HOLY EXPOSURE
A MODERN DAKINI RETREAT
4-day nature immersion in Ojai, California
May 7th - 10th, 2026
Holy Exposure is for women ready to stop hiding from their own truth and let life meet them fully.
You are smart, capable, emotionally aware. You function well. You love deeply. You lead. And still, something feels held back.
Internally, there is contraction. Micro-managing. Self-monitoring.
You know there’s more available to you.
More intimacy. More clarity. More aliveness.
More power that doesn’t harden you.
Holy Exposure is for the moment you stop circling your life and step fully into it.
This retreat is designed to restore self-power and aliveness where you learned to hide, perform, or disappear in order to belong. Through visionary practices, deep rest, nature, and community, you will build the internal safety needed to release protections and allow more of your power, desire, and creative genuis to move through.
This is not about fixing yourself. It’s about expanding your capacity to receive, to be seen, and to let life meet you.
Holy Exposure is a feminine-led initiation into sovereign expression, a return to yourself, and your unique path.
Shambala Ranch, Ojai, California
CORE TEACHINGS & PRACTICES YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Modern Buddhist Wisdom: Teachings through a feminine lens, centering on clear awareness, karma, compassionate inquiry, and the liberation of non-identification.
Exploration of Psychological Concepts: Depth-work including parts work, inner child healing, and the dismantling of limiting beliefs.
Somatic Intelligence: Embodied practices including movement, vocal exercises, and breathwork to ground your expansion in the body.
Guided Contemplation: Meditations on the inner child, future refuge, purification, and the mechanics of manifestation.
Collaborative Inquiry: Visualizations, journaling, and dyad exercises designed to bridge the internal experience with the power of being witnessed.
Sacred Sanctuary: Ritual held in the context of nature, silence, and intentional community.
Creative Integration: Specialized practices to weave your breakthroughs into your daily path and creative expression.
The Precision of the 1:1: Direct access to Moun’s signature methodology, a precise, embodied approach that transcends therapy and conventional coaching to facilitate real, rigorous inner work.
Sovereign Empowerment: A safe, potent container that allows you to inhabit your highest wisdom and leave with a visionary toolbox for lifelong integration.
THE ARC OF THE RETREAT:
4-days unfolding in three intentional phases:
1. Containment & Regulation
We begin by creating real safety in our inner systems, so the body doesn’t brace, perform, or disappear, and depth can happen with tenderness not overwhelm.
2. Holy Exposure
From safety, truth becomes available. We work with visibility, voice, desire, boundaries, and power in ways that are steady, purposeful, and embodied.
3. Integration & Receiving
The body learns to hold more clarity, energy, and truth without reverting to old patterns. The work becomes personal and sustainable, not situational.
THE EXCHANGE:
Retreat Tuition:
$1,700
(payment plans are available)
Your Holy Exposure Includes:
The Experience: A 4-day immersive initiation including all teachings, sovereign practices, and intentional community connection.
The Land: Full access to the Shambala Ranch sanctuary: mountain hikes, river swimming, sunbathing, garden wandering, and time with the resident animals.
Restoration: Access to the sauna and curated spaces for deep rest.
Nourishment: Daily coffee, tea, and fresh fruit, alongside chef-prepared lunches and dinners.
The Sacred: A formal tea ceremony to ground the experience.
What you need to know:
Accommodation and transportation are not included, though we provide local Airbnb discounts and will connect you with the community to coordinate shared rides and stays once you register.
The retreat is held at Shambala Ranch, located 20 minutes from central Ojai. The closest airport are Los Angeles Airport (LAX) about 2 hours, and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) about 45–60 minutes by car.
We begin Thursday evening, May 7th at 5:00 PM and conclude Sunday, May 10th at 3:00 PM, including an opening night, two full immersion days, and a closing ceremony after Sunday lunch.
Payment plans are available upon request; we are here to support your journey.
The Modern Dakini
Manifesto and Orientation
A Modern Dakini is an embodied and sovereign woman.
She lives and leads from her whole being, rooted in integrity, power, and vulnerability.
Her life is her practice. Her presence invites creative expression and freedom, first in herself, then to all beings.
In the Buddhist tradition, the Dakini represents a liberated feminine force. Not an idea. A living manifestation.
She moves between worlds. Cuts through illusion.
Guides truth not as concept, but as lived experience.
The Modern Dakini is not symbolic.
She is expressed. Visible. Direct.
And she leads by totally inhabiting who she is.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
This retreat is for the woman who is already doing the work and knows her next expansion is not about trying harder.
You are perceptive. You’ve cultivated awareness. Now you’re ready to fully inhabit it, without collapsing, hardening, or holding yourself back.
You want peace that stays awake. Intimacy that doesn’t cost you yourself. Self-trust that can hold power, pleasure, and responsibility at the same time.
You’re ready to meet the subtle ways you manage, self-monitor, or soften your truth to feel safe, and to release those patterns without force.
You desire depth without drama, power without hardness, and bliss without dissociation. You are done performing growth or proving healing.
You want coherence: your inner world, your body, and your actions moving together.
You want a retreat that supports a shift you’ll feel in real life, clearer boundaries without guilt, truer expression without over-explaining, and a grounded confidence rooted in presence, not persona.
You feel the call to fully occupy your life, to be visible in your vision, and to take your seat at the center of your own experience.
Not just a reset. A return to yourself.
You don’t need fixing. You need the capacity to be fully seen. This is a training ground for presence, exposure, and maturity. Intimacy without entanglement. Depth without collapse. Power without armor.
Ojai, California
The land
Ojai sits in a rare valley known for it’s grounding quality. The mountains create a natural containment, perfect for retreat.
Water everywhere
Lakes, rivers, creeks. Water breaks and water rituals to support regulation, and help move energy and emotions.
Hikes that reset perspective
Trails, walks and walking meditations accessible and expansive.
Shambala Ranch
A secluded, nature-rich setting where land, animals, water, and open space create the ideal environment for deep regulation, and retreat.
The weather
California in May is ideal. Warm days, cooler evenings, long daylight, fresh air. No extremes to manage, perfect for the body to relax.
Ojai’s retreat lineage
For decades, Ojai has drawn artists, therapists, mystics, and practitioners. A place to slow down, listen, and reconnect with what’s essential.
meet your mentor
My name is Mountaha, and I go by Moun. I’m a Brazilian-born Buddhist practitioner and practical mystic devoted to loving and living fully, teaching, and transmitting what I practice. My work integrates Buddhism, psychology, somatic, and creative expression through what I call the Modern Dakini method, a lived approach to truth, embodiment, and self-trust.
Everything started when I embarked on a one way ticket to India in the Fall of 2014, and since 2017, I’ve been sharing the teachings and practices that have and continue to transform my life. I teach (and love) retreats because these depths can’t be accessed alone or online. When women come together in a shared container, held by practice, land, and time, something reorganizes. The nervous system relaxes, truth becomes accessible, and real change can take root.
I believe we each carry an extraordinary capacity for life and expression, and this capacity unfolds most fully when it’s met with structure, devotion, and community. Retreat is where this remembering deepens, where practice moves from concept to lived reality, and where a truer story begins to take shape.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. This retreat is designed for women who have experience with personal and spiritual practice and are ready for greater depth, capacity, and integration.
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Days are structured yet spacious, combining guided practice, somatic and relational work, creative expression, nature time, and intentional rest. There is a rhythm, not a rigid schedule, allowing the work to unfold naturally.
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The work can be deep, but it’s not about emotional overwhelm. Practices are grounded in nervous-system awareness and choice, supporting steadiness, discernment, and integration throughout.
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Accommodation is not included in the retreat cost. However, we will support everyone in organizing shared Airbnbs nearby and will offer access to discounted options in the area. Details and coordination support will be provided after registration.
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No prior expertise is required. The practices are deep but I make it accessible, meeting you where you are, the most important thing is to come with an open mind and the willingness to try.
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This retreat integrates Buddhism, psychology, somatic practice, creative expression, and rest into one coherent and powerful container. The focus is not on peak experiences, but on building greater capacity for truth, presence, and expression that you can rely on long after the retreat ends.
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Yes. Payment plans are available. A non-refundable deposit secures your spot, and the remaining balance spread over installments prior to the retreat. Reach out to hello@moundsimone.com and we will find an option that works for you.
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Most people fly into LAX and drive to Ojai, which is approximately 1.5–2 hours depending on traffic. Car rentals and ride shares are available, and detailed directions will be shared after you register.
LOVE NOTES:
“Each of Moun’s exercises leads us to a more free version of ourselves. I cannot say thank you enough for not only introducing me to a precious group of women that I have bonded with but introducing me to new potential in myself and my dharma.”
Ann
“When you meet your mentor, your teacher, your guide, it’s not something you plan - it’s something you feel, deep in your bones. I learned that all that I am, not just the pretty parts, ALL of it is okay. It’s safe to be sad, to be scared, to be unsure. I felt cradled and held by Moun’s love and acceptance.”
Nicole
“Working with Moun has been deeply transformational on all levels. She holds a potent space that invites more possibilities while illuminating blindspots with tenderness and compassion. She is a rare gem in her level of devotion to this work - just being in conversation with her feels like it's unlocking codes for liberation, love, and compassion.”
Brighid
“Moun creates a safe space that helps us, students, to open up and speak freely. She always listened to me with undivided attention. I learned to see things from another perspective, be patient, accept the things that I cannot change, and many other life-changing tools that are helping me go through life with more ease.”
Sara
HOLY EXPOSURE
A MODERN DAKINI RETREAT
May 7th - 10th, 2026
OJAI, California
$1700
The tuition includes retreat, meals, experiences and it does not include accommodation or transportation.
Payment plans are available, please inquire below.
Once you register, we’ll be in touch with all the details to support your journey.
If you have any questions, email hello@moundsimone.com
