Restoring Balance: 7-Day Conference Retreat in Mexico

As a provider, your energy is your most valuable resource. Working as professional caregivers, we are repeatedly witness to trauma, oppression, and broken systems. Far from typical "self care", this conference retreat will provide you with a foundational understanding of how to develop your own resiliency practice through self-attunement and connection that buffers stress and that can even create growth from toxicity and trauma.

Rates include room, conference tuition, 3 organic meals/day, shuttles to/from Puerto Vallarta airport on 4/19 and 4/26:

Ocean single $4,450

Ocean double per person $3,450

Ocean triple per person $2,350

Garden single $3,750

Garden double $3,200

Garden triple $2,350

Guest single $3,350

Guest double $2,950

Guest triple $2,350

Dorm (up to 4)per person $2,650

You can view photos of the rooms and learn more about the Mar de Jade Wellness Resort here. Please note that the resort has steps up to many of the rooms, including the room where we will be holding the CE sessions.

• All rooms are first come, first served.  In order to reserve a double or triple, you must register with a roommate. 

• Non-refundable $700 deposit holds your room.  Half balance due 11/19/24, final balance due 2/10/25. 

There are up to 24 available CEs approved by the California Board of Nursing and the National Association of Social Workers. There will be a core of 5-9 CEs over the week that will be required for all participants, and the balance of CEs will be optional sessions. Each CE session is designed to be a complete session in terms of content, and content will also build through the days from prior learning.The 6-day schedule allows for in-depth exploration as well as ample time for participants to engage in care activities on their own. Additionally, the conference encourages and facilitates peer support among providers to motivate ongoing healing and growth beyond the retreat itself.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define burnout and differentiate from moral injury / compassion fatigue / secondary trauma / natural stress and the impacts in clinical practice

2. Identify the components of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the physiological functions of each

3. Identify personal and professional values that guide choice and action and understand how to self-correct when actions do not align with values

4. Develop strategies and responses for the self-regulation of anxiety through the ANS

5. Identify ongoing strategies to sustain resiliency and prevent secondary trauma

6. Describe the role of community support in order to promote integration of emotion, cognition, and the somatic experience

Session topics include:

Caring for Yourself as a Practice

The Physiology of Stress - Mapping your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Defining Your Values and Aligning Your Values with Your ANS

Creating a Personal Resilience Plan

Resiliency in Community + the Larger Systems

If you have questions, don't hesitate to email us at helpinghealthcarehealretreats@gmail.com.