The Dance of
The Hummingbird
Under The Broken Moon
5 DAY RITUAL IMMERSION FOR WOMEN
IN THE FOREST OF MEXICO
Step into a 5-day immersive retreat in the forests near Mexico City, designed for a small circle of 10 women to reconnect with their creative voice, emotional depth, and inner direction.
Through ritual, sound, and embodied practices, you will explore the archetypes of Sun, Moon, Stars, and Earth as living forces within you—guiding you toward clarity, expression, and aligned action.
20 to 24 October 2026 Mexico - Huitzilac
The Dance Flow:
For five days, a small circle will step into a living ritual, walking among trees, stones, and fire, opening to the presence of sacred plants, the temazcal, and the dance of creation itself. Through shared meals, quiet, sound, movement, writing, plants, and acts of imagination, each experience becomes a mirror and a key, guiding participants to discern their path, awaken intention, and inhabit the fullness of their will, body and spirit. Your stay includes:
The Sacred Steps:
DAY 1 – Coatlicue: The Devouring Earth
The earth swallowed the drum and began to breathe.
Birth · Root · Embrace
DAY 2 – Coyolxauhqui: The Broken Moon
The moon fell apart and discovered it had many faces.
Fragment · Intuition · Depth
DAY 3 – Centzon Huitznahua: The Whispering Stars - Xochicalco
The stars argued all night, each one convinced it was the sun.
Noise · Shadow · Discord
DAY 4 – Huitzilopochtli: The Hummingbird of the Sun
The hummingbird pierced the morning and did not look back.
Will · Direction · Courage
DAY 5 – Mitōtiliztli: The Dance of the Hummingbird under the Broken Moon- Tepoztlán
The battle hummed, and the family became one.
Cycle · Love · Transformation
The Hummingbird Nest:
Huitzilac, whose name comes from Nahuatl and can be translated as “in the water of the hummingbirds,” is a corner in the Mexican forests, 40 minutes from Mexico City. A nest where the land, the trees, and the birds seem to whisper ancient stories.
The flora consists mostly of oak and pine forests, guardians of memory, where sunlight filters through leaves that breathe, and the shadows of the mountains invite contemplation.
Nestled within this serene landscape, the boutique house occupies a comfortable 800 m², offering space to live in harmony with nature. Surrounded by the tranquility of the forest, it is a perfect refuge for those seeking privacy, comfort, and a deep connection with the land and its timeless whispers.
Accomodation:
Your stay includes:
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Cozy rooms available in single, double, or queen (all bathrooms are shared). Rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Nourishing meals that feed both body and spirit.
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Guided facilitation and gentle support throughout your journey.
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Workshops, materials, fire ceremonies, temazcal, plant medicine, sound healing, and other guided rituals.
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Special materials to weave your own rituals into the fabric of each day.
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Pilgrimages to Tepoztlán & Xochicalco, where stones and air remember the old stories.
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Shuttle service from Mexico City the 19th & 25th: A bridge from everyday life into the forest.
Not included:
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Airfare
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Travel insurance
First Early Bird – until 13 April 2026: €1111
Second Early Bird – until 13 August 2026: €1333
After 13 August Regular Price: €1555
Payment plans available.
Save your spot with your first deposit: €333
Practice Intention:
This is a space to experience the unity of self and awaken the dormant forces that guide your life. It is a dance, a living philosophy of unlocking the archetypes within your own existence, Allow them to guide you toward the full expression of your potential.
Mountain Women
Ritual Creator & Guide:
Cristina Bucardo is a Mexican contemporary multidisciplinary artist working with ritual, sound, and Mexica philosophy. Founder of Mitotili, her practice explores ritual as an aesthetic and experiential structure through which perception, memory, and identity can be reorganized.
She works between artistic and therapeutic contexts, creating guided ceremonial processes that engage participants at psychological, symbolic, and sensory levels.
Her work in Berlin has been presented in institutions such as Charité and the International Society for Arts and Medicine. Since 2017, she has accompanied individuals through ritual-based processes rooted in Mexican traditions and contemporary artistic practice.
The Dance of the Hummingbird emerges from a site central to her biography the house where she grew up in the forests of Mexico, that has become today a retreat house and used as the setting for this structured ritual experience.
Mazatec Traditional
Healer:
Irma is a Mazatec healer from the Huautla de Jiménez region, in the Sierra de Oaxaca, a land where ceremonial knowledge lives in deep relationship with earth, spirit, and ancestral memory.
She walks within a lineage of healing carried through generations, where plants, and prayer become pathways of connection. In this retreat, she holds a ceremonial presence that invites inner listening, expanded awareness, and a return to the subtle intelligence of the heart.
Nourishment Artist:
Carmelita is a Mexican visual artist, art therapist, and chef whose work moves between art, perception, and embodied experience. Her path is shaped through both contemporary art spaces and a deep sensitivity to the language of the senses.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Museo San Ildefonso in Mexico City and Equity Gallery in Manhattan, New York. She is a recipient of the FONCA National Grant for Young Creators in Mexico. In this retreat, she brings her artistic sensibility into the kitchen, where nourishment becomes an extension of her practice
Resident Artists TBA.
The space will be hosting resident artists in the healing arts, from Mexico and international backgrounds, bringing diverse creative and therapeutic perspectives to deepen our retreat experience through contemporary art & ritual explorations..
Application for Participants
If you feel called to join or have any questions about the retreat, I would be happy to hear from you. You can email me at mitotili.rituales@gmail.com or reach out via WhatsApp to connect directly with me: +49 162 6838832
We can also arrange a short introductory call to get to know each other, answer your questions, and see if the retreat feels like the right fit for you.
Cristina.
