Tulum is Calling
SEPT 4—8
3 1 ROOM REMAINING
A five-day, four-night journey in Tulum crafted for high-achieving Black women ready to reclaim joy, presence, and self-compassion.
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“Pleasure is a full-body experience. The only way we can enjoy the full spectrum of feeling good is if we’re connected to ourselves, feeling our aliveness, and awake to the information our body is giving us.”
Set against the tranquil beauty of Tulum, this 5-day luxury retreat invites you to let go of the hustle and return to your own softness, power, and pleasure. If you’ve been yearning for space to breathe, to recover from burnout, and to be held in community, this is the retreat for you.
Together, we’ll slow down and remember who we are—beyond the roles, the responsibilities, the grind. Much more than a luxury wellness retreat, this is a safe space to build community, experience deep rest, and rediscover the pleasure within.
Join the Collective – Apply Now to Secure Your Spot
In this retreat you will
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Reawaken Your Senses
Learn to savor every bite and every breath, unhurried by schedules or expectations.
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Lean into Emotional Awareness
Practice being present with all your feelings and learn to find the wisdom in them
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Build Soulful Community
We put everything together on Day Three. You’ll see how learning how to love yourself is the key to better relationships with everyone in your life, especially yourself.
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Discover a Fluid, Restorative Rhythm
We don’t do sunrise alarms or packed agendas. Each day begins when your body calls, not the clock.Here’s a glimpse into “A Day on Retreat” →
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Mindful Mornings
Ease into your day with your favorite a.m. beverage, guided meditation led by Esther, followed by a leisurely breakfast where we’ll set intentions for the day. -
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Connection & Reflection
Mornings blend into afternoons of deep-dive group sessions, gentle movement practices, creative activities, and plenty of free time to journal by the pool, nap in your plush villa suite, or connect on your own with your new community of sisters.
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Ease Filled Evenings
Gather for a sumptuous dinner prepared by our private chef as we process the day together. Later, we may sit poolside under the stars, sharing stories and laughter, or participate in a fire ceremony to release what’s heavy and help reset your nervous system.
Meet Your Host
Esther has spent over two decades supporting high-achieving Black women in therapy and coaching. She’s a grounded strategist, a fiercely loving friend, and the creator of Compassion Collective—designed to meet you beyond the page of a journal or a Zoom screen. Her lived experience as a therapist and founder ensures this retreat is both deeply safe and powerfully transformative.
(learn more about Esther here)
And Special Guest
Denise Fairley
Denise Fairley is a well-being architect, educator, and devoted keeper of sacred spaces where self-reclamation and transformation are nurtured. As the founder of Akoma Wellness, she blends ancestral wisdom, holistic care, and soul-centered practices into experiences that nourish the soul. Her work invites people to come home to themselves, while honoring the beauty of community and the power of ritual.
In Tulum, she will be supporting us through sound healing and deep conversations as we explore what it feels like to live more fully, love more deeply, and live more freely.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Your Investment
Private Room - $6,000 now $4,800
private room with a king bed and an ensuite bathroom
Double Room- $4,200 now $3,360
shared room with 2 queen beds and shared bathroom (you’ll be assigned one roommate)
Bring Your Bestie- $8,000 now $6,400
registration for 2 women sharing 1 room with 2 queen beds - for friends/family booking together
Next Steps
Submit your registration and payment today.
Receive your welcome guide and link to select your preferred room choice, and payment option
Get excited because you are about to embark on a luxuriously healing journey with the Compassion Collective 🤎
Payment Options
Pay in Full - Save an extra 10% today (discount automatically applied at checkout)
Pay in 2 Installments - Pay a 50% deposit today, and the balance is due August 28.
Extended Payment Plans are no longer available as we are less than 4 weeks away from the retreat.
*All retreat payments are due no later than Aug 28
All registration deposits and payments are non-refundable.
Please read our Terms & Conditions for more information.
There’s a quiet knowing within you—a soft voice that’s been whispering,
“You need this.”
“I charge organizations the same price for a single speaking hour that you get in four days of direct, personal access to me—this isn’t just a retreat. It’s a portal to your next chapter.”
What Other Women Are Saying
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"A Compassion Collective retreat is like the exhale on a Jill Scott song- restorative, supportive, energizing."
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"What differentiates this retreat is the continued support even after the retreat- I love knowing I have this collective of women in my life."
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'My experience in one word? Peaceful. The villa and meditations allowed my busy body to be still and find pleasure in the quiet solitude."
FAQs
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If you’re a high-achieving woman ready to reclaim pleasure, community, and self-compassion, this is your space. You don’t need to be into woo woo, or to have ever been on a retreat before… you don’t even need to be 100% sure that you’re ready.You just need the courage to show up as you are.
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Oh my gosh, girl — SAME. And I promise you, Compassion Collective is not that. We don’t do performance here. We do presence. Most of the photos we have are from the first night or the last day, because the rest of the time, we’re busy being on retreat.
We’re laughing. We’re crying. We’re dancing in the villa’s living room to a playlist I made just for you. We’re sitting in silence. We’re having real conversations. This isn’t a retreat designed for a reel. It’s a retreat designed for your real life.
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As a reminder, airfare and airport transfers are not included.
Book flights into Cancún or Tulum. We’ll send you recommended arrival windows and trusted local transfer options, so you arrive with ease and depart without worry.
If you’d like to work with a Black-woman owned travel agency to manage air travel and ground transportation, just ask. We’ve got a partner on call.
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We honor that as a leader, at work and at home, sometimes you need to check in. If something truly urgent arises, you have a private villa suite with reliable Wi-Fi for a quick email or call.
Just remember that some of the magic of retreat is allowing yourself to be fully unplugged; so we encourage minimal outside distractions.
You’ve given everything to everyone else; now it’s your turn.
In Tulum, you’ll be welcomed, witnessed, and held in a way you may have never experienced. We’ll guide you back to your body’s wisdom, and you’ll leave knowing that sustainable success includes joy, presence, and aligned intention.
Spots are limited—let this be the chapter where you say “yes” to yourself.
