Julia Allshouse
Vikara Wellness founder & retreat leader
Julia Allshouse is the founder of Vikara Wellness, a sober holistic retreat brand running nervous-system reset programs in San Miguel de Allende, Yelapa, Oaxaca and Bacalar since 2012. Originally from Pittsburgh and over a decade in Mexico, she pairs yoga, sound, TRE® and Shaking Medicine with collaborator-led sound baths to support trauma-informed healing. Her San Miguel programming brings in local sound practitioners to round out the work.
Current sessions
- ◦ Nervous System Reset retreat in San Miguel de Allende
- ◦ Healing Waters Reset retreat in Bacalar
- ◦ Mental health & recovery wellness retreats
- ◦ Custom private retreats around Mexico
Background
Julia trained as an integrative health counselor and is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, certified TRE® provider and Shaking Medicine teacher. Vikara grew out of her own recovery and her conviction that nervous-system regulation belongs at the centre of holistic work.
How she works
Vikara retreats are sober, plant-based and trauma-informed. Days move between Tension and Trauma Release, yoga, breathwork, somatic practice and group sound baths led by guest facilitators (Diana Bolaños on the water in Bacalar, Mexican sound practitioners in San Miguel). Sound is positioned as co-regulation, not catharsis.
Where to find her
Vikara runs an annual San Miguel de Allende retreat (next: September 2026) and the Healing Waters Reset retreat in Bacalar with Diana Bolaños. Custom private retreats and recovery weeks in Yelapa and Oaxaca complete the calendar.