’re run entirely off-grid, generating 100% of their energy from solar power. There’s also the most precious on-site turtle sanctuary as well as a permaculture farm. 

You’ll also experience the transformative power of our ceremonial retreats that invite you into deep ceremony, ritual, somatics, breathwork, movement and sisterhood. This is the space where you’ll truly know what it means to slow down, pause, reflect and rest as we’ll be unplugging from technology and detoxing from the noise. You’ll be nourished with daily organic farm-to-table feasts. While we go deep, there’s ample time to just be as well as enjoy ocean side massages and body treatments. We can’t wait for you to experience the magic of this space.

"Five Stars!!! I HIGHLY recommend it!"

~Phyllis Butler, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Teaching Artist and founder of Sweet Melody Music Studio

"There was nothing I could have done to prepare for the experience that I had!"

This trip has been amazing! There was nothing I could have done to prepare for the experience that I had! Natalee and Thérèse were awesome hosts and facilitators. When I first came here, there were different things that I wanted to touch on and get more clarity around and I feel like I accomplished that. I’m just so grateful for them putting this together because I’ve never really been on something like this before, and it was an amazing experience! One thing that I’m taking away from here is being able to process different trauma and grief – recognize it for what it is, and then move on, prosper from it, give it back if I needed, because everything is not for us to carry! I feel that was embedded in me while I was here! I’m so so grateful to be a part of it.

~Ronnie Horns, Licensed Professional Counselor

"A really powerful experience!"

Participating in the Embodied Black Girl retreat was a really powerful experience! I came at a very rough time in my life way, through a big transition. It was a really important trip for me. It’s an opportunity to connect with others to connect with myself to connect with my ancestors, and just a lot of healing and reflection and journaling. Going inwards, I had a lot of revelations and have been having a lot of important conversations with myself and with others. I’m very hopeful about what I will take forward into the next phase of my life. Thank you Embodied Black Girl!

-Cathleen

"The healing circles were so powerful, so amazing, so insightful!"

~Porsche Terry, MSW, LCSW

"What was impactful was being in a space with so many women who looked like me and who had similar experiences."

~Nikki Martinez

"It was really beautiful."

What was most impactful for me was being in circle and in community with all of these amazing women from around the country, getting to look around at other faces that looked like mine, women of color, who were all here for the same thing, to work on ourselves. It was really beautiful. And my first opportunity to do that.

~Courtney Hall

 

"Truly amazing! I loved every bit of it."

~Beverly

All that's Included...

6 Days/5 Nights at an absolutely gorgeous eco luxe retreat center

4 Delicious farm-to-table meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack)
beginning with dinner on arrival day and ending with breakfast on departure day

Daily Yoga

Traditional Tamazcal Ceremony

Pre-Retreat Group Welcome Call

Post-Retreat Group Integration Call

Roundtrip airport transfer to and from retreat center 

All taxes, service charges and donation to regenerative trust are included

Embodied Breathwork 

Sacred Soulscapes

Embodied Movement

Soul Councils

Ceremonies + Rituals

Somatic + nervous system work

Ancestral Guidance

*Excursions are subject to change

*This is an intimate retreat and space is limited

JOIN US &
REGISTER NOW

EARLY ENROLLMENT 10% OFF

Until August 31st
(Discount automatically applied at checkout)

Accommodations range from gorgeous architecturally stunning mantas/treehouses to casitas all made with natural local materials and were designed to be a shared experience. This means accommodations are typically shared between 2-3 people and there are limited private/solo accommodations available. This is an experience where you’ll be immersed in nature and part of the natural world. All rooms are open to nature, have stunning ocean views and allow for free flow of the ocean breeze.

SELECT YOUR SPACE BELOW

Option 1 · Eco-Luxe Treehouse

Suspended in mid-air by palm trees, these tree-houses are designed to echo nature. The Eco-Luxe Treehouse is made up of two buildings. The front features a king bed as well as net hammock suspended out front in the air. This second house is outfitted with 2 day beds and a desk with a great view. The stunning expansive private bathroom separates the two spaces.

Private Room · King Bed

$4800 pay-in-full and save
OR 10 payments of $500/month
Private Suite + Shared Bath
Please note all balances are due 2 months prior to the retreat

Book Now · Private King Treehouse

Shared Treehouse/Casita · Twin Bed

$4475 pay-in-full and save
OR 10 payments of $465/month
Shared Suite + Shared Bath
Please note all balances are due 2 months prior to the retreat

Book Now · Shared Twin Treehouse

Option 2 · Eco-Luxe Casita

Eco-Luxe Casitas feature beautiful ocean views. Casitas have shutter doors that can be opened for full ocean views or closed for complete privacy. 

We’ve had mother-daughters share this room who loved it. This is a great option if you’re attending the retreat with family or close friends. We can accommodate up to 4 people in the large King Casitas. Queen Casitas are cozier and are reserved for those who want a private space.

Private · King Bed (SOLD OUT)

SOLD OUT · Private King Casita/Suite

Private · Queen Bed (LIMITED)

$4950 pay-in-full and save
OR 10 payments $515/month
Private Suite + Private Bath
Please note all balances are due 2 months prior to the retreat

Book Now · Private Casita/Suite

The price includes everything listed above.

Option 3 · Classic Studio

ONLY 1 AVAILABLE

The Classic Studio has an unobstructed ocean view and King bed and a desk. A private bathroom is located downstairs below from the bedroom area.

 

Private · King Bed (1 REMAINING)

$4250 pay-in-full and save
OR 10 payments of $444/month
Private Suite + Private Bath (located just outside space)
Please note all balances are due 2 months prior to the retreat

Book Now · Private Classic Studio

The price includes everything listed above.

Prices are in USD.
Shared room prices are per person.
Not Included: Travel to and from Zihuatanejo (you’ll fly into ZIH), additional meals, specialty drinks, massages + excursions beyond the scope of the retreat.

Due to the nature of the work this is an alcohol free and substance free retreat.

email us with any questions at hello@ebgsite.theresecator.com
and we’ll be happy to answer them

REFUND + CANCELLATION POLICY

There are no refunds or cancellations available for this trip. Travel insurance is required in case you’re unable to attend the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances. If we have to cancel the retreat due to an emergency all of your payments will be applied to our next retreat or if available another offering of your choosing.

 

PHYSICAL + MENTAL HEALTH

This retreat isn’t suitable for those who are pregnant, who’ve had suicidal ideation in the past year or are in fragile health states. This retreat isn’t suitable for people who are emotionally unstable or explosive. This isn’t the right environment for those who have difficulty being part of groups and/or feel the urge to create drama or be the center of attention at the expense of the entire group. For anyone whose experiencing emotional states listed above we recommend finding a licensed therapist or somatic trauma recovery practitioner to work with privately.

 

COVID-19

Please note there are no Covid-19 travel restrictions currently to enter Mexico. For latest updates please check with the appropriate governmental bodies. To attend the retreat you will need to provide a negative Covid-19 test prior to gain admittance.

Five Stars!!! I HIGHLY recommend it!

~Phyllis Butler, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Teaching Artist and founder of Sweet Melody Music Studio

There was nothing I could have done to prepare for the experience that I had!

This trip has been amazing! There was nothing I could have done to prepare for the experience that I had! Natalee and Thérèse were awesome hosts and facilitators and our groups! When I first came here, there were different things that I wanted to touch on and get more clarity around and I feel like I accomplished that. I’m just so grateful for them putting this together because I’ve never really been on something like this before, and it just an amazing experience! One thing that I’m taking away from here is being able to process different trauma and grief – recognize it for what it is, and then move on, prosper from it, give it back if I needed, because everything is not for us to carry! I feel that was embedded in me while I was here! I’m so so grateful to be a part of it.

~Ronnie Horns, Licensed Professional Counselor

A really powerful experience!

Participating in the Embodied Black Girl retreat was a really powerful experience! I came at a very rough time in my life way, through a big transition. It was a really important trip for me. It’s an opportunity to connect with others to connect with myself to connect with my ancestors, and just a lot of healing and reflection and journaling. Going inwards, I had a lot of revelations and have been having a lot of important conversations with myself and with others. I’m very hopeful about what I will take forward into the next phase of my life. Thank you Embodied Black Girl!

-Cathleen

The healing circles were so powerful, so amazing, so insightful!

~Porsche Terry, MSW, LCSW

THIS IS THE CULTURE WE’RE CO-CREATING

If you resonate with this you’re in the right place!

  • We recognize that we will be in a lush natural environment and we will honor all living beings. We are going to be one with nature!
  • We recognize we’ll be traveling to another country/land and we will be guests. As guests we are respectful of customs, cultures and know that things will not happen on our time. We bring flexibility, humility, grace and reverence.
  • We honor boundaries and see the humanity in everyone including our fellow retreat attendees, retreat hosts/facilitators, retreat center team and honored guests.
  • We’re devoted to cultivating safe and brave space to confront and dismantle the ways we internalize and express systems of oppression.
  • We do our own internal work as our triggers arise.
  • We acknowledge ourselves and every person here as sovereign while being rooted in a culture of care.
  • We honor different identities and are attentive to pronouns and don’t use generalizations when addressing individuals or a group.
  • We witness one another through the lens of love, even when challenges and fumbles arise.
  • We give ourselves and one another grace. When mistakes happen we orient towards generous repair.
  • We actively seek to create a culture that centers care, liberation and justice.
  • We center slowness and honor the pace of our bodies.
  • We tread gently and bring deep humility and strive to be in right relationship with the land and people.

 

OUR WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN…

OUR TIME TOGETHER IN TIMELESSNESS

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 11TH – FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH

 

SAMPLE ITINERARY

 

DAY 1:
Afternoon:  Arrive, check-in and settle in
Evening: Welcome Dinner

 

DAY 2-5:
Mornings: Yoga, breakfast, ceremonial councils + teachings
Afternoons: Lunch, free time to explore/rest/relax, embodied breathwork, embodied movement, sacred excursion
Evenings: Dinner under the stars followed by time to unwind, relax and rest

 

DAY 6:
Morning: Breakfast, Goodbye + departure

A NOTE FROM THÉRÈSE

Dear One,

If you got this far, thank you for your presence. I’m overjoyed to be holding space in-person after being apart for so long. Many of the wounds we experience are due to relational ruptures and the medicine of being together heals on a cellular level. It’s my honor and an ancestral calling to do this work and hold this space for our individual and collective thriving.

I know deep in my bones in order to create a world where we are each held we must deeply honor our desires and needs while unpacking the ways we’ve been shaped by our culture. As we reclaim the parts of us that we’ve lost and forgotten we become the embodiment of the world we seek to belong to.

This retreat will be a space where you can bring the totality of who you are. Your brilliance. Your shadows. Your dreams. Your sorrows. It’s a space of deep love and devotion. A space where Spirit takes the lead. A space of rebirth and coming home to your essence.

If you feel called, I can’t wait to welcome you for what will be a beautiful regenerative and life-transforming adventure!

With Love,

FAQs

HOW DO I GET THERE?

You’ll be flying into Zihuatanejo Ixtapa International Airport (ZIH) and from there our retreat center hosts will pick you up. For ease of travel and the minimum amount of transfers we recommend Alaska Airlines as they have direct flights from LAX and SFO. If you’re coming from the east coast we recommend finding a connection within US/Canada.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RETREAT?

 

  •  6 days/5 nights at stunning sustainable retreat center (wait till you see the beauty!)
  •  4 Daily delicious farm-to-table meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner & snack)
    beginning with dinner on arrival day and ending with breakfast on departure day
  • Daily Community Yoga/Movement
  • Soul Councils
  • Transformational healing ceremonies + rituals
  • Powerful group Breathwork
  • Soul Journeys
  • Sacred Somatics
  • Excursion to Traditional Temezcal Ceremony
  • Airport Transfers (ZIH) to and from retreat center on retreat dates
  • Pre-retreat Group Welcome Call
  • Post-retreat Group Integration Call
  • Taxes, service charge, tips and donation to regenerative trust
  • Surprises, unforgettable lifelong memories and sisterhood!!!

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RETREAT?

The following is not included in the retreat price:

  • Travel to and from retreat center, you’ll fly into (ZIH)
  • Additional meals not listed, snacks and specialty drinks
  • Additional tips / gratuity
  • Massages and other spa treatments
  • Optional excursions beyond the scope of the retreat
  • Arriving prior or staying longer in Mexico

WHAT IS THE REFUND + CANCELLATION POLICY?

There are no refunds or cancellations available for this trip. Travel insurance is required in case you’re unable to attend the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances.
If we have to cancel the retreat due to an emergency all of your payments will be applied to our next retreat or another offering of your choosing. If Thérèse is unable to lead the retreat her experienced retreat team will take over.

WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?

This particular retreat is for Black women and femmes ages 18+. This retreat is intergenerational. Past guests have been from 20’s – 70’s. Specifically, this is for folks with a racialized lived experience. If you have any questions about this or are unclear please contact us before registering as there are no refunds.
We strive to create a culture of deep care and it’s important that the humanity of all is honored including fellow guests, retreat facilitators and staff. We share in detail the culture we’re creating above so please take time to read that.

 

WHO IS THIS RETREAT NOT FOR?

  • This retreat is not suitable for individuals who are pregnant.
  • This retreat is not suitable for individuals who are in fragile health and/or need medical supervision.
  • This retreat is not suitable for individuals who’ve had suicidal ideation in the past year or are currently experiencing mental health concerns such as borderline personality disorder, psychosis, severe depression etc.
  • This retreat is not suitable for individuals who are currently suffering from substance dependencies. This retreat isn’t a substitute for substance dependency treatment programs.
  • This retreat is not suitable for those who are easily triggered and those who are interested in creating drama.
  • This retreat is not suitable for individuals who aren’t interested in building community and reciprocity and desire to treat others as “the help” or only care about their needs.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ATTENDING A RETREAT. WILL I FIT IN?

That’s so exciting and we’re honored that you’re considering joining us! Beloveds who’ve attended come from all walks of life, some have attended retreats and traveled extensively and for many others it’s their first time doing something like this.
Being part of any community can bring up a lot of feelings. In all my years of doing this work we’ve been blessed that our community members have all been respectful and loving to one another. We also have community agreements in place so that we can create a space for all of us to thrive. However, should challenges arise everyone is encouraged to approach it from a place of secure attachment and through the lens of compassion and deep care.
It’s important to state that all gender expressions and sexual orientations are welcome. This is an inclusive space and hate of any kind won’t be tolerated.
This is also an retreat intergenerational space and participants have been from 20’s – 70’s. It’s truly beautiful.
Our community of women and femmes are absolutely amazing and extremely supportive of one another and the friendships created extend beyond the days we’re on retreat.
If you have any more questions please don’t hesitate to reach out!

WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?

Please email us with any questions at hello@ebgsite.theresecator.com and we’ll be happy to answer them!