Reimagine Your Future
Step away. Go deep. Return reimagined.
You’ve built a life of success. You’ve led teams, raised families, hit milestones, and kept everything moving—until something inside you whispered, “This isn’t it anymore.”
You are in the process of becoming something new. Whether you’re transitioning between jobs or exiting a career, feeling stuck or quietly questioning what’s next, this is your invitation to pause.
In one transformative week, you’ll step outside the constant demands and expectations, let go of what’s no longer serves you, clarify what matters most, and reimagine a new chapter that aligns with your truth, values, and deepest vision.
February 28 - March 6, 2026 — Oaxaca, Mexico
Reimagine what’s possible. An Adult Gap Year in a Week.
You’ve probably heard about gap years—a long, intentional pause that offers space for personal growth, exploration, and reconnecting with what matters.
Maybe you’ve thought gap years are just for “kids.” Maybe you’ve dreamed of taking one. But most women are busy balancing careers, caregiving, and leadership, and don’t have the luxury of stepping away from their lives for a year.
That’s why we designed Reimagine Your Future: to distill the essence of an adult gap year into one powerful, purposeful week.
This retreat offers more than rest. It offers perspective. It’s a chance to step outside the momentum of your life and see yourself—and your path—with fresh eyes.
This isn’t about escaping your life. It’s about choosing it again—on your terms, with clarity and intention. In seven days, you’ll get as much inner work accomplished as you would if you stepped away for a full year. And you’ll return home deeply connected to the life and leadership you’re ready to step into next.
During this retreat, you’ll:
- Uncover the patterns and expectations keeping you stuck
- Reconnect with your inner clarity and creative vision
- Define what fulfillment and success looks like for you today and in the future
- Walk away with a roadmap for what’s next—both personally and professionally
This retreat is for you if:
- You’ve accomplished a lot—but feel stuck, overwhelmed, or burnt out
- You’re navigating change, or sensing one on the horizon
- You need space to hear your own voice again and what’s next with intention
- You’re an adventurous soul with a curious heart
- You’re ready to make meaningful changes
Your Retreat Includes
- Seven days and six nights, including lodging, meals & activities
- All transportation within Oaxaca; airfare and other travel costs are not included
- An intimate setting limited to eight participants
- Relax and recharge at the beautiful Casa Lyobaa Resort in the serene Tlacolula Valley
- Over twenty-five hours of group coaching and five hours of individual coaching
- Daily yoga, meditation & breath work
- Local guides from Parábola, an expert adventure tour company
- A guided hike in the mountain communities of the Sierra Madre from Hierve el Agua to Las Salinas
- A street food tour in the traditional markets of Oaxaca de Juárez with Betsy Moralez of Oaxaca Street Food Tours
- Mexican & Zapotec traditions, including Cacao & Temazcal ceremonies
Retreat Itinerary
Day 1 – Set Your Intentions
Your journey begins with private transport from the Oaxaca airport to The Hotel Victoria. In the afternoon, we’ll gather for a grounding intention setting circle and a heart-opening cacao ceremony to mark your transition into retreat. We’ll close the evening with a shared dinner and begin to connect as a circle of women ready to reimagine what’s next.
The retreat begins at 3:30 pm.
Day 2 – Increase Your Self-Awareness
We begin our day exploring where you’ve been and how your story has shaped your present. A vibrant market tour, with Oaxaca Street Food Tours, will awaken your senses and offer a new lens on tradition and exploration.
In the afternoon, we’ll make our way to the boutique retreat of Casa Lyobaa, where you’ll reconnect with your core values—those that feel most true to the woman you are today—before ending the day with dinner and reflection.
Day 3 – Overcoming Your Limiting Beliefs
Today is about courage. Morning movement grounds us before diving into the fears and patterns that have kept you stuck. In our afternoon workshop, you’ll meet the inner voices within—your protector, your critic, your visionary—and access the wisdom beneath them. This is often the most transformational day of the week.
Day 4 – Embrace the Silence
From the sacred stillness of Hierve el Agua, we’ll embark on a 4.3 mile hike to the Zapotec waterfall at Las Salinas.
This is a day of spacious reflection and integration. At the waterfall, you’ll be invited to release what’s no longer serving you and reconnect with your sense of clarity and aliveness.
Day 5 – Create Your Vision
With greater self-awareness and emotional clarity, you’ll begin shaping a vision for your next chapter. Through our guided workshops, you’ll reimagine your purpose and explore possible pathways forward. A cultural visit to the ancient village of Mitla offers inspiration and a sense of spaciousness for what’s unfolding. Our evening will conclude with a traditional Zapotec temezcal (sauna) ceremony.
Day 6 – Commit to Your Future
We begin the day with a final circle to share your vision and speak your next chapter into being. Then we journey to Teotitlán del Valle, where the ancient art of rug weaving becomes a metaphor for your own transformation.
We’ll close the retreat with a celebratory dinner, honoring your growth and your reimagined path forward.
Day 7 – Departure
Private transport will return you to the airport at your leisure. You’ll leave not only rested, but transformed—with the clarity, confidence, and renewed purpose to lead and live with intention.
Whatever aspect of your life you want to transform, this is your opportunity to create the change you truly desire.
The Vamonos Experience
Reimagine Your Future
Early Bird Pricing: $5,499 USD
Available from July 22, 2025 – November 15, 2025
Regular Pricing: $6,499 USD
Available from November 16, 2025 – February 28, 2026
Installment payments available
If this retreat feels right for you, but financial considerations are holding you back, please be in touch so we can discuss payment options.
Logistics
All sessions will take place in Oaxaca de Juárez & San Pablo de Villa de Mitla
Our retreat takes place in enchanting Oaxaca de Juárez and San Pablo de Villa de Mitla, a Pueblo Mágico. Oaxaca’s bustling Centro is internationally recognized for its rich history, arts, food, culture & handicrafts. Mitla is the ancestral home of the Zapotec culture and is known as the “place of rest.”
Accommodations include one night at Hotel Victoría,* four nights at Casa Lyobaa,** and one night at Hotel Los Pilares.*** We will experience the food and culture of Oaxaca through market tours, dining at Michelin Star restaurants, including Levadura de Olla, and traditional home-cooked meals. Oaxaca is served by the Oaxaca International Airport (“OAX”), which offers daily flights from Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and other US hubs.
Pricing includes six nights accommodations at double occupancy; all transportation in Oaxaca, including from/to OAX airport; all meals, including breakfast, lunch & dinner; five 1:1 Coaching Sessions; Group Coaching sessions during and after the experience; daily activities, including cacao ceremony, mercado tour, hiking trip to Hierve el Agua; tour of Mitla archeological site; yoga & breath work; and temezcal. Airfare is not included. Trip insurance is strongly recommended.
*Single occupancy available for an additional charge.
** Casa Lyobaa is a stunning family-owned and operated boutique resort. Each room is generously appointed with two queen beds, a private bath, and local art and decor. We have exclusive access to the property, including the pool, gardens, common kitchen and living space, and palapa. Due to the resort’s configuration, single occupancy requests are not available.
***Accommodations will be at Hotel Los Pilares or an equivalent hotel in the Centro of Oaxaca. Single occupancy available at an additional charge.
Your Guides
Suzanne Roske
Vamonos Executive Coaching
I am here to awaken leaders to their true selves, not by adding more, but by gently helping them peel away the masks that they’ve been taught to wear. I create spaces, which allow people to pause, so that they can see what’s already within: courage, clarity, and the capacity to lead with authenticity. I do this because I believe that when we lead from a place of integrated truth, we unlock not only our potential but also the power to inspire and heal others.
Kimberly Manno
Metta Impact
I design spaces, conversations, and specific moments for new possibilities to emerge. This is my passion: breaking the patterns that hold us back from reaching our full potential, for both individuals and teams. My work with leaders spans Fortune 500 companies to startups, entrepreneurs to foundations. Also, as a meditation teacher, I am a student of the mind-body connection, breathing techniques, and the wisdom that lives within your body.
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