Encuentro con lo Nuestro (A Homecoming to Our Roots) is a soulful retreat where Latin American immigrants reconnect with their cultural roots, reclaim ancestral wisdom, and heal the parts of themselves that migration often silences. It’s a space to remember who we are—together.
Many of the immigrants we serve carry deep cultural grief, unspoken loss, and the quiet weight of trying to belong while surviving. Caught in nonstop work and without resources, they rarely access spaces for healing. Your sponsorship offers more than rest—it restores dignity, nurtures resilience, and reminds them they are not alone.
How Can Sponsors Get Involved
The retreats take place in a dedicated healing space nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains—just an hour and a half from Washington, DC.
Alternatively, depending on the sponsoring organization or employer, we can also bring the retreat to a location that is more convenient for your team or community members.
In these uncertain times, when the mental and emotional toll on Latino immigrant communities continues to grow, it is not enough to offer services—we must offer spaces of restoration, recognition, and reconnection. That is the heart of our initiative, Encuentro con lo Nuestro—a culturally-rooted retreat designed specifically for Latino immigrants to reconnect with their inner strength, their cultural roots, and their sense of belonging.
This is more than a wellness retreat. It is a dignified space to heal from the burdens of migration, to remember the power that brought us this far, and to celebrate the sacredness of what we carry: our language, our stories, our spirituality, and our enduring hope.
We invite your organization to partner with us in two key ways:
Hire us to offer this transformative retreat experience to your Spanish-speaking workforce, helping you fulfill your mission of being a culturally-responsive and wellness-minded employer.
Sponsor participation for Spanish-speaking clients, congregants, or community members who may benefit from this experience but lack the financial means.
Whether you are a community-based nonprofit, a church, a school, or a business committed to equity, your involvement can have a lasting ripple effect. Your support communicates that their stories matter, that their well-being matters, and that their presence in this country is valued—not just for their labor, but for their humanity.
Why this matters now:
Many immigrants operate in survival mode—carrying unspoken fears, losses, cultural grief, and invisible burdens. Programs like Encuentro con lo Nuestro help restore emotional balance, strengthen self-worth, and activate ancestral wisdom to live a more grounded, empowered life.
The program is ready. The curriculum has been carefully developed and refined by experienced bilingual facilitators with over two decades of offering retreats rooted in mental health, Indigenous knowledge systems, and holistic wellness. This is not a new idea—it is a proven healing experience.
Participants will:
Restore their inner balance and sense of harmony.
Learn self-healing tools and mind-body-spirit practices.
Reconnect with cultural and personal strengths.
Reestablish their bond with Mother Earth and their personal core values.
Strengthen their sense of “home” no matter where they are.
Honor their journey with compassion and celebration.
As decision makers, you have a unique opportunity to lead with care, responsibility, and cultural wisdom. Being an employer or organization that invests in culturally-sensitive support is not only ethical—it is strategic. It improves morale, increases retention, and builds trust.
And as community advocates and donors, this is a way to give back meaningfully, with impact that transcends material support—because it touches the soul.
Join us. Be part of the healing. Help immigrant community members reclaim what has always been theirs: dignity, strength, and belonging.
“Encuentro con lo Nuestro”… un espacio para sanar, recordar y reencontrarnos con la fuerza que nos trajo hasta aquí.
Aquí podrás despedir el miedo, la tristeza, la culpa… y abrazar tu cultura, tu idioma, tu raíz, con plenitud. Porque lo nuestro también es sagrado.
Honraremos la resiliencia, la esperanza, el sacrificio y el amor que hemos sembrado en esta nueva tierra, aunque a veces nos sintamos extranjeros en nuestra propia vida.
Si alguna vez sentiste que tu historia no importaba, este retiro es la prueba de que sí importa. Porque tú importas.
Y tu historia merece descanso, reconocimiento… y celebración.
Despierta tu luz interior y armoniza tu mente, cuerpo, y espíritu
Restaure el equilibrio interior y aprenda técnicas de autocuración para poner sus conocimientos espirituales en práctica en la vida real.
Restaure el equilibrio interior
Reconozca y utilize sus propias fortalezas personales y culturales
Restaure su conexión con la Madre Tierra
Fortalezca su sentido de hogar en todo lugar
Ponga en practica la sabiduría ancestral para lograr una vida plena en este país
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Facilitators
Clinical mental health counselor, immigrant, bilingual (Spanish/English) and group facilitator. Leading wellness retreats since 2005.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) life coach, nutritionist, astrologer, with 25 years of experience in international development and public health.