Transformative Women's Healing Retreat Guatemala | The Butterfly at Lake Atitlán

Women's healing retreat at Lake Atitlán Guatemala
You have survived beautifully

A 7-Day Women's Healing Retreat · Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Women's Healing Retreat · Guatemala Lake Atitlán · April 17 to 25, 2026 Six Women Only · All-Inclusive from $2,999
To the woman who is ready

You were not born to carry this much.

The roles. The armor. The careful, constructed version of yourself you built to survive a world that asked you to be smaller than you are.

It isn't personality. It's armor. And armor that once saved your life has a way of becoming the thing that makes it hardest to live one.

This is an invitation to descend into the elements... Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether... and let them do what they have always known how to do.

What remains is not someone new.

What remains is you... sovereign, embodied, and free.

The butterfly does not fight the cocoon. She surrenders to it.

This is that threshold. She is waiting.
Come.
Tori Satori Adekoya · Co-Facilitator, The Cocoon
She is already waiting for you.
The Shift

There is a before.
And there is an after.

When you know your worth deep in your bones... when the patterns you've been carrying for years finally begin to loosen... something shifts that can never be undone.

Before
  • Running on empty
  • People-pleasing or shrinking
  • Performing strength you don't feel
  • Waiting for the other shoe to drop
  • Negotiating with yourself
  • Trying to fix what was never broken
After
  • Rooted in something that can't be taken
  • Choosing instead of chasing
  • A devastating sense of wholeness
  • Responding instead of bracing
  • An unapologetic sense of self-assurance
  • Feeling free

The stories that kept you small begin to whisper instead of yell. You move differently because something real has shifted.

This is what the work makes possible.
The Invitation

You don't have to be spiritual to be here.
You don't have to have it figured out.
You don't have to be in crisis, or healed, or anywhere in between.

You just have to be done with the version of yourself
that was built for everyone else's comfort.

This retreat was built for women who are done performing and ready to come back to what is real.

What You Walk Away With

Not a highlight reel.
An actual life.

These aren't promises. They're what becomes possible when you stop performing and start returning.

01

Emotional Freedom

The stories that kept you small begin to loosen their grip. Not gradually. Sometimes all at once.

02

Identity Reclamation

You remember who you were before the world got loud about who you should be.

03

Creative & Spiritual Reactivation

Your voice comes back. Your fire. The part of you that was never meant to disappear.

04

Real Community

A room where you don't have to curate yourself to belong. Five women who will see you clearly.

05

Somatic Healing

We work with what lives in the body too, gently, directly, and without forcing what isn't ready.

06

A Life Built From the Inside Out

Not borrowed values. Not fear disguised as responsibility. Something that is actually, finally, yours.

What Women Say

This work delivers.

Not just emotionally. In the body. In the psyche. In life after the retreat.

Who this is for

This is for you if...
  • You've been the strong one for so long you've forgotten what it feels like to just be human.
  • You've done the work, read the books, been to therapy, and something deeper still won't move.
  • You've outgrown the version of yourself that got you here, and you know it.
  • You want to stop performing and start living from something real.
  • Something brought you to this page. Trust that pull.
This is not for you if...
  • You're looking for a quick fix or a neat formula.
  • You want someone else to do the inner work for you.
  • You need to stay defended at all costs.
  • You're not ready for honesty with yourself yet, and that's okay. Come back when you are.
Seven Days. Real Work. Yours.

Inside the retreat

Somatic. Energetic. Ancestral. Ceremonial.
This work will test you. And it will be worth it.

This is a 7-day immersive healing experience for women, working through the body, the nervous system, and the ancestral field. Every modality is here for a reason. Nothing filler.

Your most ancient teachers
The Earthgrounds and holds youShe absorbs what you release and gives you something solid to stand on.
The Watercleanses and restores youShe moves through you, softening what has hardened.
The Firepurifies and transmutesWhat you're ready to release, she burns into ash.
The Airwhispers and shifts youShe carries what you've been afraid to hear.
The Etherweaves it into orderShe holds the intelligence of all of it. You need only show up.
How you'll be held

You won't be lost here. That's by design.

6Small on purpose

Six women only. You will be seen here, not swallowed by the crowd.

7Paced on purpose

Seven days, each one opening you for the next. You won't be rushed through your own transformation.

2Held on purpose

Two facilitators with distinct gifts, moving as one field of care around you.

What you'll move through
Breathwork Somatic Release Sound Healing Reiki Cacao Ceremony Temazcal Ancestral Healing Akashic Records Past Life Regression Waterfall Ceremony Lineage Blessing

Each modality builds on the one before it. You're not sampling a menu. You're moving through a sequence designed to take you somewhere you haven't been able to reach on your own.

This is the difference between healing
that visits you
and healing that stays with you.

The Full Container

What's Included in Your 7-Day Women's Healing Retreat

Seven days is a long time to be held. Here is everything that holds you.

Before You Arrive

Your experience begins before you land.

Before you set foot on sacred ground, we begin the work together, so you arrive oriented, open, and already held.

Pre-Retreat Group CallConnect with your fellow participants, orient to the container, and prepare your intentions before arrival.
Akashic Record Healing SessionA private 1:1 session via Zoom before you arrive. The work begins at the root before the retreat starts.
Private Healing Sessions

The deepest work happens one on one.

Every participant receives private healing sessions scheduled intentionally across the week, tailored to what is ready to move in you.

Trauma ReleaseHypnotherapy-informed subconscious repatterning, where change begins at the root.
Past Life RegressionExplore the patterns and unresolved experiences that may still be shaping your present.
Reiki SessionsDeeply restorative energy healing, attuned to exactly what you're carrying in the moment.
BodyworkHands-on support woven into the healing arc, because the body holds what the mind has processed.
Daily Practices

Rhythm is medicine.

Each day is structured to support regulation, embodiment, and integration, with enough space for the work to settle.

Morning Meditation & MovementGentle practices to settle the nervous system before the day begins.
Guided BreathworkDaily breathwork woven into the elemental arc of the retreat.
Rest & Integration TimeQuiet space built into every day for journaling, reflection, and simply being.
Workshops & Ceremony

Where the individual becomes collective.

Group experiences designed for insight, release, and integration, held carefully and paced intentionally.

Ancestral Patterns WorkshopGroup ancestral healing, tracing the inherited stories that have shaped you.
Sacred Rage RitualA ceremony for the anger that was never allowed to be honorable, and always was.
Cacao CeremonyA heart-opening ritual to soften what has been armored and welcome what has been waiting.
TemazcalThe womb of the earth. Sweat. Pray. Let something die so something new can be born.
Lineage BlessingA collective ceremony to honor what came before you and free what no longer needs to be carried.
Self-Reiki TeachingLeave with a practice you can carry home into ordinary life.
Sacred Excursions

The land is part of the work.

Not tourist activities. Each excursion is woven into the retreat arc with ceremony, intention, and presence.

Waterfall CeremonyWild waters that cleanse and activate. You stand beneath them and feel your nervous system reset, not as metaphor, but as truth.
Volcano Reserve DayFire ceremony with the volcanoes as witness, then movement and play across the landscape.
Stay & Nourishment

Rest is part of the healing.

Your stay, your food, and your surroundings are chosen to support the body through deep work.

Private Room AccommodationsEight nights in a quiet lakeside retreat residence with spaces to rest, reset, and integrate.
All Meals IncludedThree locally sourced meals daily, plus fresh fruit, snacks, and juices throughout the day.
All Transfers & LogisticsAirport pickup, retreat transportation, and excursion coordination handled for you.
After You Return

The container doesn't close when you leave.

Integration is part of the work. We hold space for what continues to unfold after you return home.

Post-Retreat Group CallA held space to integrate, share, and continue the work with your fellow participants after the retreat ends.
Sacred Materials & Ceremonial SuppliesEverything needed for ritual and healing throughout the retreat, included and provided.

"Private room. All meals. Private healing sessions. Seven days held by sacred land, elemental ceremony, and two facilitators who live this work and mean every word."

$2,999 All-Inclusive · April 17 to 25, 2026
Payment plans available · Six women only

Lake Atitlán women's healing retreat setting
Lake Atitlán · Guatemala
Your Sacred Ground

Held by Lake Atitlán,
Guatemala

This retreat unfolds between the quiet intimacy of Tzununá and the welcoming gateway of Panajachel.

Lake Atitlán is not a backdrop. She is part of the medicine. Ringed by volcanoes, wrapped in jungle, and alive with a presence that people feel before they can explain it, this land holds the retreat in its own way. Beauty is not separate from transformation here. It becomes part of the work itself.

LocationLake Atitlán, Guatemala
Tzununá + Panajachel
DatesApril 17 to 25, 2026
7 days of healing
CapacitySix women only
Intimate by design
Where You'll Stay

Quiet. Beautiful.
Made for exhale.

Your stay includes a private room, nourishing meals, lake views, and quiet spaces designed for rest, reflection, and integration between sessions.

Lake Atitlán Guatemala retreat residence and surroundings
Lakeside Retreat Residence
Reiki healing session at The Cocoon women's retreat in Guatemala
The healing work
Sacred ceremony at The Cocoon women's retreat in Guatemala
Sacred ceremony
Private room and integration space at the retreat
Your rest
Gathering space overlooking Lake Atitlán
Where you'll gather
Your RoomA private room for sleep, solitude, and nervous system reset after deep work.
Your MealsLocally sourced meals, fresh fruit, juices, and nourishing food throughout your stay.
Your EnvironmentLake views, jungle air, quiet corners, and a setting chosen to support healing rather than compete with it.
Getting Here

Your Arrival Guide

Once you land in Guatemala, we handle everything. You just arrive.

1

Fly into Guatemala City

Book your flight to La Aurora International Airport, GUA. We'll send detailed arrival guidance in advance.

2

Private shuttle to the lake

Your shuttle meets you at the airport and takes you directly toward Lake Atitlán.

3

Arrive and settle

You arrive at the retreat residence, exhale, and let your body register that you are here.

4

A warm welcome awaits

Refreshments, time to breathe, time to settle. The retreat begins gently. There is no rush.

What's Included

All retreat-related transportation is taken care of. Once you land, we handle the rest, airport pickup, shuttle coordination, and retreat transfers throughout your stay.

Flights

Flights to Guatemala are the one thing not included. Everything else, from your arrival route to your retreat logistics, is held for you.

A Note on Safety

We know this route intimately. Guests are guided through the same trusted arrival process we use for our own family and retreat logistics.

And yes, there may be a boat ride.
Across sacred waters, with the volcanoes as your horizon.
Some experiences don't need to be planned. They just need to be felt.

The Daily Flow

Not a rigid itinerary...
a living ritual arc.

Each day begins in the body, opens into deeper healing, and closes in ceremony, reflection, or celebration. The schedule gives shape to the container, not pressure to perform inside it.

Arrival Evening

The Threshold

Friday, April 17

You arrive, settle, and begin to cross over. The first evening is not about doing, it is about landing. Over dinner, cacao, and opening ritual, the group gathers and the container opens.

  • Welcome dinner
  • Meet your guides
  • Cacao ceremony
  • Opening ritual
  • Orientation to the container
Every Day Holds This
Morning

Breath, body, presence

Breathwork, meditation, movement, breakfast.

Late Morning

The deeper work

Workshops, ceremonies, excursions, healing sessions.

Midday

Nourishment and rest

Lunch, reflection, integration time.

Afternoon

Sessions and exploration

Private healing, sacred processing, or free time.

Evening

Ceremony and closing

Dinner, ritual, sound, integration or celebration.

The Butterfly Journey
Day 1Root

Ancestral Patterns

Saturday, April 18

The work begins at the root, grounding the body, meeting what was inherited, opening the field for what has been carried too long.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Movement medicine
  • Ancestral Patterns Workshop
  • Private healing
  • Dinner and integration
Day 2Water

Ceremony in Nature

Sunday, April 19

The land becomes part of the healing. Movement, water, release, and the soft medicine of being held by nature.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Movement medicine
  • Waterfall ceremony
  • Bodywork
  • Dinner and integration
Day 3Inner Vision

QHHT and Sound

Monday, April 20

Through regression and sound, the retreat opens a quieter doorway into memory, clarity, and deep listening.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Movement medicine
  • Regression sessions
  • Moonlight sound bath
  • Evening integration
Day 4Fire

Temazcal and Sacred Rage

Tuesday, April 21

Heat, honesty, and movement. What has been buried or silenced is given a place to rise and be witnessed.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Movement medicine
  • Temazcal
  • Sacred Rage Workshop
  • Fire ceremony and integration
Day 5Expansion

Play, Courage, Connection

Wednesday, April 22

Healing is also about aliveness. Courage, delight, connection, and space to remember joy.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Movement medicine
  • Reserve day and movement
  • Lunch and free time
  • Authentic relating
Day 6Embodiment

Becoming Your Own Healer

Thursday, April 23

The medicine begins returning to your own hands. What has been received now starts becoming a practice you carry home.

  • Breathwork and meditation
  • Self-healing workshop
  • Private sessions
  • Lineage blessing
Day 7Celebration

Embodiment and Closing

Friday, April 24

The final day brings the medicine into the body. The week closes in practice, celebration, and the kind of release that says something real has shifted.

  • Breakfast together
  • Self-Reiki Class
  • Breathwork and meditation practice
  • Sacred dinner
  • Ecstatic dance
A note on the schedule This flow reflects the current Butterfly retreat rhythm. Specific sequencing may shift in service of the group, the land, and individual needs. Presence, regulation, and integration always come first.
Reserve Your Place

You already know.
This is your moment to say so.

This retreat is filling. You don't have to have it all figured out to say yes. If something brought you this far, trust that.

Lake Atitlán  ·  Six Women Only  ·  All-Inclusive from $2,999

We respond within 24 hours  ·  No pressure  ·  Real conversation

You do not have to keep carrying it alone.
You just have to be willing to begin.