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Join us in Mexico in 2026!
Our first retreat sold out to the most incredible humans. Join our waitlist to be the first to get details!
November 9-13, 2026 | Akumal, Mexico
Maybe you don’t need another diagnosis, label, or thing to fix.
Safety.
Sensation.
You weren’t born to be tamed or caged. You’re here to be free.
Sensuality.
Joy is not passive; it’s a miracle muscle we consciously flex.
meet your hosts
After attending transformational retreats across the globe, Chelsea and Alicia realized something was missing: a bridge between the all-in woo world and evidence-based practices that create lasting change.
They wanted to weave that magic together - without the spiritual bypassing or the promise of quick fixes or overnight transformation. And AVAIA retreats was born!
Chelsea Petree
ICU Nurse turned Holistic Wellness Guide
Chelsea brings over a decade of medical expertise from the ICU to the sacred intersection of science and spirit. A Missouri native who's traveled the world on medical missions, she bridges clinical healing with the profound medicine found in somatic breathwork, sound therapy, yoga, plant ceremonies, and deep connection to the Ozark wilderness she calls home.
Alicia Burke-Aguero
Business Mindset Coach + EFT Practitioner
Alicia specializes in rewiring limiting beliefs and identity patterns that keep entrepreneurs stressed and striving. Using EFT tapping and NeuroSomatic Intelligence she helps you shift old patterns and how you show up in business and life. Centering you to the pulse of life, inviting in joy, ease and aliveness rather than grinding productivity.
JOY: /joi/ {noun + verb}