Choose You! NOW Retreat

March 4-9, 2027 | Tulum, Mexico

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Stop Disappearing. Start Choosing You.

For the woman who has spent her life being the dependable one. You have spent a lifetime being dependable to everyone else. It's time to become dependable to yourself.

The Choose You! NOW Retreat, in the serene beauty of Tulum, Mexico, is your invitation to pause, reconnect with the woman you've always been, and rediscover yourself in a peaceful, life-giving setting.

If you've spent years pouring into your family, career, clients, community, and faith, but somewhere along the way you quietly stopped showing up for yourself, it's time to choose you. It’s not too late.

Welcome Home!

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The Promise: You'll Come Home to Yourself

A beautiful destination alone won't change your life.

Transformation doesn't happen simply because you attend a retreat—it happens when you decide to stop abandoning yourself. Our promise is simple: if you're willing to show up honestly, become curious, practice new rhythms, reflect deeply, and extend yourself the same grace you've so freely given everyone else, we'll create the environment where lasting change can begin.

You'll reconnect with the woman beneath the responsibilities and learn practical tools that fit into your real life. You'll leave with more than inspiration—you'll leave with a new way of living. Not perfect or finished, but grounded, intentional, and hopeful.

You'll return home trusting yourself more deeply, honoring yourself more consistently, and living with the quiet confidence that comes from no longer leaving yourself behind while caring for everyone else.

I Have Questions

From The Heart of Dr. Rachel

I Didn't Burn Out. I Smelled Smoke.

It was my mind, my body, and my spirit lovingly telling me that something had to change before the smoke became a fire.

That moment changed the trajectory of my life. I realized I didn't need a different life. I needed a different way of living.

That's why I created Choose You! To help women choose themselves so they never lose themselves while loving everyone else.

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Why Traditional Self-Care Isn’t Enough

Self-care practices alone can't sustain a life that is still organized around your own self-postponement.

I believe in massages, vacations, manicures, meditation, long walks, laughter with friends, prayer, and quiet mornings with a cup of tea. These practices nourish us, restore us, and create space to breathe.

Most self-care focuses on what we do while ignoring what we believe. If you still believe your needs come after everyone else's, you'll eventually cancel the massage, postpone the doctor's appointment, skip the walk, and promise yourself you'll start next Monday…again.

Behavior can interrupt a pattern, but only a new belief can replace it. That's why Choose You! isn't another retreat that sends you home with a longer to-do list. We begin by helping you remember what has always been true: your value is inherent, not earned.

Why choose you!

You don't change your life by trying harder. You change it the moment you believe you matter and start making choices that reflect that truth. And start proving that belief by giving yourself the same love, care, and devotion you've always given everyone else.

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The Retreat Experience

  • The purpose: To transition from doing...to being.

    • Welcome gathering

    • Resort orientation

    • Time to settle into your accommodations

    • Intention-setting

    • Connection with your Choose You! Circle

    • Gentle reflection

  • The purpose: To leave behind what has been weighing you down.

    • Temazcal ceremony

    • Indigenous healing rituals

    • Guided meditation

    • Reflection

    • Quiet integration

  • The purpose: To remember the woman you've always been.

    • Guided journaling

    • Time in nature

    • Group coaching

    • Self-reflection

    • Meaningful conversations

    • Plenty of space to simply breathe

    • Remember what it feels like to play.

    • Experience the simple pleasure of having nowhere else you need to be.

  • The purpose: To leave with more than inspiration. To leave with a different way of living.

    • Learn the Choose You! Rhythms

    • Create your personal Choose You! plan

    • Practice boundaries

    • Clarify your priorities

    • Identify your "smells of smoke"

    • Develop supportive accountability

    • Create rhythms you'll actually use when you return home

    • Rediscover joy.

  • The purpose: Not to escape your life. To return to it differently.

    • Your personalized Choose You! Rhythm Plan

    • A renewed relationship with yourself

    • Practical tools for everyday life

    • Connections with women who understand your journey

    • A renewed sense of hope

    • Permission to keep choosing yourself

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Meet Our Featured Guest Expert

We are honored to welcome Dr. Shelia T. Payton, a Board Certified Chiropractic Physician and Functional and Integrative Medicine Practitioner specializing in women’s health, perimenopause, and menopause.

With nearly 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Payton helps women understand what is happening in their bodies as hormones shift through midlife. Her approach connects hormones, metabolism, inflammation, sleep, stress, and musculoskeletal health while providing practical, non hormonal strategies to help women feel and function better.

Through her sessions, women will gain a clearer understanding of their changing bodies and learn practical ways to support their health through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

Her presence brings an important message to the Choose You! NOW experience: when women understand their bodies, they can make more informed choices about their health.

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS! 

  • "The time to be introspective without distractions or tasks that involved others' needs was invaluable."​

    ~S.E.

  • "The entire retreat exceeded my expectations. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was transformative."​

    ~M.P.

  • “This retreat let me exhale. I didn’t realize how much I’d been holding until I finally let go.”

    ~T.S.

  • “For the first time in years, I wasn’t pouring from an empty cup, I was refilling it.”

    ~K.J.

  • “I came here tired and left whole. Every session, every woman, every moment spoke to my soul.”

    ~M.B.

  • “The sacred ceremonies connected me to my purpose and my peace.”

    ~L.D.

  • “Being surrounded by women who get it... the pressure, the strength, the love, was healing in itself.”

    ~R.W.

  • “The balance of stillness and adventure was perfect. Between the yoga, the laughter, the cenote swim, and more, I started rediscovering my joy.”

    ~A.F.

What’s Inside The Retreat?

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    Connection & Community

    Join a private, supportive circle of like-minded women. Connect through shared experiences, honest conversations, and meaningful friendships.

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    Holistic Wellness Activities

    Experience yoga, wellness and nutrition workshops, guided meditation, and restorative spa treatments—plus tools to reduce stress and stay grounded.

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    Cultural & Spiritual Enrichment

    Participate in authentic local ceremonies, including a Cleansing Ceremony by a local Shaman, a traditional Temescal ceremony, and a cacao ceremony.

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    Explore & Relax

    Enjoy guided tours to local ruins, wade in ancient cenote pools, and explore local markets for unique finds. Take time to think and be alone with your thoughts, recentering yourself.

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    Return Empowered

    Return home not just restored and rejuvenated but empowered with a clear, personalized plan for daily self-care. Continue the journey of choosing yourself every day with newfound strategies and insights.

 

Reserve your space

Two Ways to Choose You!

1-Pay Option - $2,499: Make one payment, and you're all set. As an added benefit, the first three women who choose the 1-Pay Option will receive a complimentary upgrade to a private single suite, offering additional privacy and space throughout your stay.

5-Pay Option - $2,625: Prefer to spread out your investment? You can reserve your place with your first payment of $525, followed by four monthly payments of $525.

Both room options include the complete Choose You! NOW Retreat experience. Choose the accommodation and payment option that works best for you.

 
  • Bedroom with two beds, lamps, mirror, and sink in a rustic-style room.

    Double Room: Pay in full $2499/PP

    Share your room with another retreat guest while enjoying the complete Choose You! NOW Retreat experience.

    Double Room/1 Pay
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    5-Pay Option: Double Occupancy: $525/month

    Prefer to spread out your investment? Reserve your place with your first payment of $525, followed by four monthly payments of $525. Total investment: $2,625.

    Double Room/Deposit
  • Bedroom with an orange accent wall, a bed with white bedding, decorative pillows, a woven wall hanging, a round mirror, and a sink with a faucet. There is natural light coming through glass doors and a window, with outdoor views.

    Private King Room: Pay in full $2999/PP

    Prefer a room of your own? Choose a private King Room and enjoy the complete Choose You! NOW Retreat experience with the added privacy and space of a room to yourself.

    Private King Room: Pay in full

  • Private King Room: 2-Pay Option: $3,098/PP

    Experience the ultimate comfort and relaxation in our King (Single) Room, offering the privacy and flexibility of your own private room. Enjoy your stay with the convenience of two easy payments of $1,549.

    Private Room/2 Pay
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your week of choose you!

Your days will be thoughtfully designed—but not packed.

There will be workshops, coaching, ceremonies, movement, connection, and opportunities to explore. And there will also be space intentionally left open for you.

Time to rest. Wander. Sit by the pool. Take a nap. Journal. Explore the grounds. Read a book. Have an unhurried conversation. Or do absolutely nothing at all.

Because at Choose You!, we don't believe every moment needs to be filled to be meaningful.

Rest isn't what happens when we're finished with the work. Sometimes, rest is the work.

Your retreat experience includes:

  • 5 nights, 6 days of beautiful, serene accommodations

  • Morning yoga

  • Local excursions

  • Daily Choose You! workshops, coaching, and guided rituals

  • Intentional private time to rest, reflect, explore—or simply be

  • 1:1 private session with Dr. Rachel and Dr. Shelia

  • Guided self-hypnosis + sound meditation experience

  • Personalized mini-clearing or affirmation session during the retreat

  • Traditional and symbolic ceremonies

  • Gourmet meals and wellness snacks prepared by a private chef

  • Daily movement, meditation, and journaling practices

  • Evening Wine-Downs

  • Choose You! Retreat materials + sacred keepsake gifts

  • Group transportation to/from Cancun International Airport

This is a full experience, not an exhausting schedule.

You'll be invited to participate deeply, but you'll also have room to breathe.

After all, we're not bringing you all the way to Tulum just to give you another to-do list.

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About Your guide

Dr. Rachel Mitchum Elahee, Psy.D. 

For more than two decades, I've had the privilege of walking alongside people through change, challenge, and transition as they figure out what matters, what needs to change, and how they want to live.

I'm a psychologist, executive coach, author of Choose You! Reignite Your Passion for Life, and the founder of Choose You!

But Choose You! didn't begin as something I wanted to teach other women. It began with something I needed to learn myself:

Caring for myself wasn't something I had to earn. And choosing myself didn't require me to stop loving or caring for anyone else.

I could be a loving mother, devoted friend, committed professional, someone people could depend on—and I could include myself among the people I was devoted to caring for.

That realization changed the way I lived and, eventually, the way I worked.

Today, my work is especially devoted to women who have spent years being The Dependable One—capable, responsible, loving women who have become so accustomed to showing up for everyone else that they may not even notice how often they've stopped showing up for themselves.

I don't believe you need another person telling you what you should be doing. And I don't believe you need to become someone new.

I believe you need space to hear yourself again.

To become curious about the beliefs, patterns, expectations, and responsibilities that have shaped the way you live.

To remember that you matter.

And then to practice making choices that reflect that truth.

That's what I've created the Choose You! NOW Retreat to give you.

This retreat is not an escape from your life. It is not six days of self-care that disappear the moment you return home.

It's a place to exhale, reflect, reconnect, and begin practicing a different way of living.

I'll be there to guide you—to ask the questions that matter and give you the space to answer them honestly.

I'll share what I've learned from more than two decades as a psychologist and coach, as well as what I've learned from my own journey of choosing myself.

And perhaps most importantly, I'll remind you of something I hope you won't forget again:

You belong among the people you love, care for, and protect.

I'd be honored to welcome you to Tulum.

Come home to yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The cost is $2499 for double occupancy. A limited number of private King rooms are available for the rate of $2999.

  • A $525 nonrefundable reservation payment is included in your first payment and secures your place at the Choose You! NOW Retreat.

    If you pay in full, $525 of your payment serves as the nonrefundable reservation portion.

    If you select a payment plan, your first payment includes the $525 nonrefundable reservation portion. For Private King Room reservations, the amount paid above $525 is subject to the cancellation and refund policy below.

    Your reservation is confirmed once your first payment has been successfully received.

    Payment plans are available only when there is sufficient time to complete all scheduled payments by February 1, 2027. As the retreat approaches, available payment options may change.

  • Yes. Flexible payment options are available.

    For Double Occupancy, you may pay $2,499 in full or choose 5 payments of $525 ($2,625 total).

    For a Private King Room, you may pay $2,999 in full or choose 2 payments of $1,549 ($3,098 total).

    Your first payment secures your reservation and includes a $525 nonrefundable reservation payment. Payment-plan availability may change as the retreat approaches, and all balances must be paid in full by February 1, 2027

    • Round-trip group transportation to and from the retreat location

    • Luxurious accommodations for the duration of your stay 

    • Three nourishing and delicious meals per day, prepared with locally sourced ingredients 

    • A heartwarming welcome ceremony to set the tone for your transformative journey and foster a sense of unity among attendees

    • Daily yoga and meditation sessions led by experienced instructors 

    • Transformative coaching sessions with our expert facilitators 

    • Authentic Temascal and Cacao ceremonies for deep healing and self-discovery 

    • Exciting local excursions, including transportation and entrance fees, to immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the area 

    • A dedicated personal host to ensure your comfort and satisfaction throughout the weekend 

    • Evening Mayan Mingle  featuring wine, cocktails, and music 

    • A special welcome gift bag filled with carefully selected items to enhance your retreat experience 

    • Access to all retreat facilities and amenities, including the refreshing pool and stunning rooftop, perfect for relaxation and socializing.

    • Travel insurance (strongly recommended to protect your investment and ensure peace of mind)

    • Passport fees and related expenses

    • Personal shopping and additional expenditures outside of the retreat package

    Please note that while not included in the base retreat cost, you will have the opportunity to indulge in rejuvenating massage services during your stay. We will be happy to assist you in booking these services, with the understanding that the cost of the massage treatments will be your responsibility.

    We encourage all participants to carefully review the items not included in the retreat cost and plan accordingly to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these additional expenses, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team for assistance.

  • Securing Your Booking:
    To reserve your spot in the Choose You! NOW retreat, a non-refundable deposit of $525.00 is required. This deposit ensures your place among our limited number of attendees and demonstrates your commitment to personal growth and self-discovery.

    Deposit Transfer Policy:
    We understand that life can present unexpected challenges. While deposits are non-refundable, we offer the flexibility to transfer your deposit to a future Choose You! NOW retreat or to another participant. This policy ensures that your investment in yourself is protected and allows you the opportunity to embark on your transformative journey when the time is right for you.

    Full Payment Policy:
    If you choose to join the retreat after the designated start date or leave prior to the scheduled end date, please note that the full retreat price will still apply. We encourage all attendees to fully immerse themselves in the entire retreat experience to gain the maximum benefit and ensure a cohesive group dynamic.

    Booking Your Flight:
    To ensure a smooth travel experience, we kindly request that you refrain from booking your flight until you have received confirmation from our team. Upon registration, you will be provided with detailed instructions regarding arrival and departure times, as well as helpful information to assist you in making your flight arrangements.

    Check-In and Check-Out:
    Our standard check-in time is 3pm, and check-out is at 11am. However, we want you to start your transformative journey as soon as you arrive. Feel free to check in at any time on your designated arrival day, and our team will ensure that your luggage is securely stored until your room is ready. This allows you to begin immersing yourself in the rejuvenating retreat atmosphere from the moment you step into our retreat experience.

    If you have any questions or require further clarification regarding our booking and cancellation policies, please don't hesitate to reach out to our dedicated support team. We are here to guide you through the process and ensure that your Choose You! NOW retreat experience is as seamless and stress-free as possible.

  • We understand that sometimes plans change. Because Choose You! NOW is an intimate retreat with limited space and advance financial commitments made on behalf of each participant, the following cancellation and refund policy applies.

    If you cancel on or before December 1, 2026:
     Your $525 reservation payment is nonrefundable. Any additional retreat payments you have made will be refunded.

    If you cancel December 2, 2026–January 1, 2027:
     50% of your total retreat investment is nonrefundable. Any amount you have paid above 50% of your total retreat investment will be refunded.

    If you cancel January 2–February 1, 2027:
     75% of your total retreat investment is nonrefundable. Any amount you have paid above 75% of your total retreat investment will be refunded.

    If you cancel on or after February 2, 2027:
     Your retreat investment is 100% nonrefundable.

    Refunds, when applicable, are based on the amount actually paid at the time of cancellation and will not exceed the amount you have paid.

    All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing.

  • If you are unable to attend, you may request to transfer your reservation to another eligible participant rather than cancel.

    Transfers are subject to availability, applicable deadlines, and approval by Choose You! The replacement participant must agree to all retreat terms and complete all required registration materials.

    Any financial arrangements between you and the replacement participant are your responsibility unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Choose You!

    Reservations may not be transferred to a future retreat unless specifically authorized in writing by Choose You!

  • By selecting a payment plan, you agree to make each payment according to the payment schedule provided at checkout.

    Failure to make a scheduled payment may result in cancellation of your reservation. Payments already made will be subject to the cancellation and refund policy in effect on the date your reservation is cancelled.

    If you anticipate difficulty making a scheduled payment, please contact us as soon as possible.

    All retreat balances must be paid in full no later than February 1, 2027. Reservations with an outstanding balance after this date may be cancelled and will be subject to the cancellation and refund policy above.

  • We strongly recommend that all participants purchase comprehensive travel insurance shortly after registering.

    Travel insurance may provide protection for unexpected circumstances that prevent, delay, or interrupt your travel. Participants are responsible for reviewing and selecting coverage appropriate for their individual needs.

    Choose You! is not responsible for airfare, travel insurance, passport expenses, personal transportation, or other travel expenses purchased independently by participants.

  • If Choose You! voluntarily cancels the retreat, payments made directly to Choose You! for the retreat will be refunded.

    Choose You! is not responsible for airfare or other independently purchased travel expenses. We strongly recommend purchasing appropriate travel insurance to help protect your travel investment.

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