A Sacred Retreat Center for Healing, Ceremony, and Transformation in the Heart of Yelapa, Mexico

A womb-inspired sanctuary rooted in Indigenous land, Tarasana is a retreat venue for multi-day immersions, temazcal ceremonies, women’s circles, voice activations, and holistic healing, surrounded by jungle and sea.

Our Purpose

A living temple shaped like a womb, guided by the Earth, and born from a vision inside the temazcal—Tarasana exists to hold sacred space for healing, remembrance, and reconnection.

Here, nature is the teacher. Ceremony is the language. And transformation is not just welcomed—it’s inevitable.

What experiences can you have at Tarasana?

Tarasana is an inviting haven where retreat leaders and guests gather for transformation. The space supports weekly community ceremonies and immersive retreats rooted in presence, connection, and care. Whether you are hosting a multi-day retreat, attending a community offering, or seeking personal growth, Tarasana provides space for a wide range of ceremonial and wellness experiences, including:

Tarasana offers:

Temazal

ceremonies & cacao circles

Yoga

meditation, breathwork and movement spaces

Vocal Activaton

Workshops

Women´s Circle

weddings, blessings & rites of passage

Natural birth

support and midwifery education & services

Global retreats

grounded in local tradition

The Sunday temazcal at Tarasana was deeply grounding. Through prayer, song, and honoring the ancestors and the directions, I felt my perspective clear and my heart open, inspiring a renewed connection to my own practice.” — Guest, Sunday Temazcal

Explore our Offerings

Walkable partner lodging available nearby — curated for comfort, surrounded by nature, and perfect for your group.

Why Host a Retreat at Tarasana?

Tarasana offers retreat leaders a space that is both intentional and practical—designed to support deep work, meaningful connection, and well-held group experiences. Rooted in Indigenous land and guided by ceremony, the space is ideal for facilitators seeking a venue that honors integrity, presence, and relationship with the natural world.

Hosting at Tarasana means working with a venue that understands the rhythm of retreats. The land, architecture, and layout are designed to support group flow, ceremony, and integration—allowing you to focus on your offering while the space does its work quietly in the background.

The different spaces at Tarasana:

Main Indoor Gathering Space

Ideal for yoga, workshops, and group sessions

Outdoor Garden Area

Community tables, outdoor sitting space, movement and yoga area

Temazcal/ Sweat Lodge

Traditional sweat lodge space for guided healing and purification ceremonies

Sacred Fire Place

Open-air fire circle used for prayer, storytelling, and community gatherings.

Sacred Tree Altar

An ancient fig tree and guardian of the land—this altar is a central anchor for offerings, prayers, and ceremonial energy.

“Hosting at Tarasana felt like being held by the land itself." — Retreat Leader

Our Mission

To steward a living sanctuary in the heart of Yelapa—where ancestral wisdom, holistic education, and sacred practices awaken the wholeness within.

Love is All We Need Now

Solo Amor Necesitamos Ahora

(S.A.N.A.)

Tarasana is more than a retreat center—it’s a prayer in form. Created as a temple of compassion dedicated to Goddess Tara, our space was designed as a flower opening and a cave of protection. Here, we honor duality, celebrate the sacred feminine, and remember the ancestral ways.

We invite all beings—women, men, elders, children—to come home to themselves.

Go Deeper with Our Offerings

We partner with trusted facilitators throughout the year to offer immersive, soul-nourishing retreats. Upcoming themes include:

Plant Medicine Journeys with Elders
Feminine Embodiment & Leadership
Voice Activation
Ayurvedic Medicine & Herbalism
Indigenous Healing Arts
Energy Work Facilitator Trainings

“ As an energy and light worker who lives in Yelapa, I have held trainings, retreats and workshops in this space, and it has consistently been a powerful and nurturing place in which to hold space for others..Built on sacred ancestral lands, which further support any and all endeavors at Tarasana, the pure energy and intention held in the structure is a powerful asset to anyone wishing to deepen their connection to source through whichever means or modality presented here. Deep gratitude for these continued opportunities.”

~Barbara Blum, Energy Conduit & Spiritual Mentor

Come Host, Connect, and Create at

Whether you’re a guide seeking sacred ground for your next offering, or a soul called to ceremony, Tarasana welcomes you.