Women's Embodiment Retreat

February 21st-27th 2027

Makú Project, Villavicencio, Colombia.

Slow living, sacred ritual, pleasure, intimacy. An unbecoming into your wild, unapologetic feminine power. Maria Margolies, Holixtic.

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This is not a retreat. It's a homecoming.

A slow, sensual, embodied return to the woman who lives underneath the roles, the schedules, the shrinking. The one who knows her body is not a problem to be solved but a temple to be worshipped.

Somewhere along the way you were handed a story about your worth and where it goes. None of it is true, and a week in the mountains with the right women will show you that faster than another decade of trying to think your way there.

Something ancient happens when women gather far from everything and turn toward each other. The armor loosens, the comparison falls away, and what's left is honest talk, long laughter, and the deep exhale of being seen without performing. Women reflect each other back into being and what comes back isn't younger. It's timeless.

This is embodiment work. I'll guide you out of your head and down into your body, where the real knowing lives. We'll move slowly on purpose, days of breath, stillness, dance and touch, of pleasure met without apology, of self-love practiced as devotion rather than a chore. The shame you were handed about your body, your appetite, your desire, we'll set it down here.

You'll be held at Makù Project, three hours from Bogotá, where the great Andes lean into the jungle. Wild green, thin bright air, nothing at all to prove. Just a circle of women choosing themselves at the same time.

Come remember your worth. Love yourself exactly as you are. Become unstoppable. Then get naked and dance by the fire with me.

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“A circle of women may just be the most powerful force known to humanity. If you have one, embrace it. If you need one, seek it. If you find one, for the love of all that is good and holy, dive in. Hold on. Love it up. Get Naked. Let them see you. Let them hold you. Let your reluctant tears fall. Let yourself rise fierce and love gentle. You will be changed. The very fabric of your being will be altered by this, if you allow it. Please, please allow it.”

― Jeanette LeBlanc

This retreat is for you if:

You are overwhelmed, feeling depleted or in need of a break from the daily grind
You are looking to reconnect to yourself and reignite your passion
You want to go on an adventure with a group of like minded women that are walking the same path and can become your next besties!
You need to reconnect to your feminine and a collective of powerful women
You want to dive deeper and learn nervous regulating tools, yoga asana, pelvic floor and intimacy tools
You have been feeling uninspired and struggling to maintain a spiritual and wellness routine
You want to reclaim your body, your confidence, your orgasms and feel amazing in your skin again!
You are craving a once in a lifetime transformational experience, connection to pachamama, embodiment practices and stepping into your feminine power all while being held in a safe environment, community and sisterhood

You'll learn to tend to yourself like you are someone worth tending to. To find your way back into your body. We'll work with rituals that settle the nervous system, steady the hormones, and bring you back into your natural rhythm,the state your body has been trying to return to all along.

All of it under the Andes, held by a circle of women who want you well.

This is not your regular yoga retreat...

We practice every day, and no experience is needed. Nothing here depends on how deep you fold or how long you hold. You'll get stronger and more mobile, that happens on its own. But the practice isn't about the shape you make. It's about what you feel while you're in it.

These are ancient yogic practices, carried down through centuries by people who understood the body as a doorway rather than a project. We use them the way they were meant to be used: to come home to yourself.

► Turning inward instead of chasing the pose
► Connecting to yourself, to each other, to the land
► Falling back in love with your body

The real work is intimacy with your own body, creating space, mobility and safety. Settling the nervous system, steadying the hormones, remembering who you are underneath the doing and the performing and the endless quiet appraisal of how you look. There's nothing to earn here. You are already whole, already enough, already magic. There is nothing to be ashamed of. This is just where you remember.

WHAT TO EXPECT...

✦ Daily yoga asana - all levels welcome
✦ Daily pranayama and meditation
✦ Pelvic floor and core masterclasses — a deep dive into your body's most powerful center
✦ Cacao and kanna ceremony
✦ Water sound bath
✦ Estatic dance with live DJ with Andrea
✦ Yoni egg and pleasure workshops — the ancient practice for pelvic floor health, sexual vitality, reproductive wellbeing and self-confidence
✦ Jungle hikes and excursion to Cañón del Güejar (Thailand of Colombia)
✦ Cultural immersion — a visit to an Uitoto indigenous village
✦ Coffee experience
✦ Traditional Temazcal ceremony guided by Carolina, indigenous shaman
✦ Private intentional goddess photoshoot — professional photography to empower you, celebrate your body and create memories you will carry forever
✦ Nourishing plant based meals and non-alcoholic drinks crafted to support your hormones and your vitality
✦ A full folder of professional photos of the entire experience — so you can actually put your phone down and be present

And most importantly,

A new sisterhood. Women who will know you. See you. Stay with you long after you leave.

The freedom to be exactly who you are. 🦋

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About Makú Project

Three hours from Bogotá, in a small village where the Andes give way to jungle, sits Makú Project, a place built around the old Colombian cowboy way of living, which is to say slowly, outdoors, and close to the ground. It was made with real care for the land it sits on, and you feel that the moment you arrive. Your shoulders drop. The noise you've been carrying stops making sense here.

The rooms are simple and beautiful, everything you need and nothing you don't. The yoga shala is built of bamboo, a plant that survives by bending and it holds the heat of the day and the sound of the birds and whatever you bring into it. Just outside, a wide pool for long swims and slow afternoons.

You'll sleep well here. You'll eat well. And by the third or fourth day something in you will start to remember that this is how life is supposed to feel.

ROOM OPTIONS

All rooms are nice, spacious, have private bathrooms, terrace, hammocks and are surrounded by nature.

Shared Room (up to two people per room)

$2,400 all inclusive (except flights, accomodation in Bogotá and massages)

Private room (single bed)

$2,800 all inclusive (except flights, accomodation in Bogotá and massages) one room left

Private Room (king bed)

$3200 all inclusive (except flights, accomodation in Bogotá and massages)

Private House with 2 bedrooms (single bed), 2 bathrooms, kitchen and AC

$3,300 all inclusive (except flights, accomodation in Bogotá and massages)

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HOW TO GET TO MAKÙ

A van organized by Makú Project will collect you from the center of Bogotá on February 20th at 8:00 a.m. and drive approximately 3 hours to Los Llanos – Villavicencio, located east of the Andes Mountains.

We recommend staying in Bogotá on the night of February 20th to acclimatize to the altitude and to ensure you don’t feel rushed or risk missing our organized transport early on the 21st.

Villavicencio is also called “La Puerta al Llano” – “The Gateway to the Plains” due to its location on the historical path from the Colombian interior to the vast savannas that lie between the Andes range and the Amazon rainforest.

You can fly to Bogotá – Colombia from anywhere around the world.

The main airlines include: Jetblue, Avianca, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines.

The best way to travel here is to fly to Bogotá airport and arrange to spend one night there. I highly recommend staying in Bogotá and exploring for a few nights if you have time, it's an incredibly diverse and cultural city!

We leave in the early morning to Makú Project on the 27th and come back to Bogotá on the 27th we come from Makú Project at 1pm. You can fly back on a late flight that day or stay and explore!

Let Maria guide you to reconnect to your body, reset your nervous system, balance your hormones and ignite your passion through embodiment enrichment workshops.

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This retreat is designed to explore various practices such as meditation, pranayama, pleasure and pelvic floor workshops and rituals.

You'll also learn to:

► Ignite your soul's fire and unleash your full potential

► Connect with your intuition

► Trust your inner voice

► Move forwards with a sense of purpose

► Become and orgasmic empowered woman

There are plenty of reasons to come back to you...

To slow down long enough to remember who you are and what you're worth.

To feel confident in your own skin again, not the performed kind, the real kind.

To set down the doing for a week and find out what's still there underneath it.

And what you find doesn't stay on the mountain. You'll leave with practical tools you can actually use, practices that fit into a real life with kids and work and noise. The woman you remember here is the one who comes home with you. She'll still make the school lunches. She'll also howl at the moon.

Messages From Our Previous Retreat Guests

Juliana Ossa

“I will never forget the experience I had on this retreat! I confirmed the great feminine power that all women have, and in addition to this I learned new techniques on how to explore it, love it and energize it. And the most incredible thing is the power that each of the people who attend this retreat has. Definitely an unforgettable retreat.”

Sandra Vujovic

“My experience at the women's yoga retreat in Colombia was truly transformative. I learned so much about myself while thoroughly enjoying my time in such a beautiful and peaceful setting. The yoga sessions and other activities were deeply enriching, and the incredible food we enjoyed only added to the overall sense of well-being. Maria was absolutely amazing—so open to sharing her knowledge and incredibly patient throughout the entire experience. Her guidance made the retreat even more special. I’ll always cherish the memories and the personal growth I experienced during my time there. Last but not least, Makú Project is a magical place—surrounded by breathtaking beauty, it is the perfect environment to disconnect, reflect, and grow.”

Elvira Lind

“This retreat is one of the best things I have done for myself. A beautiful, life affirming and deeply healing experience.”

Lila Nieto

“Makú Project is a magical gorgeous place, as are the people who run it. Maria is an extraordinary and experienced teacher. Retreat was awesome, people were amazing, food was incredible. Great experience. Thank you!”

Meet Your Guides

Hi, I'm Maria.

Lead Facilitator

Mother, teacher, and founder of The Holixtic Method — a movement devoted to reclaiming women's bodies, pleasure and power. For thirty years I've worked as a yoga teacher, dancer and certified holistic coach, and I've made it my mission to normalise the conversations shame has kept silent. Pelvic health. Sex. The female body.

It got personal after my second baby at 42, when I learned I'd been living with undiagnosed pelvic floor dysfunction for over a decade. The doctors offered little and most programmes felt incomplete, so I went and found the answers myself. That became the seven-pillar method I teach now: breath, movement, nervous system, strength, fascia, somatics and nutrition.

Twenty-five years of Ashtanga under Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois and Eddie Stern across India, London and New York. A BA in Dance Theatre from Laban. Certified Health Coach through IIN, yoga anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff, and specialised pelvic floor training.

What I care about is functional bodies that work, at every age and every stage. Movement as nourishment, not punishment. Getting our voices back. The women who find me are 21 and 72 and everything in between, and that's the whole point — there is no window, there is only the body you're in and what it's still capable of, which is almost always more than you were told.

I've led retreats and women's circles across the U.S., Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece and Montana. Through Holixtic, a community of 970K+ women, I'm building a generation who talk about their bodies out loud and take up space in them.

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Andrea

Host & Cacao and Sound Alchemist

Andrea, but most call her Maku. Her whole life has been guided by nature, art and music. Maku Project was born from the deepest place in her heart, inspired by her childhood in Meta, and by the need to create a place where we can be free and heal through creation.

Sound, Music and art move her. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness keep her present. Through Makú, she guides journeys back to that same presence back to who you truly are.

CAROLINA GONZALEZ

Shaman Temazcal Ceremony

Temazcalera consecrated in the Camino de Quetzalcóatl in Amatlán, Mexico since 2017. Certified in El Vuelo del Águila, a training in Universal Shamanism techniques at the Ceu Da Lua Cheia school of Maestro Leo Artese in Brazil.

Devoted to the Camino Rojo — the Red Road — with the purpose of widening the vision of every heart, and planting seeds of dignity in what is already a new era: living in harmony, beauty and authenticity. I walk with you as you shed the layers that limit you, so you can look inward with compassion and tenderness.

Mar Diving

Therapeutic Photographer

Photographer, lover of poetry, and companion to processes of transformation. "I lend you my eyes so you can see yourself differently: without masks, without demands, closer to the woman you already are." At retreats her presence doesn't interrupt, she watches, accompanies, waits. She's alert to what happens when nobody's looking: the laughter, the silence, the embrace, the body in motion, the instant that passes quickly and then becomes memory.

**Join us on this transformative journey and create lasting memories with a community of supportive women...**

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