Rest and Recovery for Life in Motion
April 23 - 26, 2026
All Too Well and Vida Sana Retreats invite you to Mexico’s leading wellness resort Palmaia – The House of AiA for a deeply restorative experience focused on sleep, recovery, and practical wellness. Through thoughtfully paced programming, science-based practices, and time intentionally left unscheduled, you’ll deepen your rest while you enjoy Palmaia’s unique natural beauty, signature music, and unparalleled nutritious cuisine. Guided by an intentionally curated team of wellness experts, you will leave with a calmer system and a personalized toolkit for better sleep at home.
Play hard. Rest harder.
Location
Palmaïa – The House of AïA is a secluded luxury wellness retreat set along the pristine shores of Playa del Carmen located in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Designed for conscious travelers, Palmaïa blends barefoot luxury with holistic well-being, offering plant-inspired cuisine, immersive healing experiences, and nature-inspired accommodations. Here you can reconnect with yourself, the Earth, and a more mindful way of living, and be guided by ancient wisdom and modern learnings.
What's included?
- Three nights of luxury oceanfront accommodation. *Option to add extra nights at a special rate for you to enjoy Palmaia pre or post retreat.
- Nourishing cuisine and beverages including all meals, drinks and snacks, featuring a plant-forward menu, seed oil-free cooking, free range meats and sustainable seafood, premium spirits and alcohol-free elixirs curated for rest and recovery.
- A four day exclusive program of group sessions with wellness experts. Topics include sleep optimization, longevity, and acupuncture workshops with Traditional Chinese Medicine expert Dr. Paige Bourassa, plus nutrition focusing on inflammation reduction.
- 1:1 session with co-host and Certified Sleep Coach Erica Huss.
- All private group activities plus a selection of resort activities, including Sound Healing Concert, sunrise meditation and yoga, and holistic movement.
Optional extras
- Private return transfers from Cancun airport arranged for your convenience.
- Spa treatments at Palmaia’s Atlantis Spa – recognized as the World’s Leading Destination Spa (as voted by Conde Nast Travelers Awards 2025).
- Private acupuncture treatment with Dr. Paige Bourassa.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for people who are good at holding it together—but quietly exhausted.
- High performers and overachievers who know how to push, but want to relearn how to truly rest.
- Parents and caregivers quietly carrying mental load and craving uninterrupted, restorative time.
- Busy minds that struggle to switch off, even on “vacation.”
- People with full calendars and high standards who want more calm, clarity, and sustainable energy.
- Anyone craving slow mornings, spacious days, inspired learning, and unhurried time, in a stunning, luxurious natural environment.
Those ready to pause with purpose, reset their rhythm, and return home not just refreshed, but equipped to integrate deeper rest and better sleep into everyday life.
Meet Your Guides
Designed and led by a multidisciplinary team of expert guides, together we offer a diverse range of perspectives in the fields of wellness, mindset, optimum sleep and nervous system regulation, plus Ayurveda and Chinese herbal medicine. Together, we’ll share practical frameworks, embodied practices, and tools you can integrate long after the retreat ends.
Erica Huss
Co-host
Erica Huss is a wellness expert and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in wellness strategy, programming, and leadership. She is the co-founder of the pioneering cold-pressed juice company BluePrint Cleanse, as well as Earth & Star Mushrooms and Nashville’s Gather Wellness Summit.
As a wellness strategist and Certified Sleep Science Coach, Erica works with individuals, brands, and hospitality partners to design restorative, science-informed wellness experiences and activations rooted in nervous system regulation and sustainable lifestyle practices. She is the creator and host of the All Too Well podcast and newsletter, and the author of The 3-Day Cleanse and a new book, Tuning Up.
Melanie Sands
Co-host
With over fifteen years of experience leading transformational retreats around the world, Melanie brings deep passion, global expertise, and heart-centered guidance to every retreat experience.
Raised in Australia, Melanie has led adventure and wellness experiences across four continents, and pursued studies in Tourism Management and Outdoor Leadership and later, Holistic Therapies and Naturopathy. She blends the adventurous with the intentional, creating the perfect foundation that inspires deep personal growth, inner clarity, and holistic healing. Melanie also serves as Head of Retreats at Palmaïa, bringing on-site knowledge of getting the most out of a retreat at this leading wellness destination.
Melanie’s retreats are rooted in nature, guided by intention, and designed to reconnect you to your truest self, and empowered by a renewed connection to your health and purpose.
Dr. Paige Bourassa
Dr. Paige Bourassa is a certified holistic nutritionist, Ayurvedic specialist, and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine with over a decade of expertise in integrative wellness. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she refined her clinical artistry over ten years in New York City before founding Shen Medicine Acupuncture in Nashville. She holds her Master of Science and Doctorate from the Pacific College of Health Sciences and specializes in optimizing human performance and longevity through acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, functional nutrition, and innovative natural therapeutics.
With an intuitive understanding of mental-emotional wellness, spiritual medicine, woman’s health, inflammation, fertility, and orthopedics, Dr. Paige creates deeply personalized treatment protocols that honor both ancient wisdom and modern research.
Retreat Investment
Private Luxury King Suite
$3,490
Single Occupancy
Luxury Suite with 2 Queen Beds
$3,190
Double Occupancy
(price per person)
Retreat Package includes:
- 4 Days / 3 Nights luxury stay at Palmaïa
- Private group workshops on sleep optimization and longevity, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, nutrition and more
- All meals and snacks, alcoholic and alcohol-free beverages
- Ice bath + breathwork practices
- 1:1 access to our facilitators
- Opening & closing ceremonies
- Daily movement & wellness sessions
- Private time to enjoy the resort facilities and activities
- Acupuncture sound bath event
Would you like to know more?
Find our more about our retreats and workshops to elevate your personal wellbeing. Email us at hola@vidasanaretreats.com or fill in the form below.
