Reciprocity: a Breath & Movement retreat
November 3-9, 2026
mexico
San Pancho,
with kasturbai & lindsey
a week where nature becomes the teacher, connection becomes the practice, and regulation becomes ritual.
slow mornings, spacious movement, shared meals, and time to listen.
Reciprocity
This retreat was created with the intention of giving and receiving — with the land, the community, and each other.
Throughout the week, reciprocity becomes something we live through presence, practice, community, and care for ourselves and the land.
Supporting the Local Community
Our meals are prepared by a local chef using regional ingredients, directly supporting the residents and farmers around San Pancho. Catered to plant eaters with animal protein as an option.
Creating With Intention
We’ll craft our own frame drums to take home with a local artisan and honor them in a traditional temazcal — an ancient practice of purification and renewal.
Contributing to the Turtle Sanctuary
A portion of each retreat payment goes to the long-standing sea turtle rescue. We’ll learn from their work, offer support, and witness the sunset release of baby turtles.
Giving Back to the Land
We’ll plant native species at the eco-lodge, offering something living and lasting to the place that holds us.
Honoring the medicine of the land
We will also share in a cannabis ceremony using sun-grown, living-soil flower from a small, family-owned grower. No salts, no chemicals — just connoisseur-quality medicine raised with love and intention.
receiving healing hands
Touch becomes its own form of offering. The massages you’ll receive are given by local healers whose hands carry the stories of this land. By supporting their work, we weave reciprocity into the body—giving back to the community while receiving their medicine in return.
Reciprocity is the thread of this retreat — a way of honoring the land, the people, and community.
Samskara dana
Sangha seva
Meet your guides
Kasturbai and Lindsey met at Tailwind Lodge, the same place they now return to guide this retreat. After taking each other’s classes, they recognized a shared language of breath, movement, and intentional teaching.
What united them even more was their love for honoring the land and Native culture, choosing genuine connection over the touristed path. Together, they weave their practices with the spirit of this place, offering a grounded week of reciprocity through breath and movement in Mexico.
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Kasturbai guides movement through strategic mobility, bodyweight strength, and intuitive, nervous-system aware sequencing. Her teaching blends yoga, PNF-inspired stretching, and embodied exploration, inviting students to meet their edges with curiosity rather than force.
She began her practice in 2011 and has since studied across a wide range of modalities, including backhanding, inversions, hand balancing, contortion and mobility work. Over time, her focus has shifted from peak poses to intelligent movement that supports regulation, resilience, and longevity.
During the Retreat, Kasturbai will lead backbend and inversion workshops and document some of the retreat through her photography.
Her intention is simple:
to guide you into movement that feels grounded, intuitive, and fully your own.
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Lindsey guides breath as a living practice — a way to soften the nervous system and return to presence. Her work blends pranayama, somatic awareness, and grounded, intuitive teaching rooted in the belief that conscious breathing and movement brings clarity and resilience..
Teaching since 2013, she earned certifications in pre/postnatal yoga, vinyasa, meditation, and as a facilitator through Awakened Breathwork. Through her own healing journey and years of working with clients, Lindsey has seen how breathwork can access the deeper layers of the nervous system — where safety is restored, emotions can move, and the body remembers how to relax.
During the retreat, Lindsey will lead breathwork journeys, gentle yoga, and integration practices to support regulation and embodiment.
Her intention is simple:
to help you breathe in a way that nourishes your whole being.
what’s included
LODGING & FOOD
6 nights at Tailwind Jungle Lodge
Lunch & dinner chef-prepared daily (plant-forward + animal-based options)
Daily breakfast buffet + beverage bar
DAILY PRACTICE
Backbend workshop with Kasturbai
Breathwork + yoga with Lindsey
Inversion workshop with Kasturbai
CEREMONY & medicine
Drum-making workshop (create your own frame drum + take it home)
Temazcal ceremony
60-minute massage
Full access to local, organic, sun-grown, living-soil Mary Jane -- including a cannabis ceremony
LAND & COMMUNITY
Turtle sanctuary donation and visit, plus an opportunity to release baby turtles at sunset
Planting native species and painting the walls of the eco-lodge
Arriving to Mexico with 2nd hand clothes and things to donate to the locals
TRANSPORTATION
Group transportation for all included activities. including a day to roam the streets of San Pancho
PLUS…
The possibility of additional offerings as the retreat draws closer ✧
CHEF PAuLina
Meet the Chef
Master Chef Paulina Payán García brings a balanced approach to healing cuisine, blending classical training from a culinary institute in Puebla, Mexico, with a deep understanding of anti-inflammatory nutrition.
her philosophy & how she cooks
Paula specializes in meals that support digestion, energy, and nervous system regulation.
Her kitchen is zero-gluten, low-sugar, and rooted in fresh, seasonal produce. She weaves in clean proteins, healthy fats, medicinal herbs & spices, all while rooted in regional Mexican flavor.
Her menus highlight the richness of local ingredients from fruit and veggie markets, wild-caught seafood, small-farm red meat, legumes, seeds, cold-pressed oils, and nutrient-dense broths & sauces
Every meal is…
plant-based, with the option of fish or meat for lunch.
anti-inflammatory with seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, and vibrant flavor.
supporting the local community and beautifully reflects the flavors of Nayarit.
created to fuel a week of movement, ceremony, and rest.
steadies the system, honors the land, and tastes incredible.
what´s not included
• Air travel to and from Puerto Vallarta
• Transportation between the airport and Tailwind Lodge for arrival and departure days (We’re happy to help coordinate your ride)
• Snacks between meals
• Gratuity for room staff at the end of the retreat
Low Tier — Jungle Stay
Four-bed shared cabin tucked deeper into the property, with more stairs and a simple, cozy setup.
$2444 USD per person || 4 beds left!
Payment plans available after $555 deposit
Middle Tier — Jungle Stay
Shared cabin with two beds and easier access to the main lodge spaces.
$2666 USD per person || 3 beds left!
Payment plans available after $555 deposit
High Tier — Private or Ocean View
Shared room (2 beds) with ocean view, minimal stairs, closed in walls, with the most comfort.
$2888 USD per person || 1 bed left!
Payment plans available after $555 deposit
Shared-Bed Rate
Two guests who choose to share one queen-sized bed in the high tier.
$1777 USD per person || SOLD OUT!
Payment plans available after $555 deposit per person
how to book
This retreat is intentionally intimate, and we’re doing everything personally, without too many “middle men”. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out, this is a soft launch so the website will be improving as 2026 unfolds. Early Bird prices are officially SOLD OUT!
When you feel ready to join us:
Fill in the form below so we know who you are and which tier you’re choosing. Within 24 hours you’ll receive an email from us with 3 things:
– your contract to review and sign
— a questionnaire to fill out
– and a link to pay your deposit
Once your deposit is paid, questionnaire is filled, and your contract is signed, you’ll receive an email declaring your spot officially reserved!
Tailwind jungle Lodge in San Pancho
You’ll arrive at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, where the air already feels like an invitation. From there, we travel about an hour north to San Pancho — a vibrant, coastal town held by jungle, ocean, and community. Tailwind Lodge sits just beyond the heart of town, tucked into nature where the land gets quiet again. Below is a small look into San Pancho, and the eco-lodge that will hold us for the week.
