Reclaim Your Rest. Reignite Your Joy. Reconnect with Yourself. If you’ve been yearning for space to breathe, to be held in community, and to return to your joy—this is your invitation. The Compassion Collective Retreat is a five-day sanctuary created for successful Black women and women of color who are ready to rest, reflect, and rise into the next season of their lives.
Join us September 4-8, 2025, in Tulum, Mexico, where lush nature, intentional sisterhood, and soulful self-exploration await. Led by licensed psychotherapist Esther Boykin, this retreat weaves therapeutic practices with sacred rest and pleasure. Together, we’ll slow down and remember who we are—beyond the roles, the responsibilities, the grind.
This isn’t just a vacation—it’s a return to yourself.
What to Expect
- Deep connection with a community that sees you
- Restorative healing through meditation, journaling, and embodied practices
- A luxurious, spacious setting where every detail is designed for your ease
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Venue
This beautiful Mayan estate combines quiet corners for solitude with lush communal spaces to nurture connection and honor self-reflection. You will enjoy a beautiful and spacious bedroom with a king-size bed and private en-suite bathroom.
Highlights
- Open to all women, we will be centering the experiences of Black Women
- Led by a licensed psychotherapist with 20+ years experience
- Small group designed for personalized attention and intimate connection
- Private bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
- Chef-prepared meals in a luxury tropical villa
Your Guide & Facilitator
Esther Boykin is a licensed therapist, certified meditation teacher, and seasoned retreat facilitator who has spent the last 20 years helping ambitious women reclaim rest, joy, and emotional clarity.
She’s guided everyone from Fortune 500 execs to television personalities (including cast members of Real Housewives of Potomac) through deeply personal transformations. Esther’s retreats, therapy sessions, and corporate work are rooted in her belief that success without self-compassion isn’t sustainable—and that healing should be both sacred and pleasurable.
Whether she’s leading a fire ceremony, coaching a team of Black healthcare leaders, or simply brewing coffee for the women in her retreat villa, she creates spaces that feel safe, grounded, and powerful.
The Experience
Compassion Collective Retreats are designed to give you a break from the demands of your endless to-do lists and over-committed schedules. With that in mind, we will have leisurely arrival and departure and a fluid daily schedule.
