Group Coaching Retreat with Galina Singer
This is not a retreat to improve yourself.
It’s a space to discover who you are when you
stop abandoning yourself to keep connection to others.
I spent years in relationships where I wasn’t fully myself.
Where I focused on understanding others
- and lost myself in the process.
SAFE TO BE ME IS:
A 6-day immersive retreat
for women who are ready to stop performing
and to start experiencing
what it feels like to be:
- in their body
- in their truth
- and still deeply connected to others
Not through effort and pushing through,
but through connecting to safety within.
Testimonial from past participant:
“I would rank Galina's Safe To Be Me Retreat in Mexico as one of the top 3 life-changing events in my life, following the births of my children and walking the Camino.
Something powerful inside me has shifted, and as a result, relationships that I had struggled with for decades have been unexplainably repaired or greatly improved. Galina has a gift, and words fail me in expressing my gratitude to her for her wisdom, compassion, and guidance."
- S.S
THE EXPERIENCE
Over these 6 days, something very specific begins to happen:
You start noticing where you leave yourself.
And instead of overriding it, you learn to stay.
Through somatic work, relational exercises, and honest conversations, you will be guided into:
- Somatic healing - reconnecting with your nervous system's signals and needs
- Reparenting practices - softening patterns of self-abandonment and cultivating inner safety
- Sacred circle connection - being witnessed, without fixing or performance
- Voice and expression work - releasing shame and reclaiming your truth
- Rest + Nature - time for integration, stillness, and joy
WHAT SHIFTS
You may notice:
- a deeper sense of inner safety
- clarity about your needs and boundaries
- more capacity to stay present in difficult moments
- a different relationship to your voice, your body, your truth
THE WOMEN YOU’LL BE WITH
What happens in this space is unexpected.
Women arrive as strangers.
Careful. A bit guarded.
Used to holding themselves together.
And little by little something begins to soften.
The need to impress drops.
The comparison fades.
The performing stops.
And in its place:
Honesty.
Recognition.
A kind of connection that doesn’t require effort.
You begin to see yourself in other women.
And feel seen in a way that doesn’t ask you to be different.
This is not networking.
It’s not surface-level sharing.
It’s what becomes possible when a group of women feel safe enough to be real.
Many women say this part of the retreat was the most unexpected and the most life-changing.
Testimonial from past participant:
"Feeling safer than I've ever felt! This was an incredible retreat & re-entry to myself. Oceans of love and gratitude to Galina and these wonderful women."
- H.B.
This is a small, curated group. I like to meet with every participant before confirming a spot.
WHY THIS WORK IS HARD TO DO ALONE
Most of us don’t struggle in relationships because we don’t care.
We struggle because we don’t have the capacity to stay present when things get hard.
When emotion intensifies, we shut down, react, withdraw, or over-explain.
We don't want to disconnect. We just get overwhelmed.
We can only meet others as deeply as we’ve met ourselves.
And most of us were never taught how to do that.
We were taught to:
- override our feelings
- manage others’ emotions
- stay connected by abandoning ourselves
So when intensity rises, our system reaches its limit.
And connection breaks even when love is there.
Insight alone doesn’t change this.
You can understand your patterns and still live them.
Because what’s missing is not knowledge.
It’s capacity:
The ability to stay with emotion as it’s happening.
To remain present without collapsing, fixing, or leaving.
And this capacity is not built in isolation.
It is built in relationship, in real time, with others who can stay.
This is not a retreat to become someone new.
It’s a retreat to remember who you are
when you feel safe enough to be real.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES THIS RETREAT DIFFERENT
In this space, you are not doing the work alone.
You are: witnessed, met, and supported in moments where you would normally disconnect.
Some experiences are simply too big to metabolize alone.
Our bodies require other regulated, present humans to help us hold and process what we cannot carry by ourselves.
This is how something new becomes possible:
Not by pushing through or trying harder.
But by experiencing yourself differently in connection with others.
Testimonial from past participant:
“This gave me deeper access into my own body, its wisdom and memories - the parts that wanted to let go, and the parts that wanted to expand and be seen. The presence of each woman felt sacred. I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything like it. Truly a week of healing and renewal.”
- Heidi Benitez
WHO THIS IS FOR
This retreat is for you if:
- You want to stop shrinking, pleasing, or performing to stay connected
- You’re tired of understanding your patterns but still repeating them
- You crave depth - a space where your nervous system, inner child, and soul are honored
- You want to feel seen, not fixed
- You’re ready to stop holding it all together
You don’t need to be healed or have it all figured out.
You just need to come as you are - tender, curious, and ready to be met.
THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
It’s for women who feel something in themselves that is ready to shift
not intellectually, but in how they actually live and relate.
If something in you is leaning toward this…
This is a small, curated group. I like to meet with every participant before confirming a spot.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Hi, I'm Galina
My work didn’t come from theory. It came from living inside relationships that looked good on the outside, but didn’t feel fully alive on the inside.
SAFE TO BE ME is a culmination of 15 years of my own growth and healing. I took the essence of what worked and filtered out what didn’t. It is wisdom I accessed through sweat, blood, and many tears — from my own process and from working with hundreds of others.
For years, I knew how to understand others, hold space, keep connection at all costs. But I didn’t know how to stay with myself. That changed when I began to understand the body. The nervous system. The patterns we inherit. The ways we abandon ourselves to stay connected.
After over 30 years of marriage, I’ve transformed my relationship with my husband. I’ve become a better mother, a better friend — and now have the privilege of guiding others toward relationships rooted in truth, self-responsibility, and emotional capacity.
I’ve liberated myself from automatic responses, inherited survival mechanisms, ancestral trauma, and limiting beliefs about who I am and what is possible for me.
I believe that becoming self-responsible adults — free and safe in our authentic self-expression — is the needed and missing piece in our relationships, and in society at large.
THE SETTING
In 2024, my husband and I let go of all of our possessions and came to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where we now spend most of our time.
I have never felt happier. I fell in love with this place - and I want to share its beauty and culture with you.
Palmaïa - The House of AÏA is not just a resort.
Situated at the southern end of the most beautiful beach in Playa del Carmen, surrounded by over 400 hectares of virgin jungle, it is a private sanctuary intentionally designed for slowing down and coming back to yourself.
Soulful design, plant-based cuisine, sound healing, and ancient Mayan rituals create a setting where time slows down and self-inquiry unfolds naturally.
- Private beach at the southern edge of Playa del Carmen
- Surrounded by untouched jungle
- Nourishing, high-quality plant-based cuisine
- Spa, rituals, sound healing, holistic experiences
- Quiet, spacious, deeply restorative environment
This level of care and beauty is not extra.
It’s part of what allows your nervous system to settle enough for real change to happen.
This retreat represents a real investment - in yourself, in your healing, and in six days that could change how you live and relate for the rest of your life.
Testimonial from past participant:
"Incredible!!! Highly highly recommend! As one who went, it has changed my life, truly. If you're on the fence, do it! Give the gift to yourself."
- H.C.
This is a small, curated group. I like to meet with every participant before confirming a spot.
ACCOMMODATIONS & INVESTMENT
I cannot guarantee transformation.
What I do is create the conditions where it becomes possible for those who are ready to show up fully.
GARDEN VIEW SUITE
Full price: $5,495
Early Bird price ($500 OFF until April 30): $4,995
OCEAN VIEW SUITE
Full price: $5,995
Early Bird price ($500 OFF until April 30): $5,495
Payment plans are available.
If spreading payments would support your decision, we can arrange a structure that feels manageable.
Get $500 off when you commit by April 30.
This is a small, curated group. I like to meet with every participant before confirming a spot.
Testimonial from past participant:
“This was absolutely the best gift I’ve given myself in my lifetime. Each day was filled with safety, wisdom, authentic connection, laughter, tears, and insight - in the most beautiful place on earth. With certainty and excitement, I encourage you to join Galina’s next retreat.”
- Cate C.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 5 nights at Palmaïa in luxurious suites
- À la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Daily workshops with Galina
- Access to 30+ holistic activities
- Concierge services
- Health café and juice bar
- Rituals of sound music sessions
- Eolo Beach Club and premium bar
- Pool and beachside service
- 24-hour room service
- Fitness center and health trail
- Quality mocktails, health drinks and alcoholic beverages
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- Flights
- Airport transfers (we'll help arrange the logistics)
- Atlantis Spa treatments
- Beauty services
- Tours and excursions
MORE INFORMATION
We strongly advise you to take out travel insurance for your flights and expenses associated with the retreat.
Payment Plan: Available – contact info@galinasinger.com
Transport: You can fly into Cancun Airport, where a hotel representative will be waiting to pick you up.
Please contact us at info@galinasinger.com for a transfer reservation.
Dietary Needs: Should you have any special dietary needs/allergies, kindly let us know in advance in order to be able to better accommodate you in the best possible way.
An Optional Post-Retreat Extension
Some previous participants found staying on for an extra night or two deeply valuable - time to let insights land, to integrate, to not rush back into daily life. I now offer this as an intentional option for those who want more time to ground and process. Reach out directly and I’ll help you arrange it.
INDICATIVE SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY OCT 17
- 3pm: Check in
- Free Time
- 7pm: Group Dinner
- 8pm: Opening Ceremony
SUNDAY OCT 18
- (Optional: 7am Pranayama)
- (Optional: 8am Flow Yoga)
- Breakfast
- 10:30-12pm: Workshop
- Lunch
- Free Time
- 6-7pm: Workshop
- 7pm: Group dinner
MONDAY OCT 19
- (Optional: 7am Pranayama)
- (Optional: 8am Hatha Yoga)
- 9-10:30: Group Breakfast
- Free Time
- 12-3pm: TEMAZCAL Ceremony
- 3-4pm: Cenote dip
- Free Time
- 6:30pm: Group Dinner
TUESDAY OCT 20
- (Optional: 7am Pranayama)
- (Optional: 8am Vinyasa Yoga)
- Breakfast
- 11am: CACAO Ceremony
- Lunch
- Free Time
- 4pm: "The Burial" - a somatic releasing ceremony
- 6:30pm: Group Dinner
WEDNESDAY OCT 21
- (Optional: 7am Pranayama)
- (Optional: 8am Flow Yoga)
- Breakfast
- Free Time
- Lunch
- 2pm: Workshop
- 3:30pm: FORGIVENESS Ceremony
- Free Time
- 6:30pm: Group Dinner
- 7:30 pm: Closing Ceremony
THURSDAY OCT 22
- (Optional: 7am Pranayama)
- (Optional: 8am Therapeutic Yoga)
- 9am: Breakfast / Farewells
- 12pm: Checkout / Airport Transfers
*Disclaimer: this schedule is indicative and is subject to change as we move closer to the retreat date.
GALINA SINGER AS FEATURED IN
Columnist for Elephant Journal
Certificate in Somatic Healing and Sexology