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Designing the relationship you want to live

A two-day immersive experience for couples who want to begin their life together with clarity, intimacy, and the tools to build a conscious partnership that lasts.

Most couples spend months planning their wedding.

They carefully choose the venue, the music, the flowers, and the celebration.

But almost no one teaches them how to build the relationship itself.

  • How to communicate honestly.

  • How to navigate conflict with love and respect.

  • How to repair after difficult moments.

  • How to nurture intimacy so the relationship stays alive for years to come.

Becoming Us was created to fill that gap.

This immersive retreat gives couples the tools, language, and shared practices that transform love into a conscious partnership.

A partnership built not only on feeling, but on awareness, intention, and shared growth.

A partnership built not only on feeling, but on awareness, intention, and shared growth.

The Becoming Us journey includes immersive retreats, relational tools, and ongoing experiences designed to help couples grow deeper together over time.

Next Retreat

June 6th & 7th
Miami, Florida

This retreat is intentionally limited to 6 couples to create a safe and intimate environment

for deeper connection and meaningful work.

Investment: $777 per couple

$555 early Bird (until May 31st)

Reserve your place with a $222 deposit

Designing the relationship you want to live

Imagine beginning your life together with more than love.

Imagine entering your partnership with clarity about who you are, how you communicate, and how you want to grow together.

Imagine knowing that when conflict arises — as it inevitably does — you have the tools to navigate it with respect instead of hurt.

Imagine a relationship where both partners feel safe, seen, and supported.

A relationship where intimacy deepens instead of fading.

A relationship where you are not just sharing a life, but intentionally building one together.

This retreat creates the space for couples to pause, reflect, and begin designing that relationship together.

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Who This
Retreat Is For

Becoming Us is designed for couples who want to begin their life together intentionally.

This experience is especially meaningful for couples who:

  • committed to eachother.

  • are engaged or recently married

  • want a meaningful non-religious premarital experience

  • value emotional growth and conscious partnership

  • want practical tools to navigate life together

  • want to deepen intimacy and connection from the beginning

Many couples attend not because something is wrong, but because they feel:

“We love each other deeply, and we want to build this relationship well.”

Why Most
Couples Struggle

The truth is that most of us were never taught how relationships actually work.

We inherit patterns from our families.
We repeat what we saw growing up.
We try to figure things out as we go.

Without realizing it, many couples fall into patterns such as:

Inherited Relationship Patterns
Unconsciously recreating emotional dynamics learned in childhood.

Lack of Relational Education
No one teaches us how to communicate, repair conflict, or regulate emotions together.

Conflict Cycles
Small disagreements escalate because couples lack the tools to navigate them.

Intimacy Fades
Over time connection can weaken if it is not intentionally nurtured.

These challenges are not a sign that love is failing.

They are simply signs that relationships require skills most people were never taught.

This retreat moves from foundation → conflict → intimacy → shared future.

A New Paradigm for Relationships

Becoming Us introduces couples to the paradigm of the conscious partnership.

Rather than leaving the relationship to chance, conscious couples intentionally develop four essential dimensions.

Awareness

Understanding the emotional patterns each partner brings into the relationship.

Couples explore attachment styles, emotional triggers, nervous system responses, and the stories we carry from our past.

This awareness builds empathy and compassion.

Relational Practice

Love is not only a feeling — it is also a practice.

Couples learn tools for communication, conflict repair, emotional regulation, and relational rituals that keep the partnership strong.

These practices allow couples to navigate difficult moments without damaging the relationship.

Intimacy & Eros

Romantic partnership is unique because it includes an erotic dimension.

Becoming Us helps couples deepen emotional and physical intimacy through presence, vulnerability, curiosity, and a richer understanding of desire and pleasure.

This dimension keeps the relationship alive and vibrant over time.

Shared Purpose

A conscious couple does not simply react to life.

They intentionally design the life they want to build together.

Couples explore values, vision, and the culture they want their relationship — and eventually their family — to embody.

Why an Immersive Retreat Matters

Many couples read books about relationships or listen to podcasts together.

While that can be helpful, real transformation happens through experience and practice.

Becoming Us is designed as an immersive retreat where couples step away from daily distractions and dedicate focused time to their relationship.

Over two days couples:

  • slow down and reconnect

  • engage in guided relational exercises

  • practice communication tools together

  • open conversations that might never happen in everyday life

The retreat environment creates a safe and supportive space where couples can embody the tools, not just learn about them.

This immersion is what makes the experience so powerful.

What Couples Are Saying

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Day 1

introduction

Friday


From 7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM EST.

Modality: Online (Zoom)

Opening session.


Foundations and introduction.

 Weekend orientation and home preparation.

Day 2

Understanding the Relationship

SATURDAY

 
From 9:30 AM
to 5:00 PM EST.

Day one focuses on awareness and communication.

Couples explore the emotional patterns they bring into the relationship and begin building a shared language for understanding each other more deeply.

Topics include:

  • emotional triggers and attachment patterns

  • understanding how conflict escalates

  • learning communication tools that create safety and understanding

  • recognizing unconscious relational patterns from childhood

  • practicing conversations that deepen empathy and connection

Many couples say this first day opens conversations they had never been able to have before.

Day 3
 
Deepening Connection and Intimacy

sunday
 
From 9:30 AM
to 4:00 PM EST

Day two focuses on intimacy, connection, and shared vision.

Couples explore how to nurture emotional and physical closeness while designing the life they want to build together.

Topics include:

  • deepening emotional intimacy

  • understanding desire and erotic energy within long-term relationships

  • learning practices that keep intimacy alive over time

  • creating relational rituals that nourish the partnership

  • clarifying shared values and future vision​

By the end of the retreat couples leave with:

  • a shared language for their relationship

  • practical tools they can apply immediately

  • deeper emotional understanding of each other

  • renewed connection and intimacy

Your Guide

My story

A Foundation Built to Last

I wish someone had given me these tools when I got married.

Like many couples, my relationship began with love and hope, trusting that we would figure everything out along the way.

But over time I realized that while we are taught many things in life — how to study, how to build careers, how to navigate the world — almost no one teaches us how relationships actually work.

How to communicate during difficult moments.
How to repair after conflict.
How to understand the emotional patterns we bring into partnership.
How to keep intimacy alive over the years.

After twenty-five years of marriage, raising children, and eventually navigating divorce, I experienced firsthand both the beauty and the complexity of long-term relationships.

That journey led me to study relationship psychology, antropology, emotional development, and intimacy more deeply.

Becoming a VITA™ Love, Sex, and Relationship Coach allowed me to combine personal experience with years of study and training.

I created Becoming Us because I believe relationships can be one of the most powerful spaces for human growth.

When couples learn to understand themselves and each other more deeply, relationships become places of support, intimacy, and shared evolution.

And when relationships are healthier, families are stronger.

When families are stronger, communities and societies become more conscious.

That is the deeper vision behind Becoming Us.

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The Becoming Us Journey

For many couples, the retreat is just the beginning.

Becoming Us is part of a relational development journey designed to support couples as they grow through different stages of partnership.

Couples can continue their journey through:

Becoming Us II — Deepening Communication and Intimacy
Path to Parenthood — Building a conscious family

Each stage builds on the foundation created during the retreat.

Because relationships are not static — they grow and evolve over time.

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Level 1

Inmersirve Retreat

The foundational immersive experience where couples practice the tools and relational frameworks together in a guided environment.

This retreat is the heart of the Becoming Us experience.

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Level 2

Deepeing Intimacy

An advanced experience for couples who want to continue strengthening communication and explore deeper emotional and erotic intimacy.

Fequenly Ask Questions

Do we need to be struggling in our relationship to attend? Not at all. Becoming Us is designed primarily for couples who are doing well and want to build their relationship intentionally. Many couples join the retreat because they feel strong in their partnership and want to begin their life together with deeper awareness, communication tools, and shared practices. This experience is about designing a thriving relationship, not fixing a broken one.

Is this couples therapy? No. Therapy is typically focused on resolving existing problems or repairing relationships in crisis. Becoming Us is a coaching and educational experience that helps couples develop the skills, language, and awareness that support healthy relationships from the beginning. It is proactive rather than reactive.

Do we need any background in coaching or personal development? No. Everything in the retreat is explained clearly and practiced step by step. Couples from many different backgrounds attend, and the experience is designed so that any couple can benefit, regardless of previous experience.

Will we have to share personal things with the group? Most exercises are done privately between partners. While there are opportunities for group reflection and discussion, couples are never required to share anything they are not comfortable sharing. The retreat environment is designed to feel safe, respectful, and supportive.

What if we have disagreements during the retreat? That is completely normal. In fact, learning how to navigate disagreements in a constructive way is part of the experience. The retreat provides tools that help couples understand each other more deeply and repair conflict more effectively.

Is the retreat religious? No. Becoming Us is a non-religious experience that draws from psychology, relationship science, anthropology, and embodied relational practices. Couples from many different cultural and spiritual backgrounds feel comfortable participating.

Can this retreat be given as a wedding gift? Yes! Please do! Many parents and family members choose to gift this experience to couples who are beginning their life together. It is a meaningful gift that supports the relationship long after the wedding celebration.

What happens after the retreat? Couples leave with practical tools they can apply immediately in their relationship. Many couples also choose to continue their journey through future Becoming Us experiences, including: • Becoming Us II — Deepening Communication & Intimacy • Path to Parenthood Each experience builds on the foundation created in the retreat.

How many couples attend the retreat? Each retreat is intentionally limited to six couples. This creates an intimate environment where couples feel comfortable participating and connecting.

What should we expect emotionally? Couples often describe the retreat as deep, meaningful, and inspiring. There are moments of reflection, laughter, vulnerability, and connection. The overall experience is designed to help couples leave feeling closer, clearer, and more aligned in their relationship.

Most couples spend months preparing their wedding.

Very few prepare for the relationship itself.

Becoming Us offers a dedicated space to slow down, reconnect, and intentionally

build the partnership you want to share.

Because a beautiful wedding lasts one day.

A thriving relationship lasts a lifetime.

Available date:

June - 6th & 7th

Pricing: $777 per couple

Early Bird: $555 per couple

Reserve: $222 per couple, balance to cancel before event.

Balance due prior to the event.

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