This retreat is SOLD OUT!
2026 dates will be announced in 2025!
Deep Renewal and Healing in the Sacred Valley of Peru with Jessica Sandhu + Flavia Jimenez
MARCH 25—31, 2024
Join Jess & Flavia for seven days, six nights in Peru's beautiful, healing, and grounding Andean highlands.
Your retreat will be a sweet combination of conscious movement and grounded meditation to help you dive deep and reconnect to your truest self. This week includes healing practices such as sound healing and art therapy, and exploring the most notable historic ruins, including Machu Picchu.
Our refuge for the week will be at a quaint healing retreat located in Samadhi Sacred Valley, a sustainable, eco-friendly luxury retreat center nestled in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru. Samadhi is surrounded by native plants, fruit trees and nourished by the deep nature and history of the region.
Amazing local guides will share unique cultural excursions to help us explore their vast history. This trip will culminate in Machu Picchu in the company of a nourishing community practicing yoga, enjoying meals, creating new memories, and exploring Peru's breathtaking beauty.
This retreat will be inclusive and intentionally create space for BIPOC folks to move at their rhythm and be in a safe setting. We invite all to join and form an inclusive healing community on this sacred indigenous land.
Highlights
Fire Ceremony
Day trip via train + hike to Machu Picchu, Unesco World Heritage Site
Excursion to local markets
Visit the remarkable historical Moray Ruins
Explore historical sites of Cusco, Unesco World Heritage Site
Experience sound healing
Art therapy or ceramics class
Optional shopping for traditional crafts from Peruvian artists
Daily Yoga and meditation with Jess + Flavia
Plus other special activities, including Peruvian cooking class
PRICING
Single Room (SOLD OUT!):
$3,725
Double Shared Room:
$3,125
Triple Shared Room (subject to requests from other participants):
$2,725
“Remember, you are sacred land. Choose your travelers wisely.”
Your setting
This healing retreat is located in Samadhi Sacred Valley, a sustainable, eco-friendly luxury retreat center nestled in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru.
Samadhi means a union with the divine. There are seven bungalows, and each represents one of the seven chakra energy centers in the body.
The main lodge offers a variety of shared spaces, including a cozy living room and a vibrant dining room. The yoga studio is located on the top floor with the most magnificent views in the country.
CONSCIOUS EATING
Meals are offered 3x a day to feed your body, mind, and spirit with balanced and healthy meals prepared by artists-chefs.
The majority of the food offered will be sustainably sourced from the gardens within the grounds. All meals will be organic and vegan.
rest
Tucked away in the valley itself, surrounded by majestic mountains, Samadhi offers cozy bungalow lodging. Each bungalow represents one of the seven chakra energy centers in the body, providing all guests with a balanced atmosphere and the modern amenities you crave away from home.
experience
From start to finish, we intend to support you in having a comfortable and restorative experience. The general itinerary includes:
Daily group meditation, Sound Healing, Shamanic Ceremony, Yoga, Local Cultural Experiences + Land Connection, Nourishing Dinners with the group, and space for self-relaxation and integration.
Tentative schedule
7:00 Optional morning meditation
8:30 Breakfast
Break
10:00 90-minute yoga flow
12:30 Lunch
Break
3:00 Short meditation followed by journaling, circle sharing, one yoga workshop offering, art therapy, sound healing, hiking, excursion, etc.
Break/free time
7:00 Dinner
8:30 Yin or Restorative yoga
The full schedule will be shared before the retreat.
Getting There
You are solely responsible for meeting all travel requirements for entry to Peru, including any additional Covid-19 Restrictions.
We have arranged a shuttle van to take us from Downtown Cusco City (exact location TBD) to Samadhi Sacred Valley in the afternoon on TBD.
Date and Location
Monday, March 25 through Sunday, March 31, 2024
Cusco, Peru - Samadhi Sacred Valley
cost:
Single Room (SOLD OUT!)
$3,725
Price includes one entire bungalow.
Double Shared Room
$3,125
Price includes one space in a shared room.
Price is per person.
All shared rooms are equally priced.
All shared rooms vary slightly.
All shared rooms are first come first serve.
Triple Shared Room
*subject to requests from other participants
$2,725
Price includes one space in a shared room.
Price is per person.
This space holds 3 people.
All shared rooms are equally priced.
All shared rooms vary slightly.
All shared rooms are first come first serve.
INCLUDED IN THE RETREAT:
6 nights at eco-friendly, luxury Sacred Valley
Pre-trip assistance
Planned itinerary
Private guides and tours throughout
All entry fees to monuments
Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Two coaching sessions with Flavia & Jess during the trip
Daily yoga & meditation with Jess & Flavia
NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare
Travel Insurance
Gratuities
Payment
A non-refundable deposit of $550 is required to hold your spot. Final payment must be received by November 9th, 2023, in order to be eligible for the early bird pricing.
Final payment for all participants by January 25th, 2024.
Cancellation Policy:
If a participant is unable to attend the retreat after being accepted, they must notify Jessica & Flavia in writing by December 5, 2023, to obtain a refund of any fees paid, excluding the $550 non-refundable deposit.
We will give full refunds minus processing fees if we need to cancel due to unforeseen events.
Please see the Terms and Conditions for additional cancellation policies.
Travel Insurance:
We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance for your trip. Many travel insurance companies exist, but Travelex and World Nomads are two reputable organizations for worldwide travel coverage.
Please see below for the Terms & Conditions
Alternatively, paying on Venmo works well. If you can send payment to either:
@Jessica-Sandhu-1
@Flavia-Jimenez
Only 12 Spots are Available
Scholarship
We have reserved ONE $500 scholarship for BIPOC in need. Please reach out to jess@jessicasandhu.com to learn more or fill out application form here. First come, first serve basis.
your guides
Jessica Sandhu and Flavia Jimenez weave indigenous practices, traditional yoga asana and philosophy, meditation, relaxation techniques, and a deep commitment to inclusion to bring you a special offering.
In their own lives and healing journeys, they have authentically created practices that have helped them navigate spaces as women of color in the U.S. Both have a deep belief in a person’s ability to transform and heal and create a more peaceful and easeful life. We will continue our journey on this sacred land in the land of the Incas.
Flavia Jimenez
Flavia came to yoga after graduating from law school in 1999. It was during this period, when she was living in New York City and working with homeless families, that she found a need for the rest and relaxation that yoga provides. Born in Belgium to Argentine and Peruvian parents, she immigrated to the US when she was 8 years old. Her ancestry, both European and indigenous from South America, has created a deep understanding of how colonization, white supremacy, and patriarchal systems can take us away from our sense of worth, happiness, and peace. She now resides on Piscataway Nation land (settled and colonized and known as the state of Maryland).
In 2019, after 18 years of working as a lawyer and advocate in civil rights non-profit organizations for her entire career, Flavia embarked on a journey to become a yoga teacher and a life coach. She found her calling in the healing modalities. In 2014, she was diagnosed with cancer. And in 2017, after a separation and subsequent divorce, Flavia needed to heal and align her body, mind, and spirit. A yoga and meditation retreat in the Sacred Valley in her maternal homeland of Peru in 2019 brought clarity and courage to embark on a path she continues today. She continuously seeks to balance and weave, on and off the mat, action and rest, relaxation and alertness, love and liberation.
Flavia holds a JD from New York Law School and a life coaching certification from Leadership that Works. She received her yoga teaching certificate in 2019 and has a Certificate in Mindful Leadership from Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center. She is currently focusing her yoga learning on yin and restorative yoga.
Jessica Sandhu
Jessica Sandhu is a Canadian-born healer, somatic coach, and yoga teacher of Anishinaabe First Nations and Punjabi Indian descent.
As an anti-racist healer and teacher, Jess’s goal is to create equity in conference rooms, on the yoga mat, and in coaching sessions. She’s continually aware of who is not in the room and who needs to be.
Since 2001, Jess has practiced various forms of yoga, finally finding a home with Iyengar Yoga in 2003 because its alignment-based principles allowed for more understanding of the pose benefits and how it created a deeper connection to the body.
Jess has dealt with lower back pain throughout the years and found yoga super beneficial in alleviating it. When more yoga was integrated into her life, things seemed less hard, and life actually became more sweet! Less Dukha, More Sukha.
Jess is also a Usui Reiki Master, a health coach, and has been trained in Trauma-Informed yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Yin Yoga.
Jess is committed to becoming a bridge with roots in both the modern and traditional world by honoring the traditional customs of yoga and respecting all Indigenous cultures. Jess resides on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans.
Please review the Terms & Conditions and sign at the bottom of the page.
TERMS + CONDITIONS
All rates do not include any additional service charges or gratuities
All rates payable to Flavia Jimenez and Jessica Sandhu are to be settled in USD
All payments are to follow the payment schedule: a $550 deposit to hold a spot with the final payment made by January 25th, 2024.
Jessica & Flavia may ask any participant or guest to forfeit their stay or place at the Samadhi Sacred Valley (“retreat”) at any time if the individual’s behavior is interrupting the retreat or other participant’s stay. Participants will not be refunded their retreat fees or reimbursed for any associated travel costs.
Jessica & Flavia reserve the right to alter the itinerary at any time and without prior notice.
Jessica & Flavia reserve the alter the participant list at any time and without prior notice.
Participants must be 18 years of age or over to attend the retreat.
Outside Service Providers/Third Party Contracted Personnel
If a participant chooses to have any additional excursions or experiences offered by any third-party personnel that are not included in the retreat’s official itinerary, Jessica & Flavia will not be responsible for any additional costs incurred and not be held legally responsible for the participant or their safety in any way.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
If a participant is unable to attend the retreat after being accepted, they must notify Jessica & Flavia in writing by December 5, 2023, to obtain a refund of any fees paid, excluding the $550 non-refundable deposit.
A 50% refund of all fees paid, excluding the non-refundable deposit, will be provided IF a participant notifies Jessica & Flavia of their withdrawal from the retreat between December 5, 2023, and February 24, 2024.
No Refund is available if the participant cancels, for any reason, after February 25, 2024.
Jessica & Flavia will not be financially responsible for any personal travel and associated costs of any participant who cancels their participation in the retreat.
We will give full refunds minus processing fees if we need to cancel due to unforeseen events.
Covid-19 Policy
Each participant should take a covid test the morning of March 25, 2024. Please bring your own covid test. If you are positive for COVID-19, you will not be able to join the group and will have to find accommodation until you have a negative test result and are no longer contagious.
If you become symptomatic during the course of the retreat, the retreat leads (Flavia Jimenez or Jessica Sandhu) will ask you to test for COVID-19. If you test positive, you will be asked to find another accommodation until you test negative. Only upon testing negative for COVID-19 will you be able to rejoin the retreat and participate in the activities.
By consenting to this agreement, you acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and other viruses and voluntarily assume the risk that you may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 and other viruses by participating in activities or programming on retreat at Samadhi in Peru.
You also understand the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 or other viruses before the retreat to Samadhi in Peru.
Travel Restrictions
In the event there are further travel restrictions as a result of the Covid-19 virus, Jess & Flavia may move or cancel the dates and/or location of the retreat. No refunds will be issued. Jessica & Flavia cannot be responsible for any additional costs participants incur to accommodate the change. Jessica & Flavia reserve the right to determine the timeframe within which new dates may be reserved based on development of travel restrictions. Jessica & Flavia cannot be responsible for individual participant refunds or additional costs incurred as a result of the date change.
Travel Insurance
Jessica & Flavia recommend each participant purchase individual travel insurance for his or her trip.
If you have any questions, please contact Jess — jess@jessicasandhu.com OR Flavia – flaviajimenez1@gmail.com.
I agree to the Terms & Conditions as outlined above.
