Life By Design Retreats: Mexico 2026

Transformational retreat for high-achieving women in Tulum, Mexico October 2026


LIFE BY DESIGN RETREAT: An Escape for High-Achieving Women

October 14–18, 2026 | Kaaba Luum, Tulum, Mexico!


Join Us in Tulum Women’s Retreat – October 2026 at Kaaba Luum, Mexico

Hey Beautiful Soul – Let’s be real.
You’ve done so much. You’ve built the career. You’ve built ‘The Life’.

Led the teams. Given back to your community. Maybe even raised a family.
You’ve simply been taking care of others. Carried the weight. Cared.

You’ve been the one holding it all together – for everyone.

Here’s my question to you – who is taking care of you?
If you’re honest . . something feels off, doesn’t it?

You’re tired. Not just “need-a-nap” tired – SOUL TIRED

You’ve given so much of yourself that you’ve lost touch with what lights you up.

I get it… because I’ve been there, too. Believe me. I know.

For years, I lived in overdrive – big career, big life, bigger responsibilities, running on caffeine and adrenaline.
More, more – better, better thinking! It’s what drove me. I even thought I was completely happy!

And while it all looked perfect on paper, there was this quiet voice inside me asking:
“Is this all there is? Does this life require so much effort? When is it my turn?”

There IS more to life than this. I promise you.

And this retreat? It’s your turn.

👉 Join us for five (5) immersive days at the all-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico

Step Into Your Next Chapter – Reserve Your Spot > >


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Join Us in Tulum Women’s Retreat – October 2026 at Kaaba Luum, Mexico

This retreat changed everything for me. I reconnected with myself and found a clarity I didn’t even realize I’d lost.”

— Past Retreat Participant


This Isn’t Just a Getaway. It’s Remembering. Remembering your wholeness.

This Life By Design Retreat is an intimate, luxury women’s experience designed for high-achieving women – women like you – who’ve spent their lives doing, achieving and giving . . . and who are finally ready to come home to themselves.

For five (5) soul-nourishing days in the magical jungle of Tulum, you’ll

🌿 Reconnect to your truth – your body, your mind and your soul – integrating the parts of you that’ve been buried under roles, responsibilities and expectations you (or who?) placed on you.

💫 Release the weight of “should” and remember what joy, rest and alignment actually feel like.

🔥 Rediscover yourself and conscious clarity through powerful coaching, sacred practices and the quiet moments that help you finally hear your inner voice again.

🌸 Be completely cared for – every meal, every detail, every experience curated so you can fully exhale.

This isn’t a vacation. It’s a turning point, a sacred pause where striving turns into thriving.


Join Nicoa in Tulum – Life By Design Retreat


Meet Nicoa Dunne

Your Guide and recovering overachiever just like you!

Portrait of Nicoa Dunne, leadership coach and founder of the Life By Design Retreat in Tulum, Mexico

You see, I really do know what it feels like to have it all

and still feel something empty inside.

I spent over 20 years as a corporate HR executive with companies like GE, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Allscripts – leading, performing, striving.

All while raising three kids and keeping up with the American Dream that was supposed to make me happy!

I thought I knew success. But I also began to recognize burnout.

And my body started yelling at me. Burnout began to look like panic attacks, back pain and malignant melanoma! Yep.

Eventually, I realized: I was living by default, not by design – and my body was going to shut me down if I didn’t do something about it.

It took me a loooooong time to listen, but I ultimately quit. Spontaneously. On a Monday. With no plan.

I’ve never felt more coherent in my entire life.

But what if I hadn’t had to quit? What if I knew then what I know now?

Today, I’m a Certified Professional Coach, Happiness Trainer and Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapist, recent Author of the Your Life By Design Journal.

I’ve had the honor of helping thousands of executive leaders awaken to something deeper. A life that feels aligned, authentic and free.

I created Life By Design Retreats and coaching practices because I know how hard it is to stop doing and start being.

And I now know the freedom that comes when you finally do.

I love my life now. You can love yours, too!


👉 Join me – and an small circle of extraordinary women for five (5) immersive days at the all-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico.

Join the Circle – Reserve Your Place > >


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Join Nicoa in Tulum – Life By Design Retreat

“Working in a corporate role takes so much of who you are every day.
Stepping away with women who share stories, wisdom and vulnerability gave me a powerful new lens.
I returned to myself.”

Tammy G. Vice President – Past Retreat Participant


What You’ll Experience When You Join Me:

✨ A Sacred Space to Exhale
Step away from the noise and come home to yourself. Through intentional coaching, movement, breathwork and stillness, you’ll reconnect with who you are beneath the titles and to-do lists.

✨ Real Conversations, Real Connection
No small talk here. This is a deep, soul-level connection with women who get it – who’ve led, achieved and are now ready to live more meaningfully. You’ll be seen, heard and supported.

✨ Luxury Meets Soul
Wake up to birdsong in your private jungle-view villa. Savor chef-prepared, locally sourced delicious and inspiring meals. Flow through the day with presence – from morning Chi Gong sessions to conscious conversations to sound healing to sunset reflection circles.

✨ True Transformation
You’ll leave not just refreshed, but realigned. With clarity. Confidence. Momentum. And a peace that doesn’t fade when you get back home.

I’ve got you. I’ll hold your hand through your entire journey.


👉 Join me for five (5) immersive days at the all-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico
October 14 – 18, 2026 | Enrollment Is Limited to an intimate group for depth and connection

Step Into This Experience – Save Your Spot > >




Join Us in Tulum Women’s Retreat – October 2026 at Kaaba Luum, Mexico

This retreat was more than an investment in me it was an investment in how I show up in the world.

Jeniifer B — Past Retreat Participant


This Retreat + Coaching experience Is for you if…

💛 You’ve checked all the boxes of success but still feel unfulfilled.

💛 You crave deep rest — and space to just BE.

💛 You’re tired of doing it all, carrying it all and ready to receive.

💛 You’ve been feeling the pull to reconnect with your feminine energy and intuition.

💛 You want to wake up each day feeling grounded, purposeful and free.

💛You realize you need help – to hold you accountable to looking within.

If that tug in your chest says “yes”… please listen. Your intuition knows what you need and she’s been waiting for this moment. 😉

My goal is to help others help themselves and this retreat is a powerful reset for doing that. I encourage you to be bold enough to prioritize YOU for a change.

👉 Join me and a small circle of extraordinary women in Tulum, Mexico

This Is Your Time – Save Your Place > >


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Join Us in Tulum Women’s Retreat – October 2026 at Kaaba Luum, Mexico

“I thought I was just signing up for a retreat – but what I experienced was a powerful shift.
I reconnected with the woman I had buried under years of shoulds and striving. I left with clarity, confidence and a vision I’m finally excited about.”

— Michelle R. Past Retreat Participant


Your investment in YOU includes:

✨ 4 nights at the luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico.

✨ Private or semi-private air-conditioned villas with jungle views + soaking pools.

✨ All-inclusive, chef-prepared meals crafted from local ingredients.

✨ Group coaching, daily movement and Coffee with Nicoa morning gatherings.

✨ Mindfulness, connection to nature and sacred indigenous experiences.

✨ 1 month of post-retreat coaching sessions for integration and support.

This isn’t just a retreat – it’s clarity, community, coaching and space to finally breathe again. And if you keep going the way you have been, you know nothing will change. You deserve a reset that actually truly gives back to you – support, sisterhood and a way of being that feels sustainable again.

With daily coaching and a full month of post-retreat integration, you won’t just experience transformation — you’ll anchor it. If you’ve been carrying everything alone . . . come join women who get it. You don’t have to walk into this next season by yourself.

👉 Join Nicoa – and an intimate circle of extraordinary women
for an experience that will change the way you live, lead and love.

Five (5) immersive days at the all-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico

Join the Circle – Save My spot > >


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Join Us in Tulum Women’s Retreat – October 2026 at Kaaba Luum, Mexico

This week was enlightening and life-changing. It helped me stay grounded, release what no longer serves me and truly step into my best self – not just for me, but for everyone around me.”

Lynn B. Senior Executive


Imagine giving yourself the space to finally stop.
To rest. To reflect. To reconnect with what you need

What if your life didn’t just look good on the outside – but felt deeply aligned, spacious and grounded on the inside?

You’ve spent years creating a life you’re proud of. Now it’s time to create a life that truly supports you.

Because transformation doesn’t begin by doing more – it begins by listening inward.
You already hold the wisdom. This retreat simply gives you the space to hear it.

A retreat designed to restore what success forgot.

A release from the noise. A return to your deepest desires. A remembering of your wholeness.

A rare space to come home to who you truly are – and create what comes next from that grounded place.

When You’re ready to return to yourself . . . this is where it happens

📅 October 14 – 18, 2026

📍 All-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort, Tulum, Mexico

👥 Limited to an intimate group for depth and connection

YES – I’M READY – RESERVE MY SPOT > >

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Join Nicoa in Tulum – Life By Design Retreat

“Before Nicoa began speaking for her Energy Leadership workshop, I could sense the positive vibes.
The one-on-one coaching sessions to follow made a huge impact on my career success and helped me rediscover myself.

— Meera S.


Your Life. Your Design.

You don’t need to become someone new. You just need to remember who you already are.

And this – this sacred space, this deep breath, this return to you – is where that remembering begins.

Because the life that feels as good as it looks? It starts here.

If you’re feeling the pull, trust it. This is your moment to give yourself what you’ve given to everyone else.

👉 Join me for five (5) immersive days at the all-inclusive Luxury Kaaba Luum Resort in Tulum, Mexico

October 14 – 18, 2026 | Enrollment Is Limited to an intimate group for depth and connection


Join Nicoa in Tulum – Life By Design Retreat

Working with Nicoa was on of the best leadership decisions I’ve ever made.

Dr. Mary G

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