Fall Reset: Yoga with Shane and Vinita is a seven-day yoga retreat in the peaceful coastal village of Chacala, Mexico. Designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and restore balance, this experience blends twice-daily yoga, optional outings and spa time, and nourishing farm-to-table meals in a stunning setting where the jungle meets the sea.
What to Expect-
Each day of the retreat is thoughtfully designed to offer rhythm without rigidity.
Mornings and evenings include guided yoga and meditation, creating a steady framework that supports grounding and reflection.
Between practices, there is spacious time for rest, optional excursions, spa treatments, or quiet moments by the sea.
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Connection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself.
Shared meals, group practices, and relaxed conversations create space for meaningful connection—while always honoring personal boundaries and quiet time.
This is a supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to show up as they are.
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The retreat is guided by experienced teachers who bring clarity, presence, and thoughtful attention to every aspect of the experience.
Practices are offered with care and adaptability, ensuring students feel both supported and appropriately challenged. Clear guidance, skilled pacing, and attuned facilitation create a safe, grounded container in which participants can relax, explore, and fully engage in the process.
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This retreat is a welcoming space for people at many stages of life. Past participants have included those navigating change, loss, or new beginnings, as well as couples and individuals simply seeking rest and renewal.
You are never expected to be anything other than yourself—this is a place to arrive honestly and be supported. Shane and Vinita are available if you need a shoulder or a hand. -
The retreat experience doesn’t end when you return home.
Participants are encouraged to stay connected and continue integrating what they’ve learned through simple, supportive follow-up. Whether that looks like continued practice, reflection, or community connection, we value ongoing support and the gentle unfolding of the work beyond our time together.
We have personally witnessed the most heart-warming connections including renewed freindships, romantic relationships, and integrated support in local spitirual communities back home.
Sample Itinerary-
Optional morning meditation offers a quiet start to the day, using breath, and gentle guidance, to support clarity and presence.
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Morning yoga offers a supportive, feel-good flow to gently energize the body and mind, meeting you where you are each day.
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Breakfast is a generous farm-to-table buffet, featuring fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. There are options for both communal tables and intimate lounging—an abundant and leisurely start to the day, perfect for nourishing body, mind, and connection.
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Afternoons are yours to enjoy intentionally, with a variety of optional experiences to nourish body, mind, and spirit.
Choose from possible workshops (by student request), spa treatments, pool time, or organized group activities such as sweat lodge ceremonies, whale watching, surf lessons, snorkeling, local artisan shopping, farm tours, or volunteering in the garden. (Group activites will be arranged after a group survey closer to our retreat date and based on availability at the resort.)
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Evenings are a time to unwind and connect through gentle yoga, meditation, and kirtan—moving, breathing, and singing together to release the day and nurture body, mind, and spirit.
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Dinner is a generous farm-to-table buffet, featuring fresh, local, seasonal ingredients.
There are options for both communal tables and intimate lounging. Expect (and enjoy) severl desserts.
meet your instructors
Shane Davis
In 2014 Shane made a life changing leap many people dream of: he left his languishing 15-year medical career to work in preventative healthcare and teach yoga.
Raised in a Protestant culture and leaving the church at 19, he studied Buddhism, meditation, and Existentialist philosophy throughout his twenties. In 2008, while on an online date, he entered his first yoga class.
As a studied classical pianist who grew up singing hymns, Shane is drawn to the Bhakti practice of chanting (kirtan), and teaches a weekly class mixing kirtan and vinyasa flow.
Leading classes and teacher trainings , Shane is also a personal coach, helping people to learn from and resolve the past, and create a meaningful future.
Vinita Laroia
Vinita has been practicing yoga since 1998, a journey shaped by years of study, travel, and living close to nature in places such as Colorado, Wyoming, Japan, and California.
She has studied with well-known and lesser-known teachers across vinyasa, yin, barre, meditation, Pilates, sound therapy, and recently becamse a NASM-certified trainer.
Her teaching is grounded, intuitive, and thoughtfully layered, offering students both the encouragement to explore their physical edge and also the permission to truly rest. Known for her calming voice and ability to hold a supportive, nurturing space, she inspires a path both on and off the mat.
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Mar de Jade is a yoga and wellness retreat center nestled between the tropical jungle and the wide sandy beach of Chacala, Mexico. Surrounded by nature and ocean air, the setting naturally invites us to slow down, breathe deeply, and settle into a quieter rhythm.
Founded in 1982 by Dr. Laura del Valle, Mar de Jade grew from a simple, service-oriented way of life rooted in care for the local community. Over time, it has evolved organically into a place that welcomes retreats, travelers, and volunteers while maintaining its original spirit of connection, service, and mindful living.
Today, a portion of each stay supports Mar de Jade’s Community Projects, including a local school, youth trade programs, and an organic farm that provides many of the fresh ingredients for Mar de Jade’s nourishing, farm-to-table meals—allowing our stay to support both personal renewal and the surrounding community.
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The closest airport is in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco (airport code: PVR), Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport.
The easiset way to get from the airport to the resort is to arrange a group shuttle service through Mar de Jade. We recommend sending an email to: taxi@mardejade. Please include your: reservation name or number; number of people traveling in your party; airline and flight number; date and time of arrival; and, departure and connection city. You will receive a confirmation email regarding your shuttle.
*Please note: the cost of the shuttle is reasonable and will be determined as a per person rate depending on the number of people traveling on the same shuttle.
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All accommodations at Mar de Jade are thoughtfully designed to support rest and simplicity, offering AC and a view of either the garden or the ocean.
Rates are per person for the full 7-day retreat.
Double occupancy rates apply per person when sharing a room.
An additional person rate applies when adding a third guest to a room (where available).
Room availability is limited and assigned in the order registrations are received.
Ocean Room:
Single Occupancy, $2,190
Double Occupancy, $1,470
Additional Occupancy, $660Garden Room:
Single Occupancy, $1,890
Double Occupancy, $1,320
Additional Occupancy, $660Guest Room:
Single Occupancy, $1,500
Double Occupancy, $1,020
Additional Occupancy, $660Womens Dorm, $840
Please click here for more detailed descriptions of each room.
Mar de Jade, where the jungle meets the sea.Still have questions?
Please feel free to reach out to Vinita anytime with any question.
If you’re feeling ready, register with your student fee and book your room at Mar de Jade through the links provided.
*Please note, our retreat has a unique booking link. If you do make reservations by phone, please refer to our retreat name.
Once you have either sent your student fee or booked your room, expect to receive a welcome email from us!