Return to the Mother

Our Home away From Home… Welcome to Casa Salita

We will be staying at the stunning Casa Salita in the heart of Sayulita. Casa Salita is a newly remodeled home with beautiful architectural design with expansive views overlooking the entire Sayulita Bay, downtown area and distant mountains and is complete with rooftop terrace and pool area. The pool at Casa Salita provides sun and shade and is perfect for cooling down while enjoying the views from the patio and surrounding gardens on the property. Casa Salita is conveniently situated only steps to the main downtown Sayulita plaza and only 3 blocks to the main Sayulita beach and surf break. The rooftop deck at Casa Salita is very spacious with a large dining table, comfortable couches to lounge on and the perfect place to share meals under the pergola to shade from the afternoon sun. 

Nestled above the Pacific Ocean, our home in Sayulita will be a sanctuary for restoration, connection, beauty, and rest throughout our week together. Mornings begin slowly with coffee, fruit, ocean air, birdsong, and sunlight pouring through the palms. Days unfold with beach swims, herbal teachings, flowers, prayer, exploration, shared meals, laughter, and time to simply be.

Evenings bring candlelight, music drifting through the streets, rooftop dinners, devotional gatherings, celebration in the plaza, and the vibrant energy of Mexico during one of its most beloved feast days.

This is not a retreat centered around constant activity or productivity. There will be plenty of spaciousness here. Time to wander barefoot through town.


To swim in the ocean. To shop in local markets. To receive bodywork. To nap on the beach. To eat beautiful meals with new friends. To cry when you need to cry. To dance when music fills the streets at night.

Sayulita itself becomes part of the medicine.

The Spirit of This Gathering

This is not a retreat about fixing ourselves. It is an invitation to soften into beauty, pleasure, prayer, nourishment, and presence. The Feast of Guadalupe reminds us that healing does not always arrive through intensity.

Sometimes healing arrives through the scent of roses.
Through song.
Through ocean air and saltwater.
Through dancing in the plaza.
Through shared meals and candlelight.
Through beauty.
Through friendship.
Through rest.
Through being deeply nourished in body and spirit.

At the heart of this gathering is the remembrance of the feminine as a force of compassion, creativity, tenderness, intuition, nourishment, sensuality, and sacred care.

Together we gather beneath the mantle of the Mother to reconnect with what is soft, alive, instinctual, beautiful, and holy within ourselves.

What We’ll Explore Together

• Flower essences and floral rituals

• Herbal medicine and traditional plant wisdom

• Aromatherapy and nervous system nourishment

• Ocean and saltwater healing

• Nourishing meals and beautiful shared dinners

• Prayer, music, movement, and devotional song

• Gentle healing practices and sacred rest

• Candlelit gatherings and rose offerings

• Beauty rituals and feminine nourishment

• Art, creativity, and devotional practices

• Space for grief, celebration, reflection, and joy

• Time to wander, rest, explore, and enjoy Sayulita

• Participation in local Guadalupe celebrations and festivities

Healing Through Beauty

Throughout our week together we will work with flowers, scent, salt, herbs, prayer, beauty, music, nourishment, and ritual as pathways toward healing and restoration. Our practices may include:

• flower essences

• floral baths and rose water rituals

• herbal oils and sacred aromatics

• smoke cleansing and scent ritual

• ocean blessings and water prayer

• gentle movement and embodiment practices

• devotional altar creation

• herbal nourishment and healing foods

• music, prayer, and song

• candlelight ritual and reflection

This pilgrimage honors beauty not as luxury, but as medicine.

The Feast of Guadalupe

December 12th marks the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most beloved and celebrated holidays in Mexico. Throughout the week, Sayulita comes alive with music, flowers, fireworks, prayer, processions, dancing, feasting, and community celebration.

Together we will respectfully immerse ourselves in these living traditions while honoring the deeper themes of devotion, feminine wisdom, collective healing, and the sacred heart. This is an opportunity not simply to witness Mexican culture, but to participate in it with reverence, openness, and joy.

Throughout the town square there will plenty of activity and ceremonies to participate in! Head to the beach for the day! Los Muertos (Beach of the Dead) is our local favorite! Engage in a plethora of local activities including surf lesson, whale watching and hiking. We are more than happy to assist you in making accommodations as needed. Just ask!

A Rhythm for Our Days

Our days together will balance ritual and rest, depth and delight, spaciousness and celebration.

Mornings
Coffee and fruit overlooking the ocean, gentle movement, meditation, prayer, herbal teachings, flower ritual, breakfast together.

Afternoons
Beach time, swims in the Pacific, exploring Sayulita, shopping local markets, free time, bodywork, workshops, rest, shared lunches, wandering colorful streets.

Evenings
Community dinners, candlelit gatherings, music, rooftop conversations, devotional practices, local festivities, dancing, prayer, celebration, and time beneath the stars.

This Gathering Is For Women Who…

• long to feel nourished instead of depleted

• crave beauty, softness, and restoration

• want to reconnect with their bodies and intuition

• feel called toward feminine healing and devotional practice

• are grieving, transitioning, or seeking renewal

• desire meaningful connection and community

• love flowers, herbs, ocean, ritual, music, and beauty

• are longing for joy, pleasure, rest, and aliveness

• want to experience Mexico through its living traditions and sacred celebrations

Return to the Mother

To return to the Mother is to return to the heart.
To beauty.
To the body.
To prayer.
To nourishment.
To intuition.
To joy.
To grief that is witnessed and held.
To celebration that lives beside sorrow.
To the wisdom of flowers, ocean, song, community, and rest.

We gather in Mexico not to escape life, but to remember how to live it more fully, more tenderly, and more beautifully. We cannot wait to welcome you.

Meals included:

Breakfast will be served each morning (sans one) and two group dinners will be provided at Casa Salita and are included in the cost of the tour (noted* on the itinerary above). Please read the itinerary carefully so you know which meals you are responsible for. Lunches and dinners, other than our first and last night together are NOT included in the cost. A budget of $15-20 per day will get you a nice meal in town, but most folks find that a quick (and very inexpensive) bite at one of the many local taquerias is a daily staple and more than enough!

transportation included:

Pick up and drop off from Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) and travel to and from San Pancho. Flights are NOT included.

Accommodations:

Casa Salita Room Options (First come, first serve)
Casa Salita offers a variety of options from a private apartment with full kitchen and bath (perfect for a couple or close friends), to private rooms with ocean views, to shared rooms for two.
*Alta Vista Casita - Apartment with 1 king bed + 1 private bath + private kitchen and balcony with ocean view
**Buena Vista Casita Uno- 1 king bed + 1 bath + shared outdoor kitchen, with full ocean view
***Buena Vista Casita Dos - 1 king bed + 1 bath + shared outdoor kitchen, with partial ocean view
****Chula Vista Casita - Shared Room with 2 double beds + 1 bath
****Dulce Vista Casita - Shared Room with 2 double beds + 1 bath

Pricing for the Trip (flights not included):
*Private Apartment + Private Bath $3500.00
**Private King Bed Room + Private Bath $3000.00
***Private King Bed Room + Private Bath $2600.00
****Shared Room with 2 Double Beds $2200.00 (per person)

All rooms have their own private bathroom, hot showers, mini, full our outdoor kitchens, air conditioning and wifi. There are 7 beds available and we can accommodate up to 9 people, depending upon shared rooms/beds.  Double occupancy will include a shared king size bed, bathroom, kitchen and balcony.  A deposit of $600 will be required to reserve your space. We are happy to set up a two part payment plan for the remaining balance, with a second payment due by July 1st and the final payment due by October 1st 2025.

Partial proceeds from this tour will go to support The Huichol Center, a center for cultural survival and the traditional arts. Established nearly three decades ago in the rugged mountains of Sierra Occidental, in the town of Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, The Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and the Traditional Arts developed working strategies and goals to address the economic, educational and health issues facing the Huichol people and children as they work to maintain their cultural identity and homeland.

Please read the Disclaimer:

**All participants must be 18 years of age or older unless with a legal guardian. 

** Please note, by registering for this tour you acknowledge Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC acts only as agents for the various independent suppliers that provide hotel accommodations, transportation, sightseeing, activities, or other services connected with this tour.  Such services are subject to the terms and conditions of those suppliers. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC and their respective employees, agents, representatives, and assigns accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or any other incident which may be caused by the negligence, defect, default of any company or person in performing these services. Responsibility is not accepted for losses, injury, damages or expenses of any kind due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts of nature, local laws or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws and regulations of the country in which they are provided. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in the tours / trips arranged by Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC. Individual travelers are responsible for purchasing a travel insurance policy, if desired, that will cover some of the expenses associated with the loss of luggage or personal effects as well as their personal health insurance policy. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC is not responsible for providing your health insurance or healthcare while on the trip, are not responsible for any flight cancellations or changes to your personal travel itinerary not provided by the trip.  The itinerary and schedule are available on twinstartribe.com and the exact activities may change slightly based upon weather while on the trip.  Occasionally weather can become an issue and we reserve the right to not participate in a certain activity if it is deemed unsafe due to weather but we will replace that activity with another of equal value.