Julia Allshouse founded Vikara Wellness in 2011 as a home yoga studio and has since turned it into a sober wellness retreat business in Mexico. She is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has lived in Mexico for more than a decade. Her qualifications include Certified TRE® Provider, E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Shaking Medicine teacher and Flower Essence Vibrational Remedies consultant.

The core of each day is TRE®. The method relies on the body's involuntary shaking reflex to release muscular tension and the residual memory of hard experiences that sit in the body. Julia's argument is that most movement and exercise never reach those layers, which is why stress and PTSD can linger even in people who train regularly. She works with polyvagal theory and the body's own chemistry, using gentle ecstatic movement, somatic inquiry and deliberate pauses to guide the system toward spontaneous trembling and, from there, toward rest and digestion.

Around that core sit complementary practices. Yoga philosophy and physical yoga deepen body awareness. Meditation and breathwork run alongside. There is mentoring anchored in flower essence vibrational remedies, a non-psychoactive approach to supporting emotional processes, plus personal integrative mentoring about moving into the future. Spiritual ceremonies make room for reflection.

Meals are plant-based. Eco-adventures take you into the jungle and onto the sea around Yelapa. Evenings turn toward integration, with crystal singing bowls, vocal mantra, ancestral invocation and guided meditation, plus free time and deep rest.

Because it is a private 1:1 booking, the schedule bends to you. Nothing is fixed to a group timetable, and the pace is set by how you respond day to day. What makes it different from a general wellness week is the single method at its centre and the fact that you are the only guest in the sessions.

What's included

- 7-day private 1:1 retreat with Julia Allshouse - Private ocean view rental at Julia's place in Yelapa - Daily TRE® sessions - Yoga, meditation and breathwork sessions - Somatic movement and somatic inquiry - Flower essence vibrational remedies and personal mentoring - Spiritual ceremonies - Evening sound healing with crystal singing bowls, vocal mantra and guided meditation - Plant-based meals - Eco-adventures around Yelapa

What's not included

- Travel to and from Yelapa - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Optional upgrades