Retreat Details

Hey Cutie, are you in your healing era?? We have a *very* special offering for you. It is with deep joy we present to you the inaugural Cuties Summer Retreat. Our summer retreat will take place at a private home in Escondido, CA and is open to QTBIPOC only (queer & trans Black, Indigenous, AAPI & other people of color), and takes place from Friday June 28th-Monday July 1st.

What to expect?

~ Prepared plant-based meals by Ahva

• Dinner Friday
• Breakfast, lunch, & dinner Saturday and Sunday
• Breakfast Monday

~ Guided tea ceremonies by Samantha Jones

~ Yoga and meditation led by Mx Puja Singh

~ Yin yoga led by Sasha Jones

~ Sound bath led by Zel Amanzi

~ Dance party with sounds from Rahma Lama

~ Open space to play, journal, rest, nap, be in nature

~ Access to a pool and jacuzzi

What is lodging like?

There are spaces outside to camp and space inside as well. Options inside include a private 2 person room, single beds in shared rooms, and sleeping space in the common areas. More details below!

Travel to/from the retreat:

You are responsible for getting yourself to/from the retreat. There is ample parking space. The full address will be given to attendees once a ticket is purchased.

I’m not a QTBIPOC, can I attend?

No! If you want to support, please consider sponsoring someone else’s space - email sasha@hicuties.com. 

Practitioners

Samantha Jones

Tea Ceremonialist & Meditation Guide

Samantha Jones (she/her) is a trauma-informed yoga & meditation teacher, energy worker, and tea ceremonialist based in Cleveland, Ohio. Her multifaceted role as a space holder centers on self-cultivation and community healing, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and nervous system regulation.

Mx Puja Singh

Yoga Instructor & Meditation Guide

Mx Puja Singh aka Puja Singh Titchkosky (they/them) is a Queer, Nonbinary Trans, Indian-Canadian. Their work focuses on helping people tune into the power of the universe, slow down, practice presence and find their unique voice in order to more fully and joyfully express themselves in any and all areas of their life.

Zel Amanzi

Soundbath Practitioner

Isazela “Zel” Amanzi (they/he), M.S.Ed, CYT is a Blacqueer, neuroqueer, Agender Transbeing, sacred energy educator, facilitator, speaker, and writer. With formal and community training in social justice education, child development, western Reiki, and tantric yoga, he centers his practices and teachings on the intersections of disability justice, neurodiversity, ancestral connection, energy work, somatic inquiry, personal transformation & counter-colonial community-building at the margins.

Sasha Jones

Yin Yoga Instructor

Sasha Jones (she/her) is a community organizer and yogi who has been practicing yoga for nearly 15 years. After being deeply moved and inspired by this practice, she became certified to instruct in 2016. Her intention with this practice is to hold and share space for rest, relaxation, and reconnection to self.

Rahma Lama

DJ + Ceremonialist

Rama "Rahma Lama" Ihsan (he/they) facilitates moving meditation ceremonies meant to align us with loving kindness, often focusing on healthy masculinity and creating a supportive community through communion, dialogue, ritual & accountability.