Burnout Recovery That Goes Beyond Rest
Most wellness retreats soothe symptoms. Awaken dissolves the cause.
Burnout isn’t simply fatigue — it’s a full-body pattern of dysregulation caused by emotional overload, unresolved stress, and deep-rooted beliefs formed through years of overachieving.
Awaken Burnout Retreats bring together NLP, Mental & Emotional Release®, somatic practices, nervous system regulation, and guided wellness rituals to create transformation at the level where burnout actually lives: the subconscious and the body.
You don’t just rest — you reset.
Pillar 1
Restore
Return your body and mind to a grounded, regulated state.
Pillar 2
Release
Clear emotional patterns, triggers, and beliefs driving burnout.
Pillar 3
Rise
Rebuild a meaningful, sustainable, purpose-led high-performance life.
The Awaken Multi-Retreat Journey
Awaken is a three-part therapeutic journey designed to move guests from depletion to emotional freedom to empowered reinvention. Each retreat can be experienced individually — or together as a full transformation arc.
Restore & Recharge
A restorative immersion into calm, clarity, and nervous system reset.
Your journey begins by rebuilding the foundation of your wellbeing. Through oceanfront rituals, grounding practices, and our Burnout Foundations Learning Salon, you’ll discover exactly how burnout formed — and how to reverse it.
You’ll leave with deep rest, emotional spaciousness, and a personalized recovery plan crafted around your energy patterns.
Included Experiences:
- Sunrise & sunset restorative yoga
- Breathwork overlooking the Sea of Cortez
- Qi-Gong & water therapy
- Beach grounding & sound therapy
- Under-the-Stars guided meditation
- Sleep ritual with aromatherapy soak
- Burnout Foundations workshop
- Energy Audit Protocol
Release & Recovery
Clear what has been driving burnout — at the root.
This is our signature 1:1 therapeutic experience where you’ll undergo the MER® Burnout Breakthrough Session — a clinically structured process that releases long-standing emotional patterns without reliving the past.
Across two focused days, you’ll identify your deepest stress drivers, dissolve emotional baggage, and rewire destructive belief patterns stored in the nervous system.
Core Components:
Day 1 — Personal History & Pattern Mapping
- Identify emotional triggers, conflict patterns, limiting beliefs
- Elicit values and decode the “greater problem”
Day 2 — MER® Release Session
- Release suppressed emotions (anger, sadness, fear, hurt, guilt)
- Resolve inner conflicts
- Install new desired outcomes
- Reinstate identity-level clarity
Includes:
- 2-Day MER® Breakthrough
- Recovery Action Plan
- 90-Day Integration Coaching
Empower & Expand
Rebuild your life and leadership around meaning and fulfillment.
A group immersion where guests deepen wisdom, community, purpose, and personal expansion. This retreat is about stepping into a renewed identity — supported by advanced wellbeing practices, masterminds, NLP goal setting, and integrative consciousness work.
Included Experiences:
- Cacao ceremony
- Empowerment mastermind circles
- Work–Life Integration workshop
- The Hero’s Journey mapping
- Values Systems & Consciousness Expansion
- NLP Goal Setting & Image Cycling
- Mind–Heart Coherence
- MER® Anxiety Model
- Sunset cruise closing ceremony
A Destination Designed for Deep Nervous System Restoration
Awaken Burnout Retreats is hosted at the legendary Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas™, a sanctuary where understated luxury meets the wild beauty of the East Cape.
This coastline is unlike anywhere else in Mexico—quiet, expansive, and untouched. With warm breezes, shimmering desert light, and an endless horizon across the Sea of Cortez, the environment itself becomes part of the healing process.
Every detail of the resort is intentionally crafted to support nervous system regulation:
Sunlit minimalist architecture that opens the mind
Oceanfront suites offering calm, private spaces for integration
Award-winning Oasis Spa for deep restoration
Sleep-forward amenities that complement release sessions
A private marina and adventure concierge for reawakening creativity
Abundant nature that softens your emotional load and restores clarity
This is the ideal setting for profound inner work — where silence, space, and luxury combine to help you reset at the deepest level.
The Science of Deep Nervous System Reset
Awaken Burnout Retreats integrates some of the most advanced mind-body methodologies used in modern burnout recovery. These aren’t surface-level wellness activities — they are evidence-based, clinically informed processes that target the root causes of burnout stored in the subconscious mind and nervous system.
This is what makes Awaken different.
This is why our guests experience breakthroughs they’ve tried to achieve for years.
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
NLP is a leading-edge behavioral science that helps decode and reprogram the unconscious patterns driving chronic stress. Guests learn how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are neurologically wired — and how to transform them.
NLP empowers guests to:
- Interrupt self-sabotaging patterns
- Release compulsive thought loops
- Access calm and clarity on demand
- Create values-aligned goals and decisions
- Build emotional resilience and high-performance states
MER® (Mental and Emotional Release)
MER® is the heart of the Awaken Breakthrough Retreat — a proprietary method that safely releases suppressed emotions, trauma imprints, and internal conflicts from the nervous system without reliving the past. Often described as “months of therapy in a few hours,” MER® creates fast, lasting change.
Guests experience:
- Emotional relief and grounding
- Clearer thinking and decision-making
- A renewed sense of identity
- Removal of lifelong emotional triggers
- Deep physical relaxation after release work
Somatic & Breathwork Practices
Your breath, body, and nervous system are inseparable. Through guided breathwork, Qi-gong, grounding, and somatic awareness, guests learn how to shift emotional states in minutes — not weeks.
These modalities support both recovery and long-term resilience.
Benefits:
- Instant down-regulation from stress
- Releasing tension held in the body
- Increasing emotional capacity
- Accessing creativity and flow on demand
Sound Therapy & Visualizations
Sound frequencies, binaural beats, and instrument-driven sound healing reshape brainwave activity and open the body for emotional restoration. Paired with guided meditation and visualization, guests access deep restorative states.
Used in:
- The Homecoming Walk
- Under the Stars Guided Visualization
- Sleep Alchemy Experience
- MER® integration
Burnout Lives in the Nervous System — So That’s Where We Work
Burnout is not a mindset problem.
It is not a lack of willpower.
And it cannot be solved by time off alone.Modern burnout is a full-spectrum dysregulation of the nervous system caused by:
Prolonged stress
Emotional overload
Conflicting values
Unresolved trauma
Identity-level pressures and expectationsNLP and MER® work directly with how the mind codes emotional experiences, while somatic work and meditation support the physiological release and integration process.
This is why Awaken guests not only feel better —
they become better-equipped to lead, love, create, and live with alignment.
Ready to experience the modalities behind real burnout recovery?
Intinerary: Release & Recovery — MER® Breakthrough Retreat
A deeply personalized therapeutic retreat designed to resolve the root causes of burnout. This structured 2-day MER® experience is supported by Four Seasons hospitality and optional wellness rituals.
Day 1 — Detailed Personal History
- Identify emotional triggers, limiting beliefs, patterns of stress
- Map inner conflicts + compulsive behaviors
- Elicit personal values and deeper motivators
- Relaxation & restoration session (massage or facial)
Day 2 — MER® Release Session
- Clear suppressed emotions (anger, sadness, fear, hurt, guilt)
- Resolve the “greater problem” driving burnout
- Collapse emotional triggers
- Re-encode values + install future outcomes
- Evening decompression ritual
Day 3 — Integration & Optional Extensions
- Calming movement, swim, or sound therapy
- Post-session reflection & grounding
- Optional excursion: yacht experience, waterfall hike, or wellness ritual
- Prepared for 90-Day Recovery Integration Program
For 5-Day Version: Days 4–5 include additional spa sessions, rest, or adventure excursions.
Who Awaken Is Designed For
Awaken Burnout Retreats are intentionally designed for those who are high-achieving, deeply driven, and often carrying pressures no one else sees.
If you’ve been navigating chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, or the quiet sense that you’re no longer yourself —Awaken meets you where you are.
Below are the guests who benefit most from this journey.
Founders, Entrepreneurs & Visionaries
You’re holding a mission larger than yourself — and the weight is beginning to show. Decision fatigue, emotional load, and constant responsibility have left your nervous system running on empty.
Awaken is for you if:
- You want to reconnect with clarity and inner vision
- You need to break the burnout cycle permanently
- You’re ready to realign your identity with your next chapter
- You want a retreat that honors both your ambition and your wellbeing
High-Achieving Professionals & Leaders
You’re outwardly successful — yet internally depleted. You’ve pushed through stress for years, but now the exhaustion is affecting your clarity, creativity, confidence, or relationships.
Awaken is for you if:
- You want to recover without stepping away from your purpose
- You’re seeking a complete reset, not a temporary escape
- You’re ready to dissolve deep-rooted stress patterns
- You value luxury, privacy, and evidence-based transformation
Life Transitions, or Inner Conflict
You may be facing emotional overwhelm, chronic stress, situational burnout, or a major life shift. Perhaps you feel lost, disconnected from yourself, or unable to regain the energy you once had.
Awaken is for you if:
- You’ve tried self-care, vacations, or therapy but need deeper change
- You feel stuck in patterns you can't resolve alone
- You want a safe, structured container for emotional release
- You’re ready for a supportive, integrative healing journey
Couples or Partners in a Shared Healing Journey
Your relationship may be carrying stress, misalignment, or unresolved emotional weight. Awaken offers a pathway for each partner to do their personal work individually — and return with more presence, compassion, and connection.
Awaken is for you if:
- One or both partners are experiencing burnout
- You want a shared healing experience with separate support
- You desire more emotional resilience and understanding
- You want to strengthen the relationship as you both heal
Seeking a Meaningful Sabbatical or Reset
You may not identify with burnout — but you know something needs to shift. Awaken offers a structured, transformative pause to reconnect with who you’re becoming.
Awaken is for you if:
- You want clarity on your next chapter
- You feel emotionally or spiritually disoriented
- You desire a luxurious, soul-restoring environment
- You want to return home renewed and aligned
You don’t have to know which retreat is right for you — our concierge team can help.
Awaken is not a one-size-fits-all experience.
It’s a tailored journey that adapts to the human being you are today.Your Transformation Continues After You Leave
The retreat is only the beginning.
Real, lasting burnout recovery happens through integration: the small shifts you apply at home, at work, and within your daily rituals.To support this phase, all Awaken guests receive a structured 90-Day Integration Program — designed to help you maintain the clarity, emotional regulation, and identity shifts you gained during the retreat.
This is where your breakthroughs become a new way of being.
Stabilization & Recalibration
Month 1 focus: Identity, values, emotional regulation
What you’ll focus on:
- Values Blueprint + Decision-Making Matrix
- Integrating the MER® breakthrough
- Energy Management & 4Ds Framework
- Boundary-setting & environmental shifts
- Clearing residual stress patterns
Outcome:
You stabilize emotionally and mentally, gaining clarity and steady momentum.
Expansion & Emotional Mastery
Month 2 focus: Performance states + Emotional intelligence
You’ll learn:
- Work–Life Integration practices
- Emotional state management (anchoring, stacking, chain collapse)
- MER® Anxiety Model
- Navigating setbacks with resilience tools
- Re-aligning morning/evening rituals for recovery
Outcome:
You shift from burnout recovery into renewed performance and emotional strength.
Visioning, Creativity & Fulfillment
Month 3 focus: Designing a new chapter
You’ll work through:
- Vision & Goal Setting using The Hero’s Journey
- Identity integration & Parts Alignment
- Consciousness expansion
- Long-term anti-burnout habits
- Aligning life direction with your new identity
Outcome:
Your old burnout-driven identity dissolves — and your new, empowered self takes center stage.
Support You Receive During the 90 Days
✔ Monthly Group Coaching with Your Integration Specialist
Stay connected, ask questions, process challenges, and reinforce emotional tools.
✔ Weekly Situational Coaching
Short, focused touchpoints to apply recovery skills in real-life scenarios.
✔ Accountability Email Digest Series
Your weekly reminder to stay aligned with your recovery goals.
✔ Self-Guided Videos, Workshops & Online Modules
Accessible anytime to reinforce your practices and techniques.
✔ Optional Add-Ons
- Burnout Accountability Support Training
- Workplace Burnout Response for leaders
- MER® follow-up sessions for continued release
