join us for 5 nights of joyful exploration and inner rejuvenation in oaxaca

If you need a reason to visit one of the most beautiful cities on earth - this is it!

We are calling in a heart-centered group of amazing women who want to experience more vitality, inner harmony, healing, and joy this summer. Find deep connection to sweetness and source through simple and profound lunar practices, in a warm community of women. Let yourself be deeply nourished by the New Moon and feel witnessed in vulnerability and strength.

You are in for a treat! If you want to…

• awaken your senses, your intuition, and your creative spark

• connect to your breath and body through mindful movement and experience more joyful ease

• be nourished by gourmet traditional dishes, made with love and locally sourced organic ingredients

• reset your rhythm and attune to lunar time

• share beautiful experiences and make life-long connections

• invite greater awareness of inner and outer cycles into your life and work

• connect with the elements in nature and go deeper into your own essence

• be with other women from around the world to feel inspired, seen, and connected

• learn from the people, ecology, art, history, and diverse cultures of Oaxaca

• remember the power of living in alignment with your own intentions

“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.”
―Rumi

Oaxaca is magical, it’s infused with the pulse of life. Nestled in a fertile valley at 5,085 feet above sea level, Oaxaca is also the most ethnically and linguistically diverse state in México. It is the birthplace of the first indigenous president of México: Benito Juarez which gives the city it’s surname Oaxaca de Juarez.

This retreat is designed to have a balance of solo time and group time, as well as down time and out-in-the-world time. We honor the need for rest as well as activity and connection.

Some of the activities we will enjoy together include intention setting, lunar guidance workshops, learning transformational tools for self-study, daily lunar yoga, free time in the city center, a guided tour of the beautiful and culturally vibrant communities surrounding Oaxaca City, and sharing incredibly delicious meals.

“After this retreat I feel connected, inspired, vibrant and full of reverence for time spent in community with women. Such potent medicine.”

- 2023 Participant

MEALS

“Oh my Lord! The freshness, the different unusual flavors and greens! So many choices available for people with different diet requests. The food was made with love and presented so beautifully. The ingredients and manner of cooking was explained to us at each meal. I love to cook and appreciated this!”

-2023 Participant

Oaxaca is the gourmet heart of México!

Mexican cuisine is on UNESCO’s cultural heritage of Humanity list for its ancestral richness, diversity of flavors, quality ingredients, and overall delectability - and Oaxaca is arguably the best of the best!

Our nourishing daily breakfasts and dinners will be prepared with love by a local chef from locally-sourced, traditional, organic ingredients. You will have the option to prepare lunch for yourself in our shared kitchen or eat out at one of the hundreds of world-class eateries awaiting within walking distance from our retreat center.

If you’ve been to Oaxaca then you know the deep nourishment and variety that comes from the artisanal ingredients and ancestral dishes. Oaxacan food is so delicious and nutritious with a variety of vegetarian and meat options available. Most dietary needs can be accommodated with advanced notice.

Our phenomenal chef, Elisa Castillo Morga and her support team, Marcela Bravo, are a part of a women’s food cooperative and are deeply involved in women’s empowerment movements and the movement to eat locally in Oaxaca. Elisa sources local, organic ingredients and cooks with consciousness and love, priding herself on rescuing ancestral recipes from the grandmothers. Elisa and Marcela are essential members of our retreat community.

LODGING

“Lodgings were wonderful!! I especially enjoyed all the outdoor spaces, the flowers and the plants.”

- 2023 Retreat Participant

The Oaxaca New Moon Retreat is held in a gorgeous three-story residence walking distance from the center of town. There are six private rooms with king-sized beds and their own private bathrooms as well as one shared bedroom with four beds and a spacious shared bathroom.

• Air conditioning throughout the house

• Three stories with beautiful patios and common areas for relaxing (this also means lots of stairs)

• Rooftop terrace with private hot tub and panoramic views of downtown Oaxaca

• Located on a small cul-de-sac in a quiet neighborhood

• Plenty of room to have privacy as well as gather with other retreat participants

• Filtered water in all taps in the house (remember your water bottle!)

PROPOSED ITINERARY

Friday, July 5

• Arrival

• Delicious homemade dinner

• Welcome circle and bedtime yoga

SATURDAY, July 6

• Morning lunar yoga (yoga for finding and honoring your rhythm, for connecting deeply with the breath, body and Self)

• Delicious homemade breakfast

• Morning circle, intention setting, and lunar tracking

• Visit Oaxaca’s historic center

• Lunch at organic market

• Free time

• Delicious homemade dinner

• Evening circle and collective mandala

SUNday, July 7

• Lunar yoga

• Delicious homemade breakfast

• Natal moon workshop

• Art class taught by traditional ceramicist

• Delicious homemade dinner

• Moon-gazing: building our relationship with the moon and nature’s cycles

• Natal moon portrait

Monday, July 8

• Delicious homemade breakfast

• Kinam class - Ancient Mesoamerican mind-body practice

• Visit Monte Albán

• Visit El Tule and weaving cooperatives in Teotitlán del Valle

• Delicious homemade dinner

• Yoga Nidra

Tuesday, July 9

• Lunar yoga

• Delicious homemade breakfast

• Optional visit to clay artists in San Bartolo Coyotepec and alebrije artists in San Martín Tilcajete (not included) or free time in Oaxaca’s historic center

• Optional dinner on the town (not included) or homemade meal

WEDNESday, July 10

• Delicious homemade breakfast

• Pack-up

• Closing circle and check-out

JOIN US!

Sound wonderful?

You have the option to reserve your spot now with a deposit or pay in full. Prices reflect early bird special and will go up after May 31.

The deposit will be applied to the total cost of the retreat which is due by June 1st.

See Retreat Terms of Service and Cancellation Policy here and please reach out if you have questions.

After this time in Oaxaca, I feel very blessed, healthier in body and spirit, and excited to bring my intentions to this coming month and beyond.

- 2023 Participant

included in Retreat cost:

✔ Daily Yoga Class

✔ Lodging for five nights and six days near the center of Oaxaca City

✔ Nourishing meals including five dinners and five breakfasts, plus delicious desserts and snacks

✔ Cultural immersion art class

✔ Day-long tour of the Valle Central

✔ Transportation

✔ Kinam - Mesoamerican Yoga class

✔ Workshops and Circles

Not included:

X Airfare to and from Oaxaca de Juarez Xoxocotlán International Airport

X Transportation to and from the airport (we will give you contact info for trustworthy taxis though!)

X Transportation around town during free time (taxis are under $5 to most places in town)

X Cost of additional excursions and optional outings

X Any meals beyond what is already provided (though we expect an abundance of delicious left-overs that you can heat up in the kitchen)

X Travel insurance (recommended as we can not offer refunds due to cancellation after May 15)

RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY

Early Bird Pricing!

We are so excited to welcome you to this magical and rejuvenating experience. There are FOUR rooms left for up to ten guests and we hope you will be one of them!

We are happy to find a way to make the magic happen for you, payment plans also are available by contacting sitarosalie@gmail.com.

Shared bunk room starts at $1,650 per person and discounts available if you pay through Zelle.

Option A:

King Bed in a private room with private bath (2 1 available)

These spacious rooms are located on the first and second floors and all have private, en suite bathrooms, closets, and luxurious bedding. One has been spoken for, one of this option left.

Option B:

King Bed in a private room with shared bath (2 available)

These two spacious rooms are on the ground level, each with a separate entrance. The rooms are connected by a large, beautiful, two-sink bathroom, with a separate toilet and shower room. Rooms have ample storage space and luxurious bedding.

Option C:

King Bed in a private room with private bath and glorious bathtub (reserved)

This oversized room is located on the second floor and has a shower room, delicious bathtub room, and private en suite double-sink bathroom, plus closets, and luxurious bedding.

Option D:

Twin Bed in a small private room with private bath and courtyard (reserved)

This cozy and private bedroom is located on the first floor and has a private en suite bathroom, luxurious bedding, and its own sunny courtyard with seating and plants.

Option E:

Bunk Bed in a shared room with shared bath (4 available)

The comfortable bunk room is on the ground level and has an attached living room with oversized, comfy sofa and chairs, plus a spacious, full bathroom.

YOUR RETREAT FACILITATORS

Sita Rosalie Davis began facilitating cross-cultural and personal growth experiences internationally over two decades ago while working for an international youth leadership organization, and since then she has humbly and joyously devoted her life to education, healing, and facilitation. She has lived, studied, and traveled extensively throughout México lindo y querido over the past 25 years and is thrilled to lead this retreat in its second incarnation.

Sita is a Certified Yoga Therapist with over 1000 hours of training through Niroga Institute and Dharma Inc in Berkeley, Oakland, and Thailand. Born in India and raised in the Bay Area, California, Sita has been practicing yoga regularly for the past 20 years and intermittently since childhood. This is her 12th year of teaching. Sita’s earliest teachers were her parents, who spent the months before and after her birth studying with TKV Desikachar in Chennai, India. 

Sita collaborates and translates the New Moon Calendar Journal, created by her dear friend April McMurtry (who we will miss so much this summer!), and uses it as a transformational tool in moon circles and with Yoga Therapy and Lunar Coaching clients. The creative practices that were born from her collaboration with April over the past two decades will be the foundation for the workshops in this retreat.

Sita has a deep love of holding space for creativity, connection, and cyclical awareness and can’t wait to share these practices with you in beautiful Oaxaca.

Mareni migrated to the USA 20 years ago and since then has lived and traveled extensively around the world from New Orleans to the Middle East, learning and sharing her passion for world dances and mind-body awareness. Ultimately, her journey to self-discovery led her back to Mexico to learn and practice ancestral Mesoamerican healing traditions, following the legacy of her abuelas. She now spends her time between California and Mexico, hiking, cooking, exercising, traveling, making herbal remedies and natural skin care products, and studying flamenco dance and music.

Why the moon? Lunar wisdom honors all the phases of inner and outer cycles, and shows us how to trust the process. The moon teaches us to replenish our radiance, attune to natural rhythms, witness with receptivity, and flow with change in order to support personal and collective transformation.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is this retreat only for women? Yes, we welcome women of all backgrounds and stages of life. We are a multigenerational international group and we love having sisters and mother-daughter pairs for this New Moon in Cancer!

How do I get to Oaxaca? One option is to fly to Mexico City and then take a 1hr flight to Oaxaca de Juarez Xoxocotlán International Airport (airport code: OAX or MMOX). I suggest the Aeroméxico flights to Oaxaca with a layover in Mexico City. Some airlines like American Airlines fly to Oaxaca de Juarez direct from Dallas. Check online to see where to get the best rates, you are in charge of coordinating your travel.

I don’t speak Spanish, am I going to be able to communicate with people in Oaxaca? Many people do speak English and your retreat guides speak Spanish fluently and are happy to support with translation.

Will there be organized activities during free time activities? We will schedule several group activities that will be included in the retreat fee, including a tour of the Valle Central de Oaxaca, a cultural immersion art class, and a Kinam class. Otherwise, the afternoon time is generally for you to decide what you’d like to do. We are happy to make suggestions and get you familiar with navigating the city. You are also welcome to make plans with other guests at the retreat, or just rest at our site.

Is it okay if I haven’t used the New Moon Calendar Journal yet? If you are excited to deepen your personal practice and connect with the lunar cycle, then yes - this retreat will support you at any level of experience with the New Moon Calendar and Journal.

Is this retreat only for people who have a menstrual cycle? No, connecting with the moon is for everybody regardless of whether you bleed or not. We will touch on the inner cycle and seasons of menstruation - however, this is not the primary focus.

I am deeply called to attend, but I don’t have the financial resources to pay the full amount right now. There is an option for a payment plan, please contact Sita for more info. We’d love to make this work for you to join us.

What if this retreat fills up before I register, will you be holding another one in the near future? There are always plans in the works for other retreats, so stay tuned!