By Jessica Barudin + the Madre Luna Team

Many of us have been moving through the world with too much on our shoulders. Madre Luna is a soft place to land, to breathe, and to be held.

This retreat offering was dreamed into being by three women who revere the power of women. Collectively, we bring Indigenous, South Asian, and Mexican teachings, life experiences, and medicine - we walk with breath, prayer, and ancestral memory. Rooted in land, ceremony, and community care, this retreat is for all women who are seeking a space to tend to their hearts and inner wisdom.

From April 2–6, 2026, we invite you to join us at the Copal Retreat Center in Paamul, Mexico, a hidden oceanfront sanctuary nestled between the jungle and the Caribbean Sea for a 4-day journey of deep (re)connection, remembrance, and nourishment.

This isn’t your typical yoga retreat. It’s a return to wholeness. An invitation to slow down. A space where grief, joy, and transformation are welcomed in equal measure.

🌴 About the Location: Paamul, Quintana Roo, Mexico (Riviera Maya)

A Sacred Sanctuary Between Sea & Jungle

The Madre Luna Retreat unfolds at the Copal Retreat Center, a serene oceanfront villa nestled in the quiet coastal village of Paamul, located just one hour south of Cancún International Airport and between the vibrant destinations of Playa del Carmen and Tulum.

Here, the Caribbean Sea kisses the white-powdered shore, and the jungle hums with life. This hidden corner of the Riviera Maya offers the perfect blend of seclusion, beauty, and healing energy. You’ll rise with the sun to panoramic ocean views from our rooftop yoga shala and fall asleep to the sound of waves and warm breeze through palm trees.

This place is more than a retreat—it’s an invitation to return to the elements.

🌺 What Makes Paamul & Copal So Special:

Oceanfront Yoga & Rooftop Studio: Practice sunrise and sunset yoga while gazing over the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.
Luxury Meets Nature: Elegant private suites open to ocean breezes and are steps away from the pool and beach.
Wildlife All Around: Iguanas, hermit crabs, pelicans, seashells, and a sky full of stars will be your daily companions.
Sacred Sites Nearby: A turtle sanctuary lies just five minutes south, reachable by a jungle bike path, while another nearby beach offers soft sand and locally loved margaritas.
Elements in Harmony: The land here is alive—with weathered limestone, tropical blooms, salt air, and ancestral energy.

This is not a resort—it’s a nurturing environment for healing, connection, and ceremony. The land, sea, and sky come together to create a container for deep transformation.

Whether you’re an Indigenous woman, woman of colour, wellness practitioner, or ally seeking deeper alignment, you are welcome here.

🌺 Why Attend Madre Luna? 13 Reasons why this Retreat will change you:

1. Decolonial Wellness in Action

Experience wellness held by women who centre ceremony, land, and cultural resurgence—not trends or wellness fads. This healing goes much deeper and beyond the mat.

2. Land-Based Healing + Earth Connection

Practice yoga in an oceanfront shala. Swim in sacred cenotes. Let the jungle, ocean, and Mayan lands hold you while you remember who you are.

3. Ceremonial Song + Sound Healing

Be immersed in sweet melodies sung by Ixchel Cuevas for womb sound healing, cacao ceremony, and Mexican sound bowls (Cuencos) to awaken your heart, spirit, and ancestral memory.

4. Trauma Resiliency Practices for All Bodies

Facilitator Dr. Jessica Barudin offers somatic practices rooted in Indigenous knowledge and yogic practices to deepen meditative and breath-based healing.

5. Yoga as Resistance + Joy

Harmeet Kaur Mann brings yoga as a liberatory and therapeutic practice centred on healing justice, accessibility, and joy for all bodies.

6. Reclaim Rest + Rhythms

Lay in the sand, feel the gentle breeze in hammocks. Watch the moon rise over the ocean with your feet in the waves. Slow down your nervous system at a pace that feels right for you. No urgency. No guilt.

7. Rooted in Sisterhood

This retreat is built for women of colour, Indigenous women, and allies who honour these spaces. We hold space together—for laughter, grief, and sacred stillness.

8. Mexican Wisdom + Ceremonial Leadership

Ixchel Cuevas, Indigenous Mexican ceremonialist, brings sound healing, dance, ancestral prayer, and powerful ceremonial presence rooted in the lands of her lineage. Our opening ceremony is led by local ceremonialists in the Temazcal.

9. Delicious, Nourishing Food

Enjoy healthy, gourmet meals crafted by on site chefs—fresh fruit, herbal teas, snacks, and coffee served all day. Vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary needs are welcomed.

10. Excursions to Sacred Sites

Explore a hidden cenote once believed to be portals to the gods, and walk the sacred grounds of Tulum’s Mayan ruins, guided with reverence and joy.

11. Luxury Oceanfront Accommodations

Stay in beautiful, open-air suites steps from the sea. Wake to ocean breezes and the sounds of tropical birds and waves.

12. Accessible, Inclusive, and Intimate

Only 15 spots available for a personalized, heart-centred experience. Payment plans available. No experience needed - just an open mind and heart.

13. Return to Wholeness

Whether you’re healing from burnout, seeking reconnection, or standing at a new threshold in your life, this is a sacred space to remember who you are.

✨ What’s Included

4 nights at Copal Retreat Center, Paamul, Mexico
Twice daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation practices
Cacao & Temazcal ceremonies
Womb healing activation through sound & journaling
Daily meals, fruit, teas & snacks
Massage + pool + beach access
Cenote & Tulum day trips
Ground transportation from Cancún (CUN) to Copal Retreat Centre

💸 Investment & Early Bird Pricing

💫 Space Is Limited — Secure Your Spot Today

We are holding space for just 15 participants to ensure a deeply intimate, personalized, and heart-centered experience. Spots are filling quickly.

✨ Early Bird pricing ends on November 4th, 2025 — save your place and receive the discounted rate of $2200 CAD / $1600 USD when you register early.

A non-refundable deposit of $600 CAD / $500 USD secures your spot.

👉 Visit www.jessicabarudin.com/store to register
📩 Questions or need a payment plan? Email us at Jessica Barudin
📱 Follow along: @indigenousyogacollective

Let Madre Luna guide you home to yourself. We can’t wait to welcome you. 🌕🌊

🧳 How to Join Us

🛬 Fly into Cancún International Airport (CUN) on April 2, 2026
🚐 Shuttles provided between 2:00–6:00 PM to Paamul (1 hr drive)
📅 Retreat ends April 6, 2026, shuttle departs at 10:00 AM
🏝 Want to come early or stay longer? We’ll help you plan it.

🌀 Come As You Are

This is a space for women of all walks of life—healers, mothers, artists, community workers, seekers, and sisters. We honour your story, your pace, and your healing.

Whether you’re healing, seeking, or simply longing to exhale—this is a space where your whole self is welcome.

If you feel the call, this is your sign. Join us under the Madre Luna. 🌕

🔗 Reserve your space now or email us at jessicabarudin@gmail.com for questions.

With love,
Jessica, Ixchel & Harmeet
The Madre Luna Team

13 Reasons to attend Madre Luna Women’s Healing Retreat April 2-6, 2026