Why join?
Join an all-inclusive Wellness Retreat at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba! This retreat is not a vacation — it’s a return to yourself. Through ritual, movement, art, and connection, you’ll awaken every layer of your being — from the roots of your existence to the crown of your spirit. By the end of this week, you won’t just feel renewed. You’ll remember who you truly are and you will discover what your life mission is.
Dates: February 6 – 13, 2025
What will experience?
This is a week-long retreat for total relaxation and for engaging in healing practices at one of Cuba’s most beautiful and secluded beaches. Local and international practitioners will deliver artistic and spiritual sessions, including long beach walks, sunset yoga, journaling sessions, drumming workshops, chakra alignment classes, night beach healing circles, spiritual massages and aromatherapy, Cuban aboriginal herbalism, and much more… This intimate retreat, limited to 20 participants, fosters personal growth and connection with nature amidst Cuba’s serene beauty.
Where? At a gorgeous all-inclusive resort in a secluded island off the coast of Cuba 
Cayo Santa Maria, with gorgeous 10Km beach and drop-dead gorgeous sunsets.
For booking your spot at the Wellness Retreat, please contact Jocy Medina or Magui Morffi (the hosts and organizers of this event).
BOOK YOUR SPOT
This link is for participants booking their spot, not sharing a room.
This link is for two Wellness Retreats participants, sharing a room.
Participants will leave this retreat feeling recharged, balanced, and inspired. Equipped with newfound clarity and a deeper connection to themselves and nature, they will carry the peace and wisdom gained during this experience into their daily lives, fostering long-lasting positive transformation.
Who? For a group of max 20 participants organized by Cuban spiritual coach and cultural promoters that are local to Ottawa, Canada.
Guiding this experience are two exceptional Cuban nationals, Magui Morffi and Jocy Medina, whose intimate connection to the land and extensive expertise in holistic wellness make them unparalleled leaders for this journey. Their passion for nurturing personal development and fostering a connection to nature inspires a profound sense of peace and self-awareness. Magui and Jocy envision creating a legacy of empowerment, encouraging participants to integrate the lessons of balance and mindfulness into their everyday lives.
For booking your spot at the Wellness Retreat, please contact Jocy Medina or Magui Morffi (the hosts and organizers of this event).
💛 Here’s what awaits you at this soul-nourishing retreat:
🌲 Sound Healing in the Sacred Forest
Activate and unblock your lower chakras with powerful sound healing and a meaningful land acknowledgement to honor the spirit of this sacred land. Read about Sound Healing and Singing Bowl Therapy
🌅 Sunset Yoga by the Water
Move and breathe with intention at the river’s edge. Let the calm flow of the Gatineau guide your body into stillness and grace. Read about Yoga: the eternal journey of inner peace.
🌀 Journaling & Group Card Reading
Reflect deeply on your personal journey and gain insight through a beautiful group oracle reading session. Set intentions and clear the path toward your life purpose.
🌍 Grounding Meditation & Positive Affirmations
Reclaim your inner strength and self-confidence with a chakra-activating meditation designed to root you to your power. Read: “this crazy thing can change your life” a blog about the powerful benefits of meditation.
🥁 Meditative Drumming & Intuitive Dance
Let the rhythm move you. Through guided chakra dance and meditative drumming, you’ll reconnect with your primal wisdom and inner joy. Read more about the powerful healing practice of ecstatic dance
🍫 Cacao Ceremony & Spiritual Cleansing
Open your heart with the sacred medicine of cacao, and call in the divine sensual energy of Oshun, the Cuban Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Sensuality. A deep, beautiful spiritual cleanse awaits. Read more about Spiritual Cleansing at our Wellness Retreats
How? Participants depart together (from Ottawa – Canada), as a group and land in Cuba together. They are transferred by airline appointed buses to a the secluded beach where the retreat will take place. All sessions in the event program are included in the price, as well as the flight to Cuba / Cayo Santa Maria, a 1 1/2 hour transfer to the hotel and back (to the airport), 7 days accommodation at a beautiful all inclusive hotel in Cayo Santa Maria, as well as all food and drinks for the whole duration of the stay.
Why?
Hosting this retreat in Cuba represents a deliberate choice to embrace a setting where natural beauty, cultural authenticity, and spiritual renewal converge. Unlike more commercial wellness destinations, Cuba offers a rare, unspoiled environment perfect for fostering deep personal growth. The absence of a widespread retreat culture on the island enhances its uniqueness, allowing participants to experience something genuinely transformative and rooted in authenticity.
Cuba, with its unspoiled natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, provides a rare opportunity to step away from the hustle of modern life and immerse oneself in an environment that inspires peace, connection, and self-awareness. While wellness retreats are uncommon here, this adds to the island’s charm, allowing participants to experience an authentic setting where nature and culture remain beautifully intertwined.
Cayo Santa Maria’s pristine and secluded beaches make it the perfect location for reflection, renewal, and spiritual growth. Its gentle rhythms encourage slowing down, tuning into oneself, and embracing the simplicity of life.
Create unforgettable memories – Photo Gallery (Previous retreats in Cuba)
Past retreats organized by Jocy Medina
Past Retreats organized by Jocy Medina
This week’s favorite products
Awesome Collection of Essential Oils: I highly recommend the Pure Aroma Oils, because they are 100% Pure Therapeutic Essential Oils, yet cost a fraction of what all these would cost if you bought them individually at any store. Plus, this box contains the most sensual oils you can find. Pure Aroma products have no fillers, no additives and no carrier oils added. They are a set of 6 Oils including Lavender, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Lemongrass & Sweet Orange. Each box includes 6 Amber Brown Bottles – 10Ml with Dropper.
This is my very favorite of all oils. Sweet orange essential oil, extracted from the peels of ripe oranges, is a burst of citrus sunshine. Its invigorating and uplifting aroma not only adds a delightful fragrance to your space but also helps alleviate stress and anxiety. The fruity and sweet notes of sweet orange create a warm and inviting atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for kindling sensuality.
Tip: This pure Brazilian Orange is a large 118 ML bottle for the price of a small one.
This 16-piece scented candle collection is more than an olfactory journey. Elevate your surroundings with this exquisite box of scented treasures, where each fragrance tells a story and every burn is an experience to cherish. Scents: jasmine, rose, vanilla, bergamot, fig, lavender, lemon, spring, gardenia, strawberry, rosemary, peppermint, Blue bell wood sage & sea salt peony cherry blossom, English pear & freesia.
These crystal singing bowls are made of higher than 99.99% quartz, and the colors are perfect guide for each chakra, so you do not have to check the notes each time. The Crystal Singing Bowl Sets including 7 pcs bowls. from 7inch to 12inch, Including 12″C 11″D 10″E 9″F 8″A 7″G ,7″B. It comes with two heavy duty carrying cases and each singing bowl is housed in padded tank inside the carrying cases.
Positive affirmation Cards: As a Tarot card reader, I love cards, and I particularly love this set. People will tell you that you cannot read your own cards, but when you are doing yoga, or meditating, you are in (or very close to achieving) full alignment with your spiritual guidance system. So cards and Yoga are the perfect match. Plus, these positive affirmation cards are simply gorgeous.
Mindfulness Coloring Book For Adults: Feel the Zen With Stress Relieving Designs
Looking for a way to relax and unwind? Check out this awesome mindfulness coloring book for adults! With stress relieving designs like animals, mandalas, and zentangle nature art, you’ll be able to chill out and embrace the zen. Give it a go and let your creativity flow!
Three Sage Bundles with an Abalone Shell, Feather, Tripod Stand and sand. This is the perfect sage smudge stick kit if your new to smudging or are and experienced in spiritual cleansing. California White Sage – Salvia Apiana Smudge Stick, 4 inches long and is primarily grown in high desert areas. It is an evergreen shrub that was used by Indigenous Americans for its healing properties and to remove negative and evil spirits. The smudge bowl comes with an abalone shell and a tripod wood stand. The shell has a natural Mother-Pearl finish, and the stand is hand-carved with a cobra design. The natural turkey feather is used to fan the cleansing smoke in the direction you want to cleanse. The sand can be used to extinguish your sage wands when you are finished with your cleansing.
Beautiful tapestry for your wall. Amazon has many sizes. A center ornament inspiring meditation and chakra alignment. Perfect art for your livingroom or bedroom. Zen and minimalistic look.
Jocy’s Books (Find them in Amazon)
Una novela que te regresa a los barrios más vibrantes de La Habana. “Paraíso a lo Cubano”! te sumerge en la vida cruda y auténtica de los cubanos. Una historia real que, bajo la pluma maestra de Jocy Medina, trae un tono erótico y poético que te dejará sin aliento. Una historia que no solo te hará testigo de la realidad cubana, sino que te envolverá en una red de emociones intensas y revelaciones impactantes.
¿Listo para vivir la experiencia única de “Paraíso a lo Cubano”? Descubre el lado más profundo y apasionante de La Habana, donde la crudeza de la vida se mezcla con la sensualidad y la poesía en cada página. ¡Haz de “Paraíso a lo Cubano” tu próxima lectura imprescindible!
Habana Dura (novela)
En “Habana Dura” de una botella lo mismo sale ron, que un amante, que un enemigo, que un embarazo, que la aventura más excitante y emotiva de la vida. Escrita con el tono erótico y poético que caracteriza a Jocy Medina, la novela relata la historia de María, una joven de holguinera que queriendo hacerse mujer huye a La Habana, una ciudad donde sólo a golpe de amor, rabia, ron, sexo y mucha picardía, se sobrevive.
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