Motherful Healing Sanctuary for Women
A sacred space for women to rest, reconnect, heal, and remember who they are.
Reserve Your WeekAn intimate sanctuary experience on Colombia's Caribbean coast.
A Week to Rest, Reconnect & Remember
Motherful Healing Sanctuary is a women-centered retreat and residency space on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, created for women who are ready to step out of survival mode and return to themselves.
Here, healing is not rushed. Rest is honored. Nature is medicine. Community is part of the practice.
This sanctuary was created for the woman who has been carrying too much.
The mother. The healer. The visionary.
The woman in transition. The woman rebuilding her life.
The woman remembering her power.
When women are nourished, families heal. Communities heal. The Earth heals.
A Place to Come Home to Yourself
Your week at Motherful is rooted in rest, embodiment, sisterhood and reconnection with nature, nestled where the Sierra Nevada meets the Caribbean Sea.
Morning temple practice · Nourishing meals · Time in nature · Creative expression · Rest and reflection · Women's circles · Healing · Sisterhood · Community connection
This is not a luxury retreat built for escape.
This is a sanctuary for remembrance.
A place to breathe deeper. A place to soften. A place to be held. A place to listen to your body, your spirit and the wisdom of the Earth.
The Weekly Stay
One week. One sacred rhythm. A full return to yourself.
Your Restoration Supports More Than Your Own
When you stay at Motherful Healing Sanctuary, you are directly supporting the work of Motherful Colombia and our larger vision of creating real, tangible support for single mothers.
Your stay helps us sustain this sanctuary while building a model that redirects resources toward women and mothers through community, shared space, nourishment, practical support, opportunities, and resources that make everyday life more sustainable.
Your week here becomes part of a larger exchange. You come to rest, reconnect, receive and be nourished, while helping us create greater support and resources for other women and mothers.
Your restoration helps resource another woman's restoration.
The Rooms
Three rooms, each with its own energy. Your room is included in your $650 weekly stay.
Yemayá Room
Included · $650/week
A peaceful queen room wrapped in calming ocean blues, with a mosquito canopy and natural wood details.
Oshún Room
Included · $650/week
Our larger third-floor sanctuary, featuring sunflower bedding, beautiful natural wood, extra space and an elevated feeling of privacy.
Oyá Room
Included · $650/week
The green room with two twin beds. A beautiful option for sisters, friends, a mother and daughter, or two women choosing to experience Motherful together.
Want to share the experience? Bring a friend or sister to share your room with for an additional $350.
Your Week Between the Sierra & the Sea
Palomino is where jungle, river, mountains and the Caribbean Sea meet.
Your stay at Motherful isn't only about what happens inside the sanctuary. The land itself becomes part of the experience.
The Caribbean Sea
Walk the beach, swim, watch the sunset, breathe deeply and let the rhythm of the ocean slow you down.
The River
Walk to the river, cool your body in fresh water, sit beneath the jungle canopy and reconnect with the living Earth.
The Sierra Nevada
Mountains rise behind Palomino, creating an extraordinary meeting place of jungle, rivers, Caribbean coastline and sacred territory.
Come for the sanctuary. Let Colombia become part of the journey.
A Day at Motherful
There's no rigid itinerary here. Structure holds the day, but the rhythm is yours to move through.
Healing Sessions
Beyond the rhythm of the sanctuary, guests may arrange private healing sessions during their stay. Sessions are offered separately and priced individually.
Local Life
Guests have access to guidance around trusted local practitioners, classes, gatherings and experiences happening during their stay.
Shape your week around what calls to you: cacao ceremonies, sound healing, movement, cultural experiences, mountain adventures, river days, beach walks or simply rest.
Who This Space Is For
Motherful Healing Sanctuary is for women who are ready to:
- Rest without guilt
- Reconnect with their body and intuition
- Heal from burnout, grief, transition or disconnection
- Be held in sisterhood
- Spend meaningful time in nature
- Create, write, pray, dream and reset
- Remember who they are outside of productivity, obligation and survival
- Experience healing that is rooted, embodied and community-centered
Motherful Colombia
Motherful was born from a simple but revolutionary truth:
Women are not meant to heal alone. Mothers are not meant to carry the world without being held.
Motherful Colombia is building a living model of support for single mothers through community, shared space, nourishment, practical resources, opportunities and systems of mutual support.
We believe healing cannot only be personal. Women need tangible resources. Mothers need support. Families need community.
By choosing to stay here, you become part of that vision.
The resources generated through the sanctuary help sustain this space while allowing us to continue building real support for women and single mothers in Colombia.
This is healing as remembrance. This is rest as resistance. This is sisterhood as medicine. This is resources flowing back to women. This is Motherful.
Meet Shanika Malcolm
Motherful Healing Sanctuary was born from Shanika Malcolm's own path as a spiritual teacher, healer and guide devoted to women's remembrance and the return to the sacred feminine.
Her work moves through soul-level guidance, embodiment and ceremony, weaving ancient wisdom with lived experience.
Today, Shanika holds space for women through rest, ritual, nature and sisterhood. Motherful is the physical home for that work: a place where healing, community and daily life weave into one.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the weekly stay?
The weekly stay is $650 for one woman in her private room. You may bring a companion for an additional $350 for the week.
What's included?
Your room, breakfast and lunch daily, optional morning temple practice, women's circles and community gatherings, access to sanctuary spaces, and guidance connecting you with Palomino, nature, local culture and events.
How do I get there?
The closest airport is Santa Marta (SMR). A private driver can be arranged to pick you up and bring you directly to the sanctuary in Palomino.
Depending on where you're flying from, it may also be more affordable to fly into Barranquilla (BAQ). From Barranquilla, you can travel to Palomino by bus or we can help you arrange a private driver.
Can I come with a friend?
Yes. Bring a companion for an additional $350 for the week. The Oyá Room, with its two twin beds, is especially suited to women traveling together.
Can I come with a group?
Yes. Small groups are welcome. Reach out to discuss room availability and reserving multiple rooms.
Are healing sessions included?
Private healing sessions are optional and offered separately.
Do I need experience with meditation or healing work?
No. Everything is optional, and you are encouraged to move through the week according to your own needs.
Can I stay longer than one week?
Yes. Longer stays may be available. Reach out to discuss what you're envisioning.
What should I pack?
Palomino is warm, humid and tropical, so pack light, breathable clothing, swimwear, comfortable sandals or walking shoes, sunscreen and insect repellent.
Tropical rain showers are also part of life here, so a light rain jacket or poncho is useful. You may also want to bring a reusable water bottle, a small day bag for river and beach trips, and any personal items you like to use for meditation, yoga, journaling or your spiritual practice.
Maybe This Is Your Time to Receive.
Whether you are seeking rest, healing, creative space, spiritual renewal, sisterhood or deeper connection with yourself and nature, there is space for you here.
Come home to your body. Come home to the Earth. Come home to yourself.
By booking your stay, you are directly supporting Motherful Colombia's work to create real resources and community support for single mothers.