Roots & Ritual: Sacred Sisterhood
Dedicated to facilitating transformation energetically.

Sacred Sisterhood is an intimate women's wellness fundraiser designed to bring together a curated community of women for a morning of deep restoration, intentional movement, and genuine connection.

This is not your average wellness event. Every detail from the breathwork that opens the morning to the social mixer that closes it , has been thoughtfully designed to create an environment where women feel safe to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and pour back into their own cups.

For too long women, especially mothers, have been told that rest is a luxury, that healing is selfish, and that they must carry everything alone. We disagree. Healing is not meant to be done in solitude. It is more powerful, more lasting, and more transformative when it happens in the presence of other women who see you, hold you, and remind you that you are not alone in what you carry.

Every ticket sold and every direct donation goes toward sponsoring a woman in our community for the Roots & Ritual Tulum Retreat, November 30 – December 5, 2026 Five days of yoga, breathwork, sisterhood, and deep restoration in one of the most spiritually rich places on earth. Not a vacation but a homecoming. Making your contribution an act of collective giving.

"A morning built for the woman who gives everything to everyone and deserves a space where she is held, seen, and celebrated."

Meet India — the woman we are raising for.

My name is India Barnes. I am a 24 year old mother to a beautiful 2 year old son.

I came to the hospital on February 12, 2024, 2 cm dilated, past due, and committed to a natural birth with no medication and no C-section. I had a birth plan. I had prepared. I was ready. What happened instead was not what I wanted. The hospital did not follow through with anything I asked for. I used a breast pump to dilate myself to 7 cm on my own and then the shift changed. The new doctor came in and within an hour told me I needed a C-section. I was confused, scared, and exhausted. They told me the baby's head was stuck, that I had been at 7 cm too long, that I risked infection if I waited. I was tired. I was in pain. So I agreed.

After giving birth I learned how disproportionately Black women are pressured into C-sections. It felt like fear was used against me until I said yes. That was my first surgery. The pain was excruciating.

Two years later, in March 2026, I lost my mother.

A few weeks after she passed, I found out I was pregnant again. I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my life and I chose my mental health. I chose myself. I had almost no one to talk to without feeling like a burden. Between March and May I didn't know if I was going to make it. I wanted to give up. What kept me going was faith. The knowing that somewhere there is a version of me living in peace ,still a mother, but whole. I knew if I wanted to meet her, I had to keep going. Mothers suffer so much in silence. It takes courage to keep going and still smile. I am still learning. I still have my days. But I know I need rest. I know I need time for myself. This retreat is where I finally get to lay it all down. No weight. No grief. No performing strength for everyone else. Just me healing.

Your donation brings India to Tulum. It may carry another woman there too. And it brings them both home to themselves

Roots & Rituals : Sacred Sisterhood

Healing was never meant to be done alone.

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