April 12-17th, 2026
Puerto vallarta, jalisco, MEXICO 🇲🇽

Lay it all down. Arise renewed.

Beneath a cathedral of palms, the earth rises to hold you, and the jungle sings you back to yourself. In this jungle sanctuary, striving loosens. Tears count as prayer. We place our time, attention, energy, and money on a simple altar of surrender—and the Creator meets us in the hush of the mountains. Minds turn toward Love (metanoia). Bodies remember safety and breath. Spirits are reminded of Oneness. Come to the canopy and rise new.

RENEW Retreat 2026 is a holy pause beneath the jungle, where morning mist lifts like blessing and the dusk chorus prays over you. Here, vigilance softens. Here, you are gently led from the wilderness of “hold it all together” into a spacious, lantern-lit peace.

We come as women who are often weary and still wildly hopeful. Minds turn. Bodies settle. Spirits are met.

If there’s a yes rising in you—faint, trembling, or fierce—follow it. Come be remade by green spaces and silence, by sisterhood and sacred water, by the Presence who meets us in the living forest and calls us by name.

Your Portal into the Sacred Rhythm of Retreat

You’ve carried so much for so long—overresponsibility, spiritual dryness, decision fatigue, a body that won’t unclench, a mind that won’t quiet, a heart that longs for Oneness yet feels far. Something in you whispers: There must be another way. It’s time for a change.

RENEW Retreat is a nurturing threshold moment—five days set apart in the jungle of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where we practice surrender and welcome rebirth. This is not one more thing to do; this is where you stop striving, set down your burdens as a sacred altar to encounter your Creator in creation. In a small circle of women, you’ll practice feeling known, seen, and loved by each other, yourself, and your Creator.

GUEST APPLICATION

The Path of Renewal

  • MIND - METANOIA

    Not self-improvement—holy reorientation. Through gentle teaching, guided reflection, and contemplative prayer, we practice metanoia as the soft undoing of separation—seeing with the mind of Christ Consciousness where all is held in God. Instead of striving toward God, we consent to the indwelling Spirit. Expect clarity where fog once lived, a quiet wisdom beneath worry, and a renewed capacity to receive grace as the very atmosphere you breathe.

  • BODY - SOMATICS

    Your body isn’t an obstacle—it’s the temple where awareness and Spirit are already one. Through breathwork, sound baths, Physio Divina (slow, prayerful movement), guided jungle Morning Altars foraging walks, and water-based healing like Janzu, we invite the nervous system to remember safety—softening from vigilance to belonging. As the body settles into this native ease, listening happens naturally and what is holy becomes unmistakably near.

  • SPIRIT - ENCOUNTER

    This is why we came. At daily surrender altars, torchlit fire ceremonies, and unhurried rhythms of prayer beneath the canopy, we relax into the Presence of Christ already here—within us and among us. Expect spaciousness for silence and wonder, honest questions and tears, laughter and sisterhood—thin-veil moments when what is holy is unmistakably near.

What to Expect

All the essentials are cared for so you can truly rest and experience renewal of your mind-body-soul. Your all-inclusive experience features:

  • Intimate, women-only gathering with a vetted cohort for safety and depth

  • Elegant, eco-luxury accommodations at Equilibrium’s jungle sanctuary, with thoughtful attention to detail and included airport transfers

  • Nutritious, ayurvedic meals—beautifully plated, locally inspired, and nurturing to body and soul

  • Daily surrender altars and contemplative practices by the pool and along lantern-lit jungle paths

  • Signature Loto “moments of delight” and curated jungle surprises

  • Breathwork, sound baths, and Physio Divina for embodied prayer and nervous system regulation

  • Janzu (water healing session) to experience being held and reborn in water

  • Sacred drum circles for storytelling, shared wisdom, dance, and belonging

  • Torchlit fire ceremonies at dusk for release, remembrance, and blessing

  • Optional excursions to the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens and the nearby coastline

  • Beautiful welcome gift bag curated for your home rituals

  • Unstructured periods of silence and rest in this digital-free zone—because spaciousness is part of the medicine

We are carving out time to encounter Oneness with our Creator in heaven on earth.

Is RENEW Retreat for You?

  • You’re weary from carrying it all and crave deep, holy Self care

  • You want more than ideas; you want embodied transformation

  • You sense God inviting you to let go and begin again

  • You long for safe, beautiful, Conscious community with women who “get it”

  • You’re ready to invest in your spiritual, emotional, and physical healing

If your spirit just exhaled, you’re in the right place.

Accept the Invitiation
  • Who this is for:

    RENEW is for the woman who has been everything to everyone — the nurturer, the leader, the healer, the helper — yet quietly senses that her own well is running dry. It’s for the one who feels the weight of burnout, who’s tired of surviving on spiritual fumes, and who craves not just another vacation, but a sacred interruption.

    This retreat is for the contemplative and the curious, the creative and the weary — women who long to remember the sound of their own soul. You’ve done the work, held the space, carried the load. Now it’s time to rest in the care of God, reconnect with your body, and rediscover beauty as a pathway to healing.

  • Who this is NOT for:

    RENEW is not a retreat for those seeking quick fixes, entertainment, or surface-level self-care. This is sacred work — gentle, yes, but deep. It’s not for those unwilling to slow down, to sit in silence, or to meet themselves with honesty and compassion.

    If you’re uncomfortable with stillness, resistant to introspection, or looking for a highly structured or social experience, this may not be your season. RENEW invites a different pace — one of reverence, rest, and radical surrender — for women ready to meet their Creator in the quiet places and reemerge renewed in mind, body, and spirit.

  • A note on inclusivity:

    While Loto Wellness Collective is rooted in The Way of Jesus and shaped by a nondualistic Christian mystical tradition, we joyfully welcome women from all faiths and spiritual backgrounds who desire genuine connection, beauty, and inner renewal.

    We do not have to share a faith to feel at home here — only an openness to the sacred, to community, and to the possibility that rest itself is holy. We believe that the world is badly in need of more unity, not conformity. What unites us is not dogma, but the shared desire to rest, heal, and return to the Presence of God that lives within and around us all.

Meet Your RENEW Retreat Hosts

  • Welcome, sister,

    Welcome home, you have arrived. In you lies the refuge you have been looking for. 

    Put it all down, you are safe, you are loved, you are held, here you will find the source of Life once again.

    You will be renewed in the same way the Sun rises each day, your Spirit replenished, mind and body rested, vision cleared, your connection strengthened for your continued path on this Earth.

    Welcome home, welcome to a new breath…

    The truth is that it is so easy to be taken away by the constant flow of life, its expectations, daily responsibilities, personal and professional goals, relationships, and more. Before we know it, time goes by, years pass, and we forget to intentionally take a PAUSE to connect deeply with who we are or to listen and see what’s underneath all of the noise of our daily living. Our minds are constantly busy with the past, the future, and what we need to tend to at every moment in every aspect of our lives that it is easy to go by without being fully present in the here and now, or to make space to feel and express all that we may have going on within.

    RENEW is our sacred invitation to an intimate gathering where we take a pause in life, put everything down, let go, relax, and rest to restore our mind, body, and spirit. We will go within to explore ourselves through movement as well as meditation in water and on land, through ritual, altar building and connection practices as well as through voice, and artistic exploration. 

    Surrounded by the natural beauty of the jungle, we will take time to be present with all of our senses, practicing mindfulness, stillness and prayer, disconnecting with the exterior world in order to be fully with ourselves and Creator. 

    What a liberating opportunity we have, to come home again and come back to Life in a new way!

    With love and in Gratitude, 

    Ileana Cortez

    Co-Host of RENEW Retreat 2026

Meet Ileana
  • Beloved,

    If you’ve found your way here, something in you is ready—ready to soften, to be seen, to be held by a Love that doesn’t demand performance. I know that longing. I have lived it.

    Years ago, I was burned out—overextended, over-responsible, spiritually hungry and bone tired. What began to save me was not one big solution but a thousand small obediences: slowing down, making art, soaking in nature, learning to engage with my body, and yielding to the Presence already within and all around. Little by little, I moved from exhaustion to flourishing. My work now is simply an invitation into the very practices that have remade me—rest and renewal as a way of life.

    As an artist, I design immersive experiences that elevate Self care into an art form—not indulgence, but reverent attention. Beauty has its own medicine. Nature nourishes without hurry. Community reminds us we’re not alone. Healing is holy work, and it can be messy—sometimes honest, sometimes uncomfortable, often achingly real. Yet again and again I’ve watched: beauty heals, nature nourishes, and community helps us thrive.

    RENEW is an invitation to retreat, yes—and also to share our journeys as a collective. We’ll make space for silence and laughter, questions and tears, prayer and play. We will practice surrender together and remember what we already carry: the indwelling Presence.

    My role is not to fix or to lead from above—like water, I’m simply a mirror, so each of us can see more clearly who we really are: beloved, whole, and already held.

    If your heart is whispering yes—faint or fierce—trust it. Come step into a sanctuary of Light, Love and gentle courage. Come lay it all down and be renewed.

    With Love, unconditionally—

    Jennifer Axcell
    Founder & Visionary, Loto Wellness Collective

Meet Jennifer

Location & Dates

EQUILIBRUM HEALING RESORT AND SPA

South of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
April 12–17, 2026


Nearest airport: PVR (Puerto Vallarta).

We’ll guide you on easy arrivals/departures and included airport transfers.

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A Sacred Immersion into Nature, Self, and Spirit.

Janzu

Water Healing

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Please note that the Janzu experience is optional

 FAQs

  • Yes, RENEW is a feminine-centered space that honors the healing of the Divine Feminine in women.

  • Not in the traditional sense.
    RENEW is a spirit-led, nondualistic Christ Consciousness experience with roots in contemplative Christian mysticism, ancient feminine wisdom, and embodied spiritual practice.

    We don’t do dogma.
    We do communion—with God, nature, and the sacred within.

    You’ll find prayer, scripture, mantras, and even Eastern traditions here—
    but also silence, movement, and mystical Presence.

    If you're hungry for something deeper, truer, and more embodied than what religious dogmas or previous church experiences may have offered you—you're in the right place.

  • Then you’re in the perfect place.
    RENEW is designed for the brave beginner and the seasoned mystic alike.
    You will be gently guided, deeply supported, and never pressured.

    • Eco-luxury lodging in a private or shared room

    • All meals, snacks, and beverages

    • Guided somatic sessions, healing circles, and embodiment rituals

    • Sacred ceremonies

    • Janzu water healing + Morning Altar practices

    • Sound baths + nature

    • Integration circles

    • Drum circles, yoga, Tai Chi, and ecstatic dance

    • Creative expressions

    • Luxury gift bags

  • Due to the intimate nature of this retreat, all reservations are non-refundable.
    We recommend purchasing travel insurance.

  • We ask that all participants attend the full retreat experience—from opening circle to closing prayer.

  • Transportation to/from the retreat center to PVR airport is included. We will connect with you to arrange pickup and drop-off via a private transportation company.

If you have any more questions not addressed here, please feel free to email us at hello@lotowellness.co
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