Event Details - 6-Day Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Join us in Tulum, Mexico for an unforgettable yoga and meditation
CE retreat, located on one of the world’s top 5 beaches!

5 nights at Amansala Eco-Chic Resort & Retreat Center—a beachfront getaway at the heart of Tulum Beach
Healthy and delicious daily meals and refreshments included—fresh, local food that will nourish your body
An immersive learning experience, with mind-body practices you’ll actually use
Up to 21 CE Hours and get Certified as Mindfulness-Informed Professional
Yoga classes and daily meditations with Mary NurrieStearns
Leisure & Rest—plenty of free time to visit the famous cenotes around Tulum, explore the Mayan ruins, participate in Mayan rituals, or just relax by the pool!

Join seasoned retreat host, mindfulness expert and certified yoga therapist, Mary NurrieStearns, MSW, LCSW, C–C–IAYT, E–RYT 500, and a group of your colleagues for an immersive 5-day training to enrich your clients’ lives, as well as your own.

As clinicians, you know that talk therapy alone isn’t always enough to treat the roots of depression and anxiety. Immersive mind-body practices—such as meditation, yoga, and EFT—can help regulate the nervous system and support healing in ways conversation alone sometimes can't. Better yet, these tools become lifelong skills that can help your client cultivate happiness and improve their daily lives long after they leave your therapy room.

This interactive retreat prepares you to integrate the foundations of mindfulness to address negative thoughts of depression, worrying thoughts of anxiety and thoughts that intensify chronic pain.

Incorporate breathing practices and meditation, lead simple yoga movements, and utilize Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) with your individual clients and groups
Integrate foundations of mindfulness interventions for addressing depression and chronic pain
Utilize body/mind interventions to treat anxiety and calm the nervous system
Use EFT for emotional regulation, gentle exposure of emotions and to increase self–acceptance
Guide clients into present moment awareness and teach them to respond to unworthiness with compassion

Highly experiential, you will practice these interventions while you learn their clinical applications.

This retreat is rich in interactive mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and mind/body treatment approaches. You will follow a balanced schedule of gentle yoga movement, chanting meditation, clinical teachings, art expression, group discussion, and deep rest and learn how these tools can help you AND your clients.

Amansala is loved by retreaters across the world because it offers a unique blend of natural beauty, soulful wellness, and authentic connection—creating an experience that feels both transformative and deeply relaxing. You couldn’t get closer to the beach—spend your days barefoot in the sand.

Amansala provides the transformative setting you’d expect for a retreat—leaving you feeling refreshed, inspired, and truly changed.

Stunning beachfront setting — Wake up to the Caribbean Sea and hear the gentle waves all night long.
Holistic wellness focus — Enjoy daily yoga, meditation, and nourishing meals that support mind and body.
On-site spa—unforgettable pampering from their talented team of massage therapists.
Authentic, grounded atmosphere — Rustic-luxury accommodations that feel connected to nature, not overdone.
Opportunities for adventure—Amansala makes it easy to book activities like swimming in cenotes, touring the Mayan ruins, experiencing Mayan rituals, and SO MUCH MORE!

✔ Learn to utilize mindfulness & mind-body approaches to address clients’ depression, anxiety, and more

✔ Education and experiential guidance in yoga, meditation, EFT, & other techniques

✔ CMIP Certification Application Fee – A $99.99 value!

✔ Up to 21 CE Hours, CE certificate, & course manual

✔ Daily breakfast, brunch, afternoon snack, and dinner

✔ Eco-chic lodging with private bathrooms

✔ Non-CE yoga and meditation practices with Mary NurrieStearns

✔ Salsa Dancing Class

✔ Gratuity for the attentive staff

✔ WiFi access in your room and throughout the resort

5 nights at Amansala Eco-Chic Resort & Retreat Center—a beachfront getaway at the heart of Tulum Beach
Healthy and delicious daily meals and refreshments included—fresh, local food that will nourish your body
An immersive learning experience, with mind-body practices you’ll actually use
Up to 21 CE Hours and get Certified as Mindfulness-Informed Professional
Yoga classes and daily meditations with Mary NurrieStearns
Leisure & Rest—plenty of free time to visit the famous cenotes around Tulum, explore the Mayan ruins, participate in Mayan rituals, or just relax by the pool!

Mindfulness Fundamentals

Definition & components of mindfulness
Mindfulness as conscious relationship
Mindfulness & neuroplasticity
Mindfulness & cultivating beneficial mind states

Brain Perspective

Evolutionary model of the brain
Negativity bias of the brain for survival
Social brain: causes & conditions
Default network of the brain
Placebo & nocebo effect
Emotional centers of the brain–affiliation, threat, drive.
Nervous system responses to perceived stressors
Basic neuroscience as psychoeducation

Mindfulness Interventions

Conscious mind/store consciousness - awareness & choices
Consumption of thoughts & relationship to thoughts
Sense of identity & mindfulness – you are more than your thoughts
Concentration, observation, naming, distancing – application of mindfulness components in treating thoughts associated with depression & anxiety
Mindfulness & brain training to activate affiliation system of the brain
Specific mindfulness of breathing practices for depression
Clinical applications of mindfulness of body, emotions & thoughts
Accessing beneficial ancestor memories
Mindfulness communications process for conflict & connection
Breathing practices, present moment awareness & mindful yoga movements to lessen anxious states of physiological arousal

Importance of Body in Emotional Regulation Skills

Cultivate client resilience - resourcing & safety
Utilize window of tolerance to monitor level of client distress & impact of mindfulness & EFT interventions
Practice breathing practices, body scans & body movements to calm & or wake up nervous system

Utilize Emotional Freedom Techniques for Anxiety

Protocol of EFT (including tapping points and set–up statements) for affect regulation
Utilize EFT to approach & expose, versus avoid, emotions
Utilize EFT to identify emotions in the body as physical sensations
Utilize EFT to increase client self-acceptance
Five key components of EFT needed for effective use in affect regulation
Reinforce therapeutic gains with EFT

Respond to Chronic States of Distress with Compassion

Utilize compassion to approach, versus avoid, experiences of shame
Psychoeducation on origins of & identification with shame
Label shame as innocent misunderstanding of identity
Four compassion practices to increase self–acceptance & decrease self-rejection
Effects of self-criticism
Acknowledge inner critic & specific compassion practices for critical parts of self
Body awareness & movement to alleviate the physical manifestations of shame
Reinforce therapeutic gains with self–compassion

Applications of Mindfulness and EFT for Addressing Pain & Overeating

Primary & secondary causes of pain
Mindfulness techniques for addressing pain
EFT for pain, muscular tension, & fear–based thoughts
Danger in me (DIM) and safety in me (SIM) thoughts & choices
EFT for urge management & shame of overeating, including exposure & self-acceptance
The effect of self-criticism on urge management & self–compassion for urge management

Mindfulness & Body/Mind Approaches for Clinical Groups

Teaching mindful breathing & mindful yoga movement
Learn EFT protocols for group work
Utilize body-focused approaches to teach present moment awareness, quiet the mind & soothe emotional distress

Research Limitations & Potential Risks

5 nights at Amansala Eco-Chic Resort & Retreat Center—a beachfront getaway at the heart of Tulum Beach
Healthy and delicious daily meals and refreshments included—fresh, local food that will nourish your body
An immersive learning experience, with mind-body practices you’ll actually use
Up to 21 CE Hours and get Certified as Mindfulness-Informed Professional
Yoga classes and daily meditations with Mary NurrieStearns
Leisure & Rest—plenty of free time to visit the famous cenotes around Tulum, explore the Mayan ruins, participate in Mayan rituals, or just relax by the pool!

Mary NurrieStearns, MSW, LCSW, ACEP–EFT, C–C–IAYT, E–RYT 500, is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of professional experience. She maintains a virtual counseling practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mary has presented seminars to mental health professionals across the USA since 2006. She has trained extensively in clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques and received ACEP certification. She is a certified trauma–informed yoga therapist, has over 1200 hours of yoga teacher training and has taught yoga classes for twenty years. A long–time student of Thich Nhat Hanh, she was ordained into his Order of Inner Being. Mary is also author of numerous articles on psycho–spiritual growth, co–author of Yoga for Anxiety, Yoga for Emotional Trauma, Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind and co–editor of Soulful Living. She is the author of Healing Anxiety, Depression and Unworthiness: 78 Brain–changing Mindfulness and Yoga Practice (2018). She, and her husband Rick, have conducted retreats on the transformative, mind–body healing practices of yoga, meditation and self–compassion for over twenty years. She credits mindfulness–based practices for significant healing in her own life.

Click here for information about Mary NurrieStearns

“Amazing presentation, I left with applicable tools I can use in my practice now.”

-Allison S., Counselor

“This was a wonderful retreat experience. I learned so much and will apply all of it to both my professional and personal practice. Mary was a fantastic instructor and created a safe and supportive learning environment. It was a good balance of lecture and experiential activities.”

-Kitty R., Social Worker

“She was incredibly knowledgeable and a very effective teacher. I am definitely looking for more trainings with her.”

-Melanie M., Psychologist

“Very informative presentation, valuable tools taught to use with my clients, learned a lot about yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, which are beneficial for my clients and myself, and LOVED the training! Thank you!”

-Denise S., Counselor

“It was both relevant and beneficial to me as a person and my growth and also to my growth as a therapist. It was a truly wonderful, transforming experience, and I am truly grateful.”

-Diane B., Counselor

Rick NurrieStearns, a seasoned retreat facilitator, has co–led transformation retreats for twenty years. He has been immersed in consciousness studies, meditation and mindfulness practices for more than four decades. For over 20 years, he was involved in publishing transformational books and magazines. He was the publisher of Lotus and Personal Transformation magazines, and co–author of the books Soulful Living, Yoga for Anxiety, Yoga for Emotional Trauma and Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind. He has trained in clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques. He is a mindfulness student of Thich Nhat Hanh and an ordained member the Order of Interbeing. Rick experiences chronic pain, the result of injuries from an airplane crash in 2009, and was diagnosed with a physically debilitating tick–borne disease in 2014. He relies on mindfulness practices for healing and has learned that you can cultivate happiness and inner peace even when you are hurting.

Click here for information about Rick NurrieStearns

Elevate your career with a new certification and walk away from this training with CMIP as a new credential!

Certification Made Simple

It's never been easier to become a Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP):

Step 1: Attend this retreat.
Step 2: Complete the CE test.
Step 3: Submit your application to Evergreen Certifications & we’ll cover the cost of your certification fee (a $99.99 value!)*

That's it! No hidden fees, no catch. Just certification made EASY.

*Professional and clinical standards apply.

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Two to four weeks prior to the retreat, PESI will send a link to book your shuttle service from the Cancun or Tulum airport. Participants will be grouped together by their arrival times and will be in a shared shuttle.

While the Tulum airport is closer, they impose a tax on the drivers, so while it does not save money, it does save time and is a pleasant arrival experience with less people. It's also a more scenic, shorter drive than Cancun. However, both are fine airports to arrive into.

From Cancun airport: You will find the driver as you exit, and he will hold a sign saying Amansala. If you have any problems locating your driver, you can also email us at: amansalahotels@gmail.com. Most flights come into terminal 3, with the exception of domestic flights. If you come out of Terminal 2, just head straight out, but if you come to 3, you can migrate towards the little restaurant, Margaritaville, as you walk out towards the right to find him easier.

Amansala is generally considered accessible for many guests, however, the property is beachfront and includes some uneven pathways, stairs in certain areas, and walking on sand throughout the property. Because every guest’s mobility needs are different, we highly recommend that guests with specific accessibility concerns contact Amansala directly via WhatsApp -https://wa.me/525592252190 so they can answer your questions in detail and help determine the best room placement and arrangements for their comfort.

If mobility is a concern, please contact Amansala via the link above before registering with PESI.

You can earn up to 21 CE hours. Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Please review the retreat’s credit information by clicking any of the “Click here for CE credit details” links found above. Please review the retreat’s credit information by clicking any of the “Click here for CE credit details” links found above.

PLEASE NOTE: Most licensing boards require full attendance to the entire program to receive any credit.

Please review the retreat’s schedule above and plan your travel accordingly to ensure full attendance to the program.

YES! Prices listed in the Program Pricing and Accommodations section above are per person and based on single/private occupancy. Sharing with a colleague, friend or partner is a great way to save money and spend quality time!

If you are interested in rooming with a colleague/friend/partner, please contact us HERE or by calling 800-844-8260 (Ask for our Retreats Team) for double occupancy rates.

PESI will not partake in or be responsible for roommate matching.

Please Note: Amansala is an all-inclusive retreat center. All reservations are per individual, not per room. All individuals staying at the retreat center incur a room and board charge whether or not they are participating in the PESI educational training.

IMPORTANT: Online registration will only allow you to register a single individual. If interested in registering a colleague/friend/partner, please register yourself through the online registration process via this website FIRST in order to secure your room. NEXT, contact us HERE or by calling 800-844-8260 (Ask for our Retreats Team). A PESI customer service representative will assist in registering your guest. Securing your room first will reserve your room and provide you time to reach out to PESI without fear of rooms being no longer available.

5 nights at Amansala Eco-Chic Resort & Retreat Center—a beachfront getaway at the heart of Tulum Beach
Healthy and delicious daily meals and refreshments included—fresh, local food that will nourish your body
An immersive learning experience, with mind-body practices you’ll actually use
Up to 21 CE Hours and get Certified as Mindfulness-Informed Professional
Yoga classes and daily meditations with Mary NurrieStearns
Leisure & Rest—plenty of free time to visit the famous cenotes around Tulum, explore the Mayan ruins, participate in Mayan rituals, or just relax by the pool!

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Program Pricing and Accommodations

Deluxe Beachfront King

Single Occupancy: $5,485Double Occupancy: $4,238 per person

Superior King

Single Occupancy: $4,905Double Occupancy: $3,919 per person

Garden Plus King

Single Occupancy: $4,412Double Occupancy: $3,658 per person

Garden Basic King

Single Occupancy: $4,151Double Occupancy: $3,524 per person

Double Room

Double Occupancy: $3,745 per person

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Friday, January 15, 2027

Saturday, January 16, 2027

Sunday, January 17, 2027

Monday, January 18, 2027

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

Wednesday, January 20, 2027

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Single Occupancy: $5,485
Double Occupancy: $4,238 per person

Single Occupancy: $4,905
Double Occupancy: $3,919 per person

Single Occupancy: $4,412
Double Occupancy: $3,658 per person

Single Occupancy: $4,151
Double Occupancy: $3,524 per person

Are you ready to step into the life awaiting you as a
Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP)?