Crying in the jungle - Therapy Travel, the trend that might actually solve global burn out

As wellness travel edges toward the $1 trillion mark, a new category is rapidly emerging - therapy travel. And while countries like Sweden have begun exploring travel as a form of prescribed medicine, Mexico is quietly becoming one of the most influential destinations reshaping how we heal.

Tucked deep in the jungle above Puerto Vallarta, Transform Retreat has become one of the world's most accessible and comprehensive month-long mental health retreats. Unlike the $30,000 - $50,000 clinical programs found in the US, Transform Retreat, a 29-day immersive psychotherapy program, is one of the most affordable therapy based retreats globally.

A Human Approach to Healing

TransformRetreat is built on a humanistic therapeutic model, offering the opposite of the ̈quick fix ̈, medication-led culture that dominate many parts of the world. Instead of one hour weekly sessions that reset momentum, guests spend four continuous weeks in a structured environment designed to help them unpack grief, burnout, heartbreak, anxiety and long-standing emotional patterns at their root.

Participants stay in luxury jungle villas overlooking the Pacific Ocean, creating a setting where the nervous system can soften easier for deeper emotional work to land.

Why It's Resonating Now

With people across the world on the brink of burnout and experiencing record levels of exhaustion, apathy and emotional overload the demand for immersive healing experiences is rising.

Transform Retreat attracts guests from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and beyond, many of whom are navigating deep emotional struggles such as loss, years of chronic stress, depression or years of anxiety. Transform Retreat places intensive humanistic psychotherapy at the center, coupled by wellness practices that help guests process the root of their pain in a safe and nourishing environment.

Mexico has long been known for its wellness tourism, but programs like Transform Retreat mark a shift from luxury spa retreats toward emotionally rigorous mental health programs that still are financially accessible.

The result is a retreat that feels both intensive and compassionate. Many attendees experience emotional breakthroughs guided by trained psychotherapists, while the gentleness of nature, daily wellness workshops, nourishing food, yoga and rest provide the clarity and grounding needed to move through deep emotional work in one month, rather than years of weekly therapy.

If a Softer Entry Point Is Preferable

Transform's sister retreat, Beyond, offers an 8-day yoga and wellness program in the same jungle sanctuary, ideal for people seeking restoration, community and a lighter reset.

Transform Mental Health Retreat
https://www.transformretreat.co/

Beyond Wellness Retreat
https://www.beyondyogaretreat.com/

Postal Address:

Cda. de Los Pinos 134, Amapas - Conchas Chinas, 48399 Puerto Vallarta, Jal.

Irma Granit, Communications Manager

irma@whel.co

+523221390044

Transform is a 29-day, psychotherapy-based group retreat offered year-round. Participants start and end each retreat together, arriving as strangers and often leaving lifelong friends. It is an intensive therapy program mindfully designed to balance daily group therapy on weekdays with ample free time.

Beyond Yoga Retreat is the most attended and reviewed wellness and yoga retreat in Mexico. It's an all-inclusive week long wellness vacations including lodging in treehouse villas, al fresco yoga and meditation classes with ocean and jungle views, delicious and nutritious food, escorted nature adventures, massage and more.

This release was published on openPR.