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The Expressive Therapies Summit Presents

Discovering Goddess Archetypes Within

A professional training blending clinical learning, expressive arts, and sacred renewal — designed for therapists and clinicians.

February 19 - 23, 2027 • Puerto Morelos • Mexico

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Creative Therapies Inspired by Maya Wisdom for Women Seeking Personal & Professional Renewal

This multi-day experiential training is designed for therapists, helping professionals, and women seeking renewal. This retreat style training offers a rare opportunity to step away from daily demands and reconnect with yourself in a meaningful, restorative way. Whether you're a clinician expanding your practice or a woman seeking deeper renewal, this retreat offers a rich and grounded experience. CE credits are available for qualifying mental health professionals.

Sally Brucker standing by a palm tree in Mexico

Your Host & Facilitator, Sally Brucker, LCSW-C, ATR-BC, is a licensed clinical social worker, art therapist, expressive arts therapist and longtime facilitator of women’s retreats with over 30 years of international experience. Blending expressive arts, ritual, and feminist therapy, she creates deeply meaningful spaces for women to reconnect with their inner wisdom and power—making her a natural guide for this journey into the Goddess Archetype. Sally created this retreat for women who give so much to others, but rarely have space to restore themselves.

For the past three years, Sally has made Puerto Morelos her winter home, and she is delighted to share it with you. She will be presenting this retreat with local healers and teachers from the area in what promises to be a unique combination of her work with the local culture. www.sallybrucker.com

Want to meet Sally? Have questions? Schedule a free/no obligation one-on-one meeting!

Meet Sally and explore the retreat before committing. Email us to schedule a time.

$2,497 Registration Fee Includes

  • Five night in a beautiful shared room & bath
    ($2,887 for a private room)

  • Daily workshops

  • ‍‍Six meals prepared by a chef

  • 12 CE credits

  • Walkable beach access

  • Local ceremonies & guided experiences

Price does not include airfare or airport transfers.
Rates increase on November 29.

Payment Plans Available

  • 40% deposit secures your space. The remaining balance can be paid in full or in installments by December 31, 2026.

*Limited to 10 participants to preserve depth of experience

Overview

Participants will explore archetypal frameworks, expressive arts, movement, sound, nature-based practices, and ritual-informed meaning-making—while maintaining a clear focus on ethics, cultural humility, informed consent, and professional boundaries. Through guided experiential activities and reflective dialogue, clinicians will deepen their understanding of group process, therapeutic witnessing, and safe facilitation of emotionally activated material.

The training concludes with practical strategies for clinical integration, case application, and professional sustainability, helping participants discern appropriate populations and contexts for this work.

If you’re looking to expand your clinical toolkit while honoring ethics, culture, and professional responsibility, this training offers a rich and grounded learning experience.

DAILY SCHEDULE & EXPERIENCE

Mornings: Breakfast & optional meditations

10am–noon: Didactic and experiential modules on Jungian psychology, trans-personal psychology, eco-psychology, express arts therapies

Noon–2pm: Lunch - eat in or go to the beach ...Time to reflect and relax

2–4pm: Working session, processing and experiencing, Maya song circle, sound healing, cacao ceremony etc.

Evenings:  Free time to explore the town. Special rituals and events on several evenings.

Plus cenote excursion, ceremonies, beach time & optional meditations

LOCATION

Set in the charming Beach town of Puerto Morelos, Mexico, this spacious three-story retreat home offers a restorative and inspiring environment designed for both connection and renewal. With room for up to 13 guests, the home features five serene bedrooms with Cal-King beds, additional sleeping spaces, and 5.5 bathrooms—allowing for both privacy and shared experience. Light-filled gathering areas, a fully equipped kitchen, and a large communal dining space invite meaningful conversation and integration throughout your stay. Outdoors, a private pool, ocean views, and peaceful patio spaces create opportunities to unwind, reflect, and reconnect. Just moments from soft sand beaches, local restaurants, and nearby cenotes, this retreat setting offers a beautiful balance of immersion in nature, cultural exploration, and intentional rest.

Experience the rich culture and history of Mexico by taking day trips to the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Chichen Itza.

Cultural Acknowledgement - This workshop draws inspiration from Maya cosmology and goddess symbolism. The practices offered are from local practitioners who draw from their own cultural teachings. We honor the living Maya peoples and their ongoing cultural traditions.

FAQs

Swim in the still, sacred waters of a cenote
an experience that invites grounding, reflection, and deep calm.

Limited to 10 participants to preserve depth of experience
Feb 19–23, 2027 · Puerto Morelos

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