There is a moment—just before the tide comes back in—when everything softens. The air slows, the light turns golden, and the body remembers how to let go.

The Pacific Return is an invitation into that moment.

We return to La Joya Sayulita, a coastal boutique sanctuary nestled between jungle and sea, where every detail is designed to awaken the senses and guide you gently back to yourself. This is not just a retreat—it is an immersive experience in living, feeling, and remembering.

Your days unfold in rhythm with the land. Mornings begin with energizing, breath-led yoga as the ocean stretches wide before you. Afternoons invite you inward through nourishing somatic sessions and sound healing—spaces to listen, release, and reconnect. As the sun lowers, the sky becomes a canvas of gold and warmth, and you find yourself slowing… naturally.

You’ll hear it first—the layered sound of nature: waves meeting shore, wind through palms, the subtle resonance of sound healing guiding you into deep rest. You’ll feel it next—the softening of the body, the unwinding of held tension, the quiet return of breath. The scent of salt air and earth grounds you here, while each meal—thoughtfully prepared by La Joya’s signature kitchen—becomes its own ritual of nourishment and presence.

This retreat is an invitation to step out of urgency and into a slower, more nourishing rhythm. A chance to rest deeply, reconnect with yourself, and soften into the beauty of simply being present.

There is nothing to force here. No pace to keep up with. Just space to breathe, restore what’s been depleted, and reconnect—with yourself, with others, and with the natural world around you.

And somewhere along the way, you may find yourself returning to a feeling that has been there all along.

Jaime Kline is a Transformation & Leadership Mentor, Master Sound Healer, and Yoga Teacher dedicated to helping women lead and live with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

After more than 20 years in high-level corporate leadership, she discovered the power of sound healing, yoga, and meditation to bring her back to center — transforming how she leads, connects, and creates. Today, she blends her professional expertise with holistic practice, guiding others to find balance between ambition and inner peace.

Through her public offerings, private mentorship programs, sound healing trainings, and retreats, Jaime supports women in reconnecting to their authentic power, cultivating emotional resilience, and embodying their leadership from the inside out. Her work bridges science and spirit, leadership and healing, offering a grounded path toward authentic alignment and empowered living.

When she’s not mentoring or facilitating, Jaime can be found exploring the newest restaurant with her family and friends or paddle boarding with her daughters along the creeks and rivers in Maryland — curating a life rooted in joy, presence, and purpose.

With warmth and deep intuition, Shelly Horton approaches healing as a sacred return—an invitation to slow down, take up space, and nourish the nervous system at its roots. Through her signature energetic bodywork, she guides clients beyond temporary relief and into a state of lasting regulation, presence, and embodied renewal.

Throughout the retreat, Shelly holds the role of a grounding anchor—tending to the subtle, often unseen layers of each guest’s experience. In the evenings, she guides immersive somatic wind-down rituals, where the body is invited to soften, unravel, and integrate. These moments are designed as a gentle exhale—supporting deep rest, openness, and the capacity to fully receive.

You arrive to warm air, open sky, and the gentle rhythm of the ocean just beyond view. There’s a shift that happens almost immediately—the pace you’ve been moving at begins to loosen its grip.

After settling into your space, we gather for our first shared meal. The table is alive with color, fresh flavors, and conversation that unfolds easily. You begin to land—not just here, but within yourself.

This is the beginning. No expectations. Just arrival.

Morning begins with movement—breath-led yoga that gently wakes the body, stretching into the warmth of the day as light dances across the ocean.

The afternoon is yours. Lounge by the pool, feel the sun on your skin, take in the scent of salt and jungle air. Perhaps a massage invites you even deeper into softness.

As evening arrives, we gather for a sound bath. The tones ripple through you, layered with the natural sounds of the coast, guiding you into a place of deep rest.

There’s no rush to the morning. Maybe you wake with the light, maybe you linger a little longer.

We move together again—this time slower, more intentional. A practice that invites you to listen rather than push.

The day unfolds gently. You might wander, rest, journal, or simply be. Each moment becomes an invitation to receive—sunlight, stillness, connection.

By now, your body knows it’s safe to let go.

Today we step more fully into the landscape.

A guided nature experience invites you into the textures of the jungle—the sounds, the movement, the grounding presence of the earth beneath you. You feel yourself as part of it, not separate.

Later, we return to stillness through restorative practices and sound. The contrast deepens the experience—expansion and inwardness, movement and rest.

You begin to notice how much space there is within you.

By now, something has shifted. The pace has softened, conversations flow more easily, and there’s a sense of comfort in simply being together.

Throughout the day, we’ll gather for movement, shared meals, and deeper inquiry sessions exploring our relationship to urgency, rest, and the ways we move through life. These conversations are an invitation to slow down long enough to listen inward—to notice what’s been driving us, what we’re ready to release, and what it feels like to move from a more grounded place.

There’s space for laughter, honesty, reflection, and connection. The kind that happens naturally when people feel present and at ease.

By this point, the retreat begins to feel less like an escape and more like a return—to yourself, to community, and to a rhythm that feels more aligned with the way you want to live.

The final morning arrives with a different kind of awareness.

We move through one last practice—gentle, grounding, and intentional. A moment to notice what has softened, what has opened, what you’re carrying forward.

There’s gratitude in the air. For the place, for the experience, and for each other.

And as you prepare to leave, you realize, you’re not going back the same way you came.